Best sounding motorcycle?

[scracha]

The Inline 6 thread got me thinking. What is/was the best sounding motorcycle ever made?

CBX1000 for me closely followed by VFR750 (early one). I'm such a honda fag. Sound clips appreciated.

[Mikkel]

The mean greenie... :yes:

Sorry about the poor audio quality, it still sounds mean though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huemmK7zTWg&feature=related

[2wheeldrifter]

V-twin Ducati! :chase:

[T.W.R]

THIS :drool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTq5GIsfjwI

[Skyryder]

Truimph. All of them.


BSA had a mean sound too.


Just something about the Brit bikes in the sound department. Might be the water or the weather but nothing else comes close.

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

V-twin Ducati! :chase:


Nice too. Always had a soft spot the these. Sounds totaly uniqe.

Skyryder

[dipshit]

Triples sound good, but it's still hard to beat a 90º V-twin in the sounds department.!


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[skidMark]

V-twin Ducati! :chase:


Yup i must admit that is whats making me consider ducatis
i was going to go for a japper 600 but a nice 740 or 996 would go nicely in the garage, with twin carbon termignoni's (sp?) of course.

This one is going for 14k and i have been dreaming of it for quite some time **drool**

http://www.corsa.co.nz/images//bikes/RO71-996.lrg.jpg

[Kickaha]

Moto Guzzi V8

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After that it'd be a Trident with a 3-1 or any of the other 120 degree triples at full noise

[NighthawkNZ]

V-Twin Britten with orginal exhaust bell, then my VTR V-Twin withdebaffled pipes :P

[HDTboy]

Moto Guzzi V8

You beat me to it
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[Kickaha]

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Sounds.htm

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Sounds/1957%20Guzzi%20V8.mp3

[clmintie]

Yamaha 1974 TZ700....Best ever sound, on or off the track.....Not the 750 cause it had mufflers......

Bring back the Marlboro Series......

[Trudes]

d u c a t i.

[RiderInBlack]

The Britten is one of my favorites. Have it a the start-up sound for my pc. Go to http://www.britten.co.nz/ and click on sound:drool:

[marioc]

S,charged Vmax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UP0WKwMkbo

[98tls]

Always loved the sound of a TLS http://www.timguy.net/Videos/tl1000scom/Round2-Scarborough.mpg

[skidMark]

The Britten is one of my favorites. Have it a the start-up sound for my pc. Go to http://www.britten.co.nz/ and click on sound:drool:


................:drool:

[HornetBoy]

Triumph 675 with a scorpian imo like the windup and induction noise when they are taking off :scooter::drool:

oh if only i had the money

[zadok]

Ah.....there is some nice sounds here: http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Sounds.htm

I have the CBX on my computer, but it is not a file extention that can be posted here.

[slowpoke]

I used to have a site in my favourites at work that was soley bike sounds but alas another IT "upgrade" put paid to that.
Still gort this one though: http://www.cybersportbike.com/2/_sounds/soundsmenu.htm and scroll down as the menu appears off the bottom of the screen (looks like a blank page but it's not)

The ol' 6 into 1 CB-Flex1000 is a classic from my yoof, as is a big crackling two stroke.
Haha, I can remember going to a trackday and hearing a young guy thrashing a plain old CBR250RR with aftermarket exhaust, and at 19000rpm down Wanneroo's front straight the thing sounded amazing....if you disregarded the obviously slow doppler effect.
Hearing my HRC kitted VTR for the first time was probably what convinced me to buy it as much as riding it. Two Brothers pipes aren't renowned for being a good performance upgrade but they sounded fukkin' magificent.

[glice]

honda 1967 rc166. 250cc inline 6. 60hp and sounds awsome

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iM5S0OPSuhk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gFa_J7HRjEc

[henry]

Yamaha 1974 TZ700....

Bring back the Marlboro Series......

Those were the days! Real motorcycles Brucie.

[Edbear]

Moto Guzzi V8



After that it'd be a Trident with a 3-1 or any of the other 120 degree triples at full noise


Yamaha 1974 TZ700....Best ever sound, on or off the track.....Not the 750 cause it had mufflers......

Bring back the Marlboro Series......


S,charged Vmax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UP0WKwMkbo


honda 1967 rc166. 250cc inline 6. 60hp and sounds awsome

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iM5S0OPSuhk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gFa_J7HRjEc

You guys are onto it! Different sounds entirely from each other, but absolutely spine tingling, goose-bump causing, captivating!:niceone:

[nudemetalz]

honda 1967 rc166. 250cc inline 6. 60hp and sounds awsome

http://youtube.com/watch?v=iM5S0OPSuhk
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gFa_J7HRjEc

None better !!!! Now, how do I make my bucket sound like one......

[Crasherfromwayback]

A grid full of Moto GP bikes about to fuck off makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up!!!

[Genestho]

Any V twin with the right exhaust setup, oh and the old tridents.

Have to be biased, the guzzi rs daytona, going down cheltnam hill - 2 into 1 exhaust system.

[nudemetalz]

Any V twin with the right exhaust setup, oh and the old tridents.

Have to be biased, the guzzi rs daytona, going down cheltnam hill - 2 into 1 exhaust system.


Totally agree there.
One of the reasons I bought my V11 Sport was for it's glorious V-Twin sound.
(Thanks Pete)

[Genestho]

They sound fantastic ay? I wind my window down now when I hear one coming my way. Nice.

[EJK]

I'm forever with the MTT Y2K
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[glice]

None better !!!! Now, how do I make my bucket sound like one......

get afew more cylinders and straight pipes. or they had an inline 5 125cc which sound awsome too, and that could be raced in buckets.
they also developed a 3cylinder 50cc. nuts!
having loads of cylinders and revs was the only way honda could get their 4strokes to keep up with the 2bangers.

thumpers have a pretty good sound too.

[MVnut]

MV 6 cyl 500GP .......sorry no sound clip..........anyone help ???

[vfxdog]

MV 6 cyl 500GP .......sorry no sound clip..........anyone help ???

Don't believe they ever did a six (triples and fours, yes), but am ready to be educated.
Looks like the Vees have it so far...the VMax motor is a gem, supercharged or not. Still a big fan tho of the '70's BSA/Triumph triples. One of the worst road bikes I ever owned (and I've owned some dogs) but the racer sound is gorgeous.

[Motu]

Nothing sounds like a Trident of Rocket 3 - best noise in my book....nothing else sounds like them,apart from a TS3 Commer.

