The Problem with Japanese Motorcycles - PART 1
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- I said that I would make this short.... But here I am splitting it into 2 parts. I have failed miserably but I hope you enjoy the video lol.
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japanese sell quality.. others sell brand
agree! most of us asians rely on japanese mc due to its affordability and quality.
That leave a puddle of oil in the driveway.
@@miturbinizdurdy Anything will do that. Take care of your bike and your bike will take care of you...
nope
By "brand" I actually meant overpriced Harley... I owned an '07 Suzuki SV 1000 before I wiped out on it. Fantastic bike.
Yamaha used the full might of their Research and Development department to build a Harley type cruiser.
After many years of trying, they gave up, because they couldn't make it inefficient enough!
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Did they try square wheels ?
thescooble I love this 😂😂
Yes because harly bike is to slow can't keep up with japanese brand lol
Funny thing the air cooled Star become THE most efficient cruiser in the market. Ever. (laughs in 91 MPG V-star)
Soul and or character = when your bike dont break down and always starts.
Rockabilly Rambler and that is why I'm have owned Yamaha, a cruiser and now two nakeds, the fz9 and the fz10', anyone looking at reliability ratings can see how other brands fare against Yamaha.
Rockabilly Rambler years ago cycle world had an article on weather your bike had character. They had many examples but the one I remember best was , YOUR BIKE HAS CHARACTER IF YOU DIED TOMORROW, AND NO ONE COULD EVER GET IT TO START 😄😄😄
I've got a Suzuki, and, of course, I'm the only one that knows what likes to be whispered into the exhaust to get it hot and revved 😉
You dont know squat. It has the soul of a dragon
Rockabilly Rambler lmao
My CBR600 had plenty of soul, and my CBR1000rr...that had almost 200 of them. Those people who prefer the Harleys that don't go well, stop well, run well, turn well, or last well....well...those people stopped evolving in the 40's along with their favorite bikes.
Brian Crumpacker lol had almost 200 souls! Awesome :)
Savage!
...oh, and here come the Hurricanes I'm thinking....
This is how you know whats good.
Charles Archer power
ive heard people talking "real" bikes and bikes with "soul" but what I mostly notice is those people are always in my rear-view or home adjusting the "soul"
that is too bad
carbonRRpilot i doubt it.
riding isn't all about speed, dumbass, let me know when you turn 18
mike fu. who said its all about speed you moron.... its also about reliability, safety, performance and not having 50s tech with sloppy welds and iron tubing from the turn of the fucking century!
not to mention not looking like a clown with ass-less chapps, chrome flames and tassels out of your grips! lmfao fucking flamers!!
8:46 was called the widow maker
Is thesoul the part that breaks?
Being cheap, reliable and fantastic is horrible?
Not my point.
That's why i prefaced these two videos with "Japanese bikes are perfect"
- The illestrator -
Yeah, over-perfect. Nice funny videos lmfao
The number one problem with Japanese bikes:
You actually need balls to ride them.
Really? I have a R1 its a great bike but you dont need any balls to ride them, Thing is engineered so well it actually takes a lot of the actual skill of riding out of it.
MrRuger1977 You need steel balls to ride a MotoGP NSR.
Those NSRs always put your life in line. Because Honda always put more atentions on the engines than the chassies 😁
My girlfriend rides a cbr600
I assure you she got no balls
Ethan Strydom she's got 2 big ones in her chest.
What you said makes no sense. It takes skill to ride any bike really well.
Japanese bikes are the only ones to buy! Most reliable!!
I'm willing to give up some reliability if the bike is fun. I've never had a Japanese bike (and I've had about 40) that I would really call fun. Harleys and vintage British bikes, long stroke singles and 360 degree parallel twins are fun. The new Triumphs just don't have the feel and sound of the old ones. In addition to a Harley, I also have a Royal Enfield. Possibly the least reliable mass produced bike ever made. But it sure is fun. It lets you know in no uncertain terms that there is an internal combustion engine down there.
Gerald Scott so you’ve only owned shitboxes?
Mabb 40 lol yeee tell him wassup
Born Italian...but all my bikes have been Japanese...
