MOTORCYCLE GRAVEYARD II

[@lanceladue2818]

I worked at a cycle salvage shop about 40 miles west of Binghamton NY in mid 80's...we recycled 100's into probably 1000's of bikes. This video reminded me of those years.... Wow..!! We stripped ,tagged rebuilt and restored everyday...I believe there is kids today that would love to do just that...just like I did...God Bless...

[@joegilly1523]

Lance Ladue Was it in Smithboro . I’m in Endwell

[@lanceladue2818]

@@joegilly1523 yes it was. ..

[@joegilly1523]

Lance Ladue I have gotten a parts there for my KZ 750 . MY UNCLES MOM WAS Grandma Hanna. Hanna road is the circle road once you go over the tracks . 👍

[@lanceladue2818]

@@joegilly1523 I don't I know your grandma but I know the road ....I test road a few bikes out back...funny you should mention the kz 750 model...that was the first inline four I ever rebuilt at that shop.. after that I had to take it to local garage for inspection...dam those kz were rippers....first generation of crotch rockets in my opinion...mmm. Good days...bike ran smooth and snotty.......K R cycle salvage..the owner is an encyclopedia of knowledge on vintage bikes...amazing man..

[@kingsalami84]

I'm outside of corning ny and I've been looking for a place like this..I can't hardly get a decent deal on a salvage bike around here

[@terrycavender]

Outside was really, really, depressing! Very interesting inside the shop, especially the stash of Yankees, considering the low numbers they were made in. Interesting thing about the Yankee, you could change the crank and timing to make it fire like a twin, or a single. The Ossa, and Bultaco stuff was sweet, especially the trials bikes, I think I even saw a Montesa Cota in the mix. This guy must have either been a Spanish bike dealer, or bought one out. The whole thing reminded me of the shops I was used to in the Seventies, so the whole video was a mix of sadness, and sweet nostalgia. Thanks for the tour.

[@hawkt2448]

Makes me feel so old now. I can remember seeing bikes like these running in the woods and on the street 😞

[@justicemcdonald2939]

Right

[@jojoglemond]

I love all motorcycles, and wish I could spend a couple of days just walking around that back yard. Every one of those bikes has a story to tell. It reminds of when my brother's and I used to spend entire days wandering through our local junk yard (back in the late 70's) trying to find parts for my '69 Dodge Charger. Back then, the owner would let you explore the yard by yourself. You took your time, and paid for any parts you found on your way out of the yard. Great memories!

[@maankh2705]

Range ho sakdi ha byk what the price

[@AlexR-ek1ef]

Отличное место для механика-любителя.Клондайк!

[@edmurphy2379]

Ну так-то да. Только там всё сгнило.

[@edmurphy2379]

А не, не всё...

[@garydepew7671]

what a gold mine .so many parts the vintage builders want!

[@templeviewgate]

Imagine an owner who has memories of bike adventures, romantic rides or long travels on his bike, which ends up in the scrapyard and after many years he visits and sees his darling bike in dilapidated condition.. That would be really moving him to tears.

[@davidcoudriet8439]

I can't get over the sheer volume of bikes! Those parts are worth a fortune in the internet age!

[@jamierussell2200]

Deadset tears coming to my eyes watching this video its just a same of deadset beast of bikes all thru that yard and just left there to deadset bloody die!! Ohh my god so many of thousands of dollars there and years of fun and glory gloy for someone that had alot of time on there hands that would just be the biggest payday for them i wish i had a pocket full cash to come to America and just go crazy buying container loads of bikes to bring back to Australia to just become a billionaire!!! That just the biggest dream of my life to be able to do something like that would just be the coolest and just best day of any mans life!!! Ur the man Ken sr deadset wish I could walk into a heaven on earth place like that!! Just Bloody WOW man!! Ur my deadset inspirational person to watch and follow in this world ur just the biggest inspiration to any man, woman, and child thats into the motorcycle world of things just the man buddy cheers for showing and sharing the most awesomeness place on earth!! Thankyou and god bless cheers again from The Aussie clan!! From the down under land!!

[@josemariaperez5600]

Esto és un paraiso de motos. He alucinado con el Montón de Bultacos que hay y las dos Derbis Rc. Espectacular!!!!!