[MVnut]

!957/8 500 6 cyl revs to 15000rpm, Monza GP with John Hartle. Since MVs were totally dominant anyway with the withdrawal of Guzzi, Gilera and Mondial, the six was shelved (bummer) will try to find a sound clip later unless someone can beat me to it:niceone:

[Kickaha]

Yamaha 1974 TZ700....Best ever sound, on or off the track.....Not the 750 cause it had mufflers......

Bring back the Marlboro Series......

Were you there when they fired the one at Puke up? what an awesome sound, pity it didn't race


or they had an inline 5 125cc which sound awsome too, and that could be raced in buckets.

proper race bikes aren't eligible

[hurricane_r]

500 gp 2-stroke's

[nevets]

triples :drool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF3XpK7NQ6g

[MVnut]

MV also did a 350/6 in 1969 , 72hp @ 16000rpm, 125kg. tha FIM changed the rules to max number of cyl as four cyl and the bike was obsolete:beer:

[T.W.R]

:clap: one or two comments about Dukes, but the best ones are the bevels barking through a set of Contis ; that is a delicious noise :2thumbsup

But if anyone could find a soundtrack of SuperNero doing a run that would be SWEET :drool: A big Vincent going hell for leather

[dipshit]

triples :drool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF3XpK7NQ6g

Probably would have sounded nice if he wasn't torturing it on the downshifts like he was.

[madandy]

Of the bikes I've actually heard on NZ roads - Ducati. :D

Most twins sound glorious and I do appreciate a well tuned multi cylinder too :)

[98tls]

:clap: one or two comments about Dukes, but the best ones are the bevels barking through a set of Contis ; that is a delicious noise :2thumbsup

But if anyone could find a soundtrack of SuperNero doing a run that would be SWEET :drool: A big Vincent going hell for leather Was going to say the same but then imagined some thinking "wtf is a bevel drive" or "how can tyres sound good".I can still remember the sound of the old mans 78SS heading towards me on the summit rd,awsome although matched by listening to an old Trident with an outrageous 3/1 heading from Fernihurst down to the old Conway store,pretty sure we could still hear it 5 miles away through the Hundalees.:banana:

[lanci]

Mine...........sounds good but not the best, would have to go with that 996 posted prior.

Mine however is a lovely Monster 620 with Cycleworks cans. From what I gather air/oil cooled bikes sound better/louder than water cooled bikes:whistle:

[madandy]

Mine...........sounds good but not the best, would have to go with that 996 posted prior.

Mine however is a lovely Monster 620 with Cycleworks cans. From what I gather air/oil cooled bikes sound better/louder than water cooled bikes:whistle:

Ahaha. Yep. My old Oil cooled GSXR with Yoshi pipe sounds better to me than the newer gear.
+1 for the Monster:Punk:

[clmintie]

Were you there when they fired the one at Puke up? what an awesome sound, pity it didn't race



proper race bikes aren't eligible


Yeah, loved it.....

[roadracingoldfart]

At Manfeild in eithger 89 or 90 when Terry Rymer did a couple of solo laps on the Loctite U.K. sponsored OWO1 Yamaha Superbike.
2 solo laps of peak revs and not a sound from the crowd till he finished and then the cheering was defening lol.

[Squiggles]

Big twins, TL or a big Duc

[Her_C4]

The Inline 6 thread got me thinking. What is/was the best sounding motorcycle ever made?



Mine:hug::2thumbsup

(no sound clip though sorry)....:wacko:

[Coyote]

VFR400. Whirr, roar, howl! It's intoxicating.

And my rough as guts custom homemade muffler sounds similar to this nicely made one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovgPVfMEYWs
Bit boi racer deep at low revs, but it emphasises the roar and sounds brilliant when you have some revs going.


And the Moto Guzzi V8 sounds awwwesome.

And the RC166!

[98tls]

Mine:hug::2thumbsup

(no sound clip though sorry)....:wacko: Cant hear for the clutch:jerry:

[Robbo]

Still nothing like an old parallel twin Bonneville or Trident triple.
Very nostalgic.

[quickbuck]

I'm forever with the MTT Y2K
<>

Ahhh Music to my ears.....
No wait! I'm deaf after listening to a noise like that for ten years...

[Her_C4]

Cant hear for the clutch:jerry:

he he he :sunny: Yeah I would have agreed with the last one - but not this baby..... :love: :first:

And besides - there is something rather ... ummm 'unique' about a dry clutch don't you think?? :Punk:

[ambler]

VMax
http://www.totalmotorcycle.com/Sounds/v-max%203.wav
Early VFR750
Most big v-twins esp ducati

[Magua]

+1 for the cbx1000.

[98tls]

he he he :sunny: Yeah I would have agreed with the last one - but not this baby..... :love: :first:

And besides - there is something rather ... ummm 'unique' about a dry clutch don't you think?? :Punk: Funnily enough the clatter clatter was the thing that annoyed me most with the ones ive owned but in hindsight i think "character":rolleyes:

[Number One]

2 Me?


Mine would be better without the cam chain rattle though:mellow:

[The Pastor]

I like my cbr250RR with no airbox at 19 000rpm. Sounds insane.

[98tls]

I like my cbr250RR with no airbox at 19 000rpm. Sounds insane.
Nope,sounds like a CBR250 with no airbox.:weird:

[The Pastor]

Nope,sounds like a CBR250 with no airbox.:weird:
it hurts my ears :S thats with the stock exhaust, with the one im getting from custom chambers its going to be nuts :D :D

you just cant get anything like a performance inline4 250 anymore :)

[98tls]

it hurts my ears :S thats with the stock exhaust, with the one im getting from custom chambers its going to be nuts :D :D

you just cant get anything like a performance inline4 250 anymore :) Uh huh.If hurting yours ears does it for you may i suggest an Estwing.

[Finn]

Look dickheads, there is only one. Harley Fucken Davidson. The only bike to patent the sound. This of course is followed by a distant second place by MV. Coincidently, I got one of each. Everything else is just screaming piece of wannabe turd. I can't believe jap bikes even got a mention.

[98tls]

Look dickheads, there is only one. Harley Fucken Davidson. The only bike to patent the sound. This of course is followed by a distant second place by MV. Coincidently, I got one of each. Everything else is just screaming piece of wannabe turd. I can't believe jap bikes even got a mention. :Oi:Fuck off shorty,nobody mentioned potatoes or Idaho.At an age where ribbing another's make of bike is boring but will draw the line at a nice sounding Harley,how many times in my life ave i heard someone grab a handful on one and immediately thought dont turn round yet plenty of time.

