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[–] blindbunny@lemmy.ml 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You'd think after Americans bailed this shit hole company out twice they'd have something to show for it.

[–] Irremarkable@fedia.io 35 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Just obnoxious bikes that somehow have a slower 0-60 than a 1982 civic while being louder than a mustang with the muffler removed

[–] frunch@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not to mention those bikes sometimes have stereos just as loud and obnoxious as those mustangs now too. They're the whole package!

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Don't you understand?

Making a lot of noise is the only way they can be noticeable, surely they couldn't do something like wear a high vis vest or take their own safety seriously just in general.

Clearly the only option is to be even louder and more annoying...

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works -2 points 2 months ago

Yeah when I rode my solid black Ninja 250 with stock pipes around I got run over like fifteen times a mile. If it doesn't sound like they're blasting at the quarry the cage drivers just ain't gonna notice you.

[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

You forgot the oil leaks.

Hey what's the difference between a Harley and a Hoover?

Location of the dirt bag.

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Being loud is an advantage to thei riders though

[–] Irremarkable@fedia.io 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's a difference between being loud enough to be noticeable and making shit tons of noise for absolutely fuck all reason

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

My former articulation is ambiguous and I didn't convey what I truly meant: I fucking hate loud bikes! And for those assholes that drive them, being obnoxiously loud is one of the points why they drive those things.

I did not mean that bikes need to be loud to be recognized.