TOP 10 WORST MOTORCYCLES EVER MADE! (Is Yours On The List?)
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Benelli tnt 1130r might be everything that you say but not a bad goofee looking motorcycles for a 20years old design I still think that is modern looking machine
It can still turn heads and whats motorcycles are about
The"do not order one"... Yes that's what we call it at the dealer. Is actually chain drive
Do they make a "vagscaped" for the noob???
Why did you mix jesus and ball shaving?
Hey yammie wht abt the 650 twins continental and the intrtceptor
News Flash: The Royal Enfield 650 is an excellent bike and has nothing to do with the single cylinder bikes they made for years.
I have 7 bikes and the interceptor 650 is the the best out of all of them, no contest. Some cost 3 times as much.
@@darrengriffith9680 I only have three, but the interceptor gets ridden most of them.
Yammie is just mad the INT650 is a better standard than Triumph is putting out.
I just love my gt650
He's a Noob, no coincidence in name of the channel xD
As someone who rode bikes for a living in the 1980s the CX500 was the go to despatch bike in London in those days. I too scoffed at them and used to call them the “plastic maggot” but after my first year they have my eternal respect. I would put on +/- 30,000 miles a year on them. Maneuverable in town and good enough for a steady 85 on the motorway. They were fugly enough for people not to want to steal them.
You say fugly in England? Huh
Agreed the Honda CX500A and CX500B weren't pretty but still did a good job. The CX500 Eurosport was a big improvement and I got one second hand fully equipped with Trident fairing, top box and panniers and only 9,000 miles! Got 115,000 miles out of it before a SMIDSY got me, yeah, dayglo equipped, bright white, full fairing with twin spotlights!!!..... sorry mate? ?
Courier for many years covering at least 90,000 miles a year, using Honda CX500B, and CX500EC which never caused me any real problems up to about 80,000 miles. Never had a cam chain tensioner go on me ( more of a CX500A problem.) but usually had to replace the rear wheel drive socket or shaft bezel at those mileages and occasionally a generator (engine drop down job!!) but after 120,000 they were worn out anyway. Fantastic size bike for a courier capable of lunch hour servicing and plenty of cheap spare parts if required.
Don't ever recall worrying about the back end moving about and just loved shaft drive where available using multiple Honda CX500, Kawasaki GT550, GT750, Suzuki GS850G all shaft.
Never bothered what the bike looked like either just so long as it did the job with fairings and handlebar muffs as well. No point in being 300 miles from home at 2.00am and thinking how COOL you look if you are freezing your butt off and can't feel your fingers or toes!
Happy days! 🤯😬
I rode a CX500 from Montana to San Francisco and back in the early 80’s twice. It was a good bike. 30 years later I was in LA, and I saw several of them still in use. That motor was indestructible.
I had a cafe racer CX500 back in the 90's. Handling with that torque rotation was great. Open up and use it to pull you in and round bends. I guess you just need to know how to ride them. Yeah... effort is required, and who today wants to exert any effort?
Agree. A friend had one and it was his only transport. He literally built his house with that bike, carrying bricks, bags of cement and spades on it. A mutual friend once phoned and said I needed to get out into the road and wait for him to pass; I won't believe my eyes. The CX duly chugged past, carrying a palm tree, a vacuum cleaner and his dog. No shit.
We Ninja 250R owners shall gather on your doorstep with pitchforks and torches. It may take a while...a very very long while...for us to get there.
In all seriousness, it’s DIRT cheap and is a giant slayer in the twisties, plus it’s literally unkillable...as long as you add fuel stabilizer in the winter.
Agree...out of the ninja 250, and my gsx-r 1000... the ninja gets most fun, and graces my avatar! :D
Ur my hero
@Drew Harris that’s still not a real bike lol
Hay a honda grom got me through college, and I always had great parking, my senior year I got an internship and drove the grom 100 miles round trip everyday, from the money I saved in gas and insurance I was able to sell the grom and buy a new cb500 and I added a quick shifter, it is so much fun really makes me want my next bike to be one of Hondas Dct models.
it started all the Japanese brands to reinvest in the smaller cc bikes as well, it sold very well,
Strongly disagree on the versys 650. It is a very fun bike in the twisties, is an awesome commuter, comfortable for touring and i even did some dirt and gravel roads when i had mine. Just get a set of 80/20-70/30 tires a take it where you want. Has better suspension (specially at the front) than the vstrom, more ground clearance, less distance bewtween wheels which makes it more agile. Now against the 790-890 adventure, the price difference is way to big, there is no point in comparing them (for the record, i now own a 790 adv R).