[Blackbuell]

Look dickheads, there is only one. Harley Fucken Davidson. The only bike to patent the sound...

BUELL BUELL with a very Loud D&D Pipe

[Finn]

Senstive little ladies. Renegay Masterbater gave me a red rep for that. Ring ting ting ting.

[Finn]

BUELL BUELL with a very Loud D&D Pipe

You know the history of BUELL BUELL right?

[98tls]

Senstive little ladies. Renegay Masterbater gave me a red rep for that. Ring ting ting ting. :lol::lol:Really?never mind this is probably as close to the real world hes ever dared venture.

[oldguy]

Norton Rotary

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Oh and my old VTR1000 and now my Buell

[Paulus]

500 gp 2-stroke's
My pick too. Sadly it seems that this is a sound we will never hear again. :weep:

[Finn]

My pick too. Sadly it seems that this is a sound we will never hear again. :weep:

Rachel Hunter gets close.

[Richard Mc F]

PAAAHHHH old bevel ducati with k&n filters for the upper notes, conti's for da BOOM:nya:

[scracha]

Look dickheads, there is only one. Harley Fucken Davidson. The only bike to patent the sound. This of course is followed by a distant second place by MV. Coincidently, I got one of each. Everything else is just screaming piece of wannabe turd. I can't believe jap bikes even got a mention.

I said "stock" bikes at the start of this thread. Since most of the tassley chaps wearing brigade's bikes have screamin eagle pipes then that says to me that stock Harley's sounds $hite.

[Kickaha]

Look dickheads, there is only one. Harley Fucken Davidson. The only bike to patent the sound.

Not quite right,they tired to patent it and then decided not to, probably realised no one else would want to copy such a crap sound anyway

[Sully60]

Norton Rotary

<Cool Norton Rotary vid>



+1

I like all the two and four stroke multis GP bikes and big twins already mentioned but this thing around the Isle flat out in top is just something very special.


And this...:tugger:


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[The Lone Rider]

A desynced V4 with vance and hines classics, with the bulb end removed. (baffle in or out optional)


By the way finn, they TRIED to patent the sound. However they weren't allowed to and I believe were only allowed to patent the design of the engine that made the sound.

Honda ACE is a model purposely attempting to clone the harley sound, - can't remember how it did it though.

[JMemonic]

My favourite sounding bike was a custom built machine, it had a Leyland P76 V8 engine in it, and custom built baffled pipes, it sounded crisp and clean and you just knew it was going to move if asked, yet not to loud.

Yes Harley's have a sound of their own (thankfully), I have heard what I felt to be some nice ones but some of these things with the baffles removed or modified pipes to make as much noise as possible, nah they sound like rubbish imho.

Its fairly subjective, and different horses for courses.

[madandy]

Look dickheads, there is only one. Harley Fucken Davidson. The only bike to patent the sound. This of course is followed by a distant second place by MV. Coincidently, I got one of each. Everything else is just screaming piece of wannabe turd. I can't believe jap bikes even got a mention.

Them Porsche designed, water cooled, OHC motors sound good, for sure ;)

[Finn]

Them Porsche designed, water cooled, OHC motors sound good, for sure ;)

Which is why all VROD's are on anti rejection drugs for the rest of their lives.

[dipshit]

Not quite right,they tired to patent it and then decided not to, probably realised no one else would want to copy such a crap sound anyway

A massey ferguson tractor with the exhaust manifold removed sounds a bit like a Harley with straight pipes too. Agricultural, loud and crude.

[Coyote]

I said "stock" bikes at the start of this thread. Since most of the tassley chaps wearing brigade's bikes have screamin eagle pipes then that says to me that stock Harley's sounds $hite.
Have you heard a stock Harley?

You probably wouldn't have noticed. They're quieter than a mouse. With all the noise emissions crap they probably have to come out of the factory like that. Apparently it's the dealers that take a big drill to the exhaust cause they'd have no hope of selling them otherwise. In fact, this bike I heard, the owner had to specially import the baffled pipes from HD since his 'originals' had a hole drilled in them.


I'm keen on a debaffled Buell. They've got the same obnoxious Harley sound right?

[NZsarge]

S,charged Vmax

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UP0WKwMkbo

Holy hell that thing is insane! :devil2:'s own bike!

[vfxdog]

MV also did a 350/6 in 1969 , 72hp @ 16000rpm, 125kg. tha FIM changed the rules to max number of cyl as four cyl and the bike was obsolete:beer:

I'll consider myself corrected. When did you hear one of those?

[Finn]

Have you heard a stock Harley?

Mine was stock for 2 days. Sounded like a sewing machine. Ripped the baffles out, added 1 x K&N filter and 1 x Power Commander and had it dyno'd. It now sets off car alarms. Cool.

[johan]

I'm more addicted to the sound from the air intakes together with an open exhaust system.

If you're ever been on a 996sps with no air restrictors and its more aggressive cams, and open the throttle fully, you can hear the airbox's low singing tone singing as the hemholtz resonance kicks in. It's pretty special. But I guess you have to be on the bike to hear it.

[firefighter]

Its definately...........................NOT my Kawasaki ZZR 250!!!! :lol:

[SPman]

!957/8 500 6 cyl revs to 15000rpm, Monza GP with John Hartle. Since MVs were totally dominant anyway with the withdrawal of Guzzi, Gilera and Mondial, the six was shelved (bummer) will try to find a sound clip later unless someone can beat me to it:niceone:
The 500 MV6 was at Puke a few years ago - it sounded good, even though it was only being babied around the track.
Yamaha 250 & 125 V4s and the 125/5 & 250,305/6 Hondas are what do it for me.

[glice]

I'm more addicted to the sound from the air intakes together with an open exhaust system.

I agree, a motor needs a good induction sound to go with the exhaust sound.

and does anyone know where to get one and how much a new exhaust will be for a mc19 cbr250?

[terbang]

Three cylinder Kawasaki two strokers.

[Rogue]

four cylinder reving to the moon :bleh:

[HenryDorsetCase]

RC166
six cylinder, 250cc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO35G9Eovn0


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1yYI719MjM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM5S0OPSuhk

[shafty]

Favourite (bike) sounds from the '70's, when tits were real, and pussies were hairy:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeMx3-vNUlw - Trident Racing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LrcLLzLp4w - Suzy Waterbus GT750

[DUCATI*HARD]

DUCATI HARD:devil2:

[johan]

Turn up the volume!