[@Алексгросс]

Сколько хорошей техники. которая может жить и радовать людей дальше.

[@vytasbraziunas3158]

Просто свалка металолома

[@ИванСоколов-ц7х]

Этот металлолом в одном случае из наверное трех-пяти вполне легко восстанавливается. другое дело что там с документами, их скорее всего нет

[@ЕвгенийКузьменко-ъ8ф]

Хорошее место!ЕСТЬ--ВСЁ!!!Настоящий кландайк.Особенно Bultaco или Yamaha RD,да там,много чего,НАСТОЯЩЕГО,ЖЕЛЕЗНОГО,да и редкого,уже.Лайк!Отличный обзор!

[@handyhippie6548]

i have never wished i was a millionaire more than after watching this. these need to be rescued, not recycled.

[@renzocorradi9314]

Non credo a i miei occhi sono fuori di testa

[@felixcat9318]

This truly is a motorcycle treasure trove! Had they been stored properly and been accessible he would probably have sold a great many of them. Shame to see the condition they've been left in. Thank you for this video, subscribed.

[@tootallbob]

Can you imagine all the stories these bikes could tell if they could talk?

[@wilsonfuchsalvan368]

Amigo yo soy de peru y me gusta tu video gracias x hacer ver esas maquinas

[@dimaseko8110]

Seeing this content, I'm short of breath, I'm Indonesian in my opinion all of them are treasures 90% of all parts and motorbikes can still be used, woooow

[@ars9411]

Iya klo di Indonesia sudah masuk pasar loak itu dan jadi uang

[@moromaochannel6318]

Asli, ini ladang spare part moge..gw pribadi langsung tertarik buat dibenerin ulang

[@Jose-dw3fr]

Que maravilla de motos!! Me las quedaría todas!! Esos años 70 y 80 presiosas 🤷‍♂️

[@jorgepadillavillares8064]

Y yo necesitando una para moverme

[@winstonchurchhill3264]

Jeez, watching this was like going to a funeral. Real shame. I have 4 bikes an feel really sorry for them if I haven’t rode them for a while, it might sound sad but I even talk to them an say soon my lovelies an pat them on the tank . Greetings from Portsmouth England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@damienaylward]

Greetings from Ireland..this really has brought me too my knees ...I'm a major Kawasaki Kz 1000 fan from 1977 to 1982..I've been proud owner of at least 12 too 14 lost count after my 9th owned nearly model from the kz440ltd too a z1300g..a few kz1000ltd's B2 b3 and b4..H2 ..a few kz650 F1 B2 and c2..gpz1100b1 and a few z1000st's... when I come across this video it sure made me wish I'd kept every Kawasaki I owned...but wouldn't have ended up like any of these ,😥😥🙏🙏😱😱

[@johnjohnson4645]

Мотобкладбище! Сколько жизни с этим связано!

[@robertgrant008]

Was very sad to see so many legends just lying around in the bushes with trees growing through them etc ,somebody do something

[@danstrausbaugh6430]

Heartbreaking absolutely insane... I almost want to cry ....

[@delaguiar]

Same here :(

[@michaeleverett2650]

There was an old motorcycle parts Boneyard like this in Phoenix Arizona called Bob's Used cycle parts, don't know if it's around anymore but he had some high prices on all his stuff, I got rid of my old 74 husky wr250 to Bob's way back in the 80's, wish I still had that bike nowadays.

[@Motor_Marv_Customs]

Seeing all those bike just left to rot breaks my heart💔

[@christianbostic6253]

Fr

[@garyshaw3112]

That is one of the saddest things I have ever seen being a motorcycle lover

[@marcalan1198]

Gary Shaw i seen that tomos as well. yeah it was an A3.

[@christianbostic6253]

So sad 😟😟😟

[@jazzhenry2897]

I was just thinking the same lol

[@KALINGANJA007]

Lot of good stuff in there too...projects for life...woooow

[@Stevo736]

It's very easy to end up hoarding them. Atleast theres a lot of good parts there that I'm sure the Kaplan team might be able to make use of and possibly resurrect something.

[@денискондратев-й8ъ]

Мотоциклы лежат и вспоминают, как они раньше по дорогам гоняли...

