Fast Eddie: a short film about a lifelong passion
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2019
- At the age of 94, WWII veteran and AMA Hall of Famer Ed Fisher still rides everyday, and even continues to race as an amateur. Ed has always had a throttle in hand, since he was 16 years old. He began his racing career as a factory rider for Indian Motorcycles, before representing Triumph as one of their first East Coast riders in 1952. Ed became one of the leading national road racers throughout the 1950s, his most notable win was the 1953 Laconia 100-mile National Championship. To this day it remains the closest race in the history of the event, Ed’s victory wasn’t determined until months later as the top four riders all finished within just three seconds of each other. The lore of his style and speed, in various racing disciplines, has without a doubt minted his status as a living racing legend. He’s seen as a hero to many, because of how he lives with an unwavering virtue that can be seen each time he throws his leg over a motorcycle. Ed continues to eat, sleep and breathe motorcycles in the rural hills of Sullivan County, Pa.
FILM CREDITS:
HEYDAY UNION presents FAST EDDIE
featuring the legend ED FISHER
directed & produced by BRENNA ECKERSON
director of photography KYLE PAHLOW
edited by BRYAN ROBERTS
music by PHIL COOK
sound design AARON KEANE
camera assistant DUSTIN RAYSIK
motion design TEAGUE HAYES
colorist MIKEY PEHANICH
special thanks
FRANK WATSON, SUZI FISHER, LIBERTY CAMERA CO., BRIAN CONNOR, THE MILL-CHICAGO
Still photography Aldrich Photo Service & Supply, Erik H. Arctander, R.F. Finn, Eric M. Sanford
Shot on Kodak Motion Picture film
For those that don't ride...no explanation is possible....for those that do...no explanation is necessary...
Perfect description.
@@niborski2997 not my quote to be honest...read it years ago and it just stuck with me
I ride everyday, and i really understand
@@tubmanheating8717 you are a gentleman not affected by today's plagiarism to get credits. And Great quote
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I am 74, been riding for almost 58 years. I cannot imagine life without motorcycles. Long live Ed Fisher!
Good on you Steve. I'm a little younger than you but I'm chasing ya. 😁👍🏁
I feel the same and I am 74 years old… in Canada.
You don’t stop riding when you get old , you get old when you stop riding 🧐🏍😎
what a great saying that is now in my locker well if I can remember where me locker is ??
Sad Update. Fast Eddie, The Legend passed yesterday 8/4/22 at 97 years old. RIP Buddy!!!
Wow that was my birthday - a legend passed, how lucky to see his story 🙏🏻
Rip Legend ✌️
At 76 it's still in my heart. Fast Eddie shows me that I don't have to quit yet... not for a long time yet!
Keep at it Dave!
Please shoot a ride vid. I'm sure there are tons of guys who'd love to see you cruising.
David D. Barnes come on Dave get someone to give you a hand and make a Video. We're all Rootin for Yu. Jim 63 years young still ridin. (Buell, Goldwing, Benly).
I am 59 years old. I have known Ed since I was a little boy. Ed used to let me ride my dirt bike on her property when I was growing up. He gave me and my Dad permission to hunt on his land in Shunk. What a great guy.
Fisher’s son, Gary, followed in his father’s footsteps and became one of the leading road racers in the country. In 1972, 19 years after his father had accomplished the win on the old Laconia track, Gary won the Loudon Classic, making the Fishers the only father-and-son combination to win the classic road race.
Eddie's son Gary Fisher died at his home in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania on May 17 2023- his 73rd birthday.
94 years old and still in the wind, I have so much respect for Fast Eddie!❤️
now 74 , ride scooters now due to foot problems . will ride as long as is safe . my head still works ,also my balance is ok . well doneEddie .