Ducati Desmosedici RR V-4 @ 18000 rpm!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDUsbtx8-QY

You can even hear him blipping the throttle :)

[idb]

Funnily enough the clatter clatter was the thing that annoyed me most with the ones ive owned but in hindsight i think "character":rolleyes:

Good for you on the character comment!!!!

I might be just a little biased but as far as road-going bikes are concerned I agree on bevel-drive through Contis.
Maybe a Norton with pea-shooters as second.

I was sitting at Shingle Creek pub once when a Honda Six (I'm sure it had a six-into-six, would that be right?) took off and hammered it up the hill, you could see and hear it for about a k and a half before it disappeared.
That was glorious!!

[98tls]

Another that springs to mind is a Trident the old man had with the most outrageous 3/1 Ive ever seen,he used to leave Ferniehurst and head down through the Hundalees towards the old Conway store and you could hear it for miles,glorious

[Big Dave]

Ducati Darmah with Contis

Norton Commando with Dunstalls

Evo Harley with Screaming Eagles.

[rogson]

GN250 with a cork

[vagrant]

Norton Rotary

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Yup, second the Rotary. A friend down in Blenheim has one that he bought back from the UK. Unfortunately it has developed some electrical gremlins and won't start anymore:crybaby:

[vagrant]

Nope, changed my mind. It's been so long since my RC30 ran that I forgot what it sounds like. Try this one, Nick Jefferies at the IOM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abKIWeEO_FM&feature=related

RC30 gets my vote.

[festus]

All bikes sound great !

Single bangers, v-twins & parallel twins, triples, fours inc v-4, and even the CBX.

If its got 2 wheels, f#ck I love em all.........

[Owl]

I love the sound of the Triumph triples and the Ducati twins, but to this day, the nicest bike I've heard was a Buell S1 Lightning. It wasn’t very loud, but this thing emanated such low frequency sound, you’d end up with goose bumps every time it went past. I was informed that it was far from standard.

[Mooch]

The Inline 6 thread got me thinking. What is/was the best sounding motorcycle ever made?

CBX1000 for me closely followed by VFR750 (early one). I'm such a honda fag. Sound clips appreciated.

Could be biased :whistle:.... 748R pulling 12,500 rpm
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=tatEDBEytnY

[Forest]

There's one of these somewhere in Melbourne, but I've only ever seen it on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxc07mL4ao4

Y2K superbike with a 300+hp jet turbine engine.

[scracha]

Could be biased :whistle:.... 748R pulling 12,500 rpm
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=tatEDBEytnY
I'm just happy when mine is pulling any RPM.

[slowpoke]

Nope, changed my mind. It's been so long since my RC30 ran that I forgot what it sounds like. Try this one, Nick Jefferies at the IOM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abKIWeEO_FM&feature=related

RC30 gets my vote.

You know how when you you have a really good crap and you just have that really satisfying "aaaaaaaaah........" type moment? This does it for me.

RC30 would be my absolute realistic dream bike. There are unobtainable exotic's that will only ever be fantasy's but an RC30 is right up there on the list and is almost realistic....almost..............

[blossomsowner]

The mean greenie... :yes:

Sorry about the poor audio quality, it still sounds mean though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huemmK7zTWg&feature=related

yes..........i liiiiiiiiike that sound

[cs363]

Just to take this full circle...I still think the best sounding production bike is the CBX: http://www.geocities.com/PixSounds/bsnd/cbx.wav ....though I am biased ;)
Next would be Ducati's and any decent triple like a Laverda or Triumph

As far as race bikes go, hearing 2 stroke GP bikes live still beats the pants off anything else.

Honary mention goes to the supercharged V-Max and the turbine bike gets a mention just for sheer insanity! :)

[98tls]

Hairy TLS sounds sweet.http://www.timguy.net/Videos/tl1000scom/Round2-Scarborough.mpg

[cs363]

Hairy TLS sounds sweet.http://www.timguy.net/Videos/tl1000scom/Round2-Scarborough.mpg


Mmmm not bad at all! I think anything that sounds a bit different is good, four cylinder four strokes are just so numerous while they don't sound bad they've just become too normal to really stir the soul. Reading through this thread the bikes that really score points seem to be the ones you just don't hear every day.

[Mountlocal1]

Hmmm....

Ians TL1000S with the cut down microns... Umm... 08 VFR800 with gutted factory pipes... Umm... DMNTD's old Superduke... (Havnt heard the 1098..)... And a old RGV500 I once rode...

[Boob Johnson]

Hairy TLS sounds sweet.http://www.timguy.net/Videos/tl1000scom/Round2-Scarborough.mpg
THE best sounding bike ever.........fo sho :Punk:

[driftn]

J-Lo.................

[idleidolidyll]

Honda oval piston racer at 25,000 revs

[rocketman1]

SV1000 twin , Yoshis, no baffles , cant beat that..#1
Enough said!

[_intense_]

vtr 1000 sp2 - sp5

(with a nice set of pipes)

[_intense_]

Triples sound good, but it's still hard to beat a 90º V-twin in the sounds department.!


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:Pokey:

especially when its a ducati eating sp2...

[rudolph]

Könige flat four 2stroke, Kim nuke em from NZ

[98tls]

:love:Sweet sounds.............http://www.bevelheaven.com/sounds-duc.htmYou younguns wont understand :bleh:

[nudemetalz]

That Duc-Sounds website is cool !!!
I've ridden a 900S2 before. A big tank of a thing but a real experience riding.

Now I'm biased,...but then I'm allowed to be !!
Here's what I considered simply bootiful ....
http://www.guzzitech.dk/13/v2.wav
http://www.guzzitech.dk/13/v8.wav

[paturoa]

H2 750 still give me the tingles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZbsMO9l82g

and with chambers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW98m9ajFiI&feature=related

and best sound recording

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAq6NfF481A

[nudemetalz]

and this is awesome too..

H2R at Laguna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6YkutGxkz4

apologies for reposting.

[The Lone Rider]

I reckon this one -

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Motorbikes/Motorbikes/Cruiser/auction-163233436.htm

Four two into one staight shot pipes? YYYYIIIKKEESS!!!

