What a great video dude! Love your storytelling. I can relate in so many ways to the stuff you're saying. That bicycle intro sent me back to childhood😂 And thanks for mentioning me🥳
@@TheYoungFilmmaker Spot On with that intro 👏 Riding a bike, with a motor, is to me, the next evolutionary step. And as U said, better than most public transport and makes you more aware of your surroundings. Generally... Just found Ur channel btw.
I sold my bike just about a year ago when i moved from the UK to Spain, not a day goes by that i don't think about when ill next be riding! Stay safe Luther!
Normally when i click on videos of „smaller“ channels my expectations aren‘t set high. But after watching your video I really feal peaceful and silent and I am realizing how much this video gave me. Not in a sense of knowledge but rather a feeling. Thank you for your great work
I'm subbing, this man couldn't have shared his thoughts in a better way. I truly believe you could enjoy any motorcycle. I have a Ninja 400 now but I started on a 50cc scooter and even that brought some joy to my life, and gave me some adventure. Motorcycles are amazing, each in their own way.
Refreshing to hear a young person talk about motorcycles with the same passion as an old fart like me. Great production. Motorcycling needs people like you to spread the love cuz i don't see many under 30s on bikes.
Thanks for watching! The young community is primarily stuck on L plates with 125s. And it's because getting the license is age-restricted which makes it quite expensive to progress; and then life gets in the way. Waiting until A2 is definitely worth it, though one day I am sure I will get the full license. Maybe I'll make a video on that topic. Appreciate you stopping by the channel.
DUDE! This is incredibly inspiring! I absolutely loved your storytelling and the passion and energy you poured into this video. It’s truly amazing, and I hope you continue creating more like this! I’m 22 years old and recently started my driver’s license training. My Dream is to ride a Bobber Bonneville Black as my companion for Adventure rides in Germany and across Europe. Thank you for your Inspiration!! ;) 🔥⭐Greetings from Germany
Amazing video, "Treat yourself invisible not invincible" one of my go to quotes when I started riding motorcycles. Still working on my license hopefully I get it soon and my dream motorcycle. Can't wait to go out with my mates and also one of my reasons is the hassle of public commuting like so much time wasted waiting and looking ridiculous lol unlike riding a motorcycle you can just go everywhere you map out.
I love this! few years ago i startred learning on a small cc bike, and that was where i fell in love with motorbikes. Now im just fifteen, and im just few days away from starting to make my driving licence. Very inspirational video! I hope this hobby will last forever.
I never write comments on UA-cam videos, but I got to in this one, to congratulate you on your work! The quality, the calmness, the way you spoke, all of it got me hooked to the end. As a student who's been working to get a motorcycle soon, this video really resonated with me. Seriously one of the best vids I ever watched, already subscribed. Thanks!
amazing video, currently just healing from a bad accident on my 125 due to a hit and run ( fractured vertebrae and broken ankle) but this video reminds me how much i love bikes and why i need a bigger one. Keep it up 👍🏽
Ah man that sounds quite tough. Glad you're okay and healing though. I had quite a few close calls on my 125, and a couple of those were because you don't quite have enough power in the bike to get out of dangerous situations. I hope you can get back to riding in time and can get a bigger bike too! Best wishes from me!
Loved your video. I started riding two years ago at the age of 56 by passing my obligatory courses and tests. I’m in Canada and the courses and full road tests can take over a year to complete. But, it was well worth it. I’ve always had a passion for everything mechanical and the motorcycle is the perfect evolution of that. When I ride my bike, I instantly become more aware of everything around me and it awakens sensations that have been dormant all my life. I feel completely alive and free. I guess we need a little danger every day to truly live.
Really well said. My tests and courses took a couple of months, not including the compulsory bike training for learner plates here in the UK, and remember being quite tired by it all and the costs. But now that I can ride a bigger bike anytime it all feels worth it and I am so glad to have persisted. Keep on riding and greetings from Cornwall to Canada 🕊️
In South Africa you had to be 18 for a car licence, but could get a 50cc licence at 16 and that was freedom! 55, now living in Australia and I have always owned a bike my entire life.
Excellent video and good comparison with surfing - there's a state of flow that I think can be felt when riding a motorcycle, and of course they're an ideal tool for adventure. I can see you making some beautiful videos of future bike travels. Congrats on getting your licence and it's always good to see a fellow XSR700 owner. You're right about any size bike being fun, some of my favourite biking moments have been on smaller capacity bikes and scooters.
