+ehsan83 What the hell is garanite? You trying to say guarantee? Halfwit

+pureforce56 sorry i said it in the french way ;)

A $1k bike soon turns into a $2k bike, once you get all the "little" problems sorted. Like you start with a mushy brake, but by the time you've gotten to the point where you can replace the cylinder, you've decided to also change the lines, fluid had to be changed anyway, might as well get some new pads while it's all apart anyway. Best to also replace the disc when you get new pads, and now that you've got the wheel off, that bearing has seen better days... and now that you're overhauling the front wheel anyway, might as well get a new tyre and get it balanced properly. Shit adds up quickly. Ask me about owning a 700 euro Korean motorcycle... Well atleast Korean parts are stupendously cheap.

exactly what happened to my first bike, picked up an old 900 dollar kawi spectre from 82, ended up spending 1200 fixing all the shit the guy conveniently left out. moral of the story is buy your first bike with someone you trust that can look at it with you.

I honestly enjoyed (enjoy) an old sportster 1200, an 06 sv650, and my 06 Vstrom quite a bit more than I did my Harley FLHS. Honestly I hated that bike, and it was the most expensive bike I've owned.

love this idea

+R Tsai Great idea.

+R Tsai I'm already looking forward to episode 1000!

+R Tsai + a Special with Hammond and May

+BigJayDog g First, it depends on the bike you want. Having spent many hours scouring Craigslist and motorcycle ads though, it seems that good, clean, well-maintained sport(y) bikes often depreciate until they hit $2500-3000, depending on how desirable that bike is. The Katana is likely going to be much less than a comparable CBR F2/3/4 of any given year, but that Katana is not as good in most respects as that CBR either. If you find bikes less than $2500, there's generally some work that needs to be done and/or some cosmetic damage, but even then it's probably not that bad.

Future18Series lmaooooo

Future18Series kinda sound like Rumpelstiltskin

xMidnight lol

thats a lot of taxes

xMidnight- Yeah, to say nothing of the old saying, "California- come on vacation, leave on probation." Man, EVERYthing's illegal out there. I lived there for 5 years back in the '60's and I was glad to escape. I was a 'Californa refugee'. There are some very beautiful roads out there, truly a sports car or motorcyclist's delight and I often envy those who get to enjoy them, but then I think of the 'hassle factor' of living there and....

Murika

I know right. Thats like no title price lol.

salvage title haha

England

Mouka Faslouka 900 dollars for one in ohio

you DO realize that it is a show ,....do you ?

yes, i do. but my point is that where i live, even the crappiest running bike you can think of is at least 2000 dollars. what exactly is your point? are you saying that the that the bikes were so cheap because they lied about them being so?

exactly , this stuff is all made up !

Katana 600s are basically worthless because nobody wants them. I can 100% believe this if they live in a highly populated area.

Depends a lot on the area. Places like Florida and California where people ride all year around, and bikes are common, you can easily find bikes under a grand. Check Craigslist in Florida. No shortage of running, street legal bikes for 3 figures, if you don't mind riding something from the 80's or a rough looking street fighter from the 90's.

+WraithCommander42 street fighter conversion

+WraithCommander42 I think for being styled in 98 it still looks pretty good! headlight is a little old fashioned, but then again look at a modern Triumph Street triple, still a bad headlight in 2015!

+WraithCommander42 I got myself a 98 katana 600. It's comfortable, has loads of power (at least for a new rider), and over all a good bike. Personally I like the look of the bike, it has a look of its own.

MrPiikkipallo It is a unique bike, nothing really looks like it. I would say that the 600 is better then the 750. I don't think they balanced the engine properly after the conversion to 750 becasue the vibrations can get pretty bad on the 750.

WraithCommander42 Oh? My katana vibrates quite noticeably when cruising at 75mph, the valves probably need a re-adjustment.

+Robert Wyrick Did you see the "Ural Adventure" episode from a few years back? The boys bought an old 2-stroke for really cheap, fixed it up in a hotel room, and then rode it 300 miles back to Los Angeles!

No I have to find that

+Motorcyclist Magazine You should do it more often :P

That's very Road Kill

+Jovan Hardy yep!! ROAD KILL

Not sure how to take that post ! May be a Top Gear that past me by

creepy! ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

I never thought to ask an elderly woman if she has a bike. Maybe I could help her with yard work clean up the garage and work out a deal.

+Igor Popovic The nice cars and bikes for cheap with no rust in California is kind of nuts, to us Canadians as well, you can tour the scrapyards that are full of rust free cars that just had a mechanical failure, the bikes are cheap since there are SO many as the weather is so good!

Cali is the only place in the us like this. In mi most people that ride are running on less than 1000 in total you still see a lot of old bikes because they just work

How much does a 90s bike cost in Serbia?

Got an 05 sv650 for 2 grand, has 17 k miles. Got a heck of a deal

Lane Splitter try negotiating. If it's for sale, they'll budge eventually lol. He denied my offer at first, then a few days later realized that there wasn't a huge demand for a 2005 bike in 2016 ha

WHAT? I just bought a 2000 SV650 for $1,000 and was never laid down either. It has 101,672 miles on it. Did you sell your bike? I may have bought it from the guy you sold it to. BTW..Bike is doing great. Just got her tuned and the service manager said she has another 75,000 miles on EASY!

Indeed the Katana is very nice in black. But it looks like a rotten watermelon in red.

JoeGo101 ooh shit its you

these types of videos are very rarely true to budget

@@poemedufeu I bet hehe

klr 650 is good bike to own? for local roads ride and highway too?

