Top 10 - Best Sounding Race Bikes Ever - by BikeThrottle DriveTribe Drive Tribe - India Indonesia

[@albundy3126]

I’m lucky enough to have heard all of these bikes in the flesh apart from the Britten. So without including that it has to be between the cube and zxrr, that’s my opinion anyway :-)

[@karter9907]

No RG500 SUZUKI???? really....?

[@jaymoto9820]

My faith in humanity gets restored when I see people all over the world in awe of race bikes, and cars just as much as I am! I love it!

[@joedirt3347]

10. 2009 Norton NRV588 Rotary 0:00 9. 1966 Honda RC166 - 250cc 6 Cylinder 1:06 8. 2007 GMT94 Yamaha R1 WEC 2:02 7. 2008 Kawasaki ZX-RR 'Screamer' 2:12 6. 2001 Honda VTR1000 SPW 2:41 5. 2010 Suzuki GSV-R 3:31 4. 2002 Honda RC211V - V5 4:07 3. 2002 Aprilia RS3 'Cube' 5:06 2. Yamaha RD500 - 4 cylinder 2-stroke 5:33 1. 1998 Britten V1000 6:27

[@philippegouamba211]

So awesome to see the #3 Honda RC51 - the same bike that Joey Dunlop won the Isle of Man race on. That bike is the only V-Twin to ever win the Isle of Man Senior TT race. It also won the 24 Hours of Le Mans. A truly awesome machine. Of course I am a bit biased.... I owned a 2000 RC51 and now I own a 2003 RC51. Amazing machines with incredible sound.

[@antonphillipson2388]

My left ear loved this

[@aribarak]

Anton Phillipson My right ear loved this. Cheers!

[@viveremilitareest9281]

It was one video with bad playback. chill princess.

[@vaishaligujar199]

@@aribarak my both ear loved this

[@burgerbandit3646]

Someone didn't watch the whole video...

[@robposton2439]

Tell your right ear what it was missing.

[@jimmyjohn8184]

from 02:15-02:27, Kawasaki is the king of the all sreamers!!

[@SH1974]

Noticed? The Honda RC166 revs up to 18'000 RPM! And that was fuckin' 1966!!! Amazing! Btw the 2 best Bike sounds I've ever listened was the Laverda 750 SF and the legendary Benelli six. Awesome sounds!

[@slapster2275]

nice catch

[@boss302gorie8]

ive seen and heard the RC 166,it was fuckin incredible

[@geddstock]

boss 302 gorie me to,your right its biblical

[@MFP2241]

Well it's a small displacement, four stroke, multi cylinder engine race bike; has to rev really high to get the HP, regardless of the era

[@luca1782]

MFP 2241 giù

[@glenfordbangguiyao8006]

Kawasaki screamer has the best sound, so as the H2 and H2R

[@Mytim34]

I totally miss the sound of two strokes....used to hear em all the time 20-30 yrs ago.

[@GeminiMoto]

How is the M1 not in here? That cross plane sound is so unique. It will be a future classic for sure...

[@paulshelley4754]

The sound of Honda's multis on full bore is great seen most of them in action but still love the divine sound of a dbd34 on the overrun!

[@trackie1957]

Very much appreciate the RD500 footage. I rode an RD 400 and what a nice bike that was!

[@ReaIDeaI1]

Happy to see a 2 stroke made the #2 spot at least. That bike was sick and so was the rider

[@slit4659]

Why was he there if he was SICK ??? He should of been home in Bed......🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@eman8653]

The rd500 should gave been no1!

[@yonniboy1]

Brilliant and so glad you had a stroker in the line up, I can't really fault the list but a couple of golden oldies worthy of mention are Kawasakis 750 stroker triple of the 1970s and the "Slippery Sam" Triumph Trident 750 triple of the early 70s.

[@84gssteve]

For me it was Haga's R7 at Laguna Seca in the early 2000's. While just a standard inline four, he was riding the absolute piss out of it, pulling several thousand more RPMS than any of the other inlines, trying to catch the V-twins on a tight course that favored them. In the end, an insane pass on the corkscrew worked. Also, the 3-cylinder Benelli was impossible to miss. I believe it was Peter Goddard riding back then.

[@bikezonly]

Great list although a few iconic bikes are missing, including the Ducati 888. But awesome, nonetheless. Thanks for posting.

[@walterroettinger6727]

Gotta love the 888

[@trackie1957]

5:52 Why would anyone use a flash on a camera pointed directly at the rider at the apex of a curve? It’s way too far away to illuminate the subject, but not too far to cause a momentary distraction.

