Throaty booms are something I can probably handle. Angry beez, not so much. There are some bikes that sound really good, and some that grate a little more. I have yet to find a car engine that doesn't put my hackles up when it gets revved (though yesterday is definitely an extreme case, not the norm). "Assholier-than-thou-ness" 😆😆😆 That is the best description ever! *laugh, hug*

Oh yeah, that gets me too. If I can hear it and feel it in my car, how can you possibly tolerate it in your *own* car? And you make a valid point about not being able to hear your surroundings either.