THIS MAN HAD A HEART TRANSPLANT.. AND HE'S JUMPING BACK ON 1 OF THE MOST POWERFUL 2STROKES EVER CREATED, WHAT A LEGEND.

It's strange, I was love the show but was feeling depressed, all the great bikes, but I was worried my health will prevent me riding again. The guy with a heart transplant was an inspiration. Strange i saw it when I did. Thx

I am insane for these minty fresh vintage bikes.....but Jimmy truly warms my heart, God bless you Jimmy, beat wishes❤

Kenny....jimmy is someone who really is an inspiration.....you dont let a guy like that go...this place is a national treasure bud...

Mr Kaplan, I just want to tip my hat to you sir and tell you how impressed I am with what you've for your community, motorcycle history preservation and motorcycle enthusiasts. You sir are a truly great man!

@KaplanCycles

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jim!

@markwood919

6 ай бұрын

His knowledge and appreciation of motorcycles is top shelf a very good man a true patriot, hell he could be a statesman @@KaplanCycles

It's so heart warming seeing these old bikes getting love. You used to be able to find a old dirtbike in every other barn but that's going away..

We motorcycle enthusiasts are like a huge family. We may have different beliefs, We may speak different languages, we may even have different values, but there is a common thread of respect we have for one another as riders. What an incredible contribution to to our common passion, and way of life, is this museum. Jimmy, an individual who's mindset and love for living will inspire any who hear his story, and see his fire. Great things are happening right there.

God Bless Jimmy, God Bless You For Letting Him Volunteer At The Shop So He Can Have A Healthy And Productive Life, 💯🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇For You And Yours, The Entire Crew Also! Your Friend And Fellow Patriot, Barry

God Bless You Jimmy, I Am a Heart Attack Survivor I Had a 100 percent Blockage on the Artery on the Back of My Heart, got the Stint and now Recovering. I'm Hopefull to Get back to Riding Again I Own a 1981 Triumph Bonneville Electro, a 1972 CB 750-4 Honda ,and a 1974 Harley Sporster Jammer frame Chopper. So I want to Do Some Restorations . Thanks to Kaplin Cycles for Motivation. I'm Living in Louisiana.

You are an awesome boss to your employees you treat the crew all as family. I absolutely love this and praise you for all that you do for your family and work family. You Rock Mr Kaplan

Awesome 🤟 👍stuff 😎

I'm a life long motorcycle rider hats off to you for saving that textile mill what an amazing job on restoring it to much history is lost in this country I will have to come visit and maybe take home some bikes

Gotta say, I and many others, love when you talk about prices of these classics!!! When you say that a bike on an online auction is only 6 large, when we all are thinking close to DOUBLE that!! It makes me feel like most, if not all resto’s are easily within our price ranges!! And has me salivating for one of these classics!!!! Share the prices = most customers!!!!!

You are a awesome dude. I can tell that your a humble man. Jimmy thank you for sharing your health walk. God bless each and everyone of yoh..

This vid got me off my ass today feeling a little pity party for myself not to motavaded day off I watched your vid and that guy Jimmy got balls and a love and will to live I take life for granted alot warmed my heart to the core watching him talk my problems ant shit I'm off the couch gona thank god for my health and man up say sorry to the wife for being out all night and apreat today and even though its nippy out I'm gona take the bike out hangover and all thanks jimmy for your message and thanks Ken God bless Steve

@rossilake218

3 жыл бұрын

God bless Jimmy. Time to put down the pad, get the F off the couch and pull the Vanos off the BMW. Seeing Jimmy just reminded me how lucky we all are over 50. 👍

Awesome place! Well done Gentlemen!!! 😍💪🏼👊🏼🏡🎨 Love the Cannondales 🍀

Thanks Ken for getting Jimmy to laugh as he does his day.Some of us know just how hard it is to have a normal day.