Anyone able to go listen to it? lol

[nudemetalz]

Nah, that's just a typical Corvette V8 sound. :zzzz:
Get that on any Monaro....:whistle:

[fridayflash]

Yamaha 1974 TZ700....Best ever sound, on or off the track.....Not the 750 cause it had mufflers......

Bring back the Marlboro Series......
im with you on that1;) followed by burt munroes lndian

[The Lone Rider]

Nah, that's just a typical Corvette V8 sound. :zzzz:
Get that on any Monaro....:whistle:

Those pipes will make a large difference to the tone.

[dangerous]

Ok forget that yank shit car engine crap... lets go back a few years

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9J1CCxUlZA 50cc DOHC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7yVqos4yKA&NR=1 125cc 5cyl

[Hinny]

Manx Norton with Megaphone.
Devil's Triumph.
Vmax

[pete376403]

This would have sounded pretty good - the "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe" triple engined drag bike built by Russ Collins

[Thunder 8]

Nah, that's just a typical Corvette V8 sound. :zzzz:
Get that on any Monaro....:whistle:
:woohoo: V8 sound coming from a motorcycle is something really different.....but then i am biased.:niceone:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVe_n_2r394

[Tumbles]

Hard to hear due to the wind noise, but this supercharged VFR 800 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQslEkcwu7o) is MINT!

VFRD Article (http://www.vfrdiscussion.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=31492)

[pete376403]

Just had a look at the supercharged VFR article - noted that the injectors are RC engineering units. Made by Russ Collins engineering, the guy who built the triple Honda drag bike a few pictures up. Small world...

[dino3310]

73 bonnie with no baffles.
guzzi V11 sport.

[avgas]

- Bimota VDue with fuel injection
- 89-96 Kawasaki ZX4-6 or 9 with bridged extractors and aftermarket pipe
- Aprilla RS250 with Arrows
- Speed triple with aftermarket pipes
- Y2K
- Any big single with a supertrapp
- ZX11 with dual yoshis
- 650 bonnie with dunstalls
- TRX850
- Munch Mammut
- Suzuki B-King concept (supercharged)


those are all i can think of right now

[nudemetalz]

guzzi V11 sport.

Dude !!!!
You gotta be aboard one too. They sound awesome, more so if wifey would let me spend $$$ on some "more authoritative" pipes !!



:woohoo: V8 sound coming from a motorcycle is something really different.....but then i am biased.:niceone:


I have to admit, that does sound good :)

[dino3310]

[QUOTE=nudemetalz;1645533]Dude !!!!
You gotta be aboard one too. They sound awesome, more so if wifey would let me spend $$$ on some "more authoritative" pipes !!



I know what you mean, i had a blast on one in whangarei about 5 years ago
faaaaarkin beautiful trumpet.
i couldn't ride it for shit but man that sound was awesome:Punk:

[dangerous]

guzzi V11 sport.depends on the breed of can, the Mistrals on my 1100 sport were soooooooooo mint, the neptunes on the V11 are a bit quite, but thats ok cos the sound of the induction is awesome.


- Bimota VDue with fuel injectionthose are all i can think of right now

think of? what did you just pull some names out of a hat, the V Due for example dont work LOL another words how many on your list have you actually heard?

[nudemetalz]

I dunno,..reckon the V-Due does sound good according to "Ewe-tube"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-b_jCZsVXw

[BIHB@0610]

Ducati .......


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[dangerous]

I dunno,..reckon the V-Due does sound good according to "Ewe-tube"Yip... nice, kinda like me 350LC ill get a sound track of that up aye?




Ducati .......
sounds just like me old CX500 with headers only :Punk:

[Bonez]

sounds just like me old CX500 with headers only :Punk:'bout time somebody mentioned that venerable beasty. :apint:

[dwnundabkr]

i am one eyed it has to be a buell for me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkyOAEtf70Y

[Forest]

Got a chance to hear a Yamaha MT-01 today with a stage-one kit (Akrapovic slip-ons).

Sounded absolutely amazing. The engine in the MT-01 generates 19 litres of exhaust gas per second at idle.

[oldguy]

Norton NRV

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[Elysium]

Honda VTR Firestorm.

[Horney1]

:rockon:
The Britten is one of my favorites. Have it a the start-up sound for my pc. Go to http://www.britten.co.nz/ and click on sound:drool:


I must agree, the Britten sounds great.

One of the most memorable sounds I've heard was a Vincent sidecar chasing us around Western Springs on full noise. I think it was supercharged. Yes, I know, it's not stock/ street but it sounded great! :rockon:


I think there are many other very nice sounding bikes out there - including Duc's, Honda & Suzuki vees, fours with nice pipes & even my KTM. Not Harleys.

[rosie631]

The older model Harleys. I love the sound of mine. Still gives me a thrill everytime I start her up.

[naphazoline]

I'm not sure about the best ever bike sound,but the new R1 has a very impressive sound.:drool:

[pritch]

honda 1967 rc166. 250cc inline 6. 60hp and sounds awsome

Somewhere here I have recordings of the Guzzi 500cc V8 but it would be nice to have heard it for real. Then there was that period of extravagance in the 60s when Honda came up with a 50cc twin, a 125cc I L four and the 250cc six. That would have been special.

The litre Moto GP bikes were special too, sweetest sounding was the Suzuki V4 by a small margin, but they were all startlingly loud.

Of course if you spent too long listening to those you probably can't hear all that much these days :whistle:

[CookMySock]

What a cool thread. A great celebration of motorcycles, and everyone universally agrees - motorcycles sound awesome! ;)

Steve

[6ft5]

The older model Harleys. I love the sound of mine. Still gives me a thrill everytime I start her up.

Yeap agree with that, my 99 FLH sounds awesome

[Insanity_rules]

Can you guess what I'm going to say????? :innocent: Might have something to do with Termignoni pipes and a certain italian V twin that I might have a hard on for. The first time I heard it I thought it sounded like the visual equivilent of Megan Fox mud wrestling with Lara Bingle

[SPP]

Two of my favourites. Imagine what VTNZ would make of these two.

Ducati http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZQgNZ3gBmM

TZ750 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZBxVrqDwlw

[Dooly]

Love the sound of a Hinckley triple. Have a 2 Bros muffler on my Speed Triple, and a carbon one with baffles out on the Daytona and the 2 sound completely different with the Speedy far better.

Mind you, gutted the Arrow carbons on my Duc and that is very, umm.....noisy.
But nice.:Punk:

[NighthawkNZ]

mine........

