Don't know if it's idiotic or not, but I sure thought it was funny. I saw a sticker on a ladies helmet once that said "You called me a bitch like it's a bad thing".
i have V&H longshots, they were far from $1,000 though. used off e-bay for $115.00. they're not that loud, i still have the baffles in them. i didn't buy them to be a rebel, i bought them because the stock pipes sounded like a vespa.
Sorry I singled out your pipes. I should have said any really loud pipe. I know those Rineheart pipes that I like are about a grand, you know with the remapping and all.
Being in the motorcycle security business, my favorite comment that I hear almost daily and on here also is: "Locks only keep honest people honest"..Now think about it...if a person is honest, he won't really have any interest in stealing your bike will he?