Tim Ralston's Rokon Field Test

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  • Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
  • Tim Ralston, survival gear expert and spokesman for NatGeo's Doomsday Preppers, field tests the Rokon!

КОМЕНТАРІ • 434

  • @andrewsmactips
    @andrewsmactips 4 роки тому +271

    I bet that bike could ride straight over whoever chose that music.

  • @superflywondernuts
    @superflywondernuts 9 років тому +238

    i like how he looked both ways before crossing the river as if a bus might be coming.

    • @whiterunguard4709
      @whiterunguard4709 7 років тому +1

      "ENUF" lol

    • @danieltrobaugh4977
      @danieltrobaugh4977 7 років тому

      Howard Fortyfive Nice Grammer. Dumbass.

    • @devonhc7770
      @devonhc7770 6 років тому

      John Ryan ew gross donald .j trump...and melinie trump inna bush up down up down push

    • @devonhc7770
      @devonhc7770 6 років тому

      ua-cam.com/video/6jY7DPCMIbE/v-deo.html

    • @omegalamda3145
      @omegalamda3145 5 років тому +1

      A floating bus.

  • @leonozeika2064
    @leonozeika2064 4 роки тому +32

    These bikes are very well built, not perfect from the factory but can be customized to suite your riding style. After owning 2 of these for a few years you there is a great community of Rokon riders (think Alaskans, outdoors-men, x military, engineers and machinist) and you can upgrade the tires and engine. The Rokon is to ride over steep hills, directly over fallen trees, through streams, thick mud and cruise on the single track and fire trails. These are not meant to go fast from the factory.

    • @markeverson5849
      @markeverson5849 2 роки тому +1

      For me destination is everything anybody willing to sponsor a sixty-five-year-old Outdoorsman and adventurer with a spinal cord injury I learn to walk again but I can't afford a Rokon is there a sponsor out there who would be willing to help this mountain man :-) I would be forever grateful and I would be willing to share videos on my one-man spinal cord 65 year old mountain man Adventures on my sponsored Rokon Adventures. Maybe Rokon would give me a bike for advertisement

  • @dannybolman7739
    @dannybolman7739 4 роки тому +19

    After hearing this guy for awhile, I like the music.

  • @thunderroad7289
    @thunderroad7289 2 роки тому +4

    My dad bought us one back in 1971 and we still have it and use it every hunting season. It’s never let us down.we still love ours.thinking about getting the new one with the front suspension

  • @shaunroberts9361
    @shaunroberts9361 4 роки тому +9

    Being a Native of AZ. I new exactly were you where. Awesome. I seen a review on Jay Lenos garage and I am impressed with this Machine for sure.

  • @davidgayford
    @davidgayford 4 роки тому +166

    Who's here after Jay Leno?

    • @plethman3669
      @plethman3669 4 роки тому +3

      ditto Wanted to see what it would do off road, Jay powder puffed it.

    • @CodyCha
      @CodyCha 4 роки тому

      I learned more about the popular mechanics ad than the bike

    • @26ydtibbs39
      @26ydtibbs39 4 роки тому +5

      Yup, watch the guy in Australia review it too.

    • @kellymendonsa6442
      @kellymendonsa6442 4 роки тому

      Ya , some of these videos show it really preforming 👍👍

    • @LosAngelesUSA1
      @LosAngelesUSA1 4 роки тому

      well,here we are😁👍

  • @Owen4it
    @Owen4it 8 років тому +10

    I replaced a 400 four wheeler with a 6 hp Trailbreaker. The biggest benefit this has is the fact it is narrow and light. I can fit it in the back of my truck and still have room for gear. It has a ton of low end torque and if you think you can walk there you can ride the Rokon. Another great feature is with a rear view mirror and a horn I've been able to register it for the road as a motorcycle in NH. This ads loads of trails and capabilities as I can ride the back roads instead of trucking it. Top speed is about 35 mph but I didn't get it to go fast, mostly for exploring and game recovery. I've used it turkey hunting on back trails and fields. It'll carry treestands and makes a quick trip to the truck for a sled to pull your game out if you weren't confident enough to bring it with you in the first place. You don't ride it like a motorcycle, in the woods you keep your feet out to steady yourself or just your toes on the pegs.

