1990 Harley Davidson FLHTC Electra Glide

Harley Davidson: Cosplay for Dads.
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[@AK-lw2jw]

The official bike of pulling into hooters just to use the bathroom and get and eyeful of sideboob.

[@alkydah6741]

from the girls or the rider?

[@Ryan-kr2yo]

@@alkydah6741 Yes

[@kenwolfe5697]

This is glorious

[@PincheBuzo]

What do have against sideboob?

[@pbfloyd13]

"I ride a Harley Davidson and I own at least 4 shirts that convey this."

[@Greendragon420able]

pbfloyd13 Single wide, or double wide trailer?

[@pbfloyd13]

Greendragon420able "Girlfriends parents garage..."

[@ricktacularrick7928]

Greendragon420able double wide here

[@dsruddell]

and a harley sticker on every car i own

[@Torquenbeans]

4? Those are rookie numbers

[@BarrettMopar]

As American as low voter turnout.

[@ohioman4646]

Prashanth Panicker what part of "low" voter turnout don't you understand?

[@Tb0n3]

Yes. That WAS part of the video that I just watched.

[@SoybeanGravy]

"I got no problem with god, it's his fan club I can't stand" :'D love it

[@AshyGr33n]

Put that on a damn tshirt.

[@klasseact6663]

HexPallett...must be on a t-shirt

[@SorieKondi]

brilliant quote.

[@gloomy2931]

Couldn't have said it better myself

[@GetsugaTensho85]

Finn Sawyer Best shit I heard all year!

[@Tool0GT92]

94% of Harley Davidsons are still on the road today.....6% made it home.

[@t4rci427]

Nothing against Harley but are there any reliable models out there?

[@C4H10N4O2]

@Gary 90's cb500 At least 400000kms before any big opération Even with a careless rider and shitty maintenance

[@LNERMallard]

@@C4H10N4O2 Yeah but that's a Honda. It's a given that they're bulletproof.

[@zacharysmith2983]

@@t4rci427 any model made AFTER the end of the AMF era are very reliable. Models with 100,000 plus milea are a dime a dozen. Harleys got their bad rep during the AMF days, and for good reason, but realistically they are extremely reliable bikes and "well my uncle had one that...." doesn't change that.

[@christopherd2100]

It'll get you from A to B. But it won't get you from B back to A again.

[@Big-Monkey-Man]

My aunt and uncle are Harley people. She wore a black leather wedding dress at their wedding. I make as many 'Honda's are better' jokes as possible just to annoy them

[@Greendragon420able]

The Trammell Do they live in a trailer park?

[@Big-Monkey-Man]

Greendragon420able Not in a park, but in a double wide. It is fairly nice, but they have a Harley themed game room with a Harley pool table and Harley pool accessories, Harley stuff on the walls, Harley beer mugs, etc. And they don't wear helmets... Just Harley doo rags

[@waclosh]

The Trammell while in reality, only yamajas are better.

[@Big-Monkey-Man]

waclosh Yeah, Yamahas are great. I'm looking for a dual sport and considering both

[@BigDonkMongo]

Huck you, naysayer. Honda shall smite!

[@11dmills]

One of the most telling experiences I've had in my life on the whole Harley aesthetic was when I was younger and my family lived with my Grandma, we had a couple of neighbors who had Harley's and would ride past every once in awhile. They always had the loudest exhaust that would vibrate the antiques off the shelf and shake the house and my grandma would just watch out the window with a smile on her face as they drove by at a brisk pace. Later on down the road we had gotten new neighbors and they had a later teens to early twenties aged daughter who had a boyfriend who had a 600 sport bike (I can't remember the type probably an r6 or something) but he had a loud exhaust and the first day he drove by a similar pace to the Harley my grandmother called the front office of the neighborhood we were living at to complain that there was a motorcycle tearing up the streets in the neighborhood and was going to hit and kill a little kid. I never mentioned the irony of the situation that I had seen to her but it was always something that stuck in my mind about Harley riders vs Sport Bike riders.

[@amfinc2]

This is what you ride when your winga dinga machine breaks down.

[@michaelramsey82]

Or when this IS your winga dinga machine

[@DrClaw77]

LMAO @ "winga dinga" as adjective

[@malevolenceXXXensues]

in that case I hope the winga dinga mobile is something incredibly simple to work on. like a T bucket with a ford flathead

[@mtotheizatt]

I spit my coffee out thanks

[@zloychechen5150]

i've smoked a harley in my volvo yesterday. my volvo isn't fast.

