I just got rid of my 1984 Honda V65 Sabre VF1100S recently. The Sabres are fun, comfortable, reliable, everything you could ask for. I'd ride between Illinois and Indiana regularly, and I've never had an issue.
You may not know shit about motorcycles, but nobody else is making entertaining, consistent content, so screw em! I traded a '79 XS650 for $1800 worth of front end work on my Astro van. The bike was my dad's, but he hadn't ridden it since 1991, and left it in the shed until 2016 when I asked if I could fix it up. I tore it apart and rebuilt almost everything (with almost zero prior experience), rode it around for a couple weeks before determining it was my cup of tea, and put it on CL. I think trades are more common with people who own their own businesses. 10/10. Would trade again.
Not necessarily a cruiser person but I do ride a rebel250. Sport bikes just aren't my thing.. ideally I wanted a tw200 but the rebel was 1/3 the price. Some day..
Mark Stach still riding the rebel daily.. great, simple, reliable little machine. I feel like its about as small as a bike can be and still go anywhere. Like highway is doable but definitely not ideal. It's fantastic below 60mph though.
Cruisers, baggers, choppers, west coast dynas, touring bikes, etc are all different styles - in the chopper world choppers get broken down into different categories too.Old school hardtail choppers are best as short run bikes, cool to look at and interesting to ride short distances with their kick starters, hand shift and foot clutches, and small gas tanks. What I will say is just like clothes and food and furniture people have different tastes and when it comes to riding some people like to ride a certain way. You have admitted you would probably only get back into riding if you doing track day only riding as you like to go fast and lean deep. This is not the kind of riding I like to do, so I don't own a track bike. I have a cruiser setup for bar hopping and some longer country rides. We like different types of bikes and riding styles but I still enjoy the tech that goes into fast bikes and the skill of MotoGP.
@@vector6977 Got my UJM built in 1980 in Kearny Nebraska. ~ exact center of the continental US. I love it so. You would call it a Zed 650, but here they were sold as KZ650.
i traded an xbox 360 for a old snap on tool box... that had been hit by car, but a couple of the drawers still worked and it rolls nice, so not the worst trade.
The sidepipes on the 3-wheeler reminds me of one of my favorite stories. I was a mechanic and this guy came in with a real shitty subaru wagon that was riced out. Dude had spray painted the front calipers red (for additional plus 10 bhp of course) and wanted to do the same in back. Problem was the rears were drums, so my guy painted fake red calipers onto the brake drums. From like 30 ft it looked like red calipers front and back, but inside 30 ft it was ridiculous looking
The metric cruisers came into being when Harley had waiting lists for bikes. When they decided to try and get a part of the market they tried to look as similar to Harleys as possible so yeah a lot of them all look very similar. Of course a $2k used kawasaki vulcan compared to the same year and mileage used Harley for 6 and up is an issue. And then the whole water cooled versus air cooled etc.
Yammie, in your defense (nobody that actually -RIDES- motorcycles, “likes the cruisers”) They exist as “emotional status symbols”. Ridden by folks that either don’t know any better (because they’ve never ridden anything else) or folks that are more concerned about how the bike looks parked out side, each watering hole, they stop at (2 blocks away from the last one they drank at)! I’m with you, what’s the point? (of a cruiser at all) HA HA
I ride an HD Ultra. Its tough to pack a weeks worth of gear on a sport bike and go camping for a week. I also like my back and knees to work when i get to my destination anywhere outside of a 1 hour radius. That being said, I'll never sell my Gixer.
Chris Livingston I hear ya, I don’t ride a Gixer but an old sport tour ZX11d... LOOKs like a sport bike but comfortable as all get out, I literally ride it for hours at a wack ! I think mine just turned 78k on the ticker and I bought it with 22k The big “sport tour” Kawasaki’s are amazing bikes (I want a ZX14...). About the V twins, I’m really not hating (the practical ones, like yours, make sense) I just have a hard time with the 30 inch front wheel choppers with the 2 1/2 gallon tanks and the $20k paint job, that scape the pegs if you lean more than 5 degrees in a corner as you ride in the “position assumed by pregnant women giving birth”...but hey, “to each his own” right?
@@Studio51media as opposed to every single liter bike rider out there wearing their $1000.00 Arai helmet with their cotton tank tops and shorts with flip flops doing wheelies and stoppies at every red light, basically making the local undertaker smile for the job security you provide him?
I know, I am resurrecting a cold one here, but regarding successful trading: I had an '87 GPz550 which I had fully restored to showroom condition. It never really suited me though (too small for me) so I unsuccessfully tried to sell it for awhile. I always eyed the bigger iconic GPz900R and wandering through our German equivalent of Craigslist I stumbled over an '88 GPz900R in black in beautiful original condition. The ad said that he did not want to sell but ONLY trade for a smaller GPz of that time. Perfect fit! After short phone conversation I trailered my fifiddy the 120km to his home, we both kicked the tires of each other's bike and the deal was done. No money exchanged, just swapped the papers. I still ride her with a wide grin. Sometimes things just fall into place in life. 👍🏻
Owning a cruiser is like owning a big car. It's fun. They don't perform like a street bike, but they're big, they're loud, and you still can go fast and have fun. You're not hitting the strip or the track, youre traveling back roads alone or with a friend enjoying what's around you.
Cruisers are for those of us who aren't responsible enough to own a sport bike so we have to buy something heavy and slow so we don't get into trouble as easily
That quad Pan Am is very divisive, I understand that but just because you don't like how it looks, does not make it terrible. It's clean, unique and honestly really cool for somebody that's into the design language. I think it looks really cheesy and it would be much suited for a cartoon than a real life meet up but I can still see that it's clean, young and has been loved.
Yammie, in the fall of 2018 I traded my 1983 Prowler camper, for a blue 2003 Yamaha YZF600r, with about 30k miles. Clean title. The title ended up burning up in my a few days later. Last week I was able to get the title changed to my name. I have been binge watching your videos. I've got my safety gear on the way.
