Pootled around Derby this afternoon on nice shiny demo bike, and it
was, errrr, 'different'. Although admittedly it was the first time on
a v-twin, can any of you offer guidance on the following niggling
query:

Do you get used to riding a bike that sounds like a tractor?

--

Macie
ZZR600E1

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 19:52:44 +0100, Macie
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Pootled around Derby this afternoon on nice shiny demo bike, and it
>was, errrr, 'different'. Although admittedly it was the first time on
>a v-twin, can any of you offer guidance on the following niggling
>query:
>
>Do you get used to riding a bike that sounds like a tractor?

hint: It doesn't sound like a tractor when you're giving it enough
beans ...

--
Pip, Hairy Gfedcker. RF 900RR, Ruff and Rattly.
WS* DFWAG#0 IbW#27* DIAABTCOD#15 GP#0 EKP FUB#4 MKA+E#3
ANORAK#8 MIRTTH#15 BOTAFOT/F#47/34a BONY#13 KotMIB# <space>
UKRMRM#14 TWA#2

Macie wrote:
>
> Pootled around Derby this afternoon on nice shiny demo bike, and it
> was, errrr, 'different'. Although admittedly it was the first time on
> a v-twin, can any of you offer guidance on the following niggling
> query:
>
> Do you get used to riding a bike that sounds like a tractor?

Haven't the faintest- mine doesn't, & it's got the stock end can.
I think it sounds lovely.

Were you lugging it? The SV650 engine loves to rev.

--
Mark '01 SV650S '81 CM400T '99 EX250-F13
DoD #959635 RFB #2 (my email domain is net)

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 19:59:23 +0100, Pip <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>hint: It doesn't sound like a tractor when you're giving it enough
>beans ...

But your stomach does as you watch your missus [who has dropped 4 out
of the 5 bikes she has ridden] wobble off, leaving you with a bit of
paper that says you are paying the first £500 of any damage........

--

Macie
ZZR600E1

On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 19:52:44 +0100, Macie
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Pootled around Derby this afternoon on nice shiny demo bike, and it
>was, errrr, 'different'. Although admittedly it was the first time on
>a v-twin, can any of you offer guidance on the following niggling
>query:
>
>Do you get used to riding a bike that sounds like a tractor?
....or a tractor that sounds like a bike?

One of my bikes virtually *is* a tractor.

--
-Pip

"Macie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 14:02:03 -0500, Mark Olson <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> Some, like the fact the front end feels so light,

This was my only criticism of the old SV650, otherwise a top bike that
loves to rev.

> Some people *love* the sound of a v-twin. Is that something that you
> come to appreciate over time, or is it one of those things that if you
> don't like it in the first place then you never will?


V-Twins sound different to 4 Cylinder bikes, some like it some don't,
end of story.

--
Alan

"Kneesliders Sponsored by Cane"
GSX-R1000 , Triumph Thunderbird, ZXR750L2 Racer(gone), GHPOTHUF#27
TGF, UKRMFBC#7, Two#24, BOTAFOF#11, YTC#9, GYASB#1. SbS#23.
DFWAG#2, DS#2, DIAABTCOD#20. remove "thisbit" in the reply
http://sportsbike.org (our own endurance team) http://Team-ukrm.com
"Nemo repente fuit tur****imus"

"Macie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sat, 23 Aug 2003 14:02:03 -0500, Mark Olson <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote:
>
> Some people *love* the sound of a v-twin. Is that something that you
> come to appreciate over time, or is it one of those things that if you
> don't like it in the first place then you never will?
>

I love the sound of the Ducati 999 (as heard at Silverstone WSB), I also
liked the sound of the 748 that joins me part way through my commute. This
has very nice Termignonis on so i don't know whether the `V-Twin sound` is
the sound of a V-Twin or the sound of a very expensive set of Termignonis.

One thing for sure is I've never heard an SV650 sound anything like as good
as the ducatis I've heard, coupled with the relative lack of power I'd
rather buy a Hornet 600 and make my first V-twin a Ducati.

In article <3f48b27f$0$13641$(E-Mail Removed)>, curium
wrote...
> One thing for sure is I've never heard an SV650 sound anything like as good
> as the ducatis I've heard, coupled with the relative lack of power

Huh? Comparing the most like for like in either range an SV650 is
marginally more powerful than a Ducati 750SS!

--
ginge [at] stopthevoices.org.uk :: Kawasaki ZRX1200R, Yamaha SZR660

"Ginge" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <3f48b27f$0$13641$(E-Mail Removed)>, curium
> wrote...
> > One thing for sure is I've never heard an SV650 sound anything like as
good
> > as the ducatis I've heard, coupled with the relative lack of power
>
> Huh? Comparing the most like for like in either range an SV650 is
> marginally more powerful than a Ducati 750SS!
>

I never mentioned the 750SS, the 748 makes more, power and torque it costs
more but it sounds better.

This is why is I stated that I'd rather have a Hornet 600 (similar price,
more power) and make my first V-Twin a Ducati (748, or one day a 999) since
the SV650 doesnt really have that V-Twin sound, at least not as I recognise
it.

curium <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> "Ginge" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > In article <3f48b27f$0$13641$(E-Mail Removed)>, curium
> > wrote...
> > > One thing for sure is I've never heard an SV650 sound anything like as
> > > good as the ducatis I've heard, coupled with the relative lack of power
> >
> > Huh? Comparing the most like for like in either range an SV650 is
> > marginally more powerful than a Ducati 750SS!

> I never mentioned the 750SS, the 748 makes more, power and torque it costs
> more but it sounds better.
>
> This is why is I stated that I'd rather have a Hornet 600 (similar price,
> more power) and make my first V-Twin a Ducati (748, or one day a 999) since
> the SV650 doesnt really have that V-Twin sound, at least not as I recognise
> it.

Huh? WTF are you on about now? The SV650 most definitely has the
characteristic 90 degree V-Twin sound, as it's a 90 degree V-Twin.

The subtleties of that characteristic sound are all down to the pipe
(which can be changed) and the airbox (which can be changed).

Does it exactly mimic a Ducati in stock form? No, I suppose not.

Personally, I feel the OEM stainless exhaust system is a big point in
the SV's favor, and I wouldn't dream of replacing it just for a change
in sound. I wear ear plugs when on the bike. On those rare occasions
when I don't, I marvel at how loud the stock exhaust sounds. I can't
imagine how unpleasant it must be for those folks who have aftermarket
cans and don't wear ear plugs.

I also worry a lot more about how fun a bike is to ride, rather than
how it sounds or looks. On that score, the SV does very well in my book.

--
Mark '01 SV650S '81 CM400T '99 EX250-F13