There’s no words that can describe the magical feeling that fills your soul when you ride a Harley Davidson. I’ve owned and ridden a ton of bikes and I keep coming back to the only one that soothes the soul: Harley Davidson. Thanks for the video brother.
I think it is, in part, because a Harley gives a person the true raw feeling of riding a motorcycle. You feel the heat of the engine (especially if stuck in slow traffic on a hot day) that tells you that this is an engine, not electric or even an engine hidden behind water and a radiator. It's raw and exposed. You see it fully in view and exposed including the oil tank, push rod sleeves, cooling fins, etc. As a result you become hyper aware of how the bike is running and thus become part of the bike. You just can't do that on a Goldwing.
It must be hard to run a company like Harley. If they modernize the engines their customers complain that they've lost their character or are too hard to customize and work on. If they don't modernize people complain about obsolete tech. If they source overseas they complain that Harleys are not American anymore but if they build in America people complain that they're too expensive. I certainly agree that Harley needs to build smaller, less expensive starter bikes. If they don't, they will just become a boutique bike.
Im 23 and own a Harley, I don't care to go insanely fast on a bike. I'll keep that for the cars. So, his statement that young people aren't interested in HD isn't entirely true.
I owned a Harley for over 20 years and two Honda before.The problem is that hardly are just too expensive for young people who have student loans and have to get a car and insurance and pay the high cost of rent to even think of buying an unnecessary toy like a motorcycle!Plus let’s not kid ourselves with all the distractions that car drivers are doing when talking on their phones,eating,texting,just not paying attention to their surroundings,puts motorcycles riders in great danger!! I luckily went to to a union job right after my 4 years in army .Where I bought a house at 1-1/2 times what I made in a year. Now home are about 3-4 times the average median salary! You can barely afford to take your family on vacation in this economy!
Spot on with your assessment of his video, as the old adage goes, with riding a Harley, and the feelings it gives you, “if I have to explain, you’ll never understand “
I agree with all your points man. When I saw the vid of Yammie my first thought was that he's just trying to stir the pot and incite response videos - because he's running out of ideas. I agree with your take on his stance. Stay cool man.
Well said, I totally share your opinion, it's sad to see today that there are people who only criticize in a non-constructive way for the pleasure of destroying whether out of jealousy, frustration or any other reason and surely to put themselves forward in a certain way and we will always find people who hate Harley Davidson, but undoubtedly they have not felt and understood the emotion that these machines can provide as you say so well and all the community they generated and which surrounds them. I ride bikes since more than 45 years and Harleys since 15 years now and will never go back to another brand, it's part of my life now. Greetings from France..
I’m 57 years old and just bought my first HD Street Glide in September, I came from riding Japanese bikes. In my opinion the street glide is good value for the money.
Very good video. I watch Yammi Noob from time to time. He makes some good points but the bottom line is people who buy Harleys do so because they Love the brand! You did a very fair review of Yammie's comments.
You are absolutely correct about the sound and feel factor of a Harley. I love my Harley 2003 Fatboy for the feel of it, intrinsically as well as physically. I know I'm not winning any races and it's probably more expensive to. keep up, but I can live with it. Yammie Noob thinks everybody should be racing in a Power Ranger suit.
I like Harley a lot. Currently, I have an Indian and a Japanese bike. I think Harley has earned some criticism but ultimately I hope that they put a CEO that actually understands the customer base and they continue on strong. Someday, I’d like to add a Heritage Classic to my collection. Yammie Noob isn’t someone I follow, but he likes poking HD in the eye and does it with some comedy. I don’t think anyone should take offense to it.
When I was young, I could buy a Harley for $100. Right now, I can see over 1,000 Harley's for sale. Many with less than 5000 miles. Many for sale with a asking price over $12K. There are guys out there that bid on 100s of them, offering 1/2 of the asking price. Successfully. Never pay more than 1/2. Of course, with guys signing up for 84 months of payments, many are so underwater, they're screwed. My best bike: 1978 Suzuki GS1000E. 25 years. Fast, smooth, reliable.