I was always going to smash the like button...But listening to Jimmy talk tell his story and the feeling of fulfillment his job gives him ...Well i wish i could smash it Twice !

This is the craziest collection I've ever seen Models and makes I've never heard of the hustler and roadster made me chuckle Fantastic 🔧🔧🏆🏆🏁🏁

Great shop and great folks with passion for all bikes. Makes me happy to see in not the only CR500R 4life dude. I have a mint '98 with fmf fatty. I also have a super clean '84 v65 magna that is my baby also. Just sold my '71 trail 90 and regret it. Much love from one bike dude to another.

Thanks for all the information and sharing the passion. That’s a super cool building. Could only imagine what it takes to maintain that much roof on the old place. So many lucky machines have passed through those doors.

Blown away looking at the collection you have and the beautiful building which you have restored you're an amazing dude I've got to get down there and see your Empire of bikes unbelievable 👌👍

One of them up at 4am because Im so excited for morning because I got a new bike last night and with the sunrise comes a ride lol. Binge watching your channel and only wish I'd have found it sooner. Awesome thing that you do.

ABSOLUTELY AWESOME VIDEOS KEN , I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING YOU EXPLAIN THE BKES IN GREAT DETAIL , YOU'RE A GOOD GUY BUDDY AND A VERY GOOD RIDER 👍GOD BLESS YOU BROTHER. 🙏🙂👍

Awesome 💯%

I enjoy your appreciation for the ride my brother!!!#

All the cool 1970 bikes but you are missing the 1969 hodaka super rat

My little Brother Kevin ( 54 years of age ) loves motorcycles I bought him his first bike Yamaha 125 ......back in the 70s ... . he has recently been Diagnosed with ALS ( lou Garig Disease ) thank you Guys for all you do !!!

Hey I never comment but this was a favorite video, best of luck Jimmy stay well!!!!!!

That is a amazing story to hear about jimmy hope he’s loving every second there 🤘🏼

Awsome video Ken, I love what you are doing. I swear i will stop by sometime. Its a bit of a rip away from Ontario, but man is it ever gona be worth it!!

That '93 softail is beautiful, I bought a '99 roadking about 5 yrs ago with only 2500 original miles, the owner had 2 other harley's so he never really rode mine....I added a 21'' front rim and made it into a road glide....it looks bad ass now!!!

Jimmy thanks so much for staying with the dirt bike side of things. I wish you the best for years brother man. I hope that heart beats on for years and years. Keep the KTM 380 running strong a great bike. I had a 1984 KTM 495 and how I wish I had one of them today. What a sweet machine it was. Keep them going Jimmy and the best of luck.

Can’t wait to come out and meet all you guys I’m right in Waterbury so it will be ASAP ! Hopefully go out for a blast together !

I had an one of those Suzuki RV90's when I was about 11 years old. First bike I bought with money I worked for. I bought a new Honda Magna 700 in 87. Cool that you have models of both in there.

When I was young, I fixed my friends Honda Trail 90 like the one you showed but it was black. The throttle assembly on it was tricky. We rode it for years - fun scooter.

Absolutely incredible that you turned that amazing building into a motorcycle museum.

You Sir are all that's right with the world. Seriously grounded .

hello from australia wow love your work love the 2 bangers grew up with these bikes regards pete

I love what ur doin Ken, much respect brother

Amazing.. and heart felt

@stevebonnici8012

3 жыл бұрын

Found you guys today on youtube.. I live in South Wales Great Britain.. Im learning to restore, bikes are passion way of life to me.. i have lots of bikes.. Have myself a vapour blaster " love that thing ! Carbs casings clean up ect.. Lots of people here in the UK are into bike builds, i have already started sharing your youtube channel on facebook.. I would love to cross the pond one day and visit... The museum look awsome, the history in the building is interesting to... There are people like us" all over the world that share same passion motorcycles , bikes unite us all '' no matter what colour or where your from.. I had goose bumps watching the tour video's see your passion .. Jimmy "" i had tear ! So proud of him... heart transplant... worlds a better place with him on it """ Liked & subscribed Steve Bonnici Facebook Motopsychos

Love this video!some really cool bikes here!

