Big Twin Battle - Chief Dark Horse vs BMW R 18 vs Street Bob 114 

Thank you!

And yet, you own none of the three....

@@Steve_Kelly_Oak No I don’t.. I meant my pick is Indian out of the 3 “given a choice”..

@@sathishrao7926 Fair enough...

Thank you very much! 👍

Thank so much! 👍

Thank you! I'm glad you found it useful 👍

I want it so Bad

Yeah I own a scout bobber and having a hard time not wanting to go get one of the new chiefs

Right I just bought the street bob and I might take it back for the Indian haha

@@Spaded4life13 did I end up trading it or keeping the street bob?

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thanks Robyn!

Thanks Ray I'm glad you're finding them to be of value! 👍

In the same Ray. 6'4" 32" inseam at 220lbs. The R18 fit me nicely.

@@waydehomemade5368 My problem, is that I have that same 32" inseam at 5'11". I've only really been comfortable on bikes w/ forward controls & those that are a bit more extended, like Harley & Indian compared to metric brands. I liked my Street Glide, but the fairing made me feel claustrophobic, so I swapped to the Road Glide Limited.

Thank you 🙂

Thank you!

Glad you liked it!

Glad you liked it!

Thank you!

Thanks Henry and hello Maryland! 👍

BMW and a Fat Bob 114, nice choices. 👍

Thank you!

Thanks so much!

Awesome, thank you!

Thanks, will do! 👍

I have the same bike, but I’m 6’1”, I come from a Brit bike background so I was used to mid controls. I switched to front controls, man it made all the difference in the world. Lovin the st std.

I have the 2020 Street Bob and I love my bike. I don't care about the 114 "upgrade" on the 2021. I've got the Saddlemen Step Up seat and it makes the mini apes much more comfortable, but I am thinking about changing to some smaller risers and moto style bars, too.

I got the 114 with a stage 1 and its powerfull

Thank you and thanks for the info! 👍

Hd sb is 18.495 eur in the netherlands.

@@mrnizzi buy it in Aachen or somewhere close by. Not sure what would you need to pay in taxes though, once you take it back to Netherlands.

You cite the comparo but that shows the Chief coming in 2nd. What am i missing? Bad Streetbob experience?

Thank you!

Thanks Dan, you're welcome! 👍

Thanks Tim! Keep rocking that Iron 1200. I'm enjoying watching your videos 👍

Nice choice 👍

That's great news! 👍

Get a lift there and ride it home?

Looking for an 1800cc and don't want to go 70 miles? That's a stones throw away

@@Ichibuns Bought mine from a dealer over 100 miles away. Believe it or not when it comes in I'm even going to ride it home haha.

An hour and a half ride is too much? You sure you want to ride a motorcycle?

This dude is getting straight roasted 🔥

Thanks Perry! 👍

Thank you! Yes I wish manufacturers would all quote rear horsepower. I really enjoyed reading your comment and that's an impressive time for the V Star 👍

@@BikesILike After a cold air kit, 2-1-2 exhaust, and a fuel controller, it's a mid-12 second machine now, with a top end of 138 MPH (GPS verified). Been looking at turbos...LOL

Nice! Thanks for sharing the info 👍

Exactly. My 2nd gen Valkyrie would smoke any of these bikes, but that BMW is SOOO cool and unique... HD, forget about it..EVERYONE has one..borrring...

@@AdrianRP1 and for $2,500 for a clean used valkery today, they're pretty good bargain

I Like all 3 - But I got a new to me 2021 R18C a year ago - Its just an amazing machine, no regrets (apart I still haven't told the wife)

I just bought an R18 and absolutely love it. I agree with the gentleman with the Valkyrie. The Valkyrie would absolutely blow all these bikes away. I had a 2015 Valkyrie and loved it, power and torque all the way through the powerband and smooth as silk. I ventured into the Italian motorcycle market and purchased a Moto Guzzi V7 Stone and was bitten by the nostalgia bug. what character this bike has.When I first saw the R18 I knew BMW had raised the bar. It is absolutely embarrassing that you would compare this beauty to a Harley Davidson 🍎 & 🍊's Man 🍎 & 🍊's. By the way, good luck on getting 100,000 from a drive belt as the saying goes...f*** around and find out.

Why?

