$500 vs $50,000 Motorcycle

this is a 50 000 Harley-Davidson one of the most expensive motorcycles you can buy today and this is a 500 Gold Wing from 1995. one of the cheapest motorcycles you can buy today now on paper these motorcycles have a lot in common but is this one really worth a hundred times more than that one today we're about to find out we're gonna put these Hogs through the ultimate test from the city streets to the open road to the twisty Canyons I'm gonna hit this speed hump at speed okay everyone don't look there's girls coming by also I brought Jovi along to ride shotgun welcome to Donut yeah I can't and I can't cross that line Yay go hogwa I know what you're thinking how could a 500 junker from Facebook Marketplace compete with a top of the line Harley-Davidson now while this thing is only 500 bucks back in the day this was a premium motorcycle name another Honda that has a flat six engine car or motorcycle you can't because they don't make one because it's only for a Gold Wing time has made it depreciate over the years the paint's messed up it's got a sticky throttle tube the carburetors aren't in sync it's been well used over the years see these stickers right here the Purple People Eater someone clear coated over that this is a permanent fixture of the bike so we're going to compare this thing to a 50 000 Harley-Davidson so we're gonna need some gear but before we go do that I need to make sure this thing can do a burnout I had it sorry we're out here cruising on some good looking extreme contact dws06 Plus Tires courtesy of today's sponsor Continental tires they're perfect all-season ultra high performance tires for cars Crossovers and SUVs especially BMWs and Audis the extreme contact dws-06 plus tire has been engineered to deliver ultimate year-round traction rain or shine they're even equipped with tuned performance indicators see the DWS molded into the tread here will d means dry w means wet and S is for snow now each letter disappears when the tire is no longer 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on our 500. 1995 Honda Gold Wing the GL 1500 to be exact that's right this thing is a luxury motorcycle isn't it they made these from like 1986 all the way to 2000. they're like super unique because they have a bunch of non-traditional motorcycle type features we have a cassette player AMF embrader we have comms this thing even has reverse backing her out hell yeah ready ready Jesus Christ it's a little rough around the edges I would say it runs a little hot we're a little over the middle on the gauge right now but we're doing okay got this thing for 500 bucks which is crazy to me in this day and age this thing makes a hundred horsepower so nothing crazy with you on the back of it it's a little top heavy it's not the best starting off but it shifts really good once it gets going this thing is a Cadillac how comfortable are you back there I'm pretty goddamn comfortable I mean back here this back seat is awesome I'm just leaning back chilling letting you do all the work I will be honest stop and go Is Not Great this thing wants to like constantly tip over but it's not the most imbalanced bike at low speed it's not like too soft but it's soft enough for sure it's really comfortable as excited as I am to get to lane splitting I'm kind of hungry oh are you yeah you know what do you do when you're on a road trip well you got to hit some drive-throughs caution narrow drive through are we trying to eat on the bike while we move uh could I have a number seven crispy chicken and guac which is so hot right now we chose black which was a terrible idea I gotta have a cup holder right no you don't no I don't that's gonna fall immediately I've never seen a guy upstairs so hard at us literally stop and stare um Joby do you know what this Gold Wing is only 10 times more expensive than this Del Burrito meal so what I want to know is how is a motorcycle a hundred times more expensive than this Gold Wing able to handle the streets of Los Angeles let's go find out let's go all right Joby we're on the 2023 Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide limited 50 plus thousand dollars got all the belts and whistles for your cruising needs ABS traction control it's got sport mode touring mode rain mode all the things to try to keep you a little bit safer I guess for 50 000 bucks they got to pull out all the stops and make it more expensive hey where are you from you want to hop on Nick yeah we got room for one more you could probably go right here we got a bunch of hog room everyone don't look there's girls coming by okay I'm gonna hit this speed hump at speed okay it's not as comfortable as the Gold Wing first thing I noticed when you get on here is you don't have a backrest like you did with the Gold Wing not only do I not have a backrest I have like six inches of seat and it's pretty dang firm [Music] all right so this thing does have a lot of nice features but boy it better for 50 000 bucks I just can't help but imagining having a hundred gold wings well you know it's a constant struggle do you want one nice thing or do you want a bunch of crappy thing well the truth is I want a handful of medium things I do want to test this thing in its natural habitat which is out on the open road so we need to get this off the city streets and get it onto the highway what do you say okay let's get this hog flying our next stop is to hit the highway and head up PCH the open road is what these touring bikes were built for so let's see how these bikes do when we throw a little speed at them okay getting up to speed foreign 60 miles