I think Harley is on pricing point with Indian, Honda and BMW and others for the same type of bike...and yes they are all expensive. The top of the line sportbikes are in the low and mid 30's here in Canada as well. I see many younger guys and ladies here in Southern Ontario buying new Harley's...maybe it's a regional thing...not sure.
We're blessed with probably the longest riding season in the county. That makes investing in a nice bike make more sense. If you can ride March to December it makes more sense
Always excited for your content on the weekend Thanks for posting! Yammie is very biased towards the sport bike scene. I used to subscribe to Yammie Noob but the thick bias to the point of being insult just got old. I still see a video of his now and then but it's quite repetitive. Much prefer your content. ;)
U r not out to lunch u r logical spot on. Noobis a bit of a harley hater. Went into a ducati dealer very close to my home and the prices of everything is INSANELY HIGH! People stop bashing hd on price everyone is too high now
He’s not wrong about everything he says, just most of it! Harley’s strategy right now is an awful one. Zeitz and the board need to go. That said, some of these metric fanboys just bash Harley for some quick clicks and views. They don’t get that we buy Harleys because we want a different experience. If we are paying a bit more for the experience we want, that’s up to us. Harleys are actually competitively priced to many comparable bikes from other companies. And try riding that Bonnie cross country as you point out. Can it be done? Sure. It it going to be a great experience? Probably not.
I think the edge that's going away is the old evolution engine with carbs, i have 96 softail custom and 05 twin cam softail. The reason I have these is the sound and the ease for me to repair em, the evo has a distinct sound and the newer models just can't sound as nice, the main problem is the newer models require dealership support as sensors abound. The older models are nice. But come with challenges, newer models have nice improvements but unfortunately quality is hitcand miss, for harley davidson to thrive they need to support all Harleys
Hey Saint…very well done & nicely said! I used to be a YN fan…not anymore. Have always been an HD LOYALIST some folks just will never get it & that’s ok. Now if we can get rid of Z Man that will go a long way to fixing what ails the current HD ISSUES. Be well my friend…Mark G
If I wanted a sports bike I would not get a Harley. If I want a nice looking, nice sounding, customizable and one that holds it's value somewhat, I would get me a Harley. A Fatboy to be specific. :)
HD never really had an edge. It was all about feeling good about riding a bike that sounded good, looked good and made you proud. I have a couple big twins, old and new and anybody that bales on them cuz of crappy management, all you're doing is F'ing the little guy that works for HD. Be consistent. My new LRS is a super cool ride and I'm still proud to own it.
Harley has made many phenomenal bikes over the years, very high quality and fun to ride. But under the current CEO the company is focused on exploiting the side of Harley as a status bike rather than a rider's bike, like he wants to be the Porsche or Mercedes of motorcycles. From a business perspective this may seem like a good move, because status buyers are willing to spend silly amounts in the pursuit of status. And if you are a status symbol bike it makes sense not to sell cheap beginner bikes and prices need to be silly high and looks matter more than performance. And status bikers do not ride much, take out loans at high rates, and sell their new bikes with low mileage back to Harley for wholesale as a trade-in, which Harley then resells at retail for huge profit. This business approach makes sense in a way, but it turns off a lot of people and may not work in the long term for a motorcycle company - because bikes may not work as status symbols in the same way as luxury cars do. For one thing rich people generally do not ride motorcycles, they'll always prefer Porches and Mercedes over a Harley no matter how expensive Harleys get - riding motorcycles is just not something most rich people do, it's mostly a blue collar thing. So trying to turn Harleys into a Mercedes or Porsche may not ultimately work long term. The kind of people who buy the new CVO Road Glides at 40-50k do so with crazy loans and cannot really afford them - they are not rich people who can drop that kind of cash with no worries whatever the state of the economy - and so a little downturn in the economy will hit Harley much harder than Porsche or Mercedes.
