Thumping singles, pulsating v-twins or purring fours?

[Teflon]

old large displacement air cooled singles (kick start)..

[Samurai]

V-twin with a proper exhaust system attached.

I love the pop and crackle on deceleration, it's like she's talking to me, egging me on again.....the bike made me do it officer, honest.

ahh the pop and crackle, love when it frightens old ladies

[BuzzardNZ]

I do like the V-Twins meself - just for the sound really.

+1 and also for the linear power delivery. Twist and go!

[BuzzardNZ]

I just don't know about the so called "vtwin torque" having moved from an SV1000 to a new CBR1000 the CBR just pulls stronger at all revs in all gears, vtwins have more low down torque? The SV used to shake its self silly and just generally not enjoy being under 4k rpm.

Did I have a faulty unit??

Had the same deal on my SV, got a TEKA & dyno tune, corrected the TPS setting, ripped off the snorkel added a BMC air filter and added a TRE, got rid of all those under 4k rpm shakes! I agree, its shitty that Suzuki sold them like that. You expect to ride out of the shop with it being butter smooth over all the damn rev range!

[Sable]

2t twin with nice pipes, big single.

[cheshirecat]

Nah, annoy old ladies and nic smith with this

[Pseudonym]

2s & 3s, open pipes a must!

[avgas]

If I am legal I can't beat a single.

In fact if a 1L single cafe/sport came out new today I would buy it.

[Bumblebeeman1150]

A purring four?, na, its a growler...

I agree. Go for the growler.

Big fat fours rock.

[Gareth123]

Single bangers for me. I like to count the thumps as they idle.

[rocketman1]

I have an opposed twin and an in line four at the moment.
Having ridden them all V four's as well.
I must say that I like the big V Twins for sound and character.
They may not be the smoothest to ride slow but that is small consolation for everything else.

V twins RULE,,............... and I don't even own one anymore