This is Why We Ride | Psychology of riding a motorcycle
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- Опубликовано: 19 мар 2021
- We motorcyclists ride for different reasons and here are some of the reasons which would definitely relate to your reason to ride. Do you connect with these? Why do you ride?
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Hey fellow motorcyclists! Hope you liked this video! Do you connect with these reasons? What is your reason to ride? Why do you ride? Leave your comments here! 😎✌️
Every reason
I ride to have peace of mind,, its like servesing my mind😆🔧
I ride to getaway from everyone and everything. That is not the only reason I ride but it is the main reason I bought a bike. It is comforting to know that I can getaway when I want, how I want and to where I want. Just that thought alone is comforting when life gets mundane and bloody boring.
For me, its a chance to feel alive. Really alive. It allows me to be in the moment for a while, to focus on one, real thing. The daily grind of work, chores, social obligations, etc. has a well documented negative effect on our mental health. Straddling a 200HP fire breathing monster and letting it off the leash for a few hours brings real, vibrant life back into my existence. Now that I have it, I cant ever see living without it.
this is why i ride. Because nothing else is so sure in life to give a positive result when i put effort into it.
I’m at a dark place in my life right now. Working 60 hours per week for 8 months made me have a burnout now and also stress in my household. My motorcycle is the only way i can escape it all and this video hits the spot, made me tear up. Non motorcycle riders will never understand this. Cheers all, and keep on riding
Thanks Kevin! Glad you liked the video. It's a feeling that non bikers will never understand. That's true!
That's true brother....Godspeed....Ride Safe... 🙏🙏🙏
I envy you riders. I’ve recently decided that the next investment in myself will be to own my first motorcycle. Right now in life because of finances, it just seems so distant of a dream.
@@givenchymamajama3859 just start small.. I have a 650cc and 150cc as well. It's a magic to know that every single motorcycle can be so enjoyable by its own..
@@ynuswantoro definitely appreciate the insight. Depending on what I’m able to finance, I might try to get a ninja 400. But I’m all eyes and ears for advice and what not once I’m actually getting a bike. A dream of mine is to be able to just ride any and all bikes in the future.
"Never give up the thrill of living for the comfort of existing"
That quote is why I ride
well said
Simply true.
I drive to move my body, I ride to move my soul ! My motorcycles are the only vehicles for which I don't need a destination.
Ride safe Jay! 😎✌️
Well said, brother.
Perfectly said
🤘😝🤘
Perfect poetry, brother
I am an old woman now, even though I am still strong. I took a ride on my bike, it was the ride of a lifetime. I was leaving a bad marriage, and I was not leaving my motorcycle. I paid for it, learned how to ride it, insured it, and got my license. I got my own bike when it became apparent that my husband had a death wish and was going to kill us both. But, something fantastic happened. I fell in love with it. I experienced the Trinity quickly, and riding is in my blood forever now. I did a foolhardy thing, but a challenge had been thrown down, something I don't back away from . I am my father's daughter. I left Cape Cod in September, 1986. A hurricane was hitting Florida, and the entire eastern seaboard was slammed with torrential rain. Those were my road conditions. I made it home to Texas on a Kawasaki KZ 250 ltd, by myself in the storm. A ride like that defines who you are. If I could ride just one more time, I would die happy.
Live to ride
Ride to live.
Ride safe, my brothers and sisters. I love you all.
Never too old to ride a motorcycle! Grab life by the throttle. Long live motorcycling 😎✌️
@@FullThrottleCA thank you. I will do it. I have to. If you ride soon, there is an old redhead in Texas who wants to feel that wind again. So please blow a little my way. May road blessings be upon all astride their machines.
If you are still strong enough to hold one up at the stops, then you can still ride. I an 76 years old and still on two wheels. I did have to drop down to a lighter bike, but can still ride. Went from a Honda VT1100 Shadow, to a Honda Shadow 600, but still a cruiser.
We love you too!
What a beautiful comment
Great video and just subscribed. You accurately describe why we ride. I lost my wife a year ago this month after 46 yrs of marriage . One week after the funeral I hit the road for 30 days. She was with me those 1000s of miles, I raised my face shield and the wind dried my tears and a movie of memories in my mind. It was a peace and serenity I'll never forget!
sir I am not married but heartbroken few times
i am below 20 so i don't get to go for long rides
but whenever I ride i get away from all those insecure feelings at once
can relate wit you ❤
Your wife will forever be with you until you die and afterwards ❤
@@Fleetstreetbestone thank you my friend, you're right...
