Motorcycling is (for the most part) as cheap or expensive as you want it to be. That said, if there is one thing I can't stand, it's the riders who won't shut up about how dangerous other drivers supposedly are. I mean sure, some people don't pay attention, but how is it that I've been riding for 9 years (mostly in Canada but also briefly in the Philippines) without experiencing all of these "harrowing tales" of crazy four wheelers not paying attention. I usually start riding in late March and put the bike away in early November and use it as a daily driver in the city (edmonton). Take a riding course ffs.
I was told as well when I started to ride, "Assume they don't see you." I took it a step further and always assume if they see me, they are actively trying to hit me.
That's such a joyless paranoid way of riding. I mean be careful yes, but to assume everyone is trying to kill you kinda sounds like you need to see a psychiatrist.
@@TheChimples Not really, no. I never thought constantly about it, but assumed people didn't care about a biker on the road. I'm a pretty conservative rider, so I never zoomed around through traffic or anything. I enjoy riding and in fact, it keeps me away from the psychiatrist. I think the person who told me that was just trying to make sure I never took it for granted that people don't see riders and will hit you, so don't forget it. I know that most people don't ACTIVELY try to hit bikers, so perhaps it a bit of hyperbole. But it was a way I always thought of it since I knew they wouldn't see me, especially the blue hairs and what not (which I guess I am one of now lol!) I regret selling my bike and hope to get another one some day.
@@tayloriginals999 I know what you're saying and I've heard the saying too a million times, I just don't like the tone of it. It sounds kind of divisive. For example whenever I drive and see a motorcyclist I am extra careful to make sure I don't put them in a bad spot. I mean I know that there are many unskilled drivers out there and even the skilled ones make mistakes or can get distracted. Fact is that you have to be hyperaware of your surroundings at all times, whether you're in a car, on a motorcycle, on a bicycle or on foot.
I used to be poor. The littlest cheapest used sportster at the harley dealership was all I could afford. I spent 10 years riding with nothing but a 90$ helmet and 80$ coveralls. Best financial decision of my life. Last year I bought a Ducati, 520$ in gear, 3K for the shed to put both cycles in. Heated gear pays for itself if you keep riding during the winter if you have long commute like mine.
After recovering from a brain stem compression and other injuries in the Marines, I just got my first bike here recently due to videos like this. I have been waiting ten years to enjoy life again and never thought riding would be apart of that lifestyle. Tons of city commuting and love the freedom it provides. Keep providing this content to help those who have trepidation over getting out there. Cheers!
Way to go!!! Keep logging the miles and watch these and other educational riding videos and go out and hone your skills. Enjoy the 'Two Wheeled Therapy' and thank you for your service.
You got this, Marine. The honest to God threat assessment of motorcycle ownership is LOW, as long as your brain cells are high. The tires will perform you in every case. Every single case. Wear your gear, and Carry on Nick.
67 years old, 50 on bikes-(God watches over me)-just found your videos, enjoy the humor and the true things you teach. Would have sure been handy a quarter century ago! Love my 05 1200c sporty!
In the UK 25 years ago we had Sonic (Johnny Cantlie), from Superbike magazine in the UK, he was my hero when I was a teenage biker, and very much like Yammy. A few years later I heard he'd become a journalist in syria, and had been captured by the Isis, who I think still have him :-( His humour and mannerisms were almost identical. So, life lesson Yammy....don't go to the middle east...keep riding bikes
Best advise my father ever gave me. "When you're riding, everyone else it trying to kill you. Respond accordingly". Pretty much the Harley bro equivalent of ride as if you're invisible.
@@einkaya no. as in you take actions to mitigate risks and dangers to yourself while on the road. you don't fight a 2000 lbs vehicle on any kind of bike. when out on the road the motorcyclist is a mouse surrounded by cats.
istra70 i have an 80cc kent, and the motor used to be on a Schwinn, actually. It hit a concrete barrier in a parking lot earlier tonight that in certain light, looked like a freshly paved sidewalk. I was probably doing about 20-25, and hit it at an angle. My own stupid fault, but my bike and I made it about a mile and a half home in one piece. Good thing I have extra mountain bike rims and an ice pack.
@@istra70 I could not agree more, I had my first stripped down Honda Cub 50 when I was 11. That was the early 1970`s. I`ve since ridden something over 1,000,000 miles on about 20 different bikes from 50cc, 70cc 125cc 250, 400, 600, 750, 900 up to 1250. My current ride is a ST1050 which is a nice lazy ride for an old git like me. However, to this day some of my biggest thrills and widest smiles were on bikes with 1/10th the BHP of my Triumph.
Number four is what got me into motorcycles in the first place. Bikes are SOOOOO much cheaper than a car (at least here in Brazil). The most expensive thing about it so far is the safety gear
Actually a big reason I got a bike was because I would travel 3.5 hours to the family cottage with a small bag of clothes basically whenever I wasn’t working, and driving my car all the way there just wasn’t worth it, the gas was wasteful, and using a hylander to transport myself and a backpack just didn’t make sense. Now I’m loving it from more than just a practicality standpoint
Anyone with any sense of context will know exactly what he's saying. If you don't, please don't participate in an activity that requires constant problem solving like riding. You're too stupid to ride. SMH
@@VizXRyRy I think everyone except you got the joke that BUSH was saying. Yammie fucked up the script and told 1.7 Million people to drive drunk. Its literally like those funny Live News Fails or whatever where the Anchorman would say somthing slightly wrong and it came out horribly wrong. Its funny its a fuck up and we all laugh at it... Well except for you I guess...
Just watched your 7 myths video. I agree with your assessment of "laying it down". Let me relay my tale of the time I "tried" to lay it down. It was about thirty years ago. I'm riding on the winding roads in the California hills with a group riders on Sunday cruise. I had been lagging behind a bit taking in the scenery when I decided to catch up with front group. Twisted the throttle and started leaning into the nice right and left turns. As I enter one of the left turns I realize I am going way too fast for this tight corner. I did not want to go over the edge so made the split second decision to bury my left handlebar into the pavement. I was prepared to start sliding, but to my surprise the tires gripped and the bike turned and almost flicked me vertical after making the turn. Pulse was pounding and I had to pull over to deal with the adrenaline. Laying down a bike isn't that easy.
Truth...lol. and, my heart just skipped reading that. The only bike that I've ever "layed down" was a motocross bike because I completely over jumped. However, that's more bailing because I completely misjudged a jump. No comparison to a street bike.
And at the other end of the scale ............... Sometime's it just too easy. Dropped mine in the middle of town in light rain because some utter 💩had overfilled their tank with diesel, not fastened the cap properly and spilled it on the approach to a roundabout. I touched the brakes & *immediately* the bike is *horizontal* while still in the AIR - Then 'Bang'! Three other riders came to help me lift it. Next up - We'r ALL sat in the road as our feet shot from under us. Water over diesel is *much* slipperier than ICE. Look for the rainbow pattern on the water and keep sniffing for it - Its hard to detect. You see folk spiling it - kick their mirrors off.
Unless you are doing the Australian Army motorcycle competency course when they teach it as part of the emergency sliding stop which is done sideways to the direction of travel. Think of how the speedway racers ride and you get the idea. You push the bike away to make sure you don't hit or have that extra mass attached when needed.
“I had no choice but to lay ‘er down” = “I crashed and it was entirely my fault there was no one else on the road for miles but I don’t want to look like I suck at riding so to protect my ego I’ll make up this story about an idiot in a Prius pulling out in front of me...”
“I had to lay it down” means you don’t know how to properly execute an emergency stop. Due to lack of training or continued training. There’s very few times when you’d actually have to lay your bike down.
I work with a guy who drives his enduro through all FOUR seasons... yes... that includes WINTER IN CANADA. -40C and a snowstorm? he might be late but he's gonna get there. He's for sure crazy but you have to respect his dedication to his addiction.
Well I ride through out the entire the year in the Nederlands. I mean it ain't -40 but 6 month straight only rain and -5 till -10 is possible. As long as you don't go on ice you're golden 👌
I've ridden for almost 20 years and thankfully have not been down once. I am very careful where and when I decide to 'have my fun' and it's worked out well this far and I'm grateful for that. With the exception of one, every single person I know that has been involved in a accident was known to push the limits constantly and or take risks that would not be considered responsible or acceptable to most riders in normal driving conditions. It doesn't matter what machine you are on or in, drive it like an asshole and you'll find out quickly how that's going to work out for you.
Always pushing my limits no matter what it is, call me an asshole rider, I couldn't care less, I'm learning new things each time I get out of that comfort zone.
I met a cute girl by knocking her over while I was riding my bike through an alleyway. The man who owned the stables next door put a shotgun to my head and said I'd better apologise. I did and she has now been my wife for 37 years now.
I'd like to include a couple of comments here if that's ok! (1) in Australia we motorcyclists are often called future organ donors or temporary Australians, (2) if you have to lay your bike down to avoid an accident then you've already had the accident (3) when people say that bike's going to end up killing you I simply add to a saying from the gun lobby where they say guns don't kill people, people kill people, so I say bikes don't kills riders, cars & car drivers kill riders (4) I've just turned 68 years of age so when They say you're getting too old to ride motorbikes I just simply say that you don't stop riding because you get old you get old because you stop riding. & as Jon Bon Jovi used to sing I'll sleep when I'm dead, that's probably about the time when I plan to stop riding bikes, because I don't really have any plans to stop before then.
Restraint is the key to "cheap to own". A few years ago, not having the means to get anything better, I looked for a good value and (patiently waited and) found a very low mile 77 Honda Goldwing for $1K (no plastics!). I cleaned it thoroughly, then took it to a local independent for a complete check. Spent another $600 to get it ready, then bought tires for $300. That was *it* for the next two years, besides oil, gas and insurance. Sold it a year later for $2500. Yes, I had fun and it got me - reliably - everywhere. It. Can. Be. Done.
“The opposite sex won’t be attracted to you” Literally any person I see riding a bike I will just stare and smile, like I’m just instantly happy. I saw a guy do a wheelie today and mate I literally instantly was not depressed in that moment. Ugh why am I so obsessed with them
Because, your born to ride. If your obsessed, You are totally born to ride but be careful! Im a male and i used to be ehh about motorcycles, it has grown on me and now im obsessed.
I don't care about attracting people on my bike, I don't care what people at all think about it. But that stare and smile I get from the kids is the best. The eyes of wonder. The same reason people perform magic. But even when I am riding around I look at every bike that goes passed. They just make you feel good.
In 2021 I drove my truck less than 3,000 miles and a lot of that was just to keep the battery running and prevent dry rot. Live in SW Ohio and there were only 2, non-consecutive weeks during Winter when I didn’t ride a bike due to snow or ice; but I have over $1,000 in rain/winter/riding gear like Yammie says.