This video was really relaxing. You were able to encapsulate all the emotions of us, the bikers. I send you greetings from Colombia. Ride safe and still enjoying this beautiful passion ✌🏍
First of all, I must say that this video is extremely well-made and highly sophisticated. It has reached a level that is truly pleasing to the eye. Secondly, watching this video makes me feel as if I'm reading an essay or, perhaps, a poem about motorcycles and your life journey. It brings a sense of tranquility. The passion you convey in the video reminds me of the days when I had my motorcycle by my side. Thank you so much for sharing this video. Keep up the passion, my friend!Love comes from China❤
As usual you produce an excellent video and make some great points. Sorry to hear about the attempted theft but good to see that the old bike was able to defeat the thieves. Stay safe and keep the shiny side up!
I almost never leave comments on UA-cam videos, but I have been really reeling towards motorcycles for the last few months and this video speaks volumes in emotions and hits me differently. I've always been a car guy since the time I've learnt to speak, and never thought of bikes as anything more than troubling commuters. But being in college, watching the other guys taking their hand-down bikes from their dads, taking care of these beautiful machines like a comrade and enjoy all commutes - long and short on these bikes, makes me really own a bike. I watch biking videos and reviews of my favorite bikes alsmost everyday, and wish to upgrade to one the moment I get a job. I am 20, and didn't have a father (which I don't regret) for most of my life to make me understand the thrill of riding a bike. Since I was 13, I have always rode my mom's scooter, which I own now and have clocked nearly 30k kilometers on. Mom always says that she wants to buy a newer scooter for me and doesn't want me to ride bikes as it's a common notion in my country that gearless two wheelers with no safety features are somehow safer than geared ones with bigger wheels and better braking. I wish to buy my first bike by the end of 2025, and have my eyes on the Triumph Speed 400, if I am able to get a job to sustain the machine. And if it's too heavy on my pockets, I have thought of getting the TVS Ronin 225 - a very able machine with better economy, with no compromise in fun whatsoever. Anyway, I'm leaving this comment here to ensure that by the end of the year, when I am sitting somewhere and this video has blown up, I probably might get reaction notifications on my comment and check how my teenage journey has been, and how much I have grown in a span of a year. Hope I'll be on two wheels, smiling down at my phone, and taking a sigh of relief and joy. And in case I am not, then I'll still be happy because I know I'd have given my best. :) Wishing your channel great success ahead!
:) have always known how guys usually have a thing for bikes. But this actually makes me understand the layers of emotions you guys have towards what we usually call a "machine". BEST WISHES FOR YOU BUDDY I HOPE 2025 LETS YOUR DREAM COME TRUE. Cheers!
Beautiful man. I wish you the best with your journey, and I believe you can get there! You've got a good head on your shoulders. Work hard, ride easy 🤜🏼🤛🏼
The biking community is great for sure! Great video, you've earned yourself a new subscriber. I'm 32 but I became a daily rider as well, not because I couldn't afford a car but because I just love biking that much lol. Fortunately I live in a place that allows me to ride year round. Currently ride a Harley Lowrider ST and a Triumph Street Scrambler, and hopefully I'll keep growing my collection of bikes. Ride safe sir
I'm a professional in the video space and this was a joy to watch, great storytelling throughout. Completely relate to finding motorbiking as a complete life changing experience. A sense of adventure is a great feeling you recieve from riding.
The emotions I got watching this video. Like watching a high quality short movie. That captured exactly what riding feels like for me. Thanks for those 13 minutes of quality time in this UA-cam forest of Nonsens ❤
You are a talented young man and this is such a great video. My own experience is not dissimilar. I wasn’t really interested in motorbikes but got one when I was 18 for travel to university because it was the only way I could afford to travel. But it gets under your skin and biking feeds the soul like nothing else. 40+ years later I still feel the same and am still riding. The bikes are better now but nothing will ever compare joy and freedom of riding when you’re young. Thanks for sharing your story and ride safe.
Lovely story! Thanks, too, for sharing. I am very much looking forward to spring and summer so I can explore the city a bit more. Ride safe and thanks for watching my video!
