Done Right Plumbing and Sewer Repair Those invasive things are everywhere in Florida. They have caused the green anoles to become very scarce. Now there’s iguanas all over the place too since we’ve had several mild winters.
James RCNO damn, those are good prices. I routinely see that kind of asking price for 1200 sportsters of the same vintage here! It’s all good, though; I’m looking for a 1986-2003 solid mount sportster for cheap, not a newer one. Just gotta be patient...
Our local HD dealer (1 hour away) would wipe their own asses with 2k. Heck, they want 600$ for a damn jacket. WTF?!? The only thing I found relatively affordable, which was a big surprise to me, was the service dept., and they did great and quick work for me. Manns HD, South central Indiana. There is one farther south that is such snobs about "other than Harley" bikes, they make you feel as if it was an intrusion want to buy and install a tire or get an accessory for your "other than" bike. They are close to us than Manns and I just won't go back there. Nice bikes you showed us today. Like another comment or said....makes me want yet another bike. LOL
Got an ‘03 Vulcan nomad a year ago with broken odometer ....guy said it had 25K on it....fixed odometer....find out it had less than 11K miles on it! Love love LOVE this bike!!!!
Hey Shade Tree Crew- laying in a hospital bed after losing my rt foot in a MC accident so I'm not riding- BUT with time on my hands I found you guys and gals on You Tube- I really dig watching your vids THANKS TO ALL and keep up the good work! From Homosassa.
The only thing wrong with the "Cheapest Bike" vids is that after I watch them I want to buy another motorcycle. I have more bikes than I can ride already.
I have a vulcan 800. Gets me to highway speeds faster than my truck, yet tame enough that it doesn't punish me with death when I crack the throttle too much in a corner. Cheap insurance, big enough that I feel comfortable on it at 5"11. Stock pipes, with just the right amount of rust in the baffles makes it sound mint
I live in Wisconsin. My parents had a house down in St. Pete. They actually brought 2 lizards home on some plants one winter by accident. I caught one and kept it in a jar for a good month at least. I lucked out one day and found some fly’s at a remodeling job I was doing. They were barely alive as it was late winter. I fed the lizard with those. Anyway I smuggled the lizard jar in my carry on bag. Flew back to Tampa. Rented a car. Drove to St. Pete back to the house and let the lizard back out into the yard it came from. True story! 🦎
I genuinely fuckin' appreciate you talking about financing bikes. If I hadn't financed my Ninja, I'd never have ridden a motorcycle. Much love, brother, and kudos for saving the lil' lizard.
Hey ShadeTree! Cherohala Skyway, The Dragon and Devil's Triangle, here in TN! Fall's the best time to see the changing of our leaves and just ride, ride, ride!! Keep up the videos man! Great addition to anyones week! Oh yeah, and super glad you could save the little lizard too!🤣👍🦎
I remember a few years back you had to get on a waiting list. Now, my local Harley dealership takes trades on metric, used cars and boats. Boy have times changed.
The road king, road glide, and street glide are all basically the same bike with different front end “stuff”. The frame ect... are the same. They ride almost the same. Have had all three. Love them all! 🍻
I don't comment much on your channel but I watch every video. Every one of them is thoughtfully put together and nicely filmed, and are extremely watchable. Can't wait for the Raspberry Beret Cross Country!
With patience and some negotiation, you can find great deals with private party sales. A couple months ago, I bought a fuel injected 2005 RK, 15000 miles, for $4500. Bike is VERY clean and well maintained.
I really enjoy this type of content. Keep up the great work! It’s really cool to see a Harley dealership that will sell the metric bikes. All of the Harley dealers near me will accept the metrics as trade but they will not sell them on their lot. Instead they wholesale them to the metric dealers.
Your Name I currently live in the US in the state of Illinois. I had to travel over an hour away to get my HD Sport Glide. The closest dealer to me didn’t have one and since I wanted the orange color option it didn’t make it easy to find one. I traded in a 2019 CBR650r and before we could agree on the trade in value the sales manager had to call another dealership that sells metric bikes to agree on price with them first. I believe the Harley dealers here have to be grandfathered in to sell metrics. $7200 for a Sportster is insane. The dealership closest to me is selling a nightster for $4995. It looks to be like a nice bike too.
I bought a wrecked 01 FLHRCI ROAD KING for $1.500.00. It had been rear ended and I had a wheel and tire I picked up a later year swing arm that was a 1 inch axle to match my wheel and a set of used shock got it running and rolling and sold it as is for $2.800.00.
That Road king is what i paid for my first house in 1975 ($24.000). It was a two story brick house with a full basement and a free standing two and a half car garage. I just picked up a 1998 FLSTF Fatboy with 28767 miles on it from the original owner who is an old dude like me. He took great care of it and is is bone factory stock and I paid $3.100.00 for it. I sold both my twin cams (02 FLSTC and 01 FLHRIC) this 98 Evo will be my newest bike I ever own again . I can work on it without all the computer BS it and my 72 FLH is it for me. There are deals out there if you look long enough.
