This is why you should always buy Metric Motorcycles at the Harley-Davidson Dealership
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I rode across the country twice on my Yamaha V-Star 250. I’m 6’2”, and I still ended up putting almost 18,000 miles on it in the during the year I had it. Everyone told me I needed a bigger motorcycle, so I bought a Honda Shadow 600. I’ve had the Honda for two years now. I’ve been to Mexico and Alaska, and every one is still telling me that I need a bigger motorcycle. 😂 I still kinda miss the little 250.
Legendary!!
Yeayea get a bigger bike so You Will be all lugged down with a Big heavy motorcycle like all your friends who would have to call a SKY crane if they got stuck in a mud puddle in Alaska if the polar bears didnt eat them first
You're a beast haha🤘
i worked with a gentelman named Art whom was 7 ft 2" tall. he rode a Yamaha Wartior and he looke like an elephan screwin a kids tricycle. he had over 20k on it . he just couldn't git in any car or truck. not even our work trucks. many times he rode the bike to jobsites. that 1900 cc bike worked to carry him around but it did well. i started on a 250 rebel. im only 5'10" and still hated it. since then ive collected 3 800 cc metrics , a 900 bmw and a 2002 Duece with an 88 . the 800 metrics will do almost anything the big twins do and some of it better.
A 600 cruiser is perfect. Nimble, heavy enough for stability, powerful (enough), simple to maintain, good fuel mileage, comfy, look beefy yet sleek. Im on a V-Star 650 by accident and I love it
Can we get a collection going to buy Josh this Goldwing. After all the entertainment he brought to our lives, he deserves the best. 14k views on this video. All it would take is $1 each.
I'm in. How do we start it?
That Goldwing has his name on it
@bonniville4eva since I know Josh won't make a go fund me for himself, would have to be someone who is not only trustworthy, but has Josh's address, or a way to contact him to deliver the funds. Which I don't, but if the word got out somehow.
Start a collection to buy yourself a clue instead.
@@garnet4846 nice comment. I am sure you're proud.
I can watch your bike reviews for hours because they’re so genuine and real. You make us feel the knees in the breeze.
We DO love these videos--who doesn't want to see bikes that they can afford? Thank you, sir!
I think that Triumph Bobber was pretty cool.
I asked for the shadetree deal at Bert's. They flew me in. Into a swamp full of hungry gators!!! Rick rolled me and left me in a gutter in downtown tampa. Be careful what you ask for!!!😂
I owned a Victory Crosscountry and loved it. Then Polaris came out and stopped making the Victory. I heard the news, freaked out and sold the bike. I wish I had it now. It fit me so well and on the top end speed was so nice. Oh well! I also owned a 1800 Goldwing. I would love to try the DCT, but probably would want the 6 speed. Another bike that was on my radar was the Triumph Bonneville. You have good taste in bikes!
“You’ll miss me when I’m gone.” Victory still rules the road in the hands of a drag racer. I can still see Smooth pulling away from me all around Daytona Beach.
these are my favorite videos of yours! I'd watch you test ride and talk abt anything for hours on end. I don't really have a good reason as to why other than it's just super entertaining to me, and I love to see all the different bikes you get to ride and check out. I particularly love how you give spotlight to bikes that are more affordable, bikes that can be a great jumping off point into the world of motorcycling.
I think I am finally sold on the Bonneville bobber! Just haven’t been able to find the right Harley Davidson to trade my road king for, but I have been looking at triumph for quite some time. You bring a lot of triumph to your channel and I really appreciate that! You guys show that there is more to motorcycle than Harley Davidson. Keep these awesome videos up.
Good video, Shade. I love the Triumph Bobber. I can't believe that Goldwing was that cheap. I worked at the Honda plant that built the Goldwing in Marysville, Ohio.