People are forgetting that in (light) offroading there are only two important factors - tires and weight. Even a sport-tourer with the right tires can do light offroading (been there, done that). Normal "adventure bikes" are usually overpriced and overweight tarmac-touring machines with "adventure" styling. Truth be told, offroading on a 250 kg bike is nothing fun. Of course 790-890 belongs rather in dual-sport category, with is something more suited for offroading (and less for highway) ;-)
I think the NC700 is a cheaper more reliable option , many passed 200k now ! And ive crashed mine off road countless times with only superficial damage
I agree, not sure how the Versys made it on a “worst motorcycle” list. I’m ok calling it uninspiring or bland, but to say it’s a bad motorcycle just because of that isn’t fair to the bike. They’re inexpensive to buy, reliable, easy to maintain, sip gas, and are all day comfortable. There are a lot more bikes deserving to be on this list than a Versys.
To each there own.... I bought a used Versys in 2010 and enjoyed every minute of it until my house burned down in 2015, and then owned a melted motorcycle...i guess at that point it deserved to be on the list....
@@Richaag - In this channel, bikes have to be skin-tearingly fast in order to be considered good. Just take everything the host says with a lump of salt.
I’m old enough to have owned a Honda CX500 - the reliability issues (mostly related to cam chain tensioners) were easily sorted. These were among the greatest bikes ever made...their longevity is second to none!
I've had 5 and still own a GL650 and never locked the back wheel or suffered from torque reaction .....I don't think he's rode one
Even though I've loved and owned a few Italian sports bikes I have to say that my ownership time on the CX500 was pretty good. Having said that I will admit that the alternator did fail at the worst possible time in the most disadvantageous place and the motor had to be removed and the rear of it had to be disassembled to get the replacement in. Other than that it went hard and was comfortable, at least more comfortable than my Ducati 450 Desmo Silver Shotgun was.
@@potrzebieneuman4702 back in the day I bought a super clean one for peanuts because it had a duff alternator. Yes, engine out to fix (and did the water pump seal as a precaution while I was at it) but when that was done (and cam chain) it was a keeper. All my mates took the piss…until the day they needed to borrow it.
I owned the very rare CX500C.....ok stop laughing......I loved it, reliable, comfy and beautiful, oh wait....
"Greatest bikes ever made" No, not by a long way, they were "Mediocre" at best, they were either "Bullet Proof" or "Shite" I do believe that they are remembered as being much better than they ever were, it's akin to watching that movie you loved as a kid, the best film ever, then when you get to see it again you realize just how shit it actually was. I have a few of "The Greatest bikes ever made" Suzuki GT750, RG500 (Gassed), Katana 750, GXSR750, Yamaha XS1100 & 650, RD250(air-cooled), RD500LC, FZR1000 "Genisis," Honda CB750 4, Fireblade, Kawasaki Z900. These are "Arguably" some of the most fun bikes ever made, imhho some of the "Greatest bikes ever made" while the CX500 holds a "Special Place" in the hearts of many "The Greatest" of anything it was not.& I owned & maintained a great many.
The stuff Royal Enfield makes right now is actually very good. They pretty much overhauled the entire company allong with their manufacturing process, allowing them to make bikes with such good quality it actually tops Fortnines Laboratory Test as the Manufacturer with the best assembly line.
for maybe 3k more you could get a z900rs, you could get leftover z900 or mto9 for the same price cmon, if you want an old man bike ill sell you my 1985 v45 for 800$ its runs it needs fixed up
Yeah but yammie is too ignorant to want to see that
The 650 twins are okayish, but common RE makes one of the most unreliable and unrefined bikes. I don't need tech but if you can't give a refined engine give some tech. RE provides neither.
@@Moeilijk18 they really underpowered. Yes the price is efficient and if that's what you are going for, that's totally cool. But if it's soemthing more powerful that you want, or something less vibrational, Royal Enfield isn't the bike you'd want to go for.
It doesn’t matter how well made Enfields are until they make something more desirable than a lightly used Kawasaki.
I’m a Versys owner and I’m proud
Same, with a slip on its not that boring. And it does bit of everything, twisty road? No problem. Long distance traveling ? Sure. Commuting? No problem. It is actually more fun than the V strom or the NC750X. I honestly think they should get a Versys for a test, before throwing so much shit on the bike.
@@jirimaca5456 having to compare how fun a bike is and need to brind the NC750 into the comparison it's not a good signal. But I agree that the NC should be in the video instead.
