Handling problems may be when the crank bearings fail and the engine locks up. I’m kinda sure anyone riding that bike when it happened would agree with handling problems when the rear tire goes into a full on skid
I've seen many of these, the CX 500 was a great allrounder, and Honda also made a "Silverwing" version, along with a 650 version, and they also came up with a Turbo version..
I'm sorry, but this guy is criticizing motorcycles for no reason. You can't measure motorcycle from the 70's-80's-90's with today's standards and many of the motorcycles that are criticized are because they are ridden by inexperienced drivers.
Have owned 4 different goldwing put over 150k on 3 an 200k on the last. Never any problems except normal maintenance. Oil changes filters and timeing belts. Most dependable bikes I have ever owned.
I my book, the Goldwing was rather a sensation at the time. The Goldwing started an new era of long distance luxe tourers. The unheard high quality and affordable prices of Japanse bikes was THE problem for european and American manufacturers.
I was expecting the Yamaha TX750 of 1972 to appear on the list. To deal with the vibration of a vertical twin it had balancer shafts. The problem was they were in the sump. They whipped up the oil into a froth that was incapable of lubricating the engine. Leading to bearing failures.
Hello, you robbed my SC500 video, lol, no problem. I actually bought one new in 1973 while working for Yamaha Corp in Buena Park Ca. Rode it for three years without any problems. I did work with Yamaha to help stop the piston seizure problems. That’s me riding the bike in SoCal desert and starting it on a lift after restoring the bike.
My 1st street bike was a Kawa 500 mach III I traded it for a 1972 750 Mach IV the 1st time I rode it I was surprised when the front wheel came up as soon as the tach hit 4,000 that was the last time it surprised me. In 2nd gear at 50 mph just rap the throttle and your wheeling funnest bike I ever owned
Laughed my ass off when he said the boss hoss was a gas guzzler so it isint practical for a long distance trips!! I mean come on that thing isint practial for anything!!!!
No mention of the Honda VF750S, which had engine build problems, namely camshafts made from Cadbury flakes! Once Honka had worked out a fix, it became a good long-distance tourer. I had one for several years and it was the only bike that I never had to get off to rest my back/neck/arms/legs. Very comfortable and stable at speeds of over 130 mph. Private road officer, honest!
Ha ha. The same list that makes up the best 20 motorcycle engines ever produced. I've owned a good few of these and believe me there's a lot worse bike engines around than this collection.
I rode a 84 sportster once I detailed it for a friend of a friend. They had this delusional thought that it was worth 6K . And then they asked us if we wanted to buy it. I was like uh no thank you. It was one of the worst handling bikes I ever rode . You could barely ride it shift it . Just a horrible bike.
ah... this 'list' is missing a couple of Harleys- as in the ShovelHead... the engine that almost buried Harley. Any AMF Harley would qualify for this list. and Yes, I own a Harley- in fact, 3 of them- two Evos and, oh yes, the 88 TC. Ride safe everybody.
Never did much miles on my early small bikes when I lived in Flint Michigan.moved to Pennsylvania 1981 , got bigger bikes and really started to travel!!!! 🧳
I Owned a HONDA RED ROCKET. Cr 250 ridiculous power band. Maybe 800 rpm of crazy power at 8ooo rpm. Quick no clutch shift. Monster bike. It was soo noisy. People 3 streets away complained if I fired it up while tuning. Best 1970s 250 moto X. Ever in my opinion. For its day.
We love the tractor pull. Living in the woods in 1970, my buddy 1961 FLH pulled a 1 1/2 foot round by seven feet long, tree trunk, uphill to our campsite. It also pulled a BMW out of a tree and up the ravine.
That power band that the old two strokes were fun if you were experienced rider but only in 125 or 250cc anything bigger was hard to control i raced Suzuki RM 125 and 250 in the 70s and 80s i was faster then the guys with bigger bore bikes most couldn't control the power and i would fly past them i was at a track one day and the English speed way champ was there this is in Australia on the only big straight he went past .me on this 480 Yamaha motor cross bike at the end of the straight i flew past him on a 125 Suzuki and then i was so far in front by the time we got back to the big straight he was about 28 in age i was 14 i was on a RM125 A
I got to ride one once on a muddy Michigan MX track. The only way I could get it to go where I wanted was with my body position and throttle control. Steering seemed irrelevant, at least under those conditions
I still have my 907ie - MOST comfortable bike I've owned. I rode it new from MD to the OR coast and back in 2 weeks, 1992, one day 700 miles in total comfort. The Corbin seat made a huge difference. Prior bike was a 1987 750 Paso, one of the very first into the USA. Great bike except for that carb, which we changed to Dells. The 907 was a great leap fwd.