I took an MSF advanced course with high speeds and hard braking and not going to lie was kinda nervous about it for a bit, but after realizing i rode over 20 miles on the highway in that downpour and i was just fine i realized i just needed to trust my bike more and went ahead and did everything with more confidence and it ended up feeling just as good as if it was dry.
Wow, I totally agree with all your myths! After riding a CBR 600 for 7 years, I've heard them all, plus a few. But your last one is really hard for many motorcyclists to understand. I live out east about 2 hours from the " Tail of the Dragon". Which is a blast on the bike, but still slower than my Miata! Odd that I own both of which you speak. And now some Tesla's can whip most bikes in a straight line too!
I find some Tesla owners like to blast off the line at traffic lights these days, while I sedately but respectfully start off on my ST1100 to enjoy the scenery. Like they got a thing to prove with gearless acceleration. Kind of pathetic.
@@db6050 proving anything gearless or geared is pathetic. unless you built the bike yourself, all your proving is you know how to finance something and accelerate.
I've now got a spinal cord injury and 9 months started to walk a little. Long road ahead and wasn't my fault, involved a car that didn't see me and ran straight into me so all I can say is that the gear saved my life and be careful out there and watch all the Noob videos as they are great. Remember that cars will always win so just be careful and pay attention to other people as they may not see you coming. Keep riding and all I can do now is keep watching noob videos.
I’m a scaffold builder. There is no office to store my stuff cause I work somewhere different all the time. I carry a loaded toolbelt, harness, lanyards, hard hat, and safety vest to work everyday in a camping back pack.
"I had to lay 'er down" translates to, "I don't know what I'm doing, so I panicked, and, as I always do, locked up the rear wheel." "Why the rear? Because everyone knows, if you use the front brake, you will flip the bike."
@gemini232003 Yes, correct, I have learned a great many things over the years; one of them being, don't react to fear impulsively. You have to ride the motorcycle, despite your fear. Typically, locking the brakes is a fear or panic reaction, not a riding the bike reaction, which is what prompted my sarcastic remark. Many people can operate a motorcycle, but they don't know how to ride it. Thanks for the reply.
I actually did have to lay my bike down once although for a decent enough reason. I was carrying a lot more on the back than I should have and went into a corner and all the weight in that box pulled the bike to that side the next turn which was the same direction. So in a way I had no choice but to lay her down?
@@mr.perfect1er i love when they say it not knowing a legit HA is nearby. You can feel the air change when someone pisses off an HA or any other 1%er tbh. That's why I don't say shit. Have I met a few? Yea. Do I ride with em? HELL NO THEM BASTARDS ARE CRAZY. Am I gonna throw names around? Noooope. I like my life
@@LonewolfeE5 Howdy Sergeant, retired SFC here. It ain't like that at all, it's a respect thing, and that we really do live this motorcycle, and motorcycle Club stuff 24/7. Honestly, I do my very best to try to be friendly to everyone first. And show/demonstrate manners first. But there is ALWAYS 'that guy', that has to test the waters, and see what kind of stupid he can get away with. With you're attitude in this post, I read someone that 'gets it', and you'll never have a problem. But like anybody, Brothers have bad days. No need to put any man on a pedestal, save that for You! You deserve that the most from yourself. Stay cool, stay loose, and keep the shine side up. All the Way, Airborne! Viva 36! Much Respect, CFMC, 1%er Whiteboy J, Arkansas Chapter
@@mr.perfect1er must clear 1 thing up. This account is my dad's old one that I took over mainly just for comments and such. He's the Sgt. I'm just a poolee right now. Sorry for the mislead. I know that as far as I have seen a lot of people use the "I know a ___" to gain rapport or respect from others and it can cause some problems. I see that kind of thing as another for of stolen valor in that someone earned the cut and then someone else is trying to use that as their own achievement. I find it distasteful to skate around on the "I know a guy" ploy. Rah Respect all around, Sons of AmVets Rider, Delta Mike aka Straitjakit, Washington Chapter 1 Keep the rubber on the road, brother.
I've never understood the apprehension regarding riding in the rain. Get a set of waterproofs on and it's lovely. Plus like you say, heading out in the dry after riding in the rain makes everything feel a dream.
People who drive motorcycles take more risks than car drivers. Little wheelie here, skid here maby 150km/h here. Twisty roads lets drive like they do in moto gp. Almost all motorcycle drives think that way and only 0.1% of car drives do that shit.
"Laying the bike down isnt instinct" Depends on the riders background. I come from dirtbikes and its very common to drop the bike purposefully so that you can get away from it and try and land in the spot and way that you want. For example on the road: Youre riding along and you took a turn too fast for your skill or there is an obstacle that you didnt see in the turn (deer, stopped car, branch, whatever) so what do you do if you cant stop in time? Do you hit the object or the guard rail head on which will throw you over the bars or do you lay the bike down and slide into the rail? Me personally Id rather slide into the rail
100% agree with you, if I'm about to plow something for whatever reason then I can always get another bike ill never get another life... car pulled out on me as I was going a good buck50 down what was normally an empty road and I literally tried everything I could to avoid them but it wasn't going to happen so I jumped right before I hit and if I wouldn't have that car would've killed me on impact because both vehicle where totalled
"I had to lay down my motorcycle" roughly translates to "I didn't have the skills in my riding toolbelt to protect me from that situation" practicing brake slide turns, I layed my dual sport down a lot, because I didn't yet have the skill to pull off that maneuver but because of that, I learned a useful tool for off-roading that I have used to make quick turns, slow down to view my forward surroundings or even to get out of danger in case a vehicle pulls out in front of me. it's a tool I have in my belt forever and I know I can use in the right conditions if I need to to save my life. When riding, practice always, trust your training and be aware. if you aren't you'll be more likely to put yourself into situations where "your situation outmatches your riding skills" and that means you'll "lay her down"
RE: "I had no choice but to lay her down". Easy bro. Just cause it hasn't happened to you yet doesn't mean jack for a point of view. I was traveling along on the old 1989 Honda CB250S when the van in the lane to my right and just ahead of me slowed down for no apparent reason. It was to let a car cut across in front of them and into a side street on my left (over both my lane and theirs) and I had no visibility of it coming until it popped out in front of me. In an instant my mind did the math and worked out I could not stop in time and I was going to hit that car. Although I was doing the speed limit, I has too much momentum and I knew that if I separated myself from the bike and kicked or pushed it forward, it would slow my body down and I could drag to a stop faster on the road surface. I did this in a heartbeat and it worked. The bike slammed into the car but I spread myself out to increase my body's surface area on the road (not sure if that did anything) and I came to a stop on my arse about a meter short of the car with no impact injury,.. only road rash. I separated my mass from the bikes mass and imparted most of my inertial energy into the bike. It worked. Now I can say I had not choice but to put her down and you can say I also had the option to slam my body into the car and we would both be right. You don't know till you personally have been there bro
There is an old saying for pilots: There may be old pilots and there may be bold pilots, but there’s no old bold pilots. 🤔 If anything, there’s a time and place you can get bold and live to tell about it.
Couldn't be more right about girls liking bikes. Most actually seem to have a negative opinion of them. The benefit that I feel you get when you ride motorcycles is more indirect. This is due to the fact you tend to be more adventurous of a person, which in theory provides a bit more attraction.
About the woman part. A lot of women do like to hear that you ride a bike, or see you pull in in one. They think it's "daring" so you must be interesting. HOWEVER, that passes really fast. If you start talking about bikes or your passion for the thrill and adventure, you'll instantly lose them. That's my experience at least. It works, but just for a second.
As for the cheap to own. Depends dude. Look at third world countries. The poorest people have bikes because they just can't afford anything else. The economy is moved by bikes in countries like mine, or India, Vietnam, etc. Now, if you get big bikes, good brands (not chinese), then yes, it might get expensive. I own a used KLR, and it was dirt cheap to get and it is dirt cheap to maintain (I do so myself with the help of youtube). And the KLR isn't a bad bike, it's a cheap bike.
Yeah his theory on woman and bikes is not my experience. Yes if you meet a woman and all you talk about is your bike she is not going to be interested. In my experience where I live having a bike will attract woman who are into men that own bikes but you need to have a personality to keep the attention of these woman. The bike just helps to get your foot in the door so to speak. I have met tons of woman simply by being in the bike community. I guess it all depends on where you live and how the bike culture is. I live in the Washington DC area and groupies are a thing!
Most women over 20 years old or so see it as a sign of immaturity and excessive risk taking. In their eyes, you're a bad bet in terms of survival and probably mentally unstable as well.
pretty recently i obtained a 750cc 2003 honda shadow and i got it for only $1100 and it runs very good...I thank you for making videos like these as they have helped me become a better motorcyclist. Love ya😊
Yeah, my work is 8 km (5 miles) and it took 40-45 minutes on average to get there by car and I am a relatively fast driver in heavy traffic I usually still get to get ahead but it doesn't help once all the lanes are packed full. Then I got a bike and since I am a noob I drive very carefully and stop and let others go whenever it seems like they are in a hurry. I still get to work in around 20-25 minutes. Besides, the fuel cost for one day or traveling via the car covers a whole week of bike riding and then some.
Wet roads are a good opportunity to learn to drift. Even though the first time you do it, it will be by accident. And you’ll probably near side. Still fun
@@Genosphere I love riding when there's snow on the ground. I wear a pair of stout boots which are generally hovering about half an inch above the snow (off the footpegs of course), and take it real slow around corners. Oh, and I'm 64 and own a car too.
Completely agree. I've regularly gotten a week's groceries on the way back from work on my bicycle, and cycled in the snow. There's a lot of prep-work, but if you've got the dedication, you won't mind
'Ere David. I have a question. I just spent two weeks at the TT and as payment for letting me go, next year i cotta take she who must he obeyed on a Scottish holiday ( and to be fair....i really want to go and see such a beautiful country ). When is the best time to go as i hear all sorts about midges and don't want to get eaten alive ( i believe parts of Glasgow are similar )
@@lindongreen8922 hi Bud April would have been the best time but cooler, when your on your bike you won’t get bothered with them it’s when sitting after sweating in certain areas are worse, but you can get midgie repellent you spray on, do the NC 500 you’ll love it , Ullapool and Lochinver , Skye, And Applecross, good luck 👍
Very good. I started in 1993/4. I have owned over 9 bikes, ridden all over the continental US And currently own a little Royal Enfield Meteor 350 since July. Recently I decided to get another mid sized bike due to a 2017 MVA. MY fault and i was up and around after about 11 months, surgery and rehab.. My plan for 2023 is to travel the south and venture into the midwest and visit the northeast for family. Get busy living or get busy dying. In 2007 to the middle of 2009 i ONLY OWNED A 2007 BMW1200GS, NO car. It was fun, challenging and a real conversation starter
I agree with most of your point about "laying her down" however there is one situation you did not cover, during emergency braking if you lock up your rear tire and it slides out of line (I.E drifts) and you did not scrub off enough speed you could be faced with 2 choices "lay her down" or high side (by releasing the rear brake)
No one preventing you to ride, but I prefer not to, I found it expensive, if I slip,,,, costly to fix. If raining and have a choice, then I will not ride. But I am not afraid to ride in the rain.