I took my 131 Eagle Glide to CT from VA. Did some riding through MA, VT, NY and CT. Love that motor! Fuel economy went down, but still good for long range! Enjoy buddy!!! Might have to take a ride to FL and cruise with you!
First few minutes of the video, lizard hitch hikers are definitely a Florida bigger problem, lol. I head one hitchhike on my tach from Lakeland to Altamonte on my R6.
Just thought I'd tell you that you inspired me to go goldwing with those videos a while back looking for it. I ended up grabbing an 85 LE with 18.5k miles for just $1700. Not perfect but for my first bike in 25 years it's pretty sweet especially for cruising the east coast. If you ever end up coming through NY to go to the falls I'd love to ride with ya! Either way thanks for inspiring me to get my golden shower on (that's what I'm calling it for now). Thanks weirdos!
This is a great video! Excellent topic. Many MANY people cannot afford these types of bikes on top of a owning a car. Or if they could in theory just don't want the gigantic payments. I have lots of toys...but they're all old and used. But I love them the same! Lots of people think I may be spoiled or have lots of money, but I really own all older stuff that I got for good prices. I do mostly all of my own maintenance on them too which saves bookoo bucks.
Just rode the bike up to ASHEVILLE last weekend... Totally didn't plan the trip because I've only been riding a year (thanks to you Shadetree!) and didn't want my first trip to be 6 hours-one way haha It was AMAZING! READY to go back to the dragon and see Asheville mountains when the leaves start changing... Definetly go to the DRAGON on your first trip! The Gold Wing will love it! My adventure bike loved it and even got to go off road...
I love my 2003 cvo road king!....centennial gold woth gold leaf lettering....no shield, bassani stainless pipe, Andrew's cams, forged wiseco pistons, its a runner for sure!....49000 miles and I have no desire to get rid of it!...gonna get a brake upgrade next...
The Berts vids are great. My sister is thinking about getting her first street bike. She was going down to look at a bike at a local Harley dealership so I met her than on my lunch break. While we were walking around my wife called and before I could tell her I wasn't there for me " no more strays".
When I went and bought my Fatboy I had an old 82 Honda Shadow that I rode all over New England. I changed the oil in it every month and I rode it to work every day, rain, snow, shine. I used to work for the Hartford Insurance Company and they had heated indoor parking for motorcycles. I could ride bike from where I lived to Hartford 15 miles away in about a 1/2 an hour. If I took my car it would have taken 45 minutes because you can't lane split in a car, or at least most cars. (I actually did lane split in an old Honda 87 accord once but that's another story) And I could park right under my office and it was great. I sold the Shadow to a Harley tech who wanted to hard tail and chop it and he did. The only thing I ever did to that Honda was replace the stator. I started to put in synthetic oil and I found out you were not supposed to do that on old Hondas because Synthetic oil gets hotter than conventional oil and the old 70's and 80's stators are not designed for synthetic oil. Live and learn and learn how to replace a stator...I actually got the money for putting down on my 01 fatboy from an insurance settlement because my neighbor ran me over with her car (Evil Left hand turn) and I was paid 2500 dollars for the totalled bike. It was like January 20th and it was like 5 below zero out when that happened. I was sad to see the Magna get murdered off like that but hey the bike was a gift and I had the parts lying around to fix it.
Berts should give road king kong to him, he's giving them great press. i wish the harley dealer where i live at least have friendly staff. Berts seem very friendly
Love the Heritage ! Hey FYI , if you haven't looked at spinal decompression for that Sciatica , check it out . I had it so bad I couldn't stand , sit , lay down , pretty much I was crippled with pain . Did the decompression , haven't had it since , 18 years . Got other back problems now , but no sciatica . Expensive , cheaper than surgery , worth every penny . Enjoy the road tests , great content .
Old carbureted Gold Wings are the way to go. I bought a non running 1980 Gl1100 Interstate in 2013 payed $500 for the bike. i pulled the factory carbs off, bought on eBay a 2bbl intake for a new 2bbl Webber carb. cleaned the rust out of the gas tank. Damn gas tank is under the seat and a bugger to get out. Took the faring and the hard bags off, and made it a naked Gold Wing. 1980 up has electronic ignition. Pulled the worn out stock coils off and installed Accell super coils and plug wires. installed a new water pump and new fuel pump along with new timing belts. Bike runs great as a daily rider. I plan on keeping this bike for a long long time. So you can buy a $500 bike put a little work and money into it and have a great riding machine that will last for many years. i hear youngsters call my Gold Wing a "grandpa bike" that's ok. how many bikes will pass the test of time as an old Gold wing and still keep on ticking after 40 years?
Until I watched this I had not thought about the ONLY brand new MC I bought. Reenlistment bonus fron NAVY and spent it on a !995 Kawasaki Vulcan 800. One of the first softtail Harley look alikes.
