You don't need to resort to that. Some clothes pins and a few playing cards from a discarded deck against your spokes will have that BBRRRRRRRPPPPPP going every time you are!
If you don't mind learning to do most of your own maintenance, you can get a motorcycle for not that much more than a new bike these days. Especially, if you're willing to shop for parts at swap meets and trade work for parts. I forget which channel it was, but I saw one where they got all their necessary gear and the motorcycles for under $2k. And it may have been $1k. IIRC, it was the motorcyclist magazine channel.
Steven Agopian Ryan is awesome, and yes, hard working..... as long as we don’t see evidence in the future that he is cheating between edited in video like certain “survival gurus.”
I got a sweet deal on Facebook for a 2013 Ninja 300, it only had 65 miles. Person who bought it rode it and decided it was too dangerous. 2.000 bucks later she was mine. Bought it not even a year ago.
@@Promethyl 300 cc supermoto yes can be dangerous, but not the ninja 300. Those offroad bikes just have so much power made for climbing hills and doing jumps
What?! No... What?! Impossible... really?! hmmm... I want one too D: How on everything that's holy, can you sell an almost new ninja 300 for 2.000 bucks... you really hit a lucky shot there
In terms of helmet, take account of the weight too. Cheaper ones are usually very heavy, if you're on a medium to long riding session. It's gonna hurt your neck.
You are one of the most sensible and informed motorcycle video personalities. I especially love the fact that you refer to other motorcycle channels in some subjects. Great job. Keep it up.
What everyone told me when I started ‘All you need is a small cheap bike and you’re all set up’ What people didn’t tell me ‘Insurance, road tax, helmet, boots, gloves, jacket, pants, summer gear, winter gear, maintenance, mods, security, more security because London, security again because the first chain got destroyed by thieves... Personally I believe it’s all worth it, my bank on the other hand, does not.
MASTER SHOCKZ it went to around the 70 mark, just enough to hit the speed limit. Just... 😅 Although I’ve upgraded to an MT07 now 😚 do it! It’s pretty time consuming but the end result is worth it.
@@Shoukath_Ali a CBR500r would be a good alternative and potentially cheaper, though that's debatable since I saw one last night on CL for $4,000 and an MT-07 right next to it for 3800, the MT was even newer too. a Ninja 250 is a great one too, my first bike was a Ninja 250 and I talked the guy down to 950 for it.
@@Shoukath_Ali my income isn't stable either 😂 I'm a 16 year old who's income consists of a weekly check of about $80 from limited hours at Olive Garden. I'm just a kid with the drive to ride so I made it work.
That wallet looks dope! I’m getting one. Great job on the sponser tie in. Very authentic and It didn’t seem forced or awkward. Gotta say man, I was all on the Yammie hate train but when the whole GA/TX motovlog clique started picking on you after your crash I unsubscribed from them. What a terrible thing to do to one of our fellow motobros just because said motobro makes “list” videos. Which are highly entertaining and quite informative. Better than their click-bait crap. You know, the videos where the title references one topic which takes 2 mins to cover, but the video is a 10 min video of useless bs. Love ya, Papa Yam. Glad you didn’t change for anyone, and continued to get better. You do you.
Yammy, I snagged a FREECYCLE from a friend who had it in the barn. Barn finds are pretty awesome and occasionally free (or super cheap) to a good home with a toolbox. Right now I'm reving on my '79 Honda and wrenching on a '74. #barnfind
Hard agree with the craigslist bike part. I managed to get an 80hp Yamaha Fazer 700 for $950, that kind of performance would cost you at least $5000 new.
