That's what I've been preaching forever. Find what you like and ride. What bike suits you is all that matters. Personally I ride a Buell Cyclone. 1200cc Harley motor , really short wheel base that handles the twisties with ease. A lot of my friends despise my bike. I don't care. It's mine and I love it.

Yeah yeah, enjoy the ride, it's about riding... that's poor people excuse. Do japanese ride yamahas? No, they're riding and modding Harleys. Everyone is like "umm metric bikes are better than HD" untill he gets himself a nice Harley Davidson.

Couldn't agree more. Had a friend that always said "ride what you brung".

When a Yankie don't have gun . . .

This dude fukin sucks

@@crackerjack8115 ride what you want, a harley is a harley, a bolt is a metric yamaha, nuff said.

@@randymarks4011 "Harley is a Harley" is exactly why I wont want a Harley

Joe Hyde what do you expect from a wigger

^ "I love what he just said"

A SPIN WITH FIN especially for the 1200 with those handlebars

I'm not sure if it will be funny, or insanely cringy *O_O*

A SPIN WITH FIN yeah..me too

I think that WAS the blooper reel... lol

The RCR worship is blatant as hell, and I love it.

Yes!!

Chad Dieffenbach just wish I had 2”

I'm already too big

I got too much girth

Lol 🤣🤣

Me, back problems...🤦‍♂️

I agree. Dan has improved exponentially over the past month, and it really shows.

he certainly seems to put more of his personality into this one while providing the professional review WOW probably asks of him.

There are very few people I know with your last name

Lance M if I wanna show support to someone I like I don’t see why that’s a big deal it’s my money I work hard to make it and I can do whatever with it 🤷🏽‍♂️ doesn’t matter if he gives a shit or not

WOW has a great inventory of commonly owned 2nd hand bikes. Honestly probably one of the best used motorcycle dealerships in the southeast, anytime im in Marietta i go there and just browse their selection to see any deals, and sometimes you’ll be surprised at what bikes can be had for a low price. Now that’s not to say alot of their bikes aren’t overpriced but my buddy has bought boths bikes he’s owned from WOW and he’s had absolutely zero issues at all with them.

im 3 years late but just bought my first bolt and was looking for a new one so thank you

I had one, have had many other bikes before it, and after it... yet I'm here watching because I wish i didn't let it go, haha. It had soul!

Oh billy

saddlebag Cs188?

Mark Wahlberg is that you?

I ride a POS Harley and a triumph,Honda , Yamaha They are POS because they are all old. 76 Fx, 07 scrambler, 76 cb550/4, xs650 chop I’ll keep mine you buy a new one

I dont want the harley brand. I dont even like the bikes. I just like the look of the newer ones.

@Bunnyshooter 223 dude when you consider what you get with that 883, its still horribly expensive.... I could go out right now buy a brand new vulcan 650, looks good sounds good with pipes, way more power than the 883, more comfortable because of ergo fit, and a more reliable engine.....for less than the 883. And the 1200 is more like 12k brand new. Yes there are "cheaper" harleys. But you get almost nothing for that money, jus a logo and 50hp

@Bunnyshooter 223 it is a nice bike, i personally like muscle bikes/power cruisers. I own a Yamaha Vmax and before that a Honda Magna.

Sporster looks alright for little guys.

You forgot to play an infomercial between "DoIt" and "WithInfomercial"...

Hahahaha spot on my dude

Lance M Every 14k miles.

Bunnyshooter 223 You should bro. I've been seriously considering adding the new '18 iron 1200 to my collection. My Bolt R-Spec is getting lonely in my garage lol.

POC Skellington you're obviously not true lover of motorcycles... and might I ask what do what you ride? Let me guess Some piece of shit sportbike? Maybe a Vespa? No, I bet you're a slow thinking, muscle shirt wearing Hyabusa guy huh. I can tell just by how you are trying to put everyone down that you're one of those Beta fuck boys. You think I give a fuck if you think that a 1200 is a bitch's bike? Dude you're opinion is soooo irrelevant, that's probably how everyone you know makes you feel huh and that's why you're on here trying to make others feel like shit cause of what THEY like?

@Myself andI Uhhhh, check out a Honda Valkyrie, 100hp straight off the floor.

@Bunnyshooter 223 An old SR500 is my dream bike in black & red just such a cool looking old bike.

BOSK with the quirks and features

This.