I still mourn, but my bike helps me in so many ways.
Even though I feel your heartbreak.....your comment gave me a smile.....I need that right now. Thank you and good luck to you sir.
Riding my motorcycle saved my life in a way, it helped me out of depression and now i love life
Why I'm a biker..
Lots of people have told me a bike will kill me, but actually it's the total opposite, it's bikes that have saved me.
First time you sit on a bike and ride it, that will change the whole world for you. The feeling of freedom can't be explained. It's like setting your soul free, escape the world.
Ride safe brothers and sisters. 🙏
Very well said! 🙌
I'm 41 and have been riding for 2 months. I've ridden every day over those 2 months. I've never been so hooked by anything. Wish I would have started a little sooner but thankful I started at all.
I’m at the tail end of being 44 and buying my first one within weeks.
Moving out of the states, provided a “need” for a bike.
@@limitlesspotential9599 I started going for my license when I was 20, I'm 22 now and there hasn't been a day where I haven't ridden. So many start late, I'm glad I started early so I can enjoy the ride for the rest of my life.
also started with 40 but for the reason that i would have killed myself in the 20s....ride safe
@@duckieduck3287 this is literaly the stupidest thing to write as if the dude is missing something out. That dude above probably went thru things you in your genaration never will experiance. Driving a Bike ain't everything. Real question is, how many girls you had so far kiddo, did you see the wrold, etc etc ;)
@@alistuzlakexactly the same here! I always wanted one in my 20' but for sure would have killed myself buying an over the top one back then. 41 now and enjoying every bit of riding my simple Meteor 350.
A friend of mine suffered from depression and could no longer go to work and was sick for more than a year. He lost his job because of that and in the time when he was sick he started motorcycle riding because he dreamed of it for a long time.
He bought himself a 15 year old Kawasaki and it was like therapy for him. Riding was the only thing that made him happy at that time.
Thank god he has conquered his depression and now he still uses every free minute to ride his motorcycle. Now he's always a bit grumpy when he can't ride for a while...
Riding a motorcycle is one of the best things you can do in life.
Glad to hear that your friend found his drug to conquer his depression and start living his life. Motorcycle riding sure is very therapeutic and is probably the best way to find happiness and peace within. 😎✌️
is he still alive?
@@steve00alt70 yes
sebbwebbo, I'm 63 and sounds alot like what happened to me. I bought an 18 year old Harley Lowrider and that's what keeps me going.
Recently went through exactly the same experience, except I bought a 22 year old suzuki.
Feel free when I'm on that thing.
Just me, the open road and the sound of a thumping v twin.
You don't need chemicals and therapy, you need a motorcycle 🏍
50 years on a motorcycle
I’ve been everywhere man!! What a life on two wheels. All my best friends are bikers from all over the world ♥️🤟🏻
" we are not just riding, we are flying" the reason i ride!
I have been riding for 47 years, I’m 61 now and I love it today as much as I did when I was 14 and stole my brothers dirt bike. Hooked immediately and I never looked back. The feeling is hard to put into words, but this video did a nice job.
It's something that many are lucky enough to experience it.
People that dont will never understand, when i ride im free, sounds cheesy but its true
@@mrdobalina8006 I Felt that ❤️
It is an undying passion for me, I have been riding since I was 18 from 1979. Once this is in your blood it stays with you for life! If I need to think and relax from stressful times, a cruise on my beautiful machine just makes the tension and fear just melt away. I am a 62 year old woman now and every ride feels as special as the very first time I pulled away on my first little bike these many years ago! Empowerment and passion, if you have never ridden , you have missed a beautiful experience!
Ditto...
I am 46, just a couple of days ago a voice inside of me told me: "You should learn how to ride a morotcycle...", I downloaded the study manual, took my permit test the next day, bought gear and signed up of a safety course starting tomorrow. I am so frikkin excited!
I'm sure you will never regret the step you've taken. Riding is an awesome addiction to get into (in a good way of course). Enjoy and ride safe! 😎✌️
Congratulations 🎊!
Consider hi-viz wear!
Ride safe!
Congratulations. I did the same last year at 56. It is my passion. Enjoy!
@@mikecandon8822 Awesome, I don't regret it :)
"What is your favourite destination?"