Lol you got an old motorcycle.. That's why it was cheap, not because you snagged a "deal" lol. And $5000 will put you well over the 100 HP mark with supersports. My Yamaha FZ6 makes close to 100 HP with an exhaust.
what’s really funny is that even though I am writing a 49 mC Dongfang many of these tips and treasures are really helping me learn and operate my motorcycle shape scooter. Because of the body shape and dynamics of it it operates more like a motorcycle minus the lack of speed.Many of the rules to the road that he is talking about applying and some of the elements of safety and precautions I have been experiencing myself as a new writer who will eventually upgrade to motorcycle
My exception to the whole used helmet rule is someone I know sold me an AGV GP tech 5-continents for $75 dollars because he up and quit when his best friend died on a ride with him. He’s worn the helmet for a long time and maybe dropped it from his hand once or twice. I wear the shit out of this helmet for casual rides. I changed out the padding inside and got a new visor and the helmet is amazing, super vented, super light carbon fiber shell, I just love it.
Loved the tips 👌🏻 I'm right at the beginning process of getting my motorcycle license. Signed up for a riding course here at the Harley Davidson near me . Pretty excited
Every motorcycle I owned was from Craigslist. I started with a 2000 vstar 650, sold it bought a 2001 Honda shadow ace 750, sold it Then jumped in the deep end with my 2003 Honda VTX1800. I also have a zx10r and a liter cbrr. All from craigslist. Just have to maintain them. Good vid.
I completely agree, do your own tire changes. It is so worth the savings doing them yourself and it’s relatively easy, especially if you use dyna beads to balance the tires (Which work great by the way).
True that. Cheapest part of all of this is buying the bike. It’s everything else after that breaks the bank. Good tips. I do the ziplock bag of bolts tip all the time too.
Bike maintenance is like people, you can do regular maintenance or you can waste all the money you have trying to save something that's never coming back when it's too late.
I figured i just had to comment on buying a used bike. I grew up a car guy and let me tell you ALL of it transfers. If you want a cheap ass bike and it runs well, might be a good buy. Just depends on what you want. I know from the car game that projects are an endless abyss that you throw money down. If you want a project to have fun and make memories with this might be your best bet. I had an 09 Ninja 650 as my first bike that ran well but i put work into until i was satisfied. I broke even selling it to a friend. Fast forward 2 years later to now i got into riding again and bought a “running” 99 gsxr 600 for 800. About 400 bucks later runs phenomenally. If you love a fun project and have the know how, you can easily justify it.
That brought back a memory, bought a race 9 hundred dollar race car when I received it and opened up the box expecting to see my beautiful race car,Hell no . 39 bags of parts and pieces.after a couple of hour's it was all together and it was beautiful
Funny , I just bought my bike off of Craigslist. Suzuki Bandit 1100s . Pristine condition . Barely worn tires. Couldn't find a scratch on it . Best part? Got it for $1500 . All my buddy that have new/newer bikes said I "stole" it . So yeah , you CAN get a great deal on used if your patient and pay attention when looking a bike over .
At about time 4:50 there was talk of carbon fiber helmets . Over the years I've only once seen a photo of a motorcycle helmet with an "Aluminum Shell". It was a happy story in an American motorcycle magazine from back in the eighties of a father and son that had started their own business . They produced just under 1000 units, but for some reason no more . Do you know of any other aluminum helmets ? Why do you think that the market place doesn't have any ? It seems quite straight forward to me to use a metal shell to protect peoples heads from danger .
I’m getting my first bike in a few months I’ve decided on a Honda Rebel 500 but before that gotta spend some $ on gear tools and all the essentials thanks for the help papa Yam
Tire mounting tip: Shop around, you might find a shop that will mount and balance tires for free if you buy them there and bring the wheels in with you. Cycle Gear sucks: decent price but they charge a premium to mount them. My local Big Four dealer matches internet prices and mounts for free.
Pat W Are you some kind of super genius? I didn’t even consider to use my tire irons, or to go buy those$5 high quality irons you see for sale everywhere. I’ve changed tires before Pat, there was a Shinko Raven I just. Could. Not. Get. On. Using. Every. Conventional. Trick. I. Knew.
@@kevinwhite4494 is this Kevin White my fellow R1200GS rider and neighbor in Santa Paula? =D Prolly not, as "my" Kevin has a tire changing stand that I always forget he has...
