Honda RVF750R RC45 Laps With Keanu Reeves And Jake Zemke NO MUSIC
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
- DUE TO (UNDERSTANDABLE) COMMENT COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MUSIC IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION, HERE IS A NON-MUSIC VERSION.
NOTE : Sadly the GoPro camera mic isn't positioned well here, so you'll likely be disappointed by the audio (hence the music in the original) but perhaps it's an improvement. Apologies.
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At the recent #ArchRides Laguna Seca track day, Honda let us pilot one of its immaculate and legendary superbikes, a 1994 RVF750R RC45.
The RC45-the successor to the VFR750R RC30 that didn’t have fuel injection-was the street version homologation special, and one of only 50 that were brought into the US at the time. Supposedly fewer than 50 RC45s remain intact.
Keanu Reeves of Arch Motorcycle Company and ex-Honda factory racer Jake Zemke both had the chance to ride the RC45, as did I, and we compared notes. Although in standard street form the bike didn’t have the enormous horsepower of the World Superbike racebike (reputedly around 190 horsepower by 1999!), it did give an insight into the legendary balance and rail-like handling of the superbike. It went precisely where I pointed it and felt easy and intuitive to ride.
Perhaps the biggest and most noticeable difference to a modern machine is the old school riding position that is much more upright yet “seated in” than modern motorcycles where you feel a lot more perched on top. Perhaps that helped make the RC45 so easy to ride.
Visit www.archmotorcy... and Zemke Riding Development to learn more about the riders featured in this video. / zemke-ridingdevelopment
This guy is so down to earth
halo craft telling yourself you’re down to earth doesn’t, makes you a douche 😘
you mean the flat earth?
I compare a humble, smart guy like Keanu to a egomaniac, no-talent cunt like Commie Trump --- like night and day
Really? He demanded half the rights to matrix head in the clouds im worth it.
he's so down to earth. Lucifer love him.
I love how Keanu talks about the bike and the experience, there you know he is a real enthusiast!
Keanu is about the only one from hollywood I would hang out with.
Phil C he seems to be a normal guy
absolutely!!!
Phil C cos youre turning down the offers
Yeah... sure Phil, the Hollywood crowd is just waiting for your visit.
He is real, he unplugged from the Hollywood Matrix
How is a superstar SO NICE. No matter how much money this guy makes- he will NEVER change.
Has to be all the tragedy he’s gone through.
@@juanlozano8147 yes and no. Most with his tragedies wouldn't have responded like him. He is strong.
Tell me u got john wick bro
nicest guy in hollywood.. and always looks so sad :( (he has reason)
The way Keanu was moving around while talking made me think at any moment he would do an air guitar and say "EXCELLENT", lol.
Xeno Altrax I 2nd that. I was thinking Bill n Ted's...
haha yeah! I get like that too after a spirited ride/drive, adrenaline still going strong
stickybugs05 yeah but with Keanu he is still shaking from fear hahaha
Xeno Altrax LOL haha
tottallyy
this man is so friendly and down to earth, i wish i had a friend like him to hang out with
I've seen Keanu Reeves shoot and I've seen him ride...that's all I need to know...I'd buy him a beer and hang out.
thats a High compliment. no sarcasm intended.
But did you see him do a backflip? I thought so.
My standards are high.
@obglobgablob what the fuck..
@@FFFFFFF-FFFFFFFUUUUCCCC let's also not forget he's a 20 years kung fu practicioner (ever since he trained for matrix 1), and is also trained in bushido.
so yeah, this guys is as close as you can get from real life john wick lol.
real life john wick
*Keanu is a 53-Year-Old Man* ...Let that sink in for just a minute.
correction. he is a 3000 year old vampire. do your research SMH
He looks great, but you know . . . everyone doesn't fall apart at 53. Some of us age very gradually.
dude looks like he is in late 30's
@@ThePerpetualStudent yeah? I give you the adress of my eye doctor!