Me: "my next destination"
I think that motorcycle riders of today are the cowboys of long ago who rode across the wide open spaces, sometimes in small groups or with a riding friend but mostly alone seeking out solitude on the open road. They ride into town, maybe stay for a few days but before long they tire of civilization & must return to their roaming around seeking new places. We ride out just for the sheer love of the experience, two wheel machine and rider riding on forever. As an olde guy, i still ride out nearly every day, i don't go very far but i stretch out my rides as long as possible. The day i can no longer jump on my faithful steed, will be the day i will consider life as coming to a rapid & soon end. Keep on riding boys &girls, don't let the b@#$%%ds tell you any differently. Bye now, nice video, ric, an olde rider from ontario canada. It's a rainy day here but i think i hear my bike calling me out.
Riding has become my passion. I'm 31, I've been riding for 4 years now and walked away from two motorcycle wrecks, even still I have never been so passionate about something. The connection between a rider and their bike is like no other. I love cars but even they can't compare. I witnessed my dad go from battling depression and literally working, eating and sleeping to living his best life, socializing, being happy and driven because he bought a motorcycle and riding has been some of our best father and son moments. He went into the hospital with sepsis and by a miracle survived it, and is recovering and it's me and riding that give him the drive to recover and get better. My friends I ride with are some of my strongest and closest friendships. I just want to ride everyday, take long trips, and even makes the mundane exciting. When I was younger I could care less about riding but one day the bug bit me, I've never looked back.
Love it! 🙌💪🏻
I'm 63 and have been riding for 45 years without an accident. Slow down and ride like everyone is out to run into you. Remember that if you die, you'll leave your loved ones with broken hearts and anger.
@@letitrest4662 that's one reason why I got away from sport bikes because I couldn't slow down. I went more for comfort now. I switched over to cruisers and loved it now I have a touring bike. I could care less about going fast. I do love the twisties tho!
Been riding motorcycles for 55 yrs now, been part of the scenery every mile. And I have lived a life of freedom few will ever know unless you get into the wind you will never know what life is...
I ride therefore I am.
Thanks for a great video. My first car was a motorcycle, a brand new 1965 Honda CB160. I'm 73 now, my wife and I are still riding riding and loving it. No end in sight.
Be safe my friends!
Mine,when i was 12 years old ,was a 1965 honda 50. That was in 1970
Cool story, sounds like a heck of blessed life! Thanks for sharing.
This is the feeling im trying to chase. I want to mount a bike to know that i can drive anywhere and everywhere and that I feel every second of it. I cannot wait to start.
Im a woman in her 50s n yes..I love my crf...my therapist! Riding runs thru my veins.❤
Motorcycling undoubtedly helped me deal with mental health challenges that result from high stress work. The therapeutic effect of movement, the journey and being one with a machine is powerful.
In the past 3 years i have been burned out, overweight and suffering from a neck hernia. It has taken me a lot of blood, sweat and tears to get back my freedom. Today i got to pick up my new bike and ride it for the first time. There are no words that discribes the thrill of riding again.
And the good news is..... tomorrow i can do it all over again.
Great video
Riding a motorbike is like the first time you rode a bicycle as a kid without stabilisers....... but this feeling lasts a lifetime!
When I put on my helmet every problem is left behind, and for the time im rolling my mind is cleared.
This video came up just when I was getting ready for my Sunday morning ride! Lots of love to all my fellow bikers!
I never thought it was this deep... but after seeing this video I came to realize it actually is! Coming from a motorcyclist with over 40 years of riding...
Nice video. Well done. I've been riding for 52 years. Don't see it ending anytime soon. Nothing can compare. Even when I was into hotrods I had a bike sitting beside them. Love the HP of a well built V8 engine but the rumble of a V twin is pure love. Ride em safe fellas.
I was a car guy but now I am a car n bike guy! Love those and they are not just a "machine" for us, riders.
I’m a biker and i agree with this video 100%
Well done
After multiple years of stress at the job, cancer diagnosis for my partner and the passing away of her mother due to the same cancer during the recovery of my wife I hit the wall… Brought me to a bad place that I’m now trying to get out of, restarting riding my bike has again learned me the therapeutic effect of ‘the ride’… Thank you for expressing that feeling into this video!
I wish better days ahead for you mate. Ride safe and enjoy the ride! ✌️
I am 73.I am a motor cycle rider for the last 40 years. It is my Passion.
