So far this summer I have put almost 600 miles on my motorcycle. I have taken only short trips mostly to work and back.Ever since the tune-up I got this summer, my bike, normally an extra loud farting machine when decelerating and shifting from fourth gear down to third gear, has been very quiet. I have heard a few gentle puffs come out of it but nothing like the loud backfires it/I/we used to make. I thought perhaps the brand new air filter made the difference. But tonight, as I came around the curve on Highway 47 and shifted down into third gear in the right turn lane onto 164th my bike let out a sound like a gunshot. BOOM! I broke the sound barrier. I found the backfiring experience to be very satisfying.
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