‘It’s not just a bike but a lifestyle’: Hong Kong’s lowrider fans roll out love for Chicano culture

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The lowrider bike is a highly customised bicycle inspired by classic lowrider car culture which first began in the US state of California in the 1940s. Lowrider bikes, which often feature long bodies with high handlebars and curved banana seats, appeared in Los Angeles and other cities in the 1960s, alongside the cars seen as a reflection of Chicano or Mexican-American culture. In 2017, a group of lowrider bike lovers in Hong Kong founded a fan club called lowbikerhk. They now have more than 20 members who have their own bikes and often ride together around the city to promote lowrider culture and lifestyle.
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@smiley77777 3 года назад

I love how they have the Mexican flag 🇲🇽 representing my culture too ✊🏾. Beautiful low rider bikes, keep up the passion 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@ayyden.4745 3 года назад

🙋

@simp2234 2 года назад

We need lowrider

@EricCPOP 3 года назад

Really respect to the guys with a passion for a hobby that's actually exercise-full, educational in craftswork and in general promotes healthy well-being. It's much better than kids and young adults getting into triads and drugs.

@edkircbj643 3 года назад

So true

@jorgealanis8899 3 года назад

Hhmp they act Mexican but ain’t 🤔🤫

@dragonbhalls9715 3 года назад

@@jorgealanis8899 dont hate! they just love the lowrider chicano culture

@Abel-Alvarez Год назад

@@jorgealanis8899 They respect the culture if that's what you're talking about. I'm all for it

@loooii8816 3 года назад

Being Mexican I’m not even mad bro 😎 much respect

@YourSherlock 3 года назад

why would you mad?

@buklaokeo3726 Год назад

we not mad neither when we see you riding a toyota or a honda.

@xredrum41x 3 года назад

I’m glad Japan and China are soaking in mexican culture.

@viktorcheng2061 3 года назад

Órale, vato! Viva México, much respect from Chinitos

@somewing8060 3 года назад

What is even Japan anymore

@jeffrey7737 3 года назад

Mexican American California culture yes

@soul0000001frost 3 года назад

Lowrider community in the Philippines are big now too. You will be amaze how Filipinos are serious into the lowrider bikes.

@Cyber-BuIIy Год назад

@@soul0000001frost y’all should post videos on RU-vid. Would love to see the Chicano culture in the Philippines 👍🏼

@chraosta 3 года назад

Reminds me of the Chicano Japanese documentary, makes me proud and happy to know they appreciate Mexican American culture n_n

@jeffrey7737 3 года назад

He went hard with the Mexican flag on the bike he didn't need to do that...shows he loves the culture

@viktorcheng2061 3 года назад

@@jeffrey7737 yeah, for chinito to wave the Mexican flag like that in HK, that means there’s alot of respect

@dragonbhalls9715 3 года назад

@@jeffrey7737 Why not, part of the of the low riding culture that he understands.

@jeffrey7737 3 года назад

@@dragonbhalls9715 do Koreans understand hip-hop so much that they use american flag or thank black American culture ?

@abimaellopezmaylord27lopez7 2 года назад

@@jeffrey7737 black Brazilians and white Brazilians are the same to people

@JoseTapia-qp5lc 3 года назад

Respect to these asian vatos from a Mexican fella

@ericleef1319 3 года назад

Respect.

@q_q123 3 года назад

Respect brotha

@Nosferatuamadeous 3 года назад

Yo, Same last name! Lol From Michoacan. Yeaaah lol

@JoseTapia-qp5lc 3 года назад

@@Nosferatuamadeous 👍😎orale loca saludos desde Puebla Mexico

@Nosferatuamadeous 3 года назад

@@JoseTapia-qp5lc buahahaha! Orale Vale!

@Screwsandrods 3 года назад

Live your life being passionate about things that you enjoy and that make you happy! All those bikes are rad! Love the creativity and design to each bike representing it’s owner!

@UFOCurrents 3 года назад

As a Chicano myself, this is very cool to see. 😎👍

@OGSAFUNKATEER1901 3 года назад

Anyone who embraces the Chicano culture I salute. I like the way these guys put a twist of their own culture into these lowrider bikes as well.

@johnpineapple1824 3 года назад

Much love and respect carnales!! ✌🏽🇭🇰❤️🇲🇽✌🏽

@randyrodriguez9320 3 года назад

Right on, the homies holding it down for Hong Kong, checking in from southern Califa SGV ✊🏼🙏🏼

@inuwooddog3027 3 года назад

This is cool. I haven't heard of this before.

