Why do many motorcycle riders loudly rev their engines at stoplights?

Question

Seriously, it's really annoying. Unless there is some technical reason for it, which I don't think there is because I don't see every rider doing it, I don't see any good reason. Are they just trying to get attention? That's not cool. And I'm sure it wastes a significant amount of gas too. Harley-style motorcycle riders seem to do it the worst. Does anybody have a good explanation of why riders do this and why I should be more tolerant of it?

Answer 1

THATS the whole idea, get everybodies attention , make noise, impatient at the light, whatever, blasting the silence is a time honored tradition, and loud bikes are part of it, sure, I see cops pull them over and write tickets (we always keep our stock exhaust pipes, put them back on, get the ticket signed off, then take the stock pipes off and put the loud ones back on until the next ticket.I like loud bikes for several reasons, one is at least you know where it is, and are less likely to run it over accidentally and they are a lot of fun to ride too.

Answer 2

Depends what they are riding,My old shovel has to rev over 1100 for the oil pump to feed the rockers,I don`t hear many Harleys just mindlessly revving the way a lot of sport bikes do.Revving too high under no load is a bad idea anyway,the occasional blip of the throttle is a different story.

Answer 3

when you are slowing down within 100 yards or so of a stop light you will hear manual transmission vehicles (including motorcycles) rev the engine up to the rpm speed they need to downshift.



for example, if im in 3rd gear going 40mph coming to a stop light, i rev up to about 5,000 rpm as i shift down to 2nd gear, so that the bike will coast fluently and not throw me over the handlebars when i let go of the clutch in 2nd. ill repeat the process when i get to 20mph into 1st gear.



if the person is stopped and revs the engine, they just want to hear what it sounds like or look like a douche. admittingly i do it occasionally out of habit, especially when im a little impatient at a long light or something.

Answer 4

They want attention because for the first time in their worthless lives they wasted a lot of money on 1 thing.

Answer 5

OMG THEY MAKE bare AVATARS NOW??? I WAANNTTT ONNEEEE!!!!!! lol in any different case what? are you a under the effect of alcohol spanish guy revving up your motorbike with a cat growling on your lap for putting the percentup? lol ok your answer: sure i can =) an particularly great distinction!!

Answer 6

It seems that they just like to be annoying by getting attention. Just makes them look ignorant. I ride a Honda bike and don't do it.

Answer 7

Car engines are tucked away in a soundproofed box, they are mostly liquid-cooled (so jacketed in a layer of water) and have much lower rev range. Motorcycle engines do not (although most modern ones are liquid-cooled).

Answer 8

Shoving off what stuff they got, usually looking to start a race. It's a bit annoying but I love bikes :) lol

Answer 9

throttlicity blues (my mommy didn t love me and she was shady with the titty, I was bullied in high school, I wanted to go to little league but my parents made me take tap dancing lessons, and so on) all these emotional overtones lead to the throttlicity blues at a red light.

Answer 10

For the same reasons that so many "cagers" put loud stereos in their cars, they like the way it sounds.

Answer 11

I do it so the motor wont load up and stall out. drag pipes have that dis advantage.