I just came from the ironindianriders.com forum, and had to double check to see that I wasn't still there!

yeah, loud pipes do occasionally save the day, but at the END of the day, I want to be able to hear the wife.

Or maybe hearing loss wouldn't be so bad after all, come to think of it...

anyway.. I always wear ear plugs on the Indian, and driving the 64 C10 which literally is louder inside than out. ( strange that )

Never had any REALY LOUD cars though. But my bike is fairly loud.. but not EXTREMELY loud.