  • @Patrick-c8x
    @Patrick-c8x 4 роки тому +20

    Wow - you dominated that 1½ foot water crossing -- I'm impressed

  • @hottom3rd
    @hottom3rd 11 років тому +6

    NICE BIKE!! that thing is extremely practical for backwoods. I'd love it for woods riding in upstate NY..

  • @jessbottom9580
    @jessbottom9580 4 роки тому +12

    The hard endure motorcycle riders (Graham Jarvis, et al) are probably getting a chuckle out of this!

  • @thomasjefferson1883
    @thomasjefferson1883 4 роки тому +157

    More annoying music please and make it relentless and distracting

  • @beesod6412
    @beesod6412 3 роки тому +3

    god, i love this rig.

  • @WW-wf8tu
    @WW-wf8tu 4 роки тому +4

    I would never have guessed you had much experience based off the fact you spent a considerable amount of time dismounted from the bike walking it up and over terrain that even a standard RWD bike could have skillfully negotiated. Just proves that not everyone is proficient just because they have time under their belt.

  • @JD73RD
    @JD73RD 2 роки тому +1

    What a great practical review! I need one of these bad.

  • @nomansland4811
    @nomansland4811 2 роки тому +4

    Love these. Gonna have one eventually. Nice to see someone actually make it float. Not often you would need that feature but you never know. One thing I don't like when outfitting one of these is the ammo cans. They seem to be very popular. Sure they are air and water tight but limited storage space and all those sharp hard edges. I'm more for a soft pannier. More storage and less likely to bite you in a fall.

    • @tangoindiamike9189
      @tangoindiamike9189 2 роки тому +1

      There are larger ammo cans, and if you don't want them to bite you, you can soften the edges with some pink pool noodles.

    • @Dingbobber
      @Dingbobber 2 роки тому

      @@tangoindiamike9189 You can also wear tampons on your fingers like bugles if you don’t want to cut yourself opening the box

    • @tangoindiamike9189
      @tangoindiamike9189 2 роки тому

      @@Dingbobber Not a problem for me!

  • @d.jensen5153
    @d.jensen5153 4 роки тому +10

    Very interesting. I like rough terrain but I also like to keep my feet on the pegs and go fast. The Rokon feels a little suffocating. But I guess I've never had to haul an elk carcass.

    • @POCarton
      @POCarton 4 роки тому +3

      Fast is not Rokon. But you can go up a 60 percent grade, nice and slow, quiet and sneak up on whatever.

  • @lordbrucelondonuk7304
    @lordbrucelondonuk7304 6 років тому +3

    Staggering Bit Of Kit.
    Thanks for posting

  • @672egalaxie6
    @672egalaxie6 4 роки тому +3

    what a beast of a machine!!

    • @mikewilson9218
      @mikewilson9218 4 роки тому

      yea whole 7 hp and 12 nm of torque, this thing is a BEAAAAASSTT!!!

  • @MacTechG4
    @MacTechG4 2 роки тому +2

    Still built right here in New Hampshire (Rochester!) :)
    These things are durable tanks, built to be as simple and robust as possible, these are for the rider that values utility, reliability, and simplicity, not gadgets and tech.

  • @FloridaMan672
    @FloridaMan672 8 днів тому +1

    Who cares about the music? This guy put out a great video.And he had my attention the entire time...😎

  • @hankschrader149
    @hankschrader149 7 років тому +11

    20 years ago I used to ride an XR600 on Oregon single track trails, now I would prefer to be riding one of these 😅

  • @papasavage8247
    @papasavage8247 8 років тому +33

    Rokons don't fill with water they are built as a Military application motorcycle during 1960s for American military personnel they are the strongest most indestructible vehicles in the world and I'm sure you could snorkel these if you wanted to really go there but if you look at the design the motor isn't really exposed like a normal bike is everything is built heavy duty they will climb walls because they have about a 40-60 climb front and back and if you like to go off road Trailbreaker is what you want but ranger is street legal but trailbreakers are nostalgic and they are the original 2 wheeled tanks

    • @rcnelson
      @rcnelson 7 років тому +23

      One of UA-cam's longest run-on sentences.

