# I am so sick of loud motorcycles **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 15, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886 "2012-04-15T21:57:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/121 "2012-04-20T19:31:33Z")
Reminded of something I saw one afternoon in a quiet pub/bar where the gentle buzz of conversation was suddenly drowned out by the roaring pipes of about 5 gigantoid bikes pulling into the parking lot. The riders sat around on their idling bikes for about 5-10 minutes revving their engines and talking (_and how the hell do they even hear each other speak with all that **vvVROOOOOMMMmm vvVROOOOOMMMmm** happening?!_), and then mercifully cut their engines. Then they all trooped in and walked up to the bar, not noticing or ignoring all the eyedaggers the other patrons were throwing at them, and then… …the bartender, who admittedly was pretty big and tough-looking (shaven head, tattoos, bulgy muscles) but must also have had a pair of massive solid steel ones… …came over to their end of the bar and literally **YELLED** in their faces _“GOOD AFTERNOON GENTLEMEN, HOW MAY I HELP YOU?”_ Everyone in the pub was all staring and WTF because it looked like the bartender was losing it but he wasn’t cursing or anything, so 😕. One of the biker guys muttered something like “fuck dude, what are you shouting for” and the bartender cheerfully responded at the top of his lungs _“NO OFFENSE, SIR! I JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COURTEOUS TO TRY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE VOLUME LEVEL YOU PREFER! WHAT MAY I GET FOR YOU?”_ Then of course the rest of us all got it and a roar of laughter went up, and everybody started carrying on their own conversations at the top of their lungs. It was about time for us to leave and I wasn’t too sure if this was going to lead to trouble, so we slipped out of there without seeing how the situation played out, but man that laugh was very satisfying. I wish we would all talk to loud-pipes riders like that when they get off their machines, and see how they like dealing with massive-asshole levels of noise. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/122 "2012-04-20T19:41:54Z")
**^ THAT IS AWESOME, Kimstu!** ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/123 "2012-04-20T19:55:05Z")
> [@Cobra22](#): > > People today are a bunch of whiny ass sally’s. Oh my god lets not offend someone, an angel will lose its wings. Seriously suck it up, the world doesn’t revolve around any individual and as a free man it is my right to do whatever I please, (at least until it’s all regulated away), as long as I don’t HARM another person. As far as your feelings go, I.E. I feel offended because of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \<—insert offense here, nobody cares about your wittle bitty feelings. This is a free Country if you don’t like freedom move. Stop crying about what offends you, BE A MAN keep that shit to yourself. > and for the love of God please stop asking for more government regulation, I.E. “I wish the cops would crack down” don’t you think we are regulated enough??? > > Anyhow my 2 cents > > Cobra22 out. I go out of my way to be polite, even in the Pit, so take this for what it’s worth: If I had a dick, this is where I’d tell you to suck it. ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/124 "2012-04-20T22:18:29Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I am stealing this. What, my helmet? ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/125 "2012-04-20T22:20:39Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > If I had a dick, this is where I’d tell you to suck it. Knowing you dont, he may want too ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/126 "2012-04-20T22:45:22Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I go out of my way to be polite, even in the Pit, so take this for what it’s worth: > If I had a dick, this is where I’d tell you to suck it. I have a dick, he can suck mine. ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/127 "2012-04-20T22:48:18Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > I have a dick, he can suck mine. Then he would have the whitest teeth you have ever cum across… ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/128 "2012-04-20T23:18:05Z")
y’know, I’ve been through motorcycle safety class, have (briefly) ridden a motorcycle on-road. seen countless near-misses on the road where someone in a car “just didn’t see” the person on the bike, and even seen the aftermath of a couple of not-so-good situations on the highway, I’ll let the motorcycles have any advantage possible. The stakes are a lot higher; you forget to look and change lanes into a car, you dent metal. you forget to look and change lanes into a motorcycle, someone’s getting _hurt._ of course, I’m that asshole who has loud Flowmasters on his car, so feel free to ignore me. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/129 "2012-04-20T23:25:15Z")
