4 Reasons EVERY Man Should Own a Motorcycle

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Reason 1) Right of passage to be a man 2) Creates situational awareness 3) It's a form of therapy 4) They're tons of fun, and women love them
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@EntrepreneursInCars 4 года назад

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@alejmc 4 года назад

Great vid and a nice take on it. I have used bikes by escaping with an Honda Shadow my dad had, at times... reckless and not advisable but was totally worth it. I would argue that similar arguments can be made with fast cars and the camaraderie that breeds around the drag and race tracks, it requires all amounts of careful control and focus, especially on the tracks I would even forget to breath at times at the beginning. I truly believe it is also something that anybody with an ounce of car-machine admiration should experience.

@tobytankjorgeandjackcat.8370 4 года назад

Totally random but have you been watching Love is Blind on Netflix? I think it warrants lots of analysis! Peace

@Heyemeyohsts 4 года назад

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@nikolaistankov7972 4 года назад

If you want to be happy for a day - drink. If you want to be happy for a year - marry. If you want to be happy for a lifetime - ride a motorcycle.

@blakeunderwood1075 4 года назад

Fuck.

@marimac182 4 года назад

Lmfao 😂

@ENIGMAXII2112 4 года назад

White Dogg.... I agree with your list.. But however..... The "Marry" thing... AAHHHHHHMNNN.... Maybe, we should cross that one out. I personally tried that one as well. Will not do that again!

@DeviantDeveloper 4 года назад

If you want to be dead in 18 months - ride a motorcycle ;)

@marimac182 4 года назад

@@DeviantDeveloper lmfao... go hunting instead and face wildlife.

@streetglidesteve7315 4 года назад

Been riding for 40 years now I’ll never give it up it’s my therapy and my escape Just broke up with a LTR with an untrustworthy woman and have my needs fulfilled Got God got bike got my sanity

@limitless1692 3 года назад

I was depressed for many many years... Once I got my first Motorcycle , my depression vanished like a miracle . I love my Motorcycle .She pulled me out from a really dark place .

@m.j.41 6 месяцев назад

💪🏼

@bearco11 4 года назад

Started on mini bikes as a teen, graduated to Ducati’s and Harleys and still ride at 61 and still loving it! Best therapy ever for me. “On An Iron Horse I Ride “

@MrRainbowSprinkles 4 года назад

How do you feel about riding fast? Or just any tips on being safe on a motorcycle? Only thing I know is to wear all the gear and don’t test your limits.

@DiscoFang 4 года назад

Ruthless Bronson Not a great lyric for bike riding tho - "...I'm wanted, dead or alive."

@koraxbeast 4 года назад

@@MrRainbowSprinkles wear gear, act like anything around you wants to kill you, join training courses for riding and the most important buy only cruiser bikes (lol)

@RobJenkinsDubTechno 4 года назад

"If you are not willing to risk the usual you will have to settle for the ordinary." --Jim Rohn

@notsocbr 4 года назад

Yes

@jeffcunningham5699 4 года назад

Why not risk ur life.. Wheelie that Bitch ! plus it's a good SHTF vehicle

@SBfor 4 года назад

One thing I realized when I started riding was Epstein didn’t kill himself!

@samsmith3025 4 года назад

Its getting old.

@johnpange7158 4 года назад

Studio Cottage esptein isnt

@mprbusiness 4 года назад

@@samsmith3025 2Pac isnt dead either

@talal6983 2 года назад

Based

@jordanrichards7627 Год назад

It took riding a motorcycle for you to realize that?

@HarryBlanco718 4 года назад

Everybody saying “women love motorcycles” is gonna be in for a rude awakening. Sure motorcycles are fun I love my bike but you’re gonna get noticed way more by big bearded men then any women. Women don’t really give a shit about anything that doesn’t revolve around them. Get a bike for your own enjoyment.

@jeffriggins9106 4 года назад

Women don't like me in my leathers on my cbr 1000 at the stop light? Fuck.

@matmaism 4 года назад

🤣 too true brother

@estoguy 4 года назад

I'm into my third year of riding, and I got my first bike at 41. While I agree that I wish I had of done it younger, if you want one, do it. Doesn't matter how old you are. Everything Rich said is 100% true. Riding one also helps you to push your limits. I got my bike out on the road this past weekend... February 23!!! Get out there and ride, my brothers!

@magsteel9891 4 года назад

Erik Miitel got my first at 55. It's been a lot of fun.

@SteveHofsaess 4 года назад

@@magsteel9891 I am 56 and have 3 bikes,, love the dual sport bikes like the bmw 1200gs or my new ktm 790R

@ItothaGO 2 года назад

@@magsteel9891 I'm hitting the big 5-0 next week and I just signed up for the MSF course in January.

@magsteel9891 2 года назад

@@ItothaGO when I bought my first helmet the sales guy was like "why did you wait so long?"