Cars too. Toyotas are amazing machines
My FZ-07 got soul tho. 689cc's of fat wheelies, dank wheelies and more wheelies.
That bike always catches me with how it sounds like vtwin but isn't
It sounds like a harley that just keeps revving higher and higher! it has really grow on me
My FZ-07 has plenty of soul.
I told my MT-07 that someone said, she got no soul. She didn't give a brrrap.
Agreed, as soon as you fit a aftermarket exhaust the sole comes out in them, the first 5 seconds on one made me a believer in them and a smile as wide as my helmet :) I only sold for financial reasons
I love my Honda v4, sounds sick with my arrow pipe
I’ve learned that adjectives like “soul” and “personality” used to describe motorcycles actually mean “unreliable” and “high maintenance” 😂
Wasn't expecting a history lesson with Honda, learned something new! And amazing editing as always, can't imagine the hours it takes to put everything together. Mad props
Thanks alot, about 9 hours start to finish for part 1
Problem with Japanese motorcycles? Hell, you'd never face problems on one.
clunky gearbox.
Gerard you'v clearly never ridden an old Harley.
Talk about clunky LOL
My Yamaha's gearbox gets clunky only when the oil needs changing. At 3K miles with fully synthetic oil, 2K-ish with semi-synthetic. I treat it as a sign that the oil needs changing. Smooth as butter after an oil change.
Every honda i owned had electrical problems. I had a cbr900rr that caught on fire from a bad regulator rectifier. 929 bad stator. 954 same thing
I have a couple of Suzuki Cruisers with custom pipes with a sound that'll make a Harley rider come over for a closer look....
DAMN YES! I love that sound.
Harley often imitated but never duplicated!
ckelley63
*Harley Riders, often irritated... **_never_** sophisticated!*
currently fixing up a Cavalcade. can't wait
yeah - let's hope not we want our bikes to actually have power and run, not just be a silly status symbol. Oh please, let my bike NOT imitate a pigass Harley...
Japanese cruisers are so much better than any Harley. They pay 5000+ more just for the stupid Harley badge. I mean freaking Yamaha has an astounding 91% guaranteed reliability rating. Insane. For reference: Harley is sitting at around 65%
True, but you cant deny the heritage and almost exclusivity of it all. Granted those things may be a good or bad thing depending on who you ask.
- The illestrator - good point
ua-cam.com/video/i-1px3aV8D0/v-deo.html this video may interest you both. It’s a guy taking his Low Rider S on the track. The guy following him is on a CBR1000.
+- The illestrator - Exclusive? Meh. When you have retail outlet stores in Germany, Japan, UK, etc. that sell more shirts and accessories than motorbikes that word takes on a slightly different meaning. It's all about a perceived lifestyle and/or image at that point.
As for heritage, a lot of these Japanese companies have been around long enough now, proven their engineering, and won the races to have that word be used in their favour too.
Style may be a different matter as they are always accused of copying. On the other hand, they do copy what sells the most - sound business plan. I've been to Japan enough times to know they've got styles of their own that simply don't sell in most Western markets, but are still cool. All in the eye of the beholder.
Speaking of copying, I was hoping the CB1100 would start a new UJM wave for the twenty first century. Maybe it's a delayed reaction, but now I'm excited that the Z900RS is around the corner. I know the CB didn't sell well in NA, but I'm glad enough Asian and European markets bought enough to hopefully make that wave surge stronger. UJM tsunami? Too soon?
What I find interesting is despite the fact that this is a video about Japanese motorcycles, and to my knowledge Harley-Davidson was not mentioned once in either part one or part two of this video, people are still talking about, and commenting on the Harley-Davidson brand. That's some serious mental market share.