I know where that location is for the Street Triple R, that’s in Sandusky Ohio. After this video I’m gonna ride up there. I’ll let y’all know if it’s a scam.
I traded a 2005 Silverado 2500HD extra cab long bed 4x4 with 300k miles on the 6.0 LS motor with a blown head gasket, a slipping transmission, no AC, beat up interior and exterior for a 2000 e39 BMW 540i six speed manual with a straight body, mostly perfect interior and a slightly leaking sunroof that needed the timing chain to be set correctly. The owner had tried replacing the timing chain guides and couldn't put the timing chain back on correctly to save his life. Once I got it back into time it ran great, and continues to do so. Not bad for a straight across trade in my book
I think you wouldn't have had accidents on a cruiser. Just saying. Going super fast is nice but only on a track. So what's the point of owning a sport bike and using it as a commuter? That's the real question here
I don't know a lot about choppers today (they all look barely ride-able, and harder to turn around than a semi), but back in my youth, the Harley v-twin was unique in it's endless (seemingly) torque. By chopping one, even lightly, you ended up with something truly personalized and skinny as all get-out. Combine that with the lowering effect of a hard tail, and you had a very compact, very powerful "sled". They all handled like $hit though, and today, I would never go near one. I'm a happy 2-Ducati family.
my opinion on cruisers because I own one as my first bike, they're exactly what the name says. Something cool to ride back and fourth to work, or with a group of friends, or to take a girl on the back. To cruise on. They're more "practical" for someone who just wants to ride doesn't do the stunting or track or speed
Great question on why you would buy a 20k cruiser over a 2k cruiser. I have owned all kinds of bikes but my stable holds a 2017 GSXR 1000 and a 2018 Harley Road glide special. It comes down to the same exact reason why we don't buy a $4,000 2003 GSXR vs a $13,000 2017 GSXR, the riding experience. When you sit on an old cruiser like a 2005 Yamaha Vstar and then a 2018 Indian Scout/Harley sportster you will feel it. The parts are higher quality, the throttle response is more crisp, things just feel more solid. Apples to apples you can say the same thing about a 2018 Yamaha Vstar, it just feels tighter mechanically. You also feel better throttle response, more crisp brakes, no faded paint or chrome, newer technology. Once you step outside of the spec sheet and get into the riding experience and being proud of your machine, the price feels justified. Now if you are questioning niche 50k custom choppers... I actually can't relate to that (dead)market but then again people also buy 100k+ monster trucks and drive them on the street.
I once made a trade... I had a 94 WRX (with a 96 STI engine swap but that’s neither here nor there) up for $10,000AUD and a bloke offered me $9000 and a 5sp gearbox from a ford Sierra. I happened to have a ford escort and was actually looking at getting a 5spd Sierra box for it...so two peoples wants literally lined up that day. Love your vids Yam!
I traded a 1996 Nissan Quest for a 2000 civic, which was back yard lowered, stolen and then recovered and when I took ownership I cleaned it out only to find a crack pipe under the seat! Needless to say I sold off the civic for far more than the van was worth!
There are subtle differences. Less now than years past. Basically it comes down to these few options: Harley is air cooled. Within Harley you have the sportster, soft tail, and touring. Sportster is the lighter bike. Bar hop. Usually lower riding stance and retro looking to compete with triumph. Soft tail is aimed at the larger frame person, not obese, but 6’ or taller. Better suspension and bigger motor. Touring is bigger bags. Better suspension than soft and bigger motor. In touring, road king is entry level with zero electronics. Then you go up to the road glide with radio. Then ultra with three bags radio and gps. Different comfort levels is the difference in the cruiser market. I like my cruiser as I’m not in it for speed but to get away from the world.
Watched this again because it was hilarious, now noticed that the cup holders on the "Stallion thoroughbred" are in the driver's(?) CROTCH. Imagine setting a full mug of steaming black coffee there and not noticing the next speed hump...
You don‘t know what‘s the deal about choppers? Time. You got to have time! Or patience. Or serenity. Glide through the landscape instead of rushing through it. I don‘t have to be back by the evening, I may just ride on ...
Yo Yammie, a few years back my buddy and I traded a rusty 97 Jeep Wrangler that overheated every 3 or 4 miles for an 03 Chevy S10 with the cleanest interior you’ve ever seen in a mini truck. I couldn’t believe the guy took the deal, but he really wanted a 90s wrangler. Oh, and the Jeep has almost 300,000 miles on it and an engine that was rebuilt twice, but the S10 was still under 100k and it had way less rust than the Jeep did...and yes, we did this trade through craigslist
Regarding Craig's list trading. When i moved to the state i live in now i sold my bike prior to moving and wanted something to get me on two wheels. First, I traded an AK47 for a beat up, but low mileage, mechanically sound, Honda (value, $600). I painted this, did some other minor work, and traded for a GSXR (value, $1500).did the same to the GSXR, and traded it for a nicer Honda (value, $2300). I traded this for a Suzuki with less than 9k miles (value, $2800). I rode this for about 19,000 miles and traded it for a 2year old victory with less than 10k miles (value, $6800). I now ride a very nice Victory Hammer in pristine condition, and i have less than $1500 invested because i do my own painting, and yes I'm very good at that as i am a professional, no rattle can crap. Final note...I currently ride cruisers and love them, but i used to ride sport bikes and will again. Not all cruisers are the same, but a great many are. Every company has offerings that are repeats of every other company, and then there are the extraordinary offerings, the unique and well made models that set them apart. Many cruiser offerings are attempting to cater to those that wasn't that Harley look but can't afford a Harley, and since they can't make 10 different cruiser models, they make one or two that are as generic as possible. The problem is that these generic style bikes are what sell the most in any bike shop. Most people buy lactose, gutless, wanna be Harleys with chromed out plastic and terrible style overall. These are great for learning to ride, or if you simply can't afford a better bike. The important thing is getting out and riding, whatever gets you out safely is fine in my book.