I'm 77, and been riding since I was 13. I too am a Triumph guy. I love my 2022 Bonneville, and take her out in the beautiful Texas Hill Country as often as I can. I have no intention of stopping. I did tell my wife that I would be willing to reassess the situation when I reach 85. But, I never said I'd actually quite riding just because of my age. Like Fast Eddie here, I'm going to keep on riding until I can't.
Im a lot younger than you , Im only 76 !. Loved bikes all my life. Regards from the UK.
He’s so right about the sights and smells you get riding that you don’t get in car or otherwise.
Godspeed Eddie…
I raced a Triumph cub in 1963 and now at 79 I am riding a Triumph street triple R. never give up!!!!!!!!!
I like Jap bikes.
@@joecamel6835They rust more quickly
Outstanding, 64 and working through some disability issue's and hope to ride a little more, started racing in 1970.
Tip of the visor and RIP fast Eddie, a life well lived 🍻
One of a dying breed. Let's not let old motorcycles die. It's such a great thing working on your own vehicles, taking care of little but important details. Unfortunately nowadays everything is becoming all soul-less. Stay safe brothers.
The only thing that is truly soul-less are individuals who die riding motorcycles. Those of you who romanticize old tech and motorcycles are mentally bankrupt. When newer tech reduces death rates by 50% or more you are still endorsing death traps and the false logic the past was better than the present. It is the twist of the mind biased to when you were younger and quite possibly peaked early in your life and only flat-lined or regressed afterward.
I was surely young and very naive about mortality and relative risk in my youth because the body of knowledge was not well disseminated . I'm much wiser now and embrace the idea I can ride a motorcycle that is still inherently hazardous but at least provides a significant added margin of safety from the unexpected or dumb human mistake. Such tech enhances not reduces my joy of motorcycling and is not soul-less because that is a human not machine trait. Now I can ride 200 miles in a day instead of 100 or fewer and arrive home safe and refreshed not worn out by the experience. Most of you old tech guys have thin wallets and not much to do in your free time other than putter around. I'm a mechanical engineer who does his own maintenance cause I know it will be done right at minimal cost. My fond memories are not about wrenching but about riding. Ride more, live more.
I hear ya Jose Luis Salas Infante I still love riding my ole bike and I’m not mentally bankrupt at all. Gotta love them ole bikes it’s all about character. I don’t like the Tupperware looking new bikes. To bad Fast Eddie walked on he will be on our minds forever. 😎🇺🇸✌🏽
@@JedediahSmith342 The modern Tupperware bikes you refer to as not having character is laughable when they are much better and fun to ride in every way imaginable . You just don't have the cash or desire to ride anything but old, underperforming rat bike that some people find fascinating like old steam engines. Riding an old relic is just an excuse to allow you to parade or putter around when you have a thin wallet. Most likely you ride less than 50 miles per day and less than 100 per week. I ride day trips of about 200 miles as much or more for sights, sounds, and smells of nature I and don't need an unreliable cantankerous machine ruining the experience.
Just went for a ride with my dad he is 91, I am 66 . He told his doctor to keep him alive so he can ride on his 100th BD. by the way he is in perfect health.
I'm 75 and have 10 motorcycles, live in fear of not being able to ride someday. Riding just makes me happy.
72 years old, triumph tiger 955i, honda transalp 700. i totally get 'happy'
@@raymondo162 Nice bikes, I had a Tiger 955i, was a great bike, haven't had a Transalp, heard they are really fun bikes.
Hi Steve how are you doing 😊
Died 04. August 2022 at 97 years old. RIP
still riding in heaven
This is a real American Man, who works hard so can play hard, and make the American Dream comes true. After 48 years of "shut up and work", now I am retired and ride my thirtieth-something motorcycle.....enjoying when the weather permits. Thank you, America. (Originally I was a refugee from Southeast Asia).
I'm 62 years old. I ride because it makes me feel alive again.
