1966 Munch Mammouth - Jay Leno's Garage
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ย. 2024
- Jay gives an in-depth look at the 1966 Munch Mammoth designed and built by one of Germany's best motorcycle tuners Friedel Munch.
» Subscribe: bit.ly/JLGSubsc...
» Visit the Official Site: bit.ly/JLGOffic...
THE BEST OF JAY LENO'S GARAGE
» Exclusive First Looks: bit.ly/JLGExclu...
» Ultra Rare Supercars: bit.ly/JLGSuper...
» Jay's Book Club: bit.ly/JLGBookClub
JAY LENO'S GARAGE ON SOCIAL
Facebook: / jaylenosgarage
Twitter: / lenosgarage
Instagram: / jaylenosgarage
ABOUT JAY LENO'S GARAGE
A new video every Sunday! Visit Jay Leno's Garage, the Emmy-winning series where Jay Leno gives car reviews, motorcycle reviews, compares cars, and shares his passion and expertise on anything that rolls, explodes, and makes noise. Classic cars, restomods, super cars like the McLaren P1, sports cars like Porsche 918 Spyder and Camaro Z28, cafe racers, vintage cars, and much, much more.
NBC ON SOCIAL:
Full Episodes: NBC.com/video/l...
NBC TH-cam: / nbc
Follow NBC: / nbc
Like NBC: / nbc
NBC Tumblr: / nbctv
NBC Pinterest: / nbctv
NBC Google+: plus.google.co...
NBC Instagram: / nbc
1966 Munch Mammouth - Jay Leno's Garage
• 1966 Munch Mammouth - ...
Jay Leno's Garage
/ jaylenosgarage
In the early 70s, I was a GI in Germany. I had a BMW R75/5. Some rich German dude had a Munch. We used to ride together up and down the Neckar river valley. Good times.
You know the beautiful Neckar river valley.
I still have a /5. Great bike.
love
Jays showes
The world has lost its engineering ethos, every day now is only lived for the sake of material betterment .
@@DanaTheInsane at least you know what is good over there
I hope Jay finds the fountain of youth, humans need him around for the next 100years showing the world it's historical engineering and design accomplishments
Tonto Gonzales We need someone to take his place!!! I don’t know who is so well versed and takes such good care of his collection. It’s absolutely amazing and one day I hope to be at least half the man he was.
@@josephandreuccetti8043 Doug demuro. it's his son anyways🤣
Well said. I was thinking the same thing .
100 years? - No way enough, just say forever...….
definitely
When i was a boy in the 70's I played a card game called Top Trumps... My motorcycle edition included a Munch 4E and you won every single round other than MPG...thank for the great memory
I live my life vicariously through Jay Leno's Garage! Thank you Jay for sharing your love of machines, with the rest of us wingnuts.
I think old motorcycles are more interesting than old cars. In fact, I think motorcycles in general are more interesting than cars.
Tucsonan Dude u
Tucsonan Dude koo9
I think the same, only that bikes became boring in the 90's and cars were interesting up to the early 2000's. Now they are both boring
yep
when you could see the engine, fantastic machinery
once they started wearing the faux-racing plastic stuff, I lost interest
They are certainly more fun to operate.
The tank is a work of art.
*Hand hammered tank. Exquisite work. Greetings from sunny, THAILAND. Johnny BikeSanooK! My ride is the KAWASAKI Vulcan 650. Goes like the proverbial "Bat out of Hell!"*
2:37 "Invade Poland" Good one! Have you heard this? German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Paris. "Nationality ?" asks the immigration officer. "German", she replies.
"Occupation?" "No, just here for a few days".
very very cool! me being 31 and a mechanic and enthusiast I have never heard of this motorcycle! love this channel. keep the cool educational videos coming jay!
What I like about this award winning program Jay Leno's Garage presented by Jay Leno is his laid-back personality and relaxed presentation plus his encyclopedic knowledge of all these motorcycles and automobiles and his will to restore them.
WEAR CYCLECRUZA AT? I WANNA NO, WEAR IZ BRAAP VLOGS AT? DUMMY!
I remember the little ads in the bike magazines back then for the Munch Mammoth and frankly it looked terrifying to ride! But actually it would not look out of place alongside today's power cruiser bikes.
That jacket is the first thing jay has ever worn that could pass as cool
That IS Jay's first jacket!
