I absolutely love motorcycles. Sadly, most people into seem to be in the game just for the sound alone. I have very, very strong feelings about the vast majority of this "community" and cannot wait for electric to take over.
Sorry for the rant. I have to endure a lot of racers during all hours. It's hardly pleasent
Also looking forward to ride electric. Currently, the range sadly doesn't enable what I want to do with my bike - ride it out of town, to the mountains, where there is no infrastructure. But hopefully soon. For inner city commuting, electric bikes are already a great fit - prices are the only problem left.
Public sentiment is the way it is because of rampant documented abuses of power, authority, and regression to childish, over simplistic views of their positions and responsibilities.
Safe driving practices are safe. Like knowing the perception psychology that makes it hard for cars to see you and try to counter that.
The difference was immediate and extremely noticable, the number of near misses went down a huge amount and the few times people got a little close I could just chuck the clutch in and give it a good rev to scare anyone off.
My biking days are done for now but if I go back I will not be going back quietly.
Almost all affordable cars are not sound proof.*
And from every parked car where a driver has a conversation on speakers I can hear it so well they might as well have had it outside of their car. New Teslas, BMWs.
Louder == I get woken up at 2am
There’s loud, and then there’s the thunderous roar that some of these bikes make because the owner has obvious mental issues.