everyone should own a 1000 dollar bike

I've never ridden. I've never owned one. But my GOD MAN you're passion and excitement is CONTAGIOUS!

Beats the hell out of any L.A. Harley dealership video about a $40,000. bike. Nice job Shadetree.

Once again, nailing a niche that nobody else seems to go near. Well done Josh. Budget bikes equal less stress and cheap thrills. That last speech about getting kicked out of the dealership is so very close to the experience i had at my local Harley dealer. Snobby wanker syndrome. The dealership just went belly up. 😂

Motor cycles move the sole ......Harley moves the bank balance , as long as its got 2 wheels and makes you feel good ... perfect .

Shadetree, I am so glad to meet you! I don't care what the topic is, anyone with your level of passion for ANYTHING is someone worth getting to know! And, i don't mean just motorcycles, but motorcycling! You ain't gonna rest until you get "just one more" guy out there on two wheels! You got the passion, the experience and the horse sense. Rock on, brother!

I hope people watch these videos and haul ass there to get these good deals! We need more bikes on the road

I went to a Harley dealership in Chicago and the guy there was like "Are you man enough to trade up for a Harley??" All I could do was laugh in his face.

Love your personality brother! Such a genuine human being! Keep being weird man and keep being yourself!

Love this series of vids. You're providing a valuable service to a motorcycle newbie buying their first bike.

Old Hondas and Kawas are immortal. You do the necessary maintenance and that thing is gonna ride until the world ends. Dude. I want that, wish I lived in Miami.

Great deals! You know, he's not wrong. I recently soaked for my first HD. They wouldn't trade in my classic Triumph (which only made me keep it, too.) But the financing made it super affordable. I took a chance on a high mileage, older electraglide standard. I love the bike. Any dealership will add an extra $1000.00 probably but with exceptional service they make everything easy and worry free. And like he says, if it breaks down as long as the price is easy that's OK, I have something worth fixing.

Sunday church service brought to you by Shadetree.

That kawi would make a perfect spring bike before it rains and clears the salt off the roads here in Minnesota..

I love the video, it even inspired me halfway through to go get on my Triumph and take a 2 hour tour, thanks for sharing! First day in a long time the weather has been nice enough in upstate New York to ride! Cheers!

Always a delight to see your enthusiasm for other machines. Good finds. I hope someone local gets these wheels.

Back in 01 I walked into my local HD dealership (we call it the T shirt outlet) and asked for their least expensive used bike. I was treated like I had a disease. I walked out. They lost a customer that day.

You and blockhead have gotten me back in to riding. I just got a 2015 Harley Davidson Sportster Superlow. The bike only had 605 miles on it and I got it for 4,500.

Dude.....ShadeTree Surgeon and Berts Harley Davidson are a great team. You guys are hitting on all cylinders. Major Props my-man....👍🏼 👏👏 😎 🎩

This again solidifies why you have the best channel. You promote everything on 2 wheels. Keep them coming STS YOU ARE THE MAN!

Yup. I love these kinds of videos. It was one of these videos that lead me down a rabbit trail to my first bike three weeks ago @shadetree surgeon. Ridden every weekend since and commuted a couple time. HAVING A BLAST. A 2000 Sporster 1200 custom with a fat boy tank. Paid 2200 bucks for it. Yes, affordable bikes are out there people!!! Just look for em!!

Yeah, my dealership near me do “Not!” have deals like that! 😆

Once again...Nice work Mr. This is what makes you, you. Keep on keepin on👍

Found your channel a few weeks ago and have been binge watching your stuff. Convinced me to finally dive in and give vlogging a try !

Great motovation on a sunday morning. Going to be °60 in Toledo Ohio today!!! 👊✊

That was a fun video with a truly well thought out strategy for bike ownership!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

I love your channel, and your contents. I've been subscribing for close to a year now, and always look forward to every new episode. I just recently picked up two shovelheads that were found in a barn and I got them both for less than $4,000. Although they are not $1,000 find, they're certainly a decent value and hopefully have more than a thousand bucks in each bike by the time I get them on the road. If you had the time I'd invite you to North Carolina so you can video this process and enjoy all the local breweries.

