So You Want a Harley Davidson... (Watch First)
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According to diehards I've still never ridden a Harley, so which one should I ride? Don't forget to check out yammienoob.co to get entered to win some bikes and support what we do.
Well I ride a dyna lowrider try any of the dyna lineup bikes
YOU TRYING TO COPY " FITMENT INDUSTRIES" IDEA ???
Just ride any Softail
How dare he diss GSXR’s! If you want a cruiser get a turbo BUSA!
A 48 or an fxdr
"Buying a Harley is about leaving your ego at the door."
- bro in my country ppl buy HD for their ego
Thats where i stopped watching
He was talking about the speed, leaving your ego at the door bcz you wont be the fastes on the track. Put the phrase into context and it will make sense
If someone came to me a year ago and asked should I buy a Harley ? I’d say sure whatever floats your boat. As long as you like it.
Now after buying a 17 year old Harley and putting 15,000 dollars into it (including the purchase price) I would say stay away from old Harleys unless you really really love the look and don’t care about your budget (which surprisingly what some people are about)
And I would say buy a new Harley or one just a few years old in immaculate shape.
Because wow did I buy a POS.
I didn’t buy it for performance I bought it for enjoying short touring in the countryside and mountains.
And this bike is a massive expensive disappointment. Except the handling . That was better than expected.
For the money it cost I could have got a brand new Japanese bike with way way better build quality.
If money comes my way I’ll trade this POS in on a new Harley
@Brandon Macon All the 60 year olds are on sport bikes? I friggin doubt it.
@@paddy19656 i.m on a sports naked 63 years old
Doesn’t matter what you ride. If you’re riding, you’re living. Horses for courses...
Except a scooter
@@Crabbe__ scooters are based af
@@Crabbe__ typical american mentality, go live in europe for a while. scooters can be fun too. doesn't matter if your on a go ped or a gold wing or even dirt bike, its about fun period!
well said brother, i'll ride anything with a motor. not to mention it's fun trying out different brands
@@TheDesmoto I'm Canadian
I own a 50cc scooter and a HD Road Glide, my mates ride Aprilia’s, BMWs, Harleys. Noone judges each other for their choice of bike, we all just like to ride in our own style.
Yep. That's what we do too. No one cares about what we ride. We are all friends and like riding together. What bike we ride is irrelevant. Having fun is our main concern and we certainly do have fun. The childish stuff of bickering over brands we leave for the youngsters. We're way beyond that.
Does Mary Poppins ride with you?
Currently I ride a 2019 Harley Street Glide and I love it. I’ve had an R6, GSX-R 1000, R1, MT-10 and a Harley Street Bob. I’ve enjoyed every single bike and currently the Harley is most enjoyable to me. My advice to any new rider that may be watching this video is ride what you like and don’t give a shit about what anyone else says or thinks just have fun.
Plus I like your channel. I currently ride a 2019 Road Glide Ultra, I'm 65. Been riding most of my life. Had them all except Suzuki, just never liked them. Another story. Harley's are special. If you want to wrench on a bike, Harley's are fun to adjust. Try putting ape handle bars on any other motorcycle. I had a great Honda sewing machine, a 98Honda Valk that would never break but when you went down the road you were invisible to passerby's. I hate being invisible. People love to compare how Hd's are not good at being a track, dirt, race around being a squid bike, but HD's are known for being a good big bike. At some point doing 180mph and 0 to 60 in 3 sec goes away if you live through that phase of riding. Buy what you can afford and understand buying a HD is not for everyone. Neither are cowboy boots. Now on my bike, which I work on myself, LA 47's 16"apes, WoodsX22 cams, S&S oil pump and cam plate, with adjustable lifters and Woods cam bearing, D&D 2 into one pipes, with heated grips, and a sweet tinted Klock windshield and of course updated rear LED taillights with strobes. My last bike was a Kawasaki ZX14R. Great bike but when a metric missle gets a few years on them they start to worry me, very difficult to work on yourself. But I did do pipes& bars. Try changing plugs on that bike.. which I did but it reqiured some imagination to do. Bike are fun and if you aren't wrenching on them you are missing the bigger experience. enjoy.
Oh with no acccidents or tickets in 40 years of riding, insurance costs on the 2019 $30K FLHRU is $290 full coverage a yr with no deductible On the 2013 $15000 ZX14R it was $2500 a yr. with $1000 deductible Big difference. My last ticket was 120+ in a 25 zone, it was the 70's, they let me off with a ticket. I still speed I've just been smarter about when and where.
I've had 3 HDs and I loved all of them. Also had a ZX6R, loved that. I just like motorcycles.
A pure man of culture I see
Yes started riding 12 yrs. old. Now 70. One of first bikes when got drivers lic. at 15 was a BSA 441 Victor. Had several Honda's great motorcycles. Got a 97 Buell less than a year old with upgrades like much better looking air box, Vance & Hinds exhaust, & performance carb. jet kit. Better than new for 6,500. Later I cut off the belt converted to chain drive. 55 inch wheel base my kind of Harley. Rode it over 10 years.
very respectable!
@Terry Melvin Keep Her! Tis the Spirit.
