# Why are motorcycles so much louder than cars?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 23, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-motorcycles-so-much-louder-than-cars/752888 "2016-04-23T12:27:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-motorcycles-so-much-louder-than-cars/752888/125 "2016-05-01T20:10:51Z")

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> [@pkbites](#):
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> And you just answered my question.

In a previous thread about loud motorcycles, you said:

> [@Revving Motorcycles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revving-motorcycles/655345/10):
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> 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.
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> But that’s a beautiful sound, especially out on the road.

Not “quite” the neutral police officer I want enforcing noise ordinances.

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