Fantastically interesting tour, motorcycle heaven!

Shit. I was at umass Amherst when lap was racin. I’m honored oh come across this KZread page. Amen. Hope to see you soon.

Wow, so many cool bikes in one place! Love all them two strokes!

I love it vintage motorcycle god bless

Jimmy your an inspiration.

I have a 1975 Suzuki TS 250L, I’m the second owner it has 10,000 miles on the clock, it needs a restoration, it’s all complete and runs just needs loved, if I was closer I’d get you lot to do it. 😞

Nice 👍🏻🇬🇧👈🏻

I had a old 70s honda cr125 with the same green and silver tank that is sitting on the last conference table towards the end.....I remember that bike had no back brakes so I had to downshift to come to quick stops......the balls we had as kids were unbelievable!!! Talk about no fear!!!......that bike was a screamer

Awesome Bikes& Great Crew Capt. If you ever come across a 68-69 Honda Z-50 I'd like to purchase it. Slant Guard would be nice.

I love the videos of all the bikes,I would really love to see the restoration process,with any links to companies you would use and trust for restoration process

Это рай для ценителей мото техники!!!

Lovvvve how the only bikes that were chained up secure with a lock were the cr500’s :)

@trentdawg2832

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too, them thumpers are sacred to Ken! !!!

Man, this is incredible. Ken, have you ever visited the Motorcyclepedia Museum in Newburgh, NY?

I have a customer that races for mugen Honda back in the day, that bike is awesome. What a piece of history

that ole xr 500 made awesome flat track bikes i can relate to jimmy on mental n physical level

6:22 “it’s kinda gay, but there’s a cult following” I died

@trentdawg2832

3 жыл бұрын

Lotta gay people running around nowadays. .....it's a cult following. ...lol

God bless ya jimmy I could see this means the world to him I’m sure he is very grateful for everything ken wow👍🇬🇧

That #88 yz125 is beautiful

Man I would move to ct to work at the museum dream job bikes every day hell ya thanks for the great content Kaplan america mlr clyde from 802

That man jimmy is a trooper ! I know that feeling of being hurt and not being able to work , as someone with PTSD and anxiety if I'm not doing my hobbies or working on dirt bikes I feel very lost and depressed

@KaplanCycles

3 жыл бұрын

I have a recommendation for you start every day with a cup of coffee and going to the garage and start your motorcycle it doesn't matter if you write it just started in here the motor and if you feel up to it take a ride around the house or down the street just 5 minutes every day if you do that for every 90 days I promise you your depression will be on watch more of our videos there very upbeat Dan to let me know how you do I have been there myself the only way out is to ride your motorcycle every day sorry for the typos it speech to text and ML&R

@boogiekush9391

3 жыл бұрын

@@KaplanCycles I really appreciate that and I will start doing that everyday, thank you for that suggestion 🙌🏾 I hope y'all have a wonderful day thank you again

That gs750 on the lift is sick... my first street bike was a gs... fast bikes for their day

did you get one of those 79 rm 125's done yet? im hoping to see them

Can't wait to see that xr 500 when it's done 👍

Have you ever done work on any old Puch Daimlers from Austria? Sold through Sears

If your ever in the Daytona Beach area I've got a 74 SC 500 YAMAHA U CAN HAVE free !! NEEDS RESTORED BUT RUNS I'd like to see it go to someone who can use it ,I don't have the time!! sweet bikes you got in museum 👍👍

@KaplanCycles

4 жыл бұрын

I'm going to Daytona for bike week please call me 860 916 9784 Ken sr

😎👍👍👍👍👍👍😎

No los culpo de vanidad porque si tuviera los medios para hacer algo así lo mismo haría yo también los Felicito es una belleza ver las motocicletas que son Reliquias muy preciosas ojalá pudiera yo Restaurar mi motocicleta Que tengo una HONDA XR250r de 1998 pero mi situación económica no me lo permite todavía Dios les bendiga siempre saludos desde Panamá 🇵🇦 hermoso video 👍👍

Man, I’m in Southcoast, ma . Gotta make the pilgrimage to meet and greet. This is what my area needs. So much history.

