The only time I've really needed full noise is climbing very steep hills. My previous bike , a tt350 yamaha would run out of puff near the top of steep hills causing much drama for me and hilarity for others.
The 400 fse has climbed near vertical walls with no issues.
The full throttle thing reminds me of a conversation I had with an older and very experienced enduro rider who told me "if you aren't riding at 100% throttle all the time you don't need a faster bike".
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