As a broke Lazy Retro Boy, I just wanted to say that my Royal Enfield runs great and my beard and my flannel keep me toasty on those early season Midwest rides. Also I wish I could afford a Triumph but I’ll settle for putting miles on my interceptor.

@Stevel_

2 жыл бұрын

I had three Triumphs and now have an Interceptor. You aren't missing anything (except bad EFI mapping).

@derp195

2 жыл бұрын

I don’t understand the hate for them. I have a continental gt. It was cheap, it’s quick as long as you understand that it isn’t a sport bike. I still get excited every time I see it. Good bike.

@Tennessee17

2 жыл бұрын

@@derp195 it's a gorgeous bike.

@someguy315

2 жыл бұрын

@@derp195 Royal Enfields are the most fun slow bikes you can drive

@stevemiller7433

2 жыл бұрын

I find my 650 perfectly adequate. My 500 is more fun. And guess what... I've ordered a Janus. Yammie Noob somehow manages to be shrill and boring at the same time.

Most "retro motorcycle riders" have done the sport bike thing, sometimes for decades, and learned a little secret that you too will arrive at some day Yam. It's 99% as fun to ride a slow bike fast (or even slow) as it is to rip around on a liter bike at 10/10. So sooner or later you too will slow down, buy a mellow standard, and enjoy the ride 🙂

@particleinthewave8378

2 жыл бұрын

Amen to that

@Anarchy522XD

2 жыл бұрын

My dad is a panigale guy and complains about being able to go 200 mph. Also his hip. Also how hot the thing runs even at 60mph it's trying to fry you. I listened and bought an older bike with 60hp and an upright seating position. ( 92 yamaha xj600s) He didn't and bought a v4s after owning every panigale missile possible. 1099 1199 1299. He doesn't learn but that's what I'm for to learn from his mistakes. I enjoy my ride. He enjoys running from the cops maybe sorta he toatally doesn't run... He fucking flys away. I'm 28 and he's 52 as a fyi.

@Stevel_

2 жыл бұрын

@@Anarchy522XD My dad was a CBR1000RR guy and also found it sporting to run from the cops on the regular. I know the feeling!

@stevenrais9360

2 жыл бұрын

Similar to what miata owners say "it's more fun to drive a slow car fast, than it is to drive a fast car slow"

@Fibermyalgia

Жыл бұрын

Yam is literally always saying how less power is more fun 😂

Just when you think we'll get an ending where we don't get yelled at.... Thanks papa yam

@TheEpicDuck23

2 жыл бұрын

definitely the worst ending next to the one where he overlaps his voice. I never click off the video faster than in those minutes lol

@jerryglennie5375

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEpicDuck23 lol sadly I'm amused with the overlapped voice. It's a great harmonics to it

@Tiaan90

2 жыл бұрын

I find this one the funniest, pops up in complete silence with an all serious face 😄

I remember seeing a Triumph Scrambler 900 like 12 years ago, instantly drawn to Triumph, and thinking "when I can afford one, I'm getting one!" Long Game Lazy Rider I am, on my 2019 Street Scrambler, racking the miles with smiles and not worried bout what others think 🤙

As someone who is brand new to riding and is looking at the RE INT650 as my first bike, complete with a retro helmet as I listen to some classic UK punk rock. I appreciated this video very much. I will make sure to watch this again as I sit outside on a patio drinking my $9 black coffee so I can admire my bike as I watch.

@ramblinjay3816

Жыл бұрын

xD

I think an old UJM bike is the way to go for starting out. Teaches you to work on engines which saves you money down the road, and the old tech keeps you from pushing yourself before you are ready. My first experience riding a motorcycle, it had no front brakes and only a rear drum, and the engine only ran on 1 cylinder below 2500 rpm.

@stevenrais9360

2 жыл бұрын

😳

@kevinnielsen1356

Жыл бұрын

Did you tinker it successfully?