Hey SR, @ 6:01 you showed parts bikes, what year is the Honda in the back corner? Years back my ol' man had matching ATC 250 R 3-wheeler and a 250 R wheeler, wish he held on to them!

im drooling over that yz250.georgus bikes come out of that shop.no doubt about that

LOVE THE CHANNEL!

@rgufghloiufc836

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing

Could you go over that Honda xl? I’m not sure the displacement of the motor just that it’s an xl.

I have an original blue Honda XR tool pouch (goes on rear fender-circa '85-'86) if interested. I noticed your XR did not have one when you filmed it.

Kaplan America's ark. Great hobby. Great job. God is great.

What are you going to do with that 86 CR500? Im interested!!

I love the Honda CR’s and the mb5 i own a fully rebuild mb5 and rebuilding one now

Do you have any early 70s suzuki ts 185's

Jimmy is awesome!! Sr asks new guy 'what is your position/title here'.... new guy 'motor cycle service guy'... Lol!!! Sr teach that boy that his title is 'MOTOR CYCLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN' 🤣🤣

Man, where do you find these things? They bring back so many good memories.

Have you ever came across a hadaka dirt squirt or the 125 combat wombat

do them all keep them all n finally ride them all id need a bigger building id be a hoarder i wouldnt want to sell any of the nice ones

Bikes are beautiful. Wish I could go back to early '70's'.Miss those days. Had a rm 250, dt250 yam, & 125 Elsinore. Sweet memories. Did Hodaka win some Motos ?

As a kid my first motorcycle was a Suzuki RV 90 it reminds me of Mopeds except super heavier. My favorite motorcycle was a 1980 GN400 my brother stold it and sold it. So all I have now is a 1980 KZ550A1 sport. In that old ancient 4 story factory,....how did you get all those bikes up to each floor?

Do you have any Fast By Ferracci Husqvarna CR125/CR250s from 2001/2002? Most people have never heard of them. I have one of Steve Lamsons factory 250s from 2002.

Was that a Honda reflex and is it for sale

Do those old buildings have ghosts ? I just got an eerie feeling when you were crossing the bridge between buildings.

Is the engine the same on the 1980 cr125r elsinore as the 1979

Coolest bike shop around Fcking huge 🏁🏁🏁🏁

You never know SR! you should carry your Knife EVERYWHERE! My life hobbies are... Dirt bikes, Guns, and Knives!!! Only Riding, and Hunting is a man Truly FREE!! Nothing better than Shooting and Riding!!!

How do u find these old but new never used bikes?

Would you sell that red cr you have for a parts bike ?