[@stevefowler2112]

OMGoodness...that 1966 Hinda 250cc 6 cylinder sounded like the Devil's breath...

[@eamh2002]

More like scream times 2 :)

[@deancrisp3596]

Had the pleasure of seeing the Kawasaki GP bike but the gsvr always sounded different awesome 👍

[@jonpowell8014]

I don't know how many times exactly i've watched that video but the hairs on the back of my neck still stand up when the RC166 fires! 🤣

[@chchandtanha968]

A beautiful bike sound is like music for ears.

[@kodynicol4493]

wow ive never even heard of alot of those bikes!!!!!!! Greatest video on youtube

[@BikeThrottleOfficial]

+Kody Nicol You're too kind thank you

[@raidkoast]

Where was the yamaha RD 500 clips from?

[@dimdim-sx2tf]

It was suzuki rgv500.....

[@raidkoast]

It says RD500 in the clip though? :|

[@BikeThrottleOfficial]

He's right, we made a mistake creating the video and it's actually Gilles Coulange's RG500 (with lots of modifications!) Gilles had to retire from racing after crashing it and sustaining serious head injuries

[@MFP2241]

That Kawasaki Screamer sounds just like those old pre six cylinder F1 car engines!

[@wyattsmith912]

that zxrr is imo the best. thats what im tuning my zx9r 998cc to sound like. all forged with ivans kit and wet shot spray

[@creator4413]

Wyatt Smith damn man what does nitrous on a bike feel like? my stock zx9r already feels like it's boosted I can't imagine any forced induction much less fucking chemical forced induction

[@mrsneakyburt]

Constant goosebumps

[@Chris-qc7td]

zx-rr sounded like f1. wtf

[@niku4546]

nope

[@dwisuryaandhika5182]

you're not alone saying like that

[@jefffenn3378]

that's because its fake f1 car overdubbed to footage

[@jonaslowagie6259]

Yes that's tru

[@addicz2]

Nope.

[@jmjtv92]

NO 7. KAWASAKI ZX-RR SCREAMER 2008 AND NO. 5 SUZUKI GSV -R 2010 ARE THE BEST EVER !!!!!

[@coreyschmidt734]

All great examples but one of my all time favorites is Peter Goddard’s Benelli Tornado from WSBK. Sweet music

[@eventcone]

A travesty! The Honda RC166 by a mile! With the MV and Gilera Fours 2nd and third! :-)

[@0121cole]

1966 honda 250 should have came first

[@Stu-SB]

0121cole: my dream classic bike mate...

[@jraybay]

Cool list! I like the Norton nomination :D not a lot of people remember it

[@bayard1332]

From my racing days I still love a fine 250cc 2 stroke GP bike the most/to follow, not only the sound, but the smell...

[@vellotrol]

Honda RC166 250cc 6 cylinder FUCK YEAH!!

[@treborif]

.. saved by the Britten - I've heard the Britten from the seat. Nice to see some oldies in there.

[@aaronjones1362]

Need the sound of a H2R screaming around The Isle Of Man!!

[@zenosama4625]

#1 Honda CBX 1050. The best sounded bike in the world 😍😎 #2 Y2K Super bike. Jet sound bike MTT.

[@masroel8613]

Keren vidionya... Mantap..... Sukses yaaa....

[@brysonfrank6476]

The rd500 was sick while short shifting

[@DannyC2345]

zx-rr sounded the best

[@DannyC2345]

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[@DannyC2345]

pijot sempoi I agree bro check out some of my videos I have a zx10r you might like some of my videos show my videos some love brother

[@cristiancontreras6402]

yes

[@chainsawbobnichols]

I GUESS YOU NEVER WAS ABLE TO HEAR A 3 CYL. TRI/BSA AT DAYTONA IN THE EARLY 1970S....PURE MUSIC 1 OLD CHAINSAWBOB

[@cristiancontreras6402]

nice

[@viveremilitareest9281]

chainsawbob nichols seems like the older the bike the better the sound. Compare a early 90s 250 ninja to a modern 250 ninja and the one from the 90s will absolutely scream in comparison. Not to mention the Rev limiters on late models etc.

[@lavitra.]

@@viveremilitareest9281 more regulations these days so ultimately the sounds are affected. Very sucky.