[@DaveWraptastic]

Always knew you were bikecurious

[@carlt7167]

He's done bikes before, he certainly likes to ride them.

[@GTChucker86]

HandjesBreda he used to own a suzuki bandit and did a review on the triumph daytona, bmw 1000 and the ducati 999999999

[@jmannetje1]

looks like some people don't understand the joke...

[@GTChucker86]

Penguin well the joke would have been a lot funnier if this was mr regulars first bike review which isn't the case. Not to mention he pretty much stated before about how passionate he was about bikes and if he had the budget he would make a documentary about the 90's speed wars

[@trey1531]

He's owned 9 bikes.

[@KamFiction]

Im a Cowboy! On a steel Horse I ride! I'm Wanted. Weeeekdays! Niine until fiiiive!

[@jonnyf5ve551]

I always get a good laught seeing my monday thru friday khakis and polo wearing neighbor bust out his skull covered doo rag only when he rides his bike then goes right back to wear sum oddly short shorts while mowing his grass it truly is cosplay for dads

[@ilovepandas1246]

jonny f5ve same with my GF’s gynecologist.

[@philipe7937]

Hey!! That’s me!! Haha

[@recipe1973]

I never understood to doo rag thing I’m not a pirate I ride bikes all bikes just not Harley and I own three at the moment and also own two Yamahas Kawasaki bike and quad love them all and have never sported a doo rag like I said I’m not a pirate

[@Dkmo94]

"so you can see my AR-15 tattoo I got in Daytona Beach Florida, on January 21st, 2009" this is the greatest Obama joke I have ever heard

[@aidanpysher2764]

Gotdamn, I just *now* put those two together.

[@pbfloyd13]

Oh shit, that's great!

[@CurtPottorff]

"I got no problem with God, it's his fan club I can't stand" Am Christian, can confirm.

[@oldred9122]

"I fly both the Union and Confederate flags from the back of my dresser without knowledge of the symbolic contradiction"

[@7StringBlazer]

OldRed91 I see this dumb shit in Utah all the time and it's baffling.

[@LowesHoe]

OldRed91 "it's more american than low voter turnout"

[@hansblitz7770]

I SAW THE VIDEO TOOO!

[@hansblitz7770]

DID UU SEE DA VID_E_OH TOOOO!?!?!?!? I DID! I DID! I DID! I know what he SAID in SA VID_E_OH!

[@Zestyclose-Big3127]

I'm Indonesian. Sop "Bebas Aktif!!"

[@TheFluffyWendigo]

Can you review a forklift :P

[@MrKinir]

Can you review a wheelbarrow

[@TylerTheBassCreator]

Still waiting for that day!! Hopeful!!

[@mattmopar440]

Harley Davidson- for those who want neither performance or low cost of purchase/ maintenance

[@nickrustyson8124]

Wait sport bikes have low maintenances?

[@mzaite]

Nick Rynearson Yeup. There's only two kinds of bikes. HDs and sport bikes.

[@patw9175]

Other than the chain, yes most of the big 4's sportbikes aren't as high strung as you'd think. My FZR1000 with the 5-valve genesis doesn't need a valve check until 26k miles.

[@BlindIo42]

Michael Zaite because screw you adventure bikes, dual sports, sport touring bikes, standards, metric cruisers, dirt bikes, and eduros.

[@ThatWolfWithShades]

Late 90's dirt bike owner here, got into a crash once, spent precisely 93 bucks to repair it. Fancier bike owners, like my uncle with his horrid looking/sounding Triumph Adventure, would be either writing their rides off as wrecks or selling the house to pay for the fix.

[@fabriziojuliancaldara3950]

So a Canadian Harley, it shakes but... WILL IT CHOOCH?

[@MC-Racing]

It does seem to leave schmoo on the ground though :-)

[@bensmith4563]

Oh for frog snacks they are everywhere

[@ranchurdhimster4955]

You don't neEed the engine to not leak oil

[@fargonianproductions2767]

hYeah BoAh FUCKIN MINT!!!

[@SethBergile]

AvE is the KZbin Canadian!

[@AfterDark33]

Harley Davidson- the Ford Crown Victoria of bike (brands I suppose)

[@kolby4078]

more like the lincoln ls

[@weasel2htm]

Pretty much!

[@JMKady76]

Except the Crown Victoria is a reliable vehicle.

[@man_on_wheelz]

Son of a bitch I thought this same thing when I saw the thumbnail!!!

[@Steven-rn1oo]

AfterDark3 nah fam the Jeep Wrangler is the Harley of cars

[@Foxfloop]

Harleys constantly impress me with how wide they are.