This is spot on.
I’ve met so many new friends because of motorcycles.
I’ve seen parts of American that most never will because of a motorcycle.
I have been able to clear my head and enjoy some “Me” time because of a motorcycle.
I’m now in my mid 60’s and in better physical shape than a lot of my non- motorcyclists friends because I ride a motorcycle.
Thanks for sharing this video.
I’m Add/Hd and have been for more than 65 years. I have a hard time with focus on a task and learning has been tough. I’ve owned a motorcycle since I was 15 and at 75 I feel like it’s been a huge help. I Have to focus on the mechanics of riding, grip, posture, toes, fingers, watching the road I want to follow. It’s a huge help. When I get off I can stay with a task better, make decisions. Life is better with riding.
Nothing beats the feeling which cames when gush of fresh air hits Ur face. Well said brother
I found some of my friends in my college, and we are still united because of the bike rides we did those days, and one day I met with an accident and my bike was lost, and fast forward went through a pretty bad break up with my partner, and guess what my friend took me on a bike ride, and the next month the same buddy, took me to an two wheeler show room and made me purchase the bike I needed... sometimes we find love and friendship beyond unexpected, the brotherhood I got is because of biking ❤
My motorcycle brought me a distraction from the darkness which had enveloped my life. Brought me an escape from myself. Now its something i do with family a few times each year. I dont care if youre on a Harley or a Honda. New or old. Smooth criminal running or all jacked n racked out. We all have our vices and reasons to ride. Enjoy the journey riders.
Riding a Bike is life, everything befor and after is just waiting.
You don‘t just ride a bike, its not like a car (i‘m a car guy too, don‘t get me wrong) you don‘t just buy a bike go go somewhere, to get to a destination. You start riding a bike, because you feel something deep inside. It truly is a passion.
People who never felt this, can never understand us, and thats okay for me.. its just a bit sad, that those people probably will never understand, feel or know, what a motorcycle truly is. There is not much on this planet that feels as special, as putting first gear in, and ride away.
Also, lets be honest. Its this special brotherhood to the all the other riders.
And thats just a tiny bit of my life, and why i love motorcycles.
Great video
I always remember what Burt Munroe says once : You can live in 5 minutes on a motorcycle so intensiv like an average person in his entire life. Or something like that?
Man I thought I had convinced myself track riding was enough for the thrill, but realized I miss every little nuance and the social vibe of riding. Riding on the streets made me miss it so dearly to my heart!~ thank you for a touching video, really brings back the joyful memories and friends I've made riding
I remember before I got my bike I was driving my cars alot. I love it when I pressed the throttle down and listened to my cars engine rumbling and screaming through the corners.
It was fun but I felt something missing.
I then got my bike.
Ut was just a small midsized ADV bike with 500cc and 47 ponies.
It felt small, but it was what I could afford.
I took it for a spin the day after I got my license.
But I was awestruck that day.
Even with the small engine with two cylinders and just 500 cc ut was a beast.
When riding down the sunset feeling like the bike could slide under from my feet by just a small oil spill any minute now it was life.
The wind howling, the reving engine screaming between my legs, the danger of doing a mistake, the raw power and feeling that day changed me in a splitsecond.
Now I enjoy every moment of my life riding.
Just the 15 minutes to work is an adventure.
My mental state is the best it has ever been.
I am calm and enjoy to see another day so I can just feel my bike getting me from a to b.
The o ly thing I need to do is trust her and of course trust myself.
It's a matter of trust and knowing you are good enough.
The bike made me understand I can do what I want and I just need to trust that I can do it.
Don't be afraid, live in the moment and feel free.
That is what I feel like when riding.
I love my life because of her, my bike.
This is the most comprehensive explanation as to why we ride! Beautifully done!
Thanks brother! Safe rides! 😎✌️
Only riders know, it just is. Getting on a motorcycle is always like the first time, 54 years later has not diminished the thrill, joy, or challenge of the ride. Hooking the leg over the seat, starting her up and my aches, pains, negative thoughts evaporate. Great video
Some 50 plus years ago I too used the Psychology of riding the Vietnam experience out of my head. My folks stored my 1965 Harley while I was gone. Thank GOD, I made it home from that time in hell. My childhood friend and I got our bikes ready for a long ride across country to my first meeting at Sturges in 1970. My grandfather who was a great motorcyclist told me about this place he’d been too called Sturges. After a week of riding and seeing some of the most great country we made it too Sturges. Since then, when life seems more than I could deal with I still jump on my bike and clear my head. I’ve always heard, you’ll never see a bike parked in front of a Physics office. The bike is the best medicine, it worked for me when I needed help and the VA then told me to “SUCK IT UP” your government promises at work. A great many of us Vietnam Vets got NOTHING!! My Harley was my healer for me. Try RIDING not drugs…
You should write a book bro .