    • @carmineredd1198
      @carmineredd1198 2 роки тому +4

      @@rcnelson sometimes when people have something to say and they want to get their point across but don't really like to edit or use grammerly they don't have to because there are different viewpoints regarding sentence structure that allow them to create a unique dialogue using variously influential verbiage that allows the reader to be mesmerized by their uncanny wit and humor without being ostentatious or just plain silly rather than be concise and droll as some writers have been known to be in the past where they try too hard to be understood although few really can stay focused long enough to comprehend the initial point the author was trying to make . . .

  • @slit4659
    @slit4659 4 роки тому +5

    I started riding at 12 to....66 now and still Riding my Harley Street glide....64,000 miles....

  • @AudiophileTubes
    @AudiophileTubes 4 роки тому +2

    Great, unique niche motorcycle! Very refined too, as it has been around half a century!

  • @kasztan2008
    @kasztan2008 8 років тому +9

    It's a cool thing and very rare in Europe. I saw one recently in Ireland for 5000euro. The truth is that everything in this video can be done on any cross bike or adventure bike.

    • @wcjones61
      @wcjones61 8 років тому +12

      +Mike K. Really? Gonna float one down a river, chief?

    • @noclass2gun342
      @noclass2gun342 4 роки тому +4

      Or climb vertical obstacles. Nope. Not a chance. I've been riding my whole life. And we had one of these when I was a kid. They're dog slow, but they will absolutely go anywhere

    • @percyfaith11
      @percyfaith11 3 роки тому +4

      Or haul a ton behind you, or go through deep sand?

  • @FaStTurdle
    @FaStTurdle 3 роки тому +1

    This was a bad ass demonstration.

  • @loghog4392
    @loghog4392 2 роки тому +5

    If you've ever actually been around a Rokon you would be much more impressed than what this review delivered. In fact, I've yet to see a video that does justice to their abilities. Yes, they are ridden but I regard them as equipment hauling machines for really rough terrain. Chicks dig a guy with a Rokon. It's a well known fact. Yup.

  • @northman77
    @northman77 5 років тому +3

    I need this... I really need this!

  • @awizardalso
    @awizardalso 4 роки тому +3

    I just saw a video yesterday where a guy who bought a Rokon showed up with the CEO of the company that makes them at Jay Leno's garage. Jay Leno took it for a ride both on the streets and out in some rugged area.

    • @robm9430
      @robm9430 4 місяці тому

      😢who cares what Jay Leno did, he doesn't even like girls!

  • @jamesmclean5867
    @jamesmclean5867 3 роки тому +4

    We tuned in to see how well the Rokon operated we received a dull commentary by a less than mediocre rider that did nothing but talk

  • @davem145mxr
    @davem145mxr 5 років тому +12

    My friend had one back in the 70s I swear it would climb a wall if you could stay on it

  • @Firemountainoutdoorsreviews
    @Firemountainoutdoorsreviews 10 років тому +12

    The greatest ATV ever created.

  • @daves2552
    @daves2552 2 роки тому +1

    Glad you were able to tame that raging white water with this mighty beast.

  • @jmos96
    @jmos96 4 роки тому +11

    Wow, wearing a bicycle helmet and riding on dangerous terrain, brilliant.

    • @Icutmetal
      @Icutmetal 4 роки тому +2

      Wait until he takes a branch in the eye.

    • @schlooonginator1227
      @schlooonginator1227 4 роки тому +6

      Kinda makes sense. The level of impact should not be any greater than what any mountain biker could run into. This thing does not have the speed capability that justifies a motorbike helmet.

    • @jmos96
      @jmos96 4 роки тому +1

      schlooonginator...if that’s what you think you don’t have a very good chance of survival and please don’t procreate.

