[Cronos]

I agree -- I prefer my bikes to be silent (like Hondas) or have a beautiful sound (like the lower Harleys or the Enfield Bullets). A lot of folks do consider the louder the sound, the cooler they are, however these are mostly guys who can't ride, can't take curlies (curling, winding mountain roads) and can't control their bikes.

While riding I prefer to use my blinker a lot, wear red or yellow so I'm visible and not do stupid things -- oh and if a car driver tries to race, I rev up to 120 and disappear over the horizon leaving him in the dust :0

[TSgt]

I’m not a hater, I just find some of the antics to be over the top.

I never understood the allure of a motorcycle until I got my Kawasaki Brute Force 650. I had it out on a country road and opened it up to around 55mph. It then hit me what motorcyclists enjoy about riding. Raw unadulterated power at your finger tips, wind in your face and a sense of power an freedom.

That all ends when you hit the pavement and come back down to reality.