Literally thank you for the moving storytelling and the wonderful video! Very cinematic, very poetic and inspiring! As an aspiring female rider it gives me a lot of hope & goosebumps about my motorcycle journey which is about to begin soon, as I do my research for my first one! Growing up and living in Greece makes it even harder as it is extra dangerous due to our general bad driving behaviour, so I guess I needed this piece of hope. So, thank you and I wish you to keep sharing your talent and enjoying every single ride. Ride safe and always on your feet, as we wish here! 🙏🏻
Thanks for a great video. You definitely have a great talent for filming and storytelling. Wise words, the best car drivers are definitely those who also ride motorcycles or ride a bicycle. Stay safe 👍
Biker, poet, gentleman. Nothing less than a modern knight shining...inspiring others and growing as a person in the process. Cultivating grace and gratitude. Spreading the good word of both hope and caution. Thank you Luther for taking the time to make and share this message. I see you man, I really do.
Riding a motorcycle is one of the best feelings. I used to ride until I got in an accident which was not my fault. Fortunately, I was not hurt by my bike was totaled. Given that I live in LA and there are so many distracted drivers EVERYWHERE, I decided not to ride anymore. I do enjoy watching these videos and vicariously relive those moments.
man, what a meaningful video! I just bought my first motorcycle ever, and this type of content helps me urderstand that feeling that we have, but we can't explain. So thanks man! cheers from Brazil :)
My son is just weeks away from getting his bike licence. This vid made it to join the ones I have forwarded to him and insisted he watches before he’s on the road with his bike. Your calm and thoughtful approach is way beyond your years and I hope he is inspired to develop the same.👊
Luther you’ve instantly become my new favourite motorcycling channel. I’m 56yo and just got my leaner permit here in Australia. I’ve done 1600km in 7 weeks and am absolutely loving my journey so far. My first bike is a brand new 2024 Honda CBR500R and am really enjoying learning new skills and riding my new bike everywhere. The way you speak so calmly, and the things you say really resonate with me. You have a way of summing up something which is hard to describe, the feeling of riding a motorcycle, beautifully. All the best for 2025 from Australia and thanks for all the hard work you put into your channel. It’s very much appreciated. Craig - Australia😊
Thank you so much for your nice comment. CB500R sounds phenomenal for your first bike, and I imagine it's a joy in the Aussie summer right now. Have a great time.
You’ve captured the essence of riding beautifully. Now in my 50’s I’ve returned to riding after a 20 year absence. I purchased a mint 2005 Suzuki Bandit 650s for peanuts and love the simplicity and feel of an older bike. I appreciate your message about the risks. Riding a motorcycle has made me a much safer road user in any vehicle for sure. Safe travels😊
Man I enjoyed every single second of this beautiful video wow it was stunning! Amazing! Wow I am so grateful for this 13 minute that I spend for this beautiful masterpiece story line was great but man your cinematic cuts and filming is so damn good this is the best video to show to someone who is thinking about getting a bike ,I gotta say I was saving money to get a bike but I kinda changed my mind and I always had this same dreams since I was a kid but you made it alive again thank you so much I can't wait to watch my dream come true you made my night after a 8h shift thanks again man,a lot ❤
My father Frank was involved in an accident in 1971 on his new candy garnet brown Honda CB750 Four. I was 13. He died the next morning. My mom never liked us riding, but let me buy a '73 TM125. From then on I have always ridden and continue to ride to this day. Have a Z900 in the foyer and an HD Low Rider S and Suzuki GSXS1000GT in the garage. I'm 66 and used to race my KZ1000MK2 at Laguna Seca in the late 70's. I've had scores of bikes and the dangers of riding doesn't faze me. I'll love it till the lights go out.
What a story, thank you for sharing Frank and may you continue to have many joyous rides. I am sure your father has been riding alongside in spirit for all these years. Best wishes.
I'm from a bilibili repost, really love the video. It is quite a good documentary from a riders perspective, my experiences are motorcycle cut in my lane almost everytime and ignore traffic lights and safety, which is another freedom thing I still admire in city traffic jam anyway😅 Keep riding and stay safe ❤
Fantastic video young man! A true pleasure to watch this one quietly, with my mind already away out there on the road. I'm closing up to 44, passed my full driving licence just in 2020, love riding, whether by myself or with friends. I've lost one friend in 2023, a shock it was, but... I am still riding and willing to practice my skills. Advanced course in 2021 was a true eye opener and I'm grateful for getting it done. Simply THANK YOU for such a great story and maybe - see you on the road someday!
"The beauty of biking is worth the risk" that's a statement that everyone should take into account if they ever want to try biking. This was such an informative and helpful video!
