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Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
Sat Aug 9, 2014, 03:46 PM Aug 2014

I've got my spot reserved next month to ride one of these.

I love my Harley. It's loud. It shakes so much I can stir a can of paint in three minutes. I get 55mpg. I pull away from the pump and at the most I spend about $8. It smells like an old 442 with straight pipes.

If the ride is anything like my Sporty, I'd trade it all in a heartbeat for one of these: LiveWire. It's quiet, sounds like a Jerson's car, Eco friendly, and made in good ole 'Merica.

I'll follow up with my review next month.

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I've got my spot reserved next month to ride one of these. (Original Post) Glassunion Aug 2014 OP
Please be mindful of the preferences of people for quiet. NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #1
Most of us are...but I also like the sound shedevil69taz Aug 2014 #3
I will be mindful of the preference of others for quiet Glassunion Aug 2014 #6
Interesting. It won't be in Dallas 'til December so maybe there are still slots available. nt flamin lib Aug 2014 #2
The sound part of the hobby is selfish and rude. nt NYC_SKP Aug 2014 #4
It's not a hobby for all of us. Glassunion Aug 2014 #7
To the haters of the noise Glassunion Aug 2014 #5

shedevil69taz

(512 posts)
3. Most of us are...but I also like the sound
Sat Aug 9, 2014, 06:44 PM
Aug 2014

and well decibel levels naturally rise when accelerating...in residential neighborhoods I do try to move along as quickly and quietly as possible, but sometimes just can't be helped...like on memorial day weekend when we are rolling toward the Iwo Jiwa memorial at 530am with around 50 or so bikes...yeah I'm used to it and all that sound bouncing around off those tall buildings...hurts even my ears

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
6. I will be mindful of the preference of others for quiet
Sat Aug 9, 2014, 10:30 PM
Aug 2014

When people are mindful of my preference not to die because they cannot be bothered to pay attention to what they are doing while hurling a 3,000 pound vehicle around.

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
7. It's not a hobby for all of us.
Sat Aug 9, 2014, 10:32 PM
Aug 2014

It's how we try to get to work every day... Preferably alive. You don't put 12k+ miles on a hobby every year.

Glassunion

(10,201 posts)
5. To the haters of the noise
Sat Aug 9, 2014, 08:11 PM
Aug 2014

Folks don't see us. Period. At least maybe they can be bothered to hear us. Every single day (no exaggeration) someone does their very best to ignore the fact that we exist on the road, and do their absolute best to try and kill us...

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