Why don't newer big twins have the potato sound?
#112
01-26-2011, 04:59 PM
I don't have a lot of experience with BT's (I ride a Nightster) but I am looking at Fatboys lately. I was surprised by the exhaust note of the stock (2007) model - the valve noise was almost louder than the pipes. I later checked out a 2008 with V&H longshots, which was loud, but lacked what I would consider the classic Harley potato sound. What mods do folks do to get a great sound?
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01-26-2011, 06:39 PM
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Not entirely... I had an 04 dresser and currently have an 05... both of which had fuel injection.
#115
01-26-2011, 07:30 PM
And my '05 Heritage is carbed...but no potatoe.
Once in a rare while it will say, "cough, gasp,miss, rope-a-dope rope-a-dope rope-a-dope" then goes back to the usual "chumminachumminablug chumminachumminachumblugblugchumminablug"...and so forth. You gotta love the occasional "BLOOOP" they do when starting too.
Once in a rare while it will say, "cough, gasp,miss, rope-a-dope rope-a-dope rope-a-dope" then goes back to the usual "chumminachumminablug chumminachumminachumblugblugchumminablug"...and so forth. You gotta love the occasional "BLOOOP" they do when starting too.
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#116
01-26-2011, 09:27 PM
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Nah.. the balloon gives you the lub lub lub.....playing cards and clothespins will give you the potato potato...
#117
01-27-2011, 12:20 PM
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And my '05 Heritage is carbed...but no potatoe.
Once in a rare while it will say, "cough, gasp,miss, rope-a-dope rope-a-dope rope-a-dope" then goes back to the usual "chumminachumminablug chumminachumminachumblugblugchumminablug"...and so forth. You gotta love the occasional "BLOOOP" they do when starting too.
Once in a rare while it will say, "cough, gasp,miss, rope-a-dope rope-a-dope rope-a-dope" then goes back to the usual "chumminachumminablug chumminachumminachumblugblugchumminablug"...and so forth. You gotta love the occasional "BLOOOP" they do when starting too.
Kinda sounds like us on a few of the harder morning afters doesn't it ?
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01-27-2011, 12:49 PM
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01-27-2011, 03:46 PM
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I've always thought it was more of a 2 cylinder John Deere sound myself as opposed to a potato
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO6rT61H3RM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO6rT61H3RM
#120
01-27-2011, 03:54 PM
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fuel inj smooths out the lope....cam lobe separation defines it as well....bc of the epa, neither are now conducive to the old harley sound...like say a carbed shovel....to fix it, chunk the injection, change cams, & give it some compression