@aarons7975 Год назад

Got my first bike in my late 50's, kicked myself ever since for not getting it 30 years earlier.

@HFRA69 4 года назад

Recommended Read: "A Twist Of The Wrist" Volumes I & II Edit: Helmet (no matter if it's mandatory or not), always. Jacket (always). Gloves, pants, boots. Very important! All four reasons are true. Be safe out there! No stunt is worth your life. I speak from experience.

@drmatrix99 4 года назад

yep never ride naked. good call ive read both 2 is better though, California superbike school levels one and 2 dials you in perfectly

@bladeboy2041 4 года назад

Excellent reads and a must have book.

@robertculpepper1508 4 года назад

I just went down on some gravel I didnt see while getting on the freeway. All of my gear did its job, and the sliders I put on my bike did their job also.

@balkanhajduk 4 года назад

Amen

@keithridlen7122 4 года назад

ATGATT All The Gear All The Time

@richhadfield3836 4 года назад

Attention for non-riders...Riders don't GAF if you don't ride or how "dangerous" you think it is. It's worth every gawd damned second on that bike. If you have never rode, you don't know...so STFU and move on.

@cultfighter 4 года назад

you are right I have 4 bikes I am riding the Indian this summer and giving the Harley to the boy We will have a good time while everyone frets

@brettpeters8444 4 года назад

💯

@rogerbradbury9713 4 года назад

Every so often yet another bloke will say to me, "If I rode one of those I'd kill myself" Yeh, whatever. You just don't have the bottle to do it.

@ByGraceThroughFaith777 4 года назад

Yeah but I don't need a bike to prove shit to anyone either. A bike won't make you a better man, just a another dude whose into bikes.

@richhadfield3836 4 года назад

Frank Hernandez if you say so. Dirt bikes, four wheelers, and road bikes were my intro into learning how vehicles work. All stuff that made me a better man. Take a chick for a ride on the back of a bike and she’ll be wet and ready by the time you get her back home...I guarantee it.

@iluvgtasan 4 года назад

It also teaches you to look after something. You can clean it easily, fix it easily and taking general care of it is also kind of like therapy.

@landmassproductions 4 года назад

I'm 43. Bought a motorcycle just over 6 years ago. Best GD decision I ever made. Absolutely changed my life. I did it properly, took a course, best one I could find too. After the course, yeah I made some mistakes and had some close calls. Once I got the hang of it though.... My confidence level skyrocketed. But.... Everything on the road can kill you. The confidence I'm talking about, yeah somewhat on the road. Don't be too cocky. The confidence level I am a really referring to translated to everything else; work, women, everything! Do it. Be careful, be cautious, take a course and ride man.....RIDE!!!! I live in BC Canada too. I ride 12 months a year. Only time in the past year I didn't ride was the three days we had heavy snow. Other than that, just go. As for the therapist aspect of a motorcycle.... On the days you can't or don't ride... It feels like you got dumped. Ride every day possible!

@krazykkarl 4 года назад

Lots of pros and cons as a rider and I agree with most of your assessment but the cons come nowhere close to the pros of the confidence that you earn after riding for a while. You are absolutely correct in the character building that being alone on the road gives you!! Cheers Should also include that I'm not talking about you harley riders with the baffles removed that the southpark episode made fun of.

@kev-600 4 года назад

Awesome! Thanks for sharing! 👍🏻

@alpmaster 4 года назад

Ugh, honestly, I’m torn. I’m 31 yo and always had fast cars (EVOs, RX7, M3s, etc), and have always wanted a sport bike. But I’ve been in healthcare since age 25 working closely in rehab and trauma patients, and man, I’m telling you... the amount of quadriplegics due to motorcycle accidents I’ve taken care of is astounding. The idea of being on something that through someone else’s fault can end up with you being mangled and possibly a prisoner in your own body for the rest of your life.. is daunting. Yea yea, say the lines “cut the umbilical cord”, “grow a pair”, call me a beta, etc what have you.. I get it, I’m saying I’m torn, I love bikes and I don’t even ride. The idea of the thrill of one is absolutely mesmerizing, just saying if you’ve seen the “other side” you might reconsider. I get both sides, just food for thought.

@jaydepta5417 Год назад

I pray to my loved ones who have passed every time I ride. The thing about motorcycles is you don’t get it until you get it. You need to ride one for a year and see how addicted you are.

@kevinc2332 Год назад

@@jaydepta5417 true. “You don’t get it until you get it”

@copwcuffs5415 4 года назад

As an owner of three Motorcycles, I can attest to the fact that riding is therapeutic. You're focused outside yourself, on riding safely, not internally on things that were annoying a few minutes ago. You experience much more on a Motorcycle than you do in a cage (AKA car.) You feel the wind, temperature, humidity changes, and lean angle so much more than even in a convertible sports car.

@ItothaGO 2 года назад

@Cop wCuffs I don't own a motorcycle yet, but my son does. He's had issues with anxiety and depression until he bought his Iron 883. Best thing for him, he said!

