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When I pull into the parking structure in the morning at the end of my ride to work and I can hear the literal roar of my bike inside there. It's seriously ominous and it just growls. I love that sound!
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I share the same feeling.

IN addition, my three friends have sports bikes, Kawi 250R, and 2 Gsxr 600s, and when i pull up to them, I get this manly feeling when I here my loud deep cobra slashdowns compared to their little whiney weedwackers.

Maybe I love my bike too much?
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Yep... cruisers sound like "thunder", crotch rockets "lightning". Thunder definitely moves the soul more than lightning!!!
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Yep... cruisers sound like "thunder", crotch rockets "lightning". Thunder definitely moves the soul more than lightning!!!
Thunderous sums it up nicely.
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The best part is all of the car alarms they set off...
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The best part is all of the car alarms they set off...
I was gonna say that.. jerk.

I laugh (inside) at my friend's R6 with an aftermarket exhaust.. it's loud but sounds like a big sewing machine.

I don't think I can ever own anything but a V-Twin. I just love the sound too much.
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I don't think I can ever own anything but a V-Twin. I just love the sound too much.
Amen!
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What did you say? Setting off car alarms? What? Huh?...


Kawasaki Vulcan 1500 Classic...
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I have a friend that is not happy till he sets off car alarms, not just one, but many. It's music to his ears.
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I farted next to car once and the alarm went off...
Seriously it did, it was winner for sure.
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Does that mean that your back side will be illigle in Denver?
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I farted next to car once and the alarm went off...
Seriously it did, it was winner for sure.
What kind of pipes do you have?
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Ain't it COOL!!!
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When I pull into the parking structure in the morning at the end of my ride to work and I can hear the literal roar of my bike inside there. It's seriously ominous and it just growls. I love that sound!
I hear ya!
Last weekend I pulled Baby into the parking garage of the Arlington Hotel here in Hot Springs, parked it by the back wall. First time I've been there on a bike.
As I came in, the valet parking attendants gave me a thumbs up, and I couldn't help but rev it a little... even with my stock pipes, it sounded great! They grinned and waved me on back...
Parked behind a beautiful red/black Honda Valkerie...

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The next morning, the Valkerie was gone, but I was surrounded by about ten Goldwings and one Harley. There was a note tucked into my seat..."Nice bike"

I haven't stopped grinning since

Don't know who left it.... the attendants, or another biker brother/sister...

Even with stock pipes, this Baby sounds good
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Weedwacker.. .. sewing machine... .. why I oughtta!
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I hear ya!
Last weekend I pulled Baby into the parking garage of the Arlington Hotel here in Hot Springs, parked it by the back wall. First time I've been there on a bike.
As I came in, the valet parking attendants gave me a thumbs up, and I couldn't help but rev it a little... even with my stock pipes, it sounded great! They grinned and waved me on back...
Parked behind a beautiful red/black Honda Valkerie...

Honda GL1500 Valkerie F6 Data

The next morning, the Valkerie was gone, but I was surrounded by about ten Goldwings and one Harley. There was a note tucked into my seat..."Nice bike"

I haven't stopped grinning since

Don't know who left it.... the attendants, or another biker brother/sister...

Even with stock pipes, this Baby sounds good
That's awesome man! Ya, those Valkeries are really beautiful bikes. I've never met an owner of one who didn't love it to death. They look like they have a frickin' car engine mounted on them. Definitely a menacing looking scooter.

I have the stock pipes on my bike too and the parking garage is the only place where I can really hear that gloriously thunderous rumble. I'm willing to bet that I could just ride around in there for an hour or two and have a blast at slow speeds as long as I can hear it.
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Yep... cruisers sound like "thunder", crotch rockets "lightning". Thunder definitely moves the soul more than lightning!!!

What sound does Lightning make?
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That's awesome man! Ya, those Valkeries are really beautiful bikes. I've never met an owner of one who didn't love it to death. They look like they have a frickin' car engine mounted on them. Definitely a menacing looking scooter.

I have the stock pipes on my bike too and the parking garage is the only place where I can really hear that gloriously thunderous rumble. I'm willing to bet that I could just ride around in there for an hour or two and have a blast at slow speeds as long as I can hear it.
I love the sound of those stock pipes... so do my neighbors

Here's another tidbit...

I was carrying my bags into the hotel, and the guy who was In Charge of Parking... told me.. "we got ya.. don't worry about it"

I had two saddle bags, the Ultra tour bag from Kuryakyn and a plastic bag with a six-pack of Corona, a big black helmet, and they didn't blink

This is a good hotel. Old school. Small room. No internet access.
Come anyway. Be intimate with your Best-Other,
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I'm banned from riding my bike into a parking structure, the tremmors setoff by the thunderous sound might bring it to the ground
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