[Drew]

TL1000S, wearing a pair of two brothers bolt on cans, to the original headers and mid pipes.

Best sounding V-twin ever, I know that will have Ducati owners up in arms, but all I can say is, "you like the noise of rattle rattle". Why would anyone take your opinion seriously?

[Owl]

Love the sound of a Hinckley triple.

+1

But then I would say that!:2thumbsup

[monkeymsea]

I love the sound of my zxr when you change gear at 16k....

Almost formula 1 sounding..
mind you i could be biased

[flame]

TL1000S, wearing a pair of two brothers bolt on cans, to the original headers and mid pipes.

Best sounding V-twin ever, I know that will have Ducati owners up in arms, but all I can say is, "you like the noise of rattle rattle". Why would anyone take your opinion seriously?

Why would anyone ever take YOUR opinion seriously? the one you rode spent more time lying down!:shutup:

Not all ducs have dry clutches. Dunno why people moan about the clutch anyways.....sounds beaut to me :)

[mattian]

mine of course........ hehehehehe :innocent:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0M1XotslnH0

[Drew]

Why would anyone ever take YOUR opinion seriously? the one you rode spent more time lying down!:shutup:Nobody does, hense the lack of need to monotor what I say:Punk:

[NordieBoy]

Unsilencered little 500cc IL4 (http://fran.nelson.geek.nz/motorbikes/gilera/road/Gilera500.mp3).

[Hinny]

Why would anyone ever take YOUR opinion seriously? the one you rode spent more time lying down!:shutup:

That's funny.

Not all ducs have dry clutches. Dunno why people moan about the clutch anyways.....sounds beaut to me :)

That's kind of funny too!
I think they sound like they are just about ready to break.
Oh! wait...

[johan]

That's kind of funny too!
I think they sound like they are just about ready to break.
Oh! wait...

The only time you hear the clutch rattling is when the bike is standing still in neutral, which is not really what the bike was designed to do.

[Hinny]

I notice that you didn't refute the allegation that they break.

[crazyhorse]

Best sounding bike out there has got to be the TL1000. Real throaty and can be heard miles away - awesome distinctive sound - gotta love it!!!

[johan]

I notice that you didn't refute the allegation that they break.

It's a machinery with an engine. It will disintergrate soner or later as anything else.
If you want a comfy quiet reliable ride, get a scooter.

[Retch]

It's a machinery with an engine. It will disintergrate soner or later as anything else.
If you want a comfy quiet reliable ride, get a scooter.

You mean get a Vespa ;)

[Hinny]

It's a machinery with an engine. It will disintergrate soner or later as anything else.
If you want a comfy quiet reliable ride, get a scooter.

Or a Honda.
One like this would be good...
I imagine six into six sounding pretty cool. (they just look like they go into two)

[sondela]

Ducati (followed by the MV and Guzzi, and after that the Harleys..) still the best in mine humble, and most ppl I know's opinions..the Duc baiters are just jealous methinks..

[johan]

I like the sound of Rossi's M1!

[Beeza]

Laverda Jota triple with the old 180 degree two-up,one-down crank, especially at idle.

[johan]

You mean get a Vespa ;)

I wouldn't recomend the wasp, 'la vespa'. Its aicraft derived suspension linkage would probably not feel right for the average japenese rider.

The Ducati wireless radio produced when the vespa was launched is probably more well sounding than a dry clutch for some ears.

[AD345]

Sound and a light show here (http://s257.photobucket.com/albums/hh226/Batchkopf/?action=view&current=MOV01570.flv)

[BMWST?]

for a stock bike the cbx 1000 six at high revs and throttle would be hard to beat.My s2 ducati with 40mm carbs and contis was nice.

a certain double supercharged v12 aero engine manufactured in britain in the mid forties (the packards dont sound the same for some reason) sound rather nice too.

[Drew]

.the Duc baiters are just jealous methinks..

Baiting? I only said Duc riders would all bite, it wasn't the point of my post.

Not jealous mate, I raced a Ducati, or tried to rather. Wasn't for me or my way of riding. Got booted off the team for crashing it too much.

[sondela]

Baiting? I only said Duc riders would all bite, it wasn't the point of my post.

Not jealous mate, I raced a Ducati, or tried to rather. Wasn't for me or my way of riding. Got booted off the team for crashing it too much.

err..you sure it was the bike that caused it?

[Drew]

err..you sure it was the bike that caused it?

Never said it was the bike. It and I just didn't get along.

Cant blame a machine for that, and never have.

[James Deuce]

Best sounding bike I've heard recently is an '09 R1 with aftermarket cans. I might have to buy one, just for that rumble.

[one fast tl1ooo]

Its gota be the tl1000s or r . nothing can beat that sound :2guns:

[Mikkel]

I notice that you didn't refute the allegation that they break.

'nuf said. <10 chars>

[crazefox]

TL1000S, wearing a pair of two brothers bolt on cans, to the original headers and mid pipes.

Best sounding V-twin ever, I know that will have Ducati owners up in arms, but all I can say is, "you like the noise of rattle rattle". Why would anyone take your opinion seriously?

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh bro your breaking my heart

[Drew]

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh bro your breaking my heart

C'mon bro, I was never an enthusiest, or even an admirer. I, my friend, am a bike whore, and someone bought the Ducati, passed me the key and said, "thrash the ring of this will ya". I tried to do the bizzo, and failed miserably.:Oops:

[98tls]

C'mon bro, I was never an enthusiest, or even an admirer. I, my friend, am a bike whore, and someone bought the Ducati, passed me the key and said, "thrash the ring of this will ya". I tried to do the bizzo, and failed miserably.:Oops: Your almost right with the TL thing D,they do truely sound awsome with the 2 brothers cans (early version) but have to say there is a Ducati that sounds better,not one built in the last few decades(they sound rubbish no matter what price the aftermarkets) but a 78 900SS with Contis,nothing sounds better,nothing.Imho.