[@roadwarrior114]

Two-wheeled cars. Goldwings too, but less expensive and more reliable.

[@pbfloyd13]

6:27 _"Are you an outlaw, are you a cop?"_ _"You don't get to be both..."_ Well according to the justice system...

[@weirjf]

Harley Davidson, the bike of "I like my violence like I like my beer; domestic"

[@kaceyh97]

"If it stops dripping oil start worrying" just like a VW.

[@ReglazeRX]

Truth.

[@Alystas]

I think British Leyland copyrighted that concept

[@coreygolphenee9633]

Why do you think people love em, a vehicle that needs a pee pad becomes a pet

[@DampNoodles]

Is it bad I wanna see a review on a Honda Gold Wing now?

[@lego4virgo]

It's only right!

[@BigDonkMongo]

IT'S THE BEST!

[@malevolenceXXXensues]

I've known owners, they seem kinda in love with 'em.

[@mzaite]

Kane Jacobs which one? 1100, 1200, 1500, 1800, or new one?

[@ThatWolfWithShades]

The rolling couch? My dad wanted one at one point.

[@philipe7937]

I don’t think harley riders care what people think of them. I know that whenever a Harley Davidson goes by or one is at a stoplight, everyone notices and everyone knows what it is. I have a streetglide and an Aprilia, they’re both great bikes but I have more fun on the Harley and you can do more with it and travel further with it comfortably. Maybe I’m getting old, but I love it.

[@AMomcilo1]

I owned the perfect Harley, a Buell. It was a Harley without all the douche-baggery that comes with owning one.

[@mzaite]

Aleks M and that's why the powers that be had to kill the brand off. Nobody was buying Buell T-shirts, and wallets, and monogrammed condoms. The douche-baggery is the business model!

[@Honch777]

Had a 2004 XB12R Firebolt for a few years... man that was the perfect mix... I miss that thing.

[@FXFBS540]

If you want Douchebaggery just talk to just about any BMW Motorcycle owner. I ride all kinds of bikes, both on road and off. BMW riders are the cockiest guys around.

[@DrClaw77]

LOOOOOOOOOL "Monogrammed condoms"

[@ryanprellwitz8565]

I would consider a Harley if was a different branding like Buell. But as of now, no thanks.

[@jamessouthworth1699]

I ride a Harley, and the way you deal with Harley people? Be a lone wolf, go out and ride by yourself. Get as far away from other people and other bikes as you can. Thats how you fall in love with a Harley in spite of the image and stigma.

[@thecolourred6857]

I vote democrat, said no Harley Davidson owner ever

[@Greendragon420able]

Sargon of Acid I love my double wide trailer, said every Harley rider ever.

[@lego4virgo]

Not true. I gots three co-workers who have Harleys. More progressively lib than I am. Two went Bernie, then reluctantly voted Clinton. The other staunchly went Jill Stein.

[@navykeef]

I like how you described them as co-workers and not friends, well played Sir.

[@mzaite]

Sargon of Acid My dorky half friend with a new sportster did, but then, he's basically a walking pile of affectations so YMMV.

[@thegoonjames]

I've got a 93' sportster, I'm a democrat. But I also have a supermoto.

[@TsunamiSephi]

One of my most used comments, whether it's drifting, religion, music, or bad movies: "It's not the subject that irritates me. It's the fanboys." Well done yet again, Mr. Regular.

[@doomer_john]

*NOT A CAAARRR!!!*

[@MauriceEscargot]

Nor a cat!

[@MauriceEscargot]

I love anagrams

[@Moonrakerd]

its heavy enough to be called one :D

[@Thebeerhistorian]

Moonraker Deep so is a goldwing lol

[@Moonrakerd]

yeap, another 2wheel train :D

[@fadhlanarmon3670]

Is this Matt Farah's million mile lexus?

[@mraihana1513]

I was searching for this

[@trainchugger53]

This is Matt Farah's Million Mile Not-a-CAAAAAAAAARRRRRRR

[@rrrandommman]

Yes.

[@zimman56]

Its Matt BROWN'S Million BROWN Lexus

[@pocok5000]

Yes goddamnit, are you happy now?

[@vtr0104]

Was that a cover of the O'Reilly Auto Parts jingle at the start?....