I know that this video is about motorbikes, but I can't help but relate to your comments about your older bike. I have a 40+ year old car named Rona. The auto-choke has never worked and the carburetor is picky about how you prime it. Getting it moving feels like a special talent. There's just something special about older mechanisms. I'm trying to convince myself to take Rona on a tour, now that I have almost finished upgrading/repairing her. I want to see wild Budgies.
That's great! I have a friend who has worked on an old triumph spitfire, and I can see the appeal with cars too. I saw some 'wild' budgies in London not long ago, kind of surprised me haha.
when i clicked on the video, i thought you were only gonna preach a converted, but turns out, you still manage to sold me again, on my very own kind of similar story for this passion! True storytelling, executed properly, with a perfect tone, editing and rythm ... hat's off .... and man, how that intro gave me chills ...
3:30 straight out of top gun with that jump cut, really great timing 🤌, whole video was great though, really captured the authentic experience riding in the UK
I bloody loved this video, first off the production quality, the colour-grading, the cinematography is absolutely amazing! I loved how you laid out the different intricacies and short comings of being a motorcyclist along with romanticizing the life of a motorcyclist. This is the type of content I've come to expect from bigger youtubers like Fortnine but you've been able to give us the same experience! Keep them coming and ride safe !
Hi mate, great video. From Belfast here, a word of advice for anyone reading - Bike theft is inevitable, you will at some point have someone try their luck. After riding and parking my bike in the city centre for years I’ve come up with some good pointers. 1. Quality locks - speaks for itself really. 2. Covers - keeps the eyes off your bike and makes it less likely someone will sit on it for a photo, potentially knocking it over. 3. Park it somewhere it can be seen - sounds contrary to 2, but if your bike is being stolen the chances of someone stepping in on the street compared to an alley are far higher. 4. Always use your steering lock - insurance won’t pay out if you don’t! Had my bike vandalised after an attempted theft in 2022, wish it never happened but it taught me a lot. Please heed my advice, it will save you a lot of headache! Thanks. 3.
Following Itchy boots,her bike got stolen, thankfully she had 2 security tracking chips in her bike.they found 1 but not the other.she did get her bike back but they had cut all her wiring.and tried to pull it down the street because they couldn't figure out how to kick start it
Luther, you've done an amazing job of capturing the little feelings that makes life worth living. As a new biker myself, the risk is worth the reward. Cheers!
Love the video and especially the part where you are riding at home through the forest. I ride through my tribal lands here in Australia some of the most beautiful country to me and nothing feels more at home than that.
Well done Luther. Excellent video. You remind me of when I was a student, Triumph 250 Blazer ( engine blew up ) Holiday job = Triumph 650 1971, (stolen in Birmingham) I am now 71 with Ducati multi V2s and BMW R12 nine T and I still have the want and the urge as you describe to ride. Cheers 😊
best decision my brother and i have ever made. ive had my 300 for 2 going into my third season and its been awesome! my dad may be getting into it very soon as well so im very excited for this year and this season, definitely lots of fun to be had!
Lovely video, Luther. Just about sums up what it means to be a young biker. I came at it from a dad who was obsessed with bikes, so started in a field on a monkey bike in the 70s at the age of 5. My mum put the skids on me getting one on the road at 16, having lived through my dad’s near and not-so-near misses on and off road, but I bought my first road bike in my early 20s, and having no money, ran about on some ropey old 250s and 500s for many years. As they are for you now, they were my sole mode of transport for at least a decade, length and breadth of the country, come rain or shine. I finally got my first new bike in my early 30s, a ZX6r that i cherished. Great times. You’ve hit the nail on the head about biking, and imbued the high and lows and pitfalls, all wrapped up in a lovingly shot and compiled video. You even manage to capture the nostalgia of a man in his 50s now, with too many bikes in the garage, so keep up the good work.
Gudday LC, the algorithm popped up this video into my feed or rather my connected consciousness. Since recently having started my journey into motorcycling myself, I am consistently surprised at the various content creators out there sharing this unique passion. I loved seeing your relationship with your dad. That is simply PRICELESS. Well done to you both. Loved the video and your story telling. I’m a FAN.