@stanleydenning
...bravo mladiću....moj se motor još nije penzionisao a ja sam pred penzijom....posle palim motor i....dok ide....poz od nekad pravog bajkera....mr.Turbo
Yeah, 61 here. Back to riding after a 40-year break, and I had forgotten the joy a nice ride in the country brings.
Riding still 66 years every chance i get
Hi how are you doing 😊
I thought I was the old guy tinkering with motorcycles in my shed at 76yo. Guess I’ve still got a ways to go!
Fast Eddie made to 97 and into the AMA Hall of Fame...cheers Eddie.
God bless you Eddie. I am 80 yrs old and still ride and hope I can as long as you do. You are my new hero.
This was very cool old school. Ive been riding since my single digits im 57 and feel like im 94 except when im on a motorcycle. Cant imagine life without one, or two.
When I was born, my dad had 5 motorcycles. My earliest memory was of dad riding a wheelie on an old Triumph Bonneville.
Dad used to hold me between his legs on the gas tank and ride around the neighborhood when I was 11 months old.
I would fall asleep on the gas tank.
To this day, if I cant get out and ride I get depressed. On the flip side, when I am on the road, I am peace with God and myself.
This is a wonderful story.
And you are a good writer.
@@cibsim
Thank you sir...
I met Ed when I had a flat tire on the road from Canton, he let me take his truck to Laporte and pick up my car/trailer to haul my bike back. We spent 20 minutes wandering around his shop looking for a tire that would fit my bike. Couldn't find a tire, he just threw his keys at me and said 'go get your trailer, I'll be here when you get back.' A great guy.
I finally hung up my leathers at 84: it was getting too darned crazy out there. I passed my 45 year old BMW 750 to a yonder rider whose passion for the sport will add another span of life to the motorcycle. I even get to ride it whenever I feel the urge. Mr Fisher was indeed a legend.
RIP Fast Eddie, August 4, 2022. Riding through the clouds now
As a 60yr old, i still wanna be Ed Fisher
MeeToo 67 here
What a legend 💪❤
True respect Eddie 👍
I’m a young 60 year old ,just got my first sports bike ,a Zx 9r Kawasaki ninja and love it ,I hope to be riding too for many more years .
Regards
Dave from Scotland
11/16 - One dislike. A guy who sold his Triumph.
RIP Fast Eddie. This one is a true legend.
I had one favourite, Chuck Yeager, but now there is Fast Eddie as well!
Not often you get to 69 and find a new hero.
Go Eddie, the superman. 🦸♀️🦸♂️ May you ride forever brother.
I am 67,riding for 53 years and i hope be like him...
Just turned 70- no car. But a motorcycle, as always. Fast Eddie is a genuine inspiration!
Hi how are you doing 😊
Gosh, I miss you Ed. I had loaned Ed a bike I had bought from him for his Grand kids to enjoy when he passed. He was a huge contributor to the local church. He and another neighbor have single handedly kept it open the last many years. I sure miss him stopping up and our visits. I was his carb guru :( God Speed Ed.
Thanks for sharing his heart for God.
This man is my great uncle..... much love to whomever put this together
Respect Jesse 😎🇺🇸✌🏽
He was a great man. I got to know him in the 90s when I hunted in Shunk and stayed at his property. I had no idea who he was until we started talking motorcycles. There was a lot to admire about Ed aside from his accomplishments on motorcycles. May he rest in peace.
Fast Eddie,you're an inspiration to all motorcyclists,,..on this planet.,,
I've been riding motorcycles since 1966 I am 70 years old and I don't ride now one reason I like walking around but I admire old guys they got a lot of nerve and courage and guts. When you're young you can heal up when your all your bones are very brittle and you are not going to heal. There is absolutely no margin and people around here Riley of Drive absolutely insane young kids driving by my street at over 120 miles an hour all the time.
Congrats Mr. EDDIE⚘
I ride Honda CBR 650f at my age of 69 and hope to enjoy my riding passion till my last day😊👍
Wow.