I had a 2009 zx6r as well, fucking AMAZING. Right now I'm looking at a 48 now. I dont give a fuck so long as it's fun to ride.
reactions on internet when they see me rolling on my 883:
"oh god another HD asshole, probably a racist"
"oh god another kid riding a girl's bike"
"man that bike doesn't even lean past 28° what a joke"
reactions in real life:
"hey man nice bike"
Nobody is ever going to mock your bike to your face lol That said, there's nothing wrong with an 883.
I judge riders on if they're wraring a helmet or not. Around here, seeing a helmet on a cruiser rider is very rare, and when you do see them, there is a 95% they're riding metric. HD riders who wear helmets are practically unicorns.
If you're wearing a helmet, great, you care more about riding than outlaw cosplay. That matters way more than the displacement of your ride.
@@Evolution_KillsThank you! This is 100% true where I live, too. Most HD guys are way too “cool” to wear a helmet. Fuck that. I’ve owned and ridden every different type of motorcycle from most major manufacturers. And I wear an Arai full-face every single time. I prefer to be alive than pretend to be a badass.
It is now more widespread wherein riders with helmets are accepted as real bikers and those who don't wear helmets as being FOOLS. Nothing cool or admirable about it just idiocy.
Incidentally, it actually is cool wearing some helmets and that's just a fact. Sorry to burst some bubbles out there but it's the truth...accept it.
Once going helmet-less was viewed as cool and hip, however, it is No longer "cool" but stupid to be riding without head protection. Dumb, dumber, and stupid.
The forehead should be tattooed of such ill fated riders with take your pick of derogatory adjectives...Fool, Silly, Dumb, Dumber, etc., to remind ER staff at the hospital this distressed individual acknowledged their brainless choice prior to head injury.
🤣🤣🤣
You lost me at “when you buy into a Harley, it’s really about leaving your ego at the door”
I know right? Lol
Edit: don’t get me wrong, if I found a deal on a used Harley that is comparable to a metric then I would go for it.
Yeah that raised my eyebrows as well.
This...video done. Also a slight bone to pick with choosing the Kawi for the comparison to the 883. A Scout 60 is the same price, made in the USA, water cooled and has 20 more HP and 10 more TQ....and the TQ is even at a lower RPM.
Then, let's talk about the "you can make that 883 over 130hp." Yeah...for $5,269.64 according to Hammer Performance....and that doesn't include pipes ($600) and an air cleaner ($350). So yeah, $6,100. So, for only $15k you can void the factory warranty on your bike orrrr you could buy an M109R for the same price that will do it bone stock...or a GSX-R1000/Hayabusa/R1250RS/Speed Triple/Monster 1200 that will waste them both.
hahaha, the legendary quiet humility of the harley rider lol
That's when u know he is just pulling your leg and want you to buy Harley (warts and all).
I've been a Harley guy my whole life. I also really want to pick up a sportbike for a second bike because they seem fun. That said, there's just something about the way a Harley FEELS that I've never really experienced on any other bike. I'll always have one.
At the end of the day I love that there's such a variety of bikes out there for everyone to choose what they like best
Spot on, nothing else is the same. My main 2nd bike is the new Yam XSR900, its a real smooth gem for the money
I love my Harley. I started out on a Kawasaki KX125 back in day then moved to a Honda 400CS road bike then years and years later bought my first Harley, a Sportster, forward to today and I have an Ultra Limited as my 4th Harley and I have a Sportster 1200L in the garage that needs to be fixed up. Harley riders for the most part are nice people, the bad boys are the outliers.
yeah, nothing like the massive weight, bad handling, spongy brakes, and deafening fart machine engine of a harley
Must be that _vibration_ massaging your prostate - that'll make most things FEEL different to ya!
Most Harley drivers i see aren't thugs and criminals, they're just just middle aged guys cosplaying as bad guys.
Many are yuppies dressed up, like Halloween. Many Harley riders are tightwad corporate types who have perfect manicured lawns, and live in modern conformist, politically correct communities.
LoL FACTS,
I usually only ever see old people on Harleys 50+ years old typically white.
I don't know what they do for work, but I would imagine white collar stuff.
we have a few 1percenter biker gangs out west... the kind that get into fights at the local october fest....
What gets to me the most is when people describe riding a motorbike as driving a motorbike.
you don't drive a motorbike you ride it just like you ride a horse. you ride a pushbike you don't drive a pushbike.
there is no such thing as a Harley driver there is only a Harley rider.
@@BEEBEE159 heh
Theres also a few other things he didnt mention;
Harleys have such a huge aftermarket that you can take 2 sportsters and make them radically different in looks and power
Yeah, a lot of sport bike riders aren't into the custom scene. My love for harleys stemmed from the custom classic car scene where you could keep on adding things like a puzzle till it becomes unique(Hot rods, Lowriders, Bellflowers, Rat rods, etc. Harleys are the same things. You got Performance baggers/Dynas, You got the "scrambler" sportsters, You got the big front wheeled baggers with long bags, you got the cholo style softails, etc etc. There's so many sub genres of harleys.
The most unique custom sport bikes I see are the stunted out ones. Besides that what is there? Elongated swingarm and some LED strips?