His helmet is the best there is!
I'd go for his collection of vehicles if I was looking for the coolest thing about him.
Man, when you are as rich as Jay, you do not need to worry whether people think you are cool. People give you cool stuff free just begging for you to wear it or use it in public. You're the one eating free at great restaurants. People are asking you for your autograph wherever you go. You're the one driving the priceless Ferrari and they're the ones peeing themselves over it at the stoplight.
Bottom line, if you had half the bizatchin' cars Jay has, you could wear your underwear on the outside and still be cooler than 99% of people on earth. And he lets' us SEE 'em! That's cool if you ask me.
First time I ever learned about these bikes was from a Classic Car/Bike magazine about 20 years ago, I always thought it was one of the coolest bikes ever made. Awesome seeing one here :)
Bar end signals. This tank of a bike was ahead of her time. Absolutely love this bike. It’s extraordinary just to take it all in. And that tank is magical. Every angle is a new thing to look at. One of my favorite uploads from you by far.
"Every time you get on this thing, you just feel like you wanna invade Poland, your know" Lmao Jay!
Man, I dig every video you put out Jay. Whether it's Euro, domestic, new, old, steam, gas, car truck or motorcycle, it's always great to watch someone with passion about something. Thank you, and keep up the great work.
Beautiful motorcycle, great sound! I LOVE old bikes. I bought a 1984 Moto Guzzi V50 Nato (ex-Dutch army) with the original leather bags, invested some Euros and now I am só happy to drive a no-nonsense motorcycle. No computers, sturdy, a very simple dashboard and a beautiful V-twin sound.
Jay just astounds me over and over again with the depth of his collection.
Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane, Jay. I saw Münch bikes moving in Germany and France in the 1970's. Even by today's standards and superbikes it's still a very impressive machine. It struck me as odd at the time because the 4-wheeled engine donor, 1,000cc NSU Prinz, never was an impressive car to me. With its heart transplanted into a motorcycle and opened to 1200cc, it really came to life.
Hi, Munch Bikes are still alive. A friend of mine bought the Brand and rebuilds the bikes. Quiet impressive.
These were amazingly different bikes. As an 'Aussie' I remember seeing Bert Floods 'Munch' way back around 1973. It was the hugest bike I hade ever seen. (PS. The bike you showed has Amals....not Bings). GAZ (Melb/Australia)
My dad rode this bike once as a young mechanic. He learned at NSU so he was on topic about the engine :-)
The dual headlight is pretty cool on this bike
Amazing bike, a serious sounding bike as well. First time seeing on of these babies! Thanks Jay!
We only get this type of thing from Jay. Thank you.
Jay you are such a great story teller, your grand kids most love you
Not sure he has any. Or kids.
FANTASTIC! Have you seen Andreas Georgeades? He built at least two Ferrari-engine bikes and even a Honda twin-CBX V12! He used to race a Matchless G-50 back in the day, quite a character.
The Messerschmitt Bf 109 of the Autobahn......what a sound....! :-)
I sit here overcome with anticipation for this video. This bike has fascinated me my entire life and I have never been able to find all that much info on it. So I am pleasantly surprised to see he tracked one down. Very good.
This is probably a Münch 4, the Mammut (Mammoth) model name came later.
I'm delighted to see this motorcycle featured on Jay Leno's garage.
When I was a teenager living in the UK this was the most awesome motorcycle of them all. I think it is the first of what we might call the modern super-bike with a four cylinder OHC engine.
I remember when everything about it was just stunning. That all alloy rear wheel which Münch designed himself was a marvel. The power output of these seemed totally incredible at that time. They were 1200 cc when I first became aware of them and this increased to 1400 then 1600.
Freidl Münch was a master at castings and so very many parts of this bike were cast. The seat unit, the rear swing-arm, rear wheel, the brakes and other parts. Münch's background was in brake design and that's where his casting experience came from.
That Münch that Jay has is, as he says, a very early one. In fact they looked a bit less hand-made than that one.
I never owned one, it was simply a bike that I lusted after in my youth. However people that had them had excellent experiences with them. That engine came from a small car called the NSU Prinz, which was an excellent small car actually. It was very easy to get spare parts but that was rarely required because the Münch's were extremely reliable. Jay notes that there is very little vibration on his and that is because the engines were built with tremendous care and very well balanced.