Sportster motor is a great dependable durable air cooled motor.A simple 4 cam Vtwin with proven dependability this is my view and I currently ride a KTM 950 super moto and Honda NSA700.Sportster is a great old school air cooled motor,one of the best Harley motors!
I wonder if this guy ever rode these or any motorcycle!
Maybe he should do his homework
I had a 72 750 triple and still have a 83 xlx and with a few mods these bikes we’re awesome
He has ridden a few at Wal-Mart .... only cost him .50 cents per test drive !! 😏
@@dennissmart7758 Loved my ironhead, never leaked a drop either.
I had a fully loaded CX 500 with fairing and bags and it was a mountain carving machine with none of the handling problems mentioned. Thanks.
The cx500’s crankshaft bearing failures led to handling problems, as did its frame rigidity? Who makes this drek up?
Handling problems may be when the crank bearings fail and the engine locks up. I’m kinda sure anyone riding that bike when it happened would agree with handling problems when the rear tire goes into a full on skid
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Yeah they don't handle too well when the crankshaft stops turning and the rear tire locks up
When (and if) the engine locks up there is always the clutch….unless you’re a slow thinker.
Taming 2 stroke power surge is whats rewarding and addictive. (can also be dangerous). But you dont ride this things to be safe.
Riding them as much as possible ❤
cx 500 was a grate bike ask eney dispach rider of the time
Oh yes.........I was one of them in the 1990s.
Correct
I've seen many of these, the CX 500 was a great allrounder, and Honda also made a "Silverwing" version, along with a 650 version, and they also came up with a Turbo version..
I had a CX500 and rode it for years, I loved that bike.
I thought this was about engines.
I'm sorry, but this guy is criticizing motorcycles for no reason. You can't measure motorcycle from the 70's-80's-90's with today's standards and many of the motorcycles that are criticized are because they are ridden by inexperienced drivers.
The goldwing never overheated,I traveled 20.000 miles with
Mine never did, either, but mpg wasn't great.
Have owned 4 different goldwing put over 150k on 3 an 200k on the last. Never any problems except normal maintenance. Oil changes filters and timeing belts. Most dependable bikes I have ever owned.
I my book, the Goldwing was rather a sensation at the time. The Goldwing started an new era of long distance luxe tourers. The unheard high quality and affordable prices of Japanse bikes was THE problem for european and American manufacturers.
Most of the Ariel Arrow pics are of an Ariel Leader.
every 2nd bike was called a "widowmaker"
Keep them in the powerband then you get no surprises ❤
Only two of them by my count.
I was expecting the Yamaha TX750 of 1972 to appear on the list. To deal with the vibration of a vertical twin it had balancer shafts. The problem was they were in the sump. They whipped up the oil into a froth that was incapable of lubricating the engine. Leading to bearing failures.
Yes I remember that,but the engine looks very beautiful.
Hello, you robbed my SC500 video, lol, no problem. I actually bought one new in 1973 while working for Yamaha Corp in Buena Park Ca. Rode it for three years without any problems. I did work with Yamaha to help stop the piston seizure problems. That’s me riding the bike in SoCal desert and starting it on a lift after restoring the bike.
This is Krap.
Most of it seems accurate from memory (I started riding and reading about bikes in 1972). There are a few boo-boos though.
My 1st street bike was a Kawa 500 mach III I traded it for a 1972 750 Mach IV the 1st time I rode it I was surprised when the front wheel came up as soon as the tach hit 4,000 that was the last time it surprised me. In 2nd gear at 50 mph just rap the throttle and your wheeling funnest bike I ever owned
Laughed my ass off when he said the boss hoss was a gas guzzler so it isint practical for a long distance trips!! I mean come on that thing isint practial for anything!!!!