I think the Bolts style is awesome. It is like a ultra modern, almost futuristic take on a sportster. All the little design elements and angles look great. The 883 is a classic look, but effectively unchanged aside from paint and a great new seat. The only thing I don't like about the Bolt are the two frame bars that kind of call attention to themselves between the engine and the forks. On the 883 they are closer to the engine and more integrated. Both are amazing bikes in the end.

@rockn roll I think you are right. But to me, choosing a cruiser isn't necessarily a logical thing. Therefore, despite its' obvious shortcomings, the Harley is still the bike I'd rather own. Superior though the Yam maybe, I still ride half with my heart and only the rest with my brain! I also owm a fair few old brit classics so that confirms my madness.

Agreed. However, they are canvasses to be modified. Personally having owned both, I can't resist the smooth ride of the Yamaha.

@@1SaGthey do look great parked 😂

That's the way I went

So when you claim you get 883 back right!? Hahaaaa

Wait explain lol

Technically insurance fraud

@@jackmcdonald3355 the insurance difference is so minute its dumb people claim this as a plus

BuhLakeh agreed. I went with the Koso meter.

I need that koso Gauge in my life. I would love to see rpm. I think I'm gunna do the Ivans flash first though

ToolmanHenderson absolutely worth the price. Best mod you can get

I kinda like how quiet it is though, i typically work til 12am on certain nights and i like to be able to not wake my family up, but the only downside is that its a huge ass canister. Im gonna get the bassani pipes though, which are quite the opposite of quiet

I have the 2015 Bolt, the only time I have had problems reading the dash is when the sun hits the crome ring and blinds me if I look at it at a certain angle, but I have never EVER had problems actually reading it.

hermatred cup of hot brown.

Hahaha thought the same thing

I’m sure Mr Regular would mention penis size and receding hairlines a little more than Dan did in the above video

@POC Skellington that is also just your opinion, which none of us care about.

A lot of stuff he claimed was pretty lacking. I couldn't handle it when he said that the extra displacement air was weighing the bike down and goes on to come up with the most obscene description of vibration he could come up with for a bike with the same rubber engine mounts. He tries his best to make 30 lbs sound as heavy as possible and somehow claims a 51 mpg to 36 mpg drop from the 883 to 1200 which is nonsense for anyone to even think the 883 has 42% improved fuel economy over the 1200. His torque numbers were nonsense as well to make the 48 sound as underpowered as he could. He then claims there is no engine difference between the 883 and the 1200 besides the displacement, which is wrong since the 1200 has a pretty decent upgrade in heads. He was also looking directly at the 2 gal tank with the camera and said that it had a 4.5 gal tank. Then he goes on to claim the Sportster loses because of worse reliability than the Yamaha without any evidence of it. It's bullshit that no one should listen to. He obviously doesn't know very detailed info about what he was making a video about.

NATA Lol, Harley is not more reliable than Yamaha, GTFO.

You are a gullible fool. It wasn't many years ago when all the sheep thought all the Japanese bikes were cheap shit that broke all the time. Don't be a gullible fool. Don't make sweeping generalizations without actual reasons to back it up. Please explain to me how an Evo engine is less reliable than a Bolt engine or shut the hell up. I don't listen to fools.

NATA the only gullible fool here is you. I bet you still think Harley is American made, LMAO. While Harleys have gotten better their major failure rate as 2017 is still a whopping 26%. That's 1 in 4 dumbass. What makes this number even more significant is that a lot af Hardley Ablesons riders only rider on weekends. I USED to own a sporster 1200 and at 20k I had to rebuild the top end. I ride year round, and put 16k a year on my motorcycles. The Harley lasted me less than a year and a half. Overpriced pos. Rebuilt it and sold it. For you to try and compare Yamaha reliability with Harley has got to be the dumbest thing I ever heard and only a fool would say they are in the same level. You want proof, Google that shit yourself, any motorcycle magazine, user reviews, KZfaq videos they all have the same thing in common and all say the same thing for a reason, Harley is not reliable. Harley riders are nothing but posers playing dress up with their bullshit bandanas, and assless chaps. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n-Cqn7Fj36mcgIk.html