[@johnrichardson4016]

This breaks my heart. All these fabulous bikes left to rot. I’d like to get my hands on a few Bultacos to make a good restoration.

[@bryanberesford7521]

Totally blow away by the amount of off road bikes from the 70s and 80s... Aladdin's cave 😲

[@JohnM-gr9wx]

Wow so many classic dirt bikes i cant believe them 2 crs 4:12 rooting away what a shame they would be worth 3 k here in Australia Australia 😂australa

[@robinpescadero7888]

I wish I can salvage one 2 stroke bike in this motorcycle graveyard. This view breaks my heart

[@meel7773]

oh , my God , my heart is about to jump out on the gun , it 's just not likely how many abandoned motorcycles , this is heaven for me , give me at least a couple of motorcycles , everything will rot anyway . now such motorcycles , especially the classic class , are very much appreciated especially in Russia , a Russian person seeing this video would cry .

[@geerbangr]

The owner let shit tons of money lay out there and rot away. Sad.

[@markmorrell1496]

Wish yall would do like a grave yard flip restore the entire grave yard .thats just sad to see all those bikes rusting away

[@markmorrell1496]

I just wanna jump in there and start turning wrenches

[@christianbostic6253]

Fr

[@dillonlees7833]

@@markmorrell1496 I'm just curious to how many I could get to run!?

[@xx-bg2dj]

He did it because he couldn't even give them away

[@maartendezwaan9715]

Gees Ken you hit the mother load! it's like a MX battlefield and all these spares.. Some one needs to haul ass and save these beauties. Shame i'm to far away

[@ianmangham4570]

Too

[@bradmitchell4936]

Man I can remember standing in the Yamaha dealership admiring the new virago’s and turbo’s Cutting edge at the time Time stands still for no man I guess 😀

[@rob102865]

1 man's junk... another man's treasure 😎

[@jackrichards1863]

Hell no. Those can't go to goddamn scrap? Theres a million bucks in parts right there and stuff you'll never ever see again once its gone . many of those are perfect ol timer projects. Men have got to embrace workin and save our history in this amazing stuff that really is built to be rebuilt. Just as well I cant reach it......

[@laureanofigueroa8812]

Pensar que aca en 🇦🇷 las arreglaríamos a todas por el solo amor a las motocicletas.

[@philpreston8658]

Wow..just think of the cool Yamahondasaki you could build..

[@jazzhenry2897]

My friend built one of them back in the 80s I'm not sure if it was road legal the breaks worked lol

[@benbradshawjr2856]

So much money can be made and so so many bikes can be restored!! WOW.ive never seen anything like it.

[@keithdaniels5918]

My OCD made me rewatch this 4 times.

[@bobbellendovich6825]

There is still a shop like this south of downtown Dallas, Texas. Thousands and thousands of parts, and hundreds of bikes. Overwhelming.🤯

[@carloleinardi5695]

This is the highest form of art for me

[@rickrudge9349]

That’s a sad looking graveyard. Thanks for sharing. 🛵💨

[@joegilly1523]

What a find ken,hopefully you can resurrect some of these sleeping beauties .

[@Redracer608]

That is a motorcycle field of dreams....many future gems to be made from it.

[@YouTubSergey]

Засесть там с набором ключей, канистрой бензинана и аккумулятором, на пару дней, и своим ходом уедешь.😂😂😂

[@ТралвадорКарловичПуздой]

На самолёте улетишь.

[@benbradshawjr2856]

I know ive commented a couple times but the more i watch the vid i realize the owner ill bet he knew where every part was.he had a method to his madness..i worked at an alternator shop in the 90s and oh my close to the same.i periodically went down to help out till 2013 he was sellin the building.reminds me of that.hopefully somebody grabs all those parts and bikes

[@evan1kx125]

All the bikes outside have been cleaned out early last year. Hard to believe!