@Kraigmire 4 года назад

Been riding since I was 14 and had my ZX10R for 13 years now. They are safe if you know the safety rules: proper lane positioning (it is OPPOSITE of most common sense), recognize that people cannot judge your distance and speed accurately, learn to read road conditions and traffic patterns, and just don't be stupid or ride out of your skill level. Never had a close call, but I always wear full gear just in case ...

@Kraigmire 4 года назад

@@gwills9337 In the spring/summer/fall I ride a couple times per week to work and a few road trips on weekends, weather allowing. I did have a bunch of deer that jumped out in front of me once, but like I said, there are strategies that make a huge difference for dealing with other drivers. I was lucky with my first bike in the 90s because I was an inexperienced rider and made a lot of mistakes. Proper lane positioning has made the biggest improvement (ride close to people who might change lanes into you, not far). That has pretty much eliminated people changing lanes into me. Other things, like slow down to the speed limit if you see an oncoming vehicle that may want to turn left in front of you, make a big difference. Also always stay near the edges of the lane so you have an out while riding and someone cannot rear-end you into the car in front while stopped (and watch your mirrors while stopped). People still do stupid things every now and then, but I am ready for it and easily avoid it so it is never what I consider a "close call". My most controversial one is always ride faster than traffic (if possible). That way, things that affect you are almost always going to come from in front of you where you can see them coming. The cops don't accept that one. :P

@DiscoFang 4 года назад

G Wills I started riding at 16 and always rode (and drove) for the next 20 years. Don't ride much now (15 years later) but still own 4 bikes. Yep, a fair few close calls over the years but not that many. Only one accident ever - at walking pace in my first week! I used to ride pretty crazy & fast too. Your experience sounds rather extreme and the way you word it makes it sound like you think those other drivers were at fault. There might be your problem. Develop the attitude that everything on the road is your fault and you'll have waayyyyy fewer incidents. It alters your awareness & action.

@DiscoFang 4 года назад

Actually I still ride pretty fast & crazy. Probably why I don't ride much anymore! Too many cops and it's the only way I feel safe. As Kraig says - going faster.

@stevebarthelmes8979 4 года назад

At 53 still riding my YZF R1. Best purchase I ever made a million years ago. Best therapy out there. Tell your wife who says no to take a hike.

@johnmacri7440 Год назад

There is really nothing like riding a motorcycle. It is my therapy session. The smells, the awareness and the peace is something I need. I am always better for taking a ride.

@abemartinez9623 3 года назад

Started riding this year, really has helped with my depression an I’m making new friends

@thedude8526 4 года назад

People cant even drive a car properly. I wouldn't advise most to ride just for that reason. They lack the coordination.

@insane_squirrel83 4 года назад

That's just expediated Darwinism.

@ChieftainHawke 4 года назад

@@insane_squirrel83 LOL

@thedude8526 4 года назад

@@insane_squirrel83 I mean you aren't wrong. I just don't want to have to dodge those types of idiots while also looking out for cars while I ride.

@insane_squirrel83 4 года назад

@@thedude8526 Sounds like you need a bigger bike lol

@thedude8526 4 года назад

@@insane_squirrel83 Naaaa. I have an 02 Suzuki VStrom DL1000. Anything more and Id be a man strapped to a rocket.

@scottwilson7452 4 года назад

The late Neil Peart used riding as therapy to deal with the death of his wife and daughter. Check his book out, Ghost Rider.

@gt3cupcar93 4 года назад

Xaris Xeros No, he rode a BMW GS around the glide pretty much.

@anthonymora7894 4 года назад

Got my first one in 1974, a Kawasaki H2 750cc 3 cyl. two stroke. 19yo at the time. Have a Harley Fat Boy now at 65. Riding a bike is the best mental health therapy you can have. Some highlights of riding: The sight of geese flying low overhead and honking, the aroma of someone’s backyard bbq drifting across the road, the drop in temperature when you cross a dip in the road with a creek going underneath, a stretch of road where the trees on both sides give you temporary shade from the sun on a hot summer day, and the little birds that occasionally fly along side of you for a short way. A bike ride not only refreshes my mind and gives me a break from my worries, it also makes me appreciate being old but still alive.

@GoodBoyCorso 4 года назад

Preach ! Riding a bike won't make you a badass. You are a bad ass and that is why you ride bikes. Trust me I have seen many chumps on bikes as well. Riding changed my life and every man should do it.

@willythebluebear 4 года назад

it's also an excellent way to develop basic mechanical skills that extend over the years to our cars because of the understanding and self-confidence that small interventions on the bike requiere and bring even if, like me, I knew nothing about mechanics before having my first motorcycle back in '86.

@vinnyhaddad 4 года назад

There's actually a really cool section in the book Emergency about how having a motorcycle during something significant states of emergency like natural disasters, war, etc is incredibly important because there will certainly be gridlock. Makes sense.