I've been riding in rain for 41 years. I also used to ride through the first few snowfalls when I was young. I'd just throw on my snowmobile gear and a warming mask under my brain bucket. Once the road surfaces started getting cold enough to ice over I'd park it until Spring.
Obviously Yammy, you've never felt the winter rains of the UK, which last for over 6 months per years and are always not far from freezing even in summer. I used to dispatch ride, and one day on a trip from Birmingham to London, then back to Manchester, I got so cold and wet, even with the most expensive waterproof gear, I got so cold and wet (there really is no such thing as 100% waterproof gear on a motorbike) that I had to sop and call the recovery, because I had practically got hypothermia and couldn't feel the handlebars, let alone the controls. Doing a 40-50 run in summer time on a nice day is bliss, doing the same in the late 90s in torrential rain 'because it's your job' on a bike, is another thing.
Absolutely agree to all points here. Especially wet weather riding. As a Brit I've done my fair share of riding the wet stuff and its perfectly safe. As the saying goes, there's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes.....
66 years old. Been riding all my adult life. I prefer a lighter bike, so, no, I'm not one of those old guys on a Harley. I live in the mountains of Tennessee, where there are a lot of twisty roads with switchbacks. I ride a Yamaha XV-250, which is perfect for this area, and for my riding style. I also use my bike as my main transportation, and only use my pickup when the weather is too bad, or if I have to haul something that won't fit in my saddle bags, or on my carrying rack. Best advice I have been given, "Ride as if everyone else on the road was out to kill you."
Damn, u could b my mirror image. I'm 66, been riding 50 years but I'm one of those older guys on a Harley. I live in East Tennessee where the roads are real twisty and I love the thrill of the ride. And I do Ride like every one out there is out to kill me especially sport bike riders who think those great roads are their personal slollum and that they are the only ones who deserve to be on these East Tennessee twisty roads. I don't yield to reckless driving. But I damn sure enjoy my old man's Harley. And it is my only transportation. Rain or shine, cold or hot. When It snows I just stay home these days but I've been known to ride in the snow.
Powell Mountain Mike please look your tires over before you leave a busted tire killed my grandpa and seriously injured my grandma and that was on my aunts trike
@@eclipsethebrave2222 I do keep an eye on my tires. I just replaced them for the second time since I bought the bike this summer. If the tread is getting low, or if they have age cracking, I buy new ones and replace them both at the same rime. I also keep an eye on the tire pressure, which not only affects tire life, but is critical to proper handling of the bike I'm an old time biker, and have always done all my own mechamics. I'm very sorry for your loss. It's sad more people don't take the little time to check these things. It is very important.
Indeed. I learned that adage years ago and use it with the truck too. Taught this to all my kids as well. Trust no one and nothing. 50 years into bikes and my only accident was my fault. Single bike, no car, didn't see a large hole. Bike stayed up but the damage to two rims was bad. I was young and the lesson served me well. But I still ride as if falling off is inevitable....it keeps me on my toes.
Re #5: I was working 3rd shift at a 7-11 in CT, must have been February, middle of a fricking blizzard, could barely see across the street, easily 6" of powder already on the ground. Hadn't seen customer in hours. Suddenly i spotted a single headlight slowly coming up the hill. Thought "Damn, crazy being out on a night li. . . holy shit, that's a motorcycle!" And it was. A well known character in the area Uncle Larry (hope he's still around) pulled in and said "Great night for a ride. Nobody else on the road." I bought him his coffee, sandwich and snacks, least I could do.
When I started taking my motorcycle lessons, this was the mentality that the instructor had when it came to the danger on motorbikes; Motorbikes are the safest vehicle to drive. It is very nimble, agile, and can easily be used to get out of difficult situation. It can also use routes that are not accessible by car. The thing that determines the danger is not the vehicle; that would be the rider.
@@marcelnowak402 dont blame him, not sharing your opinion the millisecond it pops into your skull is hard for a lot of people these days. just ask Joe Rogan and people who listen to his podcast
Owning only motorcycles since I'm 16 years old (Now 22). CBR 650 R for good weather and a Varadero 125 for bad weather and for Shopping trips. The case on the back of the Varadero looks really ugly, but I can transport food and water for a whole week ;) You are so right my lovely noob
I dont know which year of varadero you have but I've had first gen of 125 varadero in blue with silver gas tank, higher black wind shield and black wheels and it looked quite good. Not as good as yzf or wr but still good. Dont like newer one tho.
As a new biker (to start riding with 29 feels like being a grandpa, checking out what the hip kids nowadays are doing... and I ride like that as well) I absolutely enjoy this content. enlighten me Yammie
i told my brother i wanted a bike and he called me stupid and laughed at my face. i cant wait to rev up by his window at 3 am for the disrespect. Ima show him. .
@@andyfumo8931 Everyone does, it's boring to point the obvious. My username was different but after google took over youtube my Google name became my username. Long story short, this is my birthname. And my family already owns land in mexico, I rather not own any in USA. This country sucks, sucks all around. I almost feel like being in mexico is better. But I was born here, so I have to do a lot of paperwork to remove my citizenship here and get citizenship in mexico.
Yes Yammie, I grew up in Houston and have been riding for 48 years off and on. I learned to ride in thr rain as a kid. Living in California you have to ride as if no one sees you. Secondly yes gear is important. Proper gear will help prevent serious injuries. Thirdly non rides who only drive cars or trucks live in a box and cannot appreciate the beauty of the world around them. And will never fully understand riders. And yes men do flock to female riders.
"And will never fully understand riders." Maybe; but thanks to RUclips I can appreciate the entertaining combination of high speed and low I.Q. Anyway, about RIDERS -- seems to me you ought to be driving or controlling a motorcycle; not merely RIDING as it decides where to go and you are merely the passenger!
Ha ha, yes! I was sitting on my GSXR at a stoplight once when two guys rode by in front of me. One did a wheelie in the middle of the intersection and the other whipped his face shield up, stood up on his pegs, waved his arm, and yelled “I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BABIES.” And, for the record, I did not feel insulted or objectified. I was flattered and I still remember it clearly ten years later. 😊
Worst accident I had was in a 7 passenger Montero at a stop light, an 18 year old hit me stopped at 50mph, no air bag from a rear end hit put my head in the wind shield,that was 2012 and I am still on disability from the head injury and at 60 will be on it the rest of my life.I was a computer programmer for CNC machines for 30 years but now have lost that.
Been riding a long time, never been in an accident. Also, most accidents on bikes are the riders fault, typically they are intoxicated, and those that aren't usually are because the rider was speeding, or breaking some other traffic law.
It took 4500 km to have some taxi driver rear end my bike while I was waiting to turn left. I honestly can’t even find an excuse for that guy, he had plenty of time to stop, beacuse I was standing there for a few seconds before he hit me, the day was clear, the road dry, his car was relatively new and he was probably in his 30s. You can’t have better conditions than that, but somehow he still managed to fuck up.
my bike cost £550 and needed a fair bit of work but only cost £150 in parts. It’s the gear that gets ya with the cost. Alpinestars jacket - £130 Helmet - £100 Gloves - winter pair - £35, Summer pair - £30 Bike pants - £40 Boots - £60 It would still be more expensive for a car for me
My bike is a Honley HD1. British bike, rather small but runs well for me as of now. Looking into a 250-300cc Yamaha MT for the next bike when I’m 19 (have to be 19 in UK to ride a bigger bike)
On my first long ride I was coming back to Colorado springs from Denver. I ended up riding into a snow storm. I pulled 20 miles in a frozen winter wonderland. It was pretty great.
Great video, I am in the UK in the country of Wales. If it rains here for 40 days and 40 nights we call it a f**kin good summer! We pretty much have to ride in the rain.
I had a only motorcycle for 7 months. (At the end of the riding season) in West Virginia. Rode in rain and snow and ice. Scary af, but definitely made me a better rider. Hit many ice patches at 20 degrees F
Rode a a 2007 BMW1200GS TO a friend's husband funeral. As i left it was about 42 degrees and when i started home it was 36 and wet snow. ABS, RAIN MODE and a riding one piece rain suit helped, oh and heated grips
You ain't wrong on myth number five. I just started riding. I own a pickup but no matter what, if would rather take my bike anywhere I wanna go. I've been letting a co worker take my truck most of the week and I don't miss it at all lol.
I just bought my first motorcycle yesterday, I'm 16 and still need to get my license, so I'm cruising in my midle-size backyard till I get my license next week xD
@@Bigtexbbq haha my age is showing in more ways than that BUT I still ride and looking to buy another bike next year. Something with legs to do a trip to nova Scotia,British Columbia and the arctic ocean from Ontario Canada.
What bike man? Congrats! My brother's first vehicle was a motorcycle... meaning it was his first time actually driving on the roads was on 2 wheels. We all make mistakes when we first start driving or riding, but man is super vigilant of road rules. Really understand them! My brother had a close call every day he rode for his first month. Don't just study to pass and get your license to be on the road, but seriously take it in and understand them! I'm super happy for you and I can't imagine your excitement! But be careful my man!
Being from Germany I had to go to driving school and spend some hours on the bike under different circumstances (Highway drive, heavy traffic, night ride). My highway tour was absolutely crazy. Heavy, heavy, heavy rain the whole time. Was quite an adventure and I wasn't worried about crashing because the contact area of your tire is fairly low. The probability of sliding is veeeery low because you will always have contact with the road.
Yammie, regarding "Laying her down". I did actually have this happen to me way back in the early 80's (yup, I'm that old) on a Suzuki GS550ES. I was driving down an asphalt levy road. There was a cable strung across the road (i.e. it was to make sure the road was "closed"). It was either get clothes-line by the cable (it was about 3' off the ground). To go around, would put me off the edge of the levy, either into rip-rock, and water, or down a 20' embankment into an irrigation ditch and farmers field. I "chose" to slid under it, as the other options were near suicide. The only other option was to have noticed it sooner. Now, what was to blame? Me, 100%. But there is such a thing, but I agree, usually it is BS. Now, at 62, I currently am riding a Ninja 650. BTW, love your channel.
I have to agree with that, but also need to point out, that the texting while driving or doing whatever on your phone, with it in your hand, looking down, not forward towards traffic or around you is driving accidents on all levels higher. Stupid and insane as it sounds, I've seen people on scooters and bikes doing 'phone shit' while riding also. F'n idiotic. So apparently the stupid abounds enough to go around for everyone. However, people in cars doing so are the bigger problem, and they're f'n things up on the road for every single person using said road.
