37 years ago I was a 16 year old Aussie exchange student in central Illinois in the US. I discovered a ‘69 650 Triumph under a tarp in my host father’s farm shed. He hadn’t ridden her in years and said if I could get it going I could ride it when ever I liked so long as I stayed off the main roads. No license of course. A country boy from South Australia having grown up riding and working on bikes I got her running straight away. Through that summer I rode her everywhere, exploring back roads all around Danville. One time after a full day working for my host father re-roofing a barn on another of his farms I took the long way home. It was a beautiful balmy mid-western summer evening, the sun going down, fire flies dancing in and out of the corn fields that flanked the road, the warm wind tugging tears of joy from the corners of my eyes as I wound that old trumpy out to well over 100mph. A benchmark sense of freedom that I now know I am not likely to ever match. But I keep riding and I keep trying! Thank you for a great video mate!👊
We've not been far away from each other: As a high-school student from Germany in Vermont in Indian summer of 1973 I visited my cousin, too. Her husband would had let me ride his enduro ... Back in Germany my brother taught me on his BMW R 75/5. And my parents gifted me a Honda ... Now I live near the danish border and again I have a Honda. One of the best decisions in my life. I'm not able to walk more than 30 meters because of my lunge, at home I got an electric wheel chair, which is not such comfortable seating as on my Honda. Riding through a wood, smelling the taste of mushrooms gave me the feeling, it's not all over, there is something more. I am thankful for the guardian angels around me, protects me, so I am able to see the beauty of the landscape. I wish all of you always a secure ride. Be good to yourself. Thanks for you video. 😇🙏
If somebody asks me, why i ride. I allways tell them, there are a million reasons why. But lets make it easy, life is allways about getting to a destination, reaching something. Riding a Bike isn‘t because it isn‘t about where you go, or why you go, the only thing that matters, is the moment. And in that moment, your free.
Somedays I just go for a Ride on my Bike. When I come home again my Wife ask, where did you go today ? I always reply with the same answer ?? NO where really, just for a Ride. I don't need to go anywhere special. It's just the feeling of being out on my Bike that makes me feel so alive. Only something, another Bike Rider could understand.
@@weldmachine nothing special just an old Diversion 600/seca2 and a 1970 honda c50 I've had many big bikes in the past but prefer middleweight/ small bikes nowadays just to keep on having that feeling 😁 get a new battery and get out there 😎 regards from Ireland 🇮🇪
@Brian Larkin Not so important what Bike you own. Only that you have a Bike to Enjoy Life 🙂 Yes, Need a New Battery 😄👌 Still going the tight arse at the moment. Trying to keep the old battery alive. 🙄😄 Hopefully, I will be back out there again Soon 🙏 Current Bike GSEXR 1000 All the best, Peter 🇦🇺 👍
I put my crf300 for sale - life got too distracting, loss of elderly mum, caring for blind dog with acute separation anxiety, getting on myself at 62 (don't bounce anymore). But this morning took the bike on a grocery run. Got home to feverishly barking dog and deleted the bike for sale ad, I need it!
@@bramesqueJust saw your comment, my lovely old dog has departed, now I'm so sad but realising I have freedom to potter about with diy without a circling blind dog who at some point will poo or pee in the house. And I can ride my bike.
I've been riding for 52 years (and counting). Best reason I ever grasped for still enthusiastically embracing it is the stupid grin I invariably don when going from first to second outside my driveway and feeling that first blast of air sneak in under my helmet. Life on two wheels is a life well lived.
I've been riding as often as I can for nearly 14 years. I'm in my late 30's, and this comment goes to show the reasons for it transcend time. This relatively simple remark is one of the best I've come across, and will not forget. Thanks.
I ‘m 68, start riding 10 years ago and a had an accident, three years ago riding home , after I restablish around three months, I restart riding, I was afraid but now I enjoy my short trips, I feel free again. Enjoy every trip, long or short god bless all riders!!!
"In a car you're always in a compartment, and because you're used to it you don't realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You're a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a motorcycle the frame is gone. You're completely in contact with it all. You're in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming."
Motorcycle riding is passion and that never ends 360 view that you not enjoy sitting inside the car Open wide road engine roar sound that is addiction which has no limit to end 1993 to till now 2024 riding Motorcycle ❤
We live in the pursuit of comfort. If you’re watching this you know there is nothing comfortable about riding a motorcycle. That’s why I love it. Taking a little risk and jolting your senses reminds us we are alive.
Had a terrible accident with the bike two years ago. And you know what. It is even more precious and valuable ever since ! Life is short enjoy every second !
My wife wanted to learn how to ride. So i got her a 450$ 1983 honda 450 nighthawk from a coworker. Said all it needed was a battery. I didnt ride at the time. So she signed up to do her moto class. My neighbor asked me after seeing it in my garage if that thing even runs. (He rides)So i ran out , got a battery came back and it started up. He told me what lever did what. I was in shorts and flip flops. Road the clutch out into first. Almost dropped bike at first stop. Caught a straight away and shifted till 3rd gear.......no helmet . Eyes tearing from the wind. I was 36 year old man who felt like a child. Hadnt felt that kind of pure joy since my childhood. The same day i signed up for my moto course. Been riding for 4 yrs.
