• oakward@feddit.org
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      7 hours ago

      As someone who rode a motorbike, I can tell you people do not see bikers. Car drivers look at motorbikes, but their brain does not acknowledge their existence. An exhaust that is not obnoxious but is still loud-ish is a great safety mechanism.

      • N0t_5ure@lemmy.world
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        2 hours ago

        I have a Ducati Monster 1100 with a Termignoni exhaust that is borderline obnoxious. It makes all the right vroom vroom noises, making me feel like a very special boy. I am solicitous of others though and moderate my throttle action in residential areas to keep it mellow. I do agree though that loud pipes can alert drivers that might otherwise not notice you.