Posted by saddlebag on July 15, 2010, 9:53 pm
On Jul 15, 2:20 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> > On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:09:12 +0100, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk
> > (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
> > >> If not the Kwak, which metric cruiser sounds most like a Harley?
> > >Some Yamaha 1700 thing I rode a couple of years ago sounded identical.
> > >45 degree V-twin, and even with pushrods.
> > If you are thinking about the 1700 Roadstar, not even close.
> Nah. I've Googled it now. Warrior. Probably the same engine, and
> definitely not my style. Stock pipes, and at tickover sounded just like
> an equally-silenced HD. Hardly surprising, given the engine layout.
I own one and I don't think mine sounds much like a Harley at all, but
then I have a two into one pipe and don't set the idle at 36 rpm.
People who ride behind me often comment on what a nice sound it has.
It is well baffled, but still has a nice thunderous punch when opened
up.
Personally, I like the sound of Triumph Triples, followed by V4s, then
Ducatis.
I always thought BMWs had about the lamest sounding exhaust note, but
supposedly the work they've done to the engines in the last year or
two has really improved that. I'm eager to hear one.
Posted by don (Calgary) on July 15, 2010, 10:11 pm
On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:53:13 -0700 (PDT), saddlebag
>Personally, I like the sound of Triumph Triples,
I agree with you on the triples. Sweet sound!
Posted by The Older Gentleman on July 16, 2010, 2:26 am
> On Jul 15, 2:20 am, totallydeadmail...@yahoo.co.uk (The Older
> Gentleman) wrote:
> >
> > Nah. I've Googled it now. Warrior. Probably the same engine, and
> > definitely not my style. Stock pipes, and at tickover sounded just like
> > an equally-silenced HD. Hardly surprising, given the engine layout.
>
> I own one and I don't think mine sounds much like a Harley at all, but
> then I have a two into one pipe and don't set the idle at 36 rpm.
*Shrug* You guys spend more of your time around Harleys than I do.
>
> People who ride behind me often comment on what a nice sound it has.
> It is well baffled, but still has a nice thunderous punch when opened
> up.
>
> Personally, I like the sound of Triumph Triples, followed by V4s, then
> Ducatis.
*Any* triple sounds good (with the exception of a BMW K75). Trident,
Kawasaki, Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha....
>
> I always thought BMWs had about the lamest sounding exhaust note,
Boxers are distinctive, if nothing else.
> but
> supposedly the work they've done to the engines in the last year or
> two has really improved that. I'm eager to hear one.
The new ones rasp nicely.
--
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Try Googling before asking a damn silly question.
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Posted by Robert Bolton on July 15, 2010, 2:01 am
>"There's a Harley!" said my g/f, seeing a big, shiny black
>Kawasaki Nomad parked by the curb as we walked by.
>She thinks every large cruiser with lots of chrome
>and studded upholstery with fringes and tassels is a Harley.
>Well, why not, I thought as I looked up the specs later on.
>50 degree common crankpin V-twin; it might make an exhaust
>sound that at least resembles a Harley (45 degrees).
>Anyone know how close the resemblance? If the "Harley sound"
>is my highest priority (followed by shiny bits and fringes
>and tassels) it seems to me that a Vulcan or Nomad 1500 (92 ci)
>could make me smile for maybe 1/3 the cost of the Real Thing.
>If not the Kwak, which metric cruiser sounds most like a Harley?
>Ps. which one looks most like a Harley?
I drove up to Fairbanks for the 4th, stopping at the gas station near
the Talkeetna junction to gas up the RV. That place was pretty
packed, but there was a Harleyesque looking bike sitting there at the
pump without its rider, so I pulled up to it thinking that he was
inside paying for his gas and would be out soon.
He did come out soon, but he and his girl both had a hot dog and
bottle of water in hand. The guy caught my attention because of the
bad ass pose he struck as he stood there looking at his bike while
eating his hot dog. I sat there till the hot dog was gone, but backed
up and moved to another line of pumps when it became apparent he was
going to stand there and finish his water while he posed.
Not long after, a guy in a pickup pulled up to where I had been,
thinking the bad ass would be leaving soon. It didn't take pickup guy
long to pick up on the fact (hey, a pun!) that Bad Ass wasn't going
anywhere. You could see pickup guy smoldering. Bad Ass finally
finished his bottle of water, climbed onto his bike, but then sat
there for a couple of minutes (literally) while he played with
something...maybe a GPS? Pickup guy got so peaved he rolled his truck
right up to the bike, sitting there about 12 inches from the front
wheel of the bike. Bad Ass stopped playing with his toy, leaned back,
and gave Pickup Guy the evil eye.