I could write loads more about these superb innovative motorcycles but that would be inappropriate for a TH-cam comment.
Geez, I love the way it looks. Steampunks dream.
Jay: I tried to purchase a new Mammoth in 1969 but could not find one. Instead, I purchased another unusual large English bike, a Royal Enfield Interceptor 750. It cost me a substantial $1495. A Bonnie or Norton could be had discounted for only about $1150. The difference in price was substantial back then. But the monster engine, the Norton 'Isolastic' front end new for 1969, the neutral finder feature and the GORGEOUS tear shaped full chrome fuel tank was worth every penny!
My Bonnie and Norton riding pals quickly noticed that the engine was a 'stressed member' of the frame. The group always tried to find the most sever pot holes in the road hoping that my Interceptor engine would 'crack in half!' Of course, it was immensely stronger than a regular English frame. The Interceptor bike took me back and forth without any problems to college for 3 years.
How do you magna flux a magnesium wheel?
I wish Jay had shown the transmission, how it mounts /driven . Just so much more to learn about the bike. You can see how much influence it had on bikes built after ,CB 750, Kawasaki 900 ect..
Access ports for valve adjustment ,so many good things about that bike that made every bike built after better, the guy was a genius . You could build that bike today as the ultimate touring bike.
Brit right? Always on about well it make ,,,blablab hp per liter and it's only 80 cc.
You can't magnaflux magnesium but you can Zyglo it. Almost as good. But even good magnesium isn't that good; it's brittle stuff at best.
I remember seeing one of these at the Rock Store in the Santa Monica mountains years ago, probably early 80's when I lived in Calabasas, CA. It's a beast, and was way exotic, especially before all the Japanese 4-cyl motorcycles came along.
The Munch Mammut 2000 is a beast
I saw the Munch Mammoth on "Moto Revue" a French motorcycle magazine when I was 14. The bike was awe inspiring. I thought "how can anyone ride such a heavy and powerful bike !?" By today's standards it looks under powered. Despite that it is one of the most iconic motorcycle that came on the market. It was 1969 a few months before the Honda CB 750 and the Kawasaki 500 Mach I were put on the market....
Cool bike. I love the tank.
Back in 1974 I had a BMW R75 and belonged to the BMW Owners of America club. I went to a rally and there was a guy that had one with the weber carbs. I thought the bike was way ahead of the competition at the time. Since then I'd describe the bike to my friends and not one ever heard of the Munch. Way cool that Jay has one and appreciates it. Sure would love to visit Jay's garage and just spend time marveling at the ingenuity of the craftsmen that built the machines he has. Mostly unsung hero's those craftsmen were. IMO anyway.
i love when you review motorcycles,
I've Loved, and Watched motorcycles since '76, and had never heard of a "Munch". Until I visited the Barber Vintage Motorcycle Museum. I was floored of the amount of bikes I seen but never heard of. Then there's Jay. He would, own one!
please do some more of these rare car n bikes video
Man, I was Ride'n Hard back in '66. And, I have to say, I NEVER Heard of these before today. I like the '58- '59' '60 style headlight too, its cool as can be. It very cool to see this even as 0ld as I am.
That's one hell of a nice sounding bike
As a teenager in the 60's I remember when Friedl Munch launched this bike on an unsuspecting motorcycling public - it had a similar impact to when McDonalds launched the Whopper. What a machine!- it made the competition look lightweight and Wimpy. RIP Friedl.
"this has the BINGs on it" The AMAL symbol is clearly seen.
vector6977 thank you. I was looking for that
@@andrewbrabank3087 wrong carbs - not original - so the bike's worth is diminished in spite of the no#2 frame !
Amal concentrics.
Amals are cooler than bing though
I didn't expect it to bark like it did when he started it....so awesome!
Try on You Tube for
MUNCH DAYTONA BOMBE yes 178mph on the banking !
Tony Pate I checked that out and GOOD GOD!! That was an amazing bit of noise!
Remember when OCC Teutels made Jay a retro based chopper? Its in the bin behind the shop.
No, he auctioned it off for charity. Choppers are just not for Jay.
Jay said "Tootles" to the Teutel! LOL
When I was a kid I bought one of those thick motorcycle mags put out by Cycle or somebody. They had one of those in there. Always remembered that.
suggestion, can you please put SUBTITLES on during the ride?