Yeah and? He looks it as well. Sure he looks good for 54 but you can see the aging all over his face. Crows feet around his eyes,his eyelids are beginning to sag badly and he wears that beard now for a reason. He is developing turkey neck. Watch the bad batch and you'll see why he always wears a beard now. It hides it well
I love seeing a human in its natural habitat, it looks so happy and at peace with itself and the world.
are you an alien tourist visiting the zoo called Earth?
we actually are like aliens visiting earth.
what motorcycles do to people
After the first corner, I knew instantly this was Laguna Seca. Mad props, for taking that corkscrew on a race bike. That in and of itself is a major feat of courage. That corner is way steeper and scarier in person than it looks in the video and it wouldn't have taken much to flip the bike at the bottom.
I went up the corkscrew after a Superbike race. My 15 minutes of fame..SCRAMP chased me for 10 minutes. No joke.
Nice to see a movie actor that's not full of shit, he's so down to earth and cool cos he's a biker.
Yeah. Similar to Tom Cruise tbh
@@user-pl6hy3km6s can't stand tom cruise seen him on Oprah Winfrey and once on the red carpet and thought he was an arsehole
i agree.
@@user-pl6hy3km6s What the twat who kisses the ass of Scientology! lol get out of here
@@VanBooter i bet it's the other way around, the church probably kiss his ass
Russian mob boss's assistant: "it's just a bike why don't we give it back."
Russian mob boss: "It's not just any bike it's John wick's bike."
Assistant: Oh!!!
favorite comment here
Wow! Keanu isn't just something in front of camera rather he's really something. He is a Rider!
You know he has his own motorcycle company? www.archmotorcycle.com/
mrkthmn No, I didn't know that
Damn right, not just a face promoting an agenda. but a person, who likes to ride and appreciate bikes, and hangs with those who think accordingly. just being real. when people are being real, thats when they are at thier best.
Check.out his bikes pretty neat and the engineering is amazing. If I had 65k i.would buy one
Unrealistic bucket list item but I'd love to hangout with Keanu for the day. And not in the fan meets celebrity context, just chill and talk about life. Hands down the coolest celebrity on the planet!
Even better...go for a ride & have a beer.
Man this guy just kicks ass at everything.
Keanu is a humble guy, we need more actors like this guy, much respect Keanu from Brazil.... We love you !
for a second i forgot he used to have a dog. and a very nice mustang.
lol yup!
You're brought back so many memories 😉
Yes Daisy
Don't let him get near you with a pencil, bro
Growing up with Keanu movies since I was a kid, it's nice when you see an actor that's actually WORTH being admired. So much respect for him - How much work he puts into his action scenes, and how he treats his film crews and people in general. This is a person who knows how to be a "person" no matter if he's poor, or extremely wealthy. Awesome video of the bike as well :)
Hello gorgeous 🎉
Thank you for the utmost love and moral support 🌹.
Thank you!I love Keanu Reeves and I love all his movies!I like a lot when I see him so happy when he talks about motorcycles!
hehe everyone who loves motorcycles looks so happy when he/she talks about motorcycles :D greetings
Agreed!!!
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@@stefania8888 hello greetings how are you doing is me keanu reeves can I share something with you.
Keanu is a very respectful person! 100% respect for being such a human with his fame and money , and ofcourse a bike lover!
I remember the Smokin Joes RC45 when Miguel DuHamel won the US Superbike Championship. Seeing the shotgun style Yoshimura cans to one side, made it unique.
RC 45 was and it is still being one of my favorites super bikes. I'm 58 and I come right out from a time in which, super bikes ruled and roamed the world. At that time I had a CBR 600 and I should had bought a 900 Fire blade Good work Keanu.
I miss the good ol days of Speedvision and AMA every Sunday.
The more I see and hear about him, the more I like the guy... The fact he owns this in his stable and rips track days on it, even more so... 👍👍 to him....
He took the red pill>
kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, cool
bittechslow
Lol we all need it
👍
bittechslow it was the matrix i tell ya...😂😂 i forgot that he rode and is into bikes..don't really see to many
One of my favorite humans.
Another Agnostic youmans
Ah, a fellow martian browsing the earthling web, I see?
copycat shinobi some people just like to be creative in their vocabulary lol
you know hes an actual rider when he makes funny noises when hes replicating what its like to ride a bike.
Awesome video!! Hanging with Keanu and Jake, RC45 at Laguna Seca; that's my mental enema
“You meet the nicest people on a Honda.”
Beautiful this Honda RVF750R RC45, pretty jewels of technology and rare to find. I love.