Just started watching noobe tube and hadn't been on a bike sence my 93 tw200 3 years ago. it got the blood flowing so hit the craigslis and traded a 78 yamaha 1100xs special for $400 and a carbine (montana for ya). great bike couldnt be happier put about 300mi on it so far, really solid bike no leaks and carbs fresh and tuned
I actually traded a bunch of old PlayStation video games for a 1973 Honda CB750 SOHC. It was pretty sketchy. The dude lived in the middle of no where TN. I showed up and stepped out of my truck onto a driveway made completely of bullet casings. Little weird dude came out, saw my Darth Vader hitch cover in the back of the truck and instantly became the nicest nerd on the planet. Needless to say, i quickly got the bike on my trailer and got the hell out of there.
The stallion is a production trike, my mom has one, it uses a ford ranger 2.3 4 cylinder with the ranger automatic transmission and a ford rear axle, the steering wheel and gauge cluster are ford ranger, $30k is an average price for one.
I traded a 99 four door civic for a 2016 cbr300r that hit a deer, replaced the damaged plastics and its been a great begginer bike, only had 2k miles on it
I traded a pistol for a built dodge v8 on CL. (All above the board, transfered through gun store with background check etc.) It was a crappy pistol and the stock 318 in my dart needed to be replaced. Worked out well.
That 2014 triumph scam is crazy because fox cycle works is located about 5 minutes from my house in Sandusky Ohio (cedar point). It’s a super small dealer so kinda surprised they chose that as the picture
I did a straight trade on craigslist a few years back. My HD sportster 1200, for a 93 Mustang GT. Its a pretty easy process, just sign the titles over. Plus there's no tax on straight trades, Highly recommended if you can find two parties with stuff they both want to trade.
My brother trades stuff on Craigslist all the time. He went from an old Chevy truck to a Yamaha raptor four wheeler to his first bike, a Honda Shadow 750. All trades The road glide looks like the dragon toothless
Hey Yammie, I spent about 5-6 months trading a Fuji Film camera eventually up to a 2012 Ninja 250r with 6k miles to be my first real road bike. Lmk if you want the full story! Love the videos man! Big fan
I have purchased a C body GMC 1500 for $300(and owned it for 10 years, until it was stolen), and currently own a Hyosung GV250(it looks like a smaller Harley Road King) for $175, both in Houston, and both on Craigslist. But I know what to look for, and have no problem wrenching on my toys. Those deals are out there everywhere.(I once purchased a running and driving Honda civic for $75 in Atlanta, from a auto auction. I drove it for three years, and sold it for $3000.)
There is nothing to love about cruisers! I bought a 2015 Harley street glide special with all the speakers/gps/nonsense. And it was the biggest $25,000 mistake I ever made.
Late comment but I traded my 2005 VW Passat for a 2003 R6 on my 18th birthday with no riding experience! He asked if I wanted a test ride and I confidently said “nah you rode it here it’s fine I’ll rip on it later” and pretended I knew how to ride. A month later I was in intensive surgery, and I still have the bike and still ride it😂.
I traded a used, rusty old 96 Honda del sol for a 02 R6 with 30k miles to a rando Craig on an impulse, which is how I learned to ride and why I'm here.
Not Craigslist, but here in the Philippines, bartering is very common online. You've got motorcycles for motorcycles, motorcycles for cars, cellphones for cellphones, etc. Usually, the lower value of the two has to add cash
let me tell you that I was a fan of cruisers, just based on their LOOKS and rock'n'roll rebel style. That was before I had one and started riding, and I still love how mine looks cruising down the road, but since then I've seen many motovlogs, videos and stuff, and had my own experience to tell that I should buy a proper naked sportbike, maybe something along the lines of SV650 or MT07 to work on my riding skills. TLDR: I bought a bike for looks, now I want a bike for hitting twisties.
Cruiser world pricing made simple... Move the decimal place one spot to the right by adding the Harley Davidson logo. So yes when I bought my latest cruiser I paid "26" for it, but because it's a Honda that's $2600 not $26,000...
I traded a custom competition rifle for my first motorcycle. 2015 Kawasaki Vulcan 650S that had 11k miles on it. Had it for 1 year and its been perfect!
I see groups of those stupid big wheel Harleys around Denver sometimes. They're popular in the Spanish communities.. like all big, loud, colorful things..
I've traded on craigslist before! I traded a 1993 jeep grand cherokee for a 95 mustang V6 5spd. Then traded the mustang for a 1976 jaguar XJ12 with a 351 Windsor and a c4 transmission swapped in. I ended up selling the jaguar and I still miss it to this day, especially since roadkill got one very similar years later.
Nice strat and bugera head in the background. Dont see to many strats that are ssh (versus hss). I also agree with you about Houston....mostly becase i live there..lol
I’m from Houston and I remember when I was a kid seeing a v8 trike and my dad calling out “damn that’s a big block on that thing” I’ll never forget the fat squid riding that thing
Yamster it's folk lure a chopper used to be a cafe racer , you took off ,cut off everything you didn't need to make bike lighter and faster. Over time it got convoluted it's about form and function so chopping or changing some high bars and a little metal flake .bam the chopper evaluation started and here we are .
I traded my 1984 Camaro Z28 to a guy who had a midlife crisis and bought a zx6r i paid 4500 for the car. So they guy traded me his 2006 zx6r for my camaro. straight up just signed the titles and swapped. LOL it was pretty cool. I wanted a bike and he wanted a camaro like he had when he was a kid. DONE AND DONE. loved that bike.
I ride a 950 star cruiser. And yeah i like street bikes all that and used to own a zx6 '01 model in 2010 lol. But theirs something to be said about the smooth torqued out v-twin power in contrast of a 600 inline 4! Basically. Ride any 1000+ cc v twin and find a new way to love bikes!
When I worked at a dealer, the owner had a 70k Victory that was insane. I mean insane. It won awards in Sturgis. Was so cool having it in the show room.