I bought a used motorcycle, 2002 with 78 000 km, that uses the metric system. In my free time, I enjoy fixing motorcycle engines using my dad's garage and tools. Despite my background as a software analyst, I have 8 years of experience in heavy mechanics and aircraft training, which allows me to work on engines. While working on my current motorcycle, I encountered an issue with the shifter and the piston, which remained cold. I plan on fixing this issue by cleaning the carburetor and clutch this summer. Although I have never taken apart an entire engine, I work by step and I believe that I will learn much more for my next project, which will probably be a new Goldwing.
You producing anything is more than impressive Yu are the one to land on their feet. Good luck with everything in your personal life and I'm personally here to help. I'm in Houston and am here to help. Much love! One more of us, one less of them!
Burt’s is awesome. I was in the Tampa area a few years back and went to look at a bike. They treated me like family!!
I love these videos. I mean I love everything Josh does and says lol but seriously watching these videos i always imagine someone who is thinking about getting a bike watching this and seeing just how positive and the way Josh explains things thinking to them selfs I'm doing it I like bike😊 Sooo cool. Plus bragging up a awesome business like Burts is awesome and important. good vibes all around love it
I love the victory vision. Went to tampa and looked at them on the showroom..it was amazing at the time.. windshield that would go up and down.. easy to pick up if dropped..the thin taillights
$13,900 for that Goldwing is an absolute steal.
I did a 1500 miles roadtrip on a yamaha xv250 just like that one, even tho it have just enough power to overtake semis on the freeway it is a blast to ride.
In Australia the VStar was called the Virago , it was my first bike :)
The Virago here in US had no frame in front of engine....it was part of the frame.
Yeah I had several as well, moved upto HD...why not? 1,100+ dealerships here in the USA & Stan's HD of Batavia,NY just had their yearly Chili & hotdogs cook off...free food & drink...I went to see the 2024's & some used stuff but from my limited experience...the other brands are not nearly as accommodating & hospitable...next get togather? St. Patrick's day...corned beef & cabbage along w/ all the LaBatts or Coors you CAN DRINK!
Even when I was knee high to a junebug and raced a yz50, I wanted a Gold Wing. Still a dream bike of mine.
Great video, Brother! I appreciate your honesty. Good for Burt's for givin' you the freedom to do this. Ride safe, Sir.
That White on Black is a perfect Clone Trooper-Star Wars bike.😂😂😅😂😂
Well, it'll be safe 'cause you'll never hit anything!
Went the other way. Bought a Harley Electra Glide (last year twin cam) at a Honda dealer. Haggled them down $2K off an already decient price. $4k for low miles, that just had a $2k service , including new tires, at the local Harley shop (receipt was in the saddle bags). The soft Harley market is great for us old Harley riders.
I’m a Vision fan myself. My dads friend just sold his. He loved it.
I ride a Victory Vegas every day, it’s such a beast.
My buddy's friend stole a Cherry Vegas for 5k that smelled like burning rubber cause that what it did ever time he turned up the wick !
@@donniebaker5984 haha! I paid $5k for mine too, only had 4200 miles on it. Bought her last year.
Son has done FL to WA, and ME to southern CA on his vstar 250. He had a lightweight tent, bag with 3 sets of clothing, water filtration, small gas stove, etc light weight stuff. Most stuff he back packed with in canada, here in usa, and around europe with.
Last year, his friend bought his first motorcycle, a 2022 honda rebel, an 1100, which he says has been comfortable to ride. He used a '73 TX750 haha, they had a hoot going from north carolina to socal to visit other former Marines. Their friends were following casually in vans. Haha, now I am going to go on CL and look for a used say, Honda rebel 250, never had one of those! I am pretty big too. 6ft. 245 pounds muscled so I aint exactly light hahaha. But for just running errands around our town, I think will be a fun new project.
Great video man! Make more on maybe cheap bargain bikes to start with! I have 12yo to 17yo sons who are bargain hunting! We enjoyed the video!
Grear vid josh , love 24:02 that you helped adam with the TA , and yes the white honda your lady use to ride the 800 , there is one up here in my kneck of the woods in Canada and i wouldn't of known what it was without your vid
That victory is sure pretty nice. Has that amazing 👏 look
I get on ANY bike, and I want to ride across the country on it.
