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Old Jun 24, 2019 | 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Bama Lee XLC
my BS meter just pegged on that one
inspections are nothing but cash cows for states without citizens brave enough to vote politicians out of office.

now that insurance is mandatory in all 50, why do we NEED inspections?
are you REALLY so terrified of chipped paint or a scratched windshield?
Yea, I am. They're expensive to repair.

Does having insurance to cover your medical expenses make it OK for you to get injured?

edit.......and y'all can just shut up about my bike being too loud......unless you're going to pull every 18 wheeler off the roads first.....and planes & trains too
Cash cows for states? Seriously? Who do you think pays the people doing the inspection?

I'm all for individual rights, but some of you seem to forget that you're not the only one on that PUBLIC road, paid for by all tax payers, and that operating a motor vehicle on any of the public roads is a privilege in all 50 states. You have no "right" to use the roads paid for by all tax payers. If some states want to make some effort to ensure that your vehicle is not a danger to others, that's fine with me. If they don't, that's also fine. Funny how people will bitch about inspections, but not the requirement for a driver's license. Those are real cash cows for states too! LOL
 
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Old Jun 24, 2019 | 07:36 AM
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The freedom to extend my fist, stops at another man's nose. Oliver Wendall Holmes, I believe. We are all about freedom, as long as it is ours.

Also I am selfish, guys with obnoxious pipes who rev the hell out of them, are going to cause a hammer to come down on us all. They don't realize people hate us. I lived behind a bar. I used to hope those guys who go in the ditch at 2am when I had to go to work in the morning.
 
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Old Jun 24, 2019 | 09:01 AM
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I was on my 883 yesterday,it has straight pipes, I was thinking to myself,"damn this thing makes alot of noise, but it isnt really shitting and gitting..."
 
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