Heathen. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
Registered Neanderthal
On Jun 18, 2013, at 12:17 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Bob Whitmire
> <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> As Chris Barker said about low-rumbling motorcycle pipes, they can be
>> rather soothing. Same with fishing boat diesels. Pleasure boats of all
>> varieties seem to have that high-pitched whine that gets up all over your
>> last nerve. But then as Brian and Andrew said, the low rumble of a
>> well-tuned Harley can get on some people's nerves.
>>
>> Different strokes. Literally and figuratively.
>>
>>
> I'm one of the latter. I know that it's part of the Harley mystique and
> experience, but to me, even a properly-tuned Harley at full song sounds
> terrible. I'm actually fine with the sound of a superbike-style machine at
> speed, or the mechanical music of a Ferrari or Lamborghini running flat-out.
--
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