[@froggodoggo79]

Yep

[@RodBeauvex]

With a Full House intro at the end. :D

[@doublem5679]

yes xD

[@kirklawton2191]

Love this take on an old evo Harley. I ride one and it is comfortable like an overstuffed armchair as well as being kind of agricultural. Sort of like riding a farm tractor.They're simple but a bit strange and full of mechanical sounds and vibes. If you're not in a hurry they're ok. Not going to get a bar and shield tattoo though.

[@philipe7937]

Yup, they do kind of remind me of tractors and I didn’t go for the bar and shield tattoo either

[@walkerhall9243]

This is the only good part of a monday morning

[@welikecars8674]

More bikes plz!

[@Denistone]

Yes! Motorbikes on this channel always a pleasant surprise.

[@CockatooDude]

Says the guy called "We Like Cars".

[@welikecars8674]

Shhhhhhh, I was hoping no one would notice lmao!

[@kabj06]

N O T A C A R

[@ducke295]

The bell thing is a common bike thing. It's like a goodluck charm

[@AimlessMoto]

Mr. Regular has to run to get "slow mo" shots because the guy on the Harley can't ride it slow enough without putting his feet down. 2:31

[@ColeCapone]

Try keeping that heavy ass bastard up doing half a mile an hour with just your body weight. Watch yourself fall over and crush your leg.

[@jokumukamikalie]

@@ColeCapone My HD weighs over 4 times my body weight and yet I have no trouble. All you need is practice.

[@DannysGarage]

What you said about the engine making a lot of noise and not a whole lot of power reminds me of the 4.6L modular V8 when it first debuted in the 96 Mustang GT. It made something like 215hp but with a muffler delete it made some pretty amazing sounds, and you can rev the crap out of it without ended up at felony speeds. There's definitely something fun about an engine that is just loud without being super fast.

[@royalblue2043]

My 2001 4.6 f150 single overhead cam.Very similar to my dad's 283 Chevy impalla.The old 67 ran on and on and on.

[@BenKuyt64]

Notices the Cruze following in the background in a few different scenes. Please, just tear that thing apart. I wanna see how you compare it to everything from before, specifically the Cavalier and Cobalt XFE.

[@loganstage5418]

This is one of the best episodes of RCR something about it perfectly balances what you guys are synonymous with, humor and insight. Edit- Also it's good to be back in the states.

[@Uncle_Roadkill]

The Gremlin Bell actually works! I've got one attached to my '96 FLHR and never encountered any gremlins. Also, a stage 2 Evo has some performance. That is present there. Yep.

[@dorkmax7073]

"Dependapatomus" oh shit, did Mr. Regular serve?

[@hyperlogos]

Friend of a friend was a NASA machinist who put a titanium valvetrain in his fully balanced and ported sportster engine... and Honda brakes on the bike. They can be made to go fast with enough effort.

[@local38on-tv]

“If it doesn’t drip oil, it doesn’t have any” -My grandpa

[@pbfloyd13]

1:12 No helmet, signal flashing, man-spreading on the highway pegs ... Typical Harley rider

[@Debonair.Aristocrat]

It would be nice if more people also understood the ethos of a HD. They are meant to be slow lumbering bikes to get you down the highway and look at the scenery but the fanboys totally do suck.

[@kahviaika]

Cool a two wheeled car

[@seththomas9105]

Look at a Goldwing sometime.

[@finneasbaldwin2069]

I own a 91 FLHTC and love it. Yeah, I'm 58 and don't ride at 150 mph, so what? Best lookng bike on the road, in my opinion. I've owned or have ridden almost verything made and I stil love it. Is it perfect? NOPE! It's a blast to ride like all other motorcycles. Is there really a motorcycle that isn't fun? I think not!

[@strickca991]

LOL at the "dependapotamus" joke. Lots of Harley's and hogs on the back.

[@jamesslick4790]

The wild thing about HD is they SOMEHOW manage to make a bike that is essentially a BUICK, and yet is "cool" and "rebellious" Hell, They even use "Electra" as a model. When I drove any of my Buick Electra 225s (1965,71,77). They were seen as inoffensive "old man" cars designed to just comfortably eat interstate miles. The HD Electra Glide IS THE SAME CONCEPT. But, It's "rebellious" LOL.

[@rustyspoons992]

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[@poltergeist3194]

Wanna try something fun... if your walking by a Harley that is running at idle, think or say to yourself..... POTATO POTATO POTATO POTATO.

[@drpetersellers]

Roman's closing song is 50% full house theme and 50% Janet Jackson's "Together Again." There's no joke here. Those songs just sound way more similar when he sings them.