From my point of view, my Versys 650 is the Multistrada at home :D
@@Marco-cl9pb Well I get your point, I included that bike because it is kinda simmilar category. For me Versys is a sportier version of V-Strom.
I obey quantum laws, since I can be on the list of legends but also on the list of the worst as well thanks to my bike.
That Versys part made me snort my coffee across the table.
So up the nose you snorted then on to the table it ended up. My god what wizardry!
Yeah, I have a Versys 650 and absolutely love it.
@@Jpellet100 it's a really great bike. But that was balls funny none the less.
@@callumjohnson9433 😂 your poetry is better than mine.
@@aldogia19 I have one also... and agree... it is a dad bike among dad bikes... and as a dad I approve lol...
There are no bad bikes. Everyone I have ever been on put a smile on my face.
Exactly! YN is so negative, his cup is always half full
never been on a CFMOTO then?
@@WimHovens Nope but pretty sure if it runs and shifts you can have fun on it.
Bikers love their bikes. Period.
@@bigdogpete43 mine ran for 15 minute intervals... not fun riding a main highway surrounded by barriers and big rigs waiting for it to conk out, then pushing the thing for 15-20mins with afore mentioned big rigs wooshing past a meter or so distance away having it finally start again for it to happen again 5 mins later... for 150kms! Did i mention it was raining too? Definately WORST BIKE EVER!
at least it sounded and looked ok... but don't get one.
Check out FortNine's lab analysis of ( lack of ) contaminants in first service oil from every maker. Number one is Royal Enfield... ... in second to dead last place may surprise you.
The vid is called Which Motorcycle Manufacturer is Best?
You are presenting facts ... will not go down well here.
You are correct about Royal Enfield having very tight engineering/manufacturing tolerances. FortNine's video was very telling. I only watched this video because it was linked to in a Versys 650 forum.
Yammie Noob is a hack. I couldn't care less what he has to say about anything. Neither should anyone else.
I was glad because I have a Royal Enfield.
@@tetedur377 If you have a Royal Enfield you don’t need a UA-cam channel.
I like FortNine's videos, but they kind of dropped the ball on that video. First, there were way too many factors left to basically anonymous people to accurately gauge any of those oils. Second, Harley's are designed to dirty that first oil up in the break in period. It's why you change the oil so soon after you get a new one.
I own a Versys 650. Love it. Its faster, and performs better than you ever give it credit for.
I bought an 2018 650 with 1k miles for my first bike, and it’s just fine. 4500 bucks and I got reliability and decent handling. Sure it’s not extremely fun, but that’s not what I wanted out of a first bike. Highly recommend it to anyone as a first bike if you are at least 5’9
well respected ari henning chooses the versys 650 for his only personal bike, yammie claims it to be the 3rd worst motorcycle ever made... yeah that's a no for me dawg
The cx500 was one of the most loved bikes of all time. Reliable and low maintenance..it still has a following..
Just bought one and got it up and running. I've seen the title of the video and knew it would be right up there. People love to hate it, that is one of the reasons I got one. The deceleration thing is nice to know tho, as is the wohle break situation. As far as I know it is pretty easy to swap the whole fork and beak for one of a Honda CB 900 F Bold Or wich would eliminate that problem.
@@littleapocalypticworkshop2595 I had one--it was my second real motorcycle and I put about 20k miles on it over 3 three years and never had to do anything but change the oil. I gave it to my brother-in-law and it ran another 20k without issue. Great bikes.
Yep, toured Europe two up with camping gear on mine. Great bike.
I had a Cx 500 shadow it was the best bike I ever had next to my St 1100 and I rode over 250 thousand kilometres apart from oil and filter changes and spark plugs It was totally reliable and still could d o 100 mph two up and still had good torque. It was a 1980 model it was a excellent tough bike like my StT 1100
Took some tuning, built up the carbs and stripped it down but my cafe cx500 has been a champ. Topped out at 110 and I regularly rip it north of 9k rpms. Pop those mufflers off and throw some decent rubber on it and you got yourself a decent asphalt pounder.
I'm so blessed to be ignorant enough to be blissfully happy riding my Royal Enfield Interceptor.
The versys ain't a bad bike. Yammy seriously needs to try the bikes. The versys is so fun. And how stupid of him to compare a versys and a multistrada.They are miles apart in their pricing
My daily is a klr650. The versys is a lot faster and can handle turns awesome compared to my tractor. For the price it's an amazing bike.
