Best sounding motorcycle?

**Metastable** · 13th May 2011, 13:07

I must add, that although not the BEST sounding motorcycle.... the 1000cc Desmo GP bike was the most insane sounding motorcycle I've ever heard. OK picture this, QP for Laguna Seca the first year back to the US for MotoGP (the race Nicky won) I am standing on the pedestrian bridge and the bikes are passing directly below at close to 300kph. They are LOUD!!!! The Ducati was very unique and I took out my earplugs and just stood there in awe. I couldn't see the bikes, because the bridge was covered, but the SOUND.... holly cow, the sound was insane!!!!

Not the best sounding bike, but what an experience!

**ellipsis** · 13th May 2011, 13:27

.....mine....

**Cayman911** · 13th May 2011, 15:05

Gotta have one of these

**fatzx10r** · 13th May 2011, 16:07

gn 125 with the baffels drilled out

**SWERVE** · 13th May 2011, 18:58

Worst sounding bike........... standing next to a mobile dyno with an open piped z1000 on full noise in top gear....... when it dropped a valve... the owner took a few seconds to clutch it....... then the unbraked dyno began to slow.... but as the guys clutch was dragging slightly and hot it started to engage again.... now too hot to knock it out of gear and the noise was "mechanically painful"
One valve came out the exhaust and embedded itself in a ford transit on the other side of the carpark..... and various bits of cylinder head / valves etc eventaully flew out the exhaust onto the tarmac........ took about 2 mins for the dyno to slow enough to apply the final brake.
Oh happy days

**macco-53** · 15th May 2011, 22:41

for real noise V MAX

**TIBLE_90** · 15th May 2011, 23:01

love the triumph 675

**mikeh** · 19th August 2011, 19:59

This is IT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFwS_...&feature=feedf
I like the sound of my TLS with TBR pipes,but this sound makes me drool.

**dangerous** · 19th August 2011, 20:03

Originally Posted by mikeh

This is IT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFwS_...&feature=feedf
I like the sound of my TLS with TBR pipes,but this sound makes me drool.

sounds like any other V4 to me...

**Stylo** · 19th August 2011, 20:09

Always liked the sound of a 2 stroke 500 MX Bike ......even at idle, Ding Ding Ding .... Music !

**ducatilover** · 19th August 2011, 20:10

Originally Posted by fatzx10r

gn 125 with the baffels drilled out

And holes in the airbox!!!

**Hitcher** · 19th August 2011, 20:22

At the moment I am quite aroused by this:

**98tls** · 19th August 2011, 20:36

Originally Posted by fatbastd

So many misguided wannabes suggesting ANY street bike has the best sound...doubly so for some wheezing V-twin air compresor.

There are lots of good-sounding 4 stroke (diesel) road-racers (staring with 60's Honda, MV and Gilera multis), though a pukka 70's GP 2 stroke gets my vote..try a barely-silenced RG500 (not a road bike) or TZ four...

What the fuck has where a bikes ridden got to do with what it sounds like

Will give you points for the 60s Honda though.