The one time I got hit,.. was couple of years ago,...
I was riding a Harley, twice the size of my Savage, with full factory lighting, saddlebags, windshield, and loud pipes...
The guy T-boned me, dead center of his grill, running a stop sign... he told the cops, he never saw or heard me...
... he didn't even stop when he hit me, he ran me over,... no skid marks,... they winched the truck off of the bike...
It really hurt,... so I take this topic kinda' personal...
If you like loud pipes... run loud pipes...
... just don't expect to be seen or heard...
That's all I got to say...
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