Ted
The pilot formerly known as Twin Engine Ted
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Well, that's interesting, to compare cars and bikes. I like good 4-cyl engines in cars, but don't like them in bikes. I like the 2.0 Eco in the Fusion, Ford has a really nice engine here. Quiet and smooth, but what you do hear sounds sophisticated and nice, and it has plenty of power. That Fusion is far faster than it need to be. And it goes without saying that the 1.6 Turbo in our Civic Si is really nice, Honda knows how to produce good 4-cyl engines as well as nice good shifting manual gear boxes.
But bikes, nope. Too smooth, too refined, too peaky, just not my cuppa Joe. I'm a big fan of twins for bikes, love the feel, love the vibes, love the power delivery. That said, way back I owned a GL1500 that I had great fun with, so there's no doubt another flat-6 bike in my future. I'm thinking a Goldwing in retirement for when the wife wants to ride with, and keep the BMW R1200GS for solo riding.
I really rarely like 4-cylinders in anything. In the tractors they're fine but that's all about utility not about visceral qualities. The TR3 is the only 4-cylinder car I've ever driven that I liked. And while I liked the 4-cylinder bikes when I had them, once I started riding bikes with other configurations, I realized how much the 4-cylinders lacked.