Just in case you haven't heard. Police listening for loud motorcycles in Independence by John Horton Monday June 08, 2009, 2:09 PM Motorcyclists are making noise in Independence. Complaints rolled into Road Rant after city police started cracking down on loud bikes rumbling through the community. "BIKERS BEWARE" one e-mailer warned after he and two buddies received $100 tickets while cruising down Pleasant Valley Road. The e-mailer wrote that "it's just another way ... to make money off of a public that has been robbed by lawmakers for too long!" Police Chief John Nicastro said he asked his officers "to start keeping an eye out for loud bikes and to make it a priority." Resident complaints about roars on the corridors drove the campaign, he said. Police wrote a dozen citations in May for muffler violations. The chief called it "a quality of life issue" and said ticket writing won't slow as long as unmuffled exhaust systems growl on the streets. "You can put that out there," Nicastro said. Loud and clear, too. http://www.cleveland.com/roadrant/index.ssf/2009/06/motorcyclists_are_making_noise.html