I owned a 175cc Yamaha enduro set up for long runs in the dirt (Expansion chamber with spark arrestor, plastic 4 gallon tank, plastic 2-cycle oil in the rear bag which was quite small with a crummy light on the bottom, knobby tires, plastic grips, front fender extender, etc.). It never broke and always brought me home or to camp. I moved to the road with a Yammie RD400 with twin high rise expansion chambers, dual disc, front and rear mag wheels. That thing almost killed me with most uncontrolled acceleration I've ever had. Military, Wife, Kids, and back on the road with a Triumph Sprint RS tricked out as much as I knew how. The Triumphs are as close to Japanese bikes as you can get without buying Nippon. 12 years later I returned to Yamaha my little R3 with about everything I could change including the tyres and pipe. I'm not sure what soul is, but making me happy through the years is all I could ask, and I was never left on the side of the road with any of these bikes. To me soul is a poorly engineered bike that sounds too loud, too uncomfortable to ride more than a hundred miles, or if it's Italian it leaks oil, breaks down, cost a fortune, sounds stupid with the dry clutch when a three cylinder sounds so much better than a V-twin. Give me Nippon with something that makes me glad to ride 400 miles and is reasonably priced.
i love japan, i'm fund of japanese bikes
Im a fat neckbeard i hate myself and im gonna move to japan soon
my FZ6 gets me strong connection to her japanese soul everytime I ride her, she is loyal ( contrary to my ex ) and takes all the wrist love i give her anytime, i would like to find a girl with that kind of soul, and i'm not sure i need to go to the motherland for that, i suggest you do as i did to get on the force : lose some weight for the reason that makes your heart beat, and go after the love the world wants to give you, it's kind of a lame motivation speaking you might see on retarded facebook pages but, if you don't like yourself as you are now, just rebuild your outter layer to be what you've ever wondered for, i went from 310 to 200 pounds to be able to join the force ( my ding dong became really big i can guarantee you that, if that doesn't make you want to take care of yourself i don't know what will
I also love anime and the superior japanese culture
Great vid but now I want to hear the story of the goth chick with the precision nut kick
Just TuRtLeMaN lmao
Just TuRtLeMaN 😂😂😂 oh she was a doozy. She had some quick legs.
Yo every video you make has 10/10 editing skills, your channel is my favorite for motorcycle content
Youre editing skills make me question what im doing with my time and if im using it correctly...
2J Riders too right! This lad's video editing skills r simply heavily obvious! He is aptly named!
2J Riders Lmao, but I put out like one video per millennium so it balances out.
- The illestrator - you cant rush perfection.... so i see why it takes 3 lifetimes for a new video.... but hey... at least my great grandkids can enjoy this as much as me. #legendary
I actually thought it was an announcer for the race at first when you were using the old timey radio edit lol
Kyle W MISSION ACCOMPLISHED 😆
Zero chicken strips on those small tires those riders back in that time had huge balls
kevin hekers The wider the tire, the harder it is to lean completely
Its got nothing to do with width and everything to do with the profile
kevin hekers I
kevin hekers modern bikes are over tyred, it's just faashion
Sticking huge power and corner grip to the ground is why tires are big. Trust me, MotoGP gikes aren't running 190s out back cause they look cool.
You're right. Japan produces the best vehicles. I have a BMW R1200C and I'll never own another bike other than Japanese. ALl I've owned is Japanese bikes before it. 7 Japanese bikes. Don't get me wrong, I "like" the R1200C. It's a nice bike. A good bike, even. But... The engine uses dated lead main bearings, whereas Japanese engines, all of them, use ball bearings. Parts for my R1200C are insane. INSANE. $100 for the piston in the front brake master cylinder. ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. I spent $30 on the Aprilia brake rebuild kit, which includes the piston, all seals, all orings, all rubber, all springs, literally everything, but BMW wants $100 for JUST the piston. It is the EXACT SAME KIT because both are made by Maguera!!!
(And yeah, the 13MM Aprilia master cylinder rebuild kit worked perfectly with my BMW master cylinder for 70 dollars less and I got ALL of the seals and springs and clips with it! With BMW you JUST get the metal piston rod, and for a hundred bucks!!! NOPE!!!)
BMW is just greedy. Fit and finish on the German bike is about two generations BEHIND what Japan is producing. Sorry! But it's true! I've been working on bikes for 20+ years!
BMW wanted $300 for the hoses INSIDE the fuel tank. I got them on Amazon for $40. Japan wouldn't put out a bike that even NEEDS hoses on the inside of the tank. That's... ridiculous on a motorcycle.