Used 600 f4i = $800 Making bike perfect = $1500 Atgatt = $850 Insur. and reg. $190 MSF = $150 Total cost of me living the dream(thanks almost exclusively to yammie noob and Ryan f9 and their knowledge) $3490. From the bottom of my heart, thank you both.
Agree on the tires. I bought the tools needed to change them and my first new tire for less than it would have cost t have the shop put it on so the tools are paid for instantly. And the bike rides better with the discount tire from Amazon than it did with the OEM tire it had when I bought it.
I got a Shoei RF-1200 with a photochromatic lens as my first helmet. Yeah, I had to save up almost $600 but saved about $150 by not getting a helmet with graphics on it (went with matte black). It cost a lot but it's the only helmet I have/need. The lens changes tint based on the light so I never need to switch out visors plus it has a pinlock so it never fogs up. The vents and visor work well sitting straight up and in a tuck also. I ended up saving money in the long run by not needing to buy 4 different cheap helmets with 2 sets of light and dark visors. Plus comfort IS a part of safety. If you're comfortable then you pay more attention to the road and not to your discomfort.
Buy good quality hand tools. Consider it an investment. I use HF for things that I'm not thinking I'm gonna use more than a few times. If I'm putting something on the bike to carry if I need it, and I do wind up needing it, and it breaks, well, I can be righteously p!ssed off at a Stanley/Craftsman/Snap-On/Whatever. Not so much about the 59-piece set I have in the garage because it was the same price as the 10mm and 14mm sockets I'm somehow always missing from my good set. The cheap ones may last. They may not.
You're better off visiting the local pawn shops regularly until they have a good set of tools available. If you're lucky, sometimes you can get an entire set of snap on tools or similar for a deep discount and not necessarily any worse for wear than when they were new. Tools are one of the worst things to try and save money on as a bad set can make it too easy to damage things. Plus, you don't necessarily need to buy an entire set. Chances are that the bike only uses a small number of tools for most of the work. My Stanley sockets were pretty good quality and they didn't set me back much. The biggest expense with wrenches were the torque wrenches and those you absolutely have to get right and it's a wise idea to learn how to verify their calibration.
Honestly buying from craigslist is a pretty sweet deal, it's how I ended up with my BMW F650 cs for only $100 all accessories included. If you can manage to find a good bike for cheap, give her a lil tender love and care, that bike will work for you! Granted, I've only been riding for a week but hey, I know a deal when I see one lmao
Heated gloves here, corbin seat there, windscreen here, new visor there, bar end mirrors... I swear between my cheap-but-quality gear and bike upgrades I've spent $1,500 so far this year.
I sold my first bike before the valve adjustment because it looked very hard to even get to the head. The next bike I purchased was a BMW Boxer (the R engine) because the valves are easy to get to. I'm still overdue to check those valves...
@@dahveed284 I just leave that to the mechanic. It is overall cheaper than a damaged engine. I never questioned the valve check, I questioned selling the bike before changing the tires.
Here's how to get goretex overpants for cheap: look on ebay for US Army goretex camo pants. Around $40 or so. Once you get them, dye them black. Of course wear real riding jeans under the goretex.
Papa yam! I love your videos and I came to this one looking for some affordable gear recommendations. Do you think you could give us a video on that? Maybe the best and cheapest brands for each peace?
Oh Lord Yam, the dude who sold you the bike didn't know what he was talking about. The 'CB919' doesn't exist. You own a Honda 919, or a CB900F. Could even say 'Hornet 900' to please your international audience. You're welcome, my immortal, illustrious savior Yammie N00b. Everytime I hear 'CB919' I lose a little part of my soul.
Bro the SCR 950 clips I had to like The video regardless of the content but as always great content keep it up man love you shit ... as in video not ur actual shit just being clear
I don't have a stable income daddy yam, so I guess I'll just have to stick to my bicycle and the revving sounds i make myself. ;-;
Messy Queen same
You don't need to resort to that. Some clothes pins and a few playing cards from a discarded deck against your spokes will have that BBRRRRRRRPPPPPP going every time you are!
