Can You Trust YouTubers? 

I know what you mean. I went to the Harley dealership and looked at the 2024s and the new design looks good. All the fan boys that went to Las Vegas are falling all over themselves say this is the best ever and you have to have one. I say give it a year and look to owner reviews and possibly problems before spending your hard earned money.

Good stuff Smitty! If the sheep get led to slaughter, let’em go! Blindly following ANYONE other the God ( possible big repercussions if you don’t ), you get what you deserve. I may get bashed or even threatened for speaking the truth, so be it.

First off is @TruckinBiker going to Vegas a really good idea…talk about Hangover!!! You’re absolutely correct, you don’t know who you can trust especially with the amount of money being spent on these creators.

I like RU-vidrs that are genuine down to earth and not trying to profit off all the free stuff companies send them. I prefer the smaller channels and quickly unsubscribe when they start sounding like commercials. I like the skits you and your son do. Keep it real brother!

Real brave riding behind the rock truck. I’ve only been sent stuff by one thing and I told myself, I’d only promote stuff that I actually believe in. And I’ve listened to some guys videos about selling stuff and they sound like they are reading off a script the whole video.. as for the whole “pay my whole trip and expect a positive review.. I totally believe think that if someone gets their trips paid for, it’s like a bias opinion for the video. Ride safe out there. I found out where I want my patch on your wall. See you in a couple of months

Vegas would never be the same if you two showed up 😂. Agreed on the reviews. I’ve done a handful of them but am tired of them now and have been turning down requests lately. I’ve also been on a RU-vid break and only watch a very select few videos. Like yours 😊

Awesome video as always my friend, just remember what’s happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. You and truckin biker should live by that saying lol

Not to mention you probably want them to bring you back next year for the experience a bad review pretty much means no return Invite. There is a reason I don't accept free merchandise in exchange for videos. Keep being you

True words 😎👍

I have to agree Smitty. Some of those guys are commercials for a product. Great video as usual.😜

Hell yeah, I'm jealous 🤣🤣🤣. Me too, man. Me too. Great video. 🤘🤘🤘

Hell yeah bro I wanna go too 🤣🤣🤣

100% Agree!

Sean is good people! I tell ya, when I see a glowing review on ANYTHING - especially one where the item was received for free - with no downsides or nitpicks mentioned, I gotta question it. Not saying I wouldn't get caught up in the manufacturer-sponsored review, but I'd try REAL HARD to make it as honest and unbiased as I could :D

Great video especially for young punters👍 Well done mate

Love it big dawg. Great share. 💪🏾

You are absolutely right Big Smitty. These YT Cats are all in. Unless they change the specific content focus of their channels. So the question might be. How would most peeps be in those same shoes respond and then expect an invite at future dates? These RU-vid Cats being romanced with an all expenses paid trip to these product press launches. Are being used for their inexpensive messaging abilities.Anyone that is not familiar with the “cost of advertising and customer acquisition costs” only need to watch a few episodes of Shark Tank. Finding the fastest, cheapest most effective way to get eyes on your product is through Social Media’s higher subbed personalities. Harley Davidson, a company who won’t anytime soon forget how horrible their financials were with tanking stocks. YT/Social Media personalities are a bullseye to the specific target customer. Because old school traditional advertising via radio, TV and printed matter is antiquated. It’s pretty much dead. It wouldn’t be wise for a YT personality to ever compromise such a privileged relationship by being critical or negatively speaking about the product. This is a great example of “I scratch your back. You scratch mine”. Truth is not what you hear. So we must demo and come to our own conclusions. Just my .2.

BTW you are an Awesome RU-vidr! Great point made kinfolk. we all have to look at more than one review for products. I do get stuff for free and I say it up front and try and be as honest as possible. I do want to do a video about things I got and how they have held up. Keep up the great work, brother. I always enjoy your videos and truthfulness. I would love to see you and Truckn biker do review videos together. That would be amazing!

I did not even need to see the content to answer this one. I trusted a RU-vidr one time, brought my bike to him, and it was a total shit show. After the local HD dealer fixing everything he has gone out of business, stolen thousands from his customers, and I know they’d love to find him. So no, never trust a RU-vidr.

Another classic Smitty Video 😎😂🤣

You can usually see who is doing an all out commercial and who is being more upfront. Most people miss it because they want to be in that echo chamber so if you're saying what they want to hear then all is well! Great topic! WTF I wanna be the 3rd amigo in that vegas bike review

Let’s go

Spot on, and I want some free stuff too. 😂

Truckin biker??? In Vegas? I don’t think his driveway is that long😂 thanks for the love Smitty! Yeah man, we can have a lot of stuff taken from us, job, house, money,…etc…but no one can take your integrity but yourself. Good stuff man!

Personally those guys that get the freebies, I kinda take those reviews with a grain of salt. I just want them to tell us upfront that is a corporate paid event or free item. If its somone I watch and engaged with, it carries more weight. If someone walks the talk and uses the item. We see it in videos. Thats the review I will trust. I do not get free stuff but would I. Hell yeah. Great topic.

When i see a review, i research to see what they say is true and if its the right product for me. Still looking for cold weather gloves.

Dude I'm dying laughing

LOL no gets sent to New Mexico!

When RU-vid is your only job you will say anything to keep the money flowing.

I trust my own opinion of the research that I do, before getting an item. If someone wants my opinion of something, I will tell them, but I do not believe I could have enough content to create a video of my opinion to share with the world.

Honestly an honest video. Honestly great 👍

God gave us our noggin not to prevent that it rains into our throat but to think before we do 😅 every review is a sample size of one. No guarantee that the same product works the same for me.

#kingofintros 😂 Yeah, if you are the kinda person who looks up reviews from people on RU-vid for buying influence, it would be wise to consider the source and motivation. But that should be with anything. Before i had back surgery i tracked down and talked to mofo's who had it from THAT doctor. Before i made the switch to Rams, i rode in the damn trucks from people that owned them. Before i bought my 131 I....well....well i don't always make informed buying decisions 😒

You always can tell which big motorcycle content creators get treated to the all inclusive media package. There is no way they are going to get an an honest review. That bridge would burn so fast and it would be the last one they did for them lol. I miss the days of Hot Bike Magazine, generally you would get an honest review or rating.

Good video Smitty! Now quit yer hateration bitchin and go crush some more miles!!!! Ride safe!!!

I can't buy a sponsor...lol . I only want MTN dew to sponsor me...lmao

I agree with you. I trust the small guy more then the big guys. Me I buy my stuff so its honest. I know a guy who will promote the product until his agreed time is up then switch to a different product. Yeah no not going to listen to you. Oh you got you and your friends free stuff. Nope not going to trust you at all.

I wouldn't trust them if they did buy it and pay for it themselves. Most of them con there self into thinking it's the greatest thing ever was. And the ones that did think the product they bought was junk would not admit it because they would not want everyone to know they got screwed.😂😆😉 Be careful, ride safe.

Not much 😮😮😮

I won't lie. I have purchased a few thing that @ProfessionalMonkey has mentioned if it was something I needed anyway. He has not led me wrong to date. i.e. NOCO battery tender and Lexicon torc bits set.