I seem to remember South Park having a word for inconsiderate people like this, but I can't remember what it was...
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Being from the home state of Harley Davidson, more sympathetic I could not be. I hate it lol. They have giant rallies here all the time, back some years ago there was some big anniversary and the whole city was literally filled with them. It was kinda cool but loud as hell. I had a lot of thoughts about how the thought of freedom became intertwined with the freedom of mobility and for a while the motorcycle was sold as the ultimate symbol of freedom in stuff like Easy Rider, it went from hippies into bikers and addicted a generation to leather and gasoline. They did a hell of a job with it.
The thing is, motorbikes do give the ultimate in freedom ... check out C90Adventures or Itchyboots on youtube, they've travelled the world in a free manner that wouldn't be possible by other means.
I have several motorbikes, the ones I use outside of competition are very quiet. They give me freedom.
Yeah, there are cool bikes of all sorts for sure, I would like to try sometimes. I was just saying the particular bike (harleys, choppers, big loud things) and lifestyle that was sold as freedom was anything but, those bikes cost as much as a car now.
Yes, and Harleys are big and heavy which severely limits their freedom to paved roads and only maybe the most gentle of unpaved tracks.
So, freedom was available all along, but not from those trying to market it as a capitalist lifestyle
Once I was home in the afternoon, with my months-old baby finally napping after god knows how long nursing her (very difficult to fall asleep between chronic stomach ache attacks, choppy nights, really miserable at that time).
I hear a motorbike in the street, revving up the engine. I step outside, go to the (young) guy and tell him that my baby is trying to nap. The fucker says nothing, looks me in the eye and takes off at maximum speed/noise.
Not that I really wished it at the moment, but statistically, the bastard is dead by now. Or maybe he has kids of his own and he's doing good, being nice to people - who knows?
This video explains why, but it doesn't cite any sources so I'm not sure whether it really is scientifically accurate:
idk looks pretty accurate to me
Its not their fault. They were just born with excessively small genitals.
I dated a person with a micropenis and she did not behave like that.
Maybe it's a man thing?
I know too many cisgenderd AFABs that do it to think it's just a man thing.
I also know a couple guys with small ones and they also for the most part aren't like that either, so it's definitely not size.
Proposed consensus: maybe they're just assholes?
Blaming deuterosomy, bold but I like it
Electric cars and trucks will reduce a lot of noise pollution, but electric motorcycles will take us from quieter to eerily quiet… Can’t happen soon enough.
Switching from mopeds to electric bikes has made such a tremendous difference already
It’s tuned poorly and doesn’t run right until it heats up.
It’s not about running right or wrong. Engines run differently at different temps. Idling after start isn’t necessary if you get on and ride immediately though. But I did have to choke mine a bit for the first few minutes.
Got rid of it though. It was stupid noisy and I hated myself on it until I could get out of the city.
Depending on the bike, you may need to rev it a bit to warm it up and keep from stalling.
My monster Harley is loud as hell, which is why I bought the Suzuki. Harley is for long trips, and the Suzuki, which is far quieter than the neighbors kids, is for riding to work or the corner store.
Butters: "Wow! So what do you call someone who's thinking about possibly buying a Harley?" Stan: "Oh, they're bike-curious."
Emotional support vehicle.
some men think being masculine comes from loud pipes, but i’m of the opinion that real masculinity is being able to hear 😎
How else are they supposed to let everyone else know they're riding a motorcycle?
Have you ever noticed when walking on the sidewalk that motorcyclists always make eye contact? They need to be sure people are observing them.
They're making sure you're not going to dash into the street in front of them.
I can’t sleep without my windows being closed anymore. Traffic is so bad, and there’s far too many people cursed with small genitalia.
As for idling it, it’s because they don’t believe in computers making their engine run correctly.
Love the casual body shaming in your comment
WHISTLE TIPS GO "WHOOWHOOOOO!"
My friend rides and he had to mod his to have option to quiet it down when he goes back home to his apt building.
However, I do understand why he needs it loud everywhere else. Cars as is may not see him and the loudness helps... However, I wouldn't trust other drivers still.
Agree. I think either way its dangerous.
Need to maximise that fuel to momentum inefficiencies.
Probably to make people run to the internet and complain.
Loudness is your “size” on a bike. If people don’t hear you, they damn sure don’t see you. I’m sure it’s annoying, but no more annoying than being run over.
That has absolutely no relation to the question. The question is about when the bike is first started, and still parked, the owner lets it sit there idling loud as fuck, and often revs it up multiple times, for several minutes.
The real answer is that generally speaking these are bikes meant for performance and speed, so they need to warm up before they drive well. The people using them to commute to and from work in and out of the be suburbs are the same people who drive gigantic ass Fuck You pickup trucks to their office job and need special parking because it doesn't fit in the regular employee lot/garage.
Yeah, I already answered this in a reply.
That makes sense on freeways/ large roads, but I even hear it in parking lots, or when they're idiling. If a bicycle can safely ride there, then a motorcycle doesn't need to rev.
Wait. There seems to be no correlation between loudness motorcycles and safety according to, like, every car site. I think I’ve just been told that so often that I believed it. Seemed like it made sense, but doesn’t show that it helps. This is what I am referring to If that’s the case fuck em. Loud assholes.
I feel jilted.