Driving while using the phone Is not exclusive from car drivers, I've seen bikers with the phone in the hand doing something with it. The point here is that EVERYONE should avoid using the phone while driving or riding a bike.
OMG! I laughed so hard at the "cheap" bit. The new saddle on my bike cost me $595 and that was the cheapest of the design I was looking for that fit my bike.
meh its only expensive if you get hooked on the customizing bit. mine is mostly stock I only changed the levers the muffler the windscreen, added wheel reflectors, tail bob kit. but after this next order of kawaski green fairing bolts come in I am done with frivolous spending I swear!
I'm a girl and I actually find motorcycles very interesting. I live in Texas and drive a dirt bike around a lot so that kind of stuff has always fascinated me. This video actually showed me some inside information about motorcycles since I want to purchase one one day. So, thanks for that at least.
I went to a motorcycle race one Saturday and by the time I was back, my girlfriend had dumped me and found a new boyfriend. She really hated motorcycles.
I used it once after my back tyre removed itself from the rim on one side.. Didn't see a way out of that.. Ended well enough... But yeah maybe someone would have pulled through .
One thing I like is teaching children instead of playing "slug bug/punch buggy" teach them to play it with with motorcycles, as they grow up they will be much more aware of motorcycles.
6:45 I've owned motorcycles since 1978. I've also owned cars since 1978. In my experience cars are more expensive to own than motorcycles. But I tend to buy new and keep them for more than ten years. Every motorcycle I've owned has been a Honda. All but my first has been Goldwing. (My first bike was a 1978 Honda CB750.) Also, I tend to drive cars a lot more than motorcycles. I normally only ride a bike about four months out of a year.
You live in a winter dominated state don't you. I live in Montana so I get it. We have 4 months of spring and summer and that's it. Its fall for a week and the snow and ice for the next 6 months.
@@thivyaprasad1414 to a certain extent it's kinda true. Smaller bikes have a threshold that becomes stale after a while. Eventually you'll be lusting after a bigger bike. I'd say 400-600 CC's is perfect for street use. Anything above that is bit to heavy to enjoy.
va4cqd... Very true that. Over the years, I've owned dozens of bikes. Mostly large capacity (750-1000cc) sports bikes. Now, at age 66, I ride a 50cc scooter and I can't believe how much fun it is. I can play Mark Marquez games all day long and never go fast enough to get busted for speeding. More fun than anything else you can do with your clothes on.
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No stickers?
Cars can pop woolies
Any chance of your offering more shirt colors? Like dark gray, specifically.
Motorcycling is (for the most part) as cheap or expensive as you want it to be. That said, if there is one thing I can't stand, it's the riders who won't shut up about how dangerous other drivers supposedly are. I mean sure, some people don't pay attention, but how is it that I've been riding for 9 years (mostly in Canada but also briefly in the Philippines) without experiencing all of these "harrowing tales" of crazy four wheelers not paying attention. I usually start riding in late March and put the bike away in early November and use it as a daily driver in the city (edmonton). Take a riding course ffs.
I like when you said you don’t need to put it down your right about that there’s always another option as long as you can think quickly and react
I was told as well when I started to ride, "Assume they don't see you." I took it a step further and always assume if they see me, they are actively trying to hit me.
One Hundred and Ten Thumbs Up!!
People always told me, ride like everyone is gonna kill you :p
That's such a joyless paranoid way of riding. I mean be careful yes, but to assume everyone is trying to kill you kinda sounds like you need to see a psychiatrist.
@@TheChimples Not really, no. I never thought constantly about it, but assumed people didn't care about a biker on the road. I'm a pretty conservative rider, so I never zoomed around through traffic or anything. I enjoy riding and in fact, it keeps me away from the psychiatrist. I think the person who told me that was just trying to make sure I never took it for granted that people don't see riders and will hit you, so don't forget it. I know that most people don't ACTIVELY try to hit bikers, so perhaps it a bit of hyperbole. But it was a way I always thought of it since I knew they wouldn't see me, especially the blue hairs and what not (which I guess I am one of now lol!) I regret selling my bike and hope to get another one some day.
@@tayloriginals999 I know what you're saying and I've heard the saying too a million times, I just don't like the tone of it. It sounds kind of divisive. For example whenever I drive and see a motorcyclist I am extra careful to make sure I don't put them in a bad spot.
I mean I know that there are many unskilled drivers out there and even the skilled ones make mistakes or can get distracted. Fact is that you have to be hyperaware of your surroundings at all times, whether you're in a car, on a motorcycle, on a bicycle or on foot.
After 3 years of watching your channel, I finally got my first bicycle with training wheels.
I just took off my training wheels. Wrecked immidently, don't do it
😂
I literally almost cried when I read this 😂😂😂
wait I was supposed to use training wheels?
@@Xerliosolive Ehm 😅
5:16 "When it's lightly raining outside, it's a nice change of pace"
**CLIP OF HIM RIDING THROUGH A FLOOD**
Ride it like a jet ski
Live in SoFlo and you will ride in that shit . Lol
New wheel bearings currently on order
Riding in the rain sucks. Any rain.
@@SD-ir1vf as long as i got my rain gear on, i love it.
I used to be poor. The littlest cheapest used sportster at the harley dealership was all I could afford. I spent 10 years riding with nothing but a 90$ helmet and 80$ coveralls. Best financial decision of my life.
Last year I bought a Ducati, 520$ in gear, 3K for the shed to put both cycles in. Heated gear pays for itself if you keep riding during the winter if you have long commute like mine.
Gotta be honest bruh there's bikes for a third of the price of a Harley sportster
you could've done so much better shopping on craigslist or marketplace man :(
Exactly how much did you pay for that sportster? My first motorcycle was an FZ6R for $5k and I could dust most cars and cruisers with that thing
After recovering from a brain stem compression and other injuries in the Marines, I just got my first bike here recently due to videos like this. I have been waiting ten years to enjoy life again and never thought riding would be apart of that lifestyle. Tons of city commuting and love the freedom it provides. Keep providing this content to help those who have trepidation over getting out there. Cheers!
Way to go!!! Keep logging the miles and watch these and other educational riding videos and go out and hone your skills. Enjoy the 'Two Wheeled Therapy' and thank you for your service.
You got this, Marine. The honest to God threat assessment of motorcycle ownership is LOW, as long as your brain cells are high. The tires will perform you in every case. Every single case. Wear your gear, and Carry on Nick.
Wow, what was it like being the first marine confirmed to have a brain?
@@allthebanter9316 ROFLOL! That was great. But being a Marine I 'm required to say... 'Bite Me!"
cpl. USMC 1975-77
Thank you for your service shipmate. Semper Fidelis and Semper Paratus.
Motorcycles are impractical.
Indian guy: I swear it's a 5 seater
6
Laughs with 3 sheep and 3 bails of hay strapped to the scooter.
Minimum 7 with a cab
Are you sure it's not a 6.9 seater?
Lmao
Relatable on another level packing 11 people in a 5 sear car dropping the cousins home
I refuse to believe I have a bike addiction, as I said 40 years ago, I can give up bikes any time a want...... And yes, I do need all 3 bikes.....
Just 3? Lucky you! =D
Exactly.
There are 7 days in the week. Just sayin
N+1 is the proper number.
I have 4, I need only 1. Can't make myself to sell the bullet I bought 27 years ago
67 years old, 50 on bikes-(God watches over me)-just found your videos, enjoy the humor and the true things you teach. Would have sure been handy a quarter century ago! Love my 05 1200c sporty!
In the UK 25 years ago we had Sonic (Johnny Cantlie), from Superbike magazine in the UK, he was my hero when I was a teenage biker, and very much like Yammy. A few years later I heard he'd become a journalist in syria, and had been captured by the Isis, who I think still have him :-( His humour and mannerisms were almost identical.
So, life lesson Yammy....don't go to the middle east...keep riding bikes
Best advise my father ever gave me. "When you're riding, everyone else it trying to kill you. Respond accordingly". Pretty much the Harley bro equivalent of ride as if you're invisible.
I thought the best advice your father ever told you was death to all meatbags? 🤔
Respond accordingly as in "you go and kill them first"?
@@einkaya no. as in you take actions to mitigate risks and dangers to yourself while on the road. you don't fight a 2000 lbs vehicle on any kind of bike. when out on the road the motorcyclist is a mouse surrounded by cats.
Exactly what my instructor told me on day one. It's stayed with me ever since
Sorry but the Harley bro says "Go hell bent for leather, you only live once". It's the Vespa rider who graduated to a 600cc who says live in fear!
Finally after 2 years of watching this channel I have gotten my first bike!!!
@British Creed Too embarrassed to say ....
@David Henry Of course.... We all had unforgettable fun on 50 cc when we were young ....
istra70 i have an 80cc kent, and the motor used to be on a Schwinn, actually. It hit a concrete barrier in a parking lot earlier tonight that in certain light, looked like a freshly paved sidewalk. I was probably doing about 20-25, and hit it at an angle. My own stupid fault, but my bike and I made it about a mile and a half home in one piece. Good thing I have extra mountain bike rims and an ice pack.
@@istra70 I could not agree more, I had my first stripped down Honda Cub 50 when I was 11. That was the early 1970`s. I`ve since ridden something over 1,000,000 miles on about 20 different bikes from 50cc, 70cc 125cc 250, 400, 600, 750, 900 up to 1250. My current ride is a ST1050 which is a nice lazy ride for an old git like me. However, to this day some of my biggest thrills and widest smiles were on bikes with 1/10th the BHP of my Triumph.
Welcome to the family!!!😎
Number four is what got me into motorcycles in the first place. Bikes are SOOOOO much cheaper than a car (at least here in Brazil). The most expensive thing about it so far is the safety gear
Here in the UK they are mind bendingly expensive if you do a lot of miles. In 1887 I was spending £300 (about $400USD) per month just on tyres.
@@gordonlawrence1448 I'm probably tripping but you were spending £300 in what year??
@@junejj2127 those cast iron tyres for the horse-drawn bikes were a lot more expensive, they had to be fitted by a blacksmith
@@gordonlawrence1448 Dracula? 👀
@@gordonlawrence1448
That's ridiculous, what were you doing ?
Actually a big reason I got a bike was because I would travel 3.5 hours to the family cottage with a small bag of clothes basically whenever I wasn’t working, and driving my car all the way there just wasn’t worth it, the gas was wasteful, and using a hylander to transport myself and a backpack just didn’t make sense. Now I’m loving it from more than just a practicality standpoint
"...not riding drunk, which is something you should never do..."
Yam, great job
I caught that too😂
Hold my beer...
