'Best' sounding bike in your opinion?

How do you know if a bike is a il4 or v-twin? Is that info on things like auto trader ads or do you need to check the v5 for it?
 
Clov!s said:
How do you know if a bike is a il4 or v-twin? Is that info on things like auto trader ads or do you need to check the v5 for it?
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Look at the engine block, the name gives it away pretty much. But to be 100% sure go on MCN and search for a review as it tells you what engine configuration has been used on that bike.
 
Clov!s said:
How do you know if a bike is a il4 or v-twin? Is that info on things like auto trader ads or do you need to check the v5 for it?
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You just get to know the bikes - but a basic rule of thumb is jap bike = IL4 italian = v-twin.

Ducati don't make anothing but v-twins, same (mostly) for Aprilia. Suzuki are mostly IL4, apart from the v-strom and sv650 and maybe one or more. Then there's loads of parralel twins, and the the yamaha and truimph triples.
 
TallPaul S is right, but its even easier than that! Especially on naked bikes were you can see the whole engine pretty much.

V-Twin = 2 Cylinders in a V shape.
IL4 = In line 4 cylinders
Parallel Twin = Seriously? :p
V4 - Similiar to V-Twin but has 4 Cylinders instead of 2.
And so on...

It gets a bit trickier with Sports bike, but over the time just by hearing the bike you can figure out what engine config it is. Most sports are IL4 anyways :p
 
V-Twin with a dry clutch. There's something very mechanically primal about it, like a WW2 tank.

IMO, most stock V-Twins or V4s sound better than aftermarket IL4's. #justsayin
 
My bike, it's reason I bought it :P RSV4

SC Project exhaust is amazing, but a little anti-social for me :p

My Akrapovic is just right imo.
 
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But your RSV4 is a fun bike, not your commuter is it? On a fun bike there's no such thing as anti-social! :p :D
 
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Clov!s said:
How do you know if a bike is a il4 or v-twin? Is that info on things like auto trader ads or do you need to check the v5 for it?
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You use your ears, they're all pretty distinctive when it comes to cylinder count and firing sequence.
 
If only they could make a dB killer like an exhaust valve that you operated with a button

Silence when at home or sneaking out late at night,and full thunder when having fun
 
Yeah stealth sneak out to see the mistress mode

What's that Honda 6 cylinder bike? Cafe racer 250cc that sounds nice
 
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