I Don’t Get It

Could someone please explain to me the allure of those exceptionally loud motorcycles people ride? You know, the ones you can hear coming from half mile away and when they get close you can’t hear the person who is two feet away from you.

I understand the wind blowing in your face thing, but not the noise, especially on these quiet suburban streets. Are they just trying to piss off all the locals and scare the children? Because whenever S hears such a noise she comes running to me to be picked up and buries her head in my chest. C cringes, too.

What are the riders of those awful noisemakers trying to compensate for? (Ahem.)