    • @mountaingem6
      @mountaingem6 2 роки тому

      @@schlooonginator1227 I just treated a guy that fell off of a 6" or 8" thick pallet and fractured his skull. Wear a damn helmet. I'm an Emergency Medicine clinician.

    • @basajacosaja2735
      @basajacosaja2735 8 місяців тому

      @@mountaingem6Easy Doc… He’s a big boy… 🙄

  • @nhardy2480
    @nhardy2480 2 роки тому +1

    I noticed the headlight gets full of water- what build quality!

  • @Burnningsoul
    @Burnningsoul 4 роки тому +2

    yea it isnt going to go across a deep river like a boat with you on top your going to fall over. but you can swim it to the other side started it up and go. I wish it had a quiter muffler though. What is interesting if I remember is you can fill the tires up with liquid

  • @otiselevator7738
    @otiselevator7738 4 роки тому +2

    I had a Rooney about twenty years ago. Good for muddy, rotten, difficult terrain. However, I was riding in a mountainous mining

  • @stanleyshepard6830
    @stanleyshepard6830 4 роки тому +5

    wonder if letting out some air in the tires would enhance its climbing abilities.......?

  • @scottthecamper2110
    @scottthecamper2110 4 роки тому +1

    You are one tough dude, I'm way impressed...

  • @bahamajohn08
    @bahamajohn08 10 років тому +3

    Smoke Eaters (forest fire fighter) in Michigan use to (still might) use them with a water pump on the back PTO on my old one. They would parachute them to an LZ close to a water source. Then drive to it and pump water to refill the ground fighter pack packs. If the fire got close they could bug out.

  • @adrianotero7963
    @adrianotero7963 2 роки тому +1

    I remember floating my big red ATC across a slough by lake Ocachobee many years ago.....it also had two wheel drive.....could go almost anywhere.....

  • @lf2nd705
    @lf2nd705 5 років тому +2

    That thing is SICK

  • @jeepinjohnny2898
    @jeepinjohnny2898 4 роки тому +24

    hey - like your rocon and your VIDEO but NOT the damn background racket (music) .

  • @listenering
    @listenering 2 роки тому +1

    Now that’s a vehicle that you can drag anywhere.

  • @nativestone1577
    @nativestone1577 4 роки тому +7

    If they only had a bit more take off and speed. And lowered the price $4,000. Then I would really want one.

    • @kylegroth3199
      @kylegroth3199 2 роки тому +1

      Get a ct200ex

    • @kylegroth3199
      @kylegroth3199 2 роки тому

      Seriously it's worth every penny. Cool trail bike that will not disappoint even for bigger dudes 220+ are fine on those Coleman's.

    • @nativestone1577
      @nativestone1577 2 роки тому

      @@kylegroth3199 I will check it out. Thank you

  • @davidnelson6893
    @davidnelson6893 4 роки тому

    Our late friend in lived not Yosemite, he off he loved he a heart attack racing AHRMA in plus 60 years at sears point race way. Every we a party his place called bike fest, The guy that the into production, showed up most of time. He called rock on, not rokon. In a hold my beer, he road up into truck, he was not hurt we all helped save it!!!

  • @azmiraclegirl441
    @azmiraclegirl441 3 роки тому +1

    I mean my old Honda 125 ATC actually floated. Like a small boat. I think it wad the tires but you could "glide" it across waters and itd start back up no problem

    • @branon6565
      @branon6565 2 роки тому +2

      FINALLY I see a comment about the ATC....I had an 84 125 back when it was brand new, then a 200X...I've still got my air cooled 250R and a Big Red my Uncle bought brand new in 83....I fuggin love ATC's, they're so much more fun than any other off road bike....

  • @uberLejoe
    @uberLejoe 10 років тому +20

    Wow, I thought these were a bit dumb because it's so small (208cc) but damn, it's durable. I want one now hehe.

    • @nicholasmapes
      @nicholasmapes 4 роки тому +3

      It might be small displacement, but its geared so low it can crawl over anything

  • @devongates6285
    @devongates6285 3 роки тому +2

    Shout-out to his son for that bike helmet.