@@mr.b3168 Yeah, basically and unique paint jobs I guess lol. It's very obvious that they're built for speed and curvy roads.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, just a bit boring for myself. I need to carry things without a back pack and be able to strap things to my bike.
Right now a sportster or maybe a Dyna is my only real choice and I'm still on a sporty since the Dyna-saurs went extinct lmao
@@Jezzyftw Yep. Nothing wrong with fast bikes. But I feel "attacked" the same way I did when I had classic cars. "Why not get a fast new car?!"
Uhh because I don't care for that.
Yeah, but meanwhile you can't get maintenance and replacement parts for the engine. Instead, you have to go crawling back to the Harley stealership, and get reemed all over again and again. Parts are expensive as hell, and not available on Ebay, my supplier of choice.
That's not necessarily a pro though, especially on an already expensive bike.
So, in summary, Harley specializes in building slow and heavy cruisers. A few manufacturers build slow and heavy cruisers. Purchase the one that you like and be happy.
I owned 2 Harley’s and I still love everything bike. Don’t let a bike define you
i'm 25, Asian and bought my first ever motorcycle, a HD Roadster like a month ago! FKING LOVE THE BIKE. when I walked into the dealership full of mostly middle aged white guys, I felt so welcoming from everybody and everybody was so nice, asking me what bike Im planning on getting etc. When I was waiting for the paper work, a customer "bad biker looking guy" looked at me and started talking to me since he saw me sitting on a bike in the showroom that he has and said "this thing is awesome, come check out mine outsite, I just got a stage 3 done to it". its true for the money you spending on any HD you can get anything faster and better a handling motorcycle. but theres something about riding a HD that you dont get it on any other brand.
How's the bike? Are you enjoying the Harley culture?
@@dukeviper8385 bike is awesome! one of the reason i go for it is that theres so many possibilities to customize your bike your own way.
i actually had the roadster and it was pretty fun but my heart was on performance and handling and i was spending too much on making it something its not. I have a ducati xdiavel s now and am very happy. At the end of the day it's what you like no bike is perfect for everyone as everyone has different tastes and likes. Keep riding man.
Efren Venegas I’m agreed! The best bike is the bike you like to ride or have. In the near future Diavel is one of the top 3 bike I would love to have in the garage in the future! That thing is a monster
@@sirichot086 I love the roadster it's definitely one of the best looking bike Harley put out. I'm currently in the market but I wanna wait and see the Harley Bronx before jumping on one
"...leaving your ego at the door."
Have you ever met a mid-life crisis weekend warrior wearing $2K worth of Harley branded paraphernalia? Lack of ego is not their problem.
look at you gatekeeping your ass off
South Park explained it well. Most Harley riders are posers who want to be noticed.
That's why all they care about is how much noise it makes so they'll get notice. It's not about riding.
@@brandoncomer6492 I'm all for people wanting to ride and enjoying the state of being up on two wheels. When I ride, I do it because I enjoy the ride. I enjoy shifting, and leaning, and weaving, and rolling on the throttle; I enjoy being engaged with the operation of the bike itself. I'll ride with anyone else of like mind, no matter their ride. Moped, trike, Can-Am, or even a Harley.
But if you ride a bike as an excuse to bar-hop while you preen in your overpriced outlaw cosplay gear in search of social validation? I have no time for that nonsense. If that makes me a 'gatekeeper', so be it.
@@stevel.2126 Not that they didn't but I can only half agree with you. Personally I have louder pipes, there is baffles I'm not a menace to society, but I have loud pipes ever since I rode my ninja 250 and no one noticed I was on the road. Was almost flattened about 6 times all of which were because the other drivers weren't paying attention. You hear the loud pipes, you look out, at least in theory.
My first bike (at 52 years old) was a HD Iron883. Turned it into a low slung bobber. Had fun doing it and get a ton of positive reactions and conversations everywhere I go. I've heard "real" HD riders look down their nose at the Iron. I've never experienced that but I bought them bike for me, not them or you. Ride and be happy.
Wait, when you said "i don't wanna be one of those guys", i imagined a condescending Harley riding boomers, not actual thugs.
2:18 Says, “When you buy into a Harley...” while showing clip of a Honda VT600.
"When you buy a Harley it's about leaving your ego at the door"
Stopped watching there. I grew up around Harleys. I've done thousands of miles on my father's Harleys and been around Harley bros my entire life as well as my sportbike friends. There is no other segment of motorcycle riders with bigger egos than HD riders. The only reason to get a Harley is the ego of having an American V twin. The tradition and prestige IS the selling point of an HD. They are over priced, slow and unreliable. HD's are cool to people that do not know anything about bikes and romanticize the bad boy biker aesthetic and that's all modern HD riders have become. Cosplay for adults men.
I've been daily driving motorcycles for 8 years. Year round, all weather. And I've never had a good interaction with a random Harley guy. Especially the middle age, fair weather weekend warriors.
Also, your comparison of the 883 and Vulcan S made my skin crawl. I thought you were going to talk about horsepower, weight and real world performance after you brought up the torque figures and you didn't. Just threw out some numbers that fit your narrative and kept going. SRKCycles races a Vulcan S against a CVO Road King and stomped it. A perfect example of why new riders should learn about engine configuration and what it means to have a V or Parallel Twin. Every one of your comparisons used numbers to support your narrative. You should compare price and horsepower in those weight figures.