Bought a 98 Katana 600 for 1k. 20k miles. Up 2 in the rear. Not bad for a pig

My CBR is one year newer and looks as good as modern bikes. That fucker is an eyesore.

Maccaroney agreed. Basically top gear vs road kill on bikes. Id watch that.

good tough engine

the one on your picture? looks great. love these older bikes

I want to see that as well, as it's gotten mixed reviews in the bike mags that I get at home.

+Eric War Err, we bought the bike in SoCal. Off of Orange County Craigslist.

ive been searching these past few weeks and cant find anything!

+Eric War I've found a few around $500-$600 in the sf bay area, but I'm too scared to even contact them lol 1996 Yamaha R6 for $500 1998 Honda Hawk 657 for $650 1996 Suzuki GS500e for $750

+Chi Ho Ko Not to mention that unrealistically cheap prices and good looking pictures often mean a stolen bike. If I see a 2005 R1 for 2300 and his description is bullshit and he only has 1-2 pictures I just ignore it because they get removed quickly bike thieves are often looking for the quickest sell possible and not worried about getting their money's worth out of the bike.

Just bought a crashed 99 r6 from my friend for 600 bucks. Spent 200 bucks in parts and fixed it. That r6 has performance parts and will outrun a new r6 or gsxr. So it is doable, you just need to know where to look and what you can fix

Norway here, 3k to get license ! :/

Ørjan Tufte but how much is it in us dollors

Lucky guys 😁 in Switzerland you pay 4000 more less just to take that shit license

3k USD.

damn dude that sucks, its $30 here lol, unless you take the motorcycle safety course which is $200. I thought the course was expensive damn lol

Yes is a bit of a "Busa" look to it

+Tony Pate yes, like the hayabusas inbred cousin.

Rip a arm clean off for a old air cooled GSX 1100 S even a leg for a KATANA 1000 S SZ with wire wheels

+Tony Pate at least "busa" have 1300 cc to back the ugly looks. katana is like, "look at me, I'm a learner".

+Marion Cobretti And your point is that a 1300 is more powerful than a 600 even if both still still dogs to look at ? Let's hope you never Google Munch Mammut as seem have a soft spot for ugly bikes

Niko Prather ikr, awesome

Turn it into a 600 bandit 👍🏻

At the end when they were yanking on the plastic, I was hoping

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess Respect the fucking classic an go rip off the body of newer ones instead like why do people hurt old gems like these I seriously don't understand it. Like you don't have an ounce of respect for it even if it looks 'bad' in your eyes

@@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess are we going to pretend the katana isn't fucking hideous

+6Twisted Look for Triumph 955i, Sprint or Tiger :)

colliedogjoy Thanks for the recommendations. The 955i looks nice and there are some cheap ones. A litre bike might be a bit big for me though, I've only ridden a 125.

It's your call, but triple engines give a very linear power delivery and litre engines are less stressed than smaller ones. If you're sensible, they're no more dangerous and the triple is very forgiving. I have had a Tiger for a year now, coming from various mopeds, and 250's. It's very heavy when stationary, but the upright position and wide bars make for a peaceful ride when that's what I want, with loads of torque and a good view, easy motorway cruising and overtakes etc.. Something smaller would do if you only ever wan to ride locally, round town etc, but the bigger bikes have longer legs..

colliedogjoy It's also the insurance though. Being a new rider the insurance is the most expensive part of a bike.

Passed my DAS few months ago and had my 98 fazer 600 for a bit over a month, its a perfect first big bike, power delivery is smooth, they are known for being reliable and doing massive miles, its comfy, decent on fuel and if pushed can be surprisingly fast. Litre bikes are really overkill, my 600 is more than fast enough to lose my licence if i ride like an idiot, so many people on litre bikes are thrashing it on a straight but go round corners at 20-30mph showing they have very little skill and can only go fast in a straight line. For your budget you could get a more visually appealing foxeye model with fuel injection and as they arent a sports bike insurance isnt too bad. If a fazer isn't appealing the other typical hornet or bandit offerings are similar and well known as good starter bikes, maintain it properly and in a years time you can sell it for almost the same as you paid and buy a newer bike when your more experienced.

Move out of Ontario!

Milsparro not possible

Try getting quotes on older 250cc dual sports, Sherpas and KLR250s and stuff like that.

Ontario is seriously anti-sport bike and anti-displacement for younger folks.

The plate for a sport bike in Quebec is about 1200$

You can't post a comment like that without saying what the bike was! Year, model, mileage?

Mongoose 10 speed bicycle ahahah

Damn, I missed notification... It was a 1988 Minsk 125 typ 400 with unknown mileage. Beat up as hell. Cut me some slack on the photo I know how it looks www.bikepics.com/pictures/2485817/1988-minsk-125-typ-400

lenon1980 walmart bicycle? lmao

Benjamin Wilson funny thing is you're not wrong about the price

+Wecanhelp Bikes AND gear for $1000. And the only space they're taking up is their portion of the lane on beautiful roads. That doesn't sound like a problem to me!

+Wecanhelp politely rekt

I bought an 02 ZX7-R for $1400 mechanically its sound its just ugly

+Ari Henning best moto show around. if it was a full production 1/2 hour it would blow away any of the other TV shows on motorcycles. it's only a few minutes long and it already does. Good job. P.S. I dream of taking my S2r 800 on the Pacific Coast highway, you guys are so lucky.