@@filippocorti6760 A Harley Drive belt lasts 80-100k miles and a replacement is 150-200 dollars. Very few riders will make it that far on an R18, so it is irrelevant. Maybe 1-3% of riders will make it that long. The drive shaft may last longer than that, but who cares.

@@Evirthewarrior haven ridden BMW belt drive.vike in the past it's £200 for the BMW version and £40 for the (literally identical) Contitech version. Continental make all the parts regardless of what badge is stamped on them

@@gerardmontgomery280 It sounds like that's what the part costs. Am I correct?

@@Evirthewarrior I had the impression the Harley belt costs more than that for the part and labor to install it. And that it lasts less than 80-100K.

Thank you! 👍

Thanks Paul!

I got a street bob 114 and its a monster

Thank you! Yeah it's a tough decision. I think it'll really come down to a test ride, I'd need to do that before I could pick one 👍

why trade the bobber? Its light powerful and looks fantastic! Just dont get it.

Have to agree, I like it 👍

Thank you!

Thank you!

😁👍

Compare them in the real world. Test rode the Harley, meh. I liked the Indian but bought the BM.😎

No liquid cool here

I might have to throw a M109R in the mix somewhere to see how it compares 👍

@@BikesILike I traded my M109R for a fully loaded Indian road master with the full complete 116 upgrade last year. Major disappointment in throttle response, torque and over all preferences from my M109R. Would rate stock comfort of the Indian at about a 6. Bought it to keep riding due to back issues. But miss the happiness my M109R gave me.

@@communication3815 should bought a Challenger

Thank you! Yes it's getting harder to get actual factory horsepower numbers nowadays, I have to eek them out where I can and I think you're right. I'll do some more homework and see if I can try and pin down a more accurate horsepower figures for the Harley 👍

I have a 114 and the power figures are more around 79-80 HP and around 110-113 tq. Great comparo, that Indian is looking very sexy.

The 114 is about 90hp, 120 torque at the crank

Aftermarket exhaust and a proper tune will wake the 114 from 90hp to 120hp

@@Twincam808 I find that hard to believe when the 131 kit gets it to around 130ish hp

Thank you! I agree it's foot pegs and footboards 👍 Although I think I did say floorboards in one of my videos 😬

@@BikesILike It's all good brother, keep up the good work!

Thank you!

Ahh I see thank you!

I noticed the same thing. The Harley is just such a great value with this model at $15k

Yeah I have to agree. I really like the R 18 and the riding position might be fine but the thought of not being able to stretch my legs makes it a no go for me.

Well said

Gracias. Hola Chile

Thank you 👍

Nice! 👍

You and me both! 👍

Yes! That seat would be going on mine if I bought one 👍

Get the harley. Resale value alone will win on any category.

Thanks for the feedback Richard. Not possible to provide that kind of feedback without riding them. But as soon as I get the chance I will 👍

You're welcome, thank you! I'll definitely look at those numbers again for future videos. I'm always trying to find more than one source especially when it comes to horsepower figures but it's becoming increasingly difficult these days. 👍

@@BikesILike Mate, the Indian Chief Dark Horse does have a claimed 162Nm of torque! - it wasn't difficult, just went to the Indian website in Australia. It's also AU$30,495+ driveaway now.

Well?

@@SmittyAZ ohh yeah it was finished on time.

@@SmittyAZ I wish I could show it to you. I just put it as my profile picture,check it out. I took it to bike week in Daytona, and it got a lot of attention to say the least. The day I was getting ready to head back home, this guy who was staying in the same hotel as my friends and I. Asked me if I wanted to sale it, and since that's what I mainly do for a living now I said yes. Two weeks later he's down at my custom Motorcycle shop, in Chattanooga Tennessee paying for and picking up his newly built custom Motorcycle fron my business. Since then I have already finished up building, and selling a Cholo style Road King that was one of my best builds ever. I've had a great start to 2023 already ,as far as finishing the builds on time and selling them.

@@rpmfreak9150 Cool that you got all that work done and congrats on the sale.

@@SmittyAZ thanks man.

That's a nice comparo, I'll look at doing that. 👍

I waited and got the 21 instead of the 107 on the 2020 everyone I know who has the 107 regrets not doing this and honestly it wasn't even that much more at cost for a bobber cruiser from Harley-Davidson I'm highly impressed especially for people who can't make the cut for the lowrider s or afford it it's an affordable option

Interesting.