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Bikes and Beards' Harley battery saga reaches the repair chapter

The only new upload passed half a million views, while viewers offered competing explanations for the battery trouble.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

I Fixed Harleys $100m Battery, But...I Fixed Harleys $100m Battery, But...

Does fixing the battery settle the Harley story? The title offers its own hesitation: "I Fixed Harleys $100m Battery, But..." gives Bikes and Beards a repair chapter without promising a tidy conclusion.

The week's only new upload drew roughly 566,000 views in its first sixteen hours. It follows the LiveWire battery-opening project, and the comments have become part troubleshooting discussion, part appreciation for Chip's involvement. Some viewers single out his willingness to tackle the repair; another asks whether a low-battery warning could concern the smaller auxiliary battery rather than the main high-voltage pack. That's a viewer's diagnostic question, not a settled answer. The upload also includes a Partzilla sponsorship.

Others have found a simpler takeaway: a renewed appreciation for carburetors. Alongside that mechanical nostalgia are suggestions for naming the bike and requests to test its range, a reminder that getting it repaired and finding out what it can do are different chapters.

The channel's subscriber total held steady, while daily viewing across the catalog is below its usual level. Nearby in the motorsport neighborhood, Nitro Circus and Enduro KeX are drawing above-usual daily audiences and adding subscribers.

For Bikes and Beards, the battery project occupies all three of its busiest upload slots right now. The earlier "I Was NOT Expecting what's Inside Harley's $100M Motorcycle Battery" has passed 1.4 million views, with "They Said Don't Open it! Now I Know Why. $100m Harley Davidson" also continuing to draw viewers. Opening the pack has supplied considerably more than a single video's worth of questions.

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What viewers say

  • Watching this I've got a whole new appreciation for carburetors.
    @redrider7730See it on YouTube
  • Chip is the man. Thanks to him for willing to take on a risky project..
    @davidwarr7550See it on YouTube
  • This bike needs a name if it ever runs again. I would suggest Lazarus.
    @ElationProductionsSee it on YouTube
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  • Chip needs his own channel!
  • I've been more invested in your Harley live wire videos. Then I have for any Netflix series.
  • This series has been the best part of my week since the first episode
    @AfricanbararianSee it on YouTube
  • Do I sense a future episode, “Driving it till it dies?” Or “What is the actual Range?”
    @redeemingthetimeministries4820See it on YouTube

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The facts
Subscribers
2,840,000
Channel views, last 7 days
2,258,892
Videos published this week
1
Video published
October 16, 2026
Video views so far
565,818

The numbers

Here is the week in views and subscribers for Bikes and Beards.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
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84,927
subscribers
2,840,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
789,966,730
views per day
195,017
typical day: 300,349
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Edward
3,220,000
Ximei Jo
3,200,000
Nitro Circus
3,170,000
Frost Ops
3,160,000
Enduro KeX
2,250,000
As of October 17, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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