I named my Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 - Jazba. A Hindi/Urdu word that means Passion & Enthusiasm. I named the bike so as it never fails to inject me with a dose of passion & enthusiasm to ride and be somewhere. It makes me go a bit more and more and more ...
My bike is my companion. A true friend it is.
Well said and nicely crafted.
Thanks bro! Riding is an addiction, once your hooked, your hooked for life! Ride safe man! 😎✌️
My bike is named Mountain Slicer, she will carve up the roads like a Christmas ham.
I loved the video. It really does feel that way for me. If I'm not riding, I'm thinking about riding. When I ride my bike to work, I don't mind going into work and then when I am done with work, I can't wait to get back on her and ride back home!
Ride on!
😎🤙
Beautiful message and video. I haven't named my bike but my wife has. She calls it "Jezebel" for obvious reasons. I ride to escape. When I'm on my bike carving through a remote set of backroads I feel superhuman and above anything ordinary. I know I'm a member of a privileged club and its something I treasure.
Dam that's so true brought tears to my eyes with joy ride to live live to ride for life.
Ride hard or stay home. Riding is a freedom and peace. None riders will never understand. Stay safe everyone
Great vid! Why I ride I would say, because more than ever we are in a world full of digital screen distraction, riding a motorcycle releases our attention or distraction, frees us from problematic thought, transcends our state of mind to a superior place. Bringing about exhilaration or progressive forefilment. Motorcycling for me is like a therapy, a day I cannot ride is a day lost!
My motorcycle keeps me grounded and helps me wash away all my worries and sorrows. Ride safe my fellow biker bros and sis!!
Riding is a slice of heaven and adventure needed to remain young and hungry for tomorrow and beyond. I’m 73 and still 16.
I’m not afraid of death, and riding a motorcycle is the only thing that lets me know I’m not crazy.
My heartfelt Thank you, this video made my day...I can't wait to restart my rides after this pandemic
Thank you Yuvi! Glad to hear that you liked the video! Cheers and ride safe! 😎✌️
Why until after? The time is now.
I did more riding during that pandemic than ever. It's still 'social distancing' and the fewer cars on the road was amazing. My plant shut down for 2 months. My friends and coworkers went out riding almost everyday.
I'm in the process of taking my motorbike driver's license (yes in Sweden you need to take a separate license with driving lessons, theory tests, and driving test), and I have just bought my own bike for practising and to ride when I get my licence. And this video really hit on everything that is going through my head during every lesson, and every ride.
In Germany exactly the same. Im at my licence right now too. Good luck.
When I ride, my mind is calm and peaceful. As a person with ADD my head is constantly full of thoughts and it is incredibly noisy up there. It's a nonstop pinball game. When I ride all that goes away. It's just the sound and feel of the engine and wind. The scenery is so much more alive even in urban areas. After the ride my brain feels like it has reset. This is why I ride.
Its not the destination but the journey. Respect.
This video defines the exact reasons I feel I have to own a Motorcycle. I’ve said it for years that there’s truth in the fact that riding is like therapy and creates a free and open mind. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get one yet, but it’s on my bucket list for sure!
Got a full bike licence here in the uk in 1966 and road till i got married and had children then a divorce ,got back into bikes and travelled around Europe several times, at 74 still riding will never stop ,can't stop
Just recently bought a bike. Before I would struggle to get out of bed for work and now I wake up early just so I can enjoy a longer ride to work.
Truer statements have never been spoken, this video says it all. And the best thing about this video is that it shows all types of riders, not just cruisers or sport bikes or dual sport, it encompasses all forms of riding. I personally like cruisers, but I can appreciate other types of machines. I have also had sport bike riders positively comment on my bike.
I thought I was obsessed with my 600 sport bike until a friend let me ride his adventure bike. I just bought a brand new adventure bike with luggage! My main hobby is climbing / camping and now with my new bike I can’t wait for all the off grid adventures!!!
