What I think is really funny is in your zeal to hate anything with plastic on it, you do not realize to someone in a cage we are all the same. They do not care if a bike has plastic on it, chrome, loud pipes, quiet pipes, neon lights, mickey mouse airbrushed on the side, or anything else. They see us all the same and any legislation or laws passed against motorcycles influences us all.
You make the same mistake shotgunners make when it comes to gun control legislation. They are not against it because they have no use for those 'ugly guns'. You are no different.
I don't care what someone rides. My friends have Harleys (with open pipes), BMWs, Suzukis, Yamahas, Triumphs and some exotics. We give each other a hard time but we realize we are all in it together and in the end respect each other. When I pass another bike, I wave. I don't care what style or make it is. You might want to try it someday. You might even learn something from those guys you despise.
You know what, you're right. I let my feelings get the better of me. I apologize.