I ride every spare moment I have.. no friends, no girlfriend, no wife.. just me and my bike and the freedom to go when and wherever I want to go. Yes, I miss the other aspects of life but I would never trade my bike for that.
@@DakarBlues I dunno about that, I road back from Alaska to nor cal, it rained all the way. Like sideways driving rain most of the time. It got to be fun. I learned a lot about riding. Theres an art to hydro planing a big BMW on the hiway, while kids in motorhomes stare goggle eyed at the crazy motorcycle guy. Its all fun.
@@bradsanders6954 went from St Louis, MO to Buffalo, NY on 03/09/09. Round trip temp never went above 28F, I just saw 3 motorcycles on my whole voyage, one bagger in Terre Haute, one Harley in Dayton and one crotch rocket in Columbus. Had some snow lake effect going up the lake Erie side road. On the highway, even the semis were ferociously buffeted. I had heated liner and gloves. My most cherished memory of motocycling ❤
Been a biker since I was 17.5 and after many years and thousends of rides since we all seem to find the philosopher inside of us, thank you for this beautiful video! Stay safe, ride safe and thank you again!
I ride because there is a sense of freedom about riding a bike. We've got millions of miles of roads to explore together and enjoy. We all ride for different reasons. But the one reason we all ride is for the feeling of freedom. There is a sense of freedom about riding that you just don't get from anything else. Wars have been fought over it in the past. As we all know.
What is this sense of freedom only motorcyclists can experience? Not being a smart ass or anything, I just don’t understand. In so many situations, they’re the absolute worst tool for the job. While the fuel economy might be better/gallon, we’re still talking about a 3 gallon tank on average? Even at 50 mpg, we’re talking 150 mile range on average? Getting soaked in the rain, roasting in the heat? I get the open air ride, but a convertible sounds more sensible. So what is it about putting yourself at such a disadvantage and through hell? Image is the only thing I can possibly think of
@@AdvantureRoadso, two options to find out (in case you’re not riding until now): 1. get your driving license, get a nice flickable bike & just feel it yourself or 2. just ask a friend to pick you up for a nice & easy ride to the twisties somewhere out there in lovely nature ✨ it’s magic, either / or. Well, might be some image there for some people or reason, but most of us ride for the joy of it & (yes ❤) the f r e e d o m
Video's about motorcycling with awesome footage like this are great to watch, but the emotional value added to this video really makes it stand out, makes me realise other bikers feel the same thing when riding... 🥰
This video is a piece of art. The filming, the music and the narration, all is perfect. I totally agree, riding a motorbike can be somekind of meditation. When you just burble along the countryside and just enjoy the view, that's refreshing and somehow meditational, but since I'm alway aware of my surroundings, I wouldn't call it sleepwalking.
Thank you for putting this video together ,i have a Royal Enfield classic 350 , i dont know if its the hypnotic thump of the engine or the pull of the torque as you come out of a bend and feed in the gas ,but these Royal Enfield's are special machines ,i feel like the 350 will always look after me and bring me safe back home
I love riding because of the adventure exploring new roads/routes …..from grabbing some lunch to crossing an international border into a whole different world
Beautiful, lovely and nicely put together. I like when different enthousiasms are combined esp. mixing motorcycling with all 'walks of live, beauty, philosophy etc, what people motivates. Thanks.
This is a beautiful piece of art. Pl make more videos like this. The audio script and music was par excellence. Pl Keep up this wonderful artwork. Thanks.
I can't believe I'm just now seeing this. This is incredible. I love Harley Davidson, but British motorcycles have such a classic look and the scenery over there looks incredible. Wish I could come over.
Hi @fredvanleeuwen I recognized the Outeniqua Pass from the 1st seconds of the film... a road I know like the back of my hand. I dance this pass on my Transalp XL650V several times a week between my home Oudtshoorn (my lovely Karoo) and everything between Still Bay & Plettenberg Bay (all of the Garden Route). Only after watching I read the text below and sure enough there it is... You had me before any sound. Then at 2:15 - 2:50 you give the most accurate describe the essence of what riding a motorcycle is. The way you combine the video at fast speed + the calm, leisurely audio of both the narration & music, just further strengthens the true story you tell so well in this video. Fantastic job and a pleasure to watch.
This is a beautiful film on so many levels ..loved the narration and the shots and of course the amazing music..what a great way to spend ten minutes ..thanks and best wishes ..
