And I understand they did just that when Yamaha came out with the 1600cc
Road star with the common crank pin to sound like the Harley. Harley lost.
Question;
Know what Harleys have in common with dogs?
They both like to ride in trucks!
Ron
Custom Valkyrie owner
Tom Hendricksen wrote:
> Being a sound I doubt it is patentable, BUT, H/D does have some 30 PAGES of
> patented terms, etc. They protect them vigorously when infringed upon. It
> would not surprise me that H/D would at least rattle swords if someone
>succeeded
> in creating "their" sound
>
> Tom
> 69 2000
> Portland
>
> snyler wrote:
>
>
>>At 8:47 AM -0700 9/28/02, Pamela Bauman wrote:
>>
>>>Marc
>>>
>>>I think what the Honda engineers were trying to do was make it sound like
>>>the Harley. Which got their little you know whats stepped on BIG TIME by
>>>Harley Davidson. Which led H.D. to patent that very distinctive sound their
>>>machines make. Or, is this another case of folklore?
>>>
>>>Pamela Bauman
>>>67 1600 in pieces (getting ready to place my first parts order)
>>
>>Congrats on the resto progress! I think Harley Davidson did try to
>>patent or trademark the sound but were unable to. You can't patent a
>>stumbling idle, apparently. Just think, you bring your 1964 Dodge
>>Dart into the shop running on two cylinders, the muffler dragging,
>>and you're slapped with a trademark infringement suit by Harley . ;-)
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