Top 7 Misleading Motorcycle Marketing Claims

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
0:16 Beginner Bikes
2:34 Superfluous Tech
4:44 Winglets
6:33 Fuel Efficiency & Range
9:43 Adventurification of Motorcycling
11:25 Automatic Bikes
13:13 More Horsepower With Little Effect
14:44 Final Thoughts

[dhess]

I know a guy with a Ninja 500 who replaced the tail '500' decal with a '451' decal, because others riders kept saying, 'You know that's a 451, right?'

[AmritGrewal]

Peak torque figures without any mention of how it’s spread out through the rev range is a HUGE mislead

[JoseLgamer]

I can see the same sentiment that this video has with modern cars. Everyone obsessed with "features" and meaningless things yet no one makes an actually better car than the ones they sold in the 2010s or even the 2000s

[keyaanadeeb]

Hey Yammie, The problem with adding features on small bikes and advertizing gas milage is not the fact that americans need it, it's other asian countries, Especially india, Coming from an RS457 Owner, Which costs about 6000$ On road in my city and gives me 58MPG, and it's seen as a gas guzzler and impractical. Speaking of beginner bikes is Somewhere about 100-200CC here, so 400-500 CC is basically viewed as superbikes here, So if a bike doesn't give us decked out features people here will not buy them as u can buy bikes with zero features and extremely good gas milage (140MPG) for about 2000$. This is just my take, Please feel free to tell me your perspective of my comment

[e]

You win the award for most prolific use of the word “farkle”

[bluefrog]

I ride what they call an adv bike, not because I hope to ride crazy places, but because I want something that can jump, and also handle Michigan potholes. Being more offroad capable than the police bikes is a nice bonus.

[sttimegunowner]

Comfort updates would be huge. I love my naked bike cause its comfy in daily riding. I wish more sport bikes besides just the gsxs8 were more upright with mid controls

[josephrockey]

I saved for months for after starting my own business for a new Hoosqvarna 401. I got tired of waiting and asked for a loan, that I couldn’t get because I just started a business. What!? Dejected, I passed by an 07 Honda VTX 1300T on the way home with 14k on it, insured it online that night, paid cash for it the next day and rode it home!
That was four weeks ago, I have 1865 new miles, a self done engine and gear oil change and LED bulb swap on her.
Some old dude at the Quiki-stop said he put 75, 000 on his!

I got riding because Yammie told me to!
Thanks, Papa!

[mandonga]

One of the best videos you've made, really good information on things to take into account when buying a motorcycle, specially as a beginner. Thanks for the video. I love when Yammie gets serious.

[TheBobNoxious]

The base price of a Ninja 500(451) is the same price as a Ninja 400… That was a nice move by Kawasaki!

[meanman]

Totally agree with you on the pushing more power and tech just to try to push people into buying a newer model next year. What they’re really doing is driving up prices and bloating a good product eventually ruining what made it good. When if ALL automotive manufacturers would STOP THAT CRAP. And focus on making a quality product that does what it does WELL, and the. Mass producing and fine tuning and perfecting the hell out of the design, and what I mean is if a part could be made to last longer and not cost more, DO THAT, if it can be made less expensively but to the same quality and durability, DO THAT, etc. the. Prices would drop significantly and parts availability and compatibility would go through the roof! Sells would may slow slightly but less over head I think would compensate at least in part if not full, and it’s a pretty much win win for everyone!

[KPW]

One point: while mileage is still kind of important to me, I quickly realized that the tank range is pretty much unimportant. Like, at all. Not only are the ranges similar but because of the weather, hydration, a nice stop on the road or ton of other reasons you usually stop every now and then anyway.

[SongJLikes]

No one likes traction control on their bikes… until the time they need it.

[JoeHobbs-fehy]

I picked an R1 for the sound. Listening to it while I ride brings me happiness.

[jerm]

I learned to ride on a carbureted 250cc V-Star. One of the bikes I had the most fun with was a SR400 with a stone-aged engine that'll probably burn and run on anything vaguely flammable and doesn't have a repair job that can't be done with shoe string and duck tape. Electric start was not an option, and it didn't even have auto compression release for easier kicking; quite frankly, I'm surprised I didn't have to fill up the headlamp with acetylene. But I miss that simple little bike.

[stevenpasternak]

I will disagree on the fuel range bit. The vast majority of my riding is commuting to work. My car can go 350-400 miles on a tank, so I only have to gas up once a week. I know it's minor, but I do wish I could go that far on my bike without having to pull over and get gas in rush hour traffic every 2-3 days.

[dustinpearson]

while I am getting up there in am very happy to have a blipper on my motorcycle. It is faster and less distracting....ie, I do one thing vs two, I just shift. It is still "manual"....I just don't use the clutch as much. I will also admit that I do have nerve damage in my left hand so having the blipper has helped with general pain in my hand while riding, let alone hours later.

[mariogutierrez]

Weekend rider, 2016 Yammy V star 650. The lowest range I ever got was 92 miles. I fuel up every 100, or every time i run errands. It takes 5 minutes, i dont see how people complain about it so much at 150 miles of range on their bikes

[RadioSnivins]

6:49 My KTM 390 ADV gets 78 mpg. I reckon that's worth tooting.

[oskarvnz]

I went with a r3 because a ninja 400 comes in monster energy drink cans colors and didn’t appeal to me.