Finding the CHEAPEST motorcycle at the Harley Dealership | $500 bucks!!
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0:37 No, literally nobody thinks motorcycling is expensive, Josh. It's kind of common sense, no? Smaller vehicle, less material used, therefore much cheaper than a car.
I really don't know how you come up with this stuff.
And how many people do you talk to who are just getting into bikes? I talk to literally thousands and SO many of them, the vast majority, think it’s too expensive for them. So that’s what I’m basing my opinion off, the facts of what people think and tell me when I talk to them. What are you basing yours off of?
“Literally nobody” nah man. I don’t know where you got that from.
Sorry but this pissed me off, it’s this attitude, the whole “well it’s common sense” attitude that keeps a lot of people out of motorcycles. The amount of thank you’s I’ve received over the years from people who had no idea how affordable it could be and finally bought a bike after watching these kinds of vids number in the thousands.
You don’t know how I come up with this? How the hell do you think I do? From experiencing it. Jeez.
@@shadetreesurgeon Yikes, chill out, man.
I, too, base my statement off experience, of course. I've, again, literally never met a person who thought it'd be very expensive to get into motorcycles. Again, they're basically toys, there are entry level and older ones, so of course there must be cheaper ones.
But then I am, as you might remember, in Europe and don't know a whole lot of people without college degrees, so maybe I just deal with people who are better informed.
@@TheUrbanEpicure don’t meet a lot of people without college degrees? Your passive aggressiveness is rather boorish. If I’m being honest you never come here unless it’s too leave a clumsily veiled insult that you think you’ve disguised as advice. You’re not half as clever as you think my friend.
It would be foolish for you to think you’ve met even a fraction of the people I have. Weather they are interested in motorcycles or not. Next time you’d like to leave an insult dont bother dressing it up, because your fashion sense is atrocious.
Sell the O G DAD JEANS BIKE, the Ducati and get your purple rain!!!
Word !!!!
I think he likes the Duc adv bike, he should get rid of his old Harley, the Strawberry Goldwing and put down a decent deposit on the Purple Rain.
This is the best advice I’ve seen on RUclips
@@kevinbarnbrook4728 nooo barf party is my fave slap an engine and keep on truckin
@@jasonchicoine4282 I prefer his dangerous Rocket iii.
Josh just needs to get it over with an collect every generation of Gold Wing. And rent an entire warehouse to store them 🤣
I wish man lol
I heard motorcycles are like pokémon you got to collect them all
Get the Purple Barney Gold Wing, it fits your personality. lol
Gotta say, my 79 Wing is a beast.. now if I only had the extra resources to truly make it a Cafe racer I'd be a happy man.
As someone who has worked in the juvenile justice/child welfare field for almost 30 years, I can tell you that Forgotten Angels is filling a void that is direly missing for kids aging out of the foster care system. Your efforts to help raise money for them is nothing short of amazing. Kudos to you. Screw the haters.
Totally worth collecting all the Goldwings. Infinity Stone collection in the making.
Too much power
Small brain: harley channel
Big brain: triumph channel
Galaxy brain: goldwing channel
Brandon what a fantastic idea!
Somebody call Marvel!!
Right on. If you're new to riding, I'd definitely recommend not getting an expensive bike. You don't need to be stressing over a few scratches or a dent in the tank. If you drop it, pick it up and ride on. No tears. Get the bike with a payment after you've made your mistakes.
Yeah, you are probably going to drop it doing something stupid a noob would do. Take your lumps on a used bike and buy a nicer bike later on. First time you forget the kickstand or stall at the stop light will be memorable.
Used bikes are the way to go in my opinion. You can easily pick up a low-milages $12,000 bike for $7,000 two or three years after the first guy bought it new from the dealership. A 2010 or 11 will be less than half the original sticker price. I've found there's a lot of middle-age guys that will decide they want a motorcycle and buy something brand new....then a couple years later they realize they don't really like riding and they sell it for way less than what they paid.