@nerminc.1713 3 года назад

Got myself an XR650R don't even need no roads.

@altluigi5733 4 года назад

All you say is true. I had motorcycles from 16 to 24 y/o. A lot of girls ask me for a ride. It was a wonderful time.

@ormand3000 4 года назад

To correct you, contact patch INCREASES when you enter a corner. Contact patch DECREASES when you are speeding on a straight line simply due to centrifugal forces. Reference the rear tire on a rainy day for proof. To add, the 5th reason someone should bu a motorcycle is the very real threat of death. As a man, that brings about a seriousness in life and what matters and what doesn't matter every time you get on a bike. For me, every time a ride - whether a track day or a ride for lunch - I am reminded that this may be the last time I am alive.

@pauldalgarn2116 4 года назад

I rode from my mid 20's to mid 30's, your spot on when it comes to situational awareness. Riding a bike also helps you to build up a collection of 'plates' to spin.

@SteveWKk 4 года назад

Ive been riding for 20 years.......owned and sold dozens of bikes. Love it! Im 42 now and have settled on a light dual sport. Hitting the trails.....hills...woods....is way more fun than riding on streets or highways. It's actually great exercise and like meditation :)

@tomaszsosnowski9279 4 года назад

Racing road bikes (cycling) on public roads with regular traffic at 30 mph has developed a deeper sense of awareness for everything on the tarmac.

@sunnydays405 4 года назад

"Just own a motorcycle bro! Chicks love motorcycles!" Meanwhile Chad is getting laid in a beat up 98' Honda Civic.

@wez123123123 4 года назад

sunny nah chad drives a Jeep let’s be real

@sunnydays405 4 года назад

@@wez123123123 chad could be wheeling around in a tricycle and still get laid. Anyone who denies this is coping hard

@Dave0909 4 года назад

@@sunnydays405 true, so whats your point?

@brann6001 4 года назад

Dave the point hes trying to make is that its not about the vehicle that you drive but its about your looks

@sunnydays405 4 года назад

@@brann6001 ding ding ding ding!

@blackbond-007 4 года назад

I would never advise ANYONE to hop on their bike upset or in the wrong mindset.

@blackbond-007 4 года назад

@@kevinhayden9030 Example, probably not in the mood to hop on, but its sucha beautiful day to go for a rip.

@blackbond-007 4 года назад

@@kevinhayden9030 I realize and corrected my statement.

@richhadfield3836 4 года назад

You mean go for a motorcycle ride to get your head right. If you are having a shit day...a quick rip will change that.

@kevinhayden9030 4 года назад

Yeah no problem I deleted it. And yes I agree.

@blackbond-007 4 года назад

@@richhadfield3836 all depends....getting on a bike hot headed (Upset) wouldn't be the smartest thing to do.

@AnBu971 4 года назад

Started riding at 22, 23 now and I agree with you Richard. I can apply situational awareness to my daily life whether its work, women, school. I take the environmental feedback, process the information and act accordingly. I’m always prepared. If you fail to prepare then you prepare to fail!

@barryblythe2213 4 года назад

I got my first bike in 1976. Still have one today.

@jessecompestine7861 4 года назад

45 just joined the club. Loving it! Gonna ride till I'm to old and can't.

@csteger03 4 года назад

Hey Rich, great video. To add, I recommend any guy who has a sport bike to try one track day minimum. It will blow your mind!

@jeffriggins9106 4 года назад

Couple hours for the nearest track but I bet it's a blast

@donovanclift4610 4 года назад

Just upgraded last year to a 2019 Harley Davidson Softail 114. Love it. Ride or die.

@nashvin1982 4 года назад

One of the best memories I have of my dad was when I was 16 and we went behind my mum's back to buy my first motorcycle, street legal where I lived on a learners licence! She still protests to this day that it was one of the worst things he ever did, “What if something had happened to him?” It was the best thing he ever did, I was so into motorcycle that I got my car licence much much later, I was almost 25! And guess what? All the street awareness and skills I developed riding so much, meant that I learned driving within a month and passed my licence with flying colours. The bike taught me independence and responsibility, taught me to watch my own back because no one else on the road will, and before each ride, I have this now quasi automatic revaluation of my life because you don’t know what's there for you even if you give your safest and hardest, and (this might be controversial) the safest way is not always the best way (those who ride will get that)! I'm 38 now, I still ride regularly although a lot of commitments require I use a car instead. I don’t understand a lot of friends who hang up the bike once they get married with the excuse, “The wife wants me to stop, it’s too dangerous.” “What about you? What do you want?” The other thing that I’ve noticed with the motorcycle, is that after using it to get around for a few hours vs the car, I come back with this zen vibe, and I don’t think it’s just because I don’t (EVER!) get stuck in traffic, there’s something appeasing about this machine, don’t get me wrong, I love my car, but it’s still a cage with wheels.