Pickup guy backed up, got out, and went inside to do something. Bad
Ass in the mean time finished playing with his toy, SLOWLY put on his
riding clothes, let his chick hop on the back, fired her up (the
bike), and slowly road off into the sunset on his black Star.
I don't remember the flames, but it was black so must have been the
Royal Star Venture S -
http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/products/modelimagelib/586/1/1/0/image.aspx
It may be a 70 degree V-4, but other than that it's apparently pure
Testosterone.
Robert
Posted by don (Calgary) on July 15, 2010, 6:12 pm
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:01:14 -0800, Robert Bolton
>>"There's a Harley!" said my g/f, seeing a big, shiny black
>>Kawasaki Nomad parked by the curb as we walked by.
>>She thinks every large cruiser with lots of chrome
>>and studded upholstery with fringes and tassels is a Harley.
>>
>>Well, why not, I thought as I looked up the specs later on.
>>50 degree common crankpin V-twin; it might make an exhaust
>>sound that at least resembles a Harley (45 degrees).
>>
>>Anyone know how close the resemblance? If the "Harley sound"
>>is my highest priority (followed by shiny bits and fringes
>>and tassels) it seems to me that a Vulcan or Nomad 1500 (92 ci)
>>could make me smile for maybe 1/3 the cost of the Real Thing.
>>
>>If not the Kwak, which metric cruiser sounds most like a Harley?
>>
>>Ps. which one looks most like a Harley?
>>
>I drove up to Fairbanks for the 4th, stopping at the gas station near
>the Talkeetna junction to gas up the RV. That place was pretty
>packed, but there was a Harleyesque looking bike sitting there at the
>pump without its rider, so I pulled up to it thinking that he was
>inside paying for his gas and would be out soon.
>He did come out soon, but he and his girl both had a hot dog and
>bottle of water in hand. The guy caught my attention because of the
>bad ass pose he struck as he stood there looking at his bike while
>eating his hot dog. I sat there till the hot dog was gone, but backed
>up and moved to another line of pumps when it became apparent he was
>going to stand there and finish his water while he posed.
>Not long after, a guy in a pickup pulled up to where I had been,
>thinking the bad ass would be leaving soon. It didn't take pickup guy
>long to pick up on the fact (hey, a pun!) that Bad Ass wasn't going
>anywhere. You could see pickup guy smoldering. Bad Ass finally
>finished his bottle of water, climbed onto his bike, but then sat
>there for a couple of minutes (literally) while he played with
>something...maybe a GPS? Pickup guy got so peaved he rolled his truck
>right up to the bike, sitting there about 12 inches from the front
>wheel of the bike. Bad Ass stopped playing with his toy, leaned back,
>and gave Pickup Guy the evil eye.
>Pickup guy backed up, got out, and went inside to do something. Bad
>Ass in the mean time finished playing with his toy, SLOWLY put on his
>riding clothes, let his chick hop on the back, fired her up (the
>bike), and slowly road off into the sunset on his black Star.
>I don't remember the flames, but it was black so must have been the
>Royal Star Venture S -
>http://www.starmotorcycles.com/star/products/modelimagelib/586/1/1/0/image.aspx
>It may be a 70 degree V-4, but other than that it's apparently pure
>Testosterone.
>Robert
If you Google Yamaha Venture and hockey stick bracket you will
probably find several links related to where, in an attempt to make
their bikes sound like a Harley, Venture owners have designed a
bracket that allows them to mount Harley touring model pipes on their
Ventures.
They do sound louder and I am sure folks like Neil would tell us they
sound like a Harley.
By the way pick up guy should have run over bad ass guy.
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> > (The Older Gentleman) wrote:
> > >> If not the Kwak, which metric cruiser sounds most like a Harley?
> > >Some Yamaha 1700 thing I rode a couple of years ago sounded identical.
> > >45 degree V-twin, and even with pushrods.
> > If you are thinking about the 1700 Roadstar, not even close.
> Nah. I've Googled it now. Warrior. Probably the same engine, and
> definitely not my style. Stock pipes, and at tickover sounded just like
> an equally-silenced HD. Hardly surprising, given the engine layout.