[@alanpowers3191]

Some of these bikes look complete and ready to go. Or at least, might not take much to get them going. I think I saw an Ossa Mick Andrews Replica. Or what fun it would be to own a Yankee Z

[@matthewjdouglas6471]

I will always say it. But my 1989 dt175 was the best bike for trails and also very good in the bomb craters left over from world war 2 out side Birmingham. That's what we were told any way. They looked a bit big to be bombs but I suppose its possible. It would be dropped into thick mud almost to the point where you could barely see the bike and it would just keep going. It took some punishment for nearly 4 whole weeks it was constantly running. After we had to go back to school I sold it for the same price I paid for it. Its was 1994 so the bike was 5 year's old I paid, £250 for it. The bloke who sold it had it stolen and he recovered it but it was trashed. All the lights had been removed and mud guards were tied on with bungee cord. Gear shifter was gone so a mates dad welded a 19mm or a 24 mm spanner. With a bit of rebar also. Looked a mess but worked perfectly.

[@SuperMario133]

Wow this place is awesome, wish i was closer

[@angeloreyes357]

Those are the grandpas of dirtbikes today..look at those classic motorcycles...

[@CZ350tuner]

The "MZ" at 11:58 is actually a 1977 Czech Jawa 350-634-8. Being a Jawa it will inevitably still run as they're built to last for generations. I used to own one and sold it on after 34,000 miles. It never let me down. It even started & ran, one winter, at -4 C. The 343cc engine produces 28 HP @ 5,250 RPM. Peak torque is 38 Pounds / Foot. Back in the 1970's & early 1980's a Jawa 350-634 was produced every 20 seconds from the factory with weekly production in the thousands. Spares availability is better than excellent and it is possible to buy a brand new US manufactured crank, cylinders and pistons for the bike. Most spares are made globally and even the Taiwanese & Chinese are in on the act (so watch out!!). It is reported that Jawa motorcycles are now the most common surviving 2 stroke motorcycle type on the planet, numbering close to a million as they're infinitely repairable, much to the annoyance of tree huggers.

[@mikestach3395]

I end up with that jawa 634

[@danielryan2317]

Not desirable here 🇬🇧 a bloke at the end of my road had one it was like a statue it never moved 🤔 might still be there , didn't seem to decay 😎

[@russbilzing5348]

I had a '64 Jawa 350 street twin with the flowing lines and cast iron mufflers. Sent all the way to Czechoslovakia for the owner's manual, cost me $16 in 1968. Loved that bike.

[@hadzicana1]

dinamo 45 wati -sranje

[@leecoomber3877]

Be a wet dream for me to find somewhere like that...I could tinker all day and night with stuff from there ...lucky lucky.

[@PaulHarkey44]

No wonder it’s so hard to find parts...they’re all there! 👎🏻

[@alexlewin1456]

He who has the most bike parts wins! XD

[@congerscott6064]

Lol, good comment man 👍.

[@PainterD54]

We had a yard like that here too until the dealer sold out to an Indian dealer and they took after all the bikes with a Cat loader and sent it all to the scrap yard. I almost cried. I got so many parts over the years for my bobbers and now it's all gone. Oh well, had to end sometime. It's too bad those couldn't have been stored indoors or atleast under a roof of some kind.

[@ЮрийДОНБАСС-ш4г]

Шикарная база мотозапчастей!!!

[@romansazhin3756]

Там на одних покрышках можно бизнес сделать))

[@ПуйлоВВ]

Ахренеть, сокровища!

[@paulinobenito6905]

El paraíso del restaurador de motos 😁

[@heydek]

Cierto

[@eugenejulson8742]

This helps me understand how rare my Can-Am’s are. Not one in the bunch.

[@micksterboone4517]

No KTM's or Penton's either. Which Can-Am do you have?

[@eugenejulson8742]

@@micksterboone4517 125 Mx and 175 Qualifier. The 125 was composition of a couple of bikes

[@joewhitehead3755]

Oh my God I could spend a week there There's a whole lot of cool stuff there but I'm really noticing some of the old Yamaha ITs those are my favorite bikes and I always need extra parts lol

[@Badger345]

I had an IT490 what a beast...

[@ТусовкисМедведьевичем]

Very nice, very cool 😎👍

[@adamdelarozza1985]

Looks like someone's motorcycle dream collection that turned into a NightMare! Outside storage is DUMB.

[@wms1650]

So Adam if you had a shop and accumulated old bikes, some not worth fixing, would you build a building for those bikes? He had a business to run. My opinion.

