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New Hampshire seeks to rein in loud motorcycles

By Sarah Schweitzer

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 09, 2012

Across the country, cities have begun cracking down on loud motorcycles - Boston included. Now the fight has come to New Hampshire, a state with the among the highest motorcycle registrations in the nation and a live-free-or-die mantra that bikers say embodies their easy riding ethos. The battle is being waged between denizens of scenic and often tony towns who want quiet in their backyards and bikers who say the roads belong to everyone, including them.

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