I had the 400cc version... still the best bike I ever rode, nothing has come close to as enjoyable to ride and I've ridden just about every modern bike on the market as I used to be a motorcycle salemen... hopeful the new Ducati V4 can deliver otherwise I'll be buying a few old 400cc bikes again.
JAY i ride with a guy who has that v400 as a grey market import. Sounds great and he loves it. We consistently ride some nice twisty backroads and he is difficult to keep up with. He knows the roads and rides that thing pinned. I always wanted one but they are just too much money for such an older bike. For 10k I would rather put it down towards a more modern bike. But again great bike always keep an eye for one with a good deal or an aprilia rs250 converted to a road bike.
Yes this was a great bike and to this day we have some running around here in Singapore. It was a very popular 400 next to the GSXR
I had one too with the same colors scheme as the RC45 in this video. Still kicking myself for selling that RVF400.
jeeze... I wish the US could get the cool bikes you guys do :/ would love to rip a 250 4 cyl bike one day!
I had the same NC30 in Taiwan for 10 yrs... I fitted a Tyga Maggot GP pipe and tyga rearsets....had to gear lower for the tight mountains....but boy....what a blast and could keep up and pass liter bikes in the mountains....revving to 15,000 rpm
The bike is rare item..and keanu is rare person in Hollywood with great attitude, friendliness, and humble
There's nothing like a good track to enjoy a great motorcycle, I get no pleasure whatsoever from driving in traffic congested city centers, grid-based layouts and freeways!
This man can ride, this man can shoot, he makes great movies and if you bumped into him on the street, he might invite you over for a beer. Just the coolest
He just shows up at the track with no bike and just rides everyone else’s because you can’t say no to him
Absolutely Phil C; it would definitely a good time... riding, high speed marksmanship shooting, driving!! You cant ask for much more
The RC45 will always be one of my favorite bikes of all time.
How can u say that when you only heard about this today?
Laguna Seca... such a great track. Coming out of the top left turn going into a downhill right.... it's like art.
So much fun... even just to watch.
Did he say 100% Pure Adrenalin. Legend, love Keane Reeves, hence my avatar pic!
An extraordinary actor, passionate about technology, but also to give the filmmakers more happiness!
You moved like they do. I've never seen anyone move that fast.
Blacky Mcblacks 🤣👌
I only clicked because it said No Music. Glad some channels are getting on board. When I want to hear music I will listen to music. When I watch a motorcycle video I want to hear motorcycles.
*no music* thanks for that
True
I would have liked to be able to hear the engine clearly but GoPro's have wind noise issues. I started to put a small recorder behind my body on the motorcycle and that helped a lot. Racing windshields throw more wind to the side than the Honda stock windshield. (Of course, Honda would not be inclined to add after-market parts on an original.)
Congratulations Keanu very few persons of the star system are modest like you. When i watch your movies I see the sympathetic man you are. Hope to see you in many films again !!!!!!!!!! and may be on the road riding your bike.
Between Matrix and John Wick, He is one of my favourite actors of all time and He is a really down-to-earth guy.
Amazing race track too, Laguna Seca?
One of the greatest bikes Honda ever made and they made pretty much all the good ones! Just looking at that RC45 makes the hairs stand right up on the back of my neck 😲 takes me right back to the early 90's! Im loving the fact that Keanu also love's this iconic bike, good on ya mate 😉👍
Hello gorgeous 🎉
Thank you for the utmost love and moral support 🌹.
The RC45 was a wonderful and rare bike but made for guys like (The Man) Joey Dunlop at the TT or Rossy in F1 Moto. My favorite of all time Hondas was the 76 VFR
ObamaReally Suucks maybe he made an error at the keys instead of that his mind is broken. What seems to be more likely.
Loved Keanu's comment about bike not being ahead of him. Very well articulated. I feel the same when I am on my bike. It's a puny naked bike but still I have to be very alert.
I love Keanu Reeves 😍
Tina J i love you too babe???wwkwk
Tina J who doesn't? 😍
Who doesn't? he is really a nice guy
I also love him!!!
He is so cute!
So I take it your not in to motorcycles ... =)
Honda got it so right with that V4 engine. I had a VFR400 and a VFR750 just beautiful to listen to. Those are also my favourite Honda colours.