@Demonstrat 3 года назад

Yes I also want to build I bike like them but sheesh that's a lottta money

@Demonstrat 3 года назад

But we also have our own kind of modifications

@inuwooddog3027 3 года назад

It worths the investment if you do it with a group of friends. Cycling is a healthy activity.

@Demonstrat 3 года назад

@@inuwooddog3027 I have a group of freind and we ride bikes but now in the pandemic we cannot get along each other and one of my freind has his own garage and he fixes our bikes and we all wash them having a bike is a great thing to have

@aceman00ify 3 года назад

The Japanese are the same, but they have american cars.

@jesuschristislord7754 3 года назад

"People don't have ideas, ideas have people."

@dannwan8537 3 года назад

I like how much effort they put into the design of the bikes because I believe most people in America leave it plain.

@Masterpeace0_0 3 года назад

@joshuajuarez9930 Год назад

If I was a black American I'd probably be screaming "CULTURE VULTURES!" Thankfully I'm Mexican American, and I enjoy that other's are embracing our culture. Viva La Raza!! 🇲🇽🇺🇲

@Cyber-BuIIy Год назад

You ain’t lying lol 😂

@mushroomhead4207 3 года назад

his history is a little off. lowriders weren't "toys for the rich"

@slvr1.618 3 года назад

beautiful how art and craftsmanship becomes a culture that's embraced globally,these guys passion is awesome,great video!

@jdash1779 3 года назад

I guess the 90s finally hit the Far East.

@viktorcheng2061 3 года назад

The love of lowriders in HK, Japan and Thailand have been around since the 90’s. There were a few Chinitos that brought the lifestyle to Asia from SoCal, it was a bit underground but now it’s huge

@condorX2 3 года назад

I feel like everything is still stuck in the 90's in the US. No 5g, no bullet trains..

@jdash1779 3 года назад

@@condorX2 we have 5G and bullet trains are being built now here but yes we could upgrade our infrastructure.

@poppysydney3564 3 года назад

Fantastic! and informative clip - thank you

@azunique7294 3 года назад

*When you are a bosuzaku but gas prices are too high*

@Schwinn_Addiction Год назад

Greeting from Southern California. beautiful bikes. awesome to see lowrider bikes all over the world. keep lowering alive. thanks for representing. Respect.

@jokodigdoyo8584 2 года назад

Keep ride homie Respect from indonesia 🤜🤛

@PCTechVince 3 года назад

Nice most of those bikes fetch a lot of money if sold. It’s actually a collectors dream owning those nostalgia bikes. Saw one selling for $1000 not cheap. 😊

@Vincent_de_Paul 3 года назад

$1,000 is pretty cheap

@jeffstarr2223 3 года назад

@@Vincent_de_Paul can i have 1 k then? No you dont got 1 k to give? Ok its not cheap then.

@Vincent_de_Paul 3 года назад

@@jeffstarr2223 Considering time and effort spent, it's relatively cheap.

@JoseSalazar-cn5wr 3 года назад

Money is one thing finding these components is a whole another thing. I live a fresno ca I can literally go to swat meet and find anything I need thses guys arent so lucky. Much respect.

@jeffstarr2223 3 года назад

@@Vincent_de_Paul ok give me 1,000$ then since it seems like youre wealthy.

@clxmzyguy326 2 года назад

We Mexicans goin global. Viva 🇲🇽

@anitadimaya 3 года назад

Thank you for enjoying our culture I'm glad you guys are still out there representing 🤝👏🤗❤💨🌳

@kapral_jedziniak 3 года назад

Passionate people live much more intensively.

@niZSonovski 3 года назад

Bikes like this went viral in Indonesia in the 90s

@Rythmortis 3 года назад

You need to connect with more enthusiasts from the states. Take em on a tour and go to some bars or whatever. Have them bring a piece of lowrider bike equipment to spread the love/ donations. Like a bar crawl in Japan.

@thelambsauce490 3 года назад

Too many people in the states will say these people are just appropriating a different culture

@Alex-vz2jz 3 года назад

I love cars, to others it might be a hunk of metal that gets you to point A-B but for us car enthusiasts its much more then that, its a lifestyle

@sepg5084 3 года назад

Pretty fly for a Chinese guy. Cue "give it to me baby! Uhu-uhu!"

