Harley Davidson noise

[simonm]

Yoyodyne ArtWorks wrote:
[quote=davester]
The reason for those aftermarket exhausts is exactly the same as for those booming bass boxes that rattle the trunks of cars. It's all about "Look at me, look at me, look at me!" (i.e. look at me being obnoxious).

Bingo!
My wife refers to this type of stuff as a dick extension ...

There has to be some sort of noise regulation that you can use in this case. Here in Germany all vehicles have to go through a road test. If they are modified, they need yet another test which has to be written into the vehicle's documents. That said, I think Harley riders get away with more noise here too than other would be allowed to get away with.