In the end, none of this matters because HD will go bankrupt in the next 10 years. Their fan base is dying off and millenials are more interested in bang-for-the-buck than tradition. And the truth is, there are no numbers that support buying an HD. You literally buy an HD for the ego, tradition and prestige.
Try to say it without crying
Roberto Morghen >Wow U Showed Emotion, WOW hahaha emotions hahaha wow I don’t have those ever at all, wow, haha...look at this human being having emotions wow haha lol hey guys look this guy cares about something isn’t that hilarious wow hha
Extremely accurate to be honest man in this day and age it’s all weekend warriors in their 40s-60s reliving their glory days...which isn’t a bad thing. or young guns who think it’s the coolest cowboy Batman Murica badass John Wayne Womanizer cool machine...Harley Davidson is not a motorcycle it is cosplay for adult men swear to god there’s just no reason to own a Harley other than thinking it’s cool and will make you look and appear a particular way. And this is much more annoying/self perpetuating/symptomatic of a diseased society, I admit it...so is expensive makeup, it makes a woman look better...it is what it is. Same exact thing. Americans care way too much about how they think others perceive them. It’s like 9.5 out of 10 American humans are caught constantly in this TV-And Media borne Kardashian matrix of suffering, caring more about appearing a certain way than anything else...paralyzed like a deer in headlights, thinking and believing that Looks Are Everything, as reality goes by the wayside and the Truth is shoved further and further into our collective anuses...
@@macrillzenith1399 Well said Max. There is no reason to own a Harley other than the tradition and heritage. It's yesterday's technology at tomorrow's prices.
Okay, thanks I can stop reading now this is spot on
So I traded in my Ninja a year ago for a 2019 Roadster. Best move I ever made. I love that thing. All the power down low. Its balanced nice enough to where I can still flick it in and out of the twisties. So many people hate on Harley, I never understood it. Sure I miss my Ninja sometimes, but I smile WAYYYYY more on my Harley. I can still get at it in the twisties with my buddies too.
You developed skills on the Ninja and rely on those skills on your HD. Some people that are first time HD riders have little skills and will badmouth HD because they themselves are to blame
Coming from Suzuki to Harley. Best decision I've ever made. Maybe there's room for a second bike in the garage. Diggin the triumph street triples. 😁
A rare case good for you !
check out the Triumph and the Indian Bobbers. Both are great looking bikes that perform well. I'm not a brand snob either.
Leaving your ego at the door. Are you kidding me? Harley riders tend to have the biggest egos ever.
Agreed 100% and I own one! It is one of the things that piss me off the most about them. I like all bikes but a Harley fits my life and riding style and well I have always wanted one.
You misspelled 600 sportbike guys.
@@RascalCatify I recently got a Triumph Rocket III, it is actually kind of funny how some harley riders will give me a negative look but then they see my engine size (140 ci) and then they get all interested in the bike
@@travisc231 They are just jealous lol! I love that bike and find myself drooling over it when I see them!!
They don't bring in the dealership thoush, they leave it at the door and walk in clutching their skullcap helmet with both hands and looking around like if they stepped in a church, then they spend a lot of money they will pay in 84 months, and pickup their now inflated ego leaving the dealership.
"When you buy into a Harley its really about leaving your ego at the door and just enjoy a bike..." most Harley riders didn't get the memo.
After working for Harley, i'd never consider buying one. Even with the deals we could get on them I couldn't justify the lack of reliability. I'll just stick with my Honda's.
Exactly all I've ever heard is guys telling me their Harley's are in the shop more than they are on the road, they are constantly under repair
@@joesmith201212 really? I never hear that
Lame
A friend of mine, who's been riding forever & a mechanic(you name it, he can fix it), rides an electra glide told me to get a Honda VTX. My jaw damn near dropped passed my knee caps.
And I see, you're a racer. So you know what you are talking about. 🙌 I work as a corner marshal at Road America and Blackhawk Farms on weekends. 🤙🤙
Meh, bikes are like moods.
The trick is....Own them all!
Yup, I own a Harley for crusin the country and hoping around town and a panigale for triple digits on the highway.
gureno19 exactly 😂
YES. What I am riding depends on what mood I'm in.
@Daniel Smith Way to judge. My first bikes were Yamaha, Suzuki and Triumph. For years I avoided the others because of that very thought but then I made a little more money and thought "who gives a F what people think" and got what looked best to me and what I wanted at the time which happened to be ducati and a Harley. Both my first. But Ducati has stepped up their quality recently.
Being from Milwaukee, riding Harley's, and having worked at the PTO in Menomonee Falls. I agree with much of what you have said. They are solid bikes that don't leak oil...
My first bike, a 1200 nightster sportster. Besides oil changes, brake pads, tires and it being backed over by someone backing into it, did minimal damage, had the stock pipes replaced with Vance and Hines, 1 peg and a front brake lever, and I put over 40k miles on it and it still was doing great when I traded it in.
Not paying for a brand. I'm paying for a bike. If Harley started making truly good bikes for a decent price they wouldn't be losing sales.
