I don't like it

Loud motorcycles.  I don't like it, but to be honest, I don't get it either.  The noise from a "hog" irritates me for the 20 seconds it takes to pass through the neighborhood.  How is it not irritating to the rider to ride  around on a such a loud machine?

For a lot of reasons that I won't go into here, I decided against getting a motorcycle during our time here in San Diego.  If I ever get serious about getting one again, I'm going to look for the quietest bike out there.  It seems like riding would be a lot more enjoyable that way.

I'm not sure they irritate me enough to become politically active, but there are some movements out there to make laws against loud motorcycles, and more generally environmental noise.  You can check out one of them here.  In my searching online, I found a few references to the idea that a loud motorcycle makes you more noticeable and therefore "saves lives", but I'm not buying that.

What do you think?  Are you guys future Harley riders?