The pride in ol swamp wizard's voice whenever he talks about Chey is the most wholesome thing you can find on the interwebz.
i am local and after i got back sunday from the forgotten angels camp , a friend called me offering a 1996 vn 1500 for ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ! it runs! . picking it up friday. it even looks clean and has custom seats and exhaust.
yes , there are cheap bikes around.
I love that Bert's doesn't just dump non-Harleys to the auction. I need to take the feejer down there and look around :)
Both of my local dealers usually just take them to auction. I never understood it. Harley's they will keep and sell but metrics they auction off.
Best bike I ever owned was a 182 1100 goldwing.. $2500 and rode it for years... and sold it for $2500
My old bike was a 78 goldwing. I bought it for 700 bucks. It never had anything done ever. Not even a oil change. I put a extension cord from the battery to the fan. Flushed my fluids 3 times. Then drove it from detroit to Georgia through the smokey mountains. Came home, changed fluids again. Rode it to cali and back. I rode it four season's, 45000 mi. i kept the bike after i got another. Got a parts bike for it. Was waiting for someone who would ride the bike. My friend put it back on the road this yr. Put almost 6000 miles on it. I bought a 03 fatboy. It drives me nuts cleaning chrome before every ride! I find myself missing my goldwing. Never cleaned it. Plugs and oil. Never a problem with it. Going to grab a 1500 or 1800 cause you can always find cheap. Plus they are a Cadillac. Ps, whats wrong with having a few different kinds? I have a 81 rm 250. 2000 xr650l 03 fatboy. 350 4x4 honda quad. Ton of mopeds. Cause they have been fun to ride with my kids and newbies! Treat yourself, get the 1800 bro!! Lol
Just started watching this and was reminded just how much I have missed the cheap bikes at the dealerships videos. Good to have it back. Thanks and 73, Mike
these are some of the best. i miss the earlier bar hopping vids as well, ya know ummmm anyway..
I have a 2004 Honda VTX 1300C. It's my first bike and I've owned it for about a year and a half. Mine has the short fenders and the straighter handlebars. Bought it for $3000 with about 17K miles. I absolutely love it!
Sell that "pasta rocket" and you can have purple rain, AND fix/finish tje vomet comet!🤔
I wish Harley dealerships in Scotland had such good deals on the go
So do i but i have a couple of spare bikes would you like to hang out sometime
32:00 is so true. I joined the bike community this week after just sitting in the house for months on end doing nothing but feeding my depression. This has been the greatest release. If you’re contemplating getting one, just do it!!
I had a 2005 VTX, and I loved it! It was a very faithful soldier for a long time. I sold it this summer and picked up a Fatboy (it was my 50th birthday present to myself). Best. Midlife. Crisis. Ever!
Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone, nice to see a friendly community of fellow riders. Hope all of you have a killer day and keep the shiny side up.
Well then, Happy Birthday from Canada. 🤘
@@Doug_Morgan Thank you brother. Well wishes to you and yours.
What part of Canada if you don't mind me asking? I hope to travel there on two wheels once my sons get older.
Mike transmitting here! 😃 00:39 Motorcycling is not affordable outside the US, i guess. In Europe, for example, none of those high-Hp/CC-bikes would cost so little even if they were sold 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 10th hand. For instance, the cheapest new Harley/Indian motorcycle in Portugal and other countries, new, is around 15k euros. In 2nd hand is not much cheaper, it's like gold. Even the european brands of motorcycles are expensive as hell.
in Europe, if you buy a motorcycle like those, is the same has buying a car but with the perks of getting rained on, getting freezed to death while riding, or falling on the road while turning thanks to acumulated sand debris.
That's why the motorcycling culture nowadays is not that big around here, like it used to be in the previous century: people can afford a good car with the money they would spend buying a motorcycle. Even a 2nd hand one.
Comparatively and proportionally, 2nd hand cars end up being way cheaper than motorcycles.
A BigHug from the old continent for you, Josh!!!✌️😉
Josh, I’ve been riding here in England since 1975. If I’ve learned anything in all those motorcycles, all those friends and all those good times; its this:-
There are so many motorcycles,
And so little time.