[crazefox]

C'mon bro, I was never an enthusiest, or even an admirer. I, my friend, am a bike whore, and someone bought the Ducati, passed me the key and said, "thrash the ring of this will ya". I tried to do the bizzo, and failed miserably.:Oops:

Forgiven my friend

[dangerous]

but a 78 900SS with Contis,nothing sounds better,nothing.Imho.hell yes... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1moWDGZ764I&feature=related not a well sounding thing tho

[98tls]

Interesting,green frame?thought that was only the 750.This one sounds better.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHqOcXAo67M

[98tls]

Watching the guy in your clip had me laughing D,the old man has a 80 900SS which whenever full with gas was virtually unstartable,a few years back was filling up with gas in Ashvegas a guy pulls up on one,nice i thought so waited to hear it leave:Oops:sure enough he couldnt get it to go,when he had stopped sweating/heavy breathing enough to talk we got yappin,sure enough it was the old mans old SS:woohoo:

[Fatjim]

I'd like to change this thread to "which bike has made Deano jump the highest"

[dangerous]

Interesting,green frame?thought that was only the 750.This one sounds better.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHqOcXAo67M

ohhh now ya asking for it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOjtSd8lXv4 round fin

[98tls]

ohhh now ya asking for it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOjtSd8lXv4 round fin :bash:Bastard,yep what a beauty.Anytime you win lotto feel free to buy me an 850MK1.

[flame]

Ducati's:woohoo: with big open exhaust system of course!....only surpassed by the unforgettable haunting sound of the 'Britten' ripping it up around Ruapuna .....oooohhhhh giggedy giggedy!

[Creeping Death]

Best sounding bike out there has got to be the TL1000. Real throaty and can be heard miles away - awesome distinctive sound - gotta love it!!!

Yip!.....:yes:

[Timber020]

VFR400. Growl and howl like nothing else. And because they are "only" 400's you hear them open up more often than other bikes. Wonderful

[Hinny]

Here's another V4 that sounds pretty good... especially around 0.48
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[cs363]

Here's another V4 that sounds pretty good... especially around 0.48


:yes: And, good though it is, a recording pales by comparison to the real thing - one of those sounds that makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, like an F1 car in the flesh too.... :rockon:

[Mikkel]

ohhh now ya asking for it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOjtSd8lXv4 round fin

Ok, that is wicked! :niceone:

[vifferman]

... but it's all very subjective.

For me, it's all to do with how it's set up, and almost all bikes sound good with race exhausts. I like the sound of a (megaphoned) Manx Norton, a CCM or similar with a straight pipe, a Ducati with Termignonis, a VFR750 with an Arrow/Remus/Scorpion/etc muffler, any similarly equipped triple (Triumph, Benelli, etc.), any four or six with a decent aftermarket system, a two-stroke with expansion chamber(s) (especially a twin or triple). Even the very weird Suszuki roatary RE5 has some auditory appeal.

What I don't like is bikes where the mechanical noise outweighs the exhaust noise, or the exhaust is loud just for the sake of loudness, like debaffled mufflers, Harley drag pipes, and the like. They end up sounding like there's summat wrong with them, which there is. Also, small displacement bikes with noisy exhausts usually sound too "try hard": they sound like they're going a million km/h, when they're barely moving.

[coffeejunkie]

Trumpys of course! Which one? ALL OF THEM:drool:

[vifferman]

Ok, that is wicked! :niceone:
It certainly was! :love:

[one fast tl1ooo]

nope still the tl1000:2guns:

[coffeejunkie]

TL1000s my partner had is the 2nd best lol

[Genestho]

Ok, that is wicked! :niceone:

Hell yea that's sexy, and look at his grin!

I haven't read all the thread....

I know I'm biased but you cannot beat the sound of a Guzzi wound out!!!!!
mmmmmmm

But then it is subjective, my ex used to taylor make exhausts, for ducatis, and guzzi's, and some jap bikes...

But actually the sound of a laverda, hehe...with it's baffles falling out did make a good sound too on the revs

Then there's the old Tridents...

OH! And the sound of Sidecar Bob's beamer (Sidecar) !!! Didn't think much of beamers till I heard that! (he knows this :bleh:)

Hmm too many to pick just one!

[one fast tl1ooo]

TL1000s my partner had is the 2nd best lol

well in my world it is the tl1000s :done:

[nudemetalz]

ohhh now ya asking for it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOjtSd8lXv4 round fin

beeeeeeeooooutiful !!!!!!!!

[idleidolidyll]

The best motorcycle sound ever?

Well that'd be my KTM690smc with the full Ti Akra system and the cut down airbox: it sucks and blows at the same time and is frankly stunning.

But I suppose you could say this is a very subjective thing and maybe to some a V8 Moto Guzzi or shitbox Triumph twin 'sounds better'.

Hard to say exactly but having sat in the dyno room with a Britten on full noise; I can still hear the music playing from Johns' creation

[Bardman]

09 R1:Punk: orrsumm:msn-wink:

[crazyhorse]

Could be a TL ????? They sound horny.... hmmmmm!

[robertydog]

09 R1:Punk: orrsumm:msn-wink:

What he said

[Stormer]

I used to recon my old VTR sounded magic with the Yoshi RS3`s on it, now it`s the jap Yoshi on my Gixxer while giving it heaps that sounds so sweeeet.:stoogie:

[Owl]

Trumpys of course! Which one? ALL OF THEM:drool:

"That a girl"!:2thumbsup

I knew you were in my friends list for a reason:D

[dipshit]

These things sounded pretty good too.


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[James Deuce]

Nascar howl from a Yamaha.
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[Owl]

Nascar howl from a Yamaha.

I need to talk to my bank manager.:yes:

HONEY!!!:D

[idleidolidyll]

Actually, the VERY best sound ever is my gutless 60HP KTM 690smc with the full Akra system and modified airbox going around the outside of a 2009 R1 or GSXR like they are standing still or my Nana is riding.............................the pilots of the UJM's might think it sounds pretty crap but that's just the sore losers view.

[Hinny]

Some great sounds here.
http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/Sounds.htm
The Yamaha RD05a V4 from the late 60's (bottom left)when if you weren't on a Yamaha you were 'nowhere man'. The 250cc V4's were indomitable. They were banned from racing because they were too fast.
They changed the rules to give other manufacturers a chance.
One of those sounds that makes your hair stand up on the back of your neck.
Could probably curdle milk from fifty paces.

[ric007]

Suzuki TL1000s http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcC6gBnxJGA

[saltydog]

Nascar howl from a Yamaha.
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hear hear.......sounds even better with yoshis

[dangerous]

Actually, the VERY best sound ever is my gutless 60HP KTM 690smc with the full Akra system and modified airbox going around the outside of a 2009 R1 or GSXR like they are standing still or my Nana is ridingbut, but... that aint saying much bout ya self considering I can keep with ya AND stay on the corect side of the road on a farking old guzzi... and thats with out trying :Punk:

[Drew]

the pilots of the UJM's might think it sounds pretty crap but that's just the sore losers view.