Im from Argentina , you'r owesome

those old CZ 250's could do over 100mph tuned for the Pike's Peak Hill Climb..as there next event a month later was held in the Jemez mountains just outside of Los Alamos New Mexico racing up a Forest Service dirt road to a Ski Lodge at the top of the mountain. It was 1975 and I'm riding a 1973 Yamaha mx250 set up for desert racing with a top end of 92 miles per hour and there's always this guy with 1974 YZ250 at the motocross races we attended All That season as soon as I got the holeshot he would put me in second place with his YZ250 and sure enough as I got the holeshot at the hill climb here coms the YZ250 blowing past me but as always had plenty of lead on the pack and on our way to the top and then on a long straightaway halfway up that was pretty level so I tuck in and top out and all of a sudden out of nowhere this Pike's Peak dude on a CZ 250 followed by a cloud of dust goes by me like I was parked then he is taking aim on my buddy up ahead on the YZ250 then happens to a whole new game changer as we're all topped out that's when the CZ 250 CZeezd his piston that was buzzzing on the pipe to deadly silence as i noticed his rear tire was no longer turning but cutting a deep rut in a hard packed us forest service river rock mix of mountain side granite highway that became an air born astroid field i am plunging into at 90mph like a star wars video game just before it says game over . but not a problem after i peel of my shattered rocky cycle goggles just in time to see spectators parting their vantage points of viewing the race on the side of a huge hill that makes a dog leg in the middle of the course that propels me Evel Knievel Style gaining altitude overhead the spectators and the dogleg Landing back on course like a pro Spectators applauding I've got the throttle wfo like no fear but in reality I'm scared shitless white knuckling the grips and can not let go frozen in time as everything looked to me in slow motion as landed back into 2nd place behind my rival on the YZ 250 as we continue gitten it all the way to the top as i was officially clocked at 92mph for 2nd spot in the 250 pro class on a 1973 Yamaha MX 250 ported aftermarket tuned chamber and a cast base and tig welded extruded silencer internal tuned stinger all aluminum with a 17 tooth trans sprocket and a 60 tooth rear long travel kit in the forks and some kind of gas peggy backs in the rear..as i had bought this used at the santa fe suzuki shop as a dude was selling it on consignment with whole big box of extras that came with for 800 bucks i couldnt afford untill a week later i caught some mexican kids out back inside the chain link storage lot stealing the the mx flywheel and igniter coil along with the CDI box and ignition coil and sealed plug wire . and just mowzed on back to my pickup like i didnt see nothin' honey ...and came back the next week after talking a look at this desert hot rod and zoom into the suzuki show room to see mike brimmer owner of santa fe suzuki who i happen to know ..with hey mike what happen to the yamadog desert sled? looks to me like somebody ripped off the whole firing system and you know what that cost don't you around four hundred bucks so see if that doodle take 400 for his bike and parts and that left Suzuki with a cherry racer to get home to a burnout 1974 360 Yamaha that had finally given up the ghost after I had just bought a whole brand new MX flywheel coil CDI ignition magic box and ignition coil that perfectly interchange with all the mxers and Enduros in that time of yamaha's so I pulled everything off the blown 360 of all the ignition and my 34 mm Mikuni and put it all on this 250 hot rod I just bought four hundred bucks and first kick I had a tricked out kicker that kicked ass all that summer at all the local moto tracks except fir that damn YZ250 of the very 1st ones that were gray with an aluminum tank that was held on with velcro straps shorter wheel base of my mx and a completely different motor smaller in dimension of any mx or DT with moved up rear shocks with more suspension and this dudes wife's YZ125 looked just like it and together they destroyed the 250 and 125 classes all season long but that fall i made it back to indiana just in time for the last running of the official "Beer Can Derby" that 1st held in around 1952 as it was 1975 my 1st time running it with riders from 7 different countries around the world of every thing in the 500cc 250cc 175cc 125cc and 100cc classes all in a single row side by side of over 400 dirt bikes that took up one whole length of a 40 acre field entailed with weeds foxtail and groundhog holes as we wait with engines off and then all of a sudden you see the mushroom cloud of a stick of dynamite going off and it's on baby high water or hell Thanksgiving Day 150 MI of the Wabash River bottoms on the banks of the Wabash back home again in Indiana like a cavalry charge across the 40-acre field in the