another reason why the ama is bass akwards

[JohnN]

sounds like the AMA and the 4-stroke fraternity are still denying there is a noise problem. I think it's easy to fix put a f@#$en muffler on them that's actually a muffler and if it restricts the engine and causes a loss in power stiff, it's something you need to deal with if you want to ride a 4-stroke. I'm tired of getting my ears blasted out by that ridiculous amount of noise deemed exceptable

I agree 100%

[MXLord327]

I agree also, the noise those things make is unbearable.  130 dB wide open down a straight, not the cheating 96 they claim with no load and at 1/2 max rpm.  It was the biggest change in racing when I started back up in '06 after 19 years off.  Back when it was only 2 strokes, you could tell how far the rider behind you was just by the sound.  Now even when they are a whole straight behind you, it still sounds like they are right on your rear wheel!!  I can't even hear my bike on the starting line.  It's kind of like the time I ran my street-legal Chevy Z-28 against a full-race Chevelle with open pipes at the dragstrip....

[Rota Ash]

^ haha you need a tacho on your bike 

[JETZcorp]

Or maybe go military and get a helmet with a built-in HUD.