Yammie, when I worked at a Home Depot in Phoenix, there was an older gentleman on a three wheel scooter JUST like that Raptor. He would routinely rip wheelies on it.
The thing about cruiser is simple, the bikes handle and perform different from each other. Take Harleys for example, they shake like crazy, super loud, have an oil leak every other day, and they underperform a lot when compared to every bike out there. Yet somehow the power of nostalgia keeps their price from devaluating. Choppers on the other hand, seperate themselves from the cruiser market , by being super uncomfortable to ride. With that giant front tire, low seat, and awkward to steer with that high handle bars that will tire you out quick. For the most part, cruisers are for cruising. They handle really easy and are comfortable to ride long periods of time. Good ones have awesome horsepower to do those dope whoolies and blaze the quater mile. Cruisers for the most part give you that feeling of being free, while sport bikes give you that adrenaline rush.
Ok…I know this is a really old video but it just came up on my feed. You ask the question what’s the difference between cruiser bikes Let me start with I ride both cruisers and sport bikes so I get it when I go riding what I ride that day influences what I’m in the mood for…kind of like picking a different type of music or a different album or whatever I decide to spin up that day As cruisers within the various lines of bikes, they have various different rakes and layouts, and those layouts affect the handling characteristics of the bike and the Comfort of the bike so there is a significant difference within the various lines of some of these, but they tend to imitate each other, so they’re very similar in nature. That being said I’m a huge fanboy Victory and I love my vision for specific reasons that I gave up on my gold wing I owned and the ultra classics that I’ve ridden. A twin is a V twin totally get it and totally agree But if you’re right riding for handling, and Comfort little differences make a huge impact on how a bike feels to the Rider … just my two cents.
I traded a Volvo wagon for a BMW convertible, worse decision ever the engine on that BMW was wrecked but clean body, but I was young and dumb I should have kept the shagin wagon
Not Craigslist but Gumtree; When i had my scooter i was looking for an upgrade, i had it up for sale and $500 and found a hyosung gt250 that needed a bit of work but it is road worthy and was in rego period, anyway i go to look at this bike and it's owned by some bogan dude, i rock up at 8:00pm to have a look at it and he is drunk as a skunk. He then offered me his bike for the scooter and $400. Anyway i took him up on the deal, i've had the bike at the mechanic twice, once for the carburettor needing a really good clean and then i got the electrics fix because my dash lights didn't work but now it runs well and just needs a few small things done to be perfect, but i love it
His next day hangover had to be a killer. Oh shit my head, what's this scooter doing here? Where's my bike?.... ...... ....... Where's my rent money? I'm screwed!
Throw some shorty levers on that mobility scooter.
Fittin to throw a turbo on that bitch and take it to Texas 2k
Hell YeH 🤙🤙🤙🤙
Hell YeH 🤙🤙🤙🤙
Can you stop wasting our time and just do a video of all mobility scooters.
This is the age of miracle and wonder...a nuggety parade of mobility scooters - the Velveeta of Transportaction- would make my spirit soar...
This channel is now a mobility scooter channel
Let's be honest, Yammie gets on another Daytona, he is gonna need a mobility scooter.
Road test
Make mobility scooters great again!
Umm that thoroughbred... Who needs A/C in an open air cabin
You dont, their pulse of shit.
the cool them down from the meatsweats.
It's Houston.
I'd buy one just to have it.
The front of the watermelon bike looks like Toothless from Disney's how to train a dragon.. big eyes
Dreamworks not Disney though
i know right? thats like a riders joke.. air con on bike works great 10/10
Or the "archie" aircraft from Watchmen.
Bokkun from sonic x
Traded a gun for a motorcycle a few days ago more specifically a Glock 23 gen 3 for a Honda v45 Sabre 750s
I just got rid of my 1984 Honda V65 Sabre VF1100S recently. The Sabres are fun, comfortable, reliable, everything you could ask for. I'd ride between Illinois and Indiana regularly, and I've never had an issue.
@@nowayjose5466 What did you trade it for?
damn homie really wanted that glock
Was thinking about selling my old wrecked bike for a gun.
You may not know shit about motorcycles, but nobody else is making entertaining, consistent content, so screw em!
I traded a '79 XS650 for $1800 worth of front end work on my Astro van. The bike was my dad's, but he hadn't ridden it since 1991, and left it in the shed until 2016 when I asked if I could fix it up. I tore it apart and rebuilt almost everything (with almost zero prior experience), rode it around for a couple weeks before determining it was my cup of tea, and put it on CL.
I think trades are more common with people who own their own businesses.
10/10. Would trade again.
werepa Hell yeah man!!!
Best video series on CZcams
Welcome. Keep up the good work and I would look at Vegas or salt lake for your next videos.
Agree. Can you like sign up w/ ABC or smth and do a series already on cable TV? seriously. stop wasting our time, yam.
I'm a cruiser rider who's been a big fan of your channel for years. If you want to talk cruisers hit me up.
No
Not necessarily a cruiser person but I do ride a rebel250. Sport bikes just aren't my thing.. ideally I wanted a tw200 but the rebel was 1/3 the price. Some day..
@@jseden Both are great starter/campground bikes. My 1st motorbike was a CB125S, and that taught me a lot without killing me.
Mark Stach still riding the rebel daily.. great, simple, reliable little machine. I feel like its about as small as a bike can be and still go anywhere. Like highway is doable but definitely not ideal. It's fantastic below 60mph though.
Cruisers, baggers, choppers, west coast dynas, touring bikes, etc are all different styles - in the chopper world choppers get broken down into different categories too.Old school hardtail choppers are best as short run bikes, cool to look at and interesting to ride short distances with their kick starters, hand shift and foot clutches, and small gas tanks.
What I will say is just like clothes and food and furniture people have different tastes and when it comes to riding some people like to ride a certain way. You have admitted you would probably only get back into riding if you doing track day only riding as you like to go fast and lean deep. This is not the kind of riding I like to do, so I don't own a track bike. I have a cruiser setup for bar hopping and some longer country rides. We like different types of bikes and riding styles but I still enjoy the tech that goes into fast bikes and the skill of MotoGP.