You must pay cash to get the deals. A person can have a 800 plus credit score and Harley interest rate will be 6 - 8%, which is crazy! The purpose of good credit is for you to get a excellent interest rate.

Your videos are awesome man, I’m ordering a shirt next week, love the style and I love the meaning

That Voyager is awesome! 15 years ago I though it was the ugliest bike in production, but now I love it. Throw down a grand and ride across and hit all the national parks, such a great and cheap summer vacation, and you end up with a bike out of it.

Bike are just freaking awesome, I just started riding back in July of 2019 and I love every minute it of it. My first and current bike is well used Yamaha FJR 1300....Yes I am started off riding a 1300cc 650 Lbs bike, it didnt come easy, I dropped it many times before I got the hang of it. Thank goodness I had the frame sliders installed. Bikes are way more reliable than just about all of the cars since motorcycle engines are not labored (no compressors or pumps to run). BTW I have had 0 issues out of my bike since I have had it and I am looking to get a second cheap bike for in town riding.

Awesome post! I love that you love all bikes - and don't shill for one brand. Two wheels? Yep - works for me! I look forward to peeps posting about how they bought a bike because you did this!

"I want every bike"... me too. Much to my demise. ;-) Cool vid. Subscribed.

Dealers in Los Angeles sell used bikes for almost new prices Haha

One day! It took one day and the bikes featured have new homes thanks to Mr. Surgeon. We get mechanic specials in all the time and run wholesales on used bikes to get the metal out the door and on the road. Weirdos are always welcome!

Love your vids, miss Berts Harley Davidson, just moved to New Orleans from Largo. How can 15 people thumbs down this vid? Sheesh. Great vid Shadetree!

That Voyager looks prime for some for some Starfleet badges. Then load up Janeway and hit the delta quadrant.

His wife probably marched straight past the husband, his side-piece, his mother, and his labrador, on her way to attack his bike. Women, they always know how to go directly for the jugular.

I'm in love with that red Triumph. I'm moving down to Florida within the next year or two and I'm strongly considering getting a motorcycle and leaving my truck in the driveway

Awesome Deal. I learned the lesson early and bought a used HD Ultra Limited at a small non-HD Dealer and got an awesome deal with a 2-yr warranty! Love that Bert's is doing the same for Non-HDs here! Super deal for someone!!! Great review!

Love your vids man keep it weird. what ever happened to the triumph chopper that you were gonna build after the xs650 was done?

The Kawasaki Voyager XII came out in 1986 for $8700, that's $20,533 in 2020!

My favorite videos are these where you test ride cheap Harley's. I had nine Harley's and two Indian chiefs in my life only two ran when I bought them the rest were baskets so I like the project scooters

Yeah I've never been treated poorly by my local HD dealerships, and out of all my HD's, I've never bought them there, serviced them there, or anything. I usually don't even buy parts from them. Let me tell you a little (big) story that I think is awesome about HD treatment. When I first moved to Cali I bought a $1000 450 Honda to keep my costs low as I had like 10k to my name (car included). I rode the piss out of this bike with a slipping clutch and carbs that I couldn't quite dial in for like 3 years until I got solidly grounded...and during that time, I got a job, started earning, started saving, etc., and I eventually went to the HD dealership to rent a sportster, as I wanted to buy a new one and see how it was to do a day trip on. So I go to pick it up, and they ask what I came there on, so I tell 'em my crusty Honda, and they're like "dude, don't leave it out in the parking lot, leave it in the service center." I'm like: "It's fine, it's a $1000 crusty special and it drips oil when parked", and they insisted I bring that hunk of crap around and store it inside while I rented the bike, and that the oil dripping didn't matter in their eat-off-the-floor-clean service center. So I rent the bike for a few days, whatever. When I return the bike they had my bike out front ready to go and they asked how I liked the sportster and all that, I told 'em I liked it a lot, much torquier than my 450, etc., and they're like "yeah, but it's nothing like the big twins, is it?" I tell them I've never ridden a dyna before, so they run back inside and grab the keys for a dyna street bob and give 'em to me, they're just like "dude, take it around town, go get lunch or something, see how you like it." I'm like "wtf, really?" So I test drove it around Oakland for like 20 minutes, for free, returned it, took my Honda home with a huge grin on my face. I was treated fucking awesomely there and I rode up on a crusty Honda and didn't tell them I had intention to buy. All my experience at HD dealerships has been superb. I've heard the horror stories online, especially when they were selling Buell, and I'm sure there's some truth to those, but for me, I haven't had anything near that experience, was always treated fantastically.