And if they did... It wouldn't be $300 for them for a 10 year old bike.
With Germans it is about pride, with Japan, it is about honor. That same part on a brand new Japanese bike is going to be 1/5 that price. Plus they're great bikes. Japan almost never releases a vehicle that is unreliable. You literally, cannot go wrong getting a Japanese bike. My good friend's Harley is built like something cobbled together with parts bought almost entirely from ACE hardware. It has all the manners of a... tractor.
For the rest of my life, unless it is something rare or special, I don't think I will ever stray from buying Japanese. You just cannot go wrong, as far as design, durability, and economy are concerned. You just get the entire package with a Japanese bike. You get it all. Precision engineering, power, handling, longevity, ease of maintenance, cheap parts, and cheap price. (Comparatively)
Would you say BMW is doing better in that regard with modern bikes like the S1000R for example?
- The illestrator - honestly. Yes. I do. But is the fuel pump gonna cost you seven hundred dollars? Yep. Just because the quality and durability have increased does not mean the greed and inflated prices have dropped. Just the opposite, probably. Which is why I'll always buy from the land of the rising sun.
Dave Boothney I don't hate harleys. But it really is like riding a bike from the seventies.
Hawg Hunter I don't really hate them either. But they will always have people buying them no matter what. So there's no incentive to improve whatsoever. Even BMW is making engines other than the boxer. When was the last time you saw HD put out anything other than a v twin... Please, we are capable of so much more as Americans. The types of engines produced by Japan are endless... From v3s to singles to sixes.
Dave Boothney totally agree. name something else you upgrade to the latest model and you want it to be the same as the old one? Computers, phones, tevelvisons, hell, even washing machines. HD just keeps marching on and people eat it up. Shit, even gold wings have twin spar frames. I weighed the rear wheel and tire off a Dyna. Nearly 50 pounds. Why?
Crazy, Japanese invented the street bike. I had an ducati 1098 to has no soul. My r1 has more soul than ducati
you're stupid. You don't own anything - you can barely type in proper English.
lmao
haha
i dont have anything against japanese bikes but a real big proplem with you they didnt invent the street bike gottlieb daimler and wilhelm maybach did...
笑死 kubensis 只會說英文就閉嘴哈哈
Some flawless art you have done in here sir with the (obviously lol)facts, your voice, images, editing and shits. Marvellous!!
I like the way you've put the video together. An "i don't care" style commentary with a mellow background sound track. Goes really well together.
I have a CBX with a 6 into1 open header sounds like a Formula 1 car. The worst thing about owning one is that there aren’t a lot of people that know how to sync the 6 carburetors the CBX is packing.
I've got an SR500 back home and I honestly just sit and stare at that bike. On good days, when the gods look down on me with favor, and I manage to kick that thing over... damn. Love what you're doing. Keep it coming.
hi! I just realized you write my name in your description, I need to thank you for that, but I dont own the thumbnail photo, that is not my bike. I was enjoying watching your video, but I saw my name there and I was like "waaaaaat thats not my bike in the thumbnail lol"
Thought this was really well put together - information was brilliant, images/editing were top shelf. Fantastic work brother.
I just realised something when i saw those oval shaped pistons. Aren't those v8s or v12s pistons useless since some of the pistons fire at the same time? Meaning, they could just use a bigger cylinder instead of two pistons firing at the same time?
Honda was the company that decided to smoke some ganja and decide to design engines, and whenever they did they are f****** amazing! So confusing to look at as a mechanic and try to figure out how the hell did that actually work. But hey they work wonderfully! Lol who would actually use a wax element to control an automatic choke? Honda. Wax really? Like they were just puffing on a joint and picking at his ears and hey what type of wax can I put on an engine and make it work? Hey let's try and put it on a carburetor. Jeez it works!