@@purplemongoose4887 lmao noted
Same :( Full suspension at least though
If you don't mind learning to do most of your own maintenance, you can get a motorcycle for not that much more than a new bike these days.
Especially, if you're willing to shop for parts at swap meets and trade work for parts. I forget which channel it was, but I saw one where they got all their necessary gear and the motorcycles for under $2k. And it may have been $1k.
IIRC, it was the motorcyclist magazine channel.
love that name drop on F9, hes great.
Steven Agopian
Ryan is awesome, and yes, hard working..... as long as we don’t see evidence in the future that he is cheating between edited in video like certain “survival gurus.”
The only man I’ve seen that can actually look attractive with a bald head
Get a turbo busa
Dated bike, slightly over rated and not exactly pretty. Just my opinion though.
@@joeyflett8675 XS11 cafe racer, beautiful! XS1100 once being Yamaha's quickest road bike 👍
@@yammienoob The turbo mobility scooter
I'll get your mom
Shit i got a turbo thundercat
I got a sweet deal on Facebook for a 2013 Ninja 300, it only had 65 miles. Person who bought it rode it and decided it was too dangerous. 2.000 bucks later she was mine. Bought it not even a year ago.
I need something like that
Anybody who thinks a 300 is too dangerous needs a cage
@@Promethyl 300 cc supermoto yes can be dangerous, but not the ninja 300. Those offroad bikes just have so much power made for climbing hills and doing jumps
What?! No... What?! Impossible... really?! hmmm... I want one too D: How on everything that's holy, can you sell an almost new ninja 300 for 2.000 bucks... you really hit a lucky shot there
@@Promethyl don't be dumb, every motorcycle is dangerous, even a bycicle is.
I found a "free" motorcycle by a dumpster. Took 300 days of fighting with the state for the title and repairs but it's now mine!
If you don’t mind me asking,
What brand/model of bike was it.
@@aaronmeyers8227 2005 Kawasaki Z750S. Sold it a month ago to make room in the garage. After I move, I intend to get a better bike.
Robert Hill, ok thank you
A tip, keep 3-4 egg cartons for small bolts, and you can label each section for where the bolt came from.
😆😁
In terms of helmet, take account of the weight too. Cheaper ones are usually very heavy, if you're on a medium to long riding session. It's gonna hurt your neck.
a good way to train your neck muscles ;)
You are one of the most sensible and informed motorcycle video personalities. I especially love the fact that you refer to other motorcycle channels in some subjects. Great job. Keep it up.
What everyone told me when I started ‘All you need is a small cheap bike and you’re all set up’
What people didn’t tell me ‘Insurance, road tax, helmet, boots, gloves, jacket, pants, summer gear, winter gear, maintenance, mods, security, more security because London, security again because the first chain got destroyed by thieves...
Personally I believe it’s all worth it, my bank on the other hand, does not.
MASTER SHOCKZ it went to around the 70 mark, just enough to hit the speed limit. Just... 😅 Although I’ve upgraded to an MT07 now 😚 do it! It’s pretty time consuming but the end result is worth it.
@@Shoukath_Ali a CBR500r would be a good alternative and potentially cheaper, though that's debatable since I saw one last night on CL for $4,000 and an MT-07 right next to it for 3800, the MT was even newer too. a Ninja 250 is a great one too, my first bike was a Ninja 250 and I talked the guy down to 950 for it.
@@Shoukath_Ali my income isn't stable either 😂 I'm a 16 year old who's income consists of a weekly check of about $80 from limited hours at Olive Garden. I'm just a kid with the drive to ride so I made it work.
@shadrock99 get a used grom for like 2k. and if you dont own clothes than thats too bad. I hope you guys fix the UK tho
Road tax?????
HAHA does ANYONE think they can buy a used helmet. that's like buying a used condom
riley dalisa just getting into ridding. I will be buying new helmet. Everything else will be used except for the bike which I got new
@@sh9683 why tho
Nvm. Bought a new jacket also. Was on sale. Got a steal of a deal.