Love my 2016 Road King! Got full boar slip ons, monster sucker, and fp3 tuner, it wakes the bike up quite a bit! I need to get a more comfy seat for longer than 3 hours of ridding, ass goes numb after a while.
I love how Raspberry Beret (hibachi glide is also just too good to not mention) kind of puts you in that Jo Dee Messina mindset where like a quarter could decide to what end of the country you'd ride it.
Last time I walked into HD dealership parked right in front of door was a bagger with big price tag showing $64,000.00!!! Kind of discouraging for a broke-ass old man like myself. I think they might be better off putting a Slim out front IMHO
Love the show and I bought a 2001 1500 fi for 3000 Canadian second on love the thing has 150000 kms on her still goes great and nothing wrong with them old bikes only thing you miss is the lack of payments keep it shiny side up
Josh,I hope youre cruising man! Take in the country while the weather is nice! You may get to see some changing leaves along the way! May be a week or so too soon,but,im seeing here in SW Michigan....its just beginning!
So true brother. I bought an '01 FLHTP-I for 7900 at a harley dealer. I love it. And I too have to sit straight up. When are you coming up to PA. Love to take you around.
Im 17, bought my first bike, a kawasaki vulcan 750 in april for 1500$, wrecked in july due to the oil plug coming out while riding, bought an 80s goldwing for 1100, worked on it a bit but too many problems not enough money, sold it for 1300, then bought my now bike a 2010 Honda Sabre 1300 for 4500$ thanks to financing, if it wasnt for financing i wouldnt be riding right now
My first bike is a 2020 Vulcan Classic! I love it! Looks like the Fatboy and an Indian Springfield a bit. I love it. It's only a 900, but it's got perfect power for a beginner. So comfortable.
Come to Maryville TN. 20 min from US-129 the tail of the dragon. Wheels through time museum in Maggie valley opens oct 1 too. Look that up. I’ll be down in daytona in October.. btw it’s already 50/60 in mornings in the mountains.
Ride the Overseas highway come winter. Head north to the South and rip around the North Ga, west N.Carolina, and east Tenn area. Good luck and Goldspeed.
I currently own a 2005 Twin Cam Heritage Softail, but that's just because we didn't have a Road King in stock that I could afford. And just to be real, last year, I rode that Heritage from Sanford, ME to Halls, TN and back in 4 days. For those who aren't counting, that's 2,800 miles.
I'm watching this, while sitting in a bench waiting for my wife, admiring my Road King. Love the hell out of mine, and can't wait to do what I can to it, as i can afford to. Ride safe Shadetree.
I loved the Twin Cam Heritage...until you hopped on the Road King!!😍 I loves me some Road King!! That Road King is totally in my wheelhouse!!! When I search on CycleTrader, that’s what I search for, Heritage Softtail and Road King! Does Bert’s ship bikes?? Or maybe, fly in and ride it home! I love these videos you do about buying the cheapest bike, the deals you find are awesome!! Great video!
Appreciate your grateful attitude towards life and how things work out. We are all trying our best. Some people get more, some get less. We are all here together, let’s make it work.
That's the trailer I need Shadetree! 16:42 I've got an awesome Alumalite, but that fiberglass trailer would pair perfectly with Pearl, my black GL1800. Just saying! lol Thanks for all you do for the bike community! You Rock Weirdo! Cheers! Zip~
lol I've never seen a Harley dealer like Bert's. It'd be nice if they were all like that, but not many are. Good luck on the 'Wing man. Looking to do the same myself soon, but I'm waiting til the colder months to purchase. I don't mind dressing up a bit to hit the road in the 20's lol.
Road king all day baby. Lol i don't even have one but yeah Road King!!!! Love the honesty of this video. That is the best part of it man. Ride safe dude ✌. Great review.
I just bought my first new bike! I got a 2020 Low Rider S! And I came from the bottom... you can get whatever the fuck you want if you want it bad enough!
I got my sporty and getting a 1000 project bike an older Yamaha 650 but it is the step son and I building it . We will be moving to Texas next year and can’t wait for that weather . Oregon coast is beautiful but rains all winter
I love that you always give every bike a full twist, 500 miles or 70K miles. If it's gonna break, might as well do so under you instead of one of your 181K subscribers!
That 2005 Road King used to belong to me. I put 13k on it in three years, rode the Tail of the Dragon was up to the tip of the Kewinnaw peninsula to Key West. Loved it but was ready for something bigger/newer. I also traded in a 2006 Dyna Street Bob. Left with a 2016 Road Glide Ultra.