  • @richs7362
    @richs7362 4 роки тому +2

    Laying it down in the water on the left side might work but..... not the right intake side though.

  • @leituraespirita6502
    @leituraespirita6502 4 роки тому +1

    Damn amazing little beast!

  • @jacobshields6942
    @jacobshields6942 2 роки тому +1

    I want one of these so bad, I just dont know about an $8,000 price tag

  • @brandongopoop4997
    @brandongopoop4997 2 роки тому +1

    I had a two-stroke version of one of these Trail breaker with 15 inch aluminum wheels if there was ever a vehicle dying to be made Electric

  • @scottodonahoe9505
    @scottodonahoe9505 4 роки тому +1

    I had one like it in the 60,s that was called a Tote Goat !

  • @charlesdada6434
    @charlesdada6434 2 роки тому +2

    If only he'd affixed an outrigger pontoon, perhaps he could have boated accross

  • @thehappyhermit01
    @thehappyhermit01 Рік тому

    Under-powered for a 250 lb machine. I have a Trailmaster MB-200 with 6.5 HP engine with a torque converter and full suspension and it weighs 167 lbs. I'll be swapping out the engine for a Tillotson 9HP and replacing the 46t sprocket with a 60t and it will be unstoppable. Maybe do a comparison video of the 2 bikes in action?

  • @pitstopsogmc
    @pitstopsogmc 11 місяців тому

    Same guy who shot his thumb off in front of his kids on Natl Geo Doomsday Preppers! I was expecting him to lose the other thumb in the chain cog or something else.

  • @davidbrennan5
    @davidbrennan5 4 роки тому +2

    It should be half the price it sells for. It is just a lawnmower motor a frame couple atv tires and a few odds and ends to make it work a few chains one driveshaft a miter box and a seat gastank etc.. nothing special.

  • @gabewhitney4430
    @gabewhitney4430 5 років тому +2

    Great vid the worst part was when it was over a rokon is my dream

  • @curtisforbes8650
    @curtisforbes8650 4 роки тому +2

    I’m here because I’ve heard these things outrun Covid-19.

    • @snuscaboose1942
      @snuscaboose1942 4 роки тому +1

      Nothing can outrun Covid-19 other than freedom, Covid-19 is guided by Winnie the Pooh and greed.

  • @erwinvandeursen3916
    @erwinvandeursen3916 4 роки тому +19

    Hate the background music

  • @mikfel1
    @mikfel1 4 роки тому +7

    I'm just curious how many owners have had ankle/lower leg injuries. Your feet/legs are holding it up almost constantly.

    • @davidgriffin4401
      @davidgriffin4401 4 роки тому +1

      mikfel1 I was thinking the very same

    • @scottouellette9411
      @scottouellette9411 4 роки тому +1

      What about your back.

    • @billwilliamson9842
      @billwilliamson9842 4 роки тому +3

      ya'll sound like some real wussies. have a man use it for you then, you just sit there and watch on the sidelines like a good beach.

  • @cavscout62
    @cavscout62 4 роки тому +1

    I had no idea ROKON was still around.

  • @download333
    @download333 11 років тому +1

    The motorcycle's answer to the Hummer. The perfect bike for Z Day.

  • @vancemacd6315
    @vancemacd6315 4 роки тому +1

    Where is the air box and how did it not suck water on its side,?

  • @BikerBenny
    @BikerBenny 4 роки тому +6

    How are those things around 8 grand?

    • @joseph_the_human
      @joseph_the_human 4 роки тому +1

      That's cheaper than my Bicycle dude. I want one!

  • @mechanicallycreative9788
    @mechanicallycreative9788 Рік тому

    They just need two pontoons that pop out at a 45 degree angle when your doing a crossing so you aren't tipping.

  • @warmblood58
    @warmblood58 4 роки тому +1

    How do these engines not thermal shock when hot and then plunged into cold water?

