Who would hear me first? the guy in the Buick or the 10 point buck heading for the road?
I worry more about animals........

 

Yep. That's what they say. But if they don't see me when I really need them to, making them hear me can get them to look again! That's why cop cars have sirens in addition to lights. Let's all be honest. We hear the siren long before we see the lights in most cases. And the sirencauses us to pop our heads up and say "where is he, what do I need to do?"

Remember, I'm not a loud pipe guy (stock tins on mySG)- I'm just sayin'...

 

if you want to worry about safety why dont get you "bobbies " to carry guns instead of sticks and wearing goofy little hats

 

Im a Uk rider.
Cant count how many times ive been in my car and bikes have came up on my blindspot ,didnt know till they came right up beside my car,but when a bike with loud pipes comes up on your blind spot you can def hear them there,thats why my bike is fitted now with louder pipes.
Wolfy

 

Good comments on the deer. At least in the case of deer, loud pipes DO work, and this is proof of it. Deer will walk (or bolt)in front of a car because they don't perceive the threat until the last minute.

Deer freeze solid when they perceive a threat while they decide what to do about it. Blipping the throttle or honking locks 'em right up in most cases. You can stop right in front of 'em cause they're scared sh*tless and can't figure out what to do about it. The only problem is that once a deer decides to run, she just goes in the direction she's pointing which is often straight across the road!

Word to the wise: If you come around a corner and find a deer in the road, steer around the *** end of it, if at all possible. NEVER drive in front of it, unless you have absolutely no choice. In 46 years, I don't think I've ever seen a deer back up. I told this to my wife years ago. A week after I told her, she came across a deer in the road. The deer froze, so my wife drove very slowly in front trying to go around. As soon as she came even with it, the damn thing jumped right on my wife's hood. $1100 lesson learned.

 

Ask my daughter!!.

 

I agree with this statement.

 

i think loudpipes are an advantage if u use them respectively. I sometimes ride in heavy traffic, when i get stuck in lane between cars, i just rev up a bit and cars just give way. Mostly people (except retards) who ride/drive in front of you would know that you're behind them if you have loudpipes on. Pipes give good look to your bike, chrome and all. They sound good too.
like if you ride a bike down the street so fast like there's no tomorrow with your thundering pipes people surround would notice and go wow..look! it's a plane, no it's a train, no it's a harley!

besides, HD stock pipes sound like sewing machine...

I guess the rider moto is still : see and be seen + hear and be heard!

 

I don't believe for a second, that the guy in his sound-proofed Lexus with the Mark Levinson stereo cranked up is gonna hear anybody's pipes, no matter how loud they are.

I still depend on my #1 survival tool: my eyes...

 

You say one survival tool : my eyes.
Well i believe on having as many survival tools as i can collect,if they all help to keep me alive.
Wolfy