@@fredvanleeuwen image maker you are totally welcome ..we are on the cusp of a publishing deal and album deal and need video’s for songs ..I sent you an email with a Biker Anthem we have written called “ Elleray, Juice and I “ we have culture club Harmonica player Judd Lander on another of our tracks and he may be playing on this one ..would you be interested in doing a film for us..if you didn’t receiver the track or email opi can resend ..very best wishes,Dave
great production work on this film. I like the part of " Lean into it " that's what I'm trying to do. My son got me back into riding motor cycles again. i rode as kid but stopped when I moved to California. Now living in NJ and being much older it's a great way to Lean into Life. Enjoyed your film. Thank you.
Those coastal twisties look like a lot of awesomeness ! And there were a couple long straights in the mix to keep it mixed up along the ride …perfect road
From the mid to late 1980’s to early 2000’s I road daily ( when able to ) for some reason I went the next 20 years after that era getting a pit in my gut every spring ,telling my self “next year”, year after year ……this past Xmas season I found myself with a lil extra cash and luckily my mind went straight to “ find a bike “ instead of to “I should pay off a credit card or some other bill” … bikes got expensive in the last twenty years ,so $5k got me an ‘09 FZ1 that’s “ been well ridden” for 30k miles already ..and it was in at least one “slide” type accident , but held up fairly well considering …bottom line , it turned out to be about the perfect bike for me ! Nice enough looking ,in the style I love (standard upright seating inline 4) and fast enough, handles well , etc etc …., but not too nice that I have to worry about daily cleaning after a ride ,or that if I forget to chain it it’ll disappear immediately… got lucky on those fronts and it took me a minute to realize I didn’t need anything nicer ,faster , cleaner ( though I’m still always looking 😂) ….but now all I’m doing is slowly going through maintenance and doing my best to keep it running great ,but , most of all… I feel like I’m living again finally !
Now look what the algorithm dragged in today. I’m glad I watched this, it’s very beautiful and relaxing and the guy riding has excellent taste… yes I’m riding a RE Classic 500 too. 😊
A visually stunning (yet understated) philosophical evocation… I ride old-school thumpers on the gravel rimlands of Southern Africa and I find your thinking strongly resonant…
This says the RAW EMOTION behind it. People always ask… “are they dangerous? … YES, but so is living LIFE! And we do that, also, so 🤷🏾♂️✊🏾. Fly safe 🙏🏾
Incredible, astonishing film. Quality that rarely can be seen on RUclips. I give you my compliments on this short film, and to you I gift my sub. May you have a great day.
Beautiful film. Beau full scenery! Gorgeous road!!!! Nice bike. I've had my eyes on Royal Enfield since taking my safety class. I ride a BMW F800ST. I ride because it sets my soul free. Brings me back into my body and releases my mind from all the BS that settles in on you. Never give it up.
Thanks for this. Now I am in the UK, I don't get to ride that incredible Rooi Els road anymore. Thanks for reviving those memories. Love the film and fully identify with why you/we ride. All the best. Adrian
I feel the same since also moving to the UK. Miss that coastal road and all its twists and turns. Glad you like the video and thanks so much for watching, Adrian!
I bought my first motorcycle while I was in college back in 1975. It was a Kawasaki 100cc street & trail in order to get around my college town in Daytona Beach. I sold it a year later in order to purchase a car. I started riding again in 2009 on a Harley Nightster and that is the main means of transportation for me. I only drive my trucks in order to carry a heavy load. I love riding.
Still riding daily, 50 years. Zx9r for last 20, Gpz900r for 5 years. Z900 for 10 years before that 😂🎉😁 Gotta love the classics! Brother! What an amazing job!! 👍🙏
Seems like you LOVE your Kawasaki's. Looks a little like my list of Bikes. Always had a soft spot for Kawasaki. Like yourself, still Riding just not as often as you. Current bike GSEXR 1000 K4 Not Alive Without a BIKE 🙂👍
@@weldmachine since I spotted a Z1 outside a local pub, it was kawasaki for me. I have owned others but I always look to kwaks. So many amazing, innovative machines. Not to mention, the unmistakable 2 stroke triples!!
your vid touched my heart....least to say. Because, more or less, I feel the same level of freedom, nirvana when ever I go on a ride on my RE Classic RE BS 3 variant. Had been riding since 50 years or so, .... In a way, the Motor cycle makes soul connection and instantly takes you into a nirvana yet fully awake and reflexive to the road conditions. Very difficult to articulate,,,, you have so beautifully conveyed and picturized. Wishing you many miles of smiles.
I really love your comment about pursuing "immaculate ideology," and how leaning into the fractures in life is the best we can do. And how life is happening to us, all around us, all the time.
I drove from Durban to Cape Town and back several times in the late 70’s hunting waves in a VW van. I’d love to go back and do it on a bike, at least the garden route🙌🏻
When I ride there are a few things I love, riding fast, riding slow, riding at my pace, stopping to look around. Taking a break from the mundane. My one supervisor said "thereperist", well I don't need a therapist, my bike is my "thereperie"
Yeah this was filmed in a few places near Cape Town on the R44 coastal road and on some roads near George. Definitely consider doing that, it'll be a trip of a lifetime especially if you leave from Namibia down to Cape Town!