[@chrisdroste3296]

I think the closing quote really sums it up right. I honestly swear to god I'm not a harley guy...but now i have 2 of their bikes. but I love FZ07s, R1150s, CB110s, Guzzi V7s and Triumph Rockets and bonnies...but the cult of harley actually does a lot right. you can get anything under the sun branded with the bar and shield, you have a dealer support group all across the U.S.; they build everything tight and heavy and thick paint and thick chrome and a good ride with endless customization. you think that giant V-twin doesn't have enough power? They have factory-supported and warranted hop-up kits; hell, many dealers have a DYNO in their service shops. H-D has it's own financing arm, has branded insurance that's cheaper that pretty much anyone else's offerings, too. Are they overpriced? That's debatable, though some of their not-bike products suffer sticker shock from having their name on it for sure. Sitting on them in traffic feels like you're trying to gloryhole a volcano. Handling on some of the models is downright abyssmal, and the power:weight ratio is garbage. but the engines aren't arcane and outdated like many says, Not all of them are bad handling, the Dyna chassis is amazing, and it's not like they didn't try to move into more liquid cooling and beyond; the V-Rod did just that, and they're ending production this year after 17 years because they just didn't sell. The bikes are comfortable and easy to ride, sound fantastic, and will last forever provided you maintain them. These bikes are the kind that gets willed to next of kin. I love riding mine but it doesn't mean I dislike yours. if i can do it safely I'll give you the nod and the hand sign as I pass by and roll out to the middle of nowhere for a burger and the experience. It's all in the aesthetics and I'll take that any day over a generic appliance of a vehicle that doesn't move my soul.

[@wesleypyron4187]

"I have no problem with god. It's his fan club I can't stand." Legendary quote! Hahahaha

[@P7777-u7r]

There are quite a few "Harley types" in Canada too. Sometimes just replace the Stars and Stripes with a maple leaf and they look the same

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

P77777777 I mean both nations are pretty similar culturally

[@P7777-u7r]

+2bit MarketAnarchist yeah true except for Quebec and maybe Newfoundland Well canada really isn't one nation but about 6 nations under one goofy leaf flag but 4 of those are similar culturally to the US

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

P77777777 Hey you wanna talk about what basically amounts to multiple nations under a goofy flag? Talk about the US, we've got fifty (+ a handful without any rights that apply to the rest of us) 'em! On a serious note what's different about Newfoundland? Quebec doesn't suprise me given the french heritage and from what I've read about their successionist grumbles, but the only thing I hear about Newfoundland is that the accent is funny.

[@PetrolPaladin]

Newfoundland didn't join Confederation until 1949. They were a British Colony all the way through WWII, and as such have a distinct culture as far as North America goes. They're very proud of their independent heritage, a little like Texas or California.

[@2bitmarketanarchist337]

Ronald Jensen I'll be damned. Didn't know that. Thanks for the quick history lesson :)

[@JackF99]

"Unnecessarily rev-match approaching every red light". I've ridden with and watched Harley riders blip their throttle all the time but they're really not actually downshifting. Just blipping the throttle for no reason with the clutch pulled in. They do their downshifting after they've come to a stop. : )

[@infiltr80r]

Great stuff, I love the proper RCR videos - witty, entertaining and informative all at once.

[@michaelowens772]

I was gonna buy a Harley but could not afford the clothing !

[@GrandmasCamera]

I remember watching a video with James May reviewing a Yaris (maybe a '99?), he said that the 60-so horsepower it produced was class leading, granted it was a 1.0L instead of a 1.3L. My point being the power doesn't seem bad for 1990. The problem is that they still make similar power more than two decades later.

[@stuffandjunkandthings364]

Gonna have to be "that guy" on this one. Harley davidson air cooled v-twin engines do not use cylinders offset to one side or another, they are directly in-line with one another, This is done because of the (horribly outdated) bottom end used (to this day) in those engines. They use what is known colloquially as a 'fork and knife' connecting rod setup (ie; one connecting rod rides on the outer portions of the crank pin, while the other rides on the center, between the "ears" of the other one). This is done to accommodate the usage of a one-piece roller bearing on the "big end" of the connecting rods. The crankshaft is of a three piece design, with the crank pin being pressed or bolted (sometimes both) between two round flywheels that have the ends made on to them. The reason for the "weird" pushrod angles are that the rocker arms are all the same distance fore and aft (as measured on the engine with "front" being the timing cover), but the cam lobes aren't- so the pushrod angles compensate for that. Yes The twin cam was an aesthetic improvement on the evo, in respects to pushrod angles, but it was in no way an improvement over the basic design of the evo. The twin cam adds more complexity to accomplish the same task- look tp the new Milwaukee 8 engine for the motor company;s admission of this fact. Anyhoo, keep the good work up, and rubber side down.