What do u expect from a channel that isnt for people that ride bikes😆 Most of the content seem to be aimed towards ppl that are interested in motorcycles but doesnt actually own and/or ride them 🤷♂️
I got mildly triggered by him saying how bad the Versys is.Ive had mine 10 years and done 82000 miles on it and apart from general servicing it's cost me feck all .It all depends what you want a bike for!
Daymm, yeah! I'm surprised Yammy finds the Versys boring. It kills the highway and the twisties, and is pretty good on gravel and fire roads. It's not the best bike out there, for sure, but it's certainly VERY far from being included in the 10-worst list!
"Don't get a Versys, get a V-Strom". Even though I'm more attracted to the Suzuki, sounds like pretty similar bikes to me
Wait a minute, Cookie Monster’s real name is Sid?!? (Literally the most controversial part of the video for me)
Yammie: Royal Enfield is bad.
Indians: Peace was never an option.
It’s more like that means war 😂
Aren't bad, but are ugly af, antiquated designs
Yammie only likes expensive pedigree fancy bikes.
That's why Jay Leno is more of authority for me when talking about everything that has engine.
@@ME262MKI Thats just your opinion. The Interceptor and Conti GT are nice looking machines... In my opinion.
The Honda CX500 was the bike of choice for London motorcycle couriers in the late 1980s. Also know as the plastic maggot: I once saw somebody with a clip-on frying pan on the exhaust header pipe cooking an egg. You could keep a second pair of gloves warm behind the cylinders. That's versatility
I remember in London half of the couriers had cut down 4 pint plastic milk cartons over the handle grips to keep their hands dry in the winter.
It really is an honor to actually have a bike on the list for worst ever made. Where do i go from here?
The answer to that question is always turbo BOOOSA!
I got ya beat, two bikes on the list, my first bike and my current bike haha
@@mrvwbug4423 damn... well i know what i have to do. I have to get 3 on this list!!
Another channel on UA-cam that isn't just some turd saying "I don't like this bike". There's really not much info here, just opinion... and not much self reflection either.
Literally every other motorcycle channel calls the versys one of the best motorcycles ever made
I had a 08 versys as my 3rd bike and absolutely no issues with mine, was a great around town bike but I will say it sucked on dirt lol I currently have a triumph street triple rs and I would recommend getting one if your in the market 👍
@@christopherdurante3367 even current royal Enfield 650s are very good on that price.
@@gaganchandra7287 my next bike will be a older 90s klr 250 lol I want one because it was my first bike and it would be a awesome first bike for my kids 👍
Yeah, starting to question Yammies judgement after that one. I could take a "boring" criticism, but on a list of 10 worst motorcycles ever made, it's just ludicrous!
@@christopherdurante3367 i have a kawa er6n as my first bike :D and it allready bores me after 3 months. But i still love riding. And will give it 1-2 year before buying something bigger
I enjoy my Versys 650 honestly, it makes me happy
I second that
That the point and all that matters.
I'm thinking it's sorta like my NC700X.
@@timjohnson1199 They pretty much all have the same styling from what ive seen
@@sethcollins518 That's because they aren't too wildly styled. And they're very practical and all around great which never goes out of style.
I am so shocked, as a CX500 owner, that he mentioned it. IT'S EFFING AWESOME. I have mine built own and it runs like a beast.
He's obviously never owned one. The bit about torque reaction under deceleration is barely noticeable, and the bit about the brakes dragging is utter bullshit. If he talked about the woeful brakes on the single disc models and the garbage electrical / ignition system, and the useless / disastrous cam chain tensioner from new, sure, I'd be all ears.
What the hell are you on?
Yeah I had a CX500 as my first bike, the torque wiggle was barely noticeable, that effect is generally more pronounced on Guzzis.
Camchain tensioner was more of a problem on early models CX500A.
I had a CX650 that was beat to hell and full of bad home mechanic fixes. Bought it for $800 and that engine was absolutely wonderful
I had literally just decided on buying the versys650 man... I think it looks pretty good
They’re great. To me a good aftermarket exhaust and a quicker turn throttle tube makes a huge difference.
Do it. They're so awesome. No need for exhaust or throttle mods. I have a skid plate but that's it. ...and an engnine guard. I love mine so much my wife gets jealous. 2018, LT. 18k miles in 11 months of all year riding. Great in flood water. Super fast compared to cars. Do it.
I loved my GT650R. It was my first step into "big" bikes after passing my test and also my first ever super sports styled bike. Yes it's heavy, yes the build quality isn't up to japanese or European standards but it was a fun and fast (it's all relative remember) bike. The styling was dated but in the white and blue livery I had it wasn't bad at all. For the £3500 I paid for a less than year old model it was also good value. Keep on top of maintenance and you'll be fine until you are ready to step onto something bigger or simply worth more.
