S11E10: Best (and Worst) Sounding Motorcycles!
Highside/Lowside - A Motorcycle Podcast
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4.9 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 20 March 2026
⏱️ 102 minutes
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Summary
Zack and Spurg dive into the auditory soul of motorcycling and what makes an engine sound "iconic." From the rhythmic clatter of a Ducati dry clutch to the "vicious" scream of an Aprilia V4, we break down the sounds that transports us to the racetrack and the open road.
We also pay tribute to the legendary Japanese industrial designer who survived the atomic bomb to create the iconic Kikkoman soy sauce bottle AND the Yamaha VMAX.
Stick around for a special Engine Sound Guessing Game and a heartfelt discussion on the risks and rewards of putting kids on the back of a motorcycle.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome everybody to high side, low side. This is season 11, Zach and Spurge coming at you this time with iconic motorcycle engine sounds. There's going to be vrum vrooms and ducka-duckas and ring ding-dings coming out of every doorway. Also, what soy sauce and Yamaha motorcycles have in common and should you put your kid on a motorcycle? All that and much, much more. Coming right up, |
| 0:22.2 | stick around. So you've noticed that your motorcycle brakes aren't providing as much stopping power |
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| 0:57.1 | purchase with revzilla a little bit of that money goes back into funding the programs that you enjoy |
| 1:02.3 | whether it's zach and i sitting here talking with you on high side low side or the shenanigans |
| 1:06.1 | that people get into when you're out riding for a c tP episode, or maybe you just appreciate the gear reviews |
| 1:12.4 | and the product information. Revzilla gives back to riders because that's who we all are, |
| 1:18.9 | riders. So keep that in mind next time you need to make a purchase for your motorcycle. From |
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| 1:27.4 | Revzilla.com. |
| 1:31.8 | Here we go, everybody. Off to the races, yet another episode of high side, low side. Spurjo, |
| 1:39.4 | I'm excited about this one. I got to say, I do love an engine I just I just accidentally threw my pen down out of |
| 1:45.4 | excitement and I had to retrieve it. No, this is going to be. So we'll obviously get into a little bit |
| 1:51.5 | of the what, the where, the why we're doing this. But I think it was fun trying to pick out |
| 1:59.1 | engine sounds that were inspirational to me or in general. |
| 2:03.1 | I'll be interested to see which ones you get. |
| 2:04.8 | But it's also quite terrifying because we're normally playing the game together where we're |
| 2:09.5 | helping each other out. |
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