  • @artantani7948
    @artantani7948 4 роки тому +3

    2wd in motorcycle can be done way more effective with hub electric motor

    • @POCarton
      @POCarton 4 роки тому +5

      Electric 2wd bikes are impressive, but this thing can go 230 miles on just the fuel in the tank. When you are way out back, it may be difficult to charge your batteries. You can carry more in the wheel hubs, 400 mile range. Rokons were doing this way before lithium batteries and brushless motors were even though of.

  • @SlapShotRegatta22
    @SlapShotRegatta22 Рік тому

    I was all in on one of these until I looked at the price...over $9,000?! Daaaaam that's steep (no pun intended). I was thinking maybe $5k

  • @andystech5223
    @andystech5223 3 роки тому

    May not have been 2WD but I put my old 75 DT125 thru hell in tuff trails. only 2 places that this would have been better is deep water crossing and maybe bottomless sand pit. Got my DT125 stuck in a river bed where I needed a truck to pull it out.

  • @Harperable
    @Harperable Рік тому

    My dad asked me to put this out there For the enthusiast

  • @branon6565
    @branon6565 2 роки тому +1

    I'll stick with my 84 Honda Big Red ATC, my 74 Bronco, and my 99 F350 Powerstroke....

  • @plethman3669
    @plethman3669 4 роки тому +1

    Did not show anything that a regular bike could easily do. When the bike turned over in the water was bad. All your gear would be wet. The big tires caused it to flip and that would be real bad in a current. At the end where he says if you had 1 bike to choose he'd choose that one?

    • @charlessawallich1870
      @charlessawallich1870 4 роки тому

      Gimme a cr 500, an if it did break down I would be 5 hrs ahead an could fix in hr an be on my way

    • @plethman3669
      @plethman3669 4 роки тому +1

      @@charlessawallich1870 my xr650l would have done all that and would never tip over in a stream. Were talking Honda's here they don't break like other bikes.

  • @Gcrilla
    @Gcrilla 4 роки тому +1

    im sorry, i get that low volume production means higer prices, but this thing isnt worth 8,000 anyday.

  • @lukemoussa1298
    @lukemoussa1298 Рік тому

    I like the music 😁

  • @Nova_Scotia_Adventurer
    @Nova_Scotia_Adventurer 4 роки тому

    Man,if I could work I'd have one in a heartbeat. They dont give pensions for head injuries after being attacked either.

  • @andresrivera2124
    @andresrivera2124 2 роки тому +1

    Im here after eds bike restoration video 😂😂

  • @TheBeast-tj9qo
    @TheBeast-tj9qo 8 місяців тому

    I'm buying one now I want one..

  • @heavymetalredneck7973
    @heavymetalredneck7973 4 роки тому +1

    Omg that ride looked exhausting more than fun lol look it floats......on it side as you push it 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @gxxxbxxx2858
    @gxxxbxxx2858 5 років тому +3

    Anyone know if a PTO is available? would be handy to winch it up slopes when its reached its tipping point, or just use the engine for other purposes.

    • @Rokon2x2
      @Rokon2x2  5 років тому +1

      Hi Greg! Yes, PTO is available. Contact us at info@rokon.com or 1-800-593-2369 for more info

  • @RAUFBEDAR
    @RAUFBEDAR 2 роки тому

    Good one

  • @kylegroth3199
    @kylegroth3199 2 роки тому

    Awesome

  • @scotty8482
    @scotty8482 4 роки тому +1

    $8,000 you can get a Triumph Tiger for that

  • @jonnymorpeth6520
    @jonnymorpeth6520 4 роки тому

    Brilliant

  • @markeverson5849
    @markeverson5849 2 роки тому

    Are there many used newer rokons around? For sale and how much is the new ROcon I mean what kind of money are we talking here you know I have a spinal cord injury and I'm 65 years young I wish someone would be willing to sponsor me for a new Rokon so I can continue to live a quality life and get out in the bush hunting and fishing and exploring that's what I do best

  • @ALEX173446
    @ALEX173446 7 років тому +5

    I want one

  • @TonyM540
    @TonyM540 Рік тому

    Some of these would be very useful in Ukraine right now. If anyone had the time and ability to set up a donation page to purchase some of these for the Ukrainian armed forces then I’d chip in a few quid. Slava Ukraine.