Yammie just makes videos about things he hasn't tried and preaching his word like its gospel. Thats how 12y old prepubes act.
I think this guy is still breast feeding.. He has zero idea how bad the bikes were in the 70s
I'm still gonna find a way for a Hyosung to get into the Yammie Noob stable
The comet is such a good bike!
When the GSXR-250 gonna be dead, GT/GTR might be good idea
Why bother?
@@alfredopuyol5795 you’re just saying that because you own one
@@miekragez4749 nope! I own a Yamaha R-3.
My best friend had a Hyosung Comet and he never complained about it. But about his Ninja it was all problems.
That versus 650 bit had me so confused at first but God damn that was good, you had my ass cackling lmao. "It has wheels which are attached to axles the front of which has a handlebar with which the rider can alter the directions either left or right..." absolutely brilliant
My first bike was a CX500 and it was a fine starter bike. I have more than once thought of having another.
I've owned either the CX or GL for the last 35 years ;)
@@omaliveatlast4688 I liked how the CC felt to ride. Very user friendly I thought.
I have Hyosung 650Gtr since 2016 and had no problems rides like a dream cranks every time. This bike in india is what the ninja is in America.
Yeah look, I've had no real issues with mine either but the gearbox feels like crap and the whole bike is just designed poorly. i dont mind how it looks but that's about where the good things stop. everything else is mediocre at best.
Own an r1200c. I can take it apart and fix it in a parking lot in 20 mins.....from practice... I literally had to leave it at work just today because it didn't wanna move. Looks good tho.
Just bought a 2008 Versys 650 as my first bike. It’s got some miles but that thing is hella fun already
I've got an 08 as well, had it for 3 years now. Great bike.
Yup, my 2018 is the bee's knees for sure.
I had a Hyosung GT250 as my first bike. It was great, if underpowered. I didn't have any trouble with it. It was a great bike to start riding on. It had a bigger frame than the usual 250 bike. I now have a Yamaha FZ1 Fazer. SOOOOOOOOOO Much fun to ride.
Yammie please review new royal enfields (continental gt650 or the other new 650)! Consider them being under A2 restrictions
Where do you get that Husqvarna worked on? Local lawnmower shop. No way in hell I’d buy one of those over a Versys. Dad bikes rule! One day you’ll be there Yam. You won’t be 25 forever bro.
I owned a 1986 883 , but it had a 1100 screaming eagle kit shot gun exhaust. That thing ripped didn't need more gears . Two up about 300 pounds of people on board. It would go 100 miles an hour or more up most steep hills. I road it from Canada to Tijuana and back.
"The saddlebags can contain between one and many things"
🤣🤣 I love this channel
Unfortunately, they cannot contain no things.
Whoa there papa yam the CX didn't have the accel/decel pull issue, though the guzzi does. The crank and the trans rotated in opposite directions to counter out the forces
Some of these videos really aren't very well researched. It's a shame. I enjoy the comedy but it's starting to feel like they are going for quantity of videos over quality of content. Come on guys, dial back the output a little and make better shit.
Have had two Honda GL/CXs, never experienced any of the problems described here, but both had timing chain failures due to a design flaw. I'd probably get another one if the opportunity arose. Very comfortable ride.
I own a 78 Ironhead. It ain't about going fast. It's about going slow. Looking good. And sounding GREAT.
i just KNOW that he's gonna be hating on royal enfields again
😂🤣😂 Why wouldn’t we hate Royal Enfields? Nothing good ever came out of India including my ex wife.
@@davegoldspink5354 Time for some introspection
@@TheUnqit 😂🤣😂 No I’m all good I had a lot of time to think about things especially my mental state during the years of shit I copped while I was married including right after I hospitalised 2 of my ex in laws who tried FORCING me to convert to Islam and right before I applied to divorce my now ex wife. I might have been a mug in seeing good in everybody but even at my age you still get life lessons.
@Ranjan Pattnaik the way I feel about India in general extends far beyond my ex wife and her family with the scam call centres and the way women and foreigners are treated in India (while bitching when they don’t get their way in other countries) being high up there to but really don’t take it to personally my distain extends to the human race in general with the way we treat each other being my biggest gripe and the simple stupidity running rampant in society today and that includes here in Australia.
