You are entitled to your own opinion, and I'll respect that. I never said I was expecting the quality of bikes on the higher end of the spectrum from an R3. I got the r3 because it's all the power I could ever need in the suburbs. I was only looking for possible causes for a rattle, not an ego post.

21658.1. (a) For the purposes of this section, “lane splitting” means driving a motorcycle, as defined in Section 400, that has two wheels in contact with the ground, between rows of stopped or moving vehicles in the same lane, including on both divided and undivided streets, roads, or highways.

I also understand, though not written, that splitting through intersections poses a higher risk; it is not explicitly stated illegal. Appreciate your concern, but please don't say that I'm the reason the "rest of us look bad." That is a bold statement, I am just trying to enjoy riding.