Most of us can't even afford Harleys, especially in Europe, they are even more expensive obviously because of shipping and stuff like that.
@@johndelorean7353 its the tax that makes Harley stay so old and outdated. They are like an invasive species with no natural predators, therefore they never were forced to keep up with other brands the way they should have.
Not to mention they are in a decaying state right now. Because of the stigma these bikes have. Also because of the lack of reliability. Not to mention the price.
Yeah i was looking into getting an Iron 883 as my first bike but i ended up just getting a Honda Rebel 300 for half the price and better fuel economy. Best decision ive ever made.
@@ConservativeCalifornian1032 not gonna lie from what I hear about the new 883's you probably made the right choice. I love Harley but they don't make great daily driver motorcycles....
Aahhh...Harley Davidson
"Yesterday technology with tomorrow price".
😆👍
Unfortunately thats true. I like harley for the simple mechanic of the bike, but even though its an simple engine ppl rob you at every shop you take it.
Truth!
It sucks. I want a street bob but refuse to pay the harley tax.
@@carpetlite22 The new softails have liquid cooled engines.
Love my 114 Heritage. Riding a Hog is an incredible thing... They're comfy as hell, the engines sound phenomenal throughout the rev range, the fit and finish is very good. Most importantly, if you have a Harley bone, riding one really stirs the soul.
I'm the guy with straight pipes ruining everyones dinner
Same lol v&h shortshots no baffles 1200 nightster
@@jcasser2thesun fucks sake... ive got a 2016 iron... installed short shots and could not live with the noise. installed the smart partz quiet baffles and i now feel much happier, despite the fact that old folks still dive out of the way when i ride past (sound like a luftwaffe bomber... i live in the UK)
Lol at you sportster guys.
‘16 street bob with short shots. I’m absolutely obnoxious. Love it. 😂
Well aren't you special.
Cold starts are the best part of harley. That first explosion gets me everytime.
Harley's name is synonymous with the American Cruiser, just like Indian motorcycles. Personally, I'll take Indian motorcycles and the discontinued Victory bikes over a Harley, though.
I always liked the Victorys. Shame they aren't around now.
Not much after market for Indian. Not as customizable. Too each their own!
Buying a discontinued bike over another that is still manufactured LMAO......
That is going full Retard lolll. Someone that talks like this means
they haven'got two nickels to pinch side another lolll.
meh, indian died in 1953... so you mean: PolarisIndian. They make great motorcycles. No doubt.
"Presentable GSXr" comment, almost made me shoot the pop I was drinking out my nose. Hahaha!!!😂
I like it when y'all mix up the video presentations.
I owned a 883 Iron. Was my daily ride for 4 years. Loved every kilometer on it. I even got my drivers licence on it. My new ride is a triump 900 gt pro.
Excellent informative video, good job.
I really enjoy the videos Spike does. And I am really curious about the new HDs that are coming. I am waiting to see how it compares to the Indian FTR 1200 if it compares at all
I owned a 1200r Sportster and absolutely loved it. I miss it. I really hated the obnoxious sound and lack of acceleration. The handling wasn’t that great either. But jamming around and going places local it was awesome!
"Leaving your ego at the door"?!!! "That's what riding owning a Harley is about"?...bwahahahahahaha
Great video man!! Cheers!
harley's are still used as flat track racers and hill climbs my friend... i ride all kinds of motorcycles and the harley's { i own 3 late 90's models} are some of my favorite to ride, especially on longer distances. i think everyone should own one and many other kinds of bikes. but hey i am a motorbike addict and appreciate all bikes... and bikers, i judge just like i do everyone else, by the content of their character...
Why don't you compare the performance of a Goldwing against a Road Glide, not to mention many other luxuries, like a reverse gear or heated seats? I like Harley's but make no mistake; you buy for the "heritage", clout and name brand, not the specs or performance.
Sound too. I'd spend an extra 5k to make a Gold wing sound good.....it can't be done though.
@@midget9629 what are you talking about.
The 6 banger already sounds good
What a Harley-Davidson will give you is not something that you’ll find on a spec sheet...character and soul. But one has to spend some time with one to understand, it’s the little nuances that make the difference...ride swift and safe everyone✌️😎
The Gold Wing is a total dork machine. Just buy an Accord.
@@breakoutpete210 You mean the clunk? Harley's have got a clunkiness I haven't found anywhere else. Lol I love it though
Having owned all styles of bike I gotta say the Harley is by far my favorite. Proud to own one , they have an amazing history.
GREAT GREAT GREAT short Film!!!!!! Thank You
Buying a Harley is definitely not about leaving your ego at the door. That baby is getting dolled up and paraded around on that metallic steed.
The background music is Prelude in C Major from The Well Tempered Clavier. I like classical music.
Me so impressed
I've had everything from a moped to Ninja ZX14. Bought first Harley a used Harley touring bike a couple of years ago. Lovin every minute pf it.
Just bought my first bike 6 months ago , an Iron 883 and I couldn’t be happier with it. At the end of the day go with your gut and you won’t be wrong
"When you buy into a Harley, it's really about leaving you're ego at the door."Have you ever even met a Harley rider? Seriously Dude......swing and a miss with that remark.