  • @lowprofile2412
    @lowprofile2412 Рік тому

    What keeps the carbs from fouling out in the water, anyone? Thanks

  • @rooramblingon895
    @rooramblingon895 2 роки тому +1

    Good video, except the music which was very annoying.

  • @mojomojo5779
    @mojomojo5779 4 роки тому +1

    It looks like it is heavy and cumbersome to steer

  • @austinbartose6527
    @austinbartose6527 4 роки тому +3

    These things have been around forever. Don’t understand why they don’t really take off here like they do in Russia. Then again people don’t buy things for practicality here, they just buy stuff for the look

  • @stevenmoye5112
    @stevenmoye5112 10 років тому

    they're kickass

  • @mikewilson9218
    @mikewilson9218 4 роки тому +1

    The question is, wouldn't you be faster on bare legs ? imagine the routes you could use as well.
    All videos I've seen so far have music or muted altogether sound because this thing is loud as hell and in a bad way.

    • @gerrynightingale9045
      @gerrynightingale9045 4 роки тому +1

      *ABSOLUTELY!* ( *And why is that engine so LOUD?* )

    • @mikewilson9218
      @mikewilson9218 4 роки тому

      @@gerrynightingale9045 I think people who are not motorcyclist will buy this bike because it's easier to handle, for me as an old motorcyclist this bike is no fun at all, I like when my back is sliding and the speed, going in air in terrain and good sound. Why it is loud ? probably because it's cheap quality, as a four stroke should be more refined.

    • @gerrynightingale9045
      @gerrynightingale9045 4 роки тому

      @@mikewilson9218 *I think the 'loudness' is due to an 'open-expansion chamber' in the exhaust*
      *As for 'handling' that varies from one size machine to another*
      *At 66 I have no interest in 'jumping' anything because I destroyed enough machines doing that when I was young...like when I was 14 with my 'Super Cub 90' and many others thereafter*
      *I would hardly call a very specialized machine like the $7K 'Rokon' "Cheap Quality" because if it were, it would
      be EVERYWHERE on 'Tube like a 'bad rash' from unhappy owners*

    • @mikewilson9218
      @mikewilson9218 4 роки тому

      @@gerrynightingale9045 for 7000-8500 they charge, it's cheap. if it was somewhere around 4k it would be good. But this kind of money is too much for what it is. Also I think it's too complicated for off-road, another chain to maintain and all that... I doubt it's comfortable for longer trips too being that low and having legs so cramped. It's sweet little toy but just too high in price for what it is.

    • @gerrynightingale9045
      @gerrynightingale9045 4 роки тому +1

      @@mikewilson9218 *I AGREE!*
      *I think the Yamaha 'fat-tire' 200 has the 'Best of both Worlds'...at a third the price and far less complexity in the drive-train, or just a 'plain-jane' Honda 'Trail' will do everything but 'float'*
      *I like the 'Rokon' but it is an 'extreme' machine made for 'Moonscapes' rather than dirt...and if anything went
      wrong on it in the drive-train, I would have no idea how to repair it*
      *I'll stay with my little '08 Honda 'Metro' that I use for groceries or just 'fun' sometimes...in 3-years it has never given me any 'headaches' at all, even with my 230lb. ass on it!* *Plus a saddle that's truly enormous*

  • @wontee2
    @wontee2 3 роки тому +1

    Watched for a while, the background 'music' was too much.

  • @bartjacobs3394
    @bartjacobs3394 2 роки тому

    Looks good however iv rode my Polaris 900 ranger neck deep in the river with a load of camping gear in the back with no problems and climed the river banks with ease .

  • @raysova7666
    @raysova7666 4 роки тому

    License plate ? Is it street legal ? What's top speed ?

  • @kzrsoze53
    @kzrsoze53 9 років тому

    That thing is awesome!!! I want one!

  • @terryrlmg1717
    @terryrlmg1717 2 роки тому

    Do they still sell them today