Anyone with any sense of context will know exactly what he's saying. If you don't, please don't participate in an activity that requires constant problem solving like riding. You're too stupid to ride. SMH
@@VizXRyRy relax
@@VizXRyRy I think everyone except you got the joke that BUSH was saying. Yammie fucked up the script and told 1.7 Million people to drive drunk. Its literally like those funny Live News Fails or whatever where the Anchorman would say somthing slightly wrong and it came out horribly wrong. Its funny its a fuck up and we all laugh at it... Well except for you I guess...
Just watched your 7 myths video. I agree with your assessment of "laying it down". Let me relay my tale of the time I "tried" to lay it down. It was about thirty years ago. I'm riding on the winding roads in the California hills with a group riders on Sunday cruise. I had been lagging behind a bit taking in the scenery when I decided to catch up with front group. Twisted the throttle and started leaning into the nice right and left turns. As I enter one of the left turns I realize I am going way too fast for this tight corner. I did not want to go over the edge so made the split second decision to bury my left handlebar into the pavement. I was prepared to start sliding, but to my surprise the tires gripped and the bike turned and almost flicked me vertical after making the turn. Pulse was pounding and I had to pull over to deal with the adrenaline. Laying down a bike isn't that easy.
Truth...lol. and, my heart just skipped reading that. The only bike that I've ever "layed down" was a motocross bike because I completely over jumped. However, that's more bailing because I completely misjudged a jump. No comparison to a street bike.
Great story.. Due to the gyroscopic nature of the bike, it's really difficult to get them to fall over. Unless you are going very slow.
And at the other end of the scale ...............
Sometime's it just too easy.
Dropped mine in the middle of town in light rain because some utter 💩had overfilled their tank with diesel, not fastened the cap properly and spilled it on the approach to a roundabout.
I touched the brakes & *immediately* the bike is *horizontal* while still in the AIR - Then 'Bang'!
Three other riders came to help me lift it.
Next up - We'r ALL sat in the road as our feet shot from under us.
Water over diesel is *much* slipperier than ICE.
Look for the rainbow pattern on the water and keep sniffing for it - Its hard to detect.
You see folk spiling it - kick their mirrors off.
It IS easy tho. I think its just you
@@Farweasel yep, that unmistakable smell of diesel as you enter a roundabout in the rain is bloody scary!
"I had to lay it down" actually means "I crashed".
Unless you are doing the Australian Army motorcycle competency course when they teach it as part of the emergency sliding stop which is done sideways to the direction of travel. Think of how the speedway racers ride and you get the idea. You push the bike away to make sure you don't hit or have that extra mass attached when needed.
Surma Sampo doesn’t change the fact you still crashed
@@TatsByTaco Not according to the dictionary definition of the word.
“I had no choice but to lay ‘er down” = “I crashed and it was entirely my fault there was no one else on the road for miles but I don’t want to look like I suck at riding so to protect my ego I’ll make up this story about an idiot in a Prius pulling out in front of me...”
“I had to lay it down” means you don’t know how to properly execute an emergency stop. Due to lack of training or continued training. There’s very few times when you’d actually have to lay your bike down.
How did I never find this channel. This guy needs a Netflix series.
“Cars can’t crack mega dank wheelies.”
Drag cars: *You seem to have underestimated my power!*
I've finally found what I was searching for
My tractor at work: "pathetic"
*5 seconds after wheelie: *broken noise*
a motorcycle cant fly like a dodge challenger
@@darthvitiate7373 yes they can lol a Kawasaki h2r... also dodge challengers aren’t that fast your talking about the dodge demon my guy
Old school drag Beetle: Pfft, kids, thinking you need performance to do wheelies. *casually stands car on back end for Sunday drive*
I work with a guy who drives his enduro through all FOUR seasons... yes... that includes WINTER IN CANADA.
-40C and a snowstorm? he might be late but he's gonna get there. He's for sure crazy but you have to respect his dedication to his addiction.
Yeah, i think we all know one guy like that - ex-coworker came from siberia, he stopped wearing shorts at -20°C because "it's a bit nippy"...
Theres a series of a guy who rides across Canada in the winter on a 90cc scooter
Well I ride through out the entire the year in the Nederlands. I mean it ain't -40 but 6 month straight only rain and -5 till -10 is possible. As long as you don't go on ice you're golden 👌
craft*
this "addiction" is art.
I live in Alaska and I'm trying to figure out if that is actually doable. Do you know if studded tires help in freezing conditions?
I've ridden for almost 20 years and thankfully have not been down once. I am very careful where and when I decide to 'have my fun' and it's worked out well this far and I'm grateful for that. With the exception of one, every single person I know that has been involved in a accident was known to push the limits constantly and or take risks that would not be considered responsible or acceptable to most riders in normal driving conditions. It doesn't matter what machine you are on or in, drive it like an asshole and you'll find out quickly how that's going to work out for you.
Agree, I will go fast or do whatever is fun but only at the right place and the right time.
Always pushing my limits no matter what it is, call me an asshole rider, I couldn't care less, I'm learning new things each time I get out of that comfort zone.
Hope you reply to this or we're going to assume you're dead
like the old saying "there are bold riders, and old riders , but not bold old riders"
I met a cute girl by knocking her over while I was riding my bike through an alleyway. The man who owned the stables next door put a shotgun to my head and said I'd better apologise. I did and she has now been my wife for 37 years now.
I wanna hear more of this story!
Sounds like an anime
Story time bro!!
@@apexfenix9623 haha. Sadly all true
hows your relationship with the man?😂
I'd like to include a couple of comments here if that's ok! (1) in Australia we motorcyclists are often called future organ donors or temporary Australians, (2) if you have to lay your bike down to avoid an accident then you've already had the accident (3) when people say that bike's going to end up killing you I simply add to a saying from the gun lobby where they say guns don't kill people, people kill people, so I say bikes don't kills riders, cars & car drivers kill riders (4) I've just turned 68 years of age so when They say you're getting too old to ride motorbikes I just simply say that you don't stop riding because you get old you get old because you stop riding. & as Jon Bon Jovi used to sing I'll sleep when I'm dead, that's probably about the time when I plan to stop riding bikes, because I don't really have any plans to stop before then.
As a counterpoint i know a few people who will never get old cos they didn't stop riding
As an Australian I think you nailed it !
Right on, mate!! ;)
on #3: bike riders kill themselves just as much as car driver kill riders
Hurrah for Robbie. Well said.
Restraint is the key to "cheap to own". A few years ago, not having the means to get anything better, I looked for a good value and (patiently waited and) found a very low mile 77 Honda Goldwing for $1K (no plastics!). I cleaned it thoroughly, then took it to a local independent for a complete check. Spent another $600 to get it ready, then bought tires for $300. That was *it* for the next two years, besides oil, gas and insurance. Sold it a year later for $2500. Yes, I had fun and it got me - reliably - everywhere. It. Can. Be. Done.
“The opposite sex won’t be attracted to you”
Literally any person I see riding a bike I will just stare and smile, like I’m just instantly happy. I saw a guy do a wheelie today and mate I literally instantly was not depressed in that moment.
Ugh why am I so obsessed with them
Let's get bikes
Because, your born to ride. If your obsessed, You are totally born to ride but be careful! Im a male and i used to be ehh about motorcycles, it has grown on me and now im obsessed.
I don't care about attracting people on my bike, I don't care what people at all think about it. But that stare and smile I get from the kids is the best. The eyes of wonder. The same reason people perform magic. But even when I am riding around I look at every bike that goes passed. They just make you feel good.
@@conroygreyfin7011 so damn true
I got my bike as a means of transport. Until I made the "error" of driving up through the hills. Now it's a life support system.
In 2021 I drove my truck less than 3,000 miles and a lot of that was just to keep the battery running and prevent dry rot. Live in SW Ohio and there were only 2, non-consecutive weeks during Winter when I didn’t ride a bike due to snow or ice; but I have over $1,000 in rain/winter/riding gear like Yammie says.
Kansas rider here and I say dito!! Ride nearly every day. Ice or snow keeps the bike home, or a downpour when I leave for work.
Ride on!!
Riding in the rain only gets miserable once your underwear gets wet...
Truer words have never been spoken.
And this is not a myth😂
Esp. if you're circumcised
Yep...agree with that one, but still better than being in a cage......I keep a hairdryer at work for this reason
Ride naked, your skin in totally waterproof.
Myth 4: They're cheap to own
Any Asian country: Allow us to introduce ourselves
Imagine being an Asian and having to pay $8 a gallon for gas and $3,000 for a license lmao
@@Robert-goose1 it's less than 50 dollars actually (the driver's license)
Yup
Yup. Most big bikes I rode here only need like 10-15 usd for a Full tank.
Middle East enters chat.
I took an MSF advanced course with high speeds and hard braking and not going to lie was kinda nervous about it for a bit, but after realizing i rode over 20 miles on the highway in that downpour and i was just fine i realized i just needed to trust my bike more and went ahead and did everything with more confidence and it ended up feeling just as good as if it was dry.
Wow, I totally agree with all your myths! After riding a CBR 600 for 7 years, I've heard them all, plus a few. But your last one is really hard for many motorcyclists to understand.
I live out east about 2 hours from the " Tail of the Dragon". Which is a blast on the bike, but still slower than my Miata! Odd that I own both of which you speak.
And now some Tesla's can whip most bikes in a straight line too!
but u can get point A to point B faster in a bike, especially in traffic.
@@gamerxdking4369 and bikes lean the right way!
And they're easier to wheelie!
I find some Tesla owners like to blast off the line at traffic lights these days, while I sedately but respectfully start off on my ST1100 to enjoy the scenery. Like they got a thing to prove with gearless acceleration. Kind of pathetic.
I have a mx5 for the road and a gas gas 300 exc for offraod/Road legal.
If you hit a tree it's ur own fault.
@@db6050 proving anything gearless or geared is pathetic. unless you built the bike yourself, all your proving is you know how to finance something and accelerate.
A motorcycle will help you get girls, but only if you didn't need help getting girls in the first place.
If you own a puppy dog , you will get more pussie ,than if you own a motorbike.
Just carry a guitar with you. 😂
Kris Do I also need to know how to play the guitar? Or is carrying it around enough?
can only get one at a time though unless you have a sidecar ;p.
@@dentistguba
The sidecar is where I keep my puppy and guitar. Lol
6:46 when you said "excuse me for a moment "
An ad just kicked in
Same for me
Khurram Shahzad It did for everyone, it was placed there. Another reason to unsubscribe this channel !!!
@@thatsmytwocents4372 he needs money, he makes good content, therefore, there is no need to unsubscribe
Todd Schulz thats how all RUclipsrs are😂
Khurram Shahzad same, the little lungs ad
Riding in a heavy enough rain storm counts as a washing.
Every time I get caught in the rain, my catchphrase is "Now I don't have to take a shower" and my wife hates it.
Unless you roll past a swamp and the frogs are socializing; YYYYYUCK!
Wash mine constantly
I think that my least favourite aspect of wet weather riding is washing the grit and muck off my bike afterwards.