Lmfao, that was even funnier when I pictured it in my head. "The Herb Room".
have a look at the power valve arrangement on the SUZUKI RGV 250 N....it's kinda different to the HONDA NSR 250 version..I wonder how much opium those old bastards smoked when they thunk that shit up...the RGV ones always got clunky and even FELL into the cylinder a little bit ! but when they went, man did they GO !...also the RGV piston skirts were coated with Teflon....and the cylinder liner was that super duper hard Nitride stuff ....heaps and heaps of race track technology went into those pocket rockets, they were so much fun to ride, especially running against the big sports bikes and the twisties !
Really?
Most cars made in the 90's use a wax style idle controller. When the cars cold air passes through giving us higher idle, as it warms up and plugs the hole idle goes down to normal lol
Let's not gloss over their abject failures though. The chocolate cams in the VF750F. The cracking RFVC heads (yeah, off-road but still). The overheating rear cylinders on the V3 MVX250s. Then when it seems they poached the idiot that used to design Suzuki electrics in the 80s for themselves in the 90s.
I've just posted a video about this issue - Japanese vs European bikes. Most people need to be educated on the ethos of Japanese bikes, man!
That's a nice video, mate. People really need to stop caring about impressing others and start to value the real things in life - good engineering is one.
"Why would you reward lazy engineering?" LOL
Stumbled onto your channel from the suggested videos. Enjoyed this video, both informative and witty, had to subscribe.
Soul? I don’t need soul. I need it to fucking work every time I push the start button and launch. I’ve owned plenty of bikes with soul. KTM, Ducati, and HD. If sitting in the shop equates to soul, I had enough soul to last ten lifetimes. No, I like my bikes soulless because I am the soul in f the bike.
I love your videos bruh! Humor, historical content, and motorcycle education all in one!
Man, this video is gawd-damn fantastic. My '80 CB900C and I salute you! Can't hardly wait for part 2.
My old Bonnie has soul.I know it inside and out and wouldn't sell it for the world.Nothing makes my heart race more than hearing that.I have a permanent grin after I park it for the night.Just so much fun.
Your videos are enjoyable for their technical detail and there is also a lovely symphony in the backround!
Man man man this was so well done. I love your video style. Keep it up!
Theres a little YTuber called the Illestrator who did that well known "7 things bikers do" ages ago but took it down fsr. Hilarious video essays on bikes. When he first mentions this bike in The problem with Japanese Motorcycles videos he's just like "that bike had 6 cylinders for no reason other than. IT. FUCKING. COULD" and that line cemented this bike living rent free in my head forever
i Dont know what others saying...to me sportsbike gave me TONS of soul i remember riding the zx10r first time in my life on the freeway i overtooked a car without even trying i realized i was going 220kmh its crazy and the sound its like iam on a rocket or a formula 1 car and it was only Quarter of the throttle so i decide to twist it very slowly and GOD it pulls like hell i was barely hanging so i tucked in and focus in the view it was like iam in a time warp its OUT of this world totally different feeling and after set and done i stopped at a gas station my legs trembling my hands shaking eyes watery i was too happy i cried ive never felt soo different before thats when i realized There is more in life we gotta try then i started thinking about safety its dengerous to go fast soo i sort of appreciate life even more ever since..
then they next week i test ride my friends cruiser i was like dafuq is this? its loud it has bigger engine but...thats it? i was cringing thinking about "why" was this nice even when its slow?... long story short all the bikes has their own unique feeling to it its all about what you LOVE
Hey,
I enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
You mention that the pipes on your bike made a chattering, clattering sound when you decelerate. I had a similar issue when I installed Leo Vince cans on my Honda Super Hawk 996cc DOHC L-Twin. It would sound like someone was playing castanets when I decelerated. It was a shame because otherwise the cans made a lovely sound. I learned on a forum that it was the spigot type outlet on the cans makes that noise. The fix I'm told is to put cone type outlets on the cans instead of the spigot type.I noticed that your cans have the same type of outlet on them. FYI if interested.
Dude just wanne say I found ur channel through this video. And I'm binge watching many of ur videos. Love your channel. And I can't wait to own a old skool Japanese model. That honda NR 750 really reminded me of the akira bike it just screamed that vibe. Dope stuff man. All my friends want Ducati's but I can't wait until I can get my hands on a vintage model. Love your video's and keep it up!