The bobber is one of my favorites. the sound that downshift and rev matching makes is noice
Jeeee Good video!!! Some years ago I met a guy who rode in a 250 all the way from Minesota to Sonora México... his original plan was to make it all the way down to Panama.
At the end He stayed at Sonora. and keep riding it over here.
Personally been riding Hondas, but a couple of years ago got a cheap Softail with only 9,000 miles and still have it. Also a Honda ST1300. In the process I sold the VTX1800 ( I do miss the torque).
Thanks for sharing. Keep them coming!!!
That triumph would be a good one for weems to customize for a raffle bike for forgotten Angeles
Weems was doing a demo ride on one a few months ago. I think he was going to do a review on it, but I don't know if that panned out.
I love anything an 2 wheels starting with bicycles to fulldrrssed bikes and everything in between
Love your videos Shadetree!!! I bought a brand new 2023 Goldwing non tour ( bagger) last year and chose the manual 6 speed… smoothest shifting ever, having a true friction zone and it’s just more fun to shift! Spoil yourself, get a new wing but try it manual first 🤓
" i really like the way you think ,, About motocycles.......Your not prejudice...you love Motor Cycles.. ...Not just a cerain brand
The Gold Wing has been and always will be the best road going bike ever made, I know I’ve owned them all.
Many of the victory bikes had a bit of the "pro street" look to them. some like it some don't. I loved seeing all the fins and the curves of the frame and tank. I like that look for most of them.
i love these videos, also even though everyone has done their review of the new bikes, hearing your take is always welcomed good or bad, because it'll be entertaining in ways other's reviews aren't
Took a 25 year break from riding and started back on a virago 250. It was perfect. Commuted 5 days a week for 5 months and racked up 4000 miles. Paid $2000, sold it for $2300, bought a harley.
Damn. Did you say $13,000 for the Goldwing? Great deal.
I took my MSF at Bert’s black widow, love that crew of guys, man. They got good sales there too.
Great video man! I always like to see and hear your feedback on some of the other bikes out there. It's a good education.
I like every model of Goldwing since the 80s. They all just scream “let’s ride across America “
Love the theme song at the end......I always watch all the way through so I can hear the song.
Ahh that 250. Last year to treat myself, I took lessons on that puppy. Such a fun bike. After I got my license I looked straight to that bobber too😅
There's a 650 version of the Virago (V-Star).... A friend of mine learned on a 250 Virago and what surprised me was how it hauled ass up the hills... amazing torque for such a tiny mill. She still has it.....
I had a V-Star 650. Fantastic bike, I loved it.
I didn’t get to swim in the live stream but I’ll leave you a comment. I like my Triumph America with solo seat, 13 inch apes ,cammed and shark fin exhaust.🍻👍🇦🇺
I'm a Harley dude but triumph américa makes a Street tracker that is built just like they run on AFT AMA GNC-1 class only the Street tracker has got a bigger engine too fast to race in the class ! Aint that just too Bad ? Darn it !!
I like that Triumph! I would put drag bars on it and go.
I actually rode a V-star 250 from Omaha to Denver twice - once on Hwy 36 and once on I-80... I am 5'8 and like 180lbs and I was actually able to keep up with traffic and made nearly 100mpg on the way.
The only bad thing about the ride was the fact that it was raining most of the way one time and I had no gear and only a skid lid. That was not pleasant!
I personally like the videos where you ride different bikes at Bert’s . He seems like a genuinely good guy . I’ve often thought of flying down to the Wang , and riding a bike back to Minnesota.
Victory profits funded Indian success. and when indian finally took off, they were their own competition. They are different teams and were made in different places. But go google conquest customs for a shop down by you. The new Indian Challenger/Pursuit used in the king of the baggers was a victory engine that had extensive testing and tuning up here in colorado at altitude. When victory first came out there wasnt any aftermarket support. but there are several companies producing cam sets/big bore kits/and tuners. The vic shop in Iowa is a guru on the things as is CC in Florida.
