Do V-twins have attitude and are inlines boring?

**BuzzardNZ** · 5th May 2010, 11:24

Originally Posted by imdying

Try a GSXR1000 or a Blade... SV1000 boring and slow, the mighty thou, WHEY HEY!!!!!!

Can I quote you on this at sv-portal.com ?

**DMNTD:Me** · 5th May 2010, 11:49

Originally Posted by javawocky

Surprised no one's mentioned the R1 yet...

I did below....I had 2 Bro's cans as they are a bit throatier than the others I've seen and heard.

**javawocky** · 5th May 2010, 12:51

Originally Posted by DMNTD

I did below....I had 2 Bro's cans as they are a bit throatier than the others I've seen and heard.

Yeah, it would be a perfect combination if only it has an Suzuki symbol on the side. It was fun watching (that guy) at the nationals at HD putting that R1 through its paces.

**imdying** · 5th May 2010, 13:02

Originally Posted by BuzzardNZ

Can I quote you on this at sv-portal.com ?

Sure, compared to a fireblade, the SV is both boring and slow.

**DMNTD:Me** · 5th May 2010, 13:33

Originally Posted by javawocky

Yeah, it would be a perfect combination if only it has an Suzuki symbol on the side. It was fun watching (that guy) at the nationals at HD putting that R1 through its paces.

But it passed quality control!

"That guy"? Yes he certainly has some skills does Mr Rees

**shrub** · 5th May 2010, 14:10

a triple. They have power everywhere from idle to redline, they're smooth and an angry triple is a soul stirring sound. Having said that, there is something kind of cool about the lumpy vibration of a big twin, but I like smooth, and I love the power delivery that a triple has - crack the throttle and it launches.

If it ain't got 3 cylinders it will never belong to me.

**dogsnbikes** · 5th May 2010, 14:31

Love the triple its has everything and more I need,wouldn't say a V twin has attitude more likely the rider epecially when you meet a V-twin rider who's convinced his harley has a inline motor,so I Had too put a sign on his bike saying (this inline was made in japan)

oh and 2 months on he is still sulking about it

**Maha** · 5th May 2010, 14:47

V twins sound like Subaru's.

**Flip** · 5th May 2010, 15:06

Originally Posted by Maha

V twins sound like Subaru's.

Really

**AllanB** · 5th May 2010, 15:27

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

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

Ah Steve - I'd give that bike a good tune-up if it is behaving like that all the time!

In my perfect garage I'd have lots of different engine configurations as they all have their own special and unique character.

It is a ignorant individual who believes only one form of engine configuration can have 'character'.

I also find it interesting that often 'character' is mistaken for poor or faulty engineering (more so in the past).

**LBD** · 5th May 2010, 15:31

You know....reading this thread we are only comparing V2 and IL4 bikes...I think we need to include the owners as well....

The short fall in IL4 attitude is more than compensated for by the owners.....

**AllanB** · 5th May 2010, 15:32

Originally Posted by shrub

a triple. They have power everywhere from idle to redline, they're smooth and an angry triple is a soul stirring sound. .

I am genuinely surprised that none of the big 4 Japanese bike builders have not recently built a big bore triple - they all have the past triple heritage to fall back on.

**AllanB** · 5th May 2010, 15:34

Originally Posted by LBD

You know....reading this thread we are only comparing V2 and IL4 bikes...I think we need to include the owners as well....

The short fall in IL4 attitude is more than compensated for by the owners.....

**BuzzardNZ** · 5th May 2010, 15:55

Originally Posted by AllanB

I am genuinely surprised that none of the big 4 Japanese bike builders have not recently built a big bore triple - they all have the past triple heritage to fall back on.

Bring back the old Kawasaki H2 750 Mach IV triple 2 stroke I say!