@kavonbakowski8358

Жыл бұрын

I once had to essentially redo all my wiring in a gas station parking lot in the middle of a hood at 3:00 in the morning, using only a razor blade and some electrical tape. Because it was a 77 gs750 and i had rewired it from scratch, I was able to accomplish that. I realize that new bikes don't have many issues, but when they do, its way more involved. I could carry a 10mm wrench, a screwdriver, and a couple Allen keys and fix my bike 90% of the time it broke down (which was a dozen times over 2 years, mostly due to upgrading/replacing parts, and making little errors when installing them).

As a beginner UJM guy, this is painfully accurate. Love the roast though

Holy hell, the "My busa... and I need it now" bit just went down in my book as one of the true greats of a whole generation. lol

Ah yes, a list video of that starts with number 7 and ends with number 7. Well done Yam.

I'm a UJM beginner :) Started on a Yamaha SR400 an I turned it into some sort of street tracker. Such a great ride, but learning how to ride on a Kickstart bike was indeed Dark Souls level pain.

@billh.1940

2 жыл бұрын

Without a kick start is it really a motorcycle?

@darthbinx5045

Жыл бұрын

1981 suzuki Gn400 ujm beginner here.. dark souls indeed. Love the kickstart only aspect 😂

Lazy Retro Boy here with a completely stock 2020 Sportster 48. I wanted something that felt like a mix of my Ninja 400 and my Shadow 750. Nailed it. My favorite bike I've ever ridden, though definitely not the best on a technical level.

When the editor put up the picture of the Janus with the rider leaning over it, all I could think was "is that Richard Hammond?"

It's My busa, and I need it NOW!

My first bike was a $700 1987 Yamaha radian that was abused so bad that it was better suited as a mad max display than a real motorcycle. I wanted to cafe it, but the effort and work would've been worth a brand-new motorcycle. Currently modding a continental GT650 as my third bike and it's been a hoot.

@deathtomorons9388

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao. Royal Enfield cheap a$$ bike 🤣🤣. No wonder u got it.

@kernal9093

2 жыл бұрын

@@deathtomorons9388 Yeah the parts it's equipped with are on the cheaper side but if you actually spend time wrenching and upgrading it then it turns into an actual ride. Not that you would know from the sound of it. You probably take your bikes to the dealer everytime you need an oil change done.

As somebody who started on the kzp1000 police cruiser, I can say I almost fell down this rabbit hole and I'm glad I didn't. I did end up putting Daytona bars on it though.

I was expecting I'd be left out with my bosozoku build, but you mentioned it under choppers, and even mentioned holographic paint 🤣🤣🤣😅

Oh hey! I'm a beginner UJM! Got into it because, well, the option came up. I did it because I want to learn mechanical stuff on a simpler bike, I love the look, I love the sound, and I love the cruiser feel with mid controls. When things got out of hand with the carburetors I took it to a mechanic. Mechanic suggested a newer bike. I looked, but none of the new bikes I've seen have all 3 1. the seating position 2. the sound 3. great touring capability. Number 3 is actually a huge part, because old Honda CBs had the option to basically turn it into a full dress tourer.

Lazy Retro Boy here, enjoying my new Bonnie T120. Plenty of power, nice styling, good modern tech and a 2 year warranty.

I started as lazy retro rider. But soon got a broken down 78 suzuki gs750. Was forced to learn to clean and tune the carbs (I removed the carbs over 50 times to get them perfect). Got it running perfectly at oem idle and rebuilt the wiring harnes to oem spec. I then cafed it soon after this. Removed the electric start because I am now a retro purist. The work pays off in the end, I now have a bike that turns heads, sounds great, and I did it with my own enginuity and hard work

I got old. Back in 1973, my first bike was a Norton 850 commando, then an unknown number of bikes. Today I ride a Suzuki cruiser.

I can’t believe how well the accurate cafe racer builder was I’ve owned my 1978 Yamaha XS-750 for about two years now and have probably only ridden it 7 times. Build is still ongoing and I’m becoming able to ride it more frequently now. But I do in fact have a two stroke motorized bicycle which I ride to school every day lol.

