We have had them. We are 50 + and little too old for the lay down go fast bikes! Here is the thing... LOUD bikes are heard and noticed, so you don't get run over. I understand the noise offends, and sorry but the straight pipes are staying. My uncle, moms brother nearly died in a wreck. They didn't see or hear the bike and got hit. My dads brother died at 19 for the same reason. Its not to be a "biker type" its a safety issue.
Its for the younger crowd for sure! I had a seca 600, dh had a yamaha 600 lotta fun in the old days.
Ohhhh yeah! I had a silkie fella named butters. Sweet as pie, sit in your lap. Give him chicks or hens, and he turned physco and attacked you!
See post above.. loud bikes save lives.