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The Harley sound is considered sacred. "Harley-Davidson attempted to register as a trademark the distinctive "chug" of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine. On
by Isamu 8y ago
The Harley sound is considered sacred.
"Harley-Davidson attempted to register as a trademark the distinctive "chug" of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle engine. On February 1, 1994, the company filed its application with the following description: "The mark consists of the exhaust sound of applicant's motorcycles, produced by V-twin, common crankpin motorcycle engines when the goods are in use." Nine of Harley-Davidson's competitors filed oppositions against the application, arguing that cruiser-style motorcycles of various brands use the same crankpin V-twin engine which produces the same sound. After six years of litigation, with no end in sight, in early 2000, Harley-Davidson withdrew their application."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_trademark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound_trademark
- gerbilly 8y agoGimme a break. They use an outdated engine design, that can only achieve reasonable HP if the engine has pipes on it that let it 'breathe', not mufflers mind you just pipes. Maybe if either of Mr Harley or Davidson were brought back to life today, they'd probably laugh at the fact that people still use that design and go on to manufacture electric crotch rockets instead.
- pssflops 8y agoI have been lead to believe that the modification to produce this "trademark" noise is done at dealerships instead of the manufacturing plant; possibly because this fell through.