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  • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

    Why do some people think it's cool to have their motorcycle make unbelievably obnoxiously loud noise?

    The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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    theoldfool
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    generally caused by an over abundance of testosterone.

    >64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.

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      generally caused by an over abundance of testosterone.

      >64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.

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      PIEBALDconsult
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      Compensating for a lack thereof.

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      • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

        I tend to think that it's a lot like an infant with a noisemaker toy.

        The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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        Jeremy Falcon
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        I wanna say what I usually call it, but it's soooooooo not safe for the lounge. So, let's just pretend I said something witty and funny. :laugh:

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          (non-KSS response)

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          Jeremy Falcon
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          Ha ha ha ha. I did the same exact thing.

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          • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

            Why do some people think it's cool to have their motorcycle make unbelievably obnoxiously loud noise?

            The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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            pkfox
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            I've ridden and raced motorcycles all my life - went to the IOM TT and manx GP about 20 times and never felt the need to make more noise than was absolutely necessary - some people are just dumb

            In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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              generally caused by an over abundance of testosterone.

              >64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.

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              Jeremy Falcon
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              That's not testosterone, quite the opposite. Testosterone is the happy hormone that helps bone density, muscle mass, mood, etc. Only low T people with jealousy blame everything on T man. Loud peeps is just attention seeking and immaturity. There are plenty of low T dudes who are effeminate that also need attention.

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                I wanna say what I usually call it, but it's soooooooo not safe for the lounge. So, let's just pretend I said something witty and funny. :laugh:

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                Richard Andrew x64
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                No need to pretend, my friend!

                The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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                • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

                  Why do some people think it's cool to have their motorcycle make unbelievably obnoxiously loud noise?

                  The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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                  Mycroft Holmes
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                  :sigh: your just an old fart, loud, flashy and fast is the hallmark of the young and stupid. Personally I like the idea of the electric bikes, a gentle whine at the threshold of hearing.

                  Never underestimate the power of human stupidity - RAH I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP

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                    :sigh: your just an old fart, loud, flashy and fast is the hallmark of the young and stupid. Personally I like the idea of the electric bikes, a gentle whine at the threshold of hearing.

                    Never underestimate the power of human stupidity - RAH I'm old. I know stuff - JSOP

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                    Peter_in_2780
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                    Mycroft Holmes wrote:

                    electric bikes, a gentle whine at the threshold of hearing.

                    So much easier to sneak up on unsuspecting pedestrians!

                    Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

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                      Mycroft Holmes wrote:

                      electric bikes, a gentle whine at the threshold of hearing.

                      So much easier to sneak up on unsuspecting pedestrians!

                      Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012

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                      Don't you get points for pedestrians with their nose and eyes glued to their smartphone?

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                        Don't you get points for pedestrians with their nose and eyes glued to their smartphone?

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                        Peter_in_2780
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                        You'd need a small thermonuclear device to get their attention. 0 points.

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                        • Mike HankeyM Mike Hankey

                          What I am totally baffled about is the new fad called the ?CaliLean?, where the front of the vehicle is raised. It looks stupid and is very dangerous, also looks like a dog dragging it's ass along the road.

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                          pkfox
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                          I can't see any gain in the trailing leg that racers do these days - it just looks WRONG

                          In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                          • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

                            Why do some people think it's cool to have their motorcycle make unbelievably obnoxiously loud noise?

                            The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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                            BernardIE5317
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                            Do they drive past you whilst coding. Are they a common feature in your neck of the woods so as to be a frequent nuisance whilst commuting to favorite coffee shop. I have been fortunate to reside in locales some distance from main roads w/ result small number of traffic. However I am intimately acquainted w/ loud noise. At a prior such residence a quiet condominium w/ exception of insane neighbors on one occasion the grass trimming / cutting was performed w/ a powered hand held device emitting such volume I was unable to hear my own thoughts and had the impression w/o exaggeration a 1,000lb gorilla was in my room. How the operator maintained his hearing I can not imagine. Thankfully as stated it was a one time event. As for insane neighbors I can only hope they reside in the most insane parts of hell.

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                            • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

                              Why do some people think it's cool to have their motorcycle make unbelievably obnoxiously loud noise?

                              The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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                              Rage
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                              Influence - in the community, loud is assimilated to powerful and performance. Do not underestimate the power of mass consciousness, it is everywhere. At least people who likes Apple do not make noise :laugh:

                              Do not escape reality : improve reality !

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                              • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

                                Why do some people think it's cool to have their motorcycle make unbelievably obnoxiously loud noise?

                                The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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                                Alister Morton
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                                Same reason some car owners have loud exhausts that pop and bang on the overrun, and are competing with the doomf-doomf-doomf of their ridiculously loud and distorting in car entertainment. I guess. The latest car craze that I don't get is wheels that lean in at the top at a stupid angle.

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                                  I've ridden and raced motorcycles all my life - went to the IOM TT and manx GP about 20 times and never felt the need to make more noise than was absolutely necessary - some people are just dumb

                                  In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                                  Alister Morton
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                                  Zackly. I preferred my sports bikes not to attract attention.

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                                    Zackly. I preferred my sports bikes not to attract attention.

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                                    pkfox
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                                    Why attract unwanted attention from Mr Plod ? they dislike us enough as it is.

                                    In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP

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                                    • Richard Andrew x64R Richard Andrew x64

                                      Why do some people think it's cool to have their motorcycle make unbelievably obnoxiously loud noise?

                                      The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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                                      Daniel Pfeffer
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                                      For the same reason that they used to ride motorcycles while crouching over the handlebars - it allows them to believe that they have something between their legs. :)

                                      Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                                        Same reason some car owners have loud exhausts that pop and bang on the overrun, and are competing with the doomf-doomf-doomf of their ridiculously loud and distorting in car entertainment. I guess. The latest car craze that I don't get is wheels that lean in at the top at a stupid angle.

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                                        Daniel Pfeffer
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                                        Alister Morton wrote:

                                        wheels that lean in at the top at a stupid angle.

                                        That's not the owners' fault. The car is simply worn out after a long, hard day on the road. :)

                                        Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. -- 6079 Smith W.

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                                          Do they drive past you whilst coding. Are they a common feature in your neck of the woods so as to be a frequent nuisance whilst commuting to favorite coffee shop. I have been fortunate to reside in locales some distance from main roads w/ result small number of traffic. However I am intimately acquainted w/ loud noise. At a prior such residence a quiet condominium w/ exception of insane neighbors on one occasion the grass trimming / cutting was performed w/ a powered hand held device emitting such volume I was unable to hear my own thoughts and had the impression w/o exaggeration a 1,000lb gorilla was in my room. How the operator maintained his hearing I can not imagine. Thankfully as stated it was a one time event. As for insane neighbors I can only hope they reside in the most insane parts of hell.

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                                          Richard Andrew x64
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                                          In a word, yes. My building is situated right on a main road, in fact the only road that leads in and out of my town. I hear everything, police sirens, firetruck sirens, loud cars and loud motorcycles.

                                          The difficult we do right away... ...the impossible takes slightly longer.

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