I have a very clear opinion of these whips. I am sure ALL of us here drive automobiles as well as very expensive motorcycles. If I am in my car or truck (both as expensive or more than my CVO) and I accidentally get too close, or am perceived as getting too close, and some moron pulls out a whip and hits my vehicle with it.........game on!!! You want to talk about escalation of violence. That would do it for me. Also, if someone pulls a whip and hits someone talking on a cell phone and startles them, whats to say they wont overcorrect and either wreck themselves, the person in the next lane, or the biker who started the whole thing! Sure, if you want to decorate your bike with one fine, I think they are a safety hazard, but to each his own, but to try and use it as a back-off device, dangerous! Better to roll off throttle a bit and give the person more room. Besides that, in Texas, we are all packing heat and you never know if the person in the vehicle that just pulled into your lane is a hothead or now may be in fear of their own life, which is defensible in court. I told you I have a very clear (strong) opinion.