> [@dngnb8](#): > > Then he would have the whitest teeth you have ever cum across… Back under the bridge. Yeah, I mean you. Really? Really! To use that line marks you as an insolent little dandy with quite the fapper style (see what I did there?, see it ?, neither do I!) Seriously dude, there are spiders under there. And me. But really serious, there are a ton of spiders. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/130 "2012-04-20T23:27:20Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > y’know, I’ve been through motorcycle safety class, have (briefly) ridden a motorcycle on-road. seen countless near-misses on the road where someone in a car “just didn’t see” the person on the bike, and even seen the aftermath of a couple of not-so-good situations on the highway, I’ll let the motorcycles have any advantage possible. The stakes are a lot higher; you forget to look and change lanes into a car, you dent metal. you forget to look and change lanes into a motorcycle, someone’s getting _hurt._ > > of course, I’m that asshole who has loud Flowmasters on his car, so feel free to ignore me. Oh, Jethsus Christ! ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/131 "2012-04-21T00:27:18Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > of course, I’m that asshole who has loud Flowmasters on his car, so feel free to ignore me. Done. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/132 "2012-04-21T02:23:46Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > y’know, I’ve been through motorcycle safety class, have (briefly) ridden a motorcycle on-road. seen countless near-misses on the road where someone in a car “just didn’t see” the person on the bike, and even seen the aftermath of a couple of not-so-good situations on the highway, I’ll let the motorcycles have any advantage possible. The stakes are a lot higher; you forget to look and change lanes into a car, you dent metal. you forget to look and change lanes into a motorcycle, someone’s getting _hurt._ > > of course, I’m that asshole who has loud Flowmasters on his car, so feel free to ignore me. Wow motorcycles sound really dangerous to ride! If what you say is true, why are these death traps legal again? ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/133 "2012-04-21T02:49:00Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > Back under the bridge. Yeah, I mean you. > > Really? > > Really! > > To use that line marks you as an insolent little dandy with quite the fapper style (see what I did there?, see it ?, neither do I!) > > Seriously dude, there are spiders under there. And me. > > But really serious, there are a ton of spiders. Ahhh… You care! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/134 "2012-04-21T03:09:29Z")
> [@dngnb8](#): > > What, my helmet? Not after reading the rest of the posts on this page… > [@jz78817](#): > > y’know, I’ve been through motorcycle safety class, have (briefly) ridden a motorcycle on-road. seen countless near-misses on the road where someone in a car “just didn’t see” the person on the bike, and even seen the aftermath of a couple of not-so-good situations on the highway, I’ll let the motorcycles have any advantage possible. The stakes are a lot higher; you forget to look and change lanes into a car, you dent metal. you forget to look and change lanes into a motorcycle, someone’s getting _hurt._ If people were in the habit of walking in the middle of the freeway, would you let them launch fireworks every few feet to make sure they had every advantage possible? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/135 "2012-04-21T03:54:53Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > If people were in the habit of walking in the middle of the freeway, would you let them launch fireworks every few feet to make sure they had every advantage possible? **Really** , it pains me to say this, but that analogy is so bad I could have written it myself. ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/136 "2012-04-21T14:20:17Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Not after reading the rest of the posts on this page… Ahhh, did I upset your sensibilities? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/137 "2012-04-21T15:55:31Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Not after reading the rest of the posts on this page… > > If people were in the habit of walking in the middle of the freeway, would you let them launch fireworks every few feet to make sure they had every advantage possible? is it legal to walk in the middle of the freeway? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/138 "2012-04-21T18:32:04Z")
> [@dngnb8](#): > > Ahhh, did I upset your sensibilities? No, I’m just worried it’s full of semen. > [@jz78817](#): > > is it legal to walk in the middle of the freeway? Is it legal for vehicles to generate an unlimited amount of noise? ---
**Author:** ![dngnb8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/139 "2012-04-21T19:57:42Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > No, I’m just worried it’s full of semen. I’m a giver, not a receiver. LOL Irony ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886/140 "2012-04-21T22:46:50Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > \ > > But really serious, there are a ton of spiders. Do they have filthy bug pants? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-sick-of-loud-motorcycles/618886.md?page=8)