V-twin vs inline 4?

[scumdog]

Surprisingly, when people talk about v-twins in this context, they're not talking about Harleys.

I suspect SMOKEU didn't realise that...

[SMOKEU]

Get a rotary.

[Ferkletastic]

I love the sound and feel of twins, but there's something about the intake growl and power delivery of the triple.

Don't really like 4s, I can see the appeal, but just not my cuppa.

[slofox]

Surprisingly, when people talk about v-twins in this context, they're not talking about Harleys.

Just a matter of degree...or degrees if you like...45 of 'em in fact.

[Voltaire]

Last 4 cylinder bike I had was a Z1000 back in 1985..... V ( not 45 degree ones) and parallel twins for me....you can't beat the sound of Contis and Peashooters....

[neels]

I had an IL4

When I wanted to replace it I test rode a bike and liked it, it happened to be an L twin

What engine configuration it had wasn't my biggest concern.

Different engines suit different bikes, and different riders, and different purposes.

[98tls]

I like em all,just not as much as i like V-twins.

[caspernz]

Having owned both, I prefer an inline 4 with decent bottom end torque, so that gives me the grunty feel of the v-twin with the smooth nature of an inline 4.

Have to admit some of the V4s' feel and sound pretty sweet though....

[tigertim20]

Just wondering why do people have a preference is there any reason or is it...

because race car.

Because we are all different.

because if we all rode the same bike with the same engine it would be boring as fuck

because different engines Do different things

because different engines deliver power differently

because this thread has been done a billion times before

because you need the torque of a V twin to drag a fat chick home, and the power of an IL4 to make your getaway in the morning before your mates see you in bed with a heifer.

[dangerous]

Last 4 cylinder bike I had was a Z1000 back in 1985..... V ( not 45 degree ones) and parallel twins for me....you can't beat the sound of Contis and Peashooters....

in my 28yrs of riding on the road I have had just 0n3 IL4, a 82 GSX750ez... ohh I lie recently had a 83 Kat for post classic racing, thing is the old IL4's have a different feel/sound to todays car engined bikes, other wise a couple a V4's (awesom low tug of a V2 and the top end haul of a muiltie. Other wise all twins mostely V's and the odd single, just like a bike should be

[onearmedbandit]

blah blah blah...... to todays car engined bikes, waffle waffle waffle

Yeah how many car engines rev out to 12k+ rpm again?

[vifferman]

I like bikes. Especially those ones with engines and stuff.

[slofox]

I'd be quite happy with one of each - maybe not the 45 degree V though...

Lessee - GSX-R600 as an IL4, Ducati 848 as a V2, Daytona 675 as a triple, Norton Manx 500 as a single, VFR as a V4...might have to go rob a bank though...

[5150]

I'd be quite happy with one of each - maybe not the 45 degree V though...

Lessee - GSX-R600 as an IL4, Ducati 848 as a V2, Daytona 675 as a triple, Norton Manx 500 as a single, VFR as a V4...might have to go rob a bank though...

Not being a greedy person I'd just settle for a RC211V (in Repsol colours)

[raziel1983]

but as a general the V4 makes less only due to being tuned lower down as a V4's have a load mor snot down low, however most V4's are tourers rather than out right race bikes.
V4, best of both worlds.

I dunno, go check out some VFR (800 or 1200) dyno graphs and you'll see a bottom end that isn't actually that impressive vs other configurations of similar displacement.
Also wonder how much of this stuff is actual characteristics of the configurations and how much is just in the tuning? All gets real complex when you factor in the crap they do to these poor engines to meet noise or emission standards, Not to mention the neutering of power in lower gears or revs to stop us maiming ourselves..

PS: Still V4 for me