[@adamdelarozza1985]

@@wms1650 I'm not sure. What I would of done is at the least; clear the field free of brush & trees! Store them where water would evaporate quickly and not accumulate in mud & brush. Lot's of vehicles are stored outside in a cleared field.

[@hawkeye681]

Buy the lot and then offer them up for resurrection projects!!! This is indeed sad but DAMN!!! It’s also a WINDFALL of really cool machines just waiting to be reborn!!! I’ve rekindled 3 vintage motocrossers in my time… this is a great opportunity to get these parts n machines out back on the tracks!!!

[@curiouskid30]

I'm not gonna lie, i wept uncontrollably as you walked through the bone yard.

[@gracielafarias2173]

Matt Robinson

[@elrincondeatilaasl5094]

cuantas motos incluso motos españolas he visto Bultaco de trial, montesa h6 360,bultaco pursang de enduro es el paraiso jejeje !!

[@shtoozie]

that breaks my heart man :/ seeing all of that just breaks me down :(((((

[@TERAPEVT81ALEXANDER]

Просто прелесть 🤩 эта свалка мотоциклов

[@MegaCountach]

Very hard video to watch... sad to see! Thanks for posting, cheers

[@eckolocoapestoso8966]

Dios el cielo aquí en la tierra. Que triste tanto legado y leyendas del asfalto creo que todas merecen una segunda tercera oportunidad

[@user-gj2wj6hm3j]

Así es hay varias motocicletas que se pueden Restaurar que Desperdició yo quisiera una Yamaha de las que están hay abandonadas

[@markcollins5026]

Man, make's you want to cry !

[@christianbostic6253]

I am 😭😭😭

[@FMDful]

Какое Эль-Дорадо шикарное!👍👍👍👍 есть конструкторам развернуться

[@adamweston4152]

I'm unemployed and I love bikes and seeing all of these bikes and bits makes me mad,all of them rotting away when someone like me who lives on £500 UK a month and has mobility issues and so desperately needs a vehicle to get about but can't afford to buy one is heartbreaking.i don't call this collecting I called it selfish.thanks for the video though .

[@motomash6143]

Sorry to hear this. Do you have a problem with getting a job or does your disability not allow you to do that?

[@adamweston4152]

@@motomash6143 unfortunately I have arthritis in my knees and left hip and a mental health issue and the doctors said that they didn't recommend that I should continue working and I don't like being unemployed and before anyone says that I'm lazy I'm far from it.i have an e-mountain bike that is great for local journeys but not for longer journeys as the battery range limits how far I can go . thanks for your interest and the reply 😉

[@JW-kl7no]

The man was running a motorcycle salvage business not a charity for free motorcycles. Nothing selfish about spending his money how he wanted to at the time. I’m sure his “collection” provided the parts for many quality restorations or builds throughout the years.

[@markturbeville5971]

"Business." The word is... "business."

[@rudygracia5573]

@@JW-kl7no Some of these bikes look like not many parts were ever pulled from them.This guy is just a Hoarder.This is NOT a"collection".I collect;Guitars.They're ALL Playable.Not that valuable,but not JUNK!Like MOST of THESE bikes are.Most of the plastic stuff is junk,and a lot of the aluminum stuff may've corroded through(IMO).

[@chrisbatstone9742]

Hi ken family sir wish they had these places in the uk id be in there for hours look forward to next video have blessed day guys

[@cidadiamantiny9235]

Meu sonho tem um lugar assim 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@АлександрСкулов-я5г]

Лично у меня к семидесяти годам 14 едениц мото и 7 авто, но я им завидую, жаль всё брошено и нет таких как в России любителей рестоврации мото.

[@grahamhider3754]

I come from England we don’t get places like that. I could cry see all them bikes going to rust

[@benbradshawjr2856]

I live here in the US and it makes me sad seein that

[@CutandShoot5x5]

Seems like a worthwhile investment if nothing more than nostalgic rebuilds!!!!

[@robskully3539]

OMG .... that place is a f'king GOLD mine for the vintage restoration guys on the many FB pages I belong too. It would be a f'king sin if they just call in trash/metal recyclers to clear it all :-(

[@gardeningplus7271]

You took me back to 70s i had montesa and elsinore,good video thanks.

