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My Bro's CBR400 sounds pretty good with a race system on it- though I'm not nearly as keen on the IL4 whine as the Vroar.

I'm seriously considering a VFR400 for my next bike- just for a year or so. They sound GREAT. And 400 sportsbikes are SUCH a giggle to ride.

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If they still sold VFR4s now I'd probably have one too :D

Folks who were on the Boorman ride will remember a couple of gixxers (one was definitely a 6, not sure on the other) which were probably the first I've heard and thought "that's just too loud"; one almost sounded like a two stroke the way it burbled and spat at every slight throttle adjustment overrun.

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Nicest sound from a bike I have ever heard was when following teriakymonkey's 675 around silvertsone with the race can on. It was not a loud il4 scream, it was a more kind of refined ferrari Howl type sound.....amazing....triple all the way.

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V-twins sound best going slowly and stopped. But nothing sounds as good as an engine hitting 16000+ rpm going full chat ;)

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Triples and twins have the best sound effect on the road.

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Kwak, go and find a gixxer 750 with Carbon scorpion can on mate and tell me you don't like the sound of that, on idling it sounds awesome! My CBR, due to LP getting new cans is now the whispering death bike!

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:cool: - see sig. Very happy now.

VFR VTEC also has that induction roar when the VTEC valves come in, it is addictive.

But on the whole, I think a large capacity twin is the dogs danglies. An SP2 rumbled past in town yesterday, OMG! :smt040

IL4? - not bothered by em.

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I do find this in general too, even my CBR with aftermarket can doesn't sound that great at low revs compared to a V-twin. However I notice this is from the bystander's point of view - when I was on my SV (Akrapovic system) it didn't sound any better than my CBR does now :confused: and the CBR at high revs sounds good whether you're on it, or watching...

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yeah the IL4 howel when on them is addictive, my Kwak makes me ride it like a hooligan i tell you, it does!!

Its not my fault it wants to howl and begs to be thrashed everywhere, so i oblige it ;).

Its very very addictive getting it to scream and howl :)

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+1 VFR800 Vtec when me and dad are out and he goes flying past when the valves open sound amazing and thats with the standard zausts on it. I love the sound of the TL1000R though with CCC cans on it sounds awesome!