@LS6dad

2 жыл бұрын

79 750 triple here. Didn't ride it once until year 3, so all good!

Yup... yammie has been making these videos for years and he finally caught me. I am the lazy retro rider. I've had a Bonneville Bobber and an r ninet, daily commute in a big city on a motorcycle, and usually wear pretty expensive gear.

So good! I really like the new style and also at the outro I laughed my ass off! Nice work keeping the funny updated

I'm a sportster rider and I started to laugh. Some people make fun of it but I'm just like hey it's a motorcycle and I'm out enjoying life on two wheels. I got a 1979 iron head and a 2019 48. Love the videos and keep the videos coming.

@ridethetiger1895

2 жыл бұрын

Being a non HD guy, the Sportster is the only one I think is worth a damn and their best looking modern bike lol, safe riding!

I wonder if Keanu watches this channel. How cool would that be

Yo… Recently started following your channel and it’s been awesome!

omg... im a UJM beginner. lmao the darksouls reference totally makes sense. the amount of amazon prime, oem stores and carb rebuild videos ive used is crazy. i just cant help but keep upgrading stuff on my '81 suzuki gs850 i got for 400 bucks because the battery wasnt connected. honestly i think it was worth the hours of crying into the wiring harness though

Lazy retro old guy here, rocking a stock 2022 Royal Enfield INT650 Mark 2 with the chrome tank. Riding it, not wrenching it, and loving it.

i started off as a lazy retro boy. i bought a chrome 2012 royal enfield bullet deluxe - currently its going thru a scrambler build. and yes... my jeans are skinny but they are the havoc by speed and strength

@sebastiangeorge7714

2 жыл бұрын

You have money for a flannel with protectors?

@kevinlugonzbi6005

2 жыл бұрын

Honestly same, next set of tire on my Bonneville will be dirt oriented for some mild gravel/back road shenanigans. I'm definitely lazy, and my bike is definitely retro.

I definitely fell into the trap of buying a clapped out CB750 that was in pieces for my first bike. And then I became a sportster boy.......papa yam dunked me twice.

Started on an 84 Honda CB700SC nighthawk S. Loved the shit out of it.

A wise man once said: It's more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than it is to ride a fast bike slow.

Aw man I didn’t think he’d attack me in the end💀 I love my sporty cheap enough and rides well.

So proud that you put a pic of the "Risitas" in your videos. 🤣🤣🤣

haha this is great! I would definitely fall into the "retro lazy boy" category. Complete with looking into buying each bike listed! I used to have an old 79' Yamaha XS400. Loved the bike but didn't have time to keep it up. So I'm very happy with my 2021 RE GT650.

I’m working to become a Lazy Retro Rider. My beard is coming in great and my $300 heritage work shirts are on my Christmas wishlist. Thanks for helping me identify myself!

I had both a couple of cb350s (good platform to build off of) and a cb754. I liked the kickstarter on the 350s and the jewel shaped idiot lights. I like to get another 350 for nostalgic value.

I ride a 2019 kawasaki 943cc cafe bike .you missed me on your list I bought all the look and all the luxury. After owning a ducati scrambler cafe 800cc for my beginner bike. I represent to 80s kid now 40 who wants to go fast but look respectable. I love these videos.

I actually saw a guy today who parked his brand new bonneville by a coffee shop with the whole Barbour jacket thing

My first street bike was a 1974 CBK750 the only bike I've ever owned with zero vibrations.