Whenever I will feel in future that I am getting a bit old to ride..I am going to remember Mr. Eddie to help shake it off.
As a lifelong motorcycle enthusiast, Fast Eddie Fisher just became my new Super-moto-Hero! Ride till ya can't! 👍
I like that...'Ride till ya can't'
At 73 and celebrating 51 years of awaking...That's Why l still ride.
Get old as you age if you want to, I'll take Mr. "Fast" Eddie Fisher's approach, God Bless you and thank you for your service. Semper Fi.
Fast Eddie, i hope i reach that age and am still riding my classic Triumphs. May he rest in peace .
i am 74 in march and my wife 72 in june 2023 .we still ride our bikes regularly ,we both have vespas and i also have three other hondas ,all scooters now as i have difficulty changing gear ,so twist and go for the future , the weather here in the u k is very wet and mucky this time of year ,and main road traffic very busy ,so we tend to ride quiet roads mainly. well done ed.
Hi John how are you doing 😊
Kinda puts a lump in the throat.. there is a life well lived ..😎
I am 61 and ride every night to and from work I will stop when I can’t not when people say I can’t
Do what you love...
Love what you do...
🪶
R I P Fast Eddie 🌹
When riding motorcycles keeps someone alive
I believe that never riding and feeling the freedom it gives is one of the biggest things so many deny themselves. It is a beautiful family to belong to, full of respect for our elders, fellow riders and the nature that we all enjoy as we ride. To one and all, enjoy and stay safe.
RIP Fast Eddie. Awesome story
My first bike was a 1970 Triumph Tiger 500. My last bike, so far, I'm only 65, is a 2011 Triumph Thunderbird. I'm inspired by Fast Eddie to keep riding until I can't. 🙂
Thank you for your service Fast Eddie!
Go Fast Eddie! Hope you ride for another 90 years!
Nice job, I am still riding at 61 and will keep riding since I was 17
Live to ride ride to live!
I really needed to see this and and stop moaning about getting old. Thanks Eddie! Keep your knees in the breeze and out of the trees.
Just a great vid. I'm 70 now, been riding since I was 12/13. I still ride.
I pray 🤲🏾 that everyone who sees this loves life as much as Fast Eddie 💨! God bless you sir 👍🏾!
Where ever you are fast eddie ........give those angels one hell of a race !!!!
see you on the eternal highway one day ......no speed cameras in heaven !!!
Great story! Thanks for putting this together as well as the little tour of his workshop and classic bike collection. It’s really amazing and a tribute to the human spirit, right?!
One of the things I intend to do in life is to get to Eddie's age and keep on riding like him. It's inspirational
What a great young man!
He is surely got a strong leg to start that triumph...damn
Wow, still riding at 94. Respect Sir, respect.
R.I.P Eddie, enjoy the ride in another world. 🙏🏻👍
Excellent film about a true old timer who loves motorcycles. Coming from the UK, I don't know anything about this US legendary racer, but I certainly do now. Reminds me of Burt Munro, another kindred spirit.
Bless Eddie and all his accomplishments. It’s great seeing him still going strong today and riding his wonderful collection of bikes.
Ride till we can ride no more! Keep on riding Fast Eddie
I just turned 66, I have 4 bikes sitting under my gazebo, no garage, o7 GSXR-1000, 01 FZ1 , O8 Boulevard, and a 1989 250 VTR) carbs and FI's all crudded up with shitty gas. This just made me want to fix them this weekend and ride again. It's my first love and probably my last. Never Stop Eddie!!!
Ride In Peace Eddie!
One man from the great generation !
Go Eddie! We love you!
Well done sir you put a smile on my face and I'm firing up the old Harley and going to smell the smells of a S Georgia summer day. Much love and respect.
This encourages me that I will be able to spend my Social Security check on motorcycles for many years to come!
72 and still loving my Buell God bless you Eddie!
Hi John how are you doing 😊
God has a race track and a shop full of motorcycles waiting for him. God Bless Fast Eddie.