@@sh9683 Why did you buy a new bike tho? It would've been better to buy a cheap one and get a new one after gaining more experience. Btw, What bike?
What's wrong with using used condoms? They're tried and tested. Prelubed inside and out too!
I like how he used Stevie t with spinners as a clip
lol rip stevie
yeah i laughed so hard i know the video XDDDD
Yea😂
Musician spotted
That wallet looks dope! I’m getting one.
Great job on the sponser tie in. Very authentic and It didn’t seem forced or awkward.
Gotta say man, I was all on the Yammie hate train but when the whole GA/TX motovlog clique started picking on you after your crash I unsubscribed from them. What a terrible thing to do to one of our fellow motobros just because said motobro makes “list” videos. Which are highly entertaining and quite informative.
Better than their click-bait crap. You know, the videos where the title references one topic which takes 2 mins to cover, but the video is a 10 min video of useless bs.
Love ya, Papa Yam. Glad you didn’t change for anyone, and continued to get better. You do you.
Dear yam. In my first year of riding I engine swapped and 07 fz6 with an r6 engine. And I didnt die. I love you
You on fire Mr Yamm.
You made a mad comeback with those frequent uploads. WOW 😮
Those facts at the end always get me.😂😂😂
Yammy, I snagged a FREECYCLE from a friend who had it in the barn. Barn finds are pretty awesome and occasionally free (or super cheap) to a good home with a toolbox. Right now I'm reving on my '79 Honda and wrenching on a '74. #barnfind
Hard agree with the craigslist bike part. I managed to get an 80hp Yamaha Fazer 700 for $950, that kind of performance would cost you at least $5000 new.
Lol you got an old motorcycle.. That's why it was cheap, not because you snagged a "deal" lol. And $5000 will put you well over the 100 HP mark with supersports. My Yamaha FZ6 makes close to 100 HP with an exhaust.
my first bike was a 73' cb360 i got for $600. sold that for 1k, kept trading up and now im onto the best bike ever, the 690 enduro R
@@KrestenGiese it still was a deal though and he got a lot of bike for cheap
@@KrestenGiese also the fz6 wasnt 5000 new
@@KrestenGiese yeah sure dude you can buy a new bike plus a tune and exhaust for $5000. Cool story bro.
what’s really funny is that even though I am writing a 49 mC Dongfang many of these tips and treasures are really helping me learn and operate my motorcycle shape scooter. Because of the body shape and dynamics of it it operates more like a motorcycle minus the lack of speed.Many of the rules to the road that he is talking about applying and some of the elements of safety and precautions I have been experiencing myself as a new writer who will eventually upgrade to motorcycle
My exception to the whole used helmet rule is someone I know sold me an AGV GP tech 5-continents for $75 dollars because he up and quit when his best friend died on a ride with him. He’s worn the helmet for a long time and maybe dropped it from his hand once or twice. I wear the shit out of this helmet for casual rides. I changed out the padding inside and got a new visor and the helmet is amazing, super vented, super light carbon fiber shell, I just love it.
The factory repair manual is the first thing one should buy. They have cool pictures. And words.
Hey, I hope you weren’t throwing shade at Stevie T? That guy is a proper dude
I couldnt work it out either haha.
Loved the tips 👌🏻 I'm right at the beginning process of getting my motorcycle license. Signed up for a riding course here at the Harley Davidson near me . Pretty excited
I've never had a liscense in 35 years of riding on and off! No need for one if you don't plan on stopping!lol
@@travissearles23 yeah, because they’re not gonna catch you sooner or later.
@@chalkdemon8019 Only if I wreck or run out of gas!
Great to see you getting active & doing some new stuff on your channel, Yammie! Keep it up 👍
Every motorcycle I owned was from Craigslist. I started with a 2000 vstar 650, sold it bought a 2001 Honda shadow ace 750, sold it Then jumped in the deep end with my 2003 Honda VTX1800. I also have a zx10r and a liter cbrr. All from craigslist. Just have to maintain them. Good vid.
