Motorcycles in your bus lane

My mother's a motorcycle rider, but she rides a Harley, has all sorts of bags and extra lights, like tail lights that blink when she is braking, and is basically part of a whale pod whether she's alone or with her husband/other bikers. She'd never surprise me in traffic, which is obviously a good thing.

Harley riders get an unfair let off on the Db their exhausts can put out, the screamin' eagle pipes for the Harley are rediculously loud, louder than any sports bike, but ride both types of bike past a traffic plod and I know which will get the fine for the'noisy can'

also Harleys cannot be classed as fast moving vehicles :P