Apparently you haven't either
Pretty sure he's referring to riding a sportster... very underpowered bikes.
@@kellysunseri-adams8550 so are honda shadows and rebels but nobody gives a shit
30 likes.. people know what you're talking about, I do.
I've met hundreds, they're super awesome and welcoming folks. Maybe you're the problem.
I tried the sport bike scene. I wasn't into it. There is something to be said with view point people with cheaper bikes. They were always comparing their bikes with the other metric bikes. All harley people I ride with dont care what you ride. We just cruise. We even have a few metric bikes that cruise with us we don't care. You won't see that at a metric bike meet, its always loud reving reckless riding. Just from my pov though
Jason Flicstein I ride a non Harley bike. Was at a Harley dealership recently and they looked me in the eye and said let us know when you want to get a real bike. Couldn’t push me further away from the brand if you tried
@@08cmax
Ive never heard that from dealer. Not saying it doesn't happen but its never happened to me and i own metrics and harleys. So one douche bag said something negative to you label the whole of harley riders that way. 👍
@@08cmax You sure they weren't fucking with you? Get a sense of humor man.
Think they were just joshing.
@@08cmax I rolled up to my HD dealership and they asked almost the same thing. I was on a Vulcan 750. You know what I said? "Yes, yes I am." By the way, I still have that Vulcan 750 and love it. I also have a Yamaha dirt bike and love it. But for the road, it is Road King all the way.
Thanks for making this informative and entertaining video
I ride a Harley because I like the heft and the sound. I've ridden a lot bikes through the decades almost all of them have pros and cons. Good video Yammie!
I'm 23 and ridin' a Harley Sportster. It is FUN to just ride on this thing. I love the sound, I love the commute.
But I truly truly miss the cornering and maneuverability of a true sport bike.
If you can own two or more bikes, totally go for a Harley!
But I think next year I'm selling mine.
I own a 1200 Nighster and a 1200 Roadster. The new Roadsters are really fun on curvy roads. Try riding one of those. I enjoy my Harleys more than I did my 600RR.
As a rider that his ridden 30 years across the country on BMW, I waved my entire life with any two wheeler passed me. When I was a kid in my mom's car, I waved to Bikes, I knew it was what I wanted to do to and believe! Now as a rider and over the years, it became segregated. I started passing people for years, we did hand waves, it's like we are in a club! A few years ago it stopped! Man, broke my heart. Why would you stop being a brother , who rides on a different bike? Broke my heart! I've ridden around the states and it started around 2006, most harley guys stopped waving. you know the simple hello to a fellow rider! Man, I knew the world was in change than! Why? Bikes are no color? Why would you take a rider on BMW that road the country , I mean crossed the U.S. and you couldn't be a brother? Man my heart breaks knowing why or how that happened?
I have a over a 100 thousand miles and
And it's been on few bikes. I still own a BMW and a Kawasaki zrx1100 and I've had a Harley. Why ? Think about it? We all ride!
What kind of ride is it? Pick the bike best for the job
It's just a bike, but we all k ow the ride!
Is it an east coast thing? I feel it here like racism? If I'm not on a Harley. I don't ride? Why? I'm still waving! Its what two wheeled brothers should do!
I have a few friends I ride with and we wave to other riders no matter what they are on. Enjoy your rides
Hey Yammie Noob, love your videos! even though i don't own a bike it gives me the lovely feeling of freedom while riding one. It's relaxing and informative at the same time. Perfect for pausing in between studying ( and while not studying). Perfect to learn to be as prepared for when I will own one one day. Great content and great way of delivering it!
My street 750 is light and can take corners and loves to rev and affordable LOVE IT
If only this video was made before I got my first Harley in January 😂😂
I like my Harley. Riding it makes me really happy I love the sound of narrow v twin coming from my straight pipes but there are things I dislike about it but thank god for aftermarket which let's me make it whatever i want it to be.
Motorcycling is essentially about how the bike makes you feel, and that's different for each and every one if us...
Some guys get off on scraping knee pads, clipping lap times, for guys like you and me, it's a low, slow rumble through a canyon on the weekend...
To each their own, if your bike makes you happy, that's what it's all about!
Everyone within 5 miles hears it too..
@@nicholasmapes I do miss doing wheelies now that I have gotten rid of my ktm but looking at getting a second bike maybe ktm supermoto950 or 990.
@@dundonrl yeah that's true
Nice summary. I had no idea!
Something to ponder a while 🤔
Great video Sprite, keep it up
funny enough, here in PH saw two brothers parking their bikes in front of a restaurant, one looks like a Fat Bob and the other was the older Yamaha VMAX. needless to say the HD got more swiveled heads than the VMAX.
but you shouldn't be buying a bike just for other peoples approval.
you should buy a bike for the quality of the ride. and in that sense
the first gen VMAX weighs way less then a fat bob and has 145 HP
the fat bob only puts out a measly 78 HP
personally I'd pick the better riding bike over the better looking one, cause it's not like you're gonna be the one looking at it.
@@mountainbikerdave one is a drag bike. The other is a slow cruiser. Plus 140 nm of torque on the hd.