“Do you name a loved one you plan on giving away?”
I hope you name your daughter if you have one.
I completely agree, do your own tire changes. It is so worth the savings doing them yourself and it’s relatively easy, especially if you use dyna beads to balance the tires (Which work great by the way).
I love this channel because you recommend other channels and help them out, making the the online biking community, a community.
Lmao I love the Avdoll JoJo meme you put in there you’re a god 😭😭
I love how he used stevie t for the small brained, love ya steve
True that. Cheapest part of all of this is buying the bike. It’s everything else after that breaks the bank. Good tips. I do the ziplock bag of bolts tip all the time too.
today i fell from my scooter and now i'm in bed with all my body feeling like shit so thanks for keeping me company with your videos man
yammi can part out a triumph without any tools
i like the way you explain things, Yammie Noob, you're the 1st bike channel i ever subed
Same
WAS THAT A MFKING JOJO REFERENCE???
YES!! YES!! YES!! OH MY GOD!!
YES, IT WAS
Good to see you're back to making videos again, youtube is boring when yammie is on hiatus
6:30 "Check craiglist for your ride" *laughs in Soviet Motorcycle*
I love the "and terror" part when he says "don't live the freedom and terror as much as you thought" lol.
Bike maintenance is like people, you can do regular maintenance or you can waste all the money you have trying to save something that's never coming back when it's too late.
This video helped me out so much with my new Grom build series channel! Good stuff!
I figured i just had to comment on buying a used bike. I grew up a car guy and let me tell you ALL of it transfers. If you want a cheap ass bike and it runs well, might be a good buy. Just depends on what you want. I know from the car game that projects are an endless abyss that you throw money down. If you want a project to have fun and make memories with this might be your best bet. I had an 09 Ninja 650 as my first bike that ran well but i put work into until i was satisfied. I broke even selling it to a friend. Fast forward 2 years later to now i got into riding again and bought a “running” 99 gsxr 600 for 800. About 400 bucks later runs phenomenally. If you love a fun project and have the know how, you can easily justify it.
Helped a ton!! Thanks Yammie!
Love your insight, thanks for helping riding community!
Love Vikingbags. I just wish shipping to Canada was less expensive, bc I'd buy more.
@@rtogurl Yes, we need to get a warehouse in Canada to make it easier.
@@VikingBagsYT
When you do, your Canadian sales will probably skyrocket.
That brought back a memory, bought a race 9 hundred dollar race car when I received it and opened up the box expecting to see my beautiful race car,Hell no . 39 bags of parts and pieces.after a couple of hour's it was all together and it was beautiful
The magic of hyper-specific bike forums on the internet
great work once again, Rammy Lube!
Well guitarrist and motorcycle guy here, never thought to see Steve t doing a cross over in a slammy dude video😂
Funny , I just bought my bike off of Craigslist. Suzuki Bandit 1100s . Pristine condition . Barely worn tires. Couldn't find a scratch on it .
Best part? Got it for $1500 . All my buddy that have new/newer bikes said I "stole" it . So yeah , you CAN get a great deal on used if your patient and pay attention when looking a bike over .
At about time 4:50 there was talk of carbon fiber helmets . Over the years I've only once seen a photo of a motorcycle helmet with an "Aluminum Shell". It was a happy story in an American motorcycle magazine from back in the eighties of a father and son that had started their own business . They produced just under 1000 units, but for some reason no more . Do you know of any other aluminum helmets ? Why do you think that the market place doesn't have any ? It seems quite straight forward to me to use a metal shell to protect peoples heads from danger .
My guy, back at it again
I’m getting my first bike in a few months I’ve decided on a Honda Rebel 500 but before that gotta spend some $ on gear tools and all the essentials thanks for the help papa Yam
A fork seal driver is too damn expensive my friend and I just got a lot of pvc couplings and a hammer. And it works.
