The term my buddys and I use is "Throttle-Jockeys"
It's a useless show of noise usually by the young and ignorant.
As for the quiet pipe legislation, watch the number of Motorcycles being run over by distracted Cage drivers soar if this comes to pass.
I had a REAL problem on my H-D Dresser with stock pipes/mufflers.
A 80 watt headlight and two 55 watt spot lamps while riding and I STILL had several "close encounters" every commute with morons who think that mirrors were put on the sides of their cars just for decoration.
Their common statement after I caught up with them at a light... ... "I didn't SEE you".
My usual comment back, "You didn't See me because you didn't LOOK".
I had a 5-foot-nothing cab driver get out like he was going to attempt to kick my butt after I pointed out that if he allowed me to insert his cellphone into a particular orifice that his driving might improve.
This was after he had almost run me into a curb two times in a one block distance by changing lanes.
I stood up, put the bike on the side stand,and he got back in his cab and vamoosed. :-laf
After putting the Vance & Hines mufflers on, it has reduced the incidents to only once or twice a week.
Ride like you're invisable.
That's exactly the way most drivers treat you.
It's a useless show of noise usually by the young and ignorant.
As for the quiet pipe legislation, watch the number of Motorcycles being run over by distracted Cage drivers soar if this comes to pass.
I had a REAL problem on my H-D Dresser with stock pipes/mufflers.
A 80 watt headlight and two 55 watt spot lamps while riding and I STILL had several "close encounters" every commute with morons who think that mirrors were put on the sides of their cars just for decoration.
Their common statement after I caught up with them at a light... ... "I didn't SEE you".

My usual comment back, "You didn't See me because you didn't LOOK".
I had a 5-foot-nothing cab driver get out like he was going to attempt to kick my butt after I pointed out that if he allowed me to insert his cellphone into a particular orifice that his driving might improve.
This was after he had almost run me into a curb two times in a one block distance by changing lanes.
I stood up, put the bike on the side stand,and he got back in his cab and vamoosed. :-laf
After putting the Vance & Hines mufflers on, it has reduced the incidents to only once or twice a week.
Ride like you're invisable.
That's exactly the way most drivers treat you.