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![“[Mike] just loves [his] motorcycle and he would take it out too early [in Green Bay]. In Green Bay, you've got ice until June, and he'd take it out sooner than that. He can finish the rest of the story. Ask him about taking the bike out a little too early.” quote by Steve Mariucci](https://sms4smile.com/q/i/010/steve-mariucci-33889_asks_mike-just-loves-his-motorcycle-and-he-wo_2506374.png)