Hard to hear you at times Jay :/
or use better mic
If you have been a subscriber since from the beginning, that is a *BUILT IN UN-DELETABLE/ UN-FIXABLE FEATURE* of this channel. If you want great audio, go watch his *PAID TV* programs.
^ but it doesn't have to be shitty like that. Decent hardware is very cheap these days.
Roman Pyasetskyy The guy is a gazillionaire. Like he cares for you and me to have more comfortable hearing levels? hahah.
Good. I prefer the sound of the bike during the ride. Thanks goodness there's no music in the background. This show is about vehicles and engines. When in the garage, talking is okay. But during ride, who cares what the guy is talking about :) I'd give opposite suggestion. Bring up the volume of the engine so that I don't have to hear anybody yapping during the exhilarating ride on the 1000cc motorcycle.
at 1:48 I noticed the phillips and flathead screws in the head lights. and the bike is BEAUTIFUL.
The Headlight are from NSU Prinz TT - like the Engine. Many greets from Germany 😂👌 de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSU_TT
My das used to have an NSU and tuned the engine. He still has pictures of it. The engine look is uncanny.
I made this comment later too. I scrolled down to saw yours and I deleted mine. We didn't see many NSU cars other than the futuristic Ro 80 here. I've always been so impressed by this marque. Greetings from Australia.
I remember this bike from my Observer's Book Of Motorcycles, from the early 70s!!
I wonder what the right side of the motorcycle looks like?
bigDbigDbigD Now that you mention it... yeah! lol
bigDbigDbigD beat up he dumped it making a corner filming and they had to reshoot the video.
bigDbigDbigD
need to know basis...
bigDbigDbigD 3:18 That's all you get!
1:21 is the best I recall...and then 2:10
I like the hand beaten tank, it gives it a nice texture and the way the light reflects of it is unique
WTF NO GLOVES JAY???? You do realise your hands are the first thing to hit the road if you come off right??
Only saw these in print, it was wonderful to see it moving and up close. went to get a front wheel for a Norton, in Windsor ontario.. met the nicest older couple circa 1996-2001? the basement had quite the collection,then the man said to me Jay Leno was here and showed me the picture, i forgot his name now.
You may enjoy on You Tube MUNCH DAYTONA BOMBE
I saw one in my neighborhood when I was 16 in TULSA. I was already competing on OSSAs. Got to talk to the owner! He couldn't have been more cool telllingme all about it. To me it was HUGE well, because it was! At about the same time I was introduced to DUCATI DESMO. A single and was educated about the bevel gear system running the cam. OHC.
That is freaking awesome.
Hi Jay, you are right, it not only feels more then 50 or 60 HP, it was rated in Germany for 88 HP.
What a mean machine. You could hear it talking when you cracked the throttle, Jay take me for a ride, take me for a ride. Thanks Jay wicked bike.
Incredible machine saw one at Sammy Millars museum in England yesterday !
Nice bike, built for the long haul, that is vat Germans do!!!
i love that chain case
A very interesting bike and history! Great video, thanks Jay. (please consider a Moto Guzzi episode with the old VS new version of the Eldorado)
Man you have got the gig. Who wouldn't love to ride or drive a different vehicle from history every day.
Well done episode!
Awesome machine😊
Womanwolfrider He's got a superb collection. Some real classics.
I know and he's a real down to earth petrol head too
Womanwolfrider It's a really interesting bike.
There is something beautiful about its functionality.
I must say jay that helmet matches the bike perfect!
Man, No Gloves Jay? Ready to eat the pavement like a boss huh:) At least get some good leather gloves on when you ride!
Acc0rd79 , yes, I was thinking the exact same thing. In addition to hitting the pavement, the more likely event of a rock, or bug hitting your hands will hurt without gloves.
If he drops this bike I'll bet his hands are the last thing on his mind !!!!!
simbared These these youngins are all about safety, they want to live forever.
40mmrrsmith Pretty sure Queen isn't young and they want to live forever!
One of them is standing right in the bike shop in my city, not for sale, because it was manufactured here in old times (Ostrów wielkopolski), but "200" version (2.0 turbo 260ps) amazing machine.
52 years old now.....cool....thanks Jay.
Remember The Munch mammut 2000?
That thing looks SO good..
That motorcycle Muenches the miles. In a Mammoth way. Thanks, Jay!