soil Bank flood zone never farmed as Riders are all charging and getting taken out like cowboys shot down charging in a war by unforeseen groundhog holes along the way as we all head for one single Deer trail to the famous "nigger ditch" drainage ditch that dumps into the wabash as there are already a pile of bikes with only handle bars visible above the water marking the deep spots of a 3foot deep hidden mud bottom 50 feet wide D&R dug out ditch for flood control as my pals brad lake factory team rider on his factory built 1ft ever proto AW400 radial head Maico and his pals of the terre haute Bultaco and Montesa shop apparently had built themselves a little dirt ramp off to the side as a pre-race preparation the week before that took careful planning to expedite what I witnessed next waiting in line for the removal of dead bikes and half-drowned River rates to get out of my way from deep in the woods you can hear braap braaaaaaap brap brap brap and there goes over head of west terre haute MAICO followed by south 7th st white's Bultaco and montessa all of which landing on the other side of Niger ditch Dualing for first overall ..im like fuck this and pin it into the ditch bounced off gas tanks seats and side cover and highly piss off riders throwing balls of black mud ive had it with brad since we were preteens on mopeds and his got a yamaha 80cc yamaha trail bike engine swap done by his old brother ..and i caught up these cheaten basterd pals of mine slamming brad in the rear tire at a check point as he was roosting my arrival flips me off and down the trail asbi get my tag punched by the checker and braaaaaP i caught up to him again and damnit if he didnt have another ace up his sleave as theres kelly and beal side by side like they are on a sunday drive through the city park strolling along on their old beat up maico and husky brad sold them years ago nbefore they both had put on the lard ass look ..and brad goes "beep beep" let me through and two hippos part ass followed by aw400 brad brap followed by me into a wall of giggle butts that goes on that seems like forever until the Cavalry catches up when all of a sudden Kelly and b e a l pull off and returned being The Spectators they were after I finally make it to the checkered flag then back to the pits there sits the Hodaka dealer Ted Sampson on the tailgate of his truck smoking his big King Edward and picking river shit mud from his Pig boots next to his 125 combat wambat with enduro tires and a lunch box rack that he rides to work at the coal mine everyday covered in black river mud ...i haven been to the score tower yet and ask ted how long hes been sitting in the pits after i rolled in " long bout 20 minuts i spoze be bout right " and thanks ted cya .....but the good news team maico breako did not win 1st over all ...but 1st place in the 175cc class and 1st over all for the day was also the 1st over all winner of the Irish Isle of Man World Hare scrambles champion riding on an OSSA 175 BTW my old pal ted sampson is a vet champion of the Jack Pine National Enduro 800 miles in three days starting in Lansing Michigan that more than once had won on a Hodaka brad went on to top 10 in the first of national Stadium SuperCross as team Rider for Maico and the author of the phrase well-known of "maico breako" why you say would he do that as he was also the usa import rep for maico of germany ? brads dad a man of deep pockets bought the import rights for all maicos bound for usa sales to keep brad from going to prison after brad ripped off the entire inventory of galaxy cycle sales in one night using a stolen 18 wheeler brad discovered his maicos put him in the top 10 brad said to me quick chucky we gotta think of something to discourage the competition of finding out just how fast these dirt rockets are and i said something like maicos to breakos and brads buddies of Effingham Illinois Kelly and Beal helped it go nation wide while brad would purposely be late pushing his latest Factory prototype like the day of his prototype aw400 that wasn't even listed yet up to the gate with sorry I'm late guys thanks for waiting on me so whose turn is it to win today oh yeah that's right it's my turn

Ken that KZ 400 that’s the bike I put big front and rear knobbies on I was actually fast in the woods like have to wait for everyone to catch up

His knowledge and appreciation of motorcycles, Especially The “CR 500” is top shelf a very good man a true patriot, hell he could be a statesman @KaplanCycles Reply

Respect !

That drz is my dream bike nice

first road reg bike was brad new red DT2501F nice shop love see it all but bit far from land of oz Myself medically retired broke my back from fall at work shattered couple verts & discs had replacement surgery couple rods keep me straight Now just plod around in shed building up bikes latest was my personal bike new KTM 1290 Super Enduro R (was a super duke) into a dirt bike ECU open flashed to 180Hp @ 175Kg