A mechanical engineer once told me, that when you hear that potato-potato-potato engine sound.....that is an engine out of balance and starving for air.....but it does sound cool
@@fizzybubalach That was my belief for many years, until I got it explained as due to the firing order which in fact smooths out vibrations when revving.Edit: I rewatched Fortnines video”Why are people buying Harleys”. It’s an extra ignition in the third stroke of the four -stroke engine, that creates the soft third syllable in po-ta-to. A sound design they tried to patent.
There once was a ship that put to sea The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea The winds blew up, her bow dipped down Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (huh) Soon may the Wellerman come To bring us sugar and tea and rum One day, when the tonguing is done We'll take our leave and go
OK, that's very nice. I can dial the idle down on my Jap V twin until it sounds like that too, of course, but there are two cylinders, while "potato" has three syllables, so what exactly is going on there? Anyone? Let's have the pulse sequence described in detail. I suspect that one of the syllables in "potato" is an intake pulse, and that the other intake pulse (remember there are still two cylinders to feed) is too close to one of the exhaust pulses to be heard as a separate syllable, but I haven't proven it and so I don't actually know. My theory would explain the fact that one of the three syllables is markedly quieter than the other two.
@@corneilcorneil Fine, and that's just like any v-twin, with only slight variations in the angles. In any case that's still only two "syllables", followed by a gap, and then two more syllables, etc. Without a third pulse, you don't get "po-ta-to". You only get "Pot-a, pot-a, pot-a, pot-a..."
@@omnivore2220 You gave the answer yourself and i explained it by numbers. If you have a huge gap, you have a in and out stroke real close to eachother. Most V twins have a much shorter stroke.
Sound great. Meanwhile the top end is saying” I need oil, raise the idle speed. I’m not a shovelhead I need to idle at 1,000 rpm to have oil on my rockers”.
I guess that’s why they’re called “steel horses.”
Always thought they sound like 3 legged horses
An old cowboy went ridding out one dark and windy day.
this sound deserve 1 hour loop version!!
right click video and select loop. Enjoy
@@OldManTupX lol I didn’t know that was possible until now, thank you
It’s Music to my ears👌
YES PLZ AEMEM GODBLES
How your iron horse wakes you up wanting to go for a ride. You've trained it well. ☺️👍 They're so cute at that age. 🐎
Thank you 🤗
We metal lovers recognize that sound
Sounds like a horse running. Amazing!
Sounds like a field mule after a 16 hr day pulling a plow. But we know Harleys don’t last that long
Evolution engines lasted forever wise ass
Can’t wait to get back on an evo. I have an m8 right now and wish I bought an older harley.
Bad ass bike man! Congratulations on keeping her so clean.
Wow those exhausts looking mean, looks like the Harley from the terminator
He rides a Fatboy in it.
This showed up on my feed because I was looking for an evolution , stock, 1992 to 1995 Fatboy on Facebook 😊. Thanks for sharing your bikes voice.
Rock on!🤙
I saw one at a stop light the other day. Damn those handle bars vibrate a lot.
the engine and handle bars rubber mounted when you're moving smooth when you stop it shakes
Shovels are worse than Evo
Dynas are rubber mounted ,not softails.
Mind u my twin cam FLSTF Does not seem to vibrate at all.
What a beautiful song🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻Harley FOREVER!
Lol sounds more like a cartoon horse galloping but still sounds good
Sounds like a horse galloping jovially! Love it!
Horse Trot 🐎 great sound ❤️
just made this my ring tone
Same
this video needs to be longer about an hour long....
Great, now I can't unhear potato.
Music to my ears 👍
Aww that's cute, tryin to sound like a shovel head 🥰❣
😆 yup
If it were a Shovelhead he'd still be trying to get it to crank
Shovelheads are usually silent......🤣
Just like a shovel head minus the clanky transmission and the p
Oil leaking
ican just listen to that all day long
A mechanical engineer once told me, that when you hear that potato-potato-potato engine sound.....that is an engine out of balance and starving for air.....but it does sound cool
its basically true. Harley's engines are not the most efficient and precise piece of engineering but damn i love it
@@fizzybubalach That was my belief for many years, until I got it explained as due to the firing order which in fact smooths out vibrations when revving.Edit: I rewatched Fortnines video”Why are people buying Harleys”. It’s an extra ignition in the third stroke of the four -stroke engine, that creates the soft third syllable in po-ta-to. A sound design they tried to patent.
What a Great Sound ❤️
Sounds good brotha! I wish my '07 Road King sounded like that. 🍻
Cam it
@@A_A_Ron001it’s digital fuel injected, you can’t get it that low.
