First concert Poison/Warrant Shreveport 1990 :)

Bike which are simple are my favourite because the can be repaired in between the mountai witha single tool most of the time

Hey Rikki that is a sweet CVO.

I have never ever ever been able to get into DW drums, their stick response, the resonance of the shells, the sound of the drums. They just don’t sound right to me. Sorry.

Harley davidson plant in York PA, maybe moving oversea

Those triumph bobbers are cool looking, be an awesome around town cruiser

How are you filming yourself ? Im not very tech savvy.. Great videos 👍

In case anybody is wondering, the side bars guards Rikki showed are Wunderlich Fairing Protection Guards at $299.95

What lift is that? I’m looking for a skinny lift. Please tell me it’s brand name and model number.

Hey Rikki. Glad you are doing well. Just pulled the trigger on a new “56 mile ODM” 2023 Pan America Special. It came with all the upgrades I would have done, guard wise, and a $750 Wunderlich rider and passenger seat with nut space, plus a brand new set of M Anakee tires on the side, and the Screaming Eagle carbon fiber exhaust. I added up the upgrades at $3,750 not counting labor at HD. All work was done before delivery. If I told you all what I paid, you’ll all freak and say it wasn’t true. It’s true. Let’s say I could flip this bike come April and easily make $9k, and with the 2025 1250 engines being made overseas, that alone could make my PA go up in value. But now it is tucked in and covered next to my 19’ M8 road glide standard. I’m having thoughts of selling the heavy and slow RG. Love the bike but I’m not getting any younger and 1,000 lbs with full bags and gear sucks. Plus technology wise it’s a “dumb” motorcycle. The PA is insanely more advanced at anything HD has ever made before and fast as sin itself. I’m now looking at the hard cases and matching soft panniers from Viking as the mounts are interchangeable. Just ordered the AEEDEA highway pegs. If you haven’t checked them out, do. Great video

The Pan America is one the best motorcycles they have produced. 2024 PAS I love it !!!!

Skateboarding in Connecticut in 74,75,76. We used to follow Tony Alva, who has to be my age at 64. ( 67 actually) One of the guys from our pack went on to riding that half pipe at Rock concerts during intermission or the switching of groups. He was sponsored by Bic lighter out of Connecticut also. To try and skateboard at 50 or 60 is downright radical. I would have put on a helmet, elbow guards, and shin guards. Skateboarding on the edge with the kids is special memories ✨️

Almond wood? Is that similar to Almond milk? Never heard of Almond wood! Prunes Dulcis: native to the Mediterranean and southeast Asia. We learn something new every day!

Dig the gorgeous woodwork in your studio, and I would love to hear that Sabian gong hanging on the studio wall behind the kit. That beautiful Yamaha kit is a bucket/wish list item for some of us. Adventure motorcycling and drumming can be expensive hobbies. The neck bandana and ring are a style from yesteryear, and you are working it, Brother 👌!

This is the bike that put Enfield back in the game! Introduced in 2015 and hit the streets in 2016. Designed to carry Sherpa and gear up to base camp. The jeep Willie's of the mountains. I ride my Himalayan around Las Vegas, and this bike is perfect for highway, byway, back roads, green lanes, and cow paths bike. 22 Himalayan leftover that I could not be happier with. There is only 1 concern, and that is highway driving: The bike will do 80 MPH stock but cruises endlessly between 65 and 70 MPH. Not one drip or loose nut, so far at 12,300 miles. I took a gamble on this and I am completely satisfied and would recommend the 411 leftovers at a bargain price. I paid $3999.00. Out the door at $5700. Wahoo...... Ride every day unless the Sierra Nevada winds hold me back. No rain here. Ride Safe!

Great video, Richard! I run Red Rock Canyon conservation area almost every day here in Las Vegas. 2022 Royal Enfield Himalayan 411. 12,350 miles as of yesterday (1/10/2025) Not one problem aside from the front fork gators disintegrated. Not one leak and averages 65 MPG. I don't need all the horsepower and speed anymore at 64. The day of wheelies has long been gone. I associate motorcycling with drumming that each extremity works independently from the other. Not sure if any other individuals have also recognized this. Enfield continues to thrill the enthusiasts with newer model consistently coming out. The 750cc is right around the corner as well as the return also of the 250cc. Love Yamaha ( birch) drums and Sabian (AAX) cymbals. Gotta check out your drum videos. 🤙

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What amp, friends?

I dislike all endorsees, they never can honestly review products from the company who have endorsed them... Only good stuff, often echoing the exact same marketing pitch! If you want some real information these days, you gotta read drums forum... But beware, these marketers are everywhere.... but you will figure out which info is genuine.... I am sorry if anyone's offended... !

I have a really tricked out Continental GT and just traded my 411 Himalayan for the 450 and am loving it. YOu really should have mentioned the full TFT dash which is a big deal at this price point. Did not expect to find 3 RE reviews on the Poison drummers youtube page lol but nice videos.

If there was a way to track used motorcycle sales, that would give a bigger picture. Older Harley riders are selling off the bikes they can't ride anymore (my dad for example), not to dealers for resale, but in private sales. the interest is there, but affordability , at this moment in time, is not.

I bought my cvo pan am in april...11000 miles later it's the best bike I've ever owned...if you want to ride to the artic with me bro ..get w me..leaving in june

Are you still riding motorcycles? I remember MANY years go seeing a video of you riding a British (?) cafe racer through the hills. Cool video!

I like the looks of pan am I really do, but that cvo paint job I would never had. Even if you gave me a discount in comparw to spetlcial edition I would never drive that.