I've been a yammie sub for a lot of years. He's a crotch-rocket guy, as was I when I was under 35. He makes a lot of good points especially about financing and pricing. His point of view is typical of his age bracket (more or less). Harley should take what he says as a wake-up call. Harley won't last 15 more years if they rely on the 'ol boys' to keep buying bikes. A lot of HD enthusiasts are aging out of riding tbh Being just over 50 now and having 4 v-twin cruisers and touring bikes, I am on the bottom end of the HD ol boys club. I see in my circles there are about 3 guys aging out of riding HD's for every 1 that comes into it, not including guys who crash out and can't ride again. yammie sums it up here - ua-cam.com/video/cEQKMkgQ19o/v-deo.htmlsi=UhFFRZCrVJ5mEKjZ&t=561 . I wouldn't say he hates cruiser/touring guys, he just doesn't relate :)
I think broke people will prefer to worry about the price of their motorcycles and service charges or parts wile others that can afford Harley Davidson we just enjoy them 😂😂
I am waiting for the economy to crash and sound money replace the FIAT fraudulent finance system - meanwhile we have to accept the fact that you need more toiletpaper for quality.. As Blackrock is the owner of HD... well, I love the HD bikes and hate the IVA 23% where I live.
Its true Hd can go thousand miles but you better be sure you got every parts replaced before you head out or you're going to be sorry lets be real no sugar coating it theres always somebody aint gonna make in the bunch. But if you have Japanese and Italian or German bike bmw you know as everybody knows they will pass you by while they sleep its just reality.
LMFAO I f the point of your video is why you like the HD YOU MADE YOUR POINT BUT IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GIVE REASON WHY THEY ARE DYING OUT AND SUGGEST WHAT THEY NEED TO STAY IN BUSINESS YOU FAILED WITH THAT SAID I LIKE MY OLD VROD 2014 MUSCLE AND MY 2O02 883. THE QUESTION HD NEED TO ASK IS WHAT DO THEY NEED TO DO TO MAKE YOUNG GENERATIONS GET EXCITED ABOUT HARLEY ITS REALLY THAT SIMPLE I FOR ONE AMONG OTHER BIKERS ARE SOOOO EXCITED ABOUT EB OR BUELL SUPER CRUISER I WILL KEEP MY OLD HD BUT I WILL SOON GO FOR BUELL I AM ALREADY DESIGNING. "" SUPER CRUISER :"" PATCH FOR MY NEW JACKET ASSUMING THE BUELL IS NOT GONNA FALTER AGAIN.
There’s no words that can describe the magical feeling that fills your soul when you ride a Harley Davidson. I’ve owned and ridden a ton of bikes and I keep coming back to the only one that soothes the soul: Harley Davidson. Thanks for the video brother.
No problem boss 👍
I think it is, in part, because a Harley gives a person the true raw feeling of riding a motorcycle. You feel the heat of the engine (especially if stuck in slow traffic on a hot day) that tells you that this is an engine, not electric or even an engine hidden behind water and a radiator. It's raw and exposed. You see it fully in view and exposed including the oil tank, push rod sleeves, cooling fins, etc. As a result you become hyper aware of how the bike is running and thus become part of the bike. You just can't do that on a Goldwing.
@ totally agree, well said brother!! 🏍️🏍️
It must be hard to run a company like Harley. If they modernize the engines their customers complain that they've lost their character or are too hard to customize and work on. If they don't modernize people complain about obsolete tech. If they source overseas they complain that Harleys are not American anymore but if they build in America people complain that they're too expensive.
I certainly agree that Harley needs to build smaller, less expensive starter bikes. If they don't, they will just become a boutique bike.
They definitely seem to have to walk a fine line.
Excellent take on HD.