Exactly^ I guess I’m the end you don’t NEED to understand it but accept that people vary in taste
Nothing says 'merica like a Japanese motorcycle. I should know, I'm British ;)
Honda Goldwings are 100% made in the US.
@@vector6977 Got my UJM built in 1980 in Kearny Nebraska. ~ exact center of the continental US. I love it so. You would call it a Zed 650, but here they were sold as KZ650.
I get it I like it
Hahaha this made me laugh, wth is this comment?
@@GunFunZS The KZ650 was built in Nebraska?
i traded an xbox 360 for a old snap on tool box... that had been hit by car, but a couple of the drawers still worked and it rolls nice, so not the worst trade.
That’s not a bad trade
Hey, u asked for bartered stuff. There isnt always a correlation between the two bartered things.
I have to say that trade is worth having that story to tell alone.
@@donsizemore8746 considering xbox 360 is like 20 bucks now.. good deal
You would have paid a crap ton for it IN THAT CONDITION
The first one was called:
The "Swag-E-Cycle"
Swag+Electric+Cycle. 😏
I can't wait for the video where yam finally finds his dream mobility scooter!
The Mobility-Busa?
@@zurielo.2327 A Turbobility skoootah!
The sidepipes on the 3-wheeler reminds me of one of my favorite stories. I was a mechanic and this guy came in with a real shitty subaru wagon that was riced out. Dude had spray painted the front calipers red (for additional plus 10 bhp of course) and wanted to do the same in back. Problem was the rears were drums, so my guy painted fake red calipers onto the brake drums. From like 30 ft it looked like red calipers front and back, but inside 30 ft it was ridiculous looking
Can you please make a T-shirt with that exact skeleton in that pose with the text 'nacho spooky skeleton edition'. I'd like to buy one
The metric cruisers came into being when Harley had waiting lists for bikes. When they decided to try and get a part of the market they tried to look as similar to Harleys as possible so yeah a lot of them all look very similar. Of course a $2k used kawasaki vulcan compared to the same year and mileage used Harley for 6 and up is an issue. And then the whole water cooled versus air cooled etc.
Is the swagecycle a good starter ?
Better than an MT.
It's too powerful. Start with a busa
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Well on your way to the status of living meme
I love to hear you stumble over descriptors of cruisers. They all have a v-twin... Uhhh... They all vibrate harder than a hitachi... Uhhh...
Yammie, in your defense (nobody that actually -RIDES- motorcycles, “likes the cruisers”) They exist as “emotional status symbols”. Ridden by folks that either don’t know any better (because they’ve never ridden anything else) or folks that are more concerned about how the bike looks parked out side, each watering hole, they stop at (2 blocks away from the last one they drank at)! I’m with you, what’s the point? (of a cruiser at all) HA HA
I ride an HD Ultra. Its tough to pack a weeks worth of gear on a sport bike and go camping for a week. I also like my back and knees to work when i get to my destination anywhere outside of a 1 hour radius. That being said, I'll never sell my Gixer.
Chris Livingston I hear ya, I don’t ride a Gixer but an old sport tour ZX11d... LOOKs like a sport bike but comfortable as all get out, I literally ride it for hours at a wack ! I think mine just turned 78k on the ticker and I bought it with 22k The big “sport tour” Kawasaki’s are amazing bikes (I want a ZX14...). About the V twins, I’m really not hating (the practical ones, like yours, make sense) I just have a hard time with the 30 inch front wheel choppers with the 2 1/2 gallon tanks and the $20k paint job, that scape the pegs if you lean more than 5 degrees in a corner as you ride in the “position assumed by pregnant women giving birth”...but hey, “to each his own” right?
@@Studio51media as opposed to every single liter bike rider out there wearing their $1000.00 Arai helmet with their cotton tank tops and shorts with flip flops doing wheelies and stoppies at every red light, basically making the local undertaker smile for the job security you provide him?
@@birkenstockresouler but there's something called adv bikes for camping, I think that'll give you even better performance
I know, I am resurrecting a cold one here, but regarding successful trading: I had an '87 GPz550 which I had fully restored to showroom condition. It never really suited me though (too small for me) so I unsuccessfully tried to sell it for awhile. I always eyed the bigger iconic GPz900R and wandering through our German equivalent of Craigslist I stumbled over an '88 GPz900R in black in beautiful original condition. The ad said that he did not want to sell but ONLY trade for a smaller GPz of that time. Perfect fit! After short phone conversation I trailered my fifiddy the 120km to his home, we both kicked the tires of each other's bike and the deal was done. No money exchanged, just swapped the papers. I still ride her with a wide grin. Sometimes things just fall into place in life. 👍🏻
Hi yammie. Your list videos taught me all the interesting things about riding. Been riding a year and a half and i love it.
Do Motorcycles in Detroit Next.
Should do one in Myrtle Beach
Owning a cruiser is like owning a big car. It's fun. They don't perform like a street bike, but they're big, they're loud, and you still can go fast and have fun. You're not hitting the strip or the track, youre traveling back roads alone or with a friend enjoying what's around you.
a motorcycle with a steering wheel😂😂😂😂😂
"The coincidence of wants" that is a good one. I will definitely be adding that to the vocabulary.
Yammie NOOD Test Ride of STALLION THOROUGHBRED
Love the show, bro. Thanks for the part about the cruisers! Somebody had to say it.
Oh my God! The entire episode was a "WTF" moment in my head. Lol I've watched a few in this series, but this episode has taken the cake. Lol
Cruisers are for those of us who aren't responsible enough to own a sport bike so we have to buy something heavy and slow so we don't get into trouble as easily
That quad Pan Am is very divisive, I understand that but just because you don't like how it looks, does not make it terrible. It's clean, unique and honestly really cool for somebody that's into the design language. I think it looks really cheesy and it would be much suited for a cartoon than a real life meet up but I can still see that it's clean, young and has been loved.
