According to this months AMA mag Maine has adopted the SAE j2825 standard. Tell the inspector to get his act together and use the dB meter like he should. 45 degree angle off axis 20" away. Wish I could quote the numbers exactly but it's something like 92dB at idle and 100 dB at 3K rpm. The TORs easily slip under this. I tested my long Specialty Spares and they barely failed the idle but passed the higher rpm test. Keeps the loudness from being subjective and that's the whole point.
As far as "stickin it to the man" that attitude just sticks it to us. Do the math: 4 million riders, 326 million pissed off citizens. I don't know bout you but those are really long odds to me.
