Budget Harley sound
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From: don (Calgary) on 16 Jul 2010 15:03 On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:21:21 -0700, sean_q_ <nospam(a)no.spam> wrote: > > which metric cruiser sounds most like a Harley? > >When I asked for an impartial answer to this question from >a bike salesman I've been dealing with for several years, >he replied "Yamaha Roadstar 1600. 48 degree pushrod V-twin." > >Naturally it was mere coincidence that he worked >at a Yamaha dealership. > I am sure it is part of their canned sales presentation. As much as I like Yamaha products, the Roadstar is one bike I would not want to own. I like the looks of its classic V-Twin cruiser style, but it just doesn't do anything particularly well, except vibrate. Last weekend I had a couple of Roadstar guys tell me they didn't like the Road King because it was too smooth. lol.
From: S'mee on 16 Jul 2010 16:48 On Jul 14, 2:38 pm, sean_q_ <nos...(a)no.spam> wrote: It bears repeating because it is so true "the cheapest way to get that harley sound is with two clothes pins and two balloons"
From: The Older Gentleman on 16 Jul 2010 17:32 don (Calgary) <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote: > On Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:21:21 -0700, sean_q_ <nospam(a)no.spam> wrote: > > > > which metric cruiser sounds most like a Harley? > > > >When I asked for an impartial answer to this question from > >a bike salesman I've been dealing with for several years, > >he replied "Yamaha Roadstar 1600. 48 degree pushrod V-twin." > > > >Naturally it was mere coincidence that he worked > >at a Yamaha dealership. > > > I am sure it is part of their canned sales presentation. I'm sure you do. You really ought to stop theorising and inventing facts to support your pre-conceived ideas. It just doesn't work. > > As much as I like Yamaha products, the Roadstar is one bike I would > not want to own. I like the looks of its classic V-Twin cruiser style, > but it just doesn't do anything particularly well, except vibrate. > Last weekend I had a couple of Roadstar guys tell me they didn't like > the Road King because it was too smooth. lol. I wouldn't want either. A Glide, though.... -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: brad herschel on 16 Jul 2010 19:15 Don't you think trying to duplicate another exhaust is sort of "ah, funny?"
From: Road Glidin' Don on 16 Jul 2010 21:59
On Jul 15, 7:03 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > On Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:33:35 -0700 (PDT), saddlebag > > > > > > <saddle...(a)aol.com> wrote: > >On Jul 14, 11:29 pm, "Road Glidin' Don" <d.lan...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Jul 14, 5:25 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > >> > On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:09:12 +0100, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk > > >> > (The Older Gentleman) wrote: > >> > >sean_q_ <nos...(a)no.spam> 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. Try as > >> > they might to make them sound like Harleys, Roadstar owners just > >> > succeed in making their bikes louder. > > >> Exactly. They just sound like a baloney-making machine. > > >The Roadstar rumbles I posted have that potato...I'm going to > >stall...potato, potato sound that every other de-tuned, de-baffled > >Harley I've ever heard had. Of course, when the idle is properly set, > >they sound just about like every other air cooled twin out there: > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z55sW645ybw > > >I'd bet if I mixed up the sounds and had people here guess, the > >results would come out 50/50. > > And I'd wager, IRL I could pick out the Harley well over 90% of the > time and if they all had stock pipes I'd bet my success rate would be > near perfect. You're probably low-balling with the 90% figure. I've never heard a metric bike that sounded even anywhere close, no matter what was done to it. The louder they get, the worse (and hollower) they sound. 100% correct identification could be guaranteed. <snip> > I can't figure out why people obsess over trying to emulate the > "Harley Sound". > > What I don't like are straight non baffled pipes. To my ear they are > just plain obnoxious and IMHO too many people go to them in order to > make their bike sound like a Harley Well, for reasons aside from self-consciousness, I think it would be different. Occasionally, when working on my bikes and starting them without the mufflers attached... Very cool. People also get a kick out of the spectacle and sound at drag races for the same reason... |