I went to the TT with my old man every year for years, I remember in 1978 the Marshall's were all on CBX 1050's, I was like 13 or something, the previous year was Mike Hailwood's comeback when he was clocked thru the police speed trap at 200MPH on his Ducati (they used to borrow the speed trap of the cops during the races).
My Honda nearly didn't start once...nearly
When I was running a Honda, I had to push start it a few times but I loved that bike
I have owned a 1979 Honda XL 75 since I was a kid and I still plate and ride it because it's fun, but in 40 years and nearly 30k miles I've had to replace the brakes on it once, that's it beyond the normal plugs, battery, bulbs and such, oh and I had to clean the carb one time too. So to me that little xl 75 I got as a kid very much has a soul and it's still kickin.
LOVE IT. My Honda 750 cruiser has plenty of soul. When it starts.
Bobcat Arts Shadow?
2003 Shadow Spirit. I'm maybe 3rd or 4th owner, was Father in Law's first bike, now my first bike. My only complaint is that it only does about 80 before the engine really starts to top out but can go 65 for days. Lots of neglect from previous owners I'm fixing bit by bit but it's all stock. Want to get a sport bike like yours or a VTX1800 for longer/faster rides.
I purely enjoyed that video , on my way to watch part 2 right now .
Another awesome vid!!! Love how you go through some history! Nicely Done!!
You informed me while simultaneously making me laugh my ass off! Subscribed!
I used to have a Honda CB400 super 4, that bike rocked big time❤️ What’s your opinion on the Triumph triple engine bikes ? My 1050 never gets old😃😃😃 Fantastic video as usual mate, really appreciated 👍🏼😃👍🏼
I like triple engines, there was a daytona here on youtube that sounded like absolute music but I cant remember which video specifically. I like the 2006 model more than the current.
I have a cb-1, pretty close to a cb400 crossed with a cbr400rr. LOVE IT
By far my favorite bikes by Honda. CB4, 6, 1K AND 1300 ... The best all day bikes to own.
I have a CB600 2006 and I absolutely love the way it looks. Simple and elegant. I miss the VTEC from Cb400 though :D
We have on here in Oz. With a staintune exhaust. When my girl overtakes me it sounds like a f1 car. Pretty sweet. But i am used to 1 liter bike power now...
Great video, well edited and your voice over work is both informative and hilarious. Nice job man, have a sub and a like!
Edit: Agreed the CBX sounds fucking amazing.
I think it happened around the time all the traction control and stuff started.
I’ve got an 03 954RR and I swear she’s alive.
Also, her name is Carrie
At present all motorcycles are disposable, it's easy to find 70's, 80's and early 90's bikes around, but when they eliminated steel cylinder barrels and carburetors everything changed, oldest sportbike i have seen running in my town is 2008.
Loved this video definitely didn’t know about most of those old school bikes except the inline six
Congrats man, pretty awesome video. I'm in love with those 80s japanese bikes. It's amazing how much tech they had for that time. The sound... OMG.
Great Vid! Love your take on things. Can definitely tell a lot of work went into this one. Looking forward to part 2!
That vid is god damn fire sir.
Benjamin Houde Thank you 🙌
2:31 Damn it man, THAT sound...that 6-cylinder 250 is just fucking awesome!
And when he down shifts dam, sounds like the engine is a beast. so nice
My CBR left me stranded on a major highway this summer lol my RSV4 RF has yet to fail me. Bikes are bikes they all have problems. Just keep up with proper maintenance and they all are good.
Jeeesh .. I keep feeling like i just boarded the Titanic with that music ..
This video's a really nice history lesson, you made it very interesting, enjoyed a lot. I love the Tchaikovsky in the background too, lovely touch ; )
I got a CBR500R as my first bike and love it, puts a smile on my face everytime I roll on the throttle =)
as a owner of a Yamaha xj cruiser, I agree with this video. you treat your Yamaha right, it takes you places
I swear my ‘03 954RR not only has a soul, but a mind of her own. She’s a sweetheart that loves to get wild when given an excuse.
Those XS750 Yamahas are such cool little bikes. Simple and elegant.