Yammie, in the fall of 2018 I traded my 1983 Prowler camper, for a blue 2003 Yamaha YZF600r, with about 30k miles. Clean title. The title ended up burning up in my a few days later. Last week I was able to get the title changed to my name. I have been binge watching your videos. I've got my safety gear on the way.
The thing I love about choppers is I can pick the cheapest one and it still rides like every other one don't even have to shop around all that much.
I think 110 motor stands for amps. That’s what those big ol containers on the back are for, they store the extension cord.
I know where that location is for the Street Triple R, that’s in Sandusky Ohio. After this video I’m gonna ride up there. I’ll let y’all know if it’s a scam.
He was killed. Rip.
chris lowe Probably in a ditch somewhere.
Bro, I hope you are doing okay lol.
Yup live 5 minutes from the place. Fox cycle works aren’t a scam but the posting definitely was
This is the funniest format on youtube. Period.
I traded a 2005 Silverado 2500HD extra cab long bed 4x4 with 300k miles on the 6.0 LS motor with a blown head gasket, a slipping transmission, no AC, beat up interior and exterior for a 2000 e39 BMW 540i six speed manual with a straight body, mostly perfect interior and a slightly leaking sunroof that needed the timing chain to be set correctly. The owner had tried replacing the timing chain guides and couldn't put the timing chain back on correctly to save his life. Once I got it back into time it ran great, and continues to do so. Not bad for a straight across trade in my book
Just finished math test in school. Just as my Yam sauce uploads
The water melon chopper looks like Ralsei from Deltarune
30" Watermelon Harley nose looks like 'Toothless' from how to train your dragon.
I think you wouldn't have had accidents on a cruiser. Just saying. Going super fast is nice but only on a track. So what's the point of owning a sport bike and using it as a commuter? That's the real question here
Unless Betty soccer mom smashes into you
Thanks for the mobility scooters especially
I don't know a lot about choppers today (they all look barely ride-able, and harder to turn around than a semi), but back in my youth, the Harley v-twin was unique in it's endless (seemingly) torque. By chopping one, even lightly, you ended up with something truly personalized and skinny as all get-out. Combine that with the lowering effect of a hard tail, and you had a very compact, very powerful "sled". They all handled like $hit though, and today, I would never go near one. I'm a happy 2-Ducati family.
my opinion on cruisers because I own one as my first bike, they're exactly what the name says. Something cool to ride back and fourth to work, or with a group of friends, or to take a girl on the back. To cruise on. They're more "practical" for someone who just wants to ride doesn't do the stunting or track or speed
Great question on why you would buy a 20k cruiser over a 2k cruiser. I have owned all kinds of bikes but my stable holds a 2017 GSXR 1000 and a 2018 Harley Road glide special. It comes down to the same exact reason why we don't buy a $4,000 2003 GSXR vs a $13,000 2017 GSXR, the riding experience. When you sit on an old cruiser like a 2005 Yamaha Vstar and then a 2018 Indian Scout/Harley sportster you will feel it. The parts are higher quality, the throttle response is more crisp, things just feel more solid. Apples to apples you can say the same thing about a 2018 Yamaha Vstar, it just feels tighter mechanically. You also feel better throttle response, more crisp brakes, no faded paint or chrome, newer technology. Once you step outside of the spec sheet and get into the riding experience and being proud of your machine, the price feels justified. Now if you are questioning niche 50k custom choppers... I actually can't relate to that (dead)market but then again people also buy 100k+ monster trucks and drive them on the street.
Do south jersey Craigslist! Busa ‘s for days!
Say what you want, I *LOVE* that Stallion Thoroughbred trike thing. Has that futuristic-for-the-2000's look. Apparently a 2.4L Ford engine, too!
I once made a trade... I had a 94 WRX (with a 96 STI engine swap but that’s neither here nor there) up for $10,000AUD and a bloke offered me $9000 and a 5sp gearbox from a ford Sierra. I happened to have a ford escort and was actually looking at getting a 5spd Sierra box for it...so two peoples wants literally lined up that day. Love your vids Yam!
I traded a 1996 Nissan Quest for a 2000 civic, which was back yard lowered, stolen and then recovered and when I took ownership I cleaned it out only to find a crack pipe under the seat! Needless to say I sold off the civic for far more than the van was worth!
There are subtle differences. Less now than years past.
Basically it comes down to these few options:
Harley is air cooled. Within Harley you have the sportster, soft tail, and touring.
Sportster is the lighter bike. Bar hop. Usually lower riding stance and retro looking to compete with triumph.
Soft tail is aimed at the larger frame person, not obese, but 6’ or taller. Better suspension and bigger motor.
Touring is bigger bags. Better suspension than soft and bigger motor. In touring, road king is entry level with zero electronics. Then you go up to the road glide with radio. Then ultra with three bags radio and gps.
Different comfort levels is the difference in the cruiser market. I like my cruiser as I’m not in it for speed but to get away from the world.
I love these new 'Craigslist' videos! You crack me up bro, keep them coming
Watched this again because it was hilarious, now noticed that the cup holders on the "Stallion thoroughbred" are in the driver's(?) CROTCH. Imagine setting a full mug of steaming black coffee there and not noticing the next speed hump...
I use to live north of Houston and some of the stuff people would be trying to sell/trade on craigslist was mind blowing.
You don‘t know what‘s the deal about choppers? Time. You got to have time! Or patience. Or serenity. Glide through the landscape instead of rushing through it. I don‘t have to be back by the evening, I may just ride on ...