One of your best videos yet! Loved the little interview with your dad. As for the theft problem; I have two airtags hidden tucked away under my seat so I can sleep at night (:
Thoroughly enjoyed your video, well put together, actually better than a lot of television stations could or would do. I love riding & I ride a small 300cc bike & love it, way better than larger capacity bikes for fun & commuting. Keep up the great work, I hope you are studying video production or editing as you have definitely got a knack for it…good luck
Love you brother. I also have bought a 125 from my hard earned money , I am 23 and have been riding my 125 type r for almost 10 months and 7000 kilometers now. One thing i can tell is my bike has been my best friend , my partner and my therapist through these years. It always warms my heart for being this fortunate and for being able to witness all the joy of riding. Cheers mate , keep doing what you do you , happy rides !
In the U.S., you can get your license at 16 any cc. At 14, you are even allowed to ride a moped in most of the states, so you really can get started really early. My favorite bike is so for as been the honda grom! Out of all the bikes I've ridden zx14r, s1k, the 600cc the grom holds a special place for me! I've got 50k miles on the thing now, and she is going 💪
Luther - great video - ironically came to me via beeline - who I think are not great, (I have the MK1), riding a motorcycle is a very special thing to do, I test for a dealer group, and my long rides are really very ‘zen’. I tell all my young instructors who get their first bike ‘go out and ride like you are a WW2 Spitfire pilot: imagine the enemy are all around - NEVER take your eye off the ball - even for a second’ - then you will make it to a million miles like me. Good luck, ride safe x
Your channel is so refreshing. Every single one of your videos or songs are unique with their own backstories. Thats something extremely rare these days. Keep doing you bro!
Awesome film, brother! You've definitely honed a craft both in riding and filmmaking, and I'm excited to see how you grow in both! It's a "well done" from a fellow rider across the pond.
Well done on the video! Nice storytelling, pace, editing and sound. All really well produced, with a personal and engaging style. Keep up the great work! You are correct about theft, sadly. I live in London and keeping the bike secure is a constant battle (and the rain of course 😂). Still worth it in the end.
London must be quite stressful at times. I rode into the city once for an event, ended up hitting a taxi driver's mirror, but we both laughed it off. Whenever I see someone with a nice bike I ask them for some security tips! Safe riding and thanks for watching.
Started off a 50cc chinese bike, drove it for 4 years and got a 200cc bike, already hit 10.000kms in the first 2 months of owning it... it really does change your perspective on HOW TO LIVE your life, and as you mentioned, we chase a feeling. Thanks Luther, loved the video SO much, and you got a new subscriber from Morocco!
love your video so much, I am so impressed, I started riding 4 years ago, most of the riding time spent on the way between work place and home, the experience of city ride wasn't very good especially the city of 10million population, I like riding on the country ride, that feeling truly heeling my heart, usually cannot tell with my friends but using specific words, but your video just says expertly what I felt.
Brilliant to see a young man, thoughtful, considerate and with storytelling talent. I bought two Cb125f for my son's who recently got their L's here in Australia, and I think it is a great little bike to start out on.
I am from India, I have a 110cc bike, it was costly for me and my family but I love to ride. Seeing youtubers riding beast with gears and accessories so costly I felt ashamed. You changed my perspective. Thanks Luther, means a lot.
Sweet film! Your motorcycle riding / film making journey was beautifully put into creative visuals and words of inspiration. Well, it's time to go for a ride.
BROO , the quality of the some of the clips are insane. great editing and transition at the beginning was really good. i havent finished the video but i know its gonna be good
The music and the way you've conveyed your perspective from the intro alone has earned you myself as a subscriber.....I like you g. You have a future in this
What a great video dude! Love your storytelling. I can relate in so many ways to the stuff you're saying.
That bicycle intro sent me back to childhood😂
And thanks for mentioning me🥳
Cheers brother, can't wait to see your next adventure 🤜🏼🤛🏼
What motorcycle did you have ?
@@TheYoungFilmmaker
Spot On with that intro 👏
Riding a bike, with a motor, is to me, the next evolutionary step. And as U said, better than most public transport and makes you more aware of your surroundings. Generally...
Just found Ur channel btw.
I sold my bike just about a year ago when i moved from the UK to Spain, not a day goes by that i don't think about when ill next be riding! Stay safe Luther!
Hopefully you can ride again one day, in the Spanish sun!
U sold it in the place where the weather would allow u to ride it almost every day
And Spain is so much better for riding than the UK 😅
You could have rode it to spain.