This video is on point. Every single sentence that speaks about the psychology of a biker is true. I couldn't have asked for a better video to watch on a Friday morning, cannot wait to hop on my bike for an extra couple of miles on my way from work :D
I'm watching this as I sit in a NY hotel, on stormy night. Waiting for my UK bike to clear customs at JFK. On the verge of a 3-month, 15,000 mile road trip across the US. I guess I too am I love with motorcycling.
4:14 playing music, playing basketball/sports/eating out with others has the same idea not just motorcycling😄✌️
Riding is Being for the Moments.
Your Video captured it all!
Riding is the Ultimate One True Good & Beautiful 'Life for the Moments of Being Human!
Thx for the Video.
You said it. Thanks! 😎✌️
Never needed a reason to ride. Just the time and my bike. I've always liked riding my motorcycle.
The reasons in here are so true. When I'm at my lowest, I just need to get on my bike and ride. Even if it is just around traffic jammed Bangkok, Thailand. Just getting on the bike and going is all it takes to recharge me.
"It lets us be us, without anyone's permission"
Growing up I was never allowed to be myself and was emotionally neglected and emotionally abused.
As I got older living the adult life I would find myself being criticized for being myself.
I spent every moment possible on two wheels, from my bicycle to the dirt bikes and eventually to the highway bikes.
I have been a loner my entire life to this very day nearly 58 years later and find it very hard to trust others. My motorcycle is my way of escaping my own head and finding peace form the anxiety and emotions I battle every day.
Having no one to go through this life with or turn to is very hard, and many days feels almost impossible to want to continue on.
Same! I was with a covert malignant narcissist for 33 years! Can't believe I'm alive. My Bonneville and my faith saved my life, no drama!
That soft voice and mention of vibration between my legs just did it for me
How special 🧚🏿♀️
When you're traveling through the scenery in a car, you're a viewer. On a motorcycle you're a participant
I’ve only been riding for a couple weeks and already feel every piece of this video. I’m sad I didn’t start riding sooner, but also glad I waited until my 30s. I was a bit speed happy in my early 20s and for sure would have gotten tickets or worse. Great video that explains the passion perfectly! 🤘🏻
I ride because it forces you to live in the moment. Everything is about the 50 yards of road in front of you, the next gear choice, the traffic surrounding you or immediately up ahead. If you daydream or let your concentration wander, you will crash. It's just a matter of time. All of your effort is focused on the ride. You forget whatever petty problems you have in life for a short time. There is no autopilot and you're 100% consumed with the ride from the sound and feel of your bike telling you if there's a problem, to the dangers immediately up ahead forcing you to make hundreds of life changing decisions each ride.
All this serves to clear your head when you need it, or just recharge your spirit. Either way you definitely feel better after the ride. It's like a workout for your soul and your brain. Even a bad ride where you get caught in the rain, or have a near miss serves a purpose. You learn something and also appreciate being alive. I've never had a bad ride. I've heard riders say that ride sucked or was difficult, but never that it was bad. When it sucks, that generally refers to the conditions - rain, excess heat/cold. Not to the ride itself.
Bought my 1st bike at 43. 2016 Harley Davidson Soft Tail Slim S Army edition with a Milwaukee 8. Taught myself how to ride using RUclips tutorials. Yes I know I am nuts. I can't lie I was nervous as hell my 1st few rides in the streets and traffic. But as soon as I relaxed and paid attention to the bike I have loved every moment of it. I can't lie it still gets me every time I go to get on people pull out their phones to record me starting my bike and riding away.
Riding a motorcycle is how we reach our trigger free zone or safe space. We always end up where we can see for miles yet be seen by few or no one. Then we'd get to the point, and smoke another joint.
Been on the back since 5, riding myself since 10. Ride 25 k miles a year 63 been everywhere and every weather. still looking for a new place. Never quit
I drive either to go to place I most hate (work) or for place I most love (family). But, riding motorcycle always brought me to the grey area (with or to friends), to the unknown. With that feeling of exploring, I feel most alive. I don't always sure where I heading, but that just how's life. Everytime I sit on my bike, it makes me ready for everything. Most people may put their most lovely motorcycle in the corner of the garage because they afraid to get it scratched. But in my heart, I never want them to left dusty while I getting older. They must get old with me, that's how I value a motorcycle. That what's make a story, the only way for motorcycle brought alive.