Yo Yammie, a few years back my buddy and I traded a rusty 97 Jeep Wrangler that overheated every 3 or 4 miles for an 03 Chevy S10 with the cleanest interior you’ve ever seen in a mini truck. I couldn’t believe the guy took the deal, but he really wanted a 90s wrangler. Oh, and the Jeep has almost 300,000 miles on it and an engine that was rebuilt twice, but the S10 was still under 100k and it had way less rust than the Jeep did...and yes, we did this trade through craigslist
Regarding Craig's list trading. When i moved to the state i live in now i sold my bike prior to moving and wanted something to get me on two wheels. First, I traded an AK47 for a beat up, but low mileage, mechanically sound, Honda (value, $600). I painted this, did some other minor work, and traded for a GSXR (value, $1500).did the same to the GSXR, and traded it for a nicer Honda (value, $2300). I traded this for a Suzuki with less than 9k miles (value, $2800). I rode this for about 19,000 miles and traded it for a 2year old victory with less than 10k miles (value, $6800). I now ride a very nice Victory Hammer in pristine condition, and i have less than $1500 invested because i do my own painting, and yes I'm very good at that as i am a professional, no rattle can crap.
Final note...I currently ride cruisers and love them, but i used to ride sport bikes and will again. Not all cruisers are the same, but a great many are. Every company has offerings that are repeats of every other company, and then there are the extraordinary offerings, the unique and well made models that set them apart. Many cruiser offerings are attempting to cater to those that wasn't that Harley look but can't afford a Harley, and since they can't make 10 different cruiser models, they make one or two that are as generic as possible. The problem is that these generic style bikes are what sell the most in any bike shop. Most people buy lactose, gutless, wanna be Harleys with chromed out plastic and terrible style overall. These are great for learning to ride, or if you simply can't afford a better bike. The important thing is getting out and riding, whatever gets you out safely is fine in my book.
Just started watching noobe tube and hadn't been on a bike sence my 93 tw200 3 years ago. it got the blood flowing so hit the craigslis and traded a 78 yamaha 1100xs special for $400 and a carbine (montana for ya). great bike couldnt be happier put about 300mi on it so far, really solid bike no leaks and carbs fresh and tuned
I actually traded a bunch of old PlayStation video games for a 1973 Honda CB750 SOHC. It was pretty sketchy. The dude lived in the middle of no where TN. I showed up and stepped out of my truck onto a driveway made completely of bullet casings. Little weird dude came out, saw my Darth Vader hitch cover in the back of the truck and instantly became the nicest nerd on the planet. Needless to say, i quickly got the bike on my trailer and got the hell out of there.
The stallion is a production trike, my mom has one, it uses a ford ranger 2.3 4 cylinder with the ranger automatic transmission and a ford rear axle, the steering wheel and gauge cluster are ford ranger, $30k is an average price for one.
I traded a 99 four door civic for a 2016 cbr300r that hit a deer, replaced the damaged plastics and its been a great begginer bike, only had 2k miles on it
I traded a pistol for a built dodge v8 on CL. (All above the board, transfered through gun store with background check etc.) It was a crappy pistol and the stock 318 in my dart needed to be replaced. Worked out well.
That 2014 triumph scam is crazy because fox cycle works is located about 5 minutes from my house in Sandusky Ohio (cedar point). It’s a super small dealer so kinda surprised they chose that as the picture
I did a straight trade on craigslist a few years back. My HD sportster 1200, for a 93 Mustang GT. Its a pretty easy process, just sign the titles over. Plus there's no tax on straight trades, Highly recommended if you can find two parties with stuff they both want to trade.
My brother trades stuff on Craigslist all the time. He went from an old Chevy truck to a Yamaha raptor four wheeler to his first bike, a Honda Shadow 750. All trades
The road glide looks like the dragon toothless
Hey Yammie,
I spent about 5-6 months trading a Fuji Film camera eventually up to a 2012 Ninja 250r with 6k miles to be my first real road bike. Lmk if you want the full story! Love the videos man! Big fan
I have purchased a C body GMC 1500 for $300(and owned it for 10 years, until it was stolen), and currently own a Hyosung GV250(it looks like a smaller Harley Road King) for $175, both in Houston, and both on Craigslist. But I know what to look for, and have no problem wrenching on my toys. Those deals are out there everywhere.(I once purchased a running and driving Honda civic for $75 in Atlanta, from a auto auction. I drove it for three years, and sold it for $3000.)
you should make a video where you go through craigslist and scout the good vs bad/scam beginner bikes. id like the shit outta that
There is nothing to love about cruisers! I bought a 2015 Harley street glide special with all the speakers/gps/nonsense. And it was the biggest $25,000 mistake I ever made.
Late comment but I traded my 2005 VW Passat for a 2003 R6 on my 18th birthday with no riding experience! He asked if I wanted a test ride and I confidently said “nah you rode it here it’s fine I’ll rip on it later” and pretended I knew how to ride. A month later I was in intensive surgery, and I still have the bike and still ride it😂.
I once bartered an HTC phone and a DPMS AR-15 for a 1980's Honda vtwin 250! It was a pretty sweet deal!
I love cruisers and choppers and am more then happy to explain the differences and points between each
I traded a used, rusty old 96 Honda del sol for a 02 R6 with 30k miles to a rando Craig on an impulse, which is how I learned to ride and why I'm here.
Scrolling Houston craigslist today, there's still Stallion Thoroughbred listings on there. lol
Not Craigslist, but here in the Philippines, bartering is very common online. You've got motorcycles for motorcycles, motorcycles for cars, cellphones for cellphones, etc. Usually, the lower value of the two has to add cash
Bartering is the bizz! Traded my boat that wasn't running, for oxygen acetylene weldin equipment and 4 full 5 ft tanks!
let me tell you that I was a fan of cruisers, just based on their LOOKS and rock'n'roll rebel style. That was before I had one and started riding, and I still love how mine looks cruising down the road, but since then I've seen many motovlogs, videos and stuff, and had my own experience to tell that I should buy a proper naked sportbike, maybe something along the lines of SV650 or MT07 to work on my riding skills. TLDR: I bought a bike for looks, now I want a bike for hitting twisties.
Cruiser world pricing made simple... Move the decimal place one spot to the right by adding the Harley Davidson logo.