I've now got a spinal cord injury and 9 months started to walk a little. Long road ahead and wasn't my fault, involved a car that didn't see me and ran straight into me so all I can say is that the gear saved my life and be careful out there and watch all the Noob videos as they are great. Remember that cars will always win so just be careful and pay attention to other people as they may not see you coming. Keep riding and all I can do now is keep watching noob videos.
I’m a scaffold builder. There is no office to store my stuff cause I work somewhere different all the time. I carry a loaded toolbelt, harness, lanyards, hard hat, and safety vest to work everyday in a camping back pack.
What bike do you have, I'd like to imagine a h2 rider with the biggest camping bag lool
"I had to lay 'er down" translates to, "I don't know what I'm doing, so I panicked, and, as I always do, locked up the rear wheel." "Why the rear? Because everyone knows, if you use the front brake, you will flip the bike."
Harley riders.
hartri55 if my uncle saw this comment he would be pissed😂😂
@gemini232003 Uh, no, I've been riding for over 45 years; I think maybe you weren't hearing the sarcasm in my post.
@gemini232003 Yes, correct, I have learned a great many things over the years; one of them being, don't react to fear impulsively. You have to ride the motorcycle, despite your fear. Typically, locking the brakes is a fear or panic reaction, not a riding the bike reaction, which is what prompted my sarcastic remark. Many people can operate a motorcycle, but they don't know how to ride it. Thanks for the reply.
I actually did have to lay my bike down once although for a decent enough reason. I was carrying a lot more on the back than I should have and went into a corner and all the weight in that box pulled the bike to that side the next turn which was the same direction. So in a way I had no choice but to lay her down?
Myth #8
My uncle was a Hell's Angel back in the day
The most lethal of all myths lol
@@LonewolfeE5
Yep 😂
@@mr.perfect1er i love when they say it not knowing a legit HA is nearby. You can feel the air change when someone pisses off an HA or any other 1%er tbh. That's why I don't say shit. Have I met a few? Yea. Do I ride with em? HELL NO THEM BASTARDS ARE CRAZY. Am I gonna throw names around? Noooope. I like my life
@@LonewolfeE5
Howdy Sergeant, retired SFC here. It ain't like that at all, it's a respect thing, and that we really do live this motorcycle, and motorcycle Club stuff 24/7. Honestly, I do my very best to try to be friendly to everyone first. And show/demonstrate manners first. But there is ALWAYS 'that guy', that has to test the waters, and see what kind of stupid he can get away with. With you're attitude in this post, I read someone that 'gets it', and you'll never have a problem. But like anybody, Brothers have bad days. No need to put any man on a pedestal, save that for You! You deserve that the most from yourself. Stay cool, stay loose, and keep the shine side up.
All the Way, Airborne!
Viva 36!
Much Respect,
CFMC, 1%er Whiteboy J, Arkansas Chapter
@@mr.perfect1er must clear 1 thing up. This account is my dad's old one that I took over mainly just for comments and such. He's the Sgt. I'm just a poolee right now. Sorry for the mislead.
I know that as far as I have seen a lot of people use the "I know a ___" to gain rapport or respect from others and it can cause some problems. I see that kind of thing as another for of stolen valor in that someone earned the cut and then someone else is trying to use that as their own achievement. I find it distasteful to skate around on the "I know a guy" ploy.
Rah
Respect all around,
Sons of AmVets Rider, Delta Mike aka Straitjakit, Washington Chapter 1
Keep the rubber on the road, brother.
I've never understood the apprehension regarding riding in the rain. Get a set of waterproofs on and it's lovely. Plus like you say, heading out in the dry after riding in the rain makes everything feel a dream.
Motorcycles are not inherently dangerous
There simply extremely unforgiving of inattention, incompetence, and stupidity
Other than that, nailed it
People who drive motorcycles take more risks than car drivers. Little wheelie here, skid here maby 150km/h here. Twisty roads lets drive like they do in moto gp. Almost all motorcycle drives think that way and only 0.1% of car drives do that shit.
@@DuBstep115 yep, mostly we do it to ourselves
Nice statistics bro, you got those from ass pull university? @@DuBstep115
@@sexehtaiga Yes. I counted all street drifters in the world and compared them to all motorcycle drivers in the world.
@@DuBstep115 true lol do love my wheelies on my MT07 XD
"Laying the bike down isnt instinct" Depends on the riders background. I come from dirtbikes and its very common to drop the bike purposefully so that you can get away from it and try and land in the spot and way that you want. For example on the road: Youre riding along and you took a turn too fast for your skill or there is an obstacle that you didnt see in the turn (deer, stopped car, branch, whatever) so what do you do if you cant stop in time? Do you hit the object or the guard rail head on which will throw you over the bars or do you lay the bike down and slide into the rail? Me personally Id rather slide into the rail
100% agree with you, if I'm about to plow something for whatever reason then I can always get another bike ill never get another life... car pulled out on me as I was going a good buck50 down what was normally an empty road and I literally tried everything I could to avoid them but it wasn't going to happen so I jumped right before I hit and if I wouldn't have that car would've killed me on impact because both vehicle where totalled
“Cars can’t crack mega dank whoolies, and neither can I.”
-Yammzies
Guess he never watched The Fast and the Furious.
Best part of this video
I been riding dirtbikes for almost 6 years and never been in an accident with more than a few bruises. Totally agree that its not terribly dangerous
I see you're a man of culture, showing one of our djent gods Stevie T
djent be like 0000000000000000
Jared is better tho.
@@taylorowens3721 Steve is better as a guitarist
@@taylorowens3721 jared is a douche bag just like music is win
@@thus.spoke.zarathustra I'm sure we can all agree that Rob Scallon is the ultimate GOAT of RUclips guitarists.
"I had to lay down my motorcycle" roughly translates to "I didn't have the skills in my riding toolbelt to protect me from that situation"
practicing brake slide turns, I layed my dual sport down a lot, because I didn't yet have the skill to pull off that maneuver but because of that, I learned a useful tool for off-roading that I have used to make quick turns, slow down to view my forward surroundings or even to get out of danger in case a vehicle pulls out in front of me.
it's a tool I have in my belt forever and I know I can use in the right conditions if I need to to save my life. When riding, practice always, trust your training and be aware. if you aren't you'll be more likely to put yourself into situations where "your situation outmatches your riding skills" and that means you'll "lay her down"
"I layed my dual sport down a lot"
Is that what they are for? Maybe I should practice some collisions in my Jeep!
They’re definitely not cheap when you total them every few months
True that! And Yammie knows a thing or two about totaling them
I've spend more money on my 1998 shelby durango than my 2015 turbo zx10r in the past year lol
Harry B OOF
@@brianshaggy And I've spent more money on my house...
They're much cheaper if you ride them on your own side of the road.
RE: "I had no choice but to lay her down". Easy bro. Just cause it hasn't happened to you yet doesn't mean jack for a point of view. I was traveling along on the old 1989 Honda CB250S when the van in the lane to my right and just ahead of me slowed down for no apparent reason. It was to let a car cut across in front of them and into a side street on my left (over both my lane and theirs) and I had no visibility of it coming until it popped out in front of me. In an instant my mind did the math and worked out I could not stop in time and I was going to hit that car. Although I was doing the speed limit, I has too much momentum and I knew that if I separated myself from the bike and kicked or pushed it forward, it would slow my body down and I could drag to a stop faster on the road surface. I did this in a heartbeat and it worked. The bike slammed into the car but I spread myself out to increase my body's surface area on the road (not sure if that did anything) and I came to a stop on my arse about a meter short of the car with no impact injury,.. only road rash. I separated my mass from the bikes mass and imparted most of my inertial energy into the bike. It worked. Now I can say I had not choice but to put her down and you can say I also had the option to slam my body into the car and we would both be right. You don't know till you personally have been there bro
There is an old saying for pilots:
There may be old pilots and there may be bold pilots, but there’s no old bold pilots. 🤔
If anything, there’s a time and place you can get bold and live to tell about it.
MrHillfolk Nice one. Too bad most of the folks here don't get it...
MrHillfolk But there are many old bald pilots.
Well put.
that's why the best guys to talk to about safety are the old fat bikers , they didnt last so long for no reason
2 things that are useless to a pilot. Altitude above you, and runway behind you.
Couldn't be more right about girls liking bikes. Most actually seem to have a negative opinion of them. The benefit that I feel you get when you ride motorcycles is more indirect. This is due to the fact you tend to be more adventurous of a person, which in theory provides a bit more attraction.
About the woman part. A lot of women do like to hear that you ride a bike, or see you pull in in one. They think it's "daring" so you must be interesting. HOWEVER, that passes really fast. If you start talking about bikes or your passion for the thrill and adventure, you'll instantly lose them.
That's my experience at least. It works, but just for a second.
As for the cheap to own. Depends dude. Look at third world countries. The poorest people have bikes because they just can't afford anything else. The economy is moved by bikes in countries like mine, or India, Vietnam, etc.
Now, if you get big bikes, good brands (not chinese), then yes, it might get expensive.
I own a used KLR, and it was dirt cheap to get and it is dirt cheap to maintain (I do so myself with the help of youtube). And the KLR isn't a bad bike, it's a cheap bike.
For me, thus far (other than buying the bike), the expensive part is the gear, because I don't want to die.
Yeah his theory on woman and bikes is not my experience. Yes if you meet a woman and all you talk about is your bike she is not going to be interested. In my experience where I live having a bike will attract woman who are into men that own bikes but you need to have a personality to keep the attention of these woman. The bike just helps to get your foot in the door so to speak. I have met tons of woman simply by being in the bike community.
I guess it all depends on where you live and how the bike culture is. I live in the Washington DC area and groupies are a thing!
True enough..lol
Most women over 20 years old or so see it as a sign of immaturity and excessive risk taking. In their eyes, you're a bad bet in terms of survival and probably mentally unstable as well.
pretty recently i obtained a 750cc 2003 honda shadow and i got it for only $1100 and it runs very good...I thank you for making videos like these as they have helped me become a better motorcyclist. Love ya😊
"Bikes are impractical" - tell it to a random Southeastern Asian person
Yeah, my work is 8 km (5 miles) and it took 40-45 minutes on average to get there by car and I am a relatively fast driver in heavy traffic I usually still get to get ahead but it doesn't help once all the lanes are packed full. Then I got a bike and since I am a noob I drive very carefully and stop and let others go whenever it seems like they are in a hurry. I still get to work in around 20-25 minutes. Besides, the fuel cost for one day or traveling via the car covers a whole week of bike riding and then some.
Laughs in India
I am student. In Pakistan a car is a hell. But a motorcycle, bruh! I go to my college in 20 mins. 😂😂😂
DamianN Audio they are still impractical but their affordable
@@joshuaelijah865 lmfao
Wet roads are a good opportunity to learn to drift. Even though the first time you do it, it will be by accident. And you’ll probably near side. Still fun
Yammie : bikes can’t hold as much as cars. Asia : Hold my beer 🍺
Haiyaaa..