@@pmacc3557what do you mean. ? He said he sold it in the UK
Normally when i click on videos of „smaller“ channels my expectations aren‘t set high. But after watching your video I really feal peaceful and silent and I am realizing how much this video gave me. Not in a sense of knowledge but rather a feeling. Thank you for your great work
A lovely compliment, thank you. I hope to share more than can do the same :)
I'm subbing, this man couldn't have shared his thoughts in a better way. I truly believe you could enjoy any motorcycle. I have a Ninja 400 now but I started on a 50cc scooter and even that brought some joy to my life, and gave me some adventure. Motorcycles are amazing, each in their own way.
Exactly !
A Ninja 400 is a fantastic bike. Keep riding brother.
Refreshing to hear a young person talk about motorcycles with the same passion as an old fart like me. Great production. Motorcycling needs people like you to spread the love cuz i don't see many under 30s on bikes.
Thanks for watching! The young community is primarily stuck on L plates with 125s. And it's because getting the license is age-restricted which makes it quite expensive to progress; and then life gets in the way. Waiting until A2 is definitely worth it, though one day I am sure I will get the full license. Maybe I'll make a video on that topic.
Appreciate you stopping by the channel.
You should visit South asia lol. Every 18 yr old rides a cruiser and cafe racers around.
motorbikes and music saved my life! this video is beautiful luther!
Glad you're here Kilu. Would love to go on a ride with you at some point this year.
@@TheYoungFilmmakera million percent!
Just stumbled upon this comment, nice music man! Keep up the great work. Keep riding to! Stay safe
Man! The edit, the script, the colors. Great work. New subscriber here!
Thank you!
One of the best videos I’ve watched in a long long time, thanks!
DUDE! This is incredibly inspiring! I absolutely loved your storytelling and the passion and energy you poured into this video. It’s truly amazing, and I hope you continue creating more like this! I’m 22 years old and recently started my driver’s license training. My Dream is to ride a Bobber Bonneville Black as my companion for Adventure rides in Germany and across Europe. Thank you for your Inspiration!! ;) 🔥⭐Greetings from Germany
This is art
Amazing video, "Treat yourself invisible not invincible" one of my go to quotes when I started riding motorcycles. Still working on my license hopefully I get it soon and my dream motorcycle. Can't wait to go out with my mates and also one of my reasons is the hassle of public commuting like so much time wasted waiting and looking ridiculous lol unlike riding a motorcycle you can just go everywhere you map out.
This was very well put together. Biking is an experience I don't understand how anyone can give up.
I love this! few years ago i startred learning on a small cc bike, and that was where i fell in love with motorbikes. Now im just fifteen, and im just few days away from starting to make my driving licence. Very inspirational video! I hope this hobby will last forever.
Take it steady and have fun 💫🏍️
I never write comments on UA-cam videos, but I got to in this one, to congratulate you on your work! The quality, the calmness, the way you spoke, all of it got me hooked to the end. As a student who's been working to get a motorcycle soon, this video really resonated with me. Seriously one of the best vids I ever watched, already subscribed. Thanks!
Thanks a lot, and best of luck with getting your own motorbike, it will totally be worth it!
I got chills when you nodded as you passed the couple’s memorial. Ride forever, stay safe. Be a good human to all. Peace.
amazing video, currently just healing from a bad accident on my 125 due to a hit and run ( fractured vertebrae and broken ankle) but this video reminds me how much i love bikes and why i need a bigger one. Keep it up 👍🏽
Ah man that sounds quite tough. Glad you're okay and healing though. I had quite a few close calls on my 125, and a couple of those were because you don't quite have enough power in the bike to get out of dangerous situations.
I hope you can get back to riding in time and can get a bigger bike too! Best wishes from me!
Loved your video. I started riding two years ago at the age of 56 by passing my obligatory courses and tests. I’m in Canada and the courses and full road tests can take over a year to complete. But, it was well worth it. I’ve always had a passion for everything mechanical and the motorcycle is the perfect evolution of that. When I ride my bike, I instantly become more aware of everything around me and it awakens sensations that have been dormant all my life. I feel completely alive and free. I guess we need a little danger every day to truly live.
Really well said. My tests and courses took a couple of months, not including the compulsory bike training for learner plates here in the UK, and remember being quite tired by it all and the costs.
But now that I can ride a bigger bike anytime it all feels worth it and I am so glad to have persisted.
Keep on riding and greetings from Cornwall to Canada 🕊️
Beautifully well done mate. In these cold winter months, the only thing that brings me respite is riding my bike.
