Now Sandy...How did you know I took BP meds????
And further I don't ride my pipes for "safety reasons" nor do I subscribe to the reasoning that "loud pipes save lives"...I don't have any helmet stickers that say that, nor do I run straight pipes....I run Specialtiy Spares because I like the sound....my 67 Mustang ran Thrush Hush muffs because I like the sound, and if my 97 truck's stupid stainless steel stock system would just need SOMETHING done to the exhaust I would change that to something "throatier" too...MY point is/was/and always shall be just because your pipes don't face forward
doesn't meen you cant hear the bike from
all angles...and the left turners who dont pay atention...well if they wont pay attention to something they can SEE right in front of them...why should they pay attention to some thing they hear somewhere near by....stupidity isn't restricted to only one of your sences...you can still be a raving moron with all 5....but I have noticed that people who ARE paying attention seem to notice my presents more when I run pipes that are not wisper quiet...particularly on the hightway when I'm approching from behind...I see the head bobs from mirror to mirror looking...which is fine with me...perhaps they weren't thinking about a lane change...then again perhaps they were...and I did read those links...and I find most points well ...interesting...but when you start telling me that pipes pointing rearward cant be heard (a pure work of fiction and a fact unsupported by every audio expert ever to design speakers) then I start to think that the rest of your "facts" might be equally laded with crap!...and Again for the record I ride my pipes becasuse I like the way they sound! period, end of sentance, not for "saftey" not for my small white guy pen_s size, just because I like the sound!