@robert3nidad25 3 года назад

In the late 1970,s we already have this kind of bike in the philippines more than 40 years ago i was a young boy in my grade school back then. The only difference is we dont dont have LED light back then no go pro, handhled camera to record it. It has been more than 40 years ago im in my mid 50, few more years and i am about to reach my 60 year.

@JP-sb6ll 2 года назад

That's because one of the oldest gangs in Los Angeles is the Temple Street Gang. They have been around since the 1920's in Los Angeles, along with White Fence, Clover, Primera Flats, Maravilla, Clanton, 38Street and Dog Town. Although Temple Street Gang is now predominately hispanic, its founding members were Philippino youth. Almost all the Philippino gangs in California, originated from Temple Street. Here's another fun fact. One of the founding members of 18Street, had an older brother from the Temple Street Gang.

@jacobjekyll 2 года назад

Total respect. Peace.

@SlurryNoises 2 года назад

Much love from a Chicano in the states!!

@baconlover4233 3 года назад

In Mexico they got amplifiers n big Kenwood system with big speaker's

@dollbaby132 3 года назад

I’m not a bike person but those are 🔥🔥❤️

@carabiner7999 3 года назад

These are fantastic!

@liftingturtle1055 3 года назад

Well better having this kind of hobby, since its BEST for the health and lowering stress level that is so beneficial 👏

@dragonbhalls9715 3 года назад

That's the spirit!

@dragonbhalls9715 3 года назад

LowRider lifestyle is international now.. That's awesome . Beautiful bikes and the passion these guys have. I've always like the the dragster muscle bikes. I have a few in my collection.

@abimaellopezmaylord27lopez7 2 года назад

I think western culture is international

@dragonbhalls9715 2 года назад

@@abimaellopezmaylord27lopez7 what do you mean?

@No_cooks 3 года назад

Imagine when you walk on the sidewalk and see random guys ride lowbike in front of you

@Satodc 3 года назад

Lowrider of the east.

@dannwan8537 3 года назад

LOL

@armanasaintclair8962 3 года назад

Yes ! Haven’t you heard ? You just now learning about this ?

@bojacksworldwideweb 3 года назад

Thank you Chinese for keeping Mexican Chicano culture alive in your country

@mrpuh777 3 года назад

We have this culture in the PH for a long time. Not a fan, but I respect it.

@hermonchandra4018 3 года назад

Nice and so creative

@lacunarikain2 3 года назад

When you spend hundreds pimpin out your little sisters training bike 😂

@rezamoghadasianrad7743 3 года назад

Loved these bikes very much

@creepikachu4700 3 года назад

Im not surprised if they invent a bike that can jump like in Gta 😆😆

@dronereviewman9580 3 года назад

where can I order a bike like this??

@ericcantona8277 3 года назад

This already existed 30 years ago in Malaysia. We call it Jipang Bikes. In local term: Basikal Jipang. Go google.

@ericcantona8277 3 года назад

Plus we have two versions of Jipang. One with long handlebar like you see in this video. And another in short handlebar.

@ronhans6678 3 года назад

That's gangsta, bro! Really cool

@paliaha706 3 года назад

That last shot... A cool group of biker bling with the Hong King skyline shimmering on the bay 🍎🍑🍋🍏🫐🍆

@pravuchaudhary3904 3 года назад

can anyone tell me the name of song that was played in first few seconds?

@onespawnonly2715 3 года назад

WTG Guys Awesome!

@RohanKumar007 3 года назад

Everyone is a gangsta until these rolls up on there low rider cycle.

@JV-ll1cu 3 года назад

Everyone is not gangsta

@banfreecs9441 3 года назад

Bike Passion is amazing woohoo we have this in philippines cheers.

@dragonbhalls9715 3 года назад

That's awesome.

@Cyber-BuIIy Год назад

I’d love to see it… you should post some videos please!

@johnnyzhao7698 3 года назад

I love this! No polusion! Bikes rules! ❤️👏👏👏

@yourebeautiful499 3 года назад

This is fucken awesome 😎

@user-pt5pf1cu7b 3 года назад

This is what I called lifestyle!

@chrishenniker5944 Год назад

Where are the Impalas and Chevy Fleetlines in Hong Kong?

@chiu05 3 года назад

八十年代時香港曾出現過不同的單車群組，如鎮洋、躍馬，有BMX亦有駝背架，另外亦有在好細架的單車上裝超大聲音響的，其實香港早已有自己單車文化，不過我最佩服的是運石油氣罐的單車。

@Macam2macam 3 года назад

okay i will convert my sister s bike now..

