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Old 06-20-2022, 06:00 PM   #51 (permalink)
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What you describe sounds exhilarating, but not soulful.
Soulfulness is the seamless blending of man and machine to effortlessly link turn after turn perfectly. Noise does nothing to help that.


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A passing EV won't stir my soul like listening to an old Beetle take off. The auditory experience is so crucial to the character of a vehicle. Heck, if Harley's sounded like Hondas, they would no longer be made.
They both sound like they are running poorly even when properly tuned (I know from experience)

Harley still exists due to the blue-collar American-made macho image not the exhaust note. The Japanese made cruisers that sound like Harleys - they didn't sell because they were Japanese.

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