[@waifubreaks1572]

That reminds me, Hispanics like to hang rosaries on their rear view mirrors lol

[@billbill9392]

shift linkage went out on my ultra classic, 5 miles from home, couldn't get it out of 4th gear to save my life, that torque monster of a motorcycle got me home stop go traffic in 4th gear

[@doublem5679]

I was just in a Harley Davidson dealer, the one in Dickson City (really close to me), I found a few models I'm definitely planning on considering getting next spring-time, just gotta make a choice. The newest models are very pretty looking and some are very light-weight and easy to handle. I've had Harley Davidson boots since I was like 15, can't wait to wear them for real.

[@markputnam4902]

I love your videos let me just say that first but on these V twin bikes the rear cylinder definitely does get hotter than the front some manufacturers even go as far as to oil cool the rear cylinder but not the front . For instance my Suzuki intruder 1400 has an oil cooled rear cylinder and an air cold front cylinder. Offset or not the rear cylinder gets hotter.

[@jaronsimon5816]

Harleys are like Mustangs, in my opinion. Everyone knows what they are and no one can stand the jackasses that own them.

[@christopherd2100]

You ready for this? My grandma, GRANDMA, has both a Harley and a mustang, yet is in no way a jackass.

[@dafiltafish]

The Roman dailys a mustang, as do I currently, and 2 other people I know. Maybe it's the subculture of V6s that forces us to be less asshole-ish than the GT owners, maybe it's the muted nature of the Essex, Cologne, and Duratec, maybe it's Ford's insistence on not giving the low end ones LSDs until the 2nd decade of the 21st century, I don't know, but what I can tell you is that at least V6 owners are generally not jackasses.

[@MilsurpMikeChannel]

So many guys at work this describes. Playing dress up in their Harley Branded leather...

[@wollinger]

Easy to make something comfortable when you don't care about making turns. Just like Cadillacs.

[@jt0n]

scrolling down the rcr video list in chrono order makes sense why he loved the goldwing so much, it's a harley but it makes power and doesn't have the symbolism behind it. just a harley with all its problems solved

[@FluffiestTail]

Oh I saw that Pure Leaf iced tea... You can't hide the truth from us forever.

[@CockatooDude]

Hey that shit's pretty good man.

[@AleksiJoensuu]

I have owned several sporty Kawasakis, Yamahas and Suzukis, a small adventure BMW, a supermoto(ish) Aprilia, and a Harley Electra Glide. It doesn't fit in with any of the others. Even currently I have a ZX-6R, a ZRX 1200 S, and a BMW F650, along with the "Glide". And there's a couple things I really agreed with on this review. First, the part about how easy it is to ride. It really is surprisingly easy. Once you're even barely moving, you can balance the thing so easily. All that weight just goes away. Plus the controls are extremely easy to use. You can twist the throttle as much as you want and it won't take off and kill you. You can ham-fist the brake lever, squeeze it like it's a hand strength exercise, or you can just lift your entire foot and stomp on the brake pedal. It's all good. You don't need to practise any two-finger finessing like on good sportbike brakes. Secondly, it was what you said about "I didn't want to stop. Let's go to Philly. Let's go SOMEWHERE." It has that weird quality where in basically every measurable way it's worse than all of my other bikes. Slower, heavier, more complicated, worse handling, worse brakes, more vibes, worse build quality, worse stock lights, and on and on. But then there's that weird quality where you just "pop off to get an ice cream", but somehow you notice you're in the next county over, on a road you've never seen before, the sun has already set and it's dark as heck, and you don't really know what happened except you just wanted to keep riding to see what's down that road, and the next...

[@7mpowerd]

rcr you think that's comfy, try riding a goldwing then the Harley feel to be more of a dinosaur relic then it currently is.

[@HakanKoseoglu]

Pandrade I got an ancient BMW K1100LT, can go fast, can go slow and comfy as a couch. Proper tourers like these should have bankrupted HD but for the 'Muricaaaaa image...

[@7mpowerd]

ohh absolutely agreed. the BMW touring platform is nothing to shake a stick at either. I didnt mention since I have only rode one for 100 miles, unlike a holding I have 1k plus. if not for the cult following and image Harley would be done for. Harley stinks with maintenance, ride and vibration sub par, expensive to repair, can't carve the canyons well.... don't see the appeal.