Tire mounting tip: Shop around, you might find a shop that will mount and balance tires for free if you buy them there and bring the wheels in with you. Cycle Gear sucks: decent price but they charge a premium to mount them. My local Big Four dealer matches internet prices and mounts for free.
orangelion03 my tip: look up using zip ties to mount tires. I was skeptical but it has worked astonishingly well every time I’ve done it.
Or just buy some tire irons for like $5 each....
Pat W Are you some kind of super genius? I didn’t even consider to use my tire irons, or to go buy those$5 high quality irons you see for sale everywhere. I’ve changed tires before Pat, there was a Shinko Raven I just. Could. Not. Get. On. Using. Every. Conventional. Trick. I. Knew.
@@kevinwhite4494 is this Kevin White my fellow R1200GS rider and neighbor in Santa Paula? =D
Prolly not, as "my" Kevin has a tire changing stand that I always forget he has...
orangelion03 this is the Kansas Kevin white on an XR650L. He sounds like a good friend to have!
6:30 this happened to me I bought a bike that had 2 previous owners bot only 3500km on it. The thing is basically brand new and is awesome to handle.
Used 600 f4i = $800
Making bike perfect = $1500
Atgatt = $850
Insur. and reg. $190
MSF = $150
Total cost of me living the dream(thanks almost exclusively to yammie noob and Ryan f9 and their knowledge) $3490.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you both.
The insurence where I live is 1400€....and my bike is a Suzuki bandit 600 2001 Insurence company in South Italy are stealers!
Btw I paid 500€ for my bike with only 1000km on it. The previous owner's wife didn't want him to ride.... Pour man 😕
Yammie my guru i am just a beginner watch your learned a lot definitely getting the wallet.
The plug as the last tip, wooooooww. Next level slide-in
CL in winter! Especially after Xmas! Like a budgie: Cheep!
Agree on the tires. I bought the tools needed to change them and my first new tire for less than it would have cost t have the shop put it on so the tools are paid for instantly. And the bike rides better with the discount tire from Amazon than it did with the OEM tire it had when I bought it.
I got a Shoei RF-1200 with a photochromatic lens as my first helmet. Yeah, I had to save up almost $600 but saved about $150 by not getting a helmet with graphics on it (went with matte black). It cost a lot but it's the only helmet I have/need. The lens changes tint based on the light so I never need to switch out visors plus it has a pinlock so it never fogs up. The vents and visor work well sitting straight up and in a tuck also. I ended up saving money in the long run by not needing to buy 4 different cheap helmets with 2 sets of light and dark visors. Plus comfort IS a part of safety. If you're comfortable then you pay more attention to the road and not to your discomfort.
i love your videos!
Nomal person hears cregs list.
Me an Australian: hears gumtree
😂 love the last line…..what a nerd….perfect delivery 🤣
OAs helmet tip: Get last years model. Shops will slash the price on last years helmets to get them out of inventory so they can buy new ones.
Cool video man I in joy your contents.
Got a 2001 Sportster 1200 for $1300 and it's been spot on for a while
The intro sounded like an VSauce intro
"Motorcycles....... are fun!
*Pause with VSauce face*
But what is fun?"
I got a free bike and it’s a true beauty my pops gave me a 91 Suzuki gsx 600 katana and all it needed was a battery and some basic maintenance🏍
Wow! You this is a great video! Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the great advice Yammie 👍🏻
The “dont buy in peak season” tip is very true.
Yammie,a little love here please.😜
I like that choice of bike. Not an obvious choice, but a good one.
Nice info, thanks dude!!! 😁
Nice vid Yam can defo recommend Ryans vids too great info.
Forks are one of the easiest maintenance jobs I’ve ever learned with no special tools can still be done
Love this dude!!!!
I got my bike in peices from my uncle. The engine was in peices, no chain or key. Battery was shot but now it runs great, only 50 years old.
buy cheap stainless tools at harbor freight, they are the best for the money
Exactly, I use them if I need tools to work precisely once...