$4000 in 66 is almost $30,000 today adjusted.
It would be even more considering how much his high end auto parts or hand made and hand tooled, the Arch motorcycle prices probably give a better example.
Once in a while you see one on the market. Up to 80.000 dollars.
I had forgotten all about the "Munch". I remember as a kid seeing the adds and articles. Thanks for the memories Mate.
that's badass awesome
Thank you Jay.. really appreciate your pieces on vehicles like these..
He definitely needs to find a Mammut 2000...it was a Münch built in the early 2000s...an absolute beast of a motorcycle.
Those bikes are very special and that one is in good hands. I met Dave Manthey and his book is a fun read. Super nice guy who had many Mammoths and offered up the keys to us even though he just met us. He said Jay was very good to him when he delivered the bike all the way from Wisconsin (not Iowa) in the back of a station wagon!
two thumbs up
SimplySam NO! Two THUMPS up!
SimplySam so you unliked it?
Omg jay you sure have a awesome bike collection what a bloody legend ride on forever
iI am confused. 'Bing' carbs ? They look like Amals to me.
they are AMALS!
kllrjo yes. they sure are. i have never noticed Jay making a mistake before. Being wrong.. WHOOPS ! Nyuk nyuk nyuk whoo boo boo booboo..bOiNk Jab OWW !
+kllrjo and +gregory mahaits
Before you two smart asses get too hyped (especially greg on airplane model glue), have you considered that the carbs are amals built under license in Germany? BMW fitted Bing, so it would have logical for Munch to use them. Really, it's not that difficult today to do a little research, but that would take time away from posting uninformed, knee-jerk responses.
Have a nice, fact-confused day.
Ian Findlay they are STILL Amals ! bOnK !
An AMAL by any other name is STILL a bloody AMAL! My Bultaco`s ALL have Spanish made AMAL`s! SO does my Montesa.
"Really, it's not that difficult today to do a little research, but that would take time away from posting uninformed, knee-jerk responses.
Have a nice, fact-confused day."
Izzat so? well take a GOOD LOOK at .30 secs into the video where the carbs are CLEARLY marked as AMALS! So, Ian Findly, take yer own advice and watch the fricken video before you start making "knee jerk" accusations against your betters!
nyuk,nyuk,nyuk!
The double headlights are actually also a part of the NSU Prinz car. The Prinz TT and - TTS Models had those.
13:32 Hey Jay. Thanks for the Much/Mammoth!
Why did you not TURN ON the unique Twin Headlights? More photogenique! Right?
Here in Thailand all my You Tube channel: carsanook motorcycle rides always Headlights ON! Visibility and safety! My Kawasaki Vulcan 650 - same HIGH BEAM in day time! To be seen! Here in Thailand we have a high rate of fatal motorcycle accidents! Trust me. I spoke to orthopedic Surgeons! Johnny BikeSanooK!
Many people don't know that NSU stands for Neckarsulm. That is the town that the AUDI plant is located at. I grew up there. My sister still lives there and works at AUDI.
Neckarsulmer Streichmaschinen Union. The company originally produced weaving machines before making motorcycles,mopeds and small cars. They developped the Wankel rotary engine. The company was owned by Auto-Union and the brand NSU does not exists anymore since it was included in the VAG group (VW,Audi).
1st l ever heard of these was 8th grade science class in Huntsville Al (1968)...Joey Mann had a motorcycle magazine we passed around when the teacher wasn't looking...l couldn't believe the 2 headlights & 4 exhaust pipes...the seat looked different too...l think the article was titled "Munich Munch?"...good video...finally got to hear what 1 sounds like...
thats a really nice bike mr leno but i cant hear u when u were riding this bike too much noise
Great that you like it and made a video about it.
Holger Muench
Jay loves his work
10:15 "And it's been pretty good, actually; haven't habble nazble fler..."
That's what I say!
Aw, give the guy a break, that's a LOUD bike!
Seth Tyrssen b
Kelli Halliburton lol! 😂👍
Jay is an american and canadian treasure….love the history!
lol. like you wanna invade poland.... A haha haha hahaha, nice 1 jay!
+J.P. Craven no, I think jay is. mein kommendante.
it´s funny. that´s what it is.
+rahowhero X did a panzer crush your funny bone lol
+J.P. Craven it was a joke a hole so take your outrage and shove it up your autobahn. :-)
J.P. Craven im Polish and i found it funny :)
That tank is a work of art!
