{"id":2528,"date":"2010-08-24T08:27:36","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T12:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2010-08-24T08:27:36","modified_gmt":"2010-08-24T12:27:36","slug":"the-sound-and-the-fury-of-the-motorcycle-craze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2010\/08\/24\/the-sound-and-the-fury-of-the-motorcycle-craze\/","title":{"rendered":"The sound and the fury of the motorcycle craze"},"content":{"rendered":"

First a statement of principles:\u00a0 I have nothing against motorcycles.\u00a0 I rode one for a couple of years when I lived in Missouri.<\/p>\n

I love the idea of motorcycle tourism.\u00a0 Seems to be a major boon for the North Country, with posses of bikers growing larger year by year.<\/p>\n

What I hate — and what I don’t understand — is the deliberate, aggressive thunder that these machines make.<\/p>\n

I own a farm just south of Westport.\u00a0 Working outside on a summer day, I hear logging trucks go by on one side.\u00a0 Big freight trains rumble past on the opposite side of my fields and creek.<\/p>\n

But it’s the unmuffled roar of even a single bike that will often bring me up short.\u00a0 When a whole gang rides past it’s like waiting for a herd of jackhammers to clear off.<\/p>\n

So here’s the question to bikers out there:\u00a0 What’s the deal?<\/p>\n

Why does this particular craze — otherwise so cool and benign — have to come with this weird, invasive and irritating feature?<\/p>\n

I’ve met a lot of bikers.\u00a0 They are, for the most part, middle aged middle class folks.\u00a0 These aren’t bad-apples out looking for trouble.<\/p>\n

They’re soccer-moms and soccer-dads on two wheels.<\/p>\n

So why not enjoy your hobby in a way that doesn’t rattle my windowpanes on a summer morning?<\/p>\n

I’m kind of a libertarian when it comes to recreation.\u00a0 Do your thing as long as you’re not stepping on my ability to do my thing.<\/p>\n

But when I can hear you fire up your toy a mile away, that’s too much.<\/p>\n

Comments welcome below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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