@ANA7H3MAhd 4 года назад

Already got one, everything here is true and the comments are a goldmine. Edit: I also have a GSXR-750

@JollyRogerTheDodger 4 года назад

Nice bike.

@jaysonschiller755 4 года назад

I never thought about it that way you laid this all out. I will have to say you’re 100% right on all of it. I really do think the freedom you feel is a major stress reliever.

@miguelmarlowe6 4 года назад

Very well delivered; and all are true. Been riding my whole life (53 in a couple months). I tell my very own young men 14, 16 and 23 to always have a bike in the stable for these reasons and more....

@TheHighborn 4 года назад

"mom said not safe" Lol when I was 6 we were doing 200+ kmh with dad (behind his back). Mom didn't like it, we did.

@francisaeb1980 4 года назад

I quit riding when I got to Fire/Medic school, the pain when you have a crash is immense not to mention few bodies have seen in pieces scattered around the roadway, and a lot of time it wasn't the rider's fault. I would consider when a good airbag kind of shield around the body. Rich does have a valid point, the therapy and the attention the ladies gave to me when I was on the bike was very cool.

@DiscoFang 4 года назад

Great vid and well said. The big thing that I realised early on from riding is that you need to own the attitude that everything that happens out there is your fault. You also need to direct the blame for all your actions & reactions at yourself. Everything. There's no room for being "in the right" but dead or maimed. Once you realise that, it alters your general perception and spills into general life. You take responsibility for all the outcomes in your life.

@DiscoFang 4 года назад

So hilarious your description of the hands-on fun of women pillions. And so true! I started riding at 16yo and I still remember the absolute keenness & joy girls & then women had in getting a ride. .

@thedarkknight7924 4 года назад

I'm in my mid fifties and my bike is therapy for me, i modified it by changing the seat and removing the passenger pegs so i don't have to worry about saying no to a passenger. It's my time while i'm out on the bike, plus if i need to perform some evasive maneuvers it's easier alone.

@SigmaSheepdog 4 года назад

Great video! I started riding at age 8 and at 56 I'm still in the saddle. Motorcycles have given me countless hours of enjoyment and have helped and continue to help me though difficult times in my life. I have multiple motorcycles right now and I will continue to ride until I am physically or mentally unable to do so. I highly recommend having at least one!!!

@AlessandroGenTLe 4 года назад

You're right, it may be a therapy too. In 2004, when I was 29, and my 5 years long relation broke, instead of going to spend summer vacations with my friends into some messy place on the sea passing nights into clubs (something that I never liked), I just took my TL1000S and went from Milan (Italy) to Stockholm (Sweden) and back, a 5000km (3100 miles) passing through 13 different countries. I experienced fun, loneliness (that from being a weight become a travel companion), frustration when I rode for 3 days in a row under terrible weather... And the most exciting thing was the sense of freedom I had once loneliness was overtaken around the 3rd/4th day (out of 16 I've been around). And you are terribly right about the situation awareness you MUST build with a bike, so guys, if you never used a motorcycle, stay AWAY, as 1st one, from anything with more than 60HP or the potential to kill yourself for inexperience will raise to seriously risky levels. About girls: I don't know there, but here in Italy they are pretty common and in general they made a point with girls only when I was / they were young. At that time I even had to put a sign on my passenger seat cover telling "Either you gave her to me, or this will remain single seat" :D Meaning I was sick of girls just asking you to bring her around and then go pumping "Marco from the sales team" or "Giovanni from the metalwork factory". Now they generally don't give a shit and prefer a brand new Mercedes than any uncomfortable sport bike for their shoes with hills and their miniskirt.

@mariomedinafitness 2 года назад

Brought a honda shadow 1100 after reading your book. Getting my license in April. Excited to ride it around! Thanks man

@michaelshankland6103 4 года назад

Agreed. I'm glad I owned one in my early 20s. I remember at the time it felt like an itch I really need to scratch and I think I'm a better motorist now for having learned to drive a motorcycle. I don't miss it and don't think I'd own one again. A useful right of passage for sure.

@twoforty252 4 года назад

my mum and dad knew that owning a motorcycle was 1) a right of passage, 2) creates situational awareness, 3) freedom, 4) tons of fun and women love them.... They bought me my first bike at 16 years old for my birthday, made me wait a week to buy helmet until I had calmed down. It was one of the most important stages in my life, like when they encouraged me to get my first job at 12 years old...

@nitsi9463 4 года назад

My father had exactly the same suzuki model and colour too, as your thumbnail pic, when I was a child! Nice memories woke up!!! Totally agree with u btw..!

@KarmaCarClips 4 года назад

In terms of situational awareness I think driving cars fast as well as motorcycles develop situational awareness.