Munch also worked for many years in conjunction with my all time motorcycling hero, the great world racing outfit champion & engineering genius extraordinaire Helmut Fath.
8:11 😂 "JAWOHL" it means something like "JES SIR"
*Yes^^
ja voll... dude how ignorant are you? have you not played call of duty 2?
don trump no i haven't but he says "jawohl" and not "ja voll" are you german?
@don trump.....Obviously NOT as ignorant as you imbecile. Ja-wohl would be correct. In German the "w" is pronounced as a v & the "v" is pronounced as an f. So VW is pronounced fow-vey. Schafseckel!
bhaggen was ist den mit dir 😂
Thank you Jay Leno for your wonderfull narrative (every time).
I could see Arnold owning this
Arnold is austrian though...
As was Mozart
What's your problem with it, jew?
No problem it looks his style, tough
Edslittleworld Who are you talking to
I do remember seeing the Munch Mammoth in cycle magazines back in the day. They were the ne plus ultra of motorcycles, the use of a four cylinder automobile engine was completely outrageous. I had forgotten that they used an NSU engine. That jogged my memory of my high school senior year when my father had purchased an NSU motorcycle. It was a 250 cc single cylinder German commute bike with very deep fenders and an enclosed chain. It had overhead valves and a camshaft that was driven in an unusual manner. There was an eccentric on the crankshaft and another on the end of the camshaft and a connecting rod in a housing alongside the cylinder head transmitted power from the crank to the camshaft. It was a nearly indestructible design and would last as long as the engine itself, unlike a chain drive. I remember removing the muffler and blasting up Mt. Hamilton Road in the Diablo Range east of San Jose, CA. One time I was returning to my father's apartment coming off the Bayshore Freeway (U.S. 101) and hit a patch of oil on the off ramp. I went down and slid along the asphalt, spraining my wrist and putting a few gouges in my helmet. The bike hit a curb and flipped over, putting a big dent in the headlight housing. It didn't damage the bike so that it was unusable (I picked it up and rode it the rest of the way back) but I felt badly about the cosmetic damage.
Another great video. Perhaps you heard of the new invention called gloves. They protect your hands while riding
Is it just me or does it look really short?
The proportions and general lines are strange. Part of it is that headlight, and part of it is the bolt-upright straight-four, like a wall across the chassis. Most motorcycles look like fast animals - like horses or leopards, even a Harley full-bagger looks like a buffalo. The Munch, though, looks like a garden shed on wheels, or a van that happens to have only two wheels and no bodywork.
There's much much more on this bike than any biker may know:
Honda got inspired by this bike to build the CB750 four and that one was the bike that started bikes to establish as powerful and mean, it helped to transform bikes from "old and poor guys transporters" to "young, mean powerful guys weapon".
Many bike producers stopped production in these days including NSU and many were about to. People wanted to drive car not bike.
Then with the CB 750 (inspired by Munch) this idea of biking was born.
Without the Munch and the CB 750 there would not be any big bikes anymore in these days.
Even Indian had stopped, they were once bigger than HD.
Jay, I had to cringe watching you ride with regular denim jeans and no gloves. Yes Southern California is warm but I ride in SW France, my gear is biking boots, kevlar jeans, armoured textile jacket, armoured gloves and Arai helmet. I am an experienced rider but there are so many idiots around me.
We have this thing in America called personal freedom. Never mind, Euros don't get it.
Oh, we too have personal freedom, I see riders by the coast with just swimming trunks & a Chinese helmet, but that does not make it the smartest idea.
personal freedom, and personal bankrupties cause the surgery to just fix the skin breaks your bank account
Way to go Jay. You be.... Live'n the dream!
It may be a good bike, but it sure sounds terrible.
I was thinking the exact same thing. Sounds like the timing is off just a hair and when he accelerates you hear that sputtering sound. Or maybe its timed right just sounds that way. Terrible.
Your taste.I think it sounds fantastic. And by the way, they sound a lot different in person....
Carburettors and conventional ignition may have something to do with it.
The best tuned old engine can't be tuned as well as the shittiest EFI engine.
On this it sounded a lot like an old CB 750 with the valve clatter and cam chain noise! Also at times sounded like the carbs may be out of synch.
I thought it sounded like an angry lawnmower.