My in law uses Bert's they always took great care of him, I started going to them because I work literally 2 miles away they always do an amazing job for me... 2006 electra glide that gramps beat the hell out of it since brand new and I beat the hell out of it too... i will continue to use Bert's every time, even if i pass 3 other HD on the way
My spedo dont work either brother. Been trying to get my ole girl running right again, its hell. One problem after another. But it's the strongest bike I've ever had. Honda VTX 1800C thinking of switching to Harley with as much as I watch your channel. Used to hate em, thinking of getting the new 2020 iron 883, my buddy has the 883 his is 2016 though, rode it before it's very nice I love it
I love vulcans I have 2. There pretty great. My 900 I've never had issues and I bought a mean steak for the simple fact it had a shaft drive and there low maintenance. It's currently in the shop getting the shaft rebuilt
I rode a 1500 Vulcan Classic for 17 years, jetted and with pipes they are not slow, I could out run most 80 and 88 inch Harleys. Now riding an 80 inch evo Heritage and it's slowww compared to the Vulcan
In my youth I kept my bikes going with a welder,baling wire, used parts and hope. Now I'm older and own fine machines but it was big fun riding my beaters!
Yea thanks for the videos shadetree , funny I was the guy from CA that was going to buy the Nomad, and they didn't tell me the speedo didn't work wasn't worth the shipping. Much love to Austin he tried to hook me up🦸
I loved the Road King. If I didn’t live clean across the country, I would be very tempted to buy it. I love my Dyna, but a Road King would be nice for distance riding. Oh yea, great job saving the lizard. That was some funny shit.
price changes fast with years. I "know a guy" who picked up a 2015 Streetglide Special that had been chromed and upgraded top to bottom before the original owner bought it. out the door it was CVO money over 40k. fast forward 2.5 years and the next owner bought for 21k out the door. even with that smoken' deal in 2020 the bike is only KBB value for 16k tops. moral of the story is that used is where the bargains live!
Whats up Josh? I’m a relatively recent subscriber. Although I’ve, nearly religiously, watched a lot of your content. I just wanted to say that i’m a big fan of what you’re doing with your channel (and The Shadetree Army 😎) Nothing but good vibes from me buddy. I appreciate you and your passion for motorcycling, it’s contagious and I really like it. Be safe brother!
Kept watching every vid thinking you got still got 50k ish subs! Great job on creating top quality content 👌🏻 hope there's more coming our way from Berts ! ;)
"The things I do for tiny lizards"
That's what she said.
Seems ol' Shadetree sends a fair amount of business in Burt's direction. Maybe Road King Kong could be a big "Thank you!". :-)
Or at least the one he just test rode. He'd probably dig that one just as much.
That's a hell of a thank you.
That hasn't aged well. Burt's are donating King Kong to a charity raffle for Fallen Angels
These cheap bike episodes are the best.
These are my favorite videos Shadetree does. I like when he rides and reviews real, used, and cheap bikes that everyone can afford.
Instant like for saving that lizard!
This channel is so killer, we take these videos for granted. Thank you man
giving a like for tiny lizard.
Done Right Plumbing and Sewer Repair Those invasive things are everywhere in Florida. They have caused the green anoles to become very scarce. Now there’s iguanas all over the place too since we’ve had several mild winters.
For a second I think shade was about to say, lets see how long he can hold on. I like anoles ( lizzards). Shade did his good deed for the day.
I goddam love the fact that you show people how affordable riding can be, you're a fuckin gentleman and it's always a pleasure to watch your videos.
I really appreciate the" Low Budget Bike Reviews". It keeps the Old Lady happy to see me looking at my realistic goals! Good Vibrations to All!
I Wish my Harley Dealer had prices like Berts
same here
That Road King would have cost 10k here in Colorado. Easily
James RCNO damn! People want that for sportsters in PHX!
James RCNO damn, those are good prices. I routinely see that kind of asking price for 1200 sportsters of the same vintage here! It’s all good, though; I’m looking for a 1986-2003 solid mount sportster for cheap, not a newer one. Just gotta be patient...
Our local HD dealer (1 hour away) would wipe their own asses with 2k.
Heck, they want 600$ for a damn jacket. WTF?!?
The only thing I found relatively affordable, which was a big surprise to me, was the service dept., and they did great and quick work for me.
Manns HD, South central Indiana.
There is one farther south that is such snobs about "other than Harley" bikes, they make you feel as if it was an intrusion want to buy and install a tire or get an accessory for your "other than" bike. They are close to us than Manns and I just won't go back there.
Nice bikes you showed us today. Like another comment or said....makes me want yet another bike. LOL
The things you do for tiny lizards. That's why I love you, man.
That heritage looked like a bad ass bike. It’s great that you can show off bikes that almost anyone can afford. Thanks for the video bro!
Hell Yeah! Cheapest ride on the lot vid!
With Skulls!!!!
My dad Pork painted those :)
Got an ‘03 Vulcan nomad a year ago with broken odometer ....guy said it had 25K on it....fixed odometer....find out it had less than 11K miles on it! Love love LOVE this bike!!!!