So yes when I bought my latest cruiser I paid "26" for it, but because it's a Honda that's $2600 not $26,000...
I traded a custom competition rifle for my first motorcycle. 2015 Kawasaki Vulcan 650S that had 11k miles on it. Had it for 1 year and its been perfect!
I see groups of those stupid big wheel Harleys around Denver sometimes. They're popular in the Spanish communities.. like all big, loud, colorful things..
I've traded on craigslist before! I traded a 1993 jeep grand cherokee for a 95 mustang V6 5spd. Then traded the mustang for a 1976 jaguar XJ12 with a 351 Windsor and a c4 transmission swapped in. I ended up selling the jaguar and I still miss it to this day, especially since roadkill got one very similar years later.
Those big wheel Harleys are popular with black here in the South. See them a lot around Myrtle beach
Nice strat and bugera head in the background. Dont see to many strats that are ssh (versus hss). I also agree with you about Houston....mostly becase i live there..lol
What does every Harley owner need for Christmas?
A Honda, so they've got something to ride while their Harley is in the shop....
I’m from Houston and I remember when I was a kid seeing a v8 trike and my dad calling out “damn that’s a big block on that thing” I’ll never forget the fat squid riding that thing
Yamster it's folk lure a chopper used to be a cafe racer , you took off ,cut off everything you didn't need to make bike lighter and faster.
Over time it got convoluted it's about form and function so chopping or changing some high bars and a little metal flake .bam the chopper evaluation started and here we are .
As a DFW to Houston transplant, I just wanna say you're basically exactly right on DFW vs H-Town.
That cherto 3 wheeler had me dead🙈💀💀. You should buy one to clown on and have fun on
I traded my 1984 Camaro Z28 to a guy who had a midlife crisis and bought a zx6r i paid 4500 for the car. So they guy traded me his 2006 zx6r for my camaro. straight up just signed the titles and swapped. LOL it was pretty cool. I wanted a bike and he wanted a camaro like he had when he was a kid. DONE AND DONE. loved that bike.
I ride a 950 star cruiser. And yeah i like street bikes all that and used to own a zx6 '01 model in 2010 lol. But theirs something to be said about the smooth torqued out v-twin power in contrast of a 600 inline 4! Basically. Ride any 1000+ cc v twin and find a new way to love bikes!
Once traded a '91 Dodge Colt against a custom AR15, guy really needed a car. Made profit on it and the buyer still drives it
When I worked at a dealer, the owner had a 70k Victory that was insane. I mean insane. It won awards in Sturgis. Was so cool having it in the show room.
Yammie, when I worked at a Home Depot in Phoenix, there was an older gentleman on a three wheel scooter JUST like that Raptor. He would routinely rip wheelies on it.
The thing about cruiser is simple, the bikes handle and perform different from each other. Take Harleys for example, they shake like crazy, super loud, have an oil leak every other day, and they underperform a lot when compared to every bike out there. Yet somehow the power of nostalgia keeps their price from devaluating.
Choppers on the other hand, seperate themselves from the cruiser market , by being super uncomfortable to ride. With that giant front tire, low seat, and awkward to steer with that high handle bars that will tire you out quick.
For the most part, cruisers are for cruising. They handle really easy and are comfortable to ride long periods of time. Good ones have awesome horsepower to do those dope whoolies and blaze the quater mile.
Cruisers for the most part give you that feeling of being free, while sport bikes give you that adrenaline rush.
I traded my 2005 cr85r for a 98 rm250! On Facebook marketplace, the cr85r was my first bike ever and is in my profile picture!
Hey at 12:30 maybe were thinking of "Shadow" from sonic, mixed with "Knuckles", kinda, while nikelodeon slime reigns down.
Ok…I know this is a really old video but it just came up on my feed.
You ask the question what’s the difference between cruiser bikes
Let me start with I ride both cruisers and sport bikes so I get it when I go riding what I ride that day influences what I’m in the mood for…kind of like picking a different type of music or a different album or whatever I decide to spin up that day
As cruisers within the various lines of bikes, they have various different rakes and layouts, and those layouts affect the handling characteristics of the bike and the Comfort of the bike so there is a significant difference within the various lines of some of these, but they tend to imitate each other, so they’re very similar in nature. That being said I’m a huge fanboy Victory and I love my vision for specific reasons that I gave up on my gold wing I owned and the ultra classics that I’ve ridden.
A twin is a V twin totally get it and totally agree
But if you’re right riding for handling, and Comfort little differences make a huge impact on how a bike feels to the Rider … just my two cents.
I traded a Volvo wagon for a BMW convertible, worse decision ever the engine on that BMW was wrecked but clean body, but I was young and dumb I should have kept the shagin wagon
Not Craigslist but Gumtree; When i had my scooter i was looking for an upgrade, i had it up for sale and $500 and found a hyosung gt250 that needed a bit of work but it is road worthy and was in rego period, anyway i go to look at this bike and it's owned by some bogan dude, i rock up at 8:00pm to have a look at it and he is drunk as a skunk. He then offered me his bike for the scooter and $400. Anyway i took him up on the deal, i've had the bike at the mechanic twice, once for the carburettor needing a really good clean and then i got the electrics fix because my dash lights didn't work but now it runs well and just needs a few small things done to be perfect, but i love it
His next day hangover had to be a killer.
Oh shit my head, what's this scooter doing here? Where's my bike?.... ...... ....... Where's my rent money?
I'm screwed!
pretty sure he was okay with it because he texted me the next day with some questions about the scooter XD
The Thoroughbred 3 wheeler is available in colors to match your onesies.
What the heck is going on with the focus of the bookshelf?!😂
It's super Spacey
He got that Bokah effect going on
@@diamondheat9 no I mean the flickering of the focus it's really trippy at the start if you look at it for like 5 sec
It starts at like 5 seconds in the video
And then you occasionally see it again
I traded a wheeler for a bike once on craglist and it went pretty smooth, the bike was super clean too