That is therapeutic. I promise you, I never expected this to feature a classic 500. I was going to drone on about how my classic 500 gave me those exact sensations etc, but, no need....🙂
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Nice one, brother!
All thanks to you!🤘
❤
Driving a car is like being in a movie theater watching the scenes...when you ride a motorcycle, you ARE the scene !!
That's a good way to put it! Thanks so much for watching!
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance?
37 years ago I was a 16 year old Aussie exchange student in central Illinois in the US. I discovered a ‘69 650 Triumph under a tarp in my host father’s farm shed. He hadn’t ridden her in years and said if I could get it going I could ride it when ever I liked so long as I stayed off the main roads. No license of course. A country boy from South Australia having grown up riding and working on bikes I got her running straight away. Through that summer I rode her everywhere, exploring back roads all around Danville. One time after a full day working for my host father re-roofing a barn on another of his farms I took the long way home. It was a beautiful balmy mid-western summer evening, the sun going down, fire flies dancing in and out of the corn fields that flanked the road, the warm wind tugging tears of joy from the corners of my eyes as I wound that old trumpy out to well over 100mph. A benchmark sense of freedom that I now know I am not likely to ever match. But I keep riding and I keep trying! Thank you for a great video mate!👊
Wow! That was a great read! Thank you for sharing that and for watching!
Wow, what a amazing story… and very well written I might add. Thank you!!
Very well said!
We've not been far away from each other: As a high-school student from Germany in Vermont in Indian summer of 1973 I visited my cousin, too. Her husband would had let me ride his enduro ... Back in Germany my brother taught me on his BMW R 75/5. And my parents gifted me a Honda ... Now I live near the danish border and again I have a Honda. One of the best decisions in my life. I'm not able to walk more than 30 meters because of my lunge, at home I got an electric wheel chair, which is not such comfortable seating as on my Honda. Riding through a wood, smelling the taste of mushrooms gave me the feeling, it's not all over, there is something more.
I am thankful for the guardian angels around me, protects me, so I am able to see the beauty of the landscape.
I wish all of you always a secure ride. Be good to yourself. Thanks for you video. 😇🙏
Made my eyes watering... and I`m not crying, it`s the wind❤
If somebody asks me, why i ride. I allways tell them, there are a million reasons why. But lets make it easy, life is allways about getting to a destination, reaching something. Riding a Bike isn‘t because it isn‘t about where you go, or why you go, the only thing that matters, is the moment. And in that moment, your free.
Yes, I feel exactly the same..free.. thanks.
Beatifully said
Speak to my heart
The amount of misspelled words is just … breathtaking. 😮
@@alexanderg117 yeah sorry mate, started with english.. idk 6 months ago. 😉
Somedays I just go for a Ride on my Bike.
When I come home again my Wife ask, where did you go today ?
I always reply with the same answer ??
NO where really, just for a Ride.
I don't need to go anywhere special.
It's just the feeling of being out on my Bike that makes me feel so alive.
Only something, another Bike Rider could understand.
Absolutely got my first bike at 17 I'm 58 now and still get that feeling soon as I fire up the bike even if just going to the shops 😎
@@brianlarkin9160 Hey Brian.
It must be Too Long since my last Ride ??
Battery is dead flat 😥
What Bike do you Ride ?
@@weldmachine nothing special just an old Diversion 600/seca2 and a 1970 honda c50 I've had many big bikes in the past but prefer middleweight/ small bikes nowadays just to keep on having that feeling 😁 get a new battery and get out there 😎 regards from Ireland 🇮🇪
@Brian Larkin
Not so important what Bike you own.
Only that you have a Bike to Enjoy Life 🙂
Yes, Need a New Battery 😄👌
Still going the tight arse at the moment.
Trying to keep the old battery alive. 🙄😄
Hopefully, I will be back out there again Soon 🙏
Current Bike GSEXR 1000
All the best, Peter 🇦🇺 👍
I put my crf300 for sale - life got too distracting, loss of elderly mum, caring for blind dog with acute separation anxiety, getting on myself at 62 (don't bounce anymore). But this morning took the bike on a grocery run. Got home to feverishly barking dog and deleted the bike for sale ad, I need it!
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm glad to hear you found your love for biking again! Thanks so much for watching and commenting.
Take care of that dog! dogs i value even more than motorcycles and guitars.
maybe you can pick up the riding again after the dog has took off.
Keep it. Was planning on selling my BMW XR And the dealer friend convinced me I would miss it. Picking up a Ducati and tomorrow
@@stephenfricke9298 I sold the crf in March and now have 600 lovely miles on a Royal Enfield Classic 350.
@@bramesqueJust saw your comment, my lovely old dog has departed, now I'm so sad but realising I have freedom to potter about with diy without a circling blind dog who at some point will poo or pee in the house. And I can ride my bike.
I've been riding for 52 years (and counting).