@charlieparis1 4 года назад

Great video, I agree but I would add that it is very important to learn ride the right way by taking a course. I also agree with the therapy part, but one of the things I was taught in the course I took was to avoid getting the bike if you are either extremely upset, or extremely excited. Extremes of emotion can temporarily cloud your judgement, always better to wait until you calm down before riding.

@Ferelmakina 4 года назад

I wouldn't say It was a rite of passage for me but you're absolutely right about the awareness development, prediction, etc.

@porter2241 4 года назад

Thank you for this video . It comes at the right time for me I was just deciding on getting a bike and then you posted this video. And I’ve been watching your videos for more than a year now. I’m encouraged by your 4 reasons to get the motorcycle tomorrow. Thank you.

@darren1922 4 года назад

Most people just exist. But only a few really live. Motorcycles make life worth living. I travel everywhere on my bikes. Touring trips are the best. I've ridden all over North America, including Alaska.

@vladimirerfan7721 4 года назад

Bought a two stroke 125cc at 16. I’ll never forget the feeling after switching to second gear for the very first time and pulling the throttle - instant smile and freedom!

@Anonymous-md2qp 4 года назад

I ride a bike. I love it. I agree with everything you said about them except the fact that the women will be attracted to it. Women will like a guy regardless of his bike, car, house etc. If she’s isn’t physically attracted to you then a bike doesn’t help. I ride the bike for my own satisfaction.

@TheM.A. 4 года назад

Brothers from another mother, it’s some old school Coop! Like a video from years back. Good story here, learning to read traffic can save you.

@caspa7 4 года назад

I was 26 when I got my ZRX1200 and I will never forget that moment when I opened the throttle half in 2nd gear. That grin on my face stayed for a long while. And yeah, girls loved it as much.

@AliasTekTV 4 года назад

My first brand new vehicle I ever purchased was a motorcycle and I exclusively ride it as the primary and ONLY form of transportation. I wouldn't have done it any other way if given the option. The money saved (relatively), the fun, scary and funny moments I've had on it. In fact its better on making you a smarter person as maintenance and repairs LITERALLY keep you alive. How many of us just jump into a car and never check the oil, brakes, coolant, chain slack, tire wear, etc? There is a lot of things we overlook in life while searching for "Safety" that cause us to live lazy lives.

@IsaiahZietzke 4 года назад

Absolutely the best way to clear your headspace.

@kev-600 4 года назад

So many people have reacted to this against the extremes of risk, or their imagination. Respectfully apologetic to those that have suffered, though. Learning to ride the damn thing is the first skill you need to master, whilst rapidly developing a sixth sense of road craft. Then you can enjoy exploring, long journeys, or short rips.. when you ride, you know the risk. You need to give it 100% of your attention.. this then becomes almost meditative.. this is what helps people feel grounded and calm when riding with a head full of thoughts and worries. You don't get this quite the same way in a car. You're too comfortable.. You don't feel the sun or wind in your face.. I started riding when I was 16.. 29 years ago. And I still love jumping on my GSXR and riding in all conditions, all locations, all speeds. Motor cycling does show you take risks.. that's masculinity. I wonder how many of the anti-bikers out there smoke cigarettes, drink too much alcohol.. are obese... Or just watch movies in their spare time? All of those things increase your risk of early death. Just saying. To the other riders out there.. ✌🏽

@gnarl12 4 года назад

Great points. I've just passed my MSF test to get my motorcycle license in Texas. Can't wait to ride.

@UltimaRSfan 4 года назад

Insurance in sask for bikes are insane. $3600/yr. For reference, a charger hellcat is 1600/yr.

@pawelallable 4 года назад

Start with cheaper bikes and just ride well enough not to destroy it. Simple liability only is like $200 a year even for young kids on 600s.

@dahjo13 4 года назад

I don’t know what your driving record looks like or your age but Im only paying $324 a year on my bike for full coverage. That’s 27 bucks a month, basically nothing. 3600 a year is insane.

@pawelallable 4 года назад

@@dahjo13 full coverage on a sportsbike is tons more than on a dual sport for example. Your bike must be somewhere in between.

@kylestolk7915 4 года назад

Ya my young and dumb 22 year old self got the CBR 1000RR and the cheapest rate I could find was $700 a month! I asked geico why so much and they told me they had never insured one that hadn’t been totaled... I guess I started a new trend when I sold it before I wrecked it. What a stupid fast crazy fun bike that was though. Way way too much bike for a newbie though, it power wheelied at 150mph in third gear 🤪

@crazyqban 4 года назад

If my girl asked to ride some other guys bike at a party, I’d head home by the time she got back.

@KevinintheUSA 4 года назад

great video spot on point again. thank you for sharing

@RSidd 2 года назад

Great advice! I bought two.