8:13 this is a KMZ dnepr, and i’m having a full restoration on one like this. Restoring it down to the frame, sandblasting it and assembling it again. This will be my first bike as a 16 y/o

@xtcrider8270

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck with the build

@thandren7437

2 жыл бұрын

@@xtcrider8270 thanks! I’m currently waiting for it to be warmer so i can sandblast the frame and spray primer on

I was the 16yr old who's Dad and friends had Bandits Hornets and Fazers but I was too young to ride anything bigger than my 50cc scooter! 18yrs later I got round to passing my test and buying my 20yr old gen1 Bandit 1200 as a first big bike. Always dreamt of one. Some of us have our own stories to tell and will never fall into these youtube clickbait stereotype lists. A few bikes on and I would have done nothing any differently. Ride what you like and enjoy it all the while you can 😎

finally a new 7 riders vid

So close, we need hybrid catagories… old and lazy would be me…love my new gen T120 and have zero need or desire to spend weekends wrenching when I can be riding albeit slowly and preferably NOT in the rain! 😎

amazing video

I love this list. I learned on a cb 750 and its all I rode for a decade. Got married had kids and sold my bikes. Then slmost 2 decades pass. I decided to buy a new bike. A 2022 Street Glide. Imagine my surprise going from 70's and 80's tech to a spaceship. That Harley was the easiest thing I've ever rode. I didn't know how good technology could be.

@markpezenosky5592

Жыл бұрын

1993😂cb750😂

Great video! :)

I'm glad I upgraded from being a UJM Beginner to a motorcycle from this centuty lmao

Candy and cucumber? No wonder I can't get any. I thought 40 weight, cigar, and beer was where it's at! Thanks for the tip!

Beginner UJM here. Spent more time fixing than riding my ‘81 kz440. Eventually got it running decently as my daily rider. But would buy from this century if I could do it again.

@mmuller199

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a beginner UJM too. Absolutely love my 82 kz550. I was lucky enough to find one in really great condition, and it rarely gives me any problems, as long as I keep up with the basic maintenance

I love retro bikes and classics, I’ve owned my share over the years, and I have to say this is spot on. Now to go find the vid with Yammie in flannel and a fake hipster beard.

Woo! Ticked 2 on this list; first bike was a 79 cx500, and I'm a current sporty rider.

Hahahah the last 15 seconds gave me a good chuckle

Got a 74 CB750 as my first bike 3 years ago. Got two other modern bikes since then and it’s still my favorite haha

I didn't even realize all this when buying my 17' Harley 48. I just kinda walked in, saw it and bought it. I barely even knew what a Harley was lol. It was more or less the bike was calling my name xD

I fall into the Lazy Retro Rider camp. Im 55 years old, have a 2018 Kawasaki Z900RS (retro sport) and a new 2022 Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled. I love the looks and charm of bikes from the 70s and 80s with modern technology. Both of my bikes do everything and much more for my casual riding style...still, I wouldn't mind having a new Katana in the stable!

That outro was... great!

absolutely the most spot-on motorcycle rider video ever, anywhere

That ending was great :D

Fun as always. This coming from a 69-year-old rider with a V-rod and a 65-pan head bobber on a ridged frame. That I'm in the process of installing a Duce frontend on so I can stop. I'm tired of little old ladies trying to kill me. The rear disk was not enough. And yes, I ride with my head lite on.

As a Indian Chief Vintage rider, I felt left out 😥 It is strange to have a nostalgia for a bike that I wasn't alive when the original was made

Loved the ending

I'm sorta a UJM beginner mixed with a lazy retro rider. I started with a modern naked 300NK and quickly traded it in for a marked down 2022 Kawi W800 that I got for a steal. In 3 days, I've already put over 200 miles on it, and that's in the WI winter. I'm looking forward to this spring/summer to ride even more.

YES - as a Royal Enfield rider, fairly accurate. Except in my area, lotta the people riding em I've noticed are either 1. younger folks (like me) getting into riding that like the style 2. older riders that started on cafe style and went to Harley's or something, but are now going back, but don't want to go commit Triumph again just yet. (can't knock the 3 year warranty a new one comes with - need to replace my speedo sensor, a common problem apparently on new ones)

Hey I live in the same town they make those Janus motorcycles in! Neat

I started on a 1979 Suzuki gs425 and I loved it

The JG Wentworth reference was hilarious 😂

Ha ha I fit into the 2nd category. Love my Thruxton 900. I take it out if it’s a dry Sunny Day. Don’t mind the cold. Done my time in the cold and wet to work and back 25 miles each way.