Keanu is the coolest of the cool
I had v45 some years ago. I broke my legs with it. After that i have Harley. I am happy...
👍at Least your still here to tell the tale and hopefully healed up in a reasonable way.
John wick in his free time.....
NeZ CooL i just caution Do Not Piss Him Off...we all know very well what John Wick is capable of...nothing nice all business 😎😂
Wick is actually a nice fella --- just don't ever fuck with his dog or his car
U mean matrix, 😅😅
Perhaps it's not that he's nice, it's that he's genuine.
Keanu has the most gorgeous big hands..lord have mercy that man is fire!
Hello greetings how are you doing is me keanu reeves can I share something with you..
An amazing bike around one of my favorite tracks. Nice video. Thanks!
Dude he is such a badass! What other Hollywood actor can push like this? I will say back in 2007 I was getting gas in a tiny town in Nephi Utah on my Ducati 999R and up pulled 4 ducatis and the first Ducati Streetfighter I'd ever seen in person I walked up to it and all 4 riders were in full 1 piece leathers, with packs , tank bags and tail bags, dirty bikes and leathers looked like they'd done 10,000 miles, and it was July bytheway, 101 degrees in utah. The rider of the streetfighter took his helmet off and it was Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds, total bad ass, they were riding from the east coast to Laguna Seca for a Ducati event , looked like they'd been to hell and back but have always looked at him not in the typical Hollywood light, any actor who chose to do that verses shipping the bike there and getting In Leathers pretending to have done it is a huge legit in my book. Sure people saw him pull up thinking he shipped it but I'm a witness he rode at least from a ways from utah looking as beat up and dirty as they all were. Soenthing to be said about a A list actor that rides bikes really hard and dedicatedly , reeves, Reynolds, cruise , a few of the legits it there! Also notable, ryan Reynolds was a total cool guy to talk to, u wouldn't have even known he was a huge actor, seriously cool guy who asked me about my 999R , sat on it, fired it up and jsut talked bikes for 15 minutes and went In for a meal at a tiny cafe, my sister was a waitress there and LOVED him so was huge for her and he tipped her $100. Jsut a freaking cool guy! I'm sure reeves is the same from all I've seen on the web. As an 2017 Yamaha FZ10 (naked R1) owner I love seeing legit Hollywood riders out there with a passion for bikes, makes me feel better about spending money on their movies . 😉👍
Cool story dude. It must take some getting used to everywhere you go people know who you are. I suppose they get used to it. The adoration and hefty pay checks probably ease the pain. :p
That would have been a trip. Another good actor cool persona cyclist, Ewan McGregor, think he was one of the first that made it mainstream production
Thank's for the ride Keanu ,that was nice and smooth :-)
Hello greetings how are you doing is me keanu reeves can I share something with you..
Best sound V4 gear driven cams
I have a vfr 750 same year driven cams I love it and will not sell it lol
One of the best soul as an actor, this guy is just so simple and human.
"Send him..... to the iron maiden"....
"IRON MAIDEN!!! EXCELLENT!!!"
Keanu the coolest actor and Jake Zemke is a pretty cool too. I met him in the pits years ago at Laguna and he was just like in this video.
Nice ride John Wick..
Who the hell js Keanu Reeves ??
John's alter ego
Thanks for the ride along! I know what Keanu was referring to, there are times the bike almost knows what you want, and does not fight you. Most of the time my V65 just keeps whispering in my ear,,, let's go faster Dave!
@Keanu Reeves, sorry, my bullshit detector is going off, I hate when that happens...
How cool is this guy???
He owns his own custom motorcycle company --- about as cool as one can get
Keanu is just an awesome hombre, not much more to say. I remember seeing one of those 1 of 50 in my local dealership. It had a sticker shock price of $27,000 US. No one was buying it. It eventually was reduced to $15k and was sold. In stock trim, it only a little over 100hp. To get any real power out of it, one had to order the HRC race kit, which iirc was a shit-ton of $, like $100k? Would’ve been worth it buying it for $15k, and selling it down the road. Another friend had a RC-30, which I had the pleasure to ride for a day, it was simply amazing, and a beautiful bike! It was my dream to own bike for many years..
Greetings from Russia ))
Greetings from america!!!God bless
I like this non music version very much. Thanks for posting.
Keanu Reeves is the new Chuck Norris.
