Loud Pipes/Exhaust

[commuterdude]

Guys I'm hearing these bikes as they come into the blind spot of our work van.  It is a big Ford van with 12 talking laughing people on board.   The bikes CAN be heard coming up alongside.  The pipes work.   

[dohabee]

she already installed extra brake lights as well as headlight and brake light modulators so it's not like she is relying only on sound to avoid being hit.

Just because you dont hear the exhaust every single time a motorcycle passes you doesnt mean it's bad.

I have had riders in bright orange pass me that I didn't see until after the fact, does that mean that orange vests are piontless as well?

Sometimes I hear loud pipes while driving and sometimes I don't, but If the one time I do hear them stops me from changing lanes into someone else then I think that makes exhaust a good thing.

[Zilla]

I don't mind a little sound, but I don't want to attract attention either. My GS500 has a V&H pipe on it, and to me, it's obnoxious. I think it may be a race pipe, but i'm not sure.

And I haven't put too much effort into it, but i'm thinking about trying to find a stock pipe.