Hey Shade Tree Crew- laying in a hospital bed after losing my rt foot in a MC accident so I'm not riding- BUT with time on my hands I found you guys and gals on You Tube- I really dig watching your vids THANKS TO ALL and keep up the good work! From Homosassa.
For $7900,at the local Harley shop, you might be able to get an early 2000's Sportster.
The only thing wrong with the "Cheapest Bike" vids is that after I watch them I want to buy another motorcycle. I have more bikes than I can ride already.
One can never have too many bikes. Or guitars.
@@zacharycollett5456 I'm in Illinois. Guitars are not taxed here.
I have a vulcan 800. Gets me to highway speeds faster than my truck, yet tame enough that it doesn't punish me with death when I crack the throttle too much in a corner. Cheap insurance, big enough that I feel comfortable on it at 5"11. Stock pipes, with just the right amount of rust in the baffles makes it sound mint
I live in Wisconsin. My parents had a house down in St. Pete. They actually brought 2 lizards home on some plants one winter by accident. I caught one and kept it in a jar for a good month at least. I lucked out one day and found some fly’s at a remodeling job I was doing. They were barely alive as it was late winter. I fed the lizard with those. Anyway I smuggled the lizard jar in my carry on bag. Flew back to Tampa. Rented a car. Drove to St. Pete back to the house and let the lizard back out into the yard it came from. True story! 🦎
I genuinely fuckin' appreciate you talking about financing bikes. If I hadn't financed my Ninja, I'd never have ridden a motorcycle. Much love, brother, and kudos for saving the lil' lizard.
Hey ShadeTree! Cherohala Skyway, The Dragon and Devil's Triangle, here in TN!
Fall's the best time to see the changing of our leaves and just ride, ride, ride!!
Keep up the videos man! Great addition to anyones week! Oh yeah, and super glad you could save the little lizard too!🤣👍🦎
That's cool you have a rideable devil's triangle. Out here in EPTX the devils triangle is just where you go to buy crack
I don't live very far from the triangle. Haven't made the whole ride before, but i plan on it soon.
I remember a few years back you had to get on a waiting list. Now, my local Harley dealership takes trades on metric, used cars and boats. Boy have times changed.
The road king, road glide, and street glide are all basically the same bike with different front end “stuff”. The frame ect... are the same. They ride almost the same. Have had all three. Love them all! 🍻
I don't comment much on your channel but I watch every video. Every one of them is thoughtfully put together and nicely filmed, and are extremely watchable. Can't wait for the Raspberry Beret Cross Country!
With patience and some negotiation, you can find great deals with private party sales. A couple months ago, I bought a fuel injected 2005 RK, 15000 miles, for $4500. Bike is VERY clean and well maintained.
I've been convinced for a quick minute that a Road King is my next bike. And I love the EVO's. One day I'll have the big boy version of my sporty
I got a vulcan nomad with 90,000 on it. Would like to put on a fairing like this one has, looks awesome.
Love my batwing on my Classic FI. 90k is very impressive.
I really enjoy this type of content. Keep up the great work!
It’s really cool to see a Harley dealership that will sell the metric bikes. All of the Harley dealers near me will accept the metrics as trade but they will not sell them on their lot. Instead they wholesale them to the metric dealers.
I have bought two of my bikes from Harley dealers. They are both metrics.
Your Name I currently live in the US in the state of Illinois. I had to travel over an hour away to get my HD Sport Glide. The closest dealer to me didn’t have one and since I wanted the orange color option it didn’t make it easy to find one.
I traded in a 2019 CBR650r and before we could agree on the trade in value the sales manager had to call another dealership that sells metric bikes to agree on price with them first.
I believe the Harley dealers here have to be grandfathered in to sell metrics.
$7200 for a Sportster is insane. The dealership closest to me is selling a nightster for $4995. It looks to be like a nice bike too.
Yeah they do that here in Dallas too.
I bought a wrecked 01 FLHRCI ROAD KING for $1.500.00. It had been rear ended and I had a wheel and tire I picked up a later year swing arm that was a 1 inch axle to match my wheel and a set of used shock got it running and rolling and sold it as is for $2.800.00.
That road king was pretty nice man. Buying a bike isn't all about the price. Find what makes you smile and ride!
We neeed a "every bike shadetree ever sat ass on " video
That Road king is what i paid for my first house in 1975 ($24.000). It was a two story brick house with a full basement and a free standing two and a half car garage. I just picked up a 1998 FLSTF Fatboy with 28767 miles on it from the original owner who is an old dude like me. He took great care of it and is is bone factory stock and I paid $3.100.00 for it. I sold both my twin cams (02 FLSTC and 01 FLHRIC) this 98 Evo will be my newest bike I ever own again . I can work on it without all the computer BS it and my 72 FLH is it for me. There are deals out there if you look long enough.
Always a thumbs up from me..well grounded and humble guy
What a great video! From saving the lizard to showing people they CAN afford a Harley or a Kawrley or whatever and even got to see the Wing!