I'd bloody love that Voyager, for $1k that is a doozy

Last summer I devirginized my brand new 2019 Harley Sport Glide by riding her cross country to Los Angeles, from Baton Rouge. Coming down 70 out of Colorado I ran into an army vet who was on an '82 Voyager. We ended up riding the rest of the way to LA together and I can say that bike flies and though it did have some issues with overheating, it was in amazing shape for its age. Great times and was fun to ride and camp with someone for part of the trip since i usually travel solo. Edit: ok well I'm a dunce. I just looked back at the pics from the trip (still on my phone) and it was a Yamaha Venture, but similar bikes and features! 👊😼👍

I truly enjoy your enthusiasm and reviews of low cost. I was wondering what gloves you are wearing in the video. I really like to peekaboo (lol, not sure what to call the) fingertips. I like that style Glove. Had a pair and wore them out but cant recall the brand.

I found this vid totally by accident. I'm sitting here with a swollen finger, a fever and I feel like absolute s**t. But this fellows unbridled enthusiasm has brought a real smile to my face and definitely helped a really crappy night!

That voyager was damn clean for being from the crusty glide era.

That Kawasaki is SICK

Im a grown man with a good head on my shoulders AND I just got my motorcycle license. This vid made me happy.

The cheapest bike I’ve ever owned was a 650 Honda shadow. It was free because it wasn’t running. It had electrical issues that I finally chased down and repaired for 45$. I got it running, tuned up, and because I had two other bikes it sat and was rarely ridden. One of my neighbors had a 16 year old who needed a vehicle, so I gave the bike to him, with his mother’s permission. He rode the bike to school for two years. Not sure what happened to the bike after that, but I gave some freedom to a young man who needed it.

say "one thousand dollars!" one more time

I'm actually genuinely curious how you do get a VLX 600 that DOESN'T run. Once you fix it up that thing will never die.

I tell ya what...if I was in Florida this week I'd be all over buying that Triumph!!! Great video as always!! Sunday mornings with Coffee, Shadetree and "Ridiculousness"!! Can't be beat!!!

I’m glad this new video came along, I’m playing the impatient waiting game of jumping my pos with a trickle charger and I keep fuckin it up.

Shit 14gs for a cvo is great. Hell I paid 10gs for my 2010 street bob five years ago. And it was worth every penny.

I think that Harley is an Electra Glide not a Street Glide (SG).... the SG has a slammed suspension and no tour pak

I never wanted a Harley. I just wanted, curiously enough, a VLX. I didn't want to ride much faster than 45mph, so gearing limits wouldn't have been a problem. But then I won a Sportster in a raffle. Aside from the fact that it's my first bike, I will never be able to get rid of it, because it has too much of a fun story behind it (too long of a story to share here). But I absolutely agree about many of the things you say here and in other videos: Screw specs, how does a bike make you FEEL? There are faster bikes than my Sporty, more reliable bikes, overall just plain BETTER bikes, but none of them will bring me to same joy that mine does simply through association. Much like your Crusty Glide does for you. So yeah, keep on Marie Kondo-ing these bike discussions! Good stuff, man! Thank you!

My first couple of bikes cost me less than a grand here in Aus. That said they needed work, which I did, and they served me well. I still have one as my "project" bike and sold the other and bought a Metric cruiser, that was a few years old but only had 2K on the clock, for less than 3k. You're absolutely right, you don't need to spend a whole lot to get on a bike. Love your vids, Shadetree!

Just when I start Jonesing for some shade tree surgeon content, You post a vid just in time to save me!

Killer deal on that CVO

Great post Shadetree, This is a fantastic option for someone like myself visiting the good old US of A. Just buy a bike ride it from beautiful Florida to wherever in your country. Insurance I would have to look into, but a far better option than to hire a bike from those rip-off eagle rider types. If it's still going and gets you to say San Francisco then sell it again. Like your posts.