Im 23 and own a Harley, I don't care to go insanely fast on a bike. I'll keep that for the cars. So, his statement that young people aren't interested in HD isn't entirely true.
Good to hear
In the end it all comes down to what I always say: "How do you make a sport bike invisible?" "Park a Harley next to it." 🙂
Sounds about right 👍
I owned a Harley for over 20 years and two Honda before.The problem is that hardly are just too expensive for young people who have student loans and have to get a car and insurance and pay the high cost of rent to even think of buying an unnecessary toy like a motorcycle!Plus let’s not kid ourselves with all the distractions that car drivers are doing when talking on their phones,eating,texting,just not paying attention to their surroundings,puts motorcycles riders in great danger!! I luckily went to to a union job right after my 4 years in army .Where I bought a house at 1-1/2 times what I made in a year. Now home are about 3-4 times the average median salary! You can barely afford to take your family on vacation in this economy!
Spot on with your assessment of his video, as the old adage goes, with riding a Harley, and the feelings it gives you, “if I have to explain, you’ll never understand “
Agreed 👍
I agree with all your points man. When I saw the vid of Yammie my first thought was that he's just trying to stir the pot and incite response videos - because he's running out of ideas. I agree with your take on his stance. Stay cool man.
Thanks boss. He gets pretty insulting. I’m assuming he does it for shock value.
Well said, I totally share your opinion, it's sad to see today that there are people who only criticize in a non-constructive way for the pleasure of destroying whether out of jealousy, frustration or any other reason and surely to put themselves forward in a certain way and we will always find people who hate Harley Davidson, but undoubtedly they have not felt and understood the emotion that these machines can provide as you say so well and all the community they generated and which surrounds them. I ride bikes since more than 45 years and Harleys since 15 years now and will never go back to another brand, it's part of my life now.
Greetings from France..
I’m 57 years old and just bought my first HD Street Glide in September, I came from riding Japanese bikes. In my opinion the street glide is good value for the money.
Agreed 👍
Very good video. I watch Yammi Noob from time to time. He makes some good points but the bottom line is people who buy Harleys do so because they Love the brand! You did a very fair review of Yammie's comments.
Thank you 🙏🏻
RIP HD Inc 1903-1999 and F Jochen the Destroyer.
You are absolutely correct about the sound and feel factor of a Harley. I love my Harley 2003 Fatboy for the feel of it, intrinsically as well as physically. I know I'm not winning any races and it's probably more expensive to. keep up, but I can live with it. Yammie Noob thinks everybody should be racing in a Power Ranger suit.
Having a Harley is an experience. I think ol’ Yammie just misses the point.
I like Harley a lot. Currently, I have an Indian and a Japanese bike. I think Harley has earned some criticism but ultimately I hope that they put a CEO that actually understands the customer base and they continue on strong. Someday, I’d like to add a Heritage Classic to my collection. Yammie Noob isn’t someone I follow, but he likes poking HD in the eye and does it with some comedy. I don’t think anyone should take offense to it.
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When I was young, I could buy a Harley for $100. Right now, I can see over 1,000 Harley's for sale. Many with less than 5000 miles. Many for sale with a asking price over $12K. There are guys out there that bid on 100s of them, offering 1/2 of the asking price. Successfully.
Never pay more than 1/2.
Of course, with guys signing up for 84 months of payments, many are so underwater, they're screwed.
My best bike: 1978 Suzuki GS1000E. 25 years. Fast, smooth, reliable.
Yep. Harley prices are pretty crazy.
Ya...Yamie Noob guy is off the mark on his synopsis.
Agreed 👍
I think Harley is on pricing point with Indian, Honda and BMW and others for the same type of bike...and yes they are all expensive. The top of the line sportbikes are in the low and mid 30's here in Canada as well. I see many younger guys and ladies here in Southern Ontario buying new Harley's...maybe it's a regional thing...not sure.
