The law that went in effect this month in Denver is being challenged. He has stated that the Police motorcycles generate more noise than what the new law allows for.
for a far more eloquent article go to: http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx/lawyer-challenges-denver-motorcycle-noise-law.htm
However http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19822985/ really nails it in a journalistic way