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Old 05-31-2024, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by JRcorvette View Post
All Corvettes and Harley’s are loud when you start them up. That is from the Factory and there is nothing you can do about it. A lot of people living in the Villages can’t hear anything and a lot of people just like to complain about everything.

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That's ridiculous. Both Corvettes and Harley-Davidson meet DOT requirements when the come off the assembly line. You can barely hear them from 10' away on start up.

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Originally Posted by JanRoberts View Post
"Loud pipes save lives," and we just love the sound of Harleys!!
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The science has disproven the theory that "loud pipes saves lives", over & over & over again.

It's a cute sound bite, for riders that think they're cool and don't care about the noise impact to others.


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Last edited by BrianL99; 05-31-2024 at 08:59 AM.