Man in South Carolina offered $1,000 to anyone who could start his $120k Harley-Davidson, no one could do it

This man in Columbia, South Carolina, created a challenge and offered $1,000 to any stranger who could start his old $120,000 Harley-Davidson Knucklehead.

There was no catch whatsoever, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with the bike itself.

It was, however, pretty difficult for non-Harley enthusiasts to figure out how to start it.

Any participating contestants also had to try starting two other bikes in order to try their hands at the Harley.

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Man offers $1,000 to anyone who could start old Harley-Davidson

Sean Kerr from the Bikes and Beards YouTube channel is a hardcore motorcycle enthusiast and owns more than a couple of bikes.

Among his collection is a 1937 Harley-Davidson powered by the ever-iconic Knucklehead engine.

Enthusiasts love the Knucklehead and often go to extreme lengths to own one — so this Harley was special.

In a video he posted, Sean challenged random strangers in public and offered $1,000 to anyone who could start the engine.

Moreover, the rules were pretty straightforward and easy.

They weren’t as easy as getting a joyride in this TikToker’s Ferrari 458, though.

Anyone interested first had to start two bikes in under two minutes each, including a brand-new Honda Trail 125 and a 1980s BMW.

If they were successful, they could attempt to start the old Harley-Davidson.

You might be wondering how hard it could be to start an old bike.

Unlike modern motorcycles, older bikes had a fixed-step process involving nine to ten steps to start the engine.

This case was eerily similar to the owner of an abandoned airplane offering it for free to anyone who could start it.

Most participants failed

Sean went downtown Columbia in North Carolina with a signboard and all three bikes for the challenge.

While many onlookers seemed interested, nobody actually approached him to try for the first hour or so.

However, as one person did, others were further intrigued and eventually gathered around Sean and his friends.

Several couldn’t even start the first and easiest bike — the Honda.

It needed a gentle kick on the kickstart to crank, but it took most people a lot of time to figure it out.

Someone later did — but ended up failing at the second bike.

Those who managed to pass through the first two motorcycles couldn’t figure out the Harley and failed.

Interestingly, the first stranger to successfully start the Harley-Davidson knew nothing about motorcycles.

He hadn’t even driven them much — just a dirt bike several years ago.

Although he’d won, Sean was still up to continue the challenge and let others try their luck.

Two other strangers further won — one was a dad passing by with family, and the other was a mechanic at a motorcycle service center.

Sean was surprised when the mechanic started it because the Harley-Davidson wasn’t supposed to start as its fuel toggle was turned off.

He was just having a good day, that’s all.