I've watched for a long time. I have never once made a comment but I have to say, saving the lizard, freaking cool. You the man bro.
I took my 131 Eagle Glide to CT from VA. Did some riding through MA, VT, NY and CT. Love that motor! Fuel economy went down, but still good for long range! Enjoy buddy!!! Might have to take a ride to FL and cruise with you!
First few minutes of the video, lizard hitch hikers are definitely a Florida bigger problem, lol. I head one hitchhike on my tach from Lakeland to Altamonte on my R6.
Just thought I'd tell you that you inspired me to go goldwing with those videos a while back looking for it.
I ended up grabbing an 85 LE with 18.5k miles for just $1700. Not perfect but for my first bike in 25 years it's pretty sweet especially for cruising the east coast. If you ever end up coming through NY to go to the falls I'd love to ride with ya! Either way thanks for inspiring me to get my golden shower on (that's what I'm calling it for now). Thanks weirdos!
This is a great video! Excellent topic. Many MANY people cannot afford these types of bikes on top of a owning a car. Or if they could in theory just don't want the gigantic payments. I have lots of toys...but they're all old and used. But I love them the same! Lots of people think I may be spoiled or have lots of money, but I really own all older stuff that I got for good prices. I do mostly all of my own maintenance on them too which saves bookoo bucks.
Just rode the bike up to ASHEVILLE last weekend... Totally didn't plan the trip because I've only been riding a year (thanks to you Shadetree!) and didn't want my first trip to be 6 hours-one way haha
It was AMAZING! READY to go back to the dragon and see Asheville mountains when the leaves start changing...
Definetly go to the DRAGON on your first trip! The Gold Wing will love it!
My adventure bike loved it and even got to go off road...
I love my 2003 cvo road king!....centennial gold woth gold leaf lettering....no shield, bassani stainless pipe, Andrew's cams, forged wiseco pistons, its a runner for sure!....49000 miles and I have no desire to get rid of it!...gonna get a brake upgrade next...
Oh Fuck!!! Love the cheap bike videos!!!! Here in Waco Tx the local HD dealer wants 12 grand for something like that Road King. But great video man!
The Berts vids are great. My sister is thinking about getting her first street bike. She was going down to look at a bike at a local Harley dealership so I met her than on my lunch break. While we were walking around my wife called and before I could tell her I wasn't there for me " no more strays".
For me I only ride and know "sport" bikes but I still love learning and watching you ride these bikes!!
Vulcan is the bike i'm learning on :) My freind uses it as a teaching bike and has definitely taken a beating. Its pretty comfortable for a 5'5 girl.
Hail to the King! I love my Road King for the same reasons Shadetree does - love the lack of a fairing and the feel of the road not being blocked.
When I went and bought my Fatboy I had an old 82 Honda Shadow that I rode all over New England. I changed the oil in it every month and I rode it to work every day, rain, snow, shine. I used to work for the Hartford Insurance Company and they had heated indoor parking for motorcycles. I could ride bike from where I lived to Hartford 15 miles away in about a 1/2 an hour. If I took my car it would have taken 45 minutes because you can't lane split in a car, or at least most cars. (I actually did lane split in an old Honda 87 accord once but that's another story) And I could park right under my office and it was great. I sold the Shadow to a Harley tech who wanted to hard tail and chop it and he did. The only thing I ever did to that Honda was replace the stator. I started to put in synthetic oil and I found out you were not supposed to do that on old Hondas because Synthetic oil gets hotter than conventional oil and the old 70's and 80's stators are not designed for synthetic oil. Live and learn and learn how to replace a stator...I actually got the money for putting down on my 01 fatboy from an insurance settlement because my neighbor ran me over with her car (Evil Left hand turn) and I was paid 2500 dollars for the totalled bike. It was like January 20th and it was like 5 below zero out when that happened. I was sad to see the Magna get murdered off like that but hey the bike was a gift and I had the parts lying around to fix it.
Thank you for working so hard on your videos. I really enjoy the time I spend watching them. 👍👍
Shadetree doesn't own this motorcycle... But he might... Maybe Bert's gives him a helluva deal
Berts should give road king kong to him, he's giving them great press. i wish the harley dealer where i live at least have friendly staff. Berts seem very friendly
Everyone just send him $1 lol
#RoadKingKong to shadetree
Shadetree doesn't own this motorcycle... But he might... Maybe Bert's gives him a helluva deal
Let's start a go fund me.
the heritage is a great bike to video blog on we can see the road perfectly thru that clear windshield . !
Love the Heritage ! Hey FYI , if you haven't looked at spinal decompression for that Sciatica , check it out . I had it so bad I couldn't stand , sit , lay down , pretty much I was crippled with pain . Did the decompression , haven't had it since , 18 years . Got other back problems now , but no sciatica . Expensive , cheaper than surgery , worth every penny . Enjoy the road tests , great content .