@tmtm7458 4 года назад

Totally agree. I got a sportbike almost a year ago and it has been overwhelmingly positive. After I get done riding my mine is totally clear and I get withdrawals if I dont get to ride for awhile. So far I’ve convinced 2 other people to go out and buy motorcycles based on how much I praise riding a bike. Me getting a bike was one of the factors that contributed to my ex breaking up with me but having a bike is soooo much better than a relationship especially as an early 20s male

@DanishF 2 года назад

Yup, fellow biker and martial artist here. That was my favorite chapter in your book + the combat sports part. Both are excellent for my physical and mental health, boost my confidence, definitely get respect and attention. Of the categories (looks, money, status, game) which do you think motorcycle fit in?

@iflyg4 4 года назад

Being on a bike will cleanse your soul!!! I’m not even joking. You’re in tune with your bike, you’re focused on riding, and the joy of being outside and feeling the air. Not only that, all bikers are like family. Most will wave to acknowledge you and all share the common interest. It’s a bonding moment that will get you out of the funk you’re in. Trust me.

@66numero 4 года назад

Hi, I got raised by my mother in my late teen age as my father passed away. Consequently, motorcycle was not an option. But I was fortunate enough to afford flying lessons. My mum felt better knowing that I was going through a hard training, and using thoroughly maintained machines in a fairly controlled environment. This is a great substitute to motorcycle. You acquire very useful skills at an early age.

@dukeofrocjohnson3390 4 года назад

Literally a life saver. It is indescribable. There is nothing like it. EVERY man should experience it.

@corinnajohnson7391 3 года назад

Got a motorcycle after a bad breakup and it's been the best decision I've ever made.....met a lot of good people (motorcycle riders are like an unspoken brotherhood and a BUNCH of rallies) and it's a freedom I've never tasted before. I'm glad I met this woman even though she was a drama filled train wreck but, she broke me out of my non-stop grind and made me rethink and rebalance grinding vs living my life.

@christopherwilliams6746 4 года назад

Riding is so good!!!!! Cured my depression it came back once I got t boned and almost lost my foot just back on it last month and FREEDOM AGAIN!! :D

@38Fanda 4 года назад

lol stay safe bro

@RacecarDriver-sn9wt 4 года назад

Im 24 and I currently ride a motorcycle in Toronto. As a Pilot working towards getting into an airline, I can see how the skills I've developed from riding helped me through my flight training. Situational awareness, registering an issue and being able to fix it with minimal time, multi-tasking, focus, and self-discipline. Sometimes I worry that riding can be too dangerous especially in this crazy world of cell phones, but these thoughts vanish the moment I start my machine.

@YouMotorcycle 4 года назад

About time you made this video. I post tips for motorcyclists every week and been following you for 3-4 years. Always appreciated whenever you and Shawn shared bike stories. Hope to see you back on two wheels somewhere in the GTA soon. Cheers.

@beeweezee71888 4 года назад

I totally agreed with everything you said!! This is why I have my bike 🏍 major stress reliever! Sport cars are cool too 🚘

@gonencmete3566 4 года назад

I love(d) bikes, until some texting Subaru Forester driver changed lanes on me and I woke up at the hospital. I got squeezed and I had no options to go anywhere, which is something I always try to create from tracking for years. Bikes are amazing, but you give too much control to others over your life.

@alb9022 4 года назад

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@PaulHobus 4 года назад

@@peaceonearth8693 Regardless of what Rich says, sometimes the more manly thing to do would be to not ride as risking your life to that degree daily isn't worth it. Better to not experience the high of riding than to be a crippled useless vegetable.

@gonencmete3566 4 года назад

@@PaulHobus Yeah, most of my friends who ride won't let their loved ones near one, which says it all. I'll probably ride on dirt or the track. I just can't let others decide my health for me.

@terrygaitan 4 года назад

Amen, this is 💯 true. I love your posts always sensible and real

@ketogenicknowledge245 4 года назад

One thing I never understood about motorcycles is that rarely does anyone ever wear helmets. Or jacket. Just regular clothes. (This is in SE Wisconsin.)

@red.riot.2280 4 года назад

Nice little video. Definitely agree that it is a form of therapy. It’s a way for everyone to experience peformance. I can’t afford a super car. But my super naked will hang. Love your content! Love the podcast. Always looking for the next one!

@turftecmike 4 года назад

Great video. Last bike was a zrx 1100. Current bike is a sportster. Dont think I would have made it through getting zeroed out without some wind therapy.

@AOGDC10 4 года назад

Excellent video, Rich. An 800 wheel-horsepower, 3000lb home-built hotrod can do all of the same things but without the kino. If you build it yourself it's a plus. DO THE WORK!

@Angel-gw2bb 4 года назад

23 yrs old , riding in nyc , first bike 2009 cbr 1000rr , pcv , dyno tuned 163rwhp always a blast when I’m on my repsol Edition 1000rr. I’m usually exhausted at the end of day usually to being focused on the road basically 99.9% of the time. Looking for way more clues then just turn signals of cars. Ppl put the blinkers on to signal left... then all of a still turn right ... then turn the right side blinkers on

@abssnipes Год назад

you are right my friend . i got my first bike at 55 . it is heck of fun. I used intercom , also for music .... there is a rite of passage. it take some dedication to imprve as well as it is a skill to develop. heck i became a better driver in general just because of the awareness needed for riding a bike . did i mention it is fun and puts a smile on your face .