Why wouldnt he? Considering how shit enfield are
Loved my CX500, it was my first road bike. Never had any reliability issues or brake problems. You got used to the very minimal the torque wobble after you had ridden it for a day. Also had the opportunity to ride the Turbo months before it was released. Id happily have another one.
In 2015 I was looking at the GT650R and a Ninja 650 (both new), I got the GT and I'm happy I made the right choice :D
Benelli TNTs are very unique bikes, they need a lot of care to be well maintained, and very often have the "reliability issue" stigma attached to them due to crappy ownership practices
Nonetheless all of the various TNT models have a design that won the test of time and are still today a very, very valid motorcycle choice
I implore anyone who has the possibility to try them out, their 3 cylinder engines (expecially the 1130cc variant) are just amazing
Agree... I own the tnt899, and its a charm indeed
They're very beautyfull and a hoot to ride. Did 25.000km in one year on a 1130 Café Racer and another 30.000km on 6 other Benelli's (4x Tre-K, Amazonas and a TnT Sport EVO - all compagny bikes). Loved them all. But had 3 engine changes and some electronical problem. Luckaly I was working for Benelli at the time. If it would have been my money, I would go for een Speed Tripple. As much fun, even better sound and looks good enough.
Once you learn , this channel is just a lot of hype from an enthusiastic guy with good editing. Doesn't mean it's the gospel, take everything with a grain of salt.
he comes out with absolute shite though............. knows sfa
I noticed that Italian bikes were recommended instead of big 4 options in several instances... instead of the reliable, affordable Japanese option with a dealer closer than 1500 miles away.
And don't forget, get that Turbo Busa!
Because Yammie said so? No
Because joy, which is the exact reason I'd happily own all the bikes on this list🙂
@@soaruk3697 you're actually one of the few in this community I don't like, don't worry, I'll still wave because even you cannot stop this wonderful feeling motorcycles give me.
This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. I love my Versys 650!
I knew my BMW R1200c would be on your list. Bought it new and still have it. A lot of people hate it and then there's me. It has an acquired taste.
I bought 2012 Hyosung GT650R for equivalent of 2350$ (Poland strong xD) from my friend. I have full history of riding and service, what was done and what should be done in near future and I really like this bike. That's kinda luxury in my country because looking for decent used bike is like walking on the minefield.
For the DN-01, it actually used an electronically controlled CVT. The DCT is used on its successor, the NC700/750
The BMW R1200 is Beautiful!
Lol, my first bike was a 2013 Versys 650 in grey. It was a great first bike, but unfortunately a freak accident meant I had to write it off. Ended up getting a V-Strom 650 to replace it, which I'll admit was better. But I wouldn't say the Versys deserves to be in a top 10 worst motorcycle list, bit harsh there Yam
It's funny that the DN-01 has similar power and torque to an 883 but is lighter, despite the huge fairing and automatic gearbox. I didn't clock this until you put the two in one video, impressive!
Own a versys as my second bike and am falling in love with it and I’m hurt...
Dont listen to YN Prof, he is a negative little boy!
Scr950 air cleaners are fun too. It sticks out 6'' past the tank right in the way of your knees.
Well well Hyosung don't seem to have survived the Royal Enfield principal, perhaps not unjustly. Do we have any reason to think SYM are good bikes, Comrade Clay?
Had a 2001 883 and regeared it for the highway. It still was a jackhammer and the ringing in my head never went away lol. It was a reliable bike though with the evo engine.
“Enfield bad already”?
Think they’ve made some quality cost inroads lately. May want to reassess. Or not.
I had a gt650. Reliability sucked, but performance and handling were bad ass, as good as any bike I've ever been on. I got back into riding after a long hiatus, and that bike was so stable I'd lean it till I was scraping
I owned a gt650r 2014 model and I thought it was great, I made a bad mistake trading it for a Harley sportster still regretted it to this day even after selling the Harley.
damnit, my bike is on the list. I am a tall dude, I bought the Versys because the Ninja was too small for me!!
same dude , same this guys shits on us for no reason im soo offended
You made a great choice! Yams just likes to bash on bikes he knows absolutely nothing about. Every time he mentions how awful it is all us Versys owners just smirk because we know how awesome it is. 😎 His stupidity is our entertainment.
@@Jagknorr nailed it. ...but he's not stupid, just versys-racist
Goes into video not thinking I’m going to get hurt. “Number 10 the Harley Davidson street rod.” Shit..
Hey man Im just happy buell wasn't on the list lol
@@scytheakse true! Lol
same here, my heart sank when he said it lmao
Same as a street 500 owner
He is right about the foot controls though first mod I did was a 12 inch foward control kit install.