We're blessed with probably the longest riding season in the county. That makes investing in a nice bike make more sense. If you can ride March to December it makes more sense
I never did like that Yammie noob guy.
He seems like quite the character.
I watched him a few times, nothing against the guy, but I got tired of his whining.
Always excited for your content on the weekend Thanks for posting! Yammie is very biased towards the sport bike scene. I used to subscribe to Yammie Noob but the thick bias to the point of being insult just got old. I still see a video of his now and then but it's quite repetitive. Much prefer your content. ;)
Thanks. I don’t watch very much of his stuff but he definitely does lean heavily towards the sport bikes. Especially Japanese.
U r not out to lunch u r logical spot on. Noobis a bit of a harley hater. Went into a ducati dealer very close to my home and the prices of everything is INSANELY HIGH! People stop bashing hd on price everyone is too high now
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He’s not wrong about everything he says, just most of it! Harley’s strategy right now is an awful one. Zeitz and the board need to go. That said, some of these metric fanboys just bash Harley for some quick clicks and views. They don’t get that we buy Harleys because we want a different experience. If we are paying a bit more for the experience we want, that’s up to us. Harleys are actually competitively priced to many comparable bikes from other companies. And try riding that Bonnie cross country as you point out. Can it be done? Sure. It it going to be a great experience? Probably not.
Agreed. Unfortunately, if they get rid of Zeitz they’ll just install someone else who’s just the same.
I think the edge that's going away is the old evolution engine with carbs, i have 96 softail custom and 05 twin cam softail. The reason I have these is the sound and the ease for me to repair em, the evo has a distinct sound and the newer models just can't sound as nice, the main problem is the newer models require dealership support as sensors abound. The older models are nice. But come with challenges, newer models have nice improvements but unfortunately quality is hitcand miss, for harley davidson to thrive they need to support all Harleys
Hey Saint…very well done & nicely said! I used to be a YN fan…not anymore. Have always been an HD LOYALIST some folks just will never get it & that’s ok. Now if we can get rid of Z Man that will go a long way to fixing what ails the current HD ISSUES. Be well my friend…Mark G
Thanks boss 👍
Thanks boss 👍
If I wanted a sports bike I would not get a Harley. If I want a nice looking, nice sounding, customizable and one that holds it's value somewhat, I would get me a Harley. A Fatboy to be specific. :)
Makes sense 👍
HD never really had an edge. It was all about feeling good about riding a bike that sounded good, looked good and made you proud. I have a couple big twins, old and new and anybody that bales on them cuz of crappy management, all you're doing is F'ing the little guy that works for HD. Be consistent. My new LRS is a super cool ride and I'm still proud to own it.
Well said my friend.
Thanks boss 👍
(The apostrophe's not needed for "its" in the title. "It's" is a contraction of "it is". Apparently AI's not perfect yet.)
You’re the second grammar cop to point that out, haha!
@@canadiansa1nt309 Not easy. Low pay, no benefits. 🙂
harley to me is a touring company now when they put the dyna and softtail togeather this was wrong
There’s a lot of folks who feel the same as you. Perhaps 2025 will be the year of the Softail.
100% agree with you
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Harley has made many phenomenal bikes over the years, very high quality and fun to ride. But under the current CEO the company is focused on exploiting the side of Harley as a status bike rather than a rider's bike, like he wants to be the Porsche or Mercedes of motorcycles. From a business perspective this may seem like a good move, because status buyers are willing to spend silly amounts in the pursuit of status. And if you are a status symbol bike it makes sense not to sell cheap beginner bikes and prices need to be silly high and looks matter more than performance. And status bikers do not ride much, take out loans at high rates, and sell their new bikes with low mileage back to Harley for wholesale as a trade-in, which Harley then resells at retail for huge profit. This business approach makes sense in a way, but it turns off a lot of people and may not work in the long term for a motorcycle company - because bikes may not work as status symbols in the same way as luxury cars do. For one thing rich people generally do not ride motorcycles, they'll always prefer Porches and Mercedes over a Harley no matter how expensive Harleys get - riding motorcycles is just not something most rich people do, it's mostly a blue collar thing. So trying to turn Harleys into a Mercedes or Porsche may not ultimately work long term. The kind of people who buy the new CVO Road Glides at 40-50k do so with crazy loans and cannot really afford them - they are not rich people who can drop that kind of cash with no worries whatever the state of the economy - and so a little downturn in the economy will hit Harley much harder than Porsche or Mercedes.
