I’ve never owned or ridden a motorcycle, but am interested in getting one. I’ve been doing a little research, and I definitely don’t want a sport bike; I’d rather a cruiser. But from what I’ve seen, they tend to be loud, which I hate.

So I’m wondering, when reading a bike’s specs, what indicates how loud it will be?

Also, if I have a motorcycle I decide to get that is loud, what could I alter on it to make it less loud?

Right now I’m thinking of a Yamaha V-Star Custom, just for reference. It’s big for a first bike, but I’m interested in commuting 80 miles a day on the freeway, and I couldn’t find anything smaller that would still cut it and that didn’t look silly.

Thanks!

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