@@sivvinod3187 I'd still take the first gen VMAX
that MF rips :)
Law Abiding Citizen .....HD shovel head here. The V Max is one awesome bike. If I could own two bikes, that would be the one. Well, a vintage Triumph......hmmmm.....
@@mountainbikerdave I dont think it was for the approval tbh since they looked like they genuinely enjoy their wheels. I mean the smiling faces they had when talking to some curious Highway Patrol Unit officers (the HPU vehicles here are freakin' Versys S's) whose heads also swiveled on the two bikes.
I don't think I'll never remove that sight from memory, a VMAX and an HD side by side ridden by twins
As a current sport bike rider and former Harley rider, this video is spot on.
4 cyls guy here... the only thing i dislike about harleys its the price... an iron 883 should be the same price or cheaper than a bolt. as for the bikes themselves i think they are good exactly at what their supposed to be good. many young people with no so much shekels will go and buy a ninja 650 when they consider all the bike they get for almost half the price. they are pricing themselves out of the market.
myself i love the sportster its the only harley that i would buy myself, but for the price i would go bolt... at least before in the 80's and 90's the metric cruiser werent looking that good...but now? bolt again:the engine as been there for 40 years its bullet proof, ceramic coated piston and cylinders that will last forever. so yeah no wonder they sell like hot water in a frozen shed
@@ragimundvonwallat8961 My wife had a Sportster 48. I don't know how it compares to other sportsters but it was very uncomfortable. She kept stealing my Victory Octane leaving me with the sporty. Her new Breakout is much nicer. I still like me bike better.
@@Minion-J i rode a 48 n it was very uncomfy.
We here at VikingBags really enjoy and appreciate your content! Keep up the good work!
I’ve owned three Honda’s and currently own a Harley I bought new in ‘06. Love them all.
Just started riding a few months ago and my first bike is a HD Street Glide Special. Heavy yes, but easy once you get going. Practice low speed maneuvers and you are good to go and they are comfortable on long rides solo or 2 up which is what I like to do.
Blauman ......yes!👍, Practice practice practice. Empty parking lots, love ‘em. I put little squares of white door skin material down as course markers. Riding for over twenty years, still practice.
...low speed,parking-lot manuevers and backing out of the laneway are really my only practical issues on my '15...
Since y’all are the only ones I have seen say anything about slow speed maneuvers, look up BE THE BOSS OF YOUR MOTORCYCLE he’s all about practicing those and showing how to get better at it
@@gavinlee9478 Yeah he is great 👍
I loved my Harley streetbob ... just wasn’t my thing at the time ... great bike should have kept .
Bought a 98 dyna low rider last year for my second bike and man do i love it. It has all the good vibrations and exhaust sounds.
1998 is an evolution engine with a carburetor. It also has no computer works .
That bike is more like a panhead
Than an Milwaukee 8.
(Simplicity)
@@ronalddauro563 Makes it that much more enjoyable
I’m appreciating this vid very much
Harley Davidson, turning gasoline into noise since 1903.
LIVEWIRE
Buy some ear plugs ma'am
And a great noise that is. They just need to put train horns on them!!
And getting people laid more than a drunk dude with a fist full of 50s in a whorehouse.
Lmfao “squid missile” 🤣
Great Vid
6:38 That's my Harley damn yammie it's even the same paint job only difference is mines blacked out with little to no chrome.
Yammie bro you just made my day thanks for everything.
Love, Peace, Stay safe out there.
Got my licence last year and got myself a 600cc naked bike which I like. Was thinking about getting the Rebel 500 at first and now I am really getting drawn more and more to the Yamaha Bolt R as it seems to be better than the HD Iron 883 in many ways.
Slowly I'm even considering selling my bike to finance the Bolt R, but well.. one day I'll have my first ride on a cruiser lol
Ride them both. I'd get a 1200 Iron over an 883.
$12k for a "1200cc" HD Sportster with shittastic power figures vs $12k BMW Nine T with 1170cc 110hp 86lbtorque
Tough sale
I'll take the r nine... All day
You just like everyone else still seem to think Harley is about high performance.......it's not.....I'd rather have the sportster. I'm not one for fixing my bike all the time "cough bmw cough"
@@beardedforlife3740 HD has worse reliability than BMW...
@@nikkcarroll9382 um...what? Lol
@@beardedforlife3740 he's right tho.
Smooth video, I agree with a majority of it.
That was a good one. Thanks xx
When it comes down to it, there's a scale of manufacturing that comes into the price as well for Hardly's, which will drive up the price! I bought a 2019 street bob and i've poured quite a bit of money into it, but that's just my preference. Before that I had a 2016 fz-07, and it just didn't fit me. In a vacuum it's fun to run numbers etc, but living where I live and riding how I ride (rr superbikes, nakeds, other harleys, etc) at the end of the day it's about getting out there and enjoying the knees in the breeze for me. Especially on public roads!
I have a 19 street Bob as well, I love seeing how different a bike can end up looking depending on the owner it's amazing
I LOVE MY HARLEY I NEVER THOUGHT ID BE ABLE TO AFFORD ONE BUT NOW I GOT ONE AND LOVE IT AND AT A REALLY GOOD PRICE !!