The good thing about riding a cafe racer in your fifties is that you don’t give a shit what anyone thinks!

AHhahahah, nailed it perfectly! I own a dark souls bike if im being honest...an XJ750 midnight maxim. 4 carbs that someone in the chain of previous owners drilled out the lead plug covering the factory micro air screw in each one. Can't tune the carbs sets without a Yamaha yiks tool and a gas analyzer. Means the bike is great under throttle but change a gear too slow or stop at a red light and the bike dies unless the throttle is ever so gently maintained...love this vid

The post-episode channel bump was my kind of humor.

"It's my 'busa, and I need it now! Nice parody.

about to be #3 myself...going to pick up a bonneville in a few days lol

There is an amazing cafe racer built from an old Goldwing running around videoland.

Priceless

Love the Bo-Soz-Ok-U reference

I guess the closest to me is the ujm rider, I inherited an old ossa scrambler from my grandfather as a teenager and have fought with it ever since.

Carburetor = even when it's working right, it's not working right.....literally f*#%ing laugh out loud..6:35am....thanx yammie, time for coffee✌️🤘👊

Well, guess I fall in with the Sportsters. My first and only bike so far is a Suzuki S50. 😬 I do wanna get an early 80 Goldwing and see if I can cafe it, but keep the side saddle bags. I think that would be nice.

@clintbeeler5069

2 жыл бұрын

That'd be sicl. If you do decide to do that I'd love to help/ stay updated.

No. 3 for me, I am indeed a lazy retro boy. I love my T120 Bonneville. It goes anywhere and looks great, like me. ☕️

I am a Lazy Retro Rider. I love the classic looks, but hate the classic power, handling, and breakdowns....so I ride a Triumph T120, and I love that damn bike. I love looking at it, washing it, talking about it, and most of all, riding it.

Wyatt feeling especially called out on number 5 🤣

Haha~ Im a total noob and i got a cb750c for its scrap value~ i spent last winter fixing it all up and ive been riding it the past 3 weeks! So far so good!

Always wanted a 1985 RZ350 so that would be my choice for a retro cafe racer. Even a Sportster with a 1275 Hammer kit is laughable, couldn’t keep up with my Super Tenere much less anything with a 4 cylinder.

great content but I swear I only gave a like because of that ending hahahaha I always forget about liking videos

I starting on a 82 Honda 450 nighthawk. Bought 3 to build 1.

I'm the beginner, just bought a honda MB5 in insanely good condition. It may only have 50ccs, but for me that two stroke feels like a rocket.

I love this

I am a weird mix a too many of those. I have an 81 Suzuki gs750 I restored myself, I own an RE Interceptor 650, and I kinda miss my sportster. I'll never build a cafe bike, but I do enjoy the inline 4 bikes from the late 70s and early 80s.

Don't mind me, I'll just mutter about "character" and "soul" as I hop on my '75 cb750f SUPER SPORT YO....it's got a broomstick handlebar complete with bar end mirrors, rattle can paint job, heat wrapped straight pipe that I made myself, center stand chopped off, replacement side covers because the originals turned to dust, and o yeah, original factory airbox instead of pods, because I need it to actually run.

Okay I have work tomorrow so last video to watch. Hi papa yam😁

Russian yam needing his busa now killed me 😂

My first bike is a 1979 XS1100 special that was turned into a cafe lmao

I'm trying to figure out where I fit in. I turned a moto Guzzi California Stone 1100 into an old man's cafe racer.

Lol I still love those cafes, I had a poor man's in the form of a CJ360 and now I'm a lazy, waiting for my GT to be delivered

Lazy guy here, got a Triumph because it would take too long for the Enfield I wanted to arrive (wish I'd decided to wait though- too much tech on the bike). If you have tips on replacing the clocks with analog ones, I'm all ears.

Have you done a “types of touring biker” vid yet?

Got my cycle license, and I wanna Busa now!

2:40 the cutest thing I've seen the whole month this far

Oh yeah I m also Fascinated with the triumphs retro bikes😂