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Message: [QUOTE="dirt bike dave, post: 1184420, member: 18302"] Unless you know the bikes were compared using the same method and equipment, I would be careful in comparing data obtained online. Different meters using different scales or placed at different angles or different distances from the exhaust will make a big difference in measured dB. Basically, there are a lot of variables and someone's measured 98 db might be quieter than someone elses measured 96 db. The magazine test cited above was probably consistent in their methods, but I doubt you can compare their results to random tests of other bikes. [/QUOTE]