I was actually surprised he included such an obscure model as the R1200c
PLEASE DO A RIDE AND REVIEW OF THE CONTINENTAL GT 650 FFS
YOU DID A WHOLE VIDEO SERIES ON A HARLEYYYY FFS............ AND YOU MADE A VIDEO ON THE VERSYS 650 TOOOOOO.
The Honda CX500 was a very popular despatchers bike in the 80s. Loads running the streets of London. I asked one despatch rider why, and he said they were reliable and inexpensive to run.
Those people riding the bikes in the background are spoiling this Fantastic Slideshow !!
Man, people love the Royal Enfield 350 classic here, idk why, it just markets itself
I have a feeling that yammie has a RE hate WITHOUT having tried one
He'll just hate them more if he tried them.....
@@dakshsaini3109 have you tried one?
@@sagnikbratamitra9420 I own a Interceptor 650 and a 1998 machismo 350,so I think I have enough experience lol😂😂👌
@@dakshsaini3109 no im asking do you hate ur RE too?
@@sagnikbratamitra9420 the interceptor 650 is a great bike,but other that that and the meteor,I absolutely hate them
Ask Itchy Boots about the RE Himalayan! FACTS! Actions speak louder than words.
I have a 2001 Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Classic, 'Classic' meaning they hadn't changed it since 1955. Other than being a self-propelled boat anchor, once I finished manufacturing it it became reliable. Fun to ride though.
Would you recommend one of the newer ones for a first motorcycle?
@@cricketnerdnz3588 Yes.
You couldn’t be more wrong about the CX500, it was a wonderful bike. Many fond memories of tours of Scotland and beyond
Had a pair of Hyosungs to review in 2012. Referred to them as Hyodung after that.
Hey you guys need to make a video on the best website to ship or import a bike
have you done any reviews of hyosung bikes? interested to see what you think of them
Can you do a video that shows the difference in acceleration between 125, 250, 350, 400, 600, and 1000cc bikes? Like have em all drag race on an airstrip or something.
Here's a (very) rough table which applies to sports standards and nakeds:
Size | 0-100 | Top Speed ish (100km/h = 62mph, so just subtract a third)
125 | 11-13s | 120-140km/h
250 | 6-8s | 140-170km/h
350 | ^ pretty much the same, just at lower rpm and all round easier to manage
400 | 4.5-7s | 140-180km/h
600 | 3-4s | 220-260km/h (aka stupid fast and very much not learner friendly)
650 | 4-6s | 170-210km/h (The middleweight learner / unrestricted but still tame category)
1000 | 2.3-3.2s | 280-299+ (most are electronically limited at 299)
There are always outliers and exceptions but that's a good average for the more common options.. cruisers are tuned and geared to be more lazy and slower but great for highway, dirt bikes are just weird with great acceleration but low top speeds due to gearing etc
I started on a VT250f integra, moved up to VFR800 then a Buell 1125r and now after a few year gap from bikes am looking to go back into a restricted 650 class learner bike.. they're cheap, have no trouble with highway speeds and more than fast enough to have fun. Hell I'd say MORE fun than a litre+ bike as you can push it more without instantly discombobulating
@@MotoCat91 make the list for two stroke bike :)
The TNT Cafe Racer actually looks amazing in real life
Totally agree i have seen some up close and they are extremely good looking motorcycles.
My father has a black one with red frame. Such a beautiful bike. Everyone who sees it the first time in real life finds it unique. You don‘t see them much and you stand out on it.
Love when they put a yamaha picture when they were talking about the Kawasaki versus lol you trying to say something about my tracer 900 papa yam? 🤣 good video sir but there always awesome 👌
You can take 3 bikes off this list and replace them all with one bike….the Buell Blast!
Ur videos are addicting just got done with watching 9 of them in a row while playing MC
The only intelligent reaction I've ever read to the Honda CX500 came from Leonard Setright. He explained in depth why it looked the way it did, and why it had pushrods etc. And unlike his contemporary motorcycle reporters he actually tried to ride it in the manner it was likely to be ridden by its target market (Matt Oxley, for example, still can't understand why it didn't go and feel like an RD350LC, which was probably the only bike he's capable of understanding). I have never ridden a CX, but since the clutch and flywheel rotate in the opposite direction to the crankshaft, I'm sceptical about the dreaded torque reaction, especially as since 2007 I have owned only BMW twins, and after more than 650,000Km on them I have never noticed this apparently so terrible fault.