In South Africa you had to be 18 for a car licence, but could get a 50cc licence at 16 and that was freedom! 55, now living in Australia and I have always owned a bike my entire life.
Just got my learners last week and it's 125cc for 16-18 now.
Im 20 so got a 250 and took my furst ride today,scared and in love at the same time
Excellent video and good comparison with surfing - there's a state of flow that I think can be felt when riding a motorcycle, and of course they're an ideal tool for adventure. I can see you making some beautiful videos of future bike travels.
Congrats on getting your licence and it's always good to see a fellow XSR700 owner. You're right about any size bike being fun, some of my favourite biking moments have been on smaller capacity bikes and scooters.
This video was really relaxing. You were able to encapsulate all the emotions of us, the bikers. I send you greetings from Colombia. Ride safe and still enjoying this beautiful passion ✌🏍
WHAT. This is AMAZING!!! Awesome b-roll and drone footage, so poetic and creative. My favorite video this year!
First of all, I must say that this video is extremely well-made and highly sophisticated. It has reached a level that is truly pleasing to the eye. Secondly, watching this video makes me feel as if I'm reading an essay or, perhaps, a poem about motorcycles and your life journey. It brings a sense of tranquility. The passion you convey in the video reminds me of the days when I had my motorcycle by my side. Thank you so much for sharing this video. Keep up the passion, my friend!Love comes from China❤
Pure gold man! It definitely resonates.
As usual you produce an excellent video and make some great points. Sorry to hear about the attempted theft but good to see that the old bike was able to defeat the thieves. Stay safe and keep the shiny side up!
much appreciated !
I almost never leave comments on UA-cam videos, but I have been really reeling towards motorcycles for the last few months and this video speaks volumes in emotions and hits me differently. I've always been a car guy since the time I've learnt to speak, and never thought of bikes as anything more than troubling commuters. But being in college, watching the other guys taking their hand-down bikes from their dads, taking care of these beautiful machines like a comrade and enjoy all commutes - long and short on these bikes, makes me really own a bike. I watch biking videos and reviews of my favorite bikes alsmost everyday, and wish to upgrade to one the moment I get a job. I am 20, and didn't have a father (which I don't regret) for most of my life to make me understand the thrill of riding a bike. Since I was 13, I have always rode my mom's scooter, which I own now and have clocked nearly 30k kilometers on. Mom always says that she wants to buy a newer scooter for me and doesn't want me to ride bikes as it's a common notion in my country that gearless two wheelers with no safety features are somehow safer than geared ones with bigger wheels and better braking. I wish to buy my first bike by the end of 2025, and have my eyes on the Triumph Speed 400, if I am able to get a job to sustain the machine. And if it's too heavy on my pockets, I have thought of getting the TVS Ronin 225 - a very able machine with better economy, with no compromise in fun whatsoever. Anyway, I'm leaving this comment here to ensure that by the end of the year, when I am sitting somewhere and this video has blown up, I probably might get reaction notifications on my comment and check how my teenage journey has been, and how much I have grown in a span of a year. Hope I'll be on two wheels, smiling down at my phone, and taking a sigh of relief and joy. And in case I am not, then I'll still be happy because I know I'd have given my best. :) Wishing your channel great success ahead!
:) have always known how guys usually have a thing for bikes. But this actually makes me understand the layers of emotions you guys have towards what we usually call a "machine". BEST WISHES FOR YOU BUDDY I HOPE 2025 LETS YOUR DREAM COME TRUE. Cheers!
@@shraddha3446 Goated girlfriend 😭👌
Beautiful man. I wish you the best with your journey, and I believe you can get there! You've got a good head on your shoulders. Work hard, ride easy 🤜🏼🤛🏼
Fantastic production Luther, keep it up fella
The biking community is great for sure! Great video, you've earned yourself a new subscriber. I'm 32 but I became a daily rider as well, not because I couldn't afford a car but because I just love biking that much lol. Fortunately I live in a place that allows me to ride year round. Currently ride a Harley Lowrider ST and a Triumph Street Scrambler, and hopefully I'll keep growing my collection of bikes. Ride safe sir
Amazing bikes, I hope to ride a Triumph one day. May you have many safe and fun rides in 2025!
I'm a professional in the video space and this was a joy to watch, great storytelling throughout.
Completely relate to finding motorbiking as a complete life changing experience.
A sense of adventure is a great feeling you recieve from riding.