[@murraymarshall5865]

All great sounding bikes and I totally agree with what is No1, but for me two glaring omissions, BSA/Triumph Triples and the Norton Manx 500 or Matchless G50

[@Geraldo-xr3vz]

Totally agree on the Norton and Matchless, but what about the AJS 7R in there…

[@VikingBagsYT]

Love these sounds :D Crazy

[@ignaciodecannaar7205]

que barbaro los felicito que top ten... no me esperaba eescuchar el sonido de un yamaha RD 500 de 2 tiempos,jaja que bolassss...!! gracias....!

[@someoneunknown462]

Wow super 😎😎😎

[@matthewwood7245]

That zzr screamer sounded better than my ex lol! Nice sounding bikes! Thought my Busa sounded good..Wow!

[@ignaciodecannaar7205]

que sonido el de la RD5oo 4 cil. 2 tiempos escalofriante...!! el video completo es un concierto para mis oidos...

[@beastieboy3926]

Best sound ever which got me into bikingmore than 50 yrs ago was about 6 or 7 manx nortons flat out acceleration from union mills I O M circa 1963

[@tooyoungtobeold8756]

Agostini's/Read MV 3 should be there, along with the original factory Trimph Trident 3s (race bikes).

[@Budivedder]

Nice sounds

[@mohammedkhalidkhan3990]

where is Honda cbx 1050 ??

[@yosephrahul7398]

Cause the cbx is not a race bike dude..this video talk about "race bike sound"

[@HotForgeChaos]

Only fitting to have the greatest race bike ever built sit at number one

[@karter9907]

Yes..a Suzuki!!! Not yamaha!

[@Redman147]

The Kawasaki ZX-RR reminds me, the most, of how the Mazda 787B sounds. I'd love to hear that bike going down the 2 long back stretches at Le Mans to hear it reverb off the surroundings. The other bikes had unique sounds, but I didn't really like most of how they sounded. the Norton, RC166 and the ZX-RR had honest good sounding notes. The others were just throat monsters. Not really a "good" sound, but a recognizable sound I guess. But that's my opinion. I love F1 sounding engines.

[@harley0704]

Not bed at all , but i still remembering in 1971' th Czech Gp, Agostini's and Phil Read"s MV Augusta thundering , that was the best !

[@olcay0673]

Rd 500 omg :))))

[@DJ_Linh_Lee]

Valentino Rossi's Hond RC211V ❤️

[@worldbonito2loyola629]

bumalik na lang sya sa honda

[@lovremarinovic9997]

Love the sound of Rossi's Honda

[@dibnah46]

that v5 is insane

[@Pitoumotorsport]

Il est bidon ton classement mec !

[@neerajsingh9601]

awesome bro..eargasmic...🙌

[@mahlok8210]

Rotary engine sound very nice

[@shamarone]

you may want to update this to include the M1 testing at Brno and the screamer Desmosedici at Indianapolis. kudos to including the SP1.

[@Johny40Se7en]

I haven't heard of a lot of these, cool stuff. It's your list but if I was gonna make one I'd have to include the older Ducatis like the 748 and 996 from The Matrix Reloaded freeway chase, the MV Augusta from i, robot, Suzuki SV650 and the R1 ; )

[@costasiliopoulos2764]

Yes Special Motor Racing.So Good Xonda.😎❣️Xonda Pro Arm Full Raising,😕

[@foggy0511]

this is awesome!

[@bdkpoyo3253]

no.9👍

[@mortalkombat2202]

Man the yamaha rd500 was good. Can't imagine a 500cc 2 stroke engine, must be sick

[@workdesu]

Freakin hell that zx-rr sounds almost exactly like those old V10 F1 cars

[@鷹ノ団]

Good choice👍

[@ThermicLight]

I'd buy the 250cc 6 cylinder in a heart beat!

[@Oksimoron-zy9sk]

AKRAPOVIČ!!!💪👍👍

[@bri879]

THe hona 6 without any doubt the best sounding bike ever

[@marianito1968]

#2 not yamaha, suzuki rgv500 hill climb france

[@sethbrown1763]

Personally, I think the Norton rotary is the best sounding of all of them.

[@guinn2415]

All bikes should sound like that zxrr

[@addicz2]

Darren Martin RC166 sound kill those kawak

[@jasonlavelle3293]

1:54 that taco has more torque than my car

[@devilwearzpradaxii3166]

1:20 simply the best

[@chicagoui9299]

The VTR an brithen!! Wow. No race would in my opinion be the Honda CBX1100 what a sound.

[@doncarlo5]

definitely ... I'd take the Britten .....although , the Kawasaki and the Suzuki have both an awesome sound ...