Buy good quality hand tools. Consider it an investment. I use HF for things that I'm not thinking I'm gonna use more than a few times. If I'm putting something on the bike to carry if I need it, and I do wind up needing it, and it breaks, well, I can be righteously p!ssed off at a Stanley/Craftsman/Snap-On/Whatever. Not so much about the 59-piece set I have in the garage because it was the same price as the 10mm and 14mm sockets I'm somehow always missing from my good set. The cheap ones may last. They may not.
Just buy cutlery at walmart.
how many 1/2, 9/16, 6mm, etc have you lost?
none, because you are a tool nut case?
@@purplemongoose4887
You're better off visiting the local pawn shops regularly until they have a good set of tools available. If you're lucky, sometimes you can get an entire set of snap on tools or similar for a deep discount and not necessarily any worse for wear than when they were new.
Tools are one of the worst things to try and save money on as a bad set can make it too easy to damage things. Plus, you don't necessarily need to buy an entire set. Chances are that the bike only uses a small number of tools for most of the work. My Stanley sockets were pretty good quality and they didn't set me back much.
The biggest expense with wrenches were the torque wrenches and those you absolutely have to get right and it's a wise idea to learn how to verify their calibration.
Mentioning a quarter of a brain while also showing stevet. Thank you so much Scrammy Lube.
Change the oil, lube the chain, maintain tire pressure...Honda maintenance.
0:30 a perfect example of dressing for the ride and not the slide
Great vid
Honestly buying from craigslist is a pretty sweet deal, it's how I ended up with my BMW F650 cs for only $100 all accessories included. If you can manage to find a good bike for cheap, give her a lil tender love and care, that bike will work for you! Granted, I've only been riding for a week but hey, I know a deal when I see one lmao
Heated gloves here, corbin seat there, windscreen here, new visor there, bar end mirrors... I swear between my cheap-but-quality gear and bike upgrades I've spent $1,500 so far this year.
4:43 I didn’t know your ride in Newhope!
I’m prob gonna sell my bike before I need a valve adjustment and tires...
... So in under like 4k miles? Tires really don't last very long.
Death Wish83 I live in Ohio so my riding season is ultra short... so I can prob get a season or 2 out of 80% tread.
I sold my first bike before the valve adjustment because it looked very hard to even get to the head. The next bike I purchased was a BMW Boxer (the R engine) because the valves are easy to get to. I'm still overdue to check those valves...
@@dahveed284 I just leave that to the mechanic. It is overall cheaper than a damaged engine. I never questioned the valve check, I questioned selling the bike before changing the tires.
Lol me too...
Here's how to get goretex overpants for cheap: look on ebay for US Army goretex camo pants. Around $40 or so. Once you get them, dye them black. Of course wear real riding jeans under the goretex.
Papa yam! I love your videos and I came to this one looking for some affordable gear recommendations. Do you think you could give us a video on that? Maybe the best and cheapest brands for each peace?
Mega dank whoolies on the cheap
Oh Lord Yam, the dude who sold you the bike didn't know what he was talking about. The 'CB919' doesn't exist. You own a Honda 919, or a CB900F. Could even say 'Hornet 900' to please your international audience. You're welcome, my immortal, illustrious savior Yammie N00b. Everytime I hear 'CB919' I lose a little part of my soul.
CB919
Yeah bro, we get it, we should be watching Ryan instead of you, but here we are watching you pappa noob
yam in 2018: "it's like $50 to go out on a date these days"
2022: "oh sweet child of mine..."
ouu gess who s back you welcome my son
"You will slowly accumulate tools throughout your lifetime". And I will slowly lose them over my lifetime too.
"freedom and terror". Yup, that about sums it up.
Me: watches video how to save money
Also me: buys my fifth bike because it looks so fk good and rides so smoothly
I do all Maintanance myself. except tyres, brake fluid and valve adjustments. Yeah and welding....
All other work is easy.
Bro the SCR 950 clips I had to like The video regardless of the content but as always great content keep it up man love you shit ... as in video not ur actual shit just being clear
Yes! More vids!
Bought a starter one from Craigslist...so if it gets dropped I won't cry unlike the guy who bought a brand new bike