Technically victory never turned a profit.
Victory was "voted off the island" by buyers and the recession finished them off. Their success was initially during the great Harley famine which also begat many clone choppers using aftermarket engines. Victory wasn't profitable towards the end so it got the axe. The styling was a choice between "fad boomerchopper" and weird (touring). Polaris wisely didn't make those styling mistakes again and bought the Indian name after a succession of incompetents went nowhere with it.
That Goldwing is a steal!
I believe he said 20k brand new. Not close, maybe 32k.
the Vstar 250 holds dear in my heart. The first bike I rode and learned and passed my license with as they are the Moto school trusted steed.
Back in 1986 My wife rode her new Honda Rebel 250ccc twin from CA. to New Orleans. Then up to Missouri to visit family, then up to So. Dak., Sturges, Deadwood, over to Wy. to Colo.Visited Dinosaur. Then to Utah, and down to LV. and on to So CA.(Back when it was a good state in which to live). We sold it with 10,000miles because she bought a Savage 650cc single. And we traveled across the next year.
I love it when you make these videos. Hats off to Berts for letting you test ride all those bikes. They seem like an awesome organization. As for the loud a$$ bikes, I don't want it. I don't want the police to pay any attention to me. I'm not even doing anything wrong, and I don't want to deal with them. As for people can hear you better, that's debatable, and I'd rather have my hearing in my old age.
Not trying to be that guy but Harley dealers will let you test ride ANYTHING. Except the only CVO they had in stock near me. It was in the process of being sold. I'm not even into the brand at all, I just took my buddy to go buy his retirement RoadGlide so I was like can I ride this, that, this and every single one they said hell yeah you can.
I'm a fan of anything other than stock, my M109r with Vance and Hines slip-ons is the perfect loudness at 3500RPM and up to be noticed but I ride pretty defensively anyway. Much better than the shadow 1100 with shortened Cobra drags LOL.
Shade tree Army video at the end.. That was awesome.
You had me at 'they take guitars in trade'... One of these days you need to do a quick drive-by of the trade-in guitars they have for sale. Confession: I would trade some guitars for a decent Dyna
I got my license on a Vstar 250 and loved it. Great low end torque for a 250. If I had a city commute I'd buy one and get the 70 mpgs those things get.
Love your videos mate. Over here in Australia when I first got my learners then probationary licence you were restricted to 250cc. My very first bike was a 1980 Yamaha XS250. Outgrew it pretty fast though so used to sneak the occasional ride on my older mates Honda VF750 shafty which was a V4.
I liked a couple of the Victory models, but never owned one.
I went to Berts when i was there for the campout. Cool place, got to test ride a bike whille I was waiting on the OCC Roadhouse to open.
They should have kept Victory going alongside Indian
No one was buying them so no, they shouldn't. Anyone who wants one can buy used as the aftermarket support is decent.
Nobody bought them, so they have good aftermarket. Lol economic brilliance
Still amazed that the whole American motorcycle brand is based off people sticking cheap ditch pump motors in bicycle frames. I like the fact my Dyna is rough around the edges. All the fun of a classic motorcycle with none of the classic maintenance headaches. But the thing that makes the Harley trademark - the sound of archaic technology - is something most people aren't looking for these days.
YT censored 'sissy bar' in the subtitles, lol. Wrong kind of sissy bar.
I love the Goldwing. I'm waiting until I'm 60 so I can legally buy one. I love the stripped down version they made a few years ago that was similar to the police Goldwing. It was literally a factory sleeper that would hand the latest CVO Softie its ass.
You could get a awesome deal on a victory right now I bought a 2007 kingpin for 2500 bucks with 20,000 miles on it. It’s a fun bike.