an hour like it's nothing baby feels pretty stable I'm still comfy back here one of the things is when you're on a highway you're gonna be doing this for about a couple hours maybe one two hour stents could you do three hour stint on this are you comfortable enough I think I could do like a seven hour sit on this I'm chilling it has enough power where you can kind of get past traffic pass someone maneuver around them pretty light on its feet it doesn't feel like it's heavy as it is at slow speed stuff part of its size is also a part of its strength it is bigger so it pulls you around a little bit but we're way more visible and I feel like I'm inside the bike kind of pretty good you know what the thing about motorcycles Joby is that everyone's friendly with everyone you know we're all just one big happy family yeah it's pretty smooth this thing is smooth as hell yeah it does feel more stable than the Honda this is a basically 30-year newer bike than the gold ring and it costs a hundred times as much so it must have some fancy tricks up its sleeve it's got abs it's got really powerful brakes this thing has DVT bearable valve timing yeah it's basically got VTEC so this is a new engine that Harley made as well 121 cubic inches it's a 115 horsepower it's super responsive let's see what this thing does up to speed okay let's get her up to speed a little bit okay all right my fear Factor's definitely gone up a little bit because I just keep imagining how little seat I have on a highway Cruise you know you drive the same couple hundred miles what do you thinking no no no way I don't think we're gonna do another 20 minutes of this you know this is a pretty cramped position to be in I don't know if I could do a long stretch in this I hardly have a back seat I'm basically sitting on you oh my God I think we bottom down right there we did holy crap that suck you know what it kind of feels like it's like we both wanted a Harley but neither of us could afford one so we pooled our money and got one really nice one but we're not done yet oh no our last stop is the treacherous Canyons of the Santa Monica Mountain yeah these bikes can go straight but can they carve some Corners we're about to find out no Jeremiah I'd like you to remember that my whole entire life the only one I have is in your hands yeah I know I've never crashed a motorcycle on a street I plan on keeping it that way that sounds good that sounds fine by me [Music] it's pretty good it turns better than I thought [Music] she is getting hot though well so far this is pretty good pretty relaxing my favorite turns here yeah this one's good [Music] yeah uh yeah she's pretty Nimble dancing pretty good I mean no need to be going fast about just being comfortable and enjoying the ride look at that beautiful scenery this is all about cruising around comfortably taking in the views you know she's handling these Corners just fine now let's see if our brand new Harley can handle these turns even better look at the coyote hola Papi I love you that's maybe the closest I've ever been to one I think it's carving Corners baby it wants to go it gets up and goes it definitely has more horsepower it's got more torque when you when you twist the throttle it gets on it being a nice new bike I definitely feel more confident that it's not going to like just fall apart or break just the feel of feeling like there's so much different also the sensation of you grabbing onto me I really enjoy I love it too we've never been closer all right let's see how it takes these corners [Music] hahaha man you can really rip on this thing if you wanted to I will say I'm less confident riding this in the twisties I don't know why I don't feel as locked in yeah because you're not as locked in I do say it feels like it takes more effort you kind of have to like bear the weight of the person behind you I feel like that's part of the thing with a Harley though right it's supposed to be a little miserable it feels like a more badass a cooler bike for sure you definitely feel cool on this thing yeah I feel really cool back here oh Joey one thing I've had a lot of fun today with you riding on the back of this yeah this has been a blast if I had to pick one if money was no option I would pick this Harley only because it's fun it looks cool I feel cool on it definitely has a an old school Americana feel to it you know definitely and I'm sure from your seat I'd say the same thing but from back here I'm a dang Goldwing guy that is such a fun bike just ton of smiles good on the highway it's good in Canyons yeah you're not taking yourself too seriously and I think there's something fun about that it's kind of a goofy bike but I've always thought they were cool for a long time so it's fun that we got to experience one together you're right on the back of this this was fun Bud yeah this was really fun we looked great together ah but it's so popped I'm glad you did it I wouldn't want to do it with anyone else so follow Zach at Zach Joe follow me at Jeremiah Burr and follow us here at donut at donut media if you guys want to see more motorcycle content leave some stuff below we like doing goofy stuff we hope you you guys like it too love you goodbye [Music] this thing just die is that an option a fifty thousand dollar option where it turns off sometimes I think I turned it off to be honest

Channel: Donut

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Keywords: donut, donut media, cars, jeremiah burton, up to speed, moneypit, zach jobe

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Length: 13min 59sec (839 seconds)

Published: Fri Sep 22 2023