“Loud pipes save lives” when the pipe is loud enough to make others look your way, but not loud enough to piss them off. The biggest threat to a rider is the guy in the next lane who is blissfully unaware of your presence even though you’re just 3 feet from the driver’s door. That’s also why you often see us jack-rabbit ahead of cars in the next lane; we just don’t want to ride beside someone.
Seriously, I’m not going to take you seriously. No offense.