I have a BMW R1250R, never noticed this torque reaction people keep going on about. Had a BMW R100T in the 80s, same, no noticeable torque reaction.
I like the BMW R1200C, I would not pass one up if I had the chance.
Never noticed the mentioned problems with the cx500 in 40000 miles of riding
"Willie G." Davidson himself said that the BMW cruiser was a good bike, he said it was one of the few not trying to be a Harley
Back in my youth, I would read all the bike magazine reviews on the bike I was interested in. It took me awhile to realize that you really had to read between the lines because the writers dared not offend their advertisers. A real tightrope walk.
'Get a 790 instead of a Versys' . . . and you'll not only pay twice as much, you and your credit card will get to know your dealer really well. The Versys will be ripping along the trail while the 790 is waiting for parts to be shipped so it can get home. There's a reason the 790 came and went very very quickly.
Please make a video on the bmw R9t, I love mine. I’m just curious to what you think
Well - the Honda CB 750 is NOT a cafe racer and the CX 500 was a fuckin GREAT bike!!
8:43 Kawasaki Versys 650 is Lego Yoda's bike of choice confirmed. I knew there was a reason its green!
I was the salemanager at BMW shop in Tucson where the R1200C was introduced. I was so happy to get off this bike when the test loop was done. I sold 15 of these in about two months and still feel bad that I sold them.
Hi from Ireland, I had a cx500 as a despatch rider it never failed as a workhorse fine, it depends what you want a motorbike for and your personal choice for me it's utility and reliability
I don’t know how to feel about the fact that I have a hyosung gt650r and I love it. is it currently working? Maybe not. Do I love it any less? Definitely not. Do I think it was a great beginner bike? Absolutely. Great bang for buck. Absolutely the next best beginner bike after a turbo Busa😃
I have owned both Hyosung GT650R and Suzuki SV650, both were 2011. I honestly think the GT650R is more fun a more raw experience, suspension, much better than the one found in the SV. The SV was more civilized, more reliable, more predictable, better quality. Both were excellent bikes, but GT650R is nothing to look down upon
Hahaha, I feel attacked. My first bike was a CX500, I currently ride a Versys 650. The CX was interesting, a quirky bike that was extremely reliable and easy to work on, but rode like every other UJM of the era (vague suspension, non-existent brakes, rock solid motor). The Versys would be 1000% better with the MT-07 motor (just for the sound alone, the MT-07 motor and Kawi 650 have virtually identical powerbands), the Kawi 650 is really what makes the bike have no personality, it does handle extremely well, but the motor is completely devoid of personality.
Hey now, I have a bone stock 2003 Honda Civic and it's actually fun to drive. 2 door with a Manual transmission. Handles like a go kart and loves to rev out. Anyone who's ever driven a slow car fast can tell you how much fun it is. Not going to win any races, but you can have a lot more fun in it because no cop is going to give it a second glance.
I think the Hyosong 650's engine was based on the Suzuki SV 650,I don't think its the genuine SV 650 engine.
Woohoo, made number 1, but hyosungs are a misunderstood bike, and unless you own 1, you wouldn't understand
Yep I loved my GT650R. I would never ever go back of course but it was a great bike whilst I had it.
Once you fix a couple of things on them they are great. I have surprised quite a few ppl at track days with it.
Most of it is okay but the CX was a cheap shot - it was a product of it's time, and for its day a reliable bike.
"Just get a cb750"
-looking out of my bedroom window at my cb750k1 next to my silverwing-
Yea, the cx500 is actually a really good bike. Yam just kinda dropped the ball on that one.
I had several of the CX500's, and they were excellent quality bikes for their time, all be it a little different. Definitely far from the second worst bike of all time. They added water cooling and shaft drive longevity to the mid-size market which helped Honda to break from the UJM air cooled/chain drive mold. I went from a Yamaha XS650 to a CX500, and the CX500 was a much better, more reliable motorcycle.
Your Manscape ad was hilarious, loved it..👍
Hi Yam! Love your videos, you're helping me alot❤️
Love from Mexico, i wish i could participate on your giveaways:(
Idk, that Versys 650 is a good bike.
Yes it is... Yes it is indeed.
Royal Enfields bad? That's the stupidest thing i've heard all day and I had an hour and half meeting with my boss.
Dang ! There goes my dream of owning a Hyosung RD250! ACTUALLY NOT SO BAD.
could we get a review on the new 2022 Benelli TnT 135? my friend just bought a 2022 Grom and im getting a Benelli 135 and would like to hear more info!