Haha, That Sony really wanted to focus in that shed on the background. Gotta check out the other channel. Hope to see you on the road soon. Hopefully on the bike, but defiantly in concert.

Merry Christmas Rockett family.

Mostly men ride bikes and most of them are manly men. These boomlets have much lower testosterone than previous generations. Boomlets are weak.

Same thing with automotive sales. New cars and trucks sales are doing horrible. That sucks for us aftermarket people as well (I work for Borla Exhaust, making carbon fiber parts for a bunch of cool cars).

I'm 37, I make good money, I could afford a new Harley if I really wanted one. I just prefer the older bikes. I would much rather have a late 90's heritage than a new road glide, and If I was gonna spend new road glide money, I'd buy a panhead. The market is flooded with used bikes at reasonable prices, and that's the stuff I want.

I’m a 29 year old female and I own a ‘21 Indian Vintage Dark Horse. Being in the industry for seven years now, I can tell you people my age see owning a motorcycle as a luxury, especially in the United States. I feel in other countries motorcycles are more affordable but not necessarily as easy to purchase as it is here. In the UK, you need special licenses to purchase certain CC’s and in the US you can basically buy a Road Glide as your first bike if you can afford the payments. An interesting irony 😂

Ride the Wind up the Apache Trail 🎉

LOL, Motorcycling is a lifestyle of a few, it never has been more than that. The industry wants to establish it a utility for hobbyists, but let them all drop their nose on tarmac and see what their bikerism is actually about. No Motorcycling won‘t end, all that is ending is the prime Western customer focus, global bikes are created that feed the marketing shaped needs of a User generation. With that it will be easy once combustion engines can‘t be supported anymore to continue with whatever the future will bring in reality, regardless of e or h or n or whatever energy would support it. At the same time cities will be closing out traffic from the cities to establish better living climate, less chaos, and public transport use.

Motorcycles in general have gotten a lot more expensive. I purchased a 2013 Ninja 650 new when the MSRP was $7299, now it costs $1k more... back then the dollars went much farther than they do today. I know that an extra grand for the same bike today doesn't sound like a lot but when you factor everything else it might as well be 10 grand.

Merry Christmas Brother. Always appreciate your perspectives. Believing for a great new year for you and your family!

I think having the extra vehicle stops a lot of folks (extra insurance registration and maintenance.) But, one of the big factors, from folks I've talked to over the years, people don't know how to work on their stuff anymore. I've built no less than 10 bikes, most of us work on our own stuff (that is most of us who ride often) and we don't park them in the winter. I live in Pennsylvania and, as long as the roads don't have ice or snow on them, I'm riding. Lots of variables.

Personal opinion of course but during the 2020 "incident" they couldn't keep motorcycles in inventory. I think part of it is pull forward. The other thing at least around south central PA, many of the places we used to ride are now housing developments and business parks. Many of the other places thanks to lawsuits have gotten so strick. Motorcycles have always been through cycles too. For me at this stage of life I would like to see more of the imported utility motorcycles. Overseas you see small motorcycles with large boxes doing normal day to day activities.

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Nice bike. I have the gunship grey version.

We just need Vanilla Ice to get another GSXR and make a new video. Seriously, as a kid in the 70's/80's we rode bicycles and didn't play computer games or with phones all day. With the world at my finger tips age 16...natural upgrade was dirt bike to street bike. Best part about riding is going riding with friends or hitting motorcycle events. Could not afford a fast car but just about all bikes are quick!!

For me Rikki its just economics, hopefully I will get a new one soon. I can say I like the Honda Monkey, its a retro seventies mini bike, Merry Xmas Rikki, rock on

Bottom line, the generation that supported Harley for years are dying off, the same goes for the vintage car market, the guys and girls that grew up around that are also dying off, the younger generations coming up have no interest in either of these things.

Happy Holidays Ricky. Some great points here. All this "woke" nonsense doesnt help anyone, as you mentioned. Its fine to have opinions on brands but lets be real, theres no way most sturgis goers are ditching HD. I know you have a Pan am (as do i) and thats when companies like HD shine. But, there is a huge affordability problem. Until my pan am, i never bought new. Most riders I know will never buy new. The good news is you can get into a sportster for cheap, make it your own and make it rip for not too much dollars. Lets hope everyone else gets on board. Cheers!

Kids can care less about bikes...it's all about phones and video games, and staying in the house. Parents are too wrapped up with making ends meat. I've been riding since I was 7, from pull start minibikes to street bikes...60 now. Taught my son ride, but happy he doesn't anymore... grandkids now. Peace

Biking is dangerous. Just a couple a weeks ago a block from my house, a biker got hit when a car turned in front of him.

I wouldn't say that. But if you drive it wrecklessly, we could say that it is!

Harley Davidson has sucked for years now. I’ve owned a crap ton of bikes, sold them, because I consider myself lucky and have had no accidents, prices are freaking stupid.

I see quite a few bikes on the road but not like it was in the 70s and 80s. Maybe I’m wrong I was riding a lot more then as well. I don’t see ride quite a bit.

I hope motorcycle 🏍 isn't dying I think it's cost of living going up affordability.

Merry Christmas!!

Even if you think wokeness is harmless (even if you think wokeness is good) Harley Davidson, and any other corporation who tries to dabble in cultural and social engineering, still deserves to be punished. Because they are way out of line. Corporations have no heart, no soul, no consciense, no morals and no humanity. What they have is a marketing department. And the only thing that marketing department should talk about is their product. I am sick of corporations telling me how they think or feel about certain hot button issues. The only corporate value I care about is the value of the product you're supposed to be selling me.