I love 80's and 90's streetbikes the retro superbike look they look amazing
Keanu good!!
Hello gorgeous 🎉
Thank you for the utmost love and moral support 🌹.
This guy is the best he’s so humble bless up man 🙏🏻
WHEN KEANU WILL LOOK AT HIS 53 YEARS OLD AGE ? AT 73 ?!-_-!
NOW 54, MADNES!
Wtf
I met Jake Zemke several times back in 04-05 in while working for Shoei ( his glory days of AMA Racing). He hand Eric Bostrom were Shoei's top U.S Riders at the time. Two of the nicest fellows you would want to meet anywhere and both clearly, keenly aware of just how lucky they were to be where they were, doing what they were doing.
Not a Bike you would think John Wik would Ride 🤔🤔
BeaglePower G thats wht exactly im thinking lol😅
I once saw him go faster than that... on a f'ing pencil! 😎
Pushing 4Better
Yes dude, you can do better, your harder, he’s gay or what ever.....? Those are the most common responses on the pube tube.... why be a cut above when we can just type what the other do.
So cool I've been to Monterey so many times and to the track several. Awesome place, wish I could've been there to meet Keanu
I would do that in slow motion ^^
I am envious of this guy. He is doing everything he wants without worrying about finances. I know money isnt everything, but it sure damn helps you do everything you ever wanted to do. Hopefully i can get to point like this before my 30's.
David Lee Roth (singer for Van Halen) once said "money doesn't buy happiness, but it buys a boat big enough you can sail right up next to it" LOL.
Arthur Coldwells lol exactly! I don't understand how some people can't accept that it does help alot though....go figure
Whats up with the Old dude intense staring!! Kinda rude...l like Keanu Reeves
I am consistently impressed with Keanu's awesomeness.
Hang on 😎 lol..keanu!!
there is nothing more thrilling than riding a well handling motorcycle as fast as you can around a race track.
he doesn't do beard well
That beard makes women wet as fuck
Lol pretty sure THE bad ass of bad asses can wear his beard as he likes, and not some POS poser actor but a real dude who rides classic bikes, rides the subway to movie shoots, sits down and plays the guitar for a couple of girls who broke into his home as a stunt and let them walk out without calling the cops, rides legend bikes 180mph with average joes at the track, he's a legit bad ass that gets any girl he wants, beard approval of yours or not lolol.
VFR's is a big machine of 90's. Vfr 400 ...love!
It was powerful in it’s day. I remember thinking this thing is nuts. Loved it. The thing that didn’t come through is the bike’s best point, it’s sound.
Hello gorgeous 🎉
Thank you for the utmost love and moral support 🌹.
Nice, genuine video. There's a dealer up here in Orillia who has a pair of RC45s #1 and #2. They are both on his shop floor.
I wreaked my Aprilia RSVR 1000 was the black and gold edition. Haven’t been on a bike for over a year... Beautiful bike.
Keanu seems so down to earth! Perfect gentleman on and off set
That red and white bike is one fancy machine mr
Kcr! Wow!
Hello gorgeous 🎉
Thank you for the utmost love and moral support 🌹.
Laguna Seca one of my favorite... Amazing
Keanu you have impeccable lines around our beloved Laguna
Keanu should do more motorcycle reviews, he’s poetic and knows what he’s talking about.
This was my 1st bike. Loved it.
Butter means excellent balance. Quality bikes literally stand up by themselves. Nice.
At the end of the 1999 season, the WSBK-spec factory RC45 was making 193 bhp, which was more than the 500cc GP bike at the time. 257 bhp/litre from a 4-stroke naturally aspirated engine is pretty insane.
Hello gorgeous 🎉
Thank you for the utmost love and moral support 🌹.
I remember the guy from B is for Build telling how he was at some sponsored event with some other UA-camrs that had a dinner thing the night before and Keanu walked up to them and joined the group. He just started shootin the breeze and talked to them about his motorcycle company. What a cool guy.
I met this Jake Zemke in Omaha, NE years ago at the Ducati dealership for the Panigale unvealing. He was a super cool guy.
Keanu is the man, Can't get over how cool this dude is
Thanks for posting! And don't mind angry comments, they're just from inappreciative people. Keep doing what you like.
- great actor and even better person.