Best reason I ever grasped for still enthusiastically embracing it is the stupid grin I invariably don when going from first to second outside my driveway and feeling that first blast of air sneak in under my helmet.
Life on two wheels is a life well lived.
Very well said! There's nothing like that feeling!
Steven Smith - Whereabouts in the world do you live ?
I've been riding as often as I can for nearly 14 years. I'm in my late 30's, and this comment goes to show the reasons for it transcend time. This relatively simple remark is one of the best I've come across, and will not forget. Thanks.
@stevensmith743 😊 I understand
I ‘m 68, start riding 10 years ago and a had an accident, three years ago riding home , after I restablish around three months, I restart riding, I was afraid but now I enjoy my short trips, I feel free again.
Enjoy every trip, long or short god bless all riders!!!
"In a car you're always in a compartment, and because you're used to it you don't realize that through that car window everything you see is just more TV. You're a passive observer and it is all moving by you boringly in a frame. On a motorcycle the frame is gone. You're completely in contact with it all. You're in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming."
Motorcycle riding is passion and that never ends 360 view that you not enjoy sitting inside the car
Open wide road engine roar sound that is addiction which has no limit to end 1993 to till now 2024 riding Motorcycle ❤
We live in the pursuit of comfort. If you’re watching this you know there is nothing comfortable about riding a motorcycle. That’s why I love it. Taking a little risk and jolting your senses reminds us we are alive.
Amen
Well said.
Had a terrible accident with the bike two years ago. And you know what. It is even more precious and valuable ever since ! Life is short enjoy every second !
My wife wanted to learn how to ride. So i got her a 450$ 1983 honda 450 nighthawk from a coworker. Said all it needed was a battery.
I didnt ride at the time.
So she signed up to do her moto class.
My neighbor asked me after seeing it in my garage if that thing even runs. (He rides)So i ran out , got a battery came back and it started up. He told me what lever did what.
I was in shorts and flip flops.
Road the clutch out into first. Almost dropped bike at first stop.
Caught a straight away and shifted till 3rd gear.......no helmet . Eyes tearing from the wind.
I was 36 year old man who felt like a child.
Hadnt felt that kind of pure joy since my childhood.
The same day i signed up for my moto course. Been riding for 4 yrs.
There are videos about why we ride, and then there are emotions that express why we ride. This is that.
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words. I really appreciate that!
Couldn't agree more... 🤗
I ride every spare moment I have.. no friends, no girlfriend, no wife.. just me and my bike and the freedom to go when and wherever I want to go. Yes, I miss the other aspects of life but I would never trade my bike for that.
Nothing like the open road!🤘
"An adventure is misery and discomfort, relived in the safety of reminiscence.”
Marco Polo
@@DakarBlues I dunno about that, I road back from Alaska to nor cal, it rained all the way.
Like sideways driving rain most of the time. It got to be fun. I learned a lot about riding.
Theres an art to hydro planing a big BMW on the hiway, while kids in motorhomes stare goggle eyed at the crazy motorcycle guy. Its all fun.
@@bradsanders6954 went from St Louis, MO to Buffalo, NY on 03/09/09. Round trip temp never went above 28F, I just saw 3 motorcycles on my whole voyage, one bagger in Terre Haute, one Harley in Dayton and one crotch rocket in Columbus.
Had some snow lake effect going up the lake Erie side road. On the highway, even the semis were ferociously buffeted.
I had heated liner and gloves. My most cherished memory of motocycling ❤
I almost live a life like that, married to my bike, go when I feel like it, come when I feel like it, no drama!
Just seen this. Fantastic road and scenery. Just shows you don’t need a big powerful bike to enjoy riding. Good for the soul just watching this
Thanks so much for watching! So glad you enjoyed the film!
Been a biker since I was 17.5 and after many years and thousends of rides since we all seem to find the philosopher inside of us, thank you for this beautiful video! Stay safe, ride safe and thank you again!
Thank you so much for watching and the kind words. Really happy to see you liked the video!
I am 71 been on a bike since 16yr, life's just great on a motorcycle,,
I ride because there is a sense of freedom about riding a bike. We've got millions of miles of roads to explore together and enjoy. We all ride for different reasons. But the one reason we all ride is for the feeling of freedom. There is a sense of freedom about riding that you just don't get from anything else. Wars have been fought over it in the past. As we all know.
Beautifully said!
What is this sense of freedom only motorcyclists can experience? Not being a smart ass or anything, I just don’t understand. In so many situations, they’re the absolute worst tool for the job. While the fuel economy might be better/gallon, we’re still talking about a 3 gallon tank on average? Even at 50 mpg, we’re talking 150 mile range on average? Getting soaked in the rain, roasting in the heat? I get the open air ride, but a convertible sounds more sensible. So what is it about putting yourself at such a disadvantage and through hell? Image is the only thing I can possibly think of
@@AdvantureRoadso, two options to find out (in case you’re not riding until now): 1. get your driving license, get a nice flickable bike & just feel it yourself or 2. just ask a friend to pick you up for a nice & easy ride to the twisties somewhere out there in lovely nature ✨ it’s magic, either / or.