Old carbureted Gold Wings are the way to go. I bought a non running 1980 Gl1100 Interstate in 2013 payed $500 for the bike. i pulled the factory carbs off, bought on eBay a 2bbl intake for a new 2bbl Webber carb. cleaned the rust out of the gas tank. Damn gas tank is under the seat and a bugger to get out. Took the faring and the hard bags off, and made it a naked Gold Wing. 1980 up has electronic ignition. Pulled the worn out stock coils off and installed Accell super coils and plug wires. installed a new water pump and new fuel pump along with new timing belts. Bike runs great as a daily rider. I plan on keeping this bike for a long long time. So you can buy a $500 bike put a little work and money into it and have a great riding machine that will last for many years. i hear youngsters call my Gold Wing a "grandpa bike" that's ok. how many bikes will pass the test of time as an old Gold wing and still keep on ticking after 40 years?
Cherohala Parkway from Bryson City over to Maryville, TN and back through The Great Smokies National Park is another gorgeous ride near the Dragon.
If you get up north to Michigan next summer let us know. Hudsonville is the home of GR Harley. We could go for a ride.
Work has been hell this week, this video helped. Thankyou
If you end up buying that bike now you have to paint a Lizard on the tank.
Peter Fonda had a lizard painted on the tank of his chopper in "The Wild Angels". Good flick. You should check it out.
@@ShadowACE1998 Dragon.
oh yeah that would be pretty epic
SHADETREE THE LIZARD DEFENDER
@@neodutch Dragons are just really big lizards.
Swamp Lizard!
You are the man. Saving the gecko gave me a warm feeling that I enjoy .
Until I watched this I had not thought about the ONLY brand new MC I bought. Reenlistment bonus fron NAVY and spent it on a !995 Kawasaki Vulcan 800. One of the first softtail Harley look alikes.
Love my 2016 Road King! Got full boar slip ons, monster sucker, and fp3 tuner, it wakes the bike up quite a bit! I need to get a more comfy seat for longer than 3 hours of ridding, ass goes numb after a while.
I love how Raspberry Beret (hibachi glide is also just too good to not mention) kind of puts you in that Jo Dee Messina mindset where like a quarter could decide to what end of the country you'd ride it.
Heads Carolina, tails Commifornia
I brought my first bike for $2500 at a local Harley dealership. It was ugly but I am making it my own!
Last time I walked into HD dealership parked right in front of door was a bagger with big price tag showing $64,000.00!!! Kind of discouraging for a broke-ass old man like myself. I think they might be better off putting a Slim out front IMHO
Love the show and I bought a 2001 1500 fi for 3000 Canadian second on love the thing has 150000 kms on her still goes great and nothing wrong with them old bikes only thing you miss is the lack of payments keep it shiny side up
Vulcan! My current daily ride is a 1500 Mean Streak, in fantastic shape. Candy Gold Spark paint, she gets a lot of looks.
Josh,I hope youre cruising man! Take in the country while the weather is nice! You may get to see some changing leaves along the way! May be a week or so too soon,but,im seeing here in SW Michigan....its just beginning!
So true brother. I bought an '01 FLHTP-I for 7900 at a harley dealer. I love it. And I too have to sit straight up. When are you coming up to PA. Love to take you around.
I love the round headlights. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😜
We are still locked down.
Im 17, bought my first bike, a kawasaki vulcan 750 in april for 1500$, wrecked in july due to the oil plug coming out while riding, bought an 80s goldwing for 1100, worked on it a bit but too many problems not enough money, sold it for 1300, then bought my now bike a 2010 Honda Sabre 1300 for 4500$ thanks to financing, if it wasnt for financing i wouldnt be riding right now
My first bike is a 2020 Vulcan Classic! I love it! Looks like the Fatboy and an Indian Springfield a bit. I love it. It's only a 900, but it's got perfect power for a beginner. So comfortable.
Come to Maryville TN. 20 min from
US-129 the tail of the dragon. Wheels through time museum in Maggie valley opens oct 1 too. Look that up. I’ll be down in daytona in October.. btw it’s already 50/60 in mornings in the mountains.
How about a Road King Vicla project? Thanks for sharing
Just sold my 97 RK.. you sob ! 😭
Just to upgrade.. but ugh.. if i could own two.. 100% would have a Road King! Love the vids keep it up man !
39 degrees, in Minnesota my riding group generally rides until it hits 39 and as soon as it's back up to 39 in the spring all the bikes come out.
Ride the Overseas highway come winter. Head north to the South and rip around the North Ga, west N.Carolina, and east Tenn area. Good luck and Goldspeed.
I like that you saved that lizard. Well played sir!
ashville lol go to Maggie Valley lots of roads to ride .. killer food and cold drinks
I currently own a 2005 Twin Cam Heritage Softail, but that's just because we didn't have a Road King in stock that I could afford. And just to be real, last year, I rode that Heritage from Sanford, ME to Halls, TN and back in 4 days. For those who aren't counting, that's 2,800 miles.