I think these are some of the best videos you make brother.

My dealership has not a single bike that’s even close to this price.

$1,000 bike, $150 tags... every year. I need to get out of here and live somewhere without communists.

When you come up to a stop sign or just slow down, the stereo volume automatically turns down and it has self canceling blinkers on that Voyager. The only bike I have that has self canceling blinkers is the oldest bike I have. Lol

Thank you for being a great advocate for motorcycles.

You're a great salesman.

Love your contet bro!

Amen ShadeTree! I find used bikes and resales at affordable prices just to get folks on a decent motorcycle! Cheers Brother!!

Easily my favorite motorcycle based channel. The only thing is every time I watch I get the itch to ride! lol

I’m in Canada insurance here is brutal it’s expensive if u can find insurance a lot of insurance companies won’t insure Motocycles

I bought my first harley davidson a while back. My dad blew up his bagger and wanted a shovel head so he mentioned to me he was going to sell it and gave me dibs but he needed 4g for it. The bike cought on fire an he went threw and litterally changed everything new back tire belt swing arm bearings bushing new break line new bags new seat new wiring harness then he blew the bike up... Fast forward a 3500 dollar lone i own a blown up harley well my dad works at a bike shop and his boss got me a hell of a deal on a motor 95ci with 25000 for 500 bucks bought it painted the cases black changed all the gaskets threw it in after some other bugs worked out im on the road! This is the story of my first harley davidson 2004 ultra classic police bike

Good video broth'a. Thoroughly enjoyed it. I probably should have watched a video like this before I purchased my brand new bike, lol. Oh well such as life. Thanks again.

Excellent video, Josh. You have a great week.

what gloves are you wearing? i dig them!

I love my sporster

The other day I picked up a Honda CBF125 for £600 second hand and when I was riding it back it was running so smoothly and only had 100miles on the clock. So the message you are showing here is so true and I preach it a lot. I really want a cruiser bike but I got to wait until I get my full licence, but I’m still on two wheels and you still get the same experience 👊🏻

Awesome Video! There are a ton of bikes out there that are awesome bikes for cheap. You don't have to spend your life savings to have a good time on 2 wheels.

Can we actually call a Triumph a “metric” bike? I’m curious

Poor Harley CVO a victim of domestic violence that’s terrible

"One more of us, one less of them!" Hell yeah!

Good vid mate, it's interesting to see the random bargain buys you could find out there by simply having a look around. That Kawasaki is an. . . interesting looking bike to say the least; and I thought my street glide had some gadgets on it 😅

I don't know when this happened but I realized I wasn't subbed. I feel like I subscribed months ago but somehow it unchecked itself. What is KZfaq doing??

I think the Voyager has an ashtray

Great post Josh! There is a two wheel option out there for all if you just look around.

Do more of these videos!! They're absolutely entertaining. Btw you should buy the Voyager 😎

::: Waves ::: How about a trike?

damn im early

I need running boards badly. I'm getting a new bike soon, thanks for the insight too!

Man those were some really nice bikes for that much money thanks for sharing this awesome story shade tree.

It needs "Crusted up"

for $1000 these days you can't even get your face punched

I was getting stoked just hearing you frothing....I was just giggling beside you. I sometimes feel that I'm the only (crazy) adult who still feels "like that"...thanks bro, I don't feel alone!!

I'm not a harley guy but I love your channel man. Much respect

True dat Shadetree. My first bike was a $500 1978 kz650. Learned to ride, wrench, and eventually chopped it... put that motor in a rigid frame. It has been a downward spiral of various 2 wheel creations. Listen to the surgeon and get a cheap bike. Best thing I ever did.

Josh your shade tree logo would make a really cool Harley derby cover

I had a Triumph Speedmaster with the 865 in it. It sounded so good with British Customs pipes on it. I'm on a new Chieftain now.. but $5k for this Triumph with under 300 miles is a killer deal.

Fucking rad bikes man! I love these videos. I was just talking to a buddy the other day. Explaining not all bikes are 30 grand or even 5. For sure gonna share this one with him. Thanks