At that tickover there’s some train of thought that the oil pressure is too low…
Well, an old cowboy went riding out one dark and windy day
And that is exactly the same kind of bike they used in Terminator 10-4
Yep a 1340 cc 80 cube FLSTF.Unmistakable solid wheels..I have same wheels on my 02 FLSTF.
Loved it
I can hear all day!
damn i love that sound
dear god that is beautiful
“Whoa there, Ol’ Paint! We gotta lasso us a wayward doggie!”
Much better than M8
Sounds that sooth the soul....
Only a Hardly Dangerous sounds like that.😜
Need a 8 hour loop to go to sleep
nice🎉
Sounds like a horse galloping. I love it
There once was a ship that put to sea
The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (huh)
Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go
exactly whati was singing! lol in high tempo tough
How is that sound achievable? If any mechanics can explain I’d love to learn
Start with a Harley that has an Evolution motor ('84 to '99). Adjust idle to taste. Enjoy.
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
Как в Терминаторе 2...😁👍
sounds like a cowboy riding on his horse in Texas!
Like a horses sound walking amazing very likely
V-Twin Potato Cannon
🔥 🔥
Yes yes yes 🙌
*starts singing cotton eye joe*
put the Ghost rider in the sky guitar on the backsound
Make a good backing track for some old time American country music😆
Mann that sounds like a horse stomping 😮💨😮💨😮💨.
Is it a carb or direct injection? I am wondering DR would make that beautiful sound. And how?
Sounds like a locomotive lol
Isn't this Arnold Schwarzenegger's Bike in Terminator 2 Judgement Day - 1991?
Yip
That's great, you're getting it! :) @@gtharleyrides1378
It's like a horse running.
"You've got two empty halves of coconut and you're bangin' 'em together." _some king_
harley’s r zesty asf
Giddy up, giddy up don’t sound like chopping potatoes to me bruh
That's a Harley real.
すばらしい排気音ですね！
Good!!!!
They sure don’t sound like that anymore
Oil pressure is screaming for dear life
Have anyone a ever heard an elephant galloping on a wooden jetty ?? Well then....close your eye's... Waddaya see ???
Almost sounds like a horse galloping
Sounds like a horse galloping loo😂
(How to make a biker happy)
This sound track is too cool. Nothing else smells like napalm in the morning , that gasoline smell.......😆
Please show me your timing plate position :)
Me too man. Me too.
Didn’t find any potato’s here.
Like a galloping horse
Такой замечательный звук мотора
They need to work on that skip
Steve Harris joined the chat….
What's model bike?
What year is this bike?
Horse power 💪
What bike is this exactly?
What cam is that
How to make less than 50 HP sound like a lot more.
Sounds like a galloping horse
there is a Harley thats called potato? ... need one xD i'm stupid... now I now what potato sound means...lol
I did not realise a potato made noise
Damn 😮
That bike sounds like its about to die 💀
I 3D printed myself a model of these engines
2016 drake woulda gone in on this
I've been riding almost 20 yrs , mostly dynas and sporty, I still don't F****** hear it! I hear a galloping horse if anything.
Softail fatboy 1991?
96👍
👍👍👍🤘😎
hear it in 0.5/0.75 playback speed -- thank me later :)
Классно звучит!
Literally can count the rpm
Sound of tracktor
What cam inside?
OK, that's very nice. I can dial the idle down on my Jap V twin until it sounds like that too, of course, but there are two cylinders, while "potato" has three syllables, so what exactly is going on there? Anyone? Let's have the pulse sequence described in detail. I suspect that one of the syllables in "potato" is an intake pulse, and that the other intake pulse (remember there are still two cylinders to feed) is too close to one of the exhaust pulses to be heard as a separate syllable, but I haven't proven it and so I don't actually know. My theory would explain the fact that one of the three syllables is markedly quieter than the other two.
The cylinders on a HD fire at 315 degrees apart, followed by a 405 degree gap.
@@corneilcorneil Fine, and that's just like any v-twin, with only slight variations in the angles. In any case that's still only two "syllables", followed by a gap, and then two more syllables, etc. Without a third pulse, you don't get "po-ta-to". You only get "Pot-a, pot-a, pot-a, pot-a..."
@@omnivore2220 You gave the answer yourself and i explained it by numbers. If you have a huge gap, you have a in and out stroke real close to eachother. Most V twins have a much shorter stroke.
@@omnivore2220 Man you are WAY overthinking this. The sound has nothing to do with the fuckin syllables in the word potato.
Fort9 Ryan has a great video explaining that
That isnt potato sound!!! Thats more like a horse galloping
sounds like horse running
The disgusting racket that bugs regular people all the time, 😮
Sound great. Meanwhile the top end is saying” I need oil, raise the idle speed. I’m not a shovelhead I need to idle at 1,000 rpm to have oil on my rockers”.
Love that idle sound, but it kills the engine.
😄😄