Correction*
Asia: Let me hold YOUR beer, too.
Lol!
Hold my rice drink and watch this...
Asians do so much with a motorcycle and the engine is only 150cc.
ever seen that image of a guy hauling 3 giant sacks of shit on a super cub?
I just got a Honda Rebel 500. I appreciate all informative videos like these.
I've lived with only a bike for years! It's not so hard in a city with good public transportation as backup/a bit of a rideshare budget.
Heyyyy I knew I would find you here xD
Me too, but Age, laziness and the fact i got my car licence (eventually!) means that its only used for work and the occasional weekend blast now!
Ride even when there's snow.
@@Genosphere I love riding when there's snow on the ground. I wear a pair of stout boots which are generally hovering about half an inch above the snow (off the footpegs of course), and take it real slow around corners. Oh, and I'm 64 and own a car too.
Completely agree. I've regularly gotten a week's groceries on the way back from work on my bicycle, and cycled in the snow. There's a lot of prep-work, but if you've got the dedication, you won't mind
Finally signed up for a course. Been watching motorcycle videos non stop for a week now. Thanks for the content.
Brilliant bud, I live in Scotland so riding in the rain even for fun is a necessity it’s always pissing down here so you’ve just got to enjoy it 👍
I would emigrate asap
'Ere David. I have a question. I just spent two weeks at the TT and as payment for letting me go, next year i cotta take she who must he obeyed on a Scottish holiday ( and to be fair....i really want to go and see such a beautiful country ). When is the best time to go as i hear all sorts about midges and don't want to get eaten alive ( i believe parts of Glasgow are similar )
@@lindongreen8922 hi Bud April would have been the best time but cooler, when your on your bike you won’t get bothered with them it’s when sitting after sweating in certain areas are worse, but you can get midgie repellent you spray on, do the NC 500 you’ll love it , Ullapool and Lochinver , Skye, And Applecross, good luck 👍
🤣 same here in Wales! Pisses down so much you need a snorkel on your helmet!
Forget that. Rain is horrible to ride in.
Very good. I started in 1993/4. I have owned over 9 bikes, ridden all over the continental US And currently own a little Royal Enfield Meteor 350 since July. Recently I decided to get another mid sized bike due to a 2017 MVA. MY fault and i was up and around after about 11 months, surgery and rehab..
My plan for 2023 is to travel the south and venture into the midwest and visit the northeast for family. Get busy living or get busy dying. In 2007 to the middle of 2009 i ONLY OWNED A 2007 BMW1200GS, NO car. It was fun, challenging and a real conversation starter
"Mom, i watched all of Yammie Noob's videos of course I'm ready to own a motorcycle!!"
I can't believe I only found this video now I'm hoping to learn as much as I can before getting my motorcycle thankyou for these tips
I agree with most of your point about "laying her down" however there is one situation you did not cover, during emergency braking if you lock up your rear tire and it slides out of line (I.E drifts) and you did not scrub off enough speed you could be faced with 2 choices "lay her down" or high side (by releasing the rear brake)
My son just got his license so I have him watch your videos. Any advice for him is great and your videos are loaded with them.
"cars cant crack mega dank whoolies"
I subbed.
khauri bainha same here
khauri bainha yes they can if they are looking or a dragster with no down force
What I’m a girl and I love bikes and if I see a nice one I get happy‼️
Same. I nod my head in approval every time I see a decent one on the road.
Yea but the myth wasn't about liking the bike lol, I hope to turn my future ex into a biker
You are a minority. Perhaps you should have a protest group.
But, more is better. Good to see you out here.
It's really refreshing to hear from ONE other person that it's okay to ride in the rain.
Right, I usually hear, "I don't have to prove myself to anyone... I don't ride when it's cold OR rainy."...
If you have the right gear it's not too bad. Otherwise it's miserable af. Unless the bike is your primary transportation then why bother
i actually like gettin caught in it on the way home, just cuz there's few things that compare to how good warm, dry clothes feel at that point.
No one preventing you to ride, but I prefer not to, I found it expensive, if I slip,,,, costly to fix. If raining and have a choice, then I will not ride. But I am not afraid to ride in the rain.
I've been riding in rain for 41 years. I also used to ride through the first few snowfalls when I was young. I'd just throw on my snowmobile gear and a warming mask under my brain bucket. Once the road surfaces started getting cold enough to ice over I'd park it until Spring.
Obviously Yammy, you've never felt the winter rains of the UK, which last for over 6 months per years and are always not far from freezing even in summer.
I used to dispatch ride, and one day on a trip from Birmingham to London, then back to Manchester, I got so cold and wet, even with the most expensive waterproof gear, I got so cold and wet (there really is no such thing as 100% waterproof gear on a motorbike) that I had to sop and call the recovery, because I had practically got hypothermia and couldn't feel the handlebars, let alone the controls.
Doing a 40-50 run in summer time on a nice day is bliss, doing the same in the late 90s in torrential rain 'because it's your job' on a bike, is another thing.
Absolutely agree to all points here. Especially wet weather riding. As a Brit I've done my fair share of riding the wet stuff and its perfectly safe. As the saying goes, there's no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothes.....
66 years old. Been riding all my adult life. I prefer a lighter bike, so, no, I'm not one of those old guys on a Harley. I live in the mountains of Tennessee, where there are a lot of twisty roads with switchbacks. I ride a Yamaha XV-250, which is perfect for this area, and for my riding style. I also use my bike as my main transportation, and only use my pickup when the weather is too bad, or if I have to haul something that won't fit in my saddle bags, or on my carrying rack. Best advice I have been given, "Ride as if everyone else on the road was out to kill you."
Damn, u could b my mirror image. I'm 66, been riding 50 years but I'm one of those older guys on a Harley. I live in East Tennessee where the roads are real twisty and I love the thrill of the ride. And I do Ride like every one out there is out to kill me especially sport bike riders who think those great roads are their personal slollum and that they are the only ones who deserve to be on these East Tennessee twisty roads. I don't yield to reckless driving. But I damn sure enjoy my old man's Harley. And it is my only transportation. Rain or shine, cold or hot. When It snows I just stay home these days but I've been known to ride in the snow.
"Ride as if everyone else on the road was out to kill you." ==> Some of us ARE, 'cause we'll need organ transplants, probably soon.
Powell Mountain Mike please look your tires over before you leave a busted tire killed my grandpa and seriously injured my grandma and that was on my aunts trike
@@eclipsethebrave2222 I do keep an eye on my tires. I just replaced them for the second time since I bought the bike this summer. If the tread is getting low, or if they have age cracking, I buy new ones and replace them both at the same rime. I also keep an eye on the tire pressure, which not only affects tire life, but is critical to proper handling of the bike I'm an old time biker, and have always done all my own mechamics. I'm very sorry for your loss. It's sad more people don't take the little time to check these things. It is very important.
Indeed. I learned that adage years ago and use it with the truck too. Taught this to all my kids as well. Trust no one and nothing. 50 years into bikes and my only accident was my fault. Single bike, no car, didn't see a large hole. Bike stayed up but the damage to two rims was bad. I was young and the lesson served me well. But I still ride as if falling off is inevitable....it keeps me on my toes.
Re #5: I was working 3rd shift at a 7-11 in CT, must have been February, middle of a fricking blizzard, could barely see across the street, easily 6" of powder already on the ground. Hadn't seen customer in hours. Suddenly i spotted a single headlight slowly coming up the hill. Thought "Damn, crazy being out on a night li. . . holy shit, that's a motorcycle!" And it was. A well known character in the area Uncle Larry (hope he's still around) pulled in and said "Great night for a ride. Nobody else on the road." I bought him his coffee, sandwich and snacks, least I could do.
Riding in the snow sucks, but there are methods that make it possible. Been there more than once, do not care to do it again without the "right" bike.
When I started taking my motorcycle lessons, this was the mentality that the instructor had when it came to the danger on motorbikes;
Motorbikes are the safest vehicle to drive. It is very nimble, agile, and can easily be used to get out of difficult situation. It can also use routes that are not accessible by car. The thing that determines the danger is not the vehicle; that would be the rider.
You'll have to convince the safety statisticians, who can show that fatalities are about 20 times (not percent, TIMES) as likely on a motorcycle.
@@MalachiWhite-tw7hl He mentioned and explained that in the video
@@marcelnowak402 My reply to "Gartneren1234"
@@marcelnowak402 dont blame him, not sharing your opinion the millisecond it pops into your skull is hard for a lot of people these days. just ask Joe Rogan and people who listen to his podcast
I had to lay her down...my wife that is...when I told her we getting another bike.
N E THAT didn’t work for shme!
Im a motorcycle rider here in the philippines.. I believe that safe riding saves lives
Owning only motorcycles since I'm 16 years old (Now 22).
CBR 650 R for good weather and a Varadero 125 for bad weather and for Shopping trips. The case on the back of the Varadero looks really ugly, but I can transport food and water for a whole week ;)
You are so right my lovely noob
I dont know which year of varadero you have but I've had first gen of 125 varadero in blue with silver gas tank, higher black wind shield and black wheels and it looked quite good. Not as good as yzf or wr but still good. Dont like newer one tho.
@@thecevi9179 I have the old one (1st Gen) in BMW Cosmic Black with stained Blinkers and windshield. It's a really nice and durable bike.
I just bought a 1986 sportster doing some work on the engine… can’t wait to wait
As a new biker (to start riding with 29 feels like being a grandpa, checking out what the hip kids nowadays are doing... and I ride like that as well) I absolutely enjoy this content. enlighten me Yammie
Literally just started riding this year (I'm 29) and I feel the same way. Cheers to us grandpas getting on the bikes! lol
AH o I think this is a mid life crisis trend, I'm 29 and buying my first motorcycle
I'm 35 and just started thinking about getting my bike licence, so I'm binge watching everything I can before making the jump
i told my brother i wanted a bike and he called me stupid and laughed at my face.
i cant wait to rev up by his window at 3 am for the disrespect. Ima show him. .
@Anthony Jones Lol i want no neighbors.
@@cruelcimmcia859 lettuce farmer?
@@andyfumo8931 No, Engineer.
Maybe 300 years ago when Colonizers came and took our land and renamed us. But no, not a farmer.
@@cruelcimmcia859 sorry pun play on your user last name. Engineers make enough to buy acreage, enjoy the peace and solitude 😉
@@andyfumo8931 Everyone does, it's boring to point the obvious. My username was different but after google took over youtube my Google name became my username. Long story short, this is my birthname. And my family already owns land in mexico, I rather not own any in USA. This country sucks, sucks all around. I almost feel like being in mexico is better. But I was born here, so I have to do a lot of paperwork to remove my citizenship here and get citizenship in mexico.