I bought my 2022 T120 at my local harley dealer lol. 2400 miles and got it for 9k instead of the 13K they were at the time. My buddy is a sales person there and called me and said "if you want it Ill sign the paper work for you. Just come pick it up."
I loved my v-star 250, nothing will replace those memories
Wish I could of got a Vision years ago. They are still nice. I had a 94 Honda Shadow 600cc with custom strait pipes. got 111db out of it.
Always a couple of visions bouncing around at Thunder Alley in Pasco WA.
I did the exact opposite in the late 70's. Bought a customized Sportster (almost a chopper,) at a local Honda shop. They had no idea and their customers didn't like extended forks and pullback bars. I got it way cheaper than I would have paid at Harley.
I used a 250 v star for my daily commute and got 30000+ miles but I snapped the timing chain so it went it was very reliable and easy to use in traffic
Thank you, I love my 2014 Road Star 1700AS
I always liked the Victory Judge
That Triumph though 😯 Man i could see myself on that thing...
Don't comment much on You Tube but Josh yes keep kind of videos coming, we do like them for some reason -I think we all are always looking for that great deal.Tim-Ohio
l was woking on a ladys V Star 250 couple days ago after sitting for over a year.... good starter bike but ya do out grow it very quickly.. cheers Joash.... front hub on my bike has disintegrated & now waiting on a fat boy rim to be sent down for QLD to Vic... cheers
The Gold Wing is by far the best ever made.
Im still looking around me for Victory Gunner in that OD green. It just fits my style
Victory are perfect for those who tinker. The Freedom twins are easy to mod and respond well to easy mods. Cams are easy. Lloyd's has some very good parts.
Love these videos Josh, keep them coming
That Triumph sounds damn good and a great power to weight ratio. That sound 👍👍
lol😂 I remember you making fun 😆 thats y im here
I had a HD 250 Sprint by Aeromacci. Single cylinder sticking out the front. Great little bike.
Man if that v star was in 450 I’d looove to have it to toot around on…I love it
St. Paul HD in Minnesota has a decent section of used import trade-ins. They never used to have them on the floor. But I wanna say over the last 5 years or so they have. And I've seen some really good deals on imports there as well.
Good video, I like all kinds of motorcycles, I have a Dyna. But have had lots of metrics. Yamaha FZ1...Super tenere. ..old Honda 750 F...even a Vulcan 1700....and more....plus two stroke dirt bikes..
I have a 2008 Honda Goldwing Josh, and I’m not sure I would trade it in on the new ones. You said it man… the wing is the most luxurious motor cycle on the road!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
i love my victory magnum. great combo with the indian and harley.
Hahaha loved the old outrun game music ....
That 250 would make a fantastic chopper
That victory is Badass
Scramblers for sale near me... 2019 21k miles $7499, 2018 26k $8250, 2019 2k $11,900. Personally I love the old ones, it's what I grew up with and with the T120C that's sitting in the garage, I can promise you you've never heard a brit bike that sounds as amazing as that thing. It was set up for flat track racing and is seriously built.. unfortunately I can't afford to replace the carbs to get it running again and my back hates me every time I jump on it to kick it over.
That’s a clean Victory.
Love the used bike review. A lot of fun!
Everyone might ride the new Harleys but no one would do it like Shadetree Surgeon.
As a former Triumph Rocket 3 owner myself I love the stuff like this
2:45 if that Victory had some drag bar handlebars it would take my money quick.
Mr Tree
You made my day with the Yamaha 250! It makes you look 2 feet taller.🤣 Nice little starter bike though!
Ride SAFE and BE safe Sir!
I'm sure I'm not the first, to make such a proclamation. But when I grow up, I wanna be Shadetree!
From a style standpoint I am with you on the Victory Vision.
I guarantee you the next time I'm in the market for a used motorcycle I will go to Bert's I've already thought about it and I might even do it this summer I love it when you review these bikes you do such a good job of it hey God be with you my brother thank you very much oh yeah keep it weird😊😅😅
Awesome video and awesome content can’t wait for the next video Thank’s Josh