Well, might be some image there for some people or reason, but most of us ride for the joy of it & (yes ❤) the f r e e d o m
Video's about motorcycling with awesome footage like this are great to watch, but the emotional value added to this video really makes it stand out, makes me realise other bikers feel the same thing when riding... 🥰
Wow, that really means a lot, thank you so much for watching and the kind words!
rode my 50cc scooter slowly through heavy summer rain today. it was amazing
Nothing like some summer rain! Thanks for watching!
i wanna ride a motorcycle so bad. hopefully i'll have my own someday.
I ride because it gives me sanity or serenity I'm not sure which.I can't live without it. Been riding 50 years now.
Love the scenery, photography, the enchanting words... but mostly that Enfield!
Thank you so much for watching! Yeah that Enfield sure is a beauty!
This video is a piece of art. The filming, the music and the narration, all is perfect. I totally agree, riding a motorbike can be somekind of meditation. When you just burble along the countryside and just enjoy the view, that's refreshing and somehow meditational, but since I'm alway aware of my surroundings, I wouldn't call it sleepwalking.
That's really kind of you! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
I could be wrong, but I think the point is that we sleepwalk through life, riding is a way to awaken our senses from the sleepwalk of mundane life!
@godchat6402 on point! Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it and hoped you liked it
Thank you for putting this video together ,i have a Royal Enfield classic 350 , i dont know if its the hypnotic thump of the engine or the pull of the torque as you come out of a bend and feed in the gas ,but these Royal Enfield's are special machines ,i feel like the 350 will always look after me and bring me safe back home
You're welcome! The 350 is a beautifully built machine! Thanks so much for watching!
I love riding because of the adventure exploring new roads/routes …..from grabbing some lunch to crossing an international border into a whole different world
That sounds like an epic adventure! Thanks so much for sharing and watching!
I've watched the film 3 times... and maybe more to come... like a day dream. You show exactly what I feel when riding my RE Classic 500 !
Hey Dominique, so glad you enjoyed the film! Thanks so much for watching!
Beautiful, lovely and nicely put together. I like when different enthousiasms are combined esp. mixing motorcycling with all 'walks of live, beauty, philosophy etc, what people motivates. Thanks.
This is a beautiful piece of art. Pl make more videos like this. The audio script and music was par excellence. Pl Keep up this wonderful artwork. Thanks.
I can't believe I'm just now seeing this. This is incredible. I love Harley Davidson, but British motorcycles have such a classic look and the scenery over there looks incredible. Wish I could come over.
Thank you! Yeah love the classic style motorcycles. Thanks so much for watching
Hi @fredvanleeuwen I recognized the Outeniqua Pass from the 1st seconds of the film... a road I know like the back of my hand. I dance this pass on my Transalp XL650V several times a week between my home Oudtshoorn (my lovely Karoo) and everything between Still Bay & Plettenberg Bay (all of the Garden Route). Only after watching I read the text below and sure enough there it is...
You had me before any sound. Then at 2:15 - 2:50 you give the most accurate describe the essence of what riding a motorcycle is. The way you combine the video at fast speed + the calm, leisurely audio of both the narration & music, just further strengthens the true story you tell so well in this video. Fantastic job and a pleasure to watch.
" Forever Two Wheels!" A Mantra to live by....great work Sir!
Thanks so much! I'm glad to see you liked the film!
This is a beautiful film on so many levels ..loved the narration and the shots and of course the amazing music..what a great way to spend ten minutes ..thanks and best wishes ..
That really means a lot to me. Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment. I really appreciate that!
@@fredvanleeuwen image maker you are totally welcome ..we are on the cusp of a publishing deal and album deal and need video’s for songs ..I sent you an email with a Biker Anthem we have written called “ Elleray, Juice and I “ we have culture club Harmonica player Judd Lander on another of our tracks and he may be playing on this one ..would you be interested in doing a film for us..if you didn’t receiver the track or email opi can resend ..very best wishes,Dave
Beautiful piece of work, on the very roads I grew up on, so many years ago. Thank you for taking me back, and touching my heart. .
Thanks so much for watching! Sure is a beautiful place!
Beautifully done! You nailed it exactly! Ride safe and keep up the great work!
Great work and very thoughtful monologue!!
Beautiful cinematography ! Amazing job. You deserve more credit and subs!
That's really kind of you! Thank you so much for watching and the kind words.
great production work on this film. I like the part of " Lean into it " that's what I'm trying to do. My son got me back into riding motor cycles again. i rode as kid but stopped when I moved to California. Now living in NJ and being much older it's a great way to Lean into Life. Enjoyed your film. Thank you.
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment. Really appreciate it and I'm glad to learn you're riding again!
The more I watch the more I love.. Thank you for your short-film. I’m a rider and I thoroughly enjoyed!
Thanks so much, I really appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the film.