[@7mpowerd]

I still have a 90 Honda cbr1000f hurricane that I got when I was 17. reliable as heck, good on distance rides and would never give it up for a Harley Davidson

[@BigDonkMongo]

Honda makes the BEST couch for couch's sake. Harley makes the best couch that you can fling a cheeseburger and an M16 onto and have no one bat an eye.

[@mzaite]

Pandrade But on a Goldwing you don't get relentlessly punched in the taint the whole time you ride!

[@djfoof3518]

My shadow makes 40hp with half the displacement what the fuck harley you cant even blame it on heing a cruiser

[@yungtityboi7719]

NOT A CAAAAARRRRR

[@Condorito380]

MY CAR IS BEST CAR BECAUSE TWO WHEELS.

[@TG93Handle]

Regular car reviews. Harley Davidson. Regular car reviews. Harley Davidson. Regular car reviews. Harley Davidson. Hmm.

[@thomasjefford9605]

I ride a harley to justify my love of leather and moustaches.

[@ImminghamIronhead]

It's literally the only reason I can justify leather trousers at my age.

[@deanwoodward8026]

My 1300cc bike probably makes 67hp at 5K RPM... then it makes another 72HP on it's way to 10K rpm. Amazing what they can do with just one more cylinder.

[@jamessouthworth1699]

I owned a Harley and a Ninja 250 at the same time. It felt like the whole world hated both bikes...but I was having too much fun to care. The best way I deal with other Harley owners is not to listen to them or ride with them. I like riding mine alone.

[@ideitbawxproductions1880]

I wanted to keep listening to the video, but I couldn't get past the January 21 2009 comment. That's oddly specific 🤔 What was so special about that day? *it was the day after Barack Obama was officially inaugurated as president* Suddenly, it all made sense...

[@AndyYankee17]

Avid motorcyclist here. HDs are total shit. First, the company is not "American" at all. The patriotism surrounding the brand is hilarious as they literally outsource the entire company, excluding very upper management. I personally have burned countless man hours dealing with their incompetent IT staff based out of a certain Asian subcontinent. Second, the motors are trash. It's 2017 and they're still fighting water cooling because of nostalgia or some crap like that. Still barely meets the extreme generous emissions regs. They would still have carburetors if they could get away with it. Thirdly, their bikes are simply not appealing at all (very subjective and my opinion). Maybe the Sportster looks cool but every else, ehhhhhhh. On top of that, you can find very comparable bikes from other makers with better, more reliable motors, for literally half the price that HD demands (looking at you, Goldwing). Finally, they ruin everything they touch. RIP Buell. I don't blame the company as much as I blame the inbred consumers. The culture is borderline toxic and I swear it keeps potential motorcyclists from showing more interest because they don't know there are other subcultures.

[@BigRedtheGinger]

Andrew Ahern Out of curiosity, what's your opinion on the BMW K1600GT/GTL?

[@AndyYankee17]

I had to Google it. Looks like a super sharp bike.

[@TheMetalButcher]

I'm not a bike guy, but the 1600 makes me want to become one. Well besides the fact I would wheelie into a tree before I left the dealer.

[@fredbrochu8322]

I don't know where you live, but here in Canada, Goldwings are the same price as the HD equivalent (that would be a road glide ultra). Patriotism? Maybe in the USA but anywhere else we just like them, period. And nowadays, the only brand that can compete with HD with fit and finish and paint quality is Indian, don't bore me with Honda or Yamaha, they feel cheap next to a HD or Indian. You're not forced to like them, to each his own, but if you can't at least understand the appeal of a HD, you're not a bike enthusiast. PS: I love all bike, I just happen to have a sweetspot for Harley.

[@KatoJac]

Wow, nailed it on the head there. The Sportster is the ONLY one that looks decent. The others all are just big heavy boats that make garbage power and need to compensate by having an obnoxiously loud exhaust. I get that bikes need to be louder (I own one so I understand) but to that level is just ridiculous. The Harley fans are annoying as hell and I shake my head every time I hear a new rider say "Oh I really want to get a Dyna Glide"..

[@Cms-rl3wo]

The official bike of trying to look like a bad boy while going to Walmart for Viagra.

[@stoundingresults]

You could get those rhino pills at the liquor store just as well on a vespa

[@strengthbuild]

my brother has one of these and his masculinity is as fragile as his last marriage.

[@strengthbuild]

also what you said about is he an outlaw or cop? he's both. cops are criminals. haha just kidding but seriously a ton of cops are also Hell's Angels or other racially charged outlaw gangs, the more you know.

