# Revving Motorcycles **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 10, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revving-motorcycles/655345 "2013-04-10T18:37:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 10
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revving-motorcycles/655345/10 "2013-04-10T19:59:00Z")
> [@Keeve](#): > > Cars have mufflers. Don’t they make them for motorcycles? This has bothered me for decades. Some of them are so load the drivers should be ticketed, IMO. All motorcycles come with mufflers. You’d be stunned at how quite a Harley Davidson is when it’s direct from the factory. Many of us put aftermarket pipes on that draw out more power from the engine. Some may be a tad, uh, louder than stock pipes. But that’s a beautiful sound, especially out on the road. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revving-motorcycles/655345)._