@dogswhomistookarockforacro4667 3 года назад

How to order one?

@marcelomoos 3 года назад

Im wander if tomorow.the muw fashions was jump frome grat canion they will do it all together?

@rayleeaustralia 3 года назад

I used to have one in the late sixties. What's old I'd new again

@everywherelocal 3 года назад

yeah! 👍

@trebledc 3 года назад

Nothing new since 1990s low ride bike are already around. All my friends and neighbors had one.

@tanukikobayashi 3 года назад

When you add hydraulic suspention on your bike in gta san andreas

@lyftjennings1890 3 года назад

We do the stretch cruisers out here. Love the culture viva LA Raza

@calihase4560 3 года назад

_Sick Bikes Vatos Locos!_ 👍

@Rebel_riot151 3 года назад

Cool 👌🔥

@augu345 3 года назад

Hope China doesn't ban that...

@jonecuntapay9561 3 года назад

Sadly, they were.

@WeKiIISuckas 3 года назад

Aww, that's cute.

@Elongated_Muskrat 3 года назад

This is a time when you’re not sure if someone is wearing a mask because of covid or because they’re ashamed.

@farmousy123 3 года назад

or style

@victorjay9586 3 года назад

Wow, most savage comment

@jeffstarr2223 3 года назад

You upload videos with meme templates the only one ashamed here should be you.

@mayurkale2227 3 года назад

Now lean like a cholo😅😂

@HunterShows 3 года назад

Ah yes, the time honored tradition of flying the Mexican flag in some other country.

@ashutoshkashyup4944 3 года назад

I wish I can get a lowrider!

@hongkonger3807 3 года назад

Respect

@orion2250 3 года назад

Awsome guys!

@sammpacto8 3 года назад

chingon 👍

@Bloodfart22 3 года назад

Lol pretty cool that they’re interested in that. Looks like they did their research too

@Chitenho1 3 года назад

If you aint living a low life, you’re living a no life.

@AlohaSuckBar真神吧 3 года назад

Yolo man, yolo

@RaceCafe 3 года назад

Some of them 🚴look like time machine 😂🤟

@lanceblank3018 3 года назад

Dude I see my boys Yami bike on here

@valirer9042 3 года назад

Stylish n very healthy perfect

@rudevalve 3 года назад

Certified Gold!!!!!😎

@BlueYoshi-ve8zl 10 месяцев назад

AWESOME

@romeobayotlang5924 3 года назад

Might as well they contact lowrider here in the Philippines

@mr.roboto8720 3 года назад

top 10 the most unlikely crossovers of all time

@armanasaintclair8962 3 года назад

So Nice WOW

@tonyparkin3379 3 года назад

And I thought a hope hub was eye catching.

@Hemp1972 3 года назад

Why so little respect for bodyposture on your beautiful bikes? My ratlook lowrider makes cycling a joy, because of the posture. I ride about 8000 miles a year (without the pandemic). And she's beautiful! 🔆

@franklinfleming1237 3 года назад

PIZZA TAXI HYDRAULICS 😅😆😁 YES DREAMS DO COME TRUE LOL

@Benedict.Lee88 3 года назад

Yes, go after your hobbies and live your life instead of protesting.

@tdwong4665 3 года назад

Yes, better close eye, close ear, close mouth. Then you will live happy forever

3 года назад

I'm dead after I saw the Mexican flag.

@jondoe8138 3 года назад

They snapt with that one

@aunttifa6794 3 года назад

✊🏽

@ranzdelgamingrulesofsurviv5184 3 года назад

How much

@tamlamoore7962 4 месяца назад

HOLY TURTLE ISLAND ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊😊

@OnesFan1 3 года назад

Now Asians cosplay Latin Americans 🤣, just please, don't start dancing regeton 😭😭😭

@EternalEmperorofZakuul 3 года назад

Isn't regeton Caribbean?

@omni9690 3 года назад

Cumbia

@midnyte6195 3 года назад

😂y'alls killing meeeee!

@SiRSteel69 3 года назад

It’s spelled “Reggaeton” 🙄

@jr9973 3 года назад

Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico in the 90’s. Reggae is Jamaican and came around in the 60’s. Similar concepts different executions.

@AyushGuptaAyushgupta 3 года назад

HK gangster😎😎😎😎😂😂

@sko1beer 3 года назад

That’s not gangster them are men child

@hygog 3 года назад

actually these thing have been around for since i was a kid, just these group are obviously much richer adult, while the others are just street kids putting on some LED and boom box .