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One thing I thought I'd add.
Manufacturers aren't helping the noise issue either!!!!
Yamaha now puts a quiet silencer on their YZ450F. Everyone talks about how much quieter it is than the competition, yet it sound checks the loudest. Why? Because Kawasaki, Honda, and Suzuki would rather "cheat" the system than build a quiet bike. They use ignition timing to quiet things down when running higher rpms and no load. This means the quiet Yamaha might blow 100 dB, but the Kawasaki that is painfully loud only shows 95 dB on the meter. This does NOTHING to help us in the battle to quiet things down and save riding areas!
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Miles displaced by bike in 2008 - approx 68
Miles added to vehicle by driving to rides with buddies - way more than above 
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