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@M_V
Nah I know what you mean.
My GFs neighbours used to complain if I was round late at night on the Enfield.
I even get pissed of by some bikes with loud pipes (Harleys) but with the right bike it just puts a grin on your face like nothing else.
My mate has a Yammy XT 125 with a nice pipe, really very quiet at tick over, sensible at normal speed/throttle openings but then when he opens it up it barks like hell.
I think older bikes get away with it more too, the pre65 trials up in Kinlochleven is full of big old bikes with next to no silencing and it's amazing.