Excellent part 1 vid . Headed for part 2 right now !
I recently studied the engineers' review for the current Honda CB1100 ... the attention to detail was incredible: the design of the spokes, the instrument cluster, even the cooling fins were redesigned to give the characteristic cooling-down contraction noises as was the case with the original bike in the 70s. No, I would rather have a reliable bike with no "soul" than to spend a fortune on servicing and repairs, and never know if a day out will result in a breakdown.
Never really bothered me all that,On a site a couple of years ago about watches and the detail the owner's want, Funny enough i want 3 hands a waterproof case and a stainless steel bracelet, I even have a watch with no numbers and people can't understand how you can tell the time
My brother had a 72 Kawi 500 triple growing up and it was sick. I have a Kawi 350 2cyl/2stroke now, 1971, that little winga dinga goes like shit. 45 hp oil injected roller cams all the high tech of the day and it's totally stock. I'm with you man those 70s bikes had lots of soul.
Sick? Sick is bad not good, The KH500 WAS 62 BHP,BUT UNRELIABLE THE CENTRE POT HAD INADEQUATE COOLING AND LUBRICATION WHICH WAS ONLY A PRE MIX NOT FORCED LUBRICATION LEADING TO PREMATURE FAILURE OF RINGS AND SMALL ENDS,BUT BRAND NEW WHEELIE IN THE FIRST THREE GEARS 0-60 IN 5 SECONDS AND A TOP SPEED OF 120MPH, I SETTLED FOR THE MORE RELIABLE BUT LESS POWERFUL SUZUKI GT550 0-60 IN 7 SECONDS AND 110MPH BUT WITH THE FORCED LUBRICATION FED BY PLASTIC PIPES ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE ENGINE AND NO PREMATURE FAILURE, WHAT'S A OILER INJECTOR CAM ON A TWO STROKE?
I absolutely adored 2 strokes, i miss them so much. I had the full set of Suzuki GT's, all 6 at one time (little me on the 750 kettle, when I stopped at the lights, i had to put my foot on the car next to me) and a shit load of RD's, they were beautiful, as for soul, they had it in spades. When I got ill I had to sell my heavy bikes and kickstart only, at one point I though I would never ride again. I caried on building but it was stuff that I couldn't ride, it was all the old British bikes like I had sold. Then someone brought me an FZR600 1991 3HE, it was small, well balanced, quite light, and an electric start. At one time I would have told him to take his shite somewhere else, but when it was done I had a little ride, then a bigger one, then an even bigger one, and i was smitten. I now have 4 motorcycles, and i ride them as often as I can. As for Japanese bikes having no soul, they gave me mine back, and i would happily share it with them. I must say that I wish I had my old bikes back, they go for a fuckin fortune now.
Love this vid. You're a proper bike nut. Off now to watch part II!
Again, a fuckin hilariously awesome video. Being a 90's kid in love with vintage 70's bikes, this video speaks to my soul lmao.
Thanks man, Im in the same boat lol
Man that this video is great work thank you for teaching my know it all, old a** some new tricks. The sound out of these things are mechanical symphony of cylinders, wow!
I have been riding for 42 years, Triumphs, Harley's, Kawi's Honda's, no bike has soul, its your job to put the soul into the bike and make it your own.
Great vid! I definitely share ur viewpoints! Didn't know how much bike history knowledge you enjoy! U have good opinions! A fine history lesson!
I have 2 Japanese sportbikes: 07 GSXR 1000 and a 2017 Ninja H2. Each bike has it's own character and therefore a soul. I like each one for its own character. Each one puts a smile on my face for a different reason.
your a master story teller dude. You deserve way more subs
Bro…sending love from all the way up in chilly Vancouver bc Canada….love u vids…keep em up 💯🏍💨
It's so true for 35 years I owned and rode GSXR's, R1's, ZX's Etc and although they performed great they always lacked something., for the past 3 years I owned a 2014 Harley Low Rider and although it accelerates, stops and handles less than my sportbikes it has a personality and a soul and you can ride it all day. Sportbikes good for the track and Harleys are good for everyday riding especially on the streets of New York.