Those coastal twisties look like a lot of awesomeness ! And there were a couple long straights in the mix to keep it mixed up along the ride …perfect road
From the mid to late 1980’s to early 2000’s I road daily ( when able to ) for some reason I went the next 20 years after that era getting a pit in my gut every spring ,telling my self “next year”, year after year ……this past Xmas season I found myself with a lil extra cash and luckily my mind went straight to “ find a bike “ instead of to “I should pay off a credit card or some other bill” … bikes got expensive in the last twenty years ,so $5k got me an ‘09 FZ1 that’s “ been well ridden” for 30k miles already ..and it was in at least one “slide” type accident , but held up fairly well considering …bottom line , it turned out to be about the perfect bike for me ! Nice enough looking ,in the style I love (standard upright seating inline 4) and fast enough, handles well , etc etc …., but not too nice that I have to worry about daily cleaning after a ride ,or that if I forget to chain it it’ll disappear immediately… got lucky on those fronts and it took me a minute to realize I didn’t need anything nicer ,faster , cleaner ( though I’m still always looking 😂) ….but now all I’m doing is slowly going through maintenance and doing my best to keep it running great ,but , most of all… I feel like I’m living again finally !
Loved it! Inspiration to get the old Ariel back on the road!!
So glad to hear you loved the film. Thanks for watching!
Now look what the algorithm dragged in today. I’m glad I watched this, it’s very beautiful and relaxing and the guy riding has excellent taste… yes I’m riding a RE Classic 500 too. 😊
Thank you so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it. It's a fantastic bike!
Why I Ride ? Riding is one of the rare practises where I am completely by myself, fully concentrated and focused on the Moment. Love it. ❤
Absolutely right! Thanks so much for watching and commenting!
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Greetings from Stuttgart Solitude histrorical Race Track 😊
A visually stunning (yet understated) philosophical evocation…
I ride old-school thumpers on the gravel rimlands of Southern Africa and I find your thinking strongly resonant…
Really appreciate your comment and glad to see you've resonated so strongly with Why I Ride. Thank you!
This says the RAW EMOTION behind it. People always ask… “are they dangerous? … YES, but so is living LIFE! And we do that, also, so 🤷🏾♂️✊🏾. Fly safe 🙏🏾
Love the multi level highway bars. Thank you for your video!
Hey I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!🤘
The more I watch the more I love. Thank you!
Incredible, astonishing film. Quality that rarely can be seen on RUclips. I give you my compliments on this short film, and to you I gift my sub. May you have a great day.
Really appreciate the feedback and kind words. Thank you so much!
Great film making. Thank you for your craft. Need to make you a Brutalist in meadows far beyond the normal ones.
Just a throttle of what will roar. I can feel it.
This isn't a video. This is a film.
Brilliant. Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks so much for watching and the kind words!
Beautiful film brother and inspirational words. I too ride for the very same reason!
Awesome short, like the Enfield. Please check steering head bearing play. The front wheel seems to move more fore and aft then up and down...
This just popped up as a suggested video and I am glad I watched it. Very nice. Thanks for sharing two years ago
Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and comment! Really appreciate the support and glad you liked it!
@@fredvanleeuwen …loved it! It resonates
It puts life into a perspective that only those with the gift of riding will understand.
You made me cry, i love it !
Wow thank you so much!
Beautiful film. Beau full scenery! Gorgeous road!!!! Nice bike. I've had my eyes on Royal Enfield since taking my safety class.
I ride a BMW F800ST. I ride because it sets my soul free. Brings me back into my body and releases my mind from all the BS that settles in on you. Never give it up.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the feedback and kind words. Your reason is a great reason for riding and that F800 is a lovely bike!
Thanks for this. Now I am in the UK, I don't get to ride that incredible Rooi Els road anymore. Thanks for reviving those memories. Love the film and fully identify with why you/we ride. All the best. Adrian
I feel the same since also moving to the UK. Miss that coastal road and all its twists and turns. Glad you like the video and thanks so much for watching, Adrian!
This is beautifully narrated, Fred. Best of luck!
Thank you so much, Ray! Really appreciate the watch and taking the time to comment!
Never thought this would be local, then I saw those Twisties.. hell yeah! nicely done dude, beautiful message.
Thanks so much for watching and the kind words! Those twists and turns around the R44 coastal road's a dream!
I bought my first motorcycle while I was in college back in 1975. It was a Kawasaki 100cc street & trail in order to get around my college town in Daytona Beach. I sold it a year later in order to purchase a car. I started riding again in 2009 on a Harley Nightster and that is the main means of transportation for me. I only drive my trucks in order to carry a heavy load. I love riding.
Still riding daily, 50 years. Zx9r for last 20, Gpz900r for 5 years. Z900 for 10 years before that 😂🎉😁 Gotta love the classics!
Brother! What an amazing job!! 👍🙏
That's fantastic to hear! Yeah you just can't beat the classics! Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Really appreciate that!
Seems like you LOVE your Kawasaki's.