I'm watching this, while sitting in a bench waiting for my wife, admiring my Road King. Love the hell out of mine, and can't wait to do what I can to it, as i can afford to. Ride safe Shadetree.
I loved the Twin Cam Heritage...until you hopped on the Road King!!😍 I loves me some Road King!! That Road King is totally in my wheelhouse!!! When I search on CycleTrader, that’s what I search for, Heritage Softtail and Road King! Does Bert’s ship bikes?? Or maybe, fly in and ride it home! I love these videos you do about buying the cheapest bike, the deals you find are awesome!! Great video!
Appreciate your grateful attitude towards life and how things work out. We are all trying our best. Some people get more, some get less. We are all here together, let’s make it work.
I still have my 96 EVO Road King I bought new. Still hauls ass! They are the King of the road!
That's the trailer I need Shadetree! 16:42 I've got an awesome Alumalite, but that fiberglass trailer would pair perfectly with Pearl, my black GL1800. Just saying! lol Thanks for all you do for the bike community! You Rock Weirdo! Cheers! Zip~
lol I've never seen a Harley dealer like Bert's. It'd be nice if they were all like that, but not many are. Good luck on the 'Wing man. Looking to do the same myself soon, but I'm waiting til the colder months to purchase. I don't mind dressing up a bit to hit the road in the 20's lol.
Road king all day baby. Lol i don't even have one but yeah Road King!!!! Love the honesty of this video. That is the best part of it man. Ride safe dude ✌. Great review.
I just bought my first new bike! I got a 2020 Low Rider S! And I came from the bottom... you can get whatever the fuck you want if you want it bad enough!
The hype is growing for the next episode!!!
I got my sporty and getting a 1000 project bike an older Yamaha 650 but it is the step son and I building it . We will be moving to Texas next year and can’t wait for that weather . Oregon coast is beautiful but rains all winter
I love that you always give every bike a full twist, 500 miles or 70K miles. If it's gonna break, might as well do so under you instead of one of your 181K subscribers!
That 2005 Road King used to belong to me. I put 13k on it in three years, rode the Tail of the Dragon was up to the tip of the Kewinnaw peninsula to Key West. Loved it but was ready for something bigger/newer. I also traded in a 2006 Dyna Street Bob. Left with a 2016 Road Glide Ultra.
Nice!! I loved that bike
My in law uses Bert's they always took great care of him, I started going to them because I work literally 2 miles away they always do an amazing job for me... 2006 electra glide that gramps beat the hell out of it since brand new and I beat the hell out of it too... i will continue to use Bert's every time, even if i pass 3 other HD on the way
My spedo dont work either brother. Been trying to get my ole girl running right again, its hell. One problem after another. But it's the strongest bike I've ever had. Honda VTX 1800C thinking of switching to Harley with as much as I watch your channel. Used to hate em, thinking of getting the new 2020 iron 883, my buddy has the 883 his is 2016 though, rode it before it's very nice I love it
I love vulcans I have 2. There pretty great. My 900 I've never had issues and I bought a mean steak for the simple fact it had a shaft drive and there low maintenance. It's currently in the shop getting the shaft rebuilt
I rode a 1500 Vulcan Classic for 17 years, jetted and with pipes they are not slow, I could out run most 80 and 88 inch Harleys. Now riding an 80 inch evo Heritage and it's slowww compared to the Vulcan
In my youth I kept my bikes going with a welder,baling wire, used parts and hope. Now I'm older and own fine machines but it was big fun riding my beaters!
I rode the Tail a few weeks ago. Was awesome but if you go that far be sure to check out the Devils Triangle and the Moonshiners 28.
Yea thanks for the videos shadetree , funny I was the guy from CA that was going to buy the Nomad, and they didn't tell me the speedo didn't work wasn't worth the shipping. Much love to Austin he tried to hook me up🦸
I loved the Road King. If I didn’t live clean across the country, I would be very tempted to buy it. I love my Dyna, but a Road King would be nice for distance riding. Oh yea, great job saving the lizard. That was some funny shit.
price changes fast with years. I "know a guy" who picked up a 2015 Streetglide Special that had been chromed and upgraded top to bottom before the original owner bought it. out the door it was CVO money over 40k. fast forward 2.5 years and the next owner bought for 21k out the door. even with that smoken' deal in 2020 the bike is only KBB value for 16k tops. moral of the story is that used is where the bargains live!
Whats up Josh? I’m a relatively recent subscriber. Although I’ve, nearly religiously, watched a lot of your content. I just wanted to say that i’m a big fan of what you’re doing with your channel (and The Shadetree Army 😎) Nothing but good vibes from me buddy. I appreciate you and your passion for motorcycling, it’s contagious and I really like it. Be safe brother!
Kept watching every vid thinking you got still got 50k ish subs! Great job on creating top quality content 👌🏻 hope there's more coming our way from Berts ! ;)