Wasn't it developed as an mechanic joke, but suddenly and unexpectedly got popular?
Is this video for real?
2 stroke power curves are notoriously tough to handle.
No mention of the Honda VF750S, which had engine build problems, namely camshafts made from Cadbury flakes! Once Honka had worked out a fix, it became a good long-distance tourer. I had one for several years and it was the only bike that I never had to get off to rest my back/neck/arms/legs. Very comfortable and stable at speeds of over 130 mph. Private road officer, honest!
The H2 was nice to ride.
I had one , it was a very fast bike / miss it
My Bultaco Pursang tried to kill me whenever I rode it.
Had a friend in HS that had one. He said the same thing.
Gl 1000 never ever problems
I had one of those . Sold it to James May .
Yes they did.....but none most people couldn`t easily solve.......they were great machines.
Honda may have had a mis-step with the Hondamatic but the GL is still pretty bulletproof.
The list would be full of harleys .end of list
Yes, I thought Harley was and still is an absolute abomination.
Now now girls. Does the mean HD make your vaginas hurt?
@@yossiallen3316
But that's the appeal 😂
@@MrTheHillfolk I suppose you can have one for fun when you've nothing to lose 😂😂
Ha ha. The same list that makes up the best 20 motorcycle engines ever produced. I've owned a good few of these and believe me there's a lot worse bike engines around than this collection.
Try to find a. Bimota. V2 and buy it.. It's for collectors only
I rode a 84 sportster once I detailed it for a friend of a friend. They had this delusional thought that it was worth 6K . And then they asked us if we wanted to buy it. I was like uh no thank you. It was one of the worst handling bikes I ever rode . You could barely ride it shift it . Just a horrible bike.
I hope no one stood up for the triple kwakas. They were frightening!!!!!!!
The TL100S in your video had a normal shock absorber - it was the TL1000R model that had the problematic rotary rear damper.
Those TL engines are so powerful, reliable, over engineered as many Suzuki's are.
The S also had the rotary damper. I had one and for most normal riding it was fine. Push it harder and it did lose it's damping.
ah... this 'list' is missing a couple of Harleys- as in the ShovelHead... the engine that almost buried Harley. Any AMF Harley would qualify for this list. and Yes, I own a Harley- in fact, 3 of them- two Evos and, oh yes, the 88 TC. Ride safe everybody.
Add any harley you like to this list
Have you tried a WLA?
the fact a Victory made it to the list is hilarious
2 strokes was everytime much more pure fun than 4 stroke, light and strong.
And of course don’t forget the fun of changing the plugs for cold, warm then hot.
The H1 was fast and fun road it to Montreal and back !
Loved mine. When the power band said "GO" Hang on!
From Toronto????😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@arthurmchugh5184 from kalamazoo michigan lol
@@9014jayvictor good one!!!!
Never did much miles on my early small bikes when I lived in Flint Michigan.moved to Pennsylvania 1981 , got bigger bikes and really started to travel!!!! 🧳
I knew an old-timer that had one of them two-stroke Kawasaki triple actually a couple of them and they both called them widow makers
Commentators use or cubic centimetres instead off cc,s annoying
no crappy amf harleys
But the '84 mentioned was only 3 years after the buy back, and Harley was still struggling with the quality control it inherited from AMF.
I'm proud of my 81 "AMF" Sportster. I don't care who you are!
@@geoffreypiltz271whatever the iron heads were always junk
Rather a Evo then a twin cam
@@stewart8127But that iron had established a Sportster as being the fastest motorcycle Harley-Davidson sold until V-Rod
The Harley from the 80's is very worse bikes
1979 Harley sportster
Every 125 dirt bike.
The XR1000 motor was the basis for the original Buell
That dirt bike killed my dad's friend when he was desert racing
Ever heard abt the ktm penton 400?
This video missed most of the Suzukis from the seventies . Oh , and the 750TX twin Yamaha was a real dud !
and Kawasaki bikes that kill its riders is named 'The Widowmaker'
A nickname given to the 750 52 years ago.
I think he call every bike a widowmaker, even an Italjet 50cc dirt bike.
2-strokes do that. This guy knows nothing.
Yeah i would love to have one of those beasts
This is ridiculus...
