Loud pipes save lives?

[JPaganel]

Whenever I'm in tight traffic I rev my bike up every once in a while to make sure that other drivers are aware of my position.

Thing is, it doesn't really tell anyone your position. Especially in traffic. Sound reflects, and inside a car it's really hard to tell where it's coming from.

[Burns]

Back in the mid to late 70's in Las Vegas, the push was on to get the police to stop ticketing harleys with straight pipes.

Back in the day loud pipes drew tickets.  When HD became the well-to-do's status symbol that changed.  The Vegas thing  was all about the  money.

[novaraptor]

Back in the mid to late 70's in Las Vegas, the push was on to get the police to stop ticketing harleys with straight pipes.

Back in the day loud pipes drew tickets.  When HD became the well-to-do's status symbol that changed.  The Vegas thing  was all about the  money.

That is certainly part of the change. Back then, the ticket would usually stick. Today, the odds are pretty good that the HD rider is an attorney, or casino/hotel administrator, or off duty cop, so yeah, I'm sure that has changed the ticketing profile.