Thank you for showing the world who are we 👍🏻
I took to learn riding quite late, and quickly learnt that it is purely stress relieving. So many and too many setbacks in life caused lack of motivation, back stabbing friendships etc etc. Now my wife, my dog and i live a peaceful life traveling around. People in general make me sick and are only there to take advantage of your kindness.
When you ride, all your focus is on that. Thoughts come and go; it's like flying and meditating. Crest a hill, overlooking a valley. That's what I'm talking about.
Watching this only got me goosebumps with the amount of pure facts you pour out by words while keeping me tears making me feel more proud to be a motorcycle rider. Born for ride live to ride sir.
same here. It touches your soul, only those of us who ride can understand.
For we who ride, we know. For those who don't, there's this video. Masterful.
Ive been on bikes since my '67 Honda mini tail in 67. 55 years, various types of riding, from dirt to street, various brands of bikes. Not about to give it up at 60 years old.
I have a Triumph America. I love riding in the cool of the evening. I enjoy keeping it super clean and doing my own maintainance. It is all part and parcel of making life a lot more enjoyable and relieving stress.
Got my first motorcycle in 1967. Now have 3 kawasaki 1500s. They are good therapy in old age. About to retire from riding pretty soon.
Friends have told me that, for me, "The car is an appliance." This is true; the car is like a vacuum cleaner or a blender - something that makes your life much easier and comfortable, but it's not a statement of character. The bike is different. I rely on the thing to keep me alive, and that means I've got to essentially become one with it. And the freedom from everything else in life, except the concern for keeping myself alive and in one piece, is worth all the gear and safety equipment in the world.
Since I started riding 2 years ago I have learned to love riding. I would much rather ride my bully over being cooped up in a car for the day. I have even got my brother into riding and we finished a big journey of over 1100 km. Was the trip long? Sure, but I think it was worth it. Was sore when we got home but definitely learned a thing or two. I just hope that I am lucky enough to ride into my old age
I ride for a clear mind of what ever is going on in my live, I take a long solo trip every year into the mountains, my favorite ride is the Blue Ridge Parkway, it's a slow majestic road with many stops and history along the way, it is the same but different every time I take the trip, it takes me 10 days and I have to say it re set's my mind for the up coming year ahead. Stay safe and keep Riding. I do ride solo and love talking to folks along the way. Great video my friend. Stay safe and ride hard and long..
Very nice! I`m in mourning for over 2 years, but my bike survived the hurricane. I wrapped her in sleeping pads and extension cords, and parked her next to my swing, which caught her-not a scratch-My wife passed, but my bike lives on ;- )
This video brought tears to my eyes! Wonderfully done!
I got the bug 6 years ago at youthful age of 46. A hobby turned into passion that keeps me young. Ride on ladies and gents.
Needed this video, thanks ❤️
I have a birthday coming up in 6 weeks. I turn 70.
For me.a motorcycle ride doesn't even need a destination...just the joy of having some "Bike time"...alone and at peace.
Also, it's a time machine.I go from 69 to feeling 30 again in the blink of an eye. It is passion, freedom, autonomy and pure joy..whatever your age.
I love rebooting my system. It is a therapy.
The feeling after riding your bike, when you've been riding hard with razor sharp focus, nothing matters but the next 3 seconds of life. Not bills, or responsibilities of any kind, you're just existing, pure and raw. This the exact goal of meditation. This is why after a good day of riding we feel so refreshed.
I’m 73 years old now and no longer can ride. Macular Degeneration ended my true way of life. I got my 1st street legal bike at 14 in 1964. Until 3 years ago I was NEVER without a bike in my possession. I grew up in California and over the years I’ve ridden through the 11 Western states, West coast Canada, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and Parts of Nebraska. I couldn’t fathom the total miles I spent in Heaven sitting in a saddle. I was born to do it. My grandfather rode his 1917 Indian Chief, my father rode his Harley until he married mom in 1945! I started on Hondas and ended with my 1993 Harley FLSTC. God I miss it. I do still ride in dreams I have occasionally. My favorite dreams. I hope there’s Harley’s in heaven.
I'm 55. I have a tin art on my door. Old white-haired biker relaxing on his springer. It says you don't stop riding when you get old. You get old when you stop riding. My 20-30 something neighbors love it. They get a kick out of my comings and goings. I'm creating a new generation of riders. I have been on motorcycles since about 10, starting with a Rupp.