Almost everything you said is bullshit and proves you are a fool. 1. I've never said anything about HD being or not being American made. I'd call this a strawman, but it has to appear to be logical to be a strawman which it isn't... 2. Their failure rate is 26%? What exactly are you even talking about? Failure of what? The Evo? The big twins? The Revolution engines? The spokes loosened on a wheel? GTFO of here with those bullshit made up stats. 3. HD owners only ride on weekends? Is this whole comment of yours a fucking fantasy you invent in your head to feel good about yourself?" 4. You owned a Sportster and had to rebuild the top end at 20K miles. This doesn't prove reliability since there are individual cases from every mass produced motorcycle that can claim the same. Also, the Evo heads are one of the best parts of that motor. It is a quad cam OHV with perfectly parallel rods that allow for extra high lift and airflow compared to the big twins and their off-angled rod-to-rocker contact. How is this worse than the faux-OHV heads on the Bolt? You failed to ID what even failed on your bike. 5. You put 16K miles on your bike before? I don't care and didn't ask. And you wanting to over-exaggerate shit on the internet is irrelevant and makes you look like a child. 6. I didn't compare Yamaha reliability to HD, do you fail at reading comprehension? I clearly could though, since ALL motorcycles on the road are comparable. 7. I don't want proof. I want you to list an actual factual point on what is inferior between the two engines instead of bullshit generalizations and fantasies that are for fools. If you don't want to do that, then why are you even commenting to me? 8. HD riders all dress up and wear assless chaps? Do you know anything that isn't a bullshit made-up fantasy in your head?

Justin Hughes one of my wet dream motorcycles

I was never really a fan of HD until i got some time on a HD 48...It's comfy as FUUUUCK.

I have both. A sportster is 2x the bike in performance and quality. I’d say the bolt might be the best starter bike available though. It’s akin to riding a Vespa. Like it feels like you are riding a scooter IMO.

Lmao 48!

Shane Miller no thats just your harley pride, its only 2x as powerful if u have a stage 3 screaming eagle setup, power to weight ratio my friend, the harley may have 200 extra ccs but its also much heavier, so that makes a stock 1200 sporty run 13.6-14 sec 1/4 miles which is almost identical to the bolt. Look at the vulcan 650s, 650cc inline twin and itll knock the socks off both the sportster and the bolt

just give it time to wear in some more years, my first ride was a 1998 sportster 1200 ( yes i know it has more cc ) but it was a vibrating SOB. Now i ride a 2014 Night rod special ( vrod ) and it dont vibrate much yet lol

2004 and newer sportsters are rubber mounted engines. I've had 2. They like to rev in my experience. They do shake some but horrible? No.

The 883 doesn't vibrate nearly as bad as the 1200.

Sean Butler I have ridden my share of rice rockets ranging from '74 RD350 to my last rocket '96 CBR 600f3. I bought my sporty forty for a few specific reasons (it's an 06 ) 8,999 miles, affordable, the sound of the drag pipes .... My girlfriend loves it

I dont have this problem eighter, it doesnt vibrate badly until im going about 89mph... i have coatumized it quite a bit tho, maybe thats why..

hi its called aftermarket pipes, and environmental regulations.

i dont quite think 98% of any motorcycle riders have "polluting the atmosphere" as the number one thing on their mind, when mirin the badassery of the rumble going on beneath them

porkchop express there both low to moderate as stock. When you start adding stuff on then it gets worse .that goes for any bike . except the Electric ones. . thanks for your input though.

That's one expensive vibrator.

That's funny since a stock 1200 Sporty is quicker than pretty much every big twin out of the box. Yeah, you'll inch on me at 90 when I run out of gear, great job. You want a quick tossable bike, get a Sporty. You want fast, get a V-Rod. You want the best of neither world, get a Dyna.

Zachary Adams and the cubic cm

Don’t. Get a sportster. The bolt is a joke.

"IT'S NOT A CAR!!!"

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SHEMALE PORN ADDICTION

😂 😂 My thoughts exactly

"UUUUUUURRRRGH THIS ISN'T A CAR!!!"

Ottomatic the low rider s is definitely not triple the hp. Double the torque yea, but like 80hp max. Im speaking purely stock..... There is a reason Harley doesnt release hp numbers.

Sean Butler 90 hp stock found it multiple times, I'm pushing near 100 hp as if right now , 115 ft lbs of torque would have more if I got 2 into 1 exhaust instead of 2 into 2

Ottomatic put up dyno numbers and ill concede, thats still not triple even at 100 hp thats double. And what mods you got? Unless you have the screamin eagle stage 2 or 3 I still doubt its more than 85-90hp people always go for the higher number. The pipes dont do much for harleys, its intake and cam work that does