[@rajendramaharjan1228]

I feel really sad when I see those legendary bikes in that situation Hope I could rebuild them all

[@josedomingozalimben1021]

Al ver todas esas Motos para restaurar, me hace sentirme como niño en una juguetería

[@gorillagarageoz]

😍😍 So much potential!!

[@William-Bill-Munny]

The script of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas comes to mind: Oh man what a sight! Husquavarnas, Yamahas, DMZs, Kawasakis, Maicos, Persang, Swedish Fireballs, a couple of Triumps, here and there a CZ.... all very very fast.

[@judy8117]

HISTORY so much I hope some guys will join together even for parts and to rebuild even 6 GOOD LUCK🐾♥️🐾♥️🐾♥️☘

[@timbarnett3898]

My motorcyclist friend Margery Bird owned a Yamaha Virgo, like bike pictured here. Margery travelled country, towing her Yamaha motorcycle on bike trailer behind her white. Dodge service van. She drive her van to specific areas of America, then back her bike off trailer an ride area, until she must have been in late 70s-80s! She was an inspiration to me in my riding, along with my mom, that got me into riding!

[@quaisarsyed2775]

Bike jungle heart breaking place I will never go there all the beauties are destroyed 😔

[@Justrideit.]

I haven’t been heard the brand Bultaco before watch this video. Thank U for your film

[@yamahama9650]

"I'm saving them" Your throwing them away!

[@rossport2014]

Уважаю мотоциклы. Мне бы туда. С моими знаниями механика. Восстановил бы не мало техники.

[@sergeyprokudin1768]

Нет слов,я в шоке, сколько там проектов

[@Illinois_Steve]

That was... depressing! Did anyone ever salvage and catalog all that?

[@markmosolino4729]

Where is this place? I wish I could buy it all, but I can put a small dent in the inventory.

[@ВладимирШаманский-л2г]

Поле для очумелых ручек и пацанов..😃😃😃😃🤠🤯🤯🤯🥳😎💣💥💯👍👏👏👏👏

[@ЛеляМинья]

Это просто рай.

[@fabianaloisio811]

Que increíble, tantas obras de arte deteriorándose!! Donde es eso?

[@rsvmille7910]

Think I've just seen a new holiday destination

[@angeloreyes357]

Imagine the beauty of them bikes if only restored...

[@wardhamilton5391]

So has anything happened to Bob Hogan? He was the first Yamaha dealership in Massachusetts and is really cool to talk to!

[@evan1kx125]

I was there yesterday for 5hrs, bob seemed to be doing great all things considered! I managed to save 2 bikes outside, the wheels were frozen so I had to break them down and cut trees to get them out, he doesn't let the bikes go easy which is why most of them outside are in poor shape from sitting 10+ yrs, inside outback is too messy to find what for looking for at the moment. Customer there complaining about this video, saying how ken just came in and filmed this man's whole lifes collection, but if this video was never shown people would not come to try to save the bike parts..its sad he wanted $120 for a dryrotted studded tire so I can assume most of the parts are there to stay unfortunately!

[@davidj.7779]

@@evan1kx125 If it's the yard I think it is, (Lunenburg?) I remember riding out there from Boston in the 90's, looking for parts for a Kawasaki H1 I was restoring. He had 2 of the H1s but they were mostly stripped and he wanted crazy high prices for whatever was left. Back in the 90s, interest in restoring 60s & 70's Japanese bikes was far greater in the UK than in the US and parts there were scarce and expensive Salvage operators from the UK frequently came to the US and bought entire yards like this one and stuffed everything into a container, shipping it to the UK and making a killing on parts. I became difficult to find good parts for Honda 4s and especially CX-500s which the Brits loved for some reason.

[@NAZO978]

@@davidj.7779 no the one in lunenburg was called sky cycle and they moved a few years ago he sells online now and only sells street bikes now

[@davidj.7779]

@@NAZO978 Sky Cycle...You're correct, good call.

[@NAZO978]

@@davidj.7779 yea I've lived here over 40 years I remember as a kid I use to go over there just to see the bikes in the yard those where the good old days

[@user-pd4od7yz5l]

Look at all the nice front tires!