Same here brother
Just bought a brand new softail lowrider s last week it's pretty awesome! It's all blacked out with the 114 and I have no complaints
Great video! I’ve always told people that when you buy a Harley you also get a whole lifestyle! How deep you go into that lifestyle is strictly up you! I don’t know if other brands of motorcycles also have a lifestyle that goes with their bikes.
Ducati and Triumph both certainly do.
"Shot all full of holes"
I mean...I'd say you poked a few small holes with a pin, but the argument is against $X,000 in cash, not a condom.
Finally, us HD guys get some love. lol
After 40+ yrs riding metric bikes, I bought a HD 48 and love it! It's a fun bike!
I'm still getting a harley street 500 as my first starter bike in 2 years when I'm old enough to do the course
I barely have the money to buy a 125
That's your problem though.
Same here XD
Dalton Roth ?
buy a used Honda Grom or Kawasaki Z125
you can find them for about $2,000 on Craigslist
Buy a 50.
Rock on Harley ❤️
legit good video
And between H-D VROD 2006 and the Suzuki Intruder 1800R? Both muscle cruisers. What are your thoughts? Thanks
Did you say “leave your ego at the door” when buying/owning a Harley, lol that’s funny as
Why not Indian Scout Bobber? My favourite cruiser,
I rented an Indian Scout one day. Fast as hell and a great-looking bike. But I'm 6' 4" and 300 lbs. It felt comically small for me.
I'm the only one of my friends that rides a Harley. I'm also the only one of my friends who's ridden every style and doesn't care when I spent a year on a Yamaha DT175 or a few years on a ZX9R. It was all great fun no matter what. Especially more so these days when I still overtake them all on my Harley, or better still, on my Royal Enfield which only weighs 50kg less, but makes less than a 1/4 of the HP. At the end of the day I'm still laughing inside my helmet at how much fun I'm having. And as I get older, I also keep riding without my butt getting sore, my back hurting, and my wrists aching.
When I was 20, I rode everything, but cruisers were for old folks. When I was 20, I was superman. Bulletproof and a smart arse know-it-all. In my 40's, I know nothing, but I know this much. No matter what, I will end up on a trike or a Can-Am if I must for the need to keep the bugs in my face.
I bought a Harley because it looked cool and I’m not disappointed at all lol took it to a rave once, on the way out the traffic was about an hour long, I slides out of there in 20 seconds, I take it out to the bar or to a friends house love the thing.
Love my XR1200. Fast and nimble. Not the traditional cruiser and they are getting harder to find.
Not an easy to find ride. Congrats. Would love one myself.
Not to accuse you of fully cherry picking numbers spite but a fuller direct comparison
Harley Iron 883: weight 575lbs, HP 45, torque 54 ft lbs, standing 1/4 14.53@90 mph price:8999 us
Kawasaki vulcan 650 s: weight 492lbs, HP 61, torque 46 ft lbs, standing 1/4 13.2@95 mph, price 7099 us
While the Iron does have more torque then the Vulcan, it is outclassed in every other way at nearly 2000 dollars less.
Death Wish83 When it comes to performance even a Honda Rebel 500 is comparable to the Iron 883. Rebel: 45,9 HP, torque 31.9 ft/lb, weight 414 lbs. Don‘t know the 1/4 mile time but 0-60 is similar to the Iron 883.
Out classes in every way except AMERICAN STEEL
@@davidstancu2963 Do you watch an American made TV, or use an American made cell phone? Just curious how important it really is to you.
@@davidstancu2963, American steel... from India?
@@Ecclesiastic_Conclusions I'm joking
I’m a Harley guy because it’s exactly what he mentioned. The simplicity. I can completely transform a sportster into whatever I want because the aftermarket support is insane for the platform. It’s also because I watched my old man building these beautiful machines for biker build-off and orilley’s autorama shows with the custom chopper shop that he was working for at the time. Don’t get me wrong I love the feeling of (attempting) to drag knee on a curvy road with a sport bike. But it’s the versatility of the Harley that I love
Thank you Spite... I'm still struggling with myself over the Harley vs. Indian... I thoroughly enjoy the looks of both brands and currently am not really looking at aftermarket products.
I rode a HD for 7 years. Love those bikes, but this is a comically biased representation. Hell, just for example, the M109r makes more HP than pretty much all stock harleys, despite being almost 20 years old design, and your surprised it weighs more than harleys brand new lightweight softails? when the m109r came out the average HD Dyna still weighed over 700lbs and had made about as much power as that yamaha bolt, lol
love my 2019 HD iron..😎👊
luther garcia did you go with 884 or 1200 iron? Love’m both but I went with the 48 and love it 😁
@@Closerasdfjkl I got 883 bcoz that is my budget can go..😅 love the 1200 and 48 too.
The look of the 883’s are too awesome! I wish they just made that body style with the 1200 from the factory. Lol I just noticed my first comment said 884.
...now this was good...insightful,visually pleasing with lots of m/c's, and a very well judged,liberally-spread sarcasm...H-D's are many things/everythings to many people,one of the best descriptions i ever read was "a heavy motorcycle for highway riding", and i think that sums it up nicely...
My favorite part of this video is @ the very end when in text it thanks spite.... lol spite thanking himself.