👊
I had a 2004 VTX 1300 for 14 years Great bike, the speedo problem is probably the green connector under the right side of the tank. I sold mine earlier this year for 3k.
Missed these ride impressions. I think this is the content I like the most of your channel.
That VTX is a dream. And yes, those run forever.
LOVE the VTXs! I bought a VTX1300C last year, added a VTX 1800F this past summer
@@danpetreikis The VTX 1800 is amazing, not many here in my country. But one thing I noticed every time, is that it was FAST. And had this lovely low rumble when accelerating. Enjoy you rides, sir.
Amen, I love my 2005 vtx1300c n I’ve also been to Florida cocoa beach twice on my vt1100c Shadow, what a Nice Road-trip from Pennsylvania, Keep up the Great Content & Ride Free Brother😎
I bought a blurple 02 gold wing a couple months ago for 6000. I just love it and so does the wife! Good price on that one there.
Hellll yeah
I owned a 2005 VTX 1300S that I gave to a friend who still rides it today. He can not believe how well that thing performs and is basically a solid piece of machinery.
This past summer I bought a black 2005 Honda 750 Shadow price 5 hundred dollars..it was parked in 2014 the previous owner bought it new he was asking 5 hundred dollars because he figured the carb gas tank and petcock were junk from sitting that long with gas in them...got it home took it apart carb was clean gas tank clean and dry same with the petcock.. apparently it was drained of fuel and he had forgotten... I'm going to go ahead and replace the petcock...then give it to my oldest daughter so she can get back in the wind...
Josh should definitely buy 1 of every Goldwing. Then call himself Commander of the Golden Fleet.
The motorcycle industry should sponsor you your a brilliant advert for em
Hey Shadetree you are good for the Motorcycle lifestyle just letting everyone know it doesnt matter what you ride thanks for the video
So I've decided I need a gold wing with a 70's fantasy van paint job. Dragons, castle's & wizards.
Man I posted this before I saw the A team van of Mr. T, holy shit I synced up with this vid.
I've never questioned what someone rides, do you. there are so many good bikes out there 👊
The tach prollem is prolly a bad ground
More Bert's cheap test rides! Love them.
Me, immediately: zomg, no way can I listen to this long-winded [EXPLETIVE] drone on for half an hour. **Click.**
Me, 30-plus minutes later: Holy , where did the time go?
Speaking of deals I’m all pissed off because the 131 conversion costs the same amount as what I paid for the 116 conversion on my Indian!
Indian parts are more expensive than the MOCO parts
@@talkingrock7011 bikes in general. Atleast in my countrey. Be prepared to pay 5k more than a softail if you want a similair setup bike.
I've known two people with the Honda VTX and yes, they run for miles and miles with precise reliability. I own a 2007 Yamaha Royal Star tour deluxe with the 1300cc V4 and they are the same story as well, runs for miles and miles with all day reliability. I bought her used for 4500.00 in immaculate shape two years ago with 32k miles, I have 56k on it now and enjoy it immensely. She's a keeper, my comfortable touring bike. I can't wait for winter to be over so I can go on trips with it again. Now I want to find a good used reliable 2nd bike for local rides for around town and to work. The bike market is different from the auto market, you can get some great bikes for great prices with low miles on them, and there are plenty out there. You don't have to overpay for some fashionable name, and you'll get just as much enjoyment and go everywhere the others go plus not save doing it.
I don't live in the U.S. anymore but Bert is one of the coolest people I've learned about in the last two years. have purchased a ticket to support Forgotten Angels and would buy from Bert's if i'm ever back in country again. 🙏 Good Thoughts !
Wish we had a place like Bert’s around here. All the local Harley dealers treat you like you’re garbage if you’re not already on a Harley or buying a Harley.
"Metric bike"!!! Bee M Double You - thank you!
I would grab that $500 bike (£1.50p GBP). Nice find Shadetree.