[@hermanaje7401]

Awesome

[@brutalfuture8911]

I want the screamer lol

[@1995scooterboy]

The 'rd500' is wrong... its an rgv 500 from suzuki

[@GoldbergPatriot]

It's one nasty bitch that's for sure, if I hit the lotto maybe I can get one!

[@shauncarlpope33]

Mud Sweat & Tears If we're getting really technical it's actually an RG500 replica of the RGV.

[@minnesuhdude8011]

my dads first bike was a rd400

[@metrichotrods1763]

actually it's a TL1000 with an RG500 swap. square 4 500

[@Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy]

I bought an Aprilia Tuono because it has the most glorious sound ever, for a stock street bike.

[@udo230FL]

107db can't lie

[@kimiraikonnen9444]

rotary! thanks mazda

[@tikkabrno]

No CR500 ? Outrageous 👊

[@ramonkuster7267]

Cr500 is an other category uf bike

[@deetempletonimpactgymmuayt1563]

the widow maker CR500 is your bonus ball 👌✌

[@内田ガネーシュ]

Ooii! What about the desmosedici?

[@rockers2rockers616]

Go the RD500! That was a mans racing motorcycle for sure and some real heroes did ride that bike to victory in the day.

[@robinolafsen4472]

#2 is not an RD500, it´s Guy Coulanges bike which started it´s life as a Suzuki RG 500, or at least the engine did. It´s an amazing build, but it´s a square 4 construction with 2 counter rotating cranks, different to the RD500 V4 construction.

[@droceretik]

That was Cameron Donald on the Suzuki GSVR at the Isle Of Man.

[@erichalim]

I love how Norton sounds

[@coachtigre5913]

Kawasaki "the Screamer" all life.

[@jilokizito1705]

Your number 7. is my number 1.

[@christianbacarra1008]

the honda cbx 1050 had the best exhaust sound for me.

[@worldbonitoloyola9777]

no doubt, kawasaki zx rr, the beast of the beast, screeeeeeameeeer of them all, ninja rules

[@jereerej]

Dunlop M !!!! :) On the first minutes ;) #Norton

[@michaeltaylor8835]

No ducatis?

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

I'd order these 10 bikes VERY differently... 10 - Honda VTR1000SPW (a Ducati of the same era sounds A LOT better) 9 - Suzuki GSV-R (Suzuki MotoGp bikes always sounded like crap, the 2002 one was horrible to hear) 8 - Britten V1000 (again, Ducatis sound better) 7 - Yamaha R1 - GTM94 team (not that special) 6 - Yamaha YZR500 (I honestly don't think that's a RD500, looks a lot newer) 5 - Honda RC211V (this video makes it sound worse than it is) 4 - Norton NRV588 (rotary, DUH) 3 - Kawasaki ZX-RR (4 cylinders never sounded better) 2 - Aprilia RS3 Cube (if only this bike had been faster) 1 - Honda RC166 (yesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyesyes)

[@NitroAl]

+Diego Ruiz I have heard both the Britten and Ducati passing me on the track and there is no way the ducati sounds better. Still bloody a sweet sound though.

[@DiegoRuiz1991]

NitroAl At least you have to admit my order is way better than the one in the video

[@NitroAl]

***** Some of those bikes just sounded sick. The Aprilia was one of them and GSV-R. The RC30 should have made that list over the R1 anyday and atleast one Duke

[@amarleedeering9244]

f

[@reubenjonson5267]

1- Ducati Desmosedici GP07

[@xenon__8555]

what about the hrc nsr 500?

[@trackie1957]

The RD500 must be like riding a big, nasty chainsaw.

[@ragestar1641]

Love kawasaki ZXRR

[@mvfamilyfarm1250]

Mabey a rotary super bike, or something from the Battle of the Baggers.

[@mickydebargos]

Can't take this seriously as it doesn't contain the VFR750RR (RC30).

[@AnimalMother1976]

Amen

[@graemewilliams1308]

It's only their biased opinion. That Norton rotary sound is terrible.

[@sharpsdoublerifle1439]

Roger that...and the angry growl of Eddie Lawsons KZ1000 S1...kicking ass and taking names.

[@Krazie-Ivan]

no gear-driven V4 at all... :/

[@droceretik]

Graeme Williams. It's not biased as such as all opinions by their nature are personal views and are subject to bias, including your opinions. If you don't like the choices in this video then you can chose to not watch it, ignore the choices or if you feel strongly about the issue, make your own video and upload to KZbin.