I Owned a HONDA RED ROCKET. Cr 250 ridiculous power band. Maybe 800 rpm of crazy power at 8ooo rpm. Quick no clutch shift. Monster bike. It was soo noisy. People 3 streets away complained if I fired it up while tuning. Best 1970s 250 moto X. Ever in my opinion. For its day.
This guy sounds like Craig from Bearded Mechanic.
Harley tractors
jealousy will get you nowhere
@@martincvitkovich724 Lololololololololololol
We love the tractor pull. Living in the woods in 1970, my buddy 1961 FLH pulled a 1 1/2 foot round by seven feet long, tree trunk, uphill to our campsite. It also pulled a BMW out of a tree and up the ravine.
Yep love em.
Chrome air compressor!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sportster engines, Even the Ironheads are some of the best engines ever made.
Shame they discontinued the traditional Sportster.
On my 3rd since 81-love them. My ironhead never leaked a drop, my kz650 on the other hand lol.
Agreed,durable and good.
Stealing LAZER sites screen vids. Wow. Thieves.
Worst.. according to?
Damn that Kawi's headlight is ugly. Victory, Ariel and Paso weren't pretty either. Them Kawi triples were badass as advertised-leave them alone.
Uh...power? Don't you really mean torque?
Inaccurate claims and overall inappropriate reviews.
That power band that the old two strokes were fun if you were experienced rider but only in 125 or 250cc anything bigger was hard to control i raced Suzuki RM 125 and 250 in the 70s and 80s i was faster then the guys with bigger bore bikes most couldn't control the power and i would fly past them i was at a track one day and the English speed way champ was there this is in Australia on the only big straight he went past .me on this 480 Yamaha motor cross bike at the end of the straight i flew past him on a 125 Suzuki and then i was so far in front by the time we got back to the big straight he was about 28 in age i was 14 i was on a RM125 A
Foo, foo 70s dirt bikes.😂
How about worst RUclips channels to watch reviews !? Nome 1. on my list. RETRO RIDES !
. Tip: if your a coward ? Don't ride a motorcycle .
Nos you have to make a “20 BEST Motorcycle Engines Ever Produced!” Video
Your saying how unsafe these bikes are but no one is using a crash helmet (yea really safe)
I lost a longtime friend who got sling shotted off a green 97 TL1000 way hack in 98. F.I. MAPPING caused death
Sorry about your friend, but don't blame the bike for the rider's shortcomings. I owned a green 1997 TL1000S from new and it was a great bike.
0:01 ktm lc8 for the win
My Kawasaki VN2000 is the best
I think the arrial arrow was one of the uglist bikes ever built
I had a Suzuki TM 400.
Fast...but you couldn't turn it, or stop it!
Great for dune riding, with a paddle tire though.
I got to ride one once on a muddy Michigan MX track. The only way I could get it to go where I wanted was with my body position and throttle control. Steering seemed irrelevant, at least under those conditions
I had one too about 15 years ago..was always reliable
Nortons, BSAs, Royal Enfields, BMWs and Moto Guzzis are perfect!
Harleys are good if your a mechanic/wrench.
Kawa 750. Had Plumbing pipe frame and swinging arms tubes short wheel base. When it came of choke. It could do an Olympic double back flip. No joke
😂🤣😂🤣😂
I had a Paso. Worst ever. THE most uncomfortable I’ve ever ridden. Px’d as quickly as I could !
I still have my 907ie - MOST comfortable bike I've owned. I rode it new from MD to the OR coast and back in 2 weeks, 1992, one day 700 miles in total comfort. The Corbin seat made a huge difference. Prior bike was a 1987 750 Paso, one of the very first into the USA. Great bike except for that carb, which we changed to Dells. The 907 was a great leap fwd.
Doubt it. Sounds like a dik
Sportster motor is a great dependable durable air cooled motor.A simple 4 cam Vtwin with proven dependability this is my view and I currently ride a KTM 950 super moto and Honda NSA700.Sportster is a great old school air cooled motor,one of the best Harley motors!
the worst ever kawasaki klr 650
??
Really? With their near bullet proof engines? I currently own one I bought in 2009 and still ride it, it's as dependable as the sunrise.
CX500....The Slug
Or the Plastic Maggot.
My first street bike that I rode, was my roommates. It got the job done.