“You say you want a leader
But you can't seem to make up your mind
I think you better close it
And let me guide you to the purple rain
Purple rain, purple rain!!”
Josh think it through man!
My dad at one point had a 1200, a 1500 and an 1800. My mom called it his Flock but he recently sold the 1200. By the way thanks for the love of my home state of West Virginia. I’d be awesome to catch a glimpse of the Ol’ Swamp Wizard riding around up here.
My stable contains a 04 vulcan 2000cc and a 17 super tenere... cruisers to adv... they are all fun.
Love these cheapest bikes at the dealership vids.
Just think about how many miles you could lay down with that 1800 in one shot! Too easy? Hmmmm, Country getting smaller!
You forgot to mention the Mustang seat on that 500 dollar bike. That seat would nearly cost as much as the bike.
Yup!
I love these cheap bike videos cause it is so true. My Vulcan cost me 2k and with a little work I polished the terd and it looks great and I love riding it. There is no excuse. Hey man in the live stream I asked you who won the bike so early because I had to go to work. No worries and thanks for another great video.
In '87 I found a First Year (1975) GL1000 Goldwing, fully dressed with aftermarket fairing, bags, crash bars, mag wheels and electronic ignition ( they started with points) with around 10k on the odometer for $1150. It was Jan 3rd, 10° and I happily rode it to my Riding Buddies garage, about 20 miles away. I had been riding an 81 Kawi 750 LTD, and those cold Sunday night rides back to the City were not a lot of fun. The Wing opened up much longer trips, I never hesitated to go anywhere in any weather! My next bike was a VF1000f Interceptor that surprisingly I found, was almost as comfortable as the Wing! And one Hell of a lot faster! I love them all!
Hi Josh i totally agree with you. i have 2 bikes and i live for the weekends to get out on them. i was a bit shocked about the insurance in Florida. here in the UK it is law that you have to have insurance. i can't wait to be allowed to go to the US again.
Currently riding a Moto Guzzi V85 TT ADV bike. I love it. But, I have owned both the 1800 VTX and a 1300 VTX. If I wanted a cruiser bike I would definitely pick up one of those again. The VTX is an awesome model family.
What gets expensive in the motorcycle world is accessories that are almost a one off due to not as much desire for that particular part.
Always looking forward to every Wednesday and Sunday for a new shadetree vid!
Added tac on some Suzuki V twins will cause some odd problems.
I love when Chey does the flybyes
Interesting bikes those Suzukis gas tank is under the seat so lower center of gravity. For $500 that’s a damn good deal!
If you named it you have to, buy it. I think that’s a rule of the Chanel right ??? Once named they have to stick around…. Long live Purple Rain !!!
There are two types of cheap used bikes: I cared for this but now it's time for someone else to have fun AND I went offroading with this and last time I changed oil was when I bought it. I think.
Man oh man, I wish I could find a dealer near me as cool as Bert's. No such luck yet.
$5900 for purple rain?! Bro If I didn’t have to work tomorrow I’d ride my scoot down and jump all over that deal!! A wing is my dream bike not one of those “auto” wings though. Not being able to shift yourself takes ALL the fun out of riding. Ride on and peace out!!
Pretty sure that Mustang seat on that managers special is worth 500 bucks!
That LC1500 Suzuki is a Rock Solid bike 👍😀
I hear ya with the old GoldWings!! I bought my '89 in 2000 with 4,000 miles on it....for $7K and it paid for itself long ago. I've had it repainted but the only major thing I've had to do, in 165,000 miles, is a u-joint!! I've gone through multiple fork seals, brake pads, tires and batteries, but that's just routine maintenance with those miles. Don't let that 1500 go!!!
Would be hard pressed to find prices like this at any HD dealer for the same bikes in SoCal. But I love you doing this. I think with patients and some research definitely some great buys out there. The newer gold wing looks like a stealth bomber of the future. Love it. That's Triumph it tempting.
I sold at a HD dealer in mid CA. The sales mangler referred to everything other than an HD, as a "turd". He was an idiot, but did have the beard and T-Shirt! He was so cool....