I've been a yammie sub for a lot of years. He's a crotch-rocket guy, as was I when I was under 35. He makes a lot of good points especially about financing and pricing. His point of view is typical of his age bracket (more or less). Harley should take what he says as a wake-up call. Harley won't last 15 more years if they rely on the 'ol boys' to keep buying bikes. A lot of HD enthusiasts are aging out of riding tbh Being just over 50 now and having 4 v-twin cruisers and touring bikes, I am on the bottom end of the HD ol boys club. I see in my circles there are about 3 guys aging out of riding HD's for every 1 that comes into it, not including guys who crash out and can't ride again. yammie sums it up here - ua-cam.com/video/cEQKMkgQ19o/v-deo.htmlsi=UhFFRZCrVJ5mEKjZ&t=561 . I wouldn't say he hates cruiser/touring guys, he just doesn't relate :)
All good points.
They should of kept the garage 4:52 vibe..
Different strokes, man… it’s all good 14:41
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Weird... I've never seen a Honda tattoo.
I don't bother much with yammi noob. It seems he only puts out videos that catch people's attention.
Most likely. That’s probably why he has so many views.
I think broke people will prefer to worry about the price of their motorcycles and service charges or parts wile others that can afford Harley Davidson we just enjoy them 😂😂
Indeed
Harley made a Street 500cc
You are correct
in india or ghina
The Japanese manufacture machines. Harley-Davidson makes families.
That’s a good way to put it.
They have you and your wallet duped.
I am waiting for the economy to crash and sound money replace the FIAT fraudulent finance system - meanwhile we have to accept the fact that you need more toiletpaper for quality.. As Blackrock is the owner of HD... well, I love the HD bikes and hate the IVA 23% where I live.
What's "IVA"?
@@GlenB tax
Over rated money pit whored out company,been there done that but ride what you want
Harley Davidson Losing It’s Edge. “It’s” should be “Its”.
Your amazing
You got a point there.
👮 👮 grammar police out on force 🤦🏻
Its true Hd can go thousand miles but you better be sure you got every parts replaced before you head out or you're going to be sorry lets be real no sugar coating it theres always somebody aint gonna make in the bunch. But if you have Japanese and Italian or German bike bmw you know as everybody knows they will pass you by while they sleep its just reality.
LMFAO I f the point of your video is why you like the HD YOU MADE YOUR POINT BUT IF YOU ARE TRYING TO GIVE REASON WHY THEY ARE DYING OUT AND SUGGEST WHAT THEY NEED TO STAY IN BUSINESS YOU FAILED WITH THAT SAID I LIKE MY OLD VROD 2014 MUSCLE AND MY 2O02 883. THE QUESTION HD NEED TO ASK IS WHAT DO THEY NEED TO DO TO MAKE YOUNG GENERATIONS GET EXCITED ABOUT HARLEY ITS REALLY THAT SIMPLE I FOR ONE AMONG OTHER BIKERS ARE SOOOO EXCITED ABOUT EB OR BUELL SUPER CRUISER I WILL KEEP MY OLD HD BUT I WILL SOON GO FOR BUELL I AM ALREADY DESIGNING. "" SUPER CRUISER :"" PATCH FOR MY NEW JACKET ASSUMING THE BUELL IS NOT GONNA FALTER AGAIN.
First!!
First what?
First comment I’m assuming.
First person to type but say nothing