I am that much closer to enlightenment. Thank you Scappy Doob🏍
Yes Yammie, I grew up in Houston and have been riding for 48 years off and on. I learned to ride in thr rain as a kid. Living in California you have to ride as if no one sees you. Secondly yes gear is important. Proper gear will help prevent serious injuries. Thirdly non rides who only drive cars or trucks live in a box and cannot appreciate the beauty of the world around them. And will never fully understand riders. And yes men do flock to female riders.
"And will never fully understand riders."
Maybe; but thanks to RUclips I can appreciate the entertaining combination of high speed and low I.Q.
Anyway, about RIDERS -- seems to me you ought to be driving or controlling a motorcycle; not merely RIDING as it decides where to go and you are merely the passenger!
Ha ha, yes! I was sitting on my GSXR at a stoplight once when two guys rode by in front of me. One did a wheelie in the middle of the intersection and the other whipped his face shield up, stood up on his pegs, waved his arm, and yelled “I WANT TO HAVE YOUR BABIES.”
And, for the record, I did not feel insulted or objectified. I was flattered and I still remember it clearly ten years later. 😊
Facts about motorcycles: At some point you will get into an accident, and it will most likely be the other drivers fault.
Worst accident I had was in a 7 passenger Montero at a stop light, an 18 year old hit me stopped at 50mph, no air bag from a rear end hit put my head in the wind shield,that was 2012 and I am still on disability from the head injury and at 60 will be on it the rest of my life.I was a computer programmer for CNC machines for 30 years but now have lost that.
Steve Clark sorry to hear that.
Been riding a long time, never been in an accident. Also, most accidents on bikes are the riders fault, typically they are intoxicated, and those that aren't usually are because the rider was speeding, or breaking some other traffic law.
It took 4500 km to have some taxi driver rear end my bike while I was waiting to turn left. I honestly can’t even find an excuse for that guy, he had plenty of time to stop, beacuse I was standing there for a few seconds before he hit me, the day was clear, the road dry, his car was relatively new and he was probably in his 30s. You can’t have better conditions than that, but somehow he still managed to fuck up.
3/3 serious-ish accidents for me were car driver's faul. Maaaybe a teeny-tiny speeding on my side on the first one.
Bikes are expensive lmfaoo. -car guy
my bike cost £550 and needed a fair bit of work but only cost £150 in parts. It’s the gear that gets ya with the cost. Alpinestars jacket - £130
Helmet - £100
Gloves - winter pair - £35, Summer pair - £30
Bike pants - £40
Boots - £60
It would still be more expensive for a car for me
I am Shelby, yeah bikes are cheap to ride. But Jesus, only a $100 for a helmet what did you buy?
@@shelboyyy £550? may I know what bike it is?
Yoosef - it’s a Spada one. I have a small head so it was the only one that fit me😂
My bike is a Honley HD1. British bike, rather small but runs well for me as of now. Looking into a 250-300cc Yamaha MT for the next bike when I’m 19 (have to be 19 in UK to ride a bigger bike)
Myths or not, motorcycles are a different way of living. It empowers you while you know you are very fragile. ✌️
Its like living in a glass house. It can show you the world, but god help you if a rock is thrown.
@@A6J6K6 good metaphor ✌️
On my first long ride I was coming back to Colorado springs from Denver. I ended up riding into a snow storm. I pulled 20 miles in a frozen winter wonderland. It was pretty great.
Great video, I am in the UK in the country of Wales. If it rains here for 40 days and 40 nights we call it a f**kin good summer! We pretty much have to ride in the rain.
Welshman on a motorbike same here in ireland
Where I live, my bike is faster than cars because they're all stopped in the traffic jam...
Я Никколас exactly
Perks of motorbikes
That's size related over speed
Me too!
I love riding between cars in a traffic jam until a door opens.
I had a only motorcycle for 7 months. (At the end of the riding season) in West Virginia. Rode in rain and snow and ice. Scary af, but definitely made me a better rider. Hit many ice patches at 20 degrees F
Rode a a 2007 BMW1200GS TO a friend's husband funeral. As i left it was about 42 degrees and when i started home it was 36 and wet snow. ABS, RAIN MODE and a riding one piece rain suit helped, oh and heated grips
You ain't wrong on myth number five. I just started riding. I own a pickup but no matter what, if would rather take my bike anywhere I wanna go. I've been letting a co worker take my truck most of the week and I don't miss it at all lol.
I just bought my first motorcycle yesterday, I'm 16 and still need to get my license, so I'm cruising in my midle-size backyard till I get my license next week xD
what bike
Oh my god I did the same thing 50years ago !!!!!
Careful @@vancemarin8022 showing your age
@@Bigtexbbq haha my age is showing in more ways than that BUT I still ride and looking to buy another bike next year. Something with legs to do a trip to nova Scotia,British Columbia and the arctic ocean from Ontario Canada.
What bike man? Congrats! My brother's first vehicle was a motorcycle... meaning it was his first time actually driving on the roads was on 2 wheels. We all make mistakes when we first start driving or riding, but man is super vigilant of road rules. Really understand them! My brother had a close call every day he rode for his first month. Don't just study to pass and get your license to be on the road, but seriously take it in and understand them!
I'm super happy for you and I can't imagine your excitement! But be careful my man!
Being from Germany I had to go to driving school and spend some hours on the bike under different circumstances (Highway drive, heavy traffic, night ride).
My highway tour was absolutely crazy. Heavy, heavy, heavy rain the whole time. Was quite an adventure and I wasn't worried about crashing because the contact area of your tire is fairly low. The probability of sliding is veeeery low because you will always have contact with the road.
As a biking Lady - Guys on Motorbikes are the hottest ;)
Yeah, that'd be from the lack of AC
fan9775 ha! Nice one
Yaaas
@fan9775 ha got em
I agree ❤️❤️
Yammie, regarding "Laying her down". I did actually have this happen to me way back in the early 80's (yup, I'm that old) on a Suzuki GS550ES. I was driving down an asphalt levy road. There was a cable strung across the road (i.e. it was to make sure the road was "closed"). It was either get clothes-line by the cable (it was about 3' off the ground). To go around, would put me off the edge of the levy, either into rip-rock, and water, or down a 20' embankment into an irrigation ditch and farmers field. I "chose" to slid under it, as the other options were near suicide. The only other option was to have noticed it sooner. Now, what was to blame? Me, 100%. But there is such a thing, but I agree, usually it is BS. Now, at 62, I currently am riding a Ninja 650. BTW, love your channel.
People driving cars while on their "Smart Phones" seems to be increasing the number of motorcycle accidents.
Bdrift10 yup, their to comfortable
Hate seeing ppl driving with cell phones. Also hate when a person on a motorcycle goes between two cars down a road because there is enough room.
I have to agree with that, but also need to point out, that the texting while driving or doing whatever on your phone, with it in your hand, looking down, not forward towards traffic or around you is driving accidents on all levels higher. Stupid and insane as it sounds, I've seen people on scooters and bikes doing 'phone shit' while riding also. F'n idiotic. So apparently the stupid abounds enough to go around for everyone. However, people in cars doing so are the bigger problem, and they're f'n things up on the road for every single person using said road.
Driving while using the phone Is not exclusive from car drivers, I've seen bikers with the phone in the hand doing something with it. The point here is that EVERYONE should avoid using the phone while driving or riding a bike.
Bikers are on phones now and blasting crappy music.
OMG! I laughed so hard at the "cheap" bit. The new saddle on my bike cost me $595 and that was the cheapest of the design I was looking for that fit my bike.
Dang it.. mine was $1800
meh its only expensive if you get hooked on the customizing bit. mine is mostly stock I only changed the levers the muffler the windscreen, added wheel reflectors, tail bob kit. but after this next order of kawaski green fairing bolts come in I am done with frivolous spending I swear!
I'm a girl and I actually find motorcycles very interesting. I live in Texas and drive a dirt bike around a lot so that kind of stuff has always fascinated me. This video actually showed me some inside information about motorcycles since I want to purchase one one day. So, thanks for that at least.
I went to a motorcycle race one Saturday and by the time I was back, my girlfriend had dumped me and found a new boyfriend. She really hated motorcycles.
The "I had no choice but to lay her down," is so right. I've never heard of any riding safety trainer ever use it as any kind of strategy.
I used it once after my back tyre removed itself from the rim on one side.. Didn't see a way out of that.. Ended well enough... But yeah maybe someone would have pulled through .
@@dermotpiercey6019 Front braking with zero lean would have saved you and your bike.
If it the cars fault you are better off going into them for insurance purposes.
One thing I like is teaching children instead of playing "slug bug/punch buggy" teach them to play it with with motorcycles, as they grow up they will be much more aware of motorcycles.
Alpine_Vulcan good idea
Oh My God! I started saying this YEARs ago!!! It really does need to catch on to increase motorcycle awareness from a young age :-)
There wont be motorcycles then
These oil guzzling bikes will be ancient history by the time your children grow up. There will be electric bikes which will be way easier to master.
@@TheFourthWinchester "ancient history" 10 years :D if the kids are now lets say 6 years old.
6:45 I've owned motorcycles since 1978. I've also owned cars since 1978. In my experience cars are more expensive to own than motorcycles.
But I tend to buy new and keep them for more than ten years. Every motorcycle I've owned has been a Honda. All but my first has been Goldwing. (My first bike was a 1978 Honda CB750.)
Also, I tend to drive cars a lot more than motorcycles. I normally only ride a bike about four months out of a year.
Missed the point. It's not that they are more expensive than cars, but simply that they are more expensive than people often assume.
You live in a winter dominated state don't you. I live in Montana so I get it. We have 4 months of spring and summer and that's it. Its fall for a week and the snow and ice for the next 6 months.
"this is getting complicated because I'm trying to be so inclusive" was brilliant😂😂 That about sums up life in modern times
Another myth is you need a larger displacement engine bike to have fun
I have been living with my R3 for years and never felt i needed more power .
@@thivyaprasad1414 to a certain extent it's kinda true. Smaller bikes have a threshold that becomes stale after a while. Eventually you'll be lusting after a bigger bike. I'd say 400-600 CC's is perfect for street use. Anything above that is bit to heavy to enjoy.
va4cqd... Very true that. Over the years, I've owned dozens of bikes. Mostly large capacity (750-1000cc) sports bikes. Now, at age 66, I ride a 50cc scooter and I can't believe how much fun it is. I can play Mark Marquez games all day long and never go fast enough to get busted for speeding. More fun than anything else you can do with your clothes on.
ive had my R3 for 2 seasons now and have no desire for a bigger bike
lol I have a 50cc motorized bike and i have fun xD
Riding in the rain... no problem...
Girls checking me out... no problem...
Cost of ownership... my biggest problem...
Seeing the rx7 engine for a few seconds made me smile
And that Cosmo!