We took a Yamaha Road Star(?) 1700 as a trade. It was spotless and ran perfectly. It went to auction with other "turds". The sad thing was it ran smoother and stopped better than anything we had on the sales floor.
Add that you will *never* know your interest rate (800 Beacon Scores often got taken for 8%!!!) and many Harley dealers have perfected the perfect con. Misdirection is rampant, but well done.
So many great bikes out there that get ignored as they apparently do not have the "cool factor".
I love that you support the run of the mill bikes too! Thanks.
Love seeing Chey enjoy the Bolt. Absolutely loved mine. Only did me wrong when I tried to stretch out on some miles with the stock seat or got a little over zealous in the twisties and started scraping pegs earlier than I wanted to. Had to sell it last year. Since then I've gotten and am in love with my Raider. But I do miss the smaller Bolt. It was a blast to ride.
Burts HD rules! Great showcase Josh!!! Looks like a fun day! Want a Goldwing too, thanks to you, despite having 5 bikes already (down to 5 lol)
How many Goldwings do you need? Just one more, than you have.
Somebody's gonna get a GREAT bike with that VL1500. That thing is clean, it sounds like it runs great and it actually looks WAY better than any $500 bike has a right to! I could buy that thing with a single paycheck!!!
Josh I absolutely love ur channel. I laugh at every video. Even my wife enjoys ur videos as well. I Got really lucky 3 years ago and purchased a 01 yellow weirdo 1800 GL with 170K for $2700. And it’s the best bike I’ve ever owned. Thx for ur excellent content and thx for ur outstanding work with the Forgotten Angels 👼. Keep it Weird as well Brother. Be well
"How boring would it be if you only liked one kind of motorcycle? Like em all!" Amen brother! 2 wheels....if it makes you happy, you rock it and give anyone a finger that tells you otherwise.
And once again all I can say is that I admire these price tags. In Germany the VL1500 would easily cost 5k. So ... buy it. 😅
VTX for the win! Ive got a 2005 1800, and its great.
Shadetree Surgeon, Your also pretty passionate about Pickles you can buy anyplace that sells them. Agreed about buying a Motorcycle. In Facebook Marketplace I saw a two tone grey GoldWing for sale for $2,000, I believe it was a second generation GoldWing. I called but it was sold already.
Very cool. Saving me some dough. Thank you. I’m too shy to ask for the cheapest bike, but you are building up my confidence.
Dude, get the goldwing! It's so you. You've also been bit hard by the long run bug so it makes sense.
I absolutely love the sound that 6cyl Goldwings make on a pull. That whine is simply amazing
My local hd dealer is one of those that won’t sell anything that isn’t a hd. Also they are scum bucket used car salesman types every one of them. Never had a positive experience there.
You sound like we could be locals haha.
My local Harley-Davidson dealer will treat you like a turd stuck on the bottom of a shoe. I wonder if they treat you any better if you roll in with $30,000 in your pocket.
Sounds like the ones in my area. Had one of their salesmen call me and asked if I was ready to upgrade from my Sportster. I told him I might be, but more than likely not a Harley, his response, " if it's not a Harley Davidson, it doesn't exist.". I guess I need to show them my 2021 Ural, lol
You know maybe I'm being a little too harsh, they were quite friendly last winter when me and a buddy went in to see the Pan-Americans. Perhaps I shouldn't accuse them of being dicks while I myself may perhaps be guilty of being a dick.
@@dmelson7502 I wished I could say the same, I guess I need to make a visit and see if things have changed at my local HD.
I see a Pasta Rocket trade in ol' Shadetree's future
Wow that is some serious cash you guys raised! Kudos to you all!
I had a 2006 VTX 1300R and loved it. I'm riding an Ultra now.
Great video Josh! I love that you take out these bikes and spread the message about affordability. That $500 Suzuki is an awesome deal! Cheers man! Hope to meet you guys some day.
i figured chey would love the bolt. they are amazing bike and great power and price. that bobber though!!!