@manikyum 9 месяцев назад

Why not in those 55 years?

@davidcollins1853 3 года назад

Thank you. That was a big help. Nice video.

@filipsolbakken-melleby8386 3 года назад

Thank you for this video! To this day I've been doubting to get a bike, but now I'm sure.

@Slip_The_Jab 4 года назад

I’ve always called by bike “My two wheeled therapist”, and though it may sound shallow to love something materialistic “I Do”. Or maybe it’s just loving the act of riding itself. My dad taught me how to ride on a old school Honda z50 monkey bars semi auto and have always had the riding bug ever since. Dirt bikes, Street bikes, power cruisers all the way up to full dressers. Riding is in my DNA. I need a bike in my life like we all need to breathe... 🏍💨💨

@cvaria 4 года назад

I loved riding for years,I still have my angry sportster but, nearly died on one of my harleys, helmet saved my life. Crazy part, I will never know what actually happened the day of the crash. I woke up from the coma nearly 2 months later..... my brain hid the whole day from me. i got lucky in that outside of the TBI, i had not a single injury. ATGATT litterally saved my life. i always work gear, head to toe... boots, gloves, helmet eye proection (not just shades), mesh/textile/leather jackets, shirts, pants... all of it, no matter the weatther. you can always take a shower and be fresh.... that doesn't work with skin and bones, showers dont fix them. The positives of riding are immense. The comrade, the rallys, the shop talk, modding, .... all of it. I miss riding. I consciously stepped back from my riding / modding addiction. The proof of it is on hdforums as "cvaria". Up to the day of the incident, may 6th 2018, I was posting.... oddly my last post from te day of the incident was at about 5am. I'm thinking there was a relationship between modding one bike all night then getting into a life changing incident on the other bike the same day, I will never know though.

@E2Moto 4 года назад

There are only two kinds of men in this world: 1.) Those who ride. 2.) Those who wish they're brave enough to ride.

@MrLove-ty1si 4 года назад

@Bob Smithereens Wonder where you got that death trap.. If you are stupid, it's just gonna be natural selection.. faster than usual.

@voiceofreason137 4 года назад

1) Those who ride the waves and seas 2) Those who stay on land afraid of dying Just a joke ;) Have fun riding!

@routerbridge1 4 года назад

I'm 27 and my motorcycle is my most prised possession

@ragemode5097 4 года назад

I‘m 24, I ride bikes on the street since I’m 16 and did a total of about 100.000 kms. So reasonable amount of experience I would say. It’s very interesting how you keep your attention up on a high level even on hour long rides just because you need to be aware all the time. I do have a car license but I never owned one so I only did about 20000 kms in cars so far. If you take out the comfort factor (I’m young and I don’t really care about getting wet/cold) you can ride all year. I rode 361 days last year. The days I didn’t ride I was so sick I couldn’t move. It’s an incredible training for your riding skills but also for your subconscious and I notice if I get in a car or drive by myself how different my riding/driving style is to drivers who don’t ride. Most of them don’t have bikes on their radar. And assume that every vehicle on the road is at least the size of their car. Also very interesting: after a while you start to know that a car will change langes before it does. Don’t know if that’s just road experience or special on bikes. Got very few close calls on the bike, I guess it’s how aware you are while riding but also could be the relatively good education drivers get in germany before getting their license. Bikes are also very easy to work on (especially maintainance) and you can easily acquire basic mechanic skills that everyone should have. And the therapeutic aspect is definitively there. The 15 mins home on the bike after work make the difference between a chill afternoon and a stressed out one. Only downside: tires have a tendency to be expensive and wear out way quicker than car tires (and you may loose your license because most bikes can exceed every speedlimit in first gear and there’s 5 to follow).

@screendrem 4 года назад

Agreed. I'm 5 years in of having a motorcycle as my main transportation.

@stevenmacintyre5912 4 года назад

100% on point as usual.

@gerryskiff9135 4 года назад

your assessment on motorcycles is spot on Rich I've been riding 45 years and each time is like the first

@1dcondave 4 года назад

I know how clumsy I can be, so no bikes for me. But I did drive a tank for a couple years, so that was cool...

@mindfulldonjuan5495 4 года назад

The intro is so badass.

@edgeofentropy3492 4 года назад

I started riding about 2 years ago because I WAS SCARED. I had a traumatic experience when I use to ride with my dad and I let that rule me for a long time. After I watched "A Twist of the Wrist" I was mentally prepared on how motorcycles work, and I have literally watched all of Moto Madness, Moto Stars, DirtBike Lunatic, and Life on Motorcycle channels to get an idea of what I was facing. Good stuff.