Challenge still stands.


but, but... that aint saying much bout ya self considering I can keep with ya AND stay on the corect side of the road on a farking old guzzi :Punk:Yeah, but you have jinja ninja blood.

[Little Smurf]

Well my baby seems to turn heads ZX14 with twin brother cans, very loud and very cool louder than it should be :niceone: Shakes the pictures in the house when it pulls up into the garage, it truly rocks :wari:

[ynot slow]

Haven't read all the pages but the mid 80's McIntosh suzuki with late Rodger Freeth aboard and Cros' kwaka same era off hand.

And the bandit with 2 bros pipes aint bad either.

[Brian d marge]

Honda oval piston racer at 25,000 revs

Strangely I was at Honda when those things came out , I didnt do the training but opted for the chassis course
we sold a couple , and years later when I go to Japan we had one in the shop , funnily enough I just didnt bother riding it

Those in the trade might understand why,,,,

Stephen

Ps

THE BEST BIKE EVER,,,is Mike hailwood over the mountain IOM ,,he keeps it pinned on the 6 even the slower Nortons back off

[idleidolidyll]

Challenge still stands.

Yeah, but you have jinja ninja blood.

challenge still stands?

you backed out last i recall

[idleidolidyll]

but, but... that aint saying much bout ya self considering I can keep with ya AND stay on the corect side of the road on a farking old guzzi... and thats with out trying :Punk:

what ya mean is I wasn't trying and you're kidding yourself.

actually, i followed you, not trying to pass. when i finally did, i pulled away.

I seem to recall you pulling up beside me after i stopped waiting for all to catch up and you saying something along the lines of "damn that thing's fast"

be honest dangerous, you're a damn good rider but you didn't have what it took on the guzzi that day

[idleidolidyll]

Drew and Dangerous

Lets not drag this thread off topic, it'll just piss off the people posting on topic and rightly so..
If ya wanna continue this little side debate invite me to a dedicated thread or send me a pm.

[peasea]

Drew and Dangerous

Lets not drag this thread off topic, it'll just piss off the people posting on topic and rightly so..
If ya wanna continue this little side debate invite me to a dedicated thread or send me a pm.

No, no, leave it here, that's fine. It's all motorcycle noise after all.

:jerry::jerry::jerry::jerry::jerry:

[Madmax]

This would have sounded pretty good - the "Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe" triple engined drag bike built by Russ Collinswhat about the denco triple triple

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[Mikkel]

I really enjoy the diversity - so many cool bikes that sound cool in different ways.

The Daytona 675 shouldn't be forgotten either:

Arrow exhaust - the Arrow race can on the 675 sounds awesome during fly-bys along the straight of Ruapuna!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKqJP_eLXbM&feature=related

Custom Akropovic exhaust:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mV7jRXq8GPA&feature=related

[Drew]

you backed out last i recall

Not likely, I'm too full of myself for that kinda malarky.

[Fatjim]

Nascar howl from a Yamaha.
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TBH mate, it sounds like a stock Firestorm.

[James Deuce]

I see that crack is still available from the staff cafeteria.

[rocketman1]

SV1000 S V twin no baffles in the Yoshis....pretty mean sound, wound out.
Get lots of votes

[Fatjim]

Don't get me wrong Jim, the 09 sounds nice, but put it next to a decent sounding vtwin and you're not even likely to hear it.

[James Deuce]

Don't get me wrong Jim, the 09 sounds nice, but put it next to a decent sounding vtwin and you're not even likely to hear it.

Ahh, now that's where you're incorrect in regard to the specific comparison I was lucky enough to witness. The 09 R1 with the pipes drowned out the RSV with the full Akrapovic system he was riding next to when I saw them together in the Hutt last weekend.

[malcy25]

Yamaha 1974 TZ700....Best ever sound, on or off the track.....Not the 750 cause it had mufflers......

Bring back the Marlboro Series......

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140rwhp on this dyno run (it got better later) and 158 kilo's semi wet....that one is only a 700 not a 750 given the cylinders it had fitted (doubled up TZ350F). Usual 750 stock is about 120. A good 700 is about a 120 also (originally quoted at 90). This one was a highside looking to happen.

[Skyryder]

Some of the old 500 singles (thumpers) made a decent set of noises.


Skyryder

[Blackshear]

Some of the old 500 singles (thumpers) made a decent set of noises.


Skyryder

Did someone say an XR500 with a straight-through?

[rocketman1]

And I don't even own one.

[malcy25]

Best sounding bikes are Ducatis.

End of StoryAnd I don't even own one.

yep, this made me get barred up when I heard it! http://www.ducati.com/heritage/anni40/cucciolo/cucciolo.jhtml :clap:

[saltydog]

Best sounding bike I've heard recently is an '09 R1 with aftermarket cans. I might have to buy one, just for that rumble.

Without a doubt the meanest inline4 I have heard. Rees'y had a 09 with graves pipes in his workshop for a while...mean. Sounds a bit like a cross between a V4 and a Vtwin.
Want one but love my old girl too much...maybe in a few years.

[Hinny]

And I don't even own one.

Rattle, rattle, rattle.



Some of the old 500 singles (thumpers) made a decent set of noises.
Skyryder

Manx Norton - Megaphones rock

[oldguy]

RSV4 with Akrapovic exhaust

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[oldguy]

Without a doubt the meanest inline4 I have heard. Rees'y had a 09 with graves pipes in his workshop for a while...mean. Sounds a bit like a cross between a V4 and a Vtwin.
Want one but love my old girl too much...maybe in a few years.

this one with Two Brothers on the Dyno.

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[crazyhorse]

Ooh, ooh, its mine..... yeehaaaa

[Hinny]

Outforaduck's Gixxer thou with twin slash pipes sounds fantastic from behind :shit:and makes you feel good when you are in front.:scooter::p

[NZsarge]

Best sounding bike I've heard recently is an '09 R1 with aftermarket cans. I might have to buy one, just for that rumble.

Well..... Pretty sure we all know where there's one for sale.

[James Deuce]

Sorry, you're all wrong. The TRX with the Over Racing exhaust I just took for a ride trumps them all.

[one fast tl1ooo]

:wari:I told you once i will tell you again it's a :yes:suzuki tl1ooo:rockon:

[1wheel riot]

cbr 600 with the mafler off . but dukes have ther own raf sound