On my GSX R 1000 K7 only one thing are important! Which gear in the next corner?
Good bid man. Funny and some cool facts. Thumbs up . Happy New Years
My uncle used to have a Shadow and now has a Goldwing. Honda bikes are pretty damn good (the Goldwing is actually very comfy and has an AM/FM radio and probably capable of having a CB radio), so I can imagine Suzuki or Kawasaki or any other riceburner would be fun as hell to drive. Really zippy and probably about as agile as a hummingbird on crack.
Fun fact: Honda (pronounced Hoonda) is the nickname for motorcycles in my country just like coke is the nickname for soda in many places including mine.
Watched a video where you talked about the Yamaha Virago , I think you should take a ride on a 85 to 07 vmax will make you change your mind about that Virago
Awesome vid! gotta love the throwbacks. i think even the early 2000s sport more style than today, CBR954RR!!! caugh caugh! one of these days id like to get my hands on a zrx1200 (kinda the best of old and new).
I always play the game: "Ducati or broken" when i am at a biker cafe with my friends.
BTW: the SV is a bit moody and not as perfect as the 4 Zylinder sewing machine of a honda that i own too. She backfires sometimes, has hefty, neck torsioning throttle response and pops flames like a maniac.
A motorcycle made in Japan , Germany, Italy,America,England, doesn’t mater its the person who rides it who has the soul
and breathes life into it makes it into a machine that gives you the excitement and the passion and gives you that huge grin factor
😁👍
Perhaps pottering around and posing but performance is Japanese along with reliability with one exception BMW, The rest like Ducati quick and unreliable or some of the others slow and reliable can't put Harley in there NEVER HEAR ANYTHING GOOD ABOUT THEM
I just bought myself this bike you see in my profile pic. It might be an 89’, it might have never had a spark plug change, oil filter change or a proper clean up. But it’s a true jdm beast that fires up from the first crank, ready for dirt, road, forest or whatever. Japanese motorcycles are amazing from 125 to a liter.
Thanks for another professional and informative video
Straight up cool video production - wow! Like a jazz musician, but in a video. Oh, and nice info on bikes, too.
DAMN!!!! them OG bikes sound so good!!!!!
Great video ! Really entertaining.
In my youth, our neighbor took me out for a spin on his new Kawasaki Mach III. We were riding a wheelie through every gear. Scared the hell outta me. After that I was hooked on rice burners.
What's the "soul" thing you guys talked about?
Really good video man. Looking forward to part 2.
Hey nice video thanks! The Japanese certainly were a long way ahead in the 60s using die casting alloys to build their engines
I love the editing in this!
I tell you what, coming from big cruisers to an FZ6, I think i'll only go back when i retire. My FZ6 is only a 600cc and less powerful than an R6. But i get some guy on a naked Harley with a tuned and cam built 110ci motor and they don't stand a chance. The soul of a sport (sport touring in my case) is they are eager. You get the revs about 10k and they come alive with fury. Eager to run and play like a 4mo puppy. And it's the refinement. Suspension, balanced. Brakes, slams your helmet into the back of your head and your jacket rides up. Acceleration, unmatched but refined and in the case of my FZ6, incredibly amazing. Not because it's fast. But because smooth and incredibly tame below 6,000, mild between 6,000-10,000, and pulling the front wheel off the ground in 1st and 2nd between 10,000-14,000. It's literally 3 bikes in one. Tame 500cc, then a mild FZ6R, then a bike that'll give an R6 a run for its money. Here's the voodoo/ refinement, Yamaha designed the motor to have good power from 1,000-14,000rpm without VTEC. Most other bikes were peaky in their power band. This thing, the whole rev range is power.
you said it all at the beginning, sports bikes now are just too perfect, I will stick to my Harleys!
Great vid cheers for posting.
Great vid. I love the history. I've had Ducati's, Beemers, Yams & Kwaks. My favourite bike? My 02 VFR 800 with power commander & mods, running 122 BHP all the way through. 54,000 miles & still young. NR 750 is still my dream bike.
Please invest in a pop filter for your mic. Will enhance your audio. Subbed.