Do V-twins have attitude and are inlines boring?

[rocketman1]

I have taken a few bikes for test rides lately, thinking maybe about another inline 4.
But tell me if I'm silly, but although these bikes seem to run smoother than the SV and idle more sensibly, they lack the attitude and character that a V twin has.
In fact after riding them for while I get a bit bored.
They just purr along smoothly doing everything as a good motorbike should, no lumpy gear changes, no lurching/ chugging on slow tight corners, no engine braking, no throbbing roar up steep hills, they go just fine- beautiful in fact, but its all just a bit boring.
Motorbikes are not supposed to be like cars are they.
Dont get me wrong , I have a GSXR as well, but if wasn't for the superb handling it would be boring too.
Anyone else feel this way, or am i just a little strange.

[CookMySock]

Agree completely. IL4 = sewing machine - whirrr whirr howwwl.. Vtwin = demented rocking horse, karrrumpkarrrumpkarrrump!!

It's important that vtwins are jetted near-stoich on the pilots so they can crackle and bang real loud on the overrun, and grrrrrrRRRRRowwwwwwlSNARRRRLbooma-booma-booma quietly to themselves on coasting. Often mine will give a loud POP with a blue flame on the transition from coast to overrun too. And lets not forget the huge backfire and blue flame on cold starting. So my neighbors hate me? Shrug.

Steve

[Batcerb]

All depends ...

Have had a twin and a 4 now ( TL1000 and ZX7R), on the twin it was more obvious, but the 7 was no way lacking character or attitude


On a triple now, really is the best of both worlds!

[=cJ=]

To my mind nothing beats the scream of a poorly-muffled inline four getting its neck wrung.

[Lurch]

How about a two stage drive system with the twin powering the 0-6k rpm and the i4 picking up the top end.

[Little Miss Trouble]

Pfft! The R6 that I'm riding now has way more attitude than any V-Twin I've ridden so far, including a couple of Ducati Monsters

[Gubb]

Each to their own. As said above, I'd take a triple over both, then again, add a V4 into the mix and you've got a whole different ballgame.

[Little Miss Trouble]

Each to their own. as said above, i'd take a triple over both. then again, add a V4 into the mix and you've got a whole different ballgame.

I've been told that the Scorpion exhaust makes my bike sound like a V4

[Motu]

Inline 4's sure are boring,I've only had one,and have no desire to have another.Sure they are fast and all that stuff,but being fast and all that stuff has never been that important to me in 40 years of riding,there are better ways to have more fun.V twins,of all angles - from 0 degree to 180 degree are fun for me.

[SPP]

I love the lazy way v-twins make power and the sound of a screaming IL4

[CookMySock]

Gotta admit an unmuffled IL4 has a wicked scream...

Steve

[PirateJafa]

IMO, the large v-twins I've ridden have far less "attitude" than the large IL4's.

The flat torque curves give you no fun feeling of winding the bike out as you hammer it along. And while v-twins sound great as they idle along around town, when you rev 'em out, you just find yourself wishing for that juicy howl of a large IL4 with a quality (not necessarily noisy, but quality) exhaust.

Let's face it, v-twins are dull and soulless.

[Cayman911]

For me, the Roar of a V-twin is just.....sex, rough dirty sex. enough said.

[Warr]

Each to their own. .............add a V4 into the mix and you've got a whole different ballgame.

I'm with you there Grubb ... IL4 + V2 = Boring both ways ... You need to get on a V4, best all round

[rapid van cleef]

ive never ridden a twin. but man ducatis sound like they are falling to bits, like a bag of hammers. i love me IL 4