[@muttbone01]

I would LOVE to see a RCR on the Honda NM4 Vultus. What a quirky cyberbike straight out of anime. I have one. With the auto. It is awesome.

[@deadfishparty]

Keep those bike reviews comin'! It's nice to step away from cars once in a while as good as the reviews are.

[@skyshark88]

Blue dot was illigal / reason to stop … back in the day when Harley riders were … “ingrate / pot heads / criminals”… and Harleys were not popular or 50 grand …

[@cazgerald9471]

The greatest motorcycles begin with the letter Harley and end with the letter Davidson.

[@raymanbb8274]

sometimes I can't decide which is more obnoxious, the revving or the ear shattering music the rider blast at a stop light

[@skuzzyj]

If you actually like one of these, you should ride a slammed Sportster with forward controls. Speed? Eh, kinda. Can it turn? Fuck no. Where is the tach? oh, it doesn't have one... _I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO PUT MY FUCKING FEET_

[@ajorsomething4935]

At 64 horsepower at 5000rpm this thing should make about 67.2 ft lbs of torque. At 67 hp then it'd be 70.3 ft lbs. Note this does not account for torque at other places on the rev range. I used this formula btw: Torque = (HPx5252)÷RPM

[@SDR40684]

Can haul a dependapotimus around 😂😂😂😂

[@KsModels]

The beginning was really specific. Who hurt you Mr. Regular?

[@rbrtgnz14]

You do realize it's very late and I need to sleep right Mr Regular? You do realize that.

[@seththomas9105]

Mr. Regular is a bike guy too and he gets it, to a point. I own several H-D and also Yamaha and I don't fly flags or have "Harleyclothes" or dad Cos;lay outfits. I voted Independent and am almost Libertarian. I just got back from a 650 mile day riding from Sturgis bike rally yesterday and the bikes do eat up the miles. Yes H-D has done dumb things like kill Buell and the RUB thing that started in the 90's doesn't give the brand a good light in the biking community. But what would the motorcycle riding landscape look like now if H-D had died in say the late 60's? Competition always makes for a better product and I'm glad H-D is still around. BTW I talked to a Buell Ulysses owner two days ago who was coming back from Prudhoe Bay Alaska on a almost stock bike. That's riding from western Pennsylvania to northernmost Alaska and back on a "Harley". Not too shabby.

[@ANasCarBoi]

It's the big ass fairing. It's that thing that gives it that image. Also the studs and tassels that all Harley riders seem to NEED lol

[@s.sestric9929]

Studs and tassels are for women's clothing.

[@mattw8834]

I put 360,000 miles on my 85 flht..was re-ringed at 200,000.starter was never off bike..RIP HARLEY DAVIDSON 1903-1999

[@armitage1950]

How exactly does Mr. Regular not know of Blue Dot Taillights?

[@leonardteeter6760]

I've never wore Nike because I don't follow the crowd. It's the same with Harleys. I'm not going to ride something because everyone else is and it's "cool". Well, that was the case up until two years ago. I used to ride a triumph bonny. Great bike but I was strapped for cash. So I sold it. When things turned around, I went to buy another bike. I saw an 05 Harley Electra Glide Police bike selling for a ridiculously low price. Long story long, I rode it, I fell in love with it. I bought it. From the time I threw my leg over the bike, to the time I pulled back into the seller's driveway, I came to a convenient conclusion. Harleys are as ubiquitous as cars. Everyone has one. Am I going to stop driving my car because everyone has one? Of course not. That the day I became a Harley man.

[@P7777-u7r]

Except a 4.6 v8 can be modified and tuned up to make some decent performance

[@nicholasmapes]

Actually a harley motor can as well, but you will sacrifice longevity. Now, you'll never get straight 4 performance out of this engine, but 130 hp is achievable. The problem is that if you modify the harley engine that much it will only last 20k miles...

[@Smilomaniac]

During my trip to the US I drove a Fatboy and came to pretty much the same conclusions. Comfort is A++ and the whole thing rattles and feels like it's built in China, but no matter where you go or stop people respect you, they almost thank you, for keeping up the American dream and supporting Freedom(TM). Don't get the bike for what it is (overpriced chrome) but you would be forgiven for considering getting one, if it was for the way people would treat you out in the open.

[@trbo20]

Oh Jesus. Now you went and done it.

[@tucoramirez8397]

Sounds like jealousy to me. Do you feel better about yourself when bashing what someone else rides? I don't understand this mindset at all. I don't make vids bashing crotch rockets. Ride what you want. It's all in the wind. Get over yourself.