I would literally ride to Harley Davidson just to see mr t 😂 hes awesome
Come on in brother!
I rented an FXRT there back in 1986. I wish I could have bought that bike back then. It was a fly and ride HOG deal, and I was treaded superbly by that dealer.
Definitely heading to Burt's for my next bike !
They’re good folks!
My VTX 1300 is slimmer version of this one. I love my vtx, bought used. The only set back are the issues surfacing from a previous nonmechanic not knowing what they were doing. BUT! I REALLY enjoy mine. Bought it with 7K miles, in one year, I put on 20K miles! It's the 2010 Honda Sabre vtx 1300. It gets heads turned. And it's comforting knowing as I fix previous owners follies, I should have a machine I plan to see 200K. Cobra pipes.
If that goldwing is $500 I'm packing up and heading to Florida!
Its not, its 6,999, I test rode it during the campout
@@midwestcruising I gotcha, Looks like a sweet bike tho!
@@thicctomato4977 Shes a lot faster than I thought she'd be
They told me 5995 for it!
@@shadetreesurgeon Wait really? Thats fucking weird. I literally rode it while you were in Bert's, and I was going to trade in my 86 wing if it was cheaper.
Josh, tell Chey I sent her a resin video on her FB PM messenger knowing her hobby. Keep your knees in the breeze. Hard to believe you didn't stop anywhere to get a pickle.
You'r a good man Josh and, yes, more of us builds a great future. Thank you!!!
I’m a Harley fan from 6 years old. But I have a special place in my heart for the gold wings. My dad had an 89 and I used to ride the hell out of that bike. More comfort than my 77 CB750! I test rode a 21 Goldwing tour… greatest touring bike out currently!
If Bert's treats you the same whether you're spending $1,500.00 or $15,000.00 it must be good. Most dealerships I go to won't even talk to you. It's almost as if they expect you to feel privileged that they even acknowledged your presence.
Damn, I need to make a trip to Burt's when I visit Family over the holidays. VTX in KY is 4,000....C50 is around 3,500...
Super good times brother!
😊👍🐾
I started watching your channel and chey's while doing youtube research on the PC800 a couple weeks ago. I live 10 minutes from the dealership and as soon as I saw your review on the $500 bike I called them to see if it was still available....
long story short the guy on the phone didn't know which bike I was talking about so hopefully it's there in the morning.
LOVE your content, keep it up!!!
Did you end up getting it?
@@zauh after dealer fees it would have been way too much
@@nstelte24 So, just like all dealerships, they advertise the $500.00 price just to get you to come in, then let you have it with both barrels. Just curious, what would that $500.00 motorcycle have actually cost you?
From a giant dwarf to THE swamp wizard himself! Thanks for always showing how accessible riding is! Keep on doing what you do you dirty swamp wizard!!
More people on bikes sounds like a good thing to me
You should take a spin on a VTX1800! I owned one for about 60k miles and absolutely adored the thing.
Great video, again. I WILL go for a Goldwing the minute i have the cash and it will be your fault @shadetree surgeon lol ride safe 🤙
Josh you could sell ice to an eskimo!! Love it!! Your passion for motorcycles is infectious!! Keep doing what you do!
Would love Chey's opinion on a Honda with DCT. The early ones (700s) should be really cheap now
SHE who fears no bike!
Na we need chey on the classic auto bike, THE HONDAMATIC
Owned one like the "500" bike. Intruder 1500. One of the most reliable bikes I've had. Cobra pipes made it really wake up. My problem was the fuel tank. The real one was under the seat filled through the door in front of seat, and smallest legal tank they could put in it. Other than that loved it.
Great deals there... Also great to see you both having fun out there... and Mother of Frogs being an asshole never gets old. :D
That's it Josh join the 1800cc master race.
I have boughten two metric bikes from Harley Davidson, a Yamaha and a Honda. I was treated well each time. Some day, when I can get out from under some of my debt and can afford to take on some other debt, I will go back and buy a proper Harley.