Fast Eddie you lived life well ! You were a legend ! I’ve been riding and racing a long time too and keep on going ! Every time I hop on my bike, I get a big smile and different memories jump out as I see and smell different things on the ride. I go from remembering riding a mini bike with a string for a throttle to a KX 500 racing at the famous Southwick 338 motocross track. I got to buy and race the revolutionary 2002 / 2003 CRF 450 four stroke that I told my wife I had to buy ! I bought a lot of other bikes since that 450, both dirt and street, but always had a bike of some kind. I’m only riding on the street now, but my days in dirt are fond memories and made me the man I am today. I hope to line up next to you in heaven some day.
Nice to know that at 64 I have at least 30 more years of riding ahead of me.. Great inspiration! Thanks Fast Eddie. 🙏🏻 I see this video was released 4 years ago, I sure hope Ed is still riding? God’s speed Ed!
God Bless You Fast Eddie! Ride on Forever!😊
There’s a little Fast Eddie in every rider.... or at least should be! Thanks for sharing.
Never seen or heard of fast Eddie till this morning.....what a guy......fantastic video....would have loved to have shaken his hand.
RIP my friend.
I‘m 49
Years old and had posters my wall of this man , I want to have his same spirit when I grow up …
The flowers and taking it all in. Yes to that.
My first bike was a 1970 Triumph Daytona 500. It was a lot of fun. In 1970-71 we rode our street bikes in the dirt too. Just screwing around! Then I got a 71 Trident. Now that was a good bike. I could turn on a dime almost at a full stop. Plus that Trident sounded really nice. This guy at work ( Johnny’s Auto Parts ) in Pasadena had a Honda 4. He always wanted to race me. So we rode up to the New York Extension ( in back of PHS ) and raced. Not only did he win but I broke a valve stem winding it out trying to keep up. After 2 more Triumphs and 3 Harleys I stopped riding a few years back.
Hi Tim how are you doing 😊
What a nice life ! 👍🏍🏍🏍
A great example of why his is, and will always be, "The Greatest Generation". He certainly had a unique ability when it came to motorcycling. That aside, the rest of his life was quite typical of that generation, he worked hard, served his country and raised his family. And probably hardly ever complained about anything! RIP Fast Eddie!
Some people really understand how to live life.🏁
Motorbikes are the last glimpse of a generation almost gone
Anyway,back to the present, I have just screamed from SW London to Haltwhistle,NE England, a distance of 368 miles via Carlisle, leaving at 0230 hrs in 4 hours 19 minutes.
Average over 80mph, reaching indicated speeds of 124mph.
British motorways lane 2 and 3 all the way.
True mark of a man .
This video made me cry. I had to sell my 2005 Triumph Bonneville for family needs. My wife & kids cried for me. I miss it so much. Thank you. Beautiful film!
What a wonderful man. I hope I can still ride when I reach his age. Great inspiration.
What a great guy Ed is. I’ve been fortunate to follow him on two wheels while visiting his old gas station. Man is he fast!
RIP Fast Eddie....a great man!!
Fast Eddie Fisher is a legend. My first real motorcycle was a '67 Triumph Bonneville. I saved it from getting chopped, it was back in '78. Ride safe in the sky Eddie!
What an inspiration i am 67 life long biker trying to get my health back to ride again
You can do it, my man, I am 72 with a broken left leg, still riding with my 250 scooter almost every day. Best wishes my man.
Hi Jackie how are you doing 😊
Hi Jackie how are you doing 😊
Thank you Fast Eddie. I'll never forget this. If this ain't living free, I don't know what is.
keep on ridin Ed for as long as you can. No hurry anymore make it a relaxed ride,
I raced Motocross in California in the 1970s and surprise myself winning some trophies . my wife says once a racer always a racer.
Hi how are you doing 😊
You are never to old to ride two wheels. Two wheels move the soul.