Looks a little like my list of Bikes.
Always had a soft spot for Kawasaki.
Like yourself, still Riding just not as often as you.
Current bike GSEXR 1000 K4
Not Alive Without a BIKE 🙂👍
@@weldmachine since I spotted a Z1 outside a local pub, it was kawasaki for me. I have owned others but I always look to kwaks. So many amazing, innovative machines. Not to mention, the unmistakable 2 stroke triples!!
Nice film! Wich helmet do you wear? Best Regards
your vid touched my heart....least to say. Because, more or less, I feel the same level of freedom, nirvana when ever I go on a ride on my RE Classic RE BS 3 variant. Had been riding since 50 years or so, .... In a way, the Motor cycle makes soul connection and instantly takes you into a nirvana yet fully awake and reflexive to the road conditions. Very difficult to articulate,,,, you have so beautifully conveyed and picturized. Wishing you many miles of smiles.
Really glad my film resonated with you! Thanks so much for watching & keep on riding!
Very well done. Enjoyed that perspective.
Great cinematography! Gorgeous bike! 👍
She certainly is a beautiful bike! Thanks so much for watching!
Because each person has a different reason to ride, that’s a great title for the short-film!
Magnificent. Excruciatingly beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Really appreciate it. Thanks for watching!
I really love your comment about pursuing "immaculate ideology," and how leaning into the fractures in life is the best we can do. And how life is happening to us, all around us, all the time.
I could immediately see this was Clarens Drive. Great video!
It is indeed! Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
Hey, it’s amazing picturisation….. feel like riding my self actually…..really wonderful…..it’s a great.
Really appreciate the kind words! Thank you so much for watching and leaving a comment.
Absolutely incredible edit and story!! Love it!!!!
Thank you so much for watching. Really appreciate the kind words.
Nice vid! What is the helmet/face protection you are wearing?
Am at the very edge and its only this great creation that keeping me from not falling
Strength, friend.
@@ttentionpls thank 🙏 you
Been riding more than 50 years. When I started, I had to get back and forth, class to work to home and start again. Now, I go, I just go.
I drove from Durban to Cape Town and back several times in the late 70’s hunting waves in a VW van. I’d love to go back and do it on a bike, at least the garden route🙌🏻
Love the drive from Durban to Cape Town, but that drive on a bike would be epic! Thanks so much for watching!
I liked this one. I'll try and make my own version soon.
Beautiful! Thank you. You are gifted.
Thank you! I really appreciate that!
Loved that helmet, what is it???
Greetings!! but what camera do you use for this beautiful video quality? Thank you!!
Hey thanks for watching! I used the Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 4k to film this project.
Grazie gentilissimo!!!!
Beautifully made movie. Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing this movie with us. Cheers.
Really appreciate you watching and commenting. Thank you so much!
I'm applying this to my EUC riding.
Brilliant, simply brilliant!! 👍👍
Thanks so much!
Beautiful film and yes ride to feel alive.
Criminally under-viewed
Thanks for watching! If you have a moment please share it with your friends
When I ride there are a few things I love, riding fast, riding slow, riding at my pace, stopping to look around. Taking a break from the mundane. My one supervisor said "thereperist", well I don't need a therapist, my bike is my "thereperie"
Beautiful.
What helmet do you use?
I am also interested, seems perfekt!
Nice bike... great film. That's exactly why I ride.
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate that!
Well done man! Absolutely captures the feeling bru!
Thank you very much! Really appreciate it!
Fluidic emotions, philosophy realised on wheels, that nonchalant detachment … I can feel it.
I'm glad you like it! Thanks for watching!
Beautiful. What helmet are you wearing? Looks modern yet classic.
You should upload more
I'm hoping to later this year. 😊
@@fredvanleeuwen Well isn't that nice 😁
Outstanding and highly inspiring!!!! (PS: on a more down to earth & hedonistic perspective....where is your fabulous scarf from?)
Superb mate. Can i use a small part of this video on my page. Will give you credit on that....
Outstanding brother.
Thank you!
Nicely done. I just subscribed. I have been trying to say this in one of my videos but I just scrap them because they don't reach my standard.
This looks like cape town. I really want to do a trip with my father from namibia to cape town.
Yeah this was filmed in a few places near Cape Town on the R44 coastal road and on some roads near George. Definitely consider doing that, it'll be a trip of a lifetime especially if you leave from Namibia down to Cape Town!
I find that I don’t fear death anymore. Riding is the only way that I know I’m not crazy.
Ride on! Thanks for watching🤘
That is therapeutic. I promise you, I never expected this to feature a classic 500. I was going to drone on about how my classic 500 gave me those exact sensations etc, but, no need....🙂
So glad you're able to relate! Thanks for watching!
Please upload more!
Hi Paul, thanks for watching! I'm currently working on a new project so keep an eye on the channel in the coming months 😀
such a great film great emotions it wakes inside deep in our souls
Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thanks so much for watching!
Because when I ride, I feel alive and I am free.