The playing card in the spokes of the bicycle had me. I did that as a kid in the 1970's.
why ? whats the rationale ?
@@thetellerofstoriesTo a little kid it makes a great noise. Like an exhaust.
The emotions I got watching this video. Like watching a high quality short movie. That captured exactly what riding feels like for me. Thanks for those 13 minutes of quality time in this UA-cam forest of Nonsens ❤
You're most welcome, and it's lovely to read a comment like this, thank you.
You are a talented young man and this is such a great video. My own experience is not dissimilar. I wasn’t really interested in motorbikes but got one when I was 18 for travel to university because it was the only way I could afford to travel. But it gets under your skin and biking feeds the soul like nothing else. 40+ years later I still feel the same and am still riding. The bikes are better now but nothing will ever compare joy and freedom of riding when you’re young. Thanks for sharing your story and ride safe.
Lovely story! Thanks, too, for sharing. I am very much looking forward to spring and summer so I can explore the city a bit more. Ride safe and thanks for watching my video!
Literally thank you for the moving storytelling and the wonderful video! Very cinematic, very poetic and inspiring!
As an aspiring female rider it gives me a lot of hope & goosebumps about my motorcycle journey which is about to begin soon, as I do my research for my first one!
Growing up and living in Greece makes it even harder as it is extra dangerous due to our general bad driving behaviour, so I guess I needed this piece of hope. So, thank you and I wish you to keep sharing your talent and enjoying every single ride.
Ride safe and always on your feet, as we wish here! 🙏🏻
Thanks for a great video. You definitely have a great talent for filming and storytelling.
Wise words, the best car drivers are definitely those who also ride motorcycles or ride a bicycle. Stay safe 👍
Absolutely incredible story telling, and your colour grading is absolutely bang on >>
Biker, poet, gentleman. Nothing less than a modern knight shining...inspiring others and growing as a person in the process. Cultivating grace and gratitude. Spreading the good word of both hope and caution. Thank you Luther for taking the time to make and share this message. I see you man, I really do.
Riding a motorcycle is one of the best feelings. I used to ride until I got in an accident which was not my fault. Fortunately, I was not hurt by my bike was totaled. Given that I live in LA and there are so many distracted drivers EVERYWHERE, I decided not to ride anymore. I do enjoy watching these videos and vicariously relive those moments.
man, what a meaningful video! I just bought my first motorcycle ever, and this type of content helps me urderstand that feeling that we have, but we can't explain. So thanks man! cheers from Brazil :)
Luther, you are going places with this video.
Thank you Mick
buddy thats a beautiful video you made
My son is just weeks away from getting his bike licence. This vid made it to join the ones I have forwarded to him and insisted he watches before he’s on the road with his bike. Your calm and thoughtful approach is way beyond your years and I hope he is inspired to develop the same.👊
One of the best videos I’ve watched in a long time
@@camdavey5690 thanks again Cam!
Luther you’ve instantly become my new favourite motorcycling channel. I’m 56yo and just got my leaner permit here in Australia. I’ve done 1600km in 7 weeks and am absolutely loving my journey so far. My first bike is a brand new 2024 Honda CBR500R and am really enjoying learning new skills and riding my new bike everywhere. The way you speak so calmly, and the things you say really resonate with me. You have a way of summing up something which is hard to describe, the feeling of riding a motorcycle, beautifully. All the best for 2025 from Australia and thanks for all the hard work you put into your channel. It’s very much appreciated. Craig - Australia😊
Thank you so much for your nice comment. CB500R sounds phenomenal for your first bike, and I imagine it's a joy in the Aussie summer right now. Have a great time.
You’ve captured the essence of riding beautifully. Now in my 50’s I’ve returned to riding after a 20 year absence. I purchased a mint 2005 Suzuki Bandit 650s for peanuts and love the simplicity and feel of an older bike. I appreciate your message about the risks. Riding a motorcycle has made me a much safer road user in any vehicle for sure. Safe travels😊
Awesome, I see a few Bandits around my city and they look like solid bikes. Enjoy your rides back!
Man I enjoyed every single second of this beautiful video wow it was stunning! Amazing! Wow I am so grateful for this 13 minute that I spend for this beautiful masterpiece story line was great but man your cinematic cuts and filming is so damn good this is the best video to show to someone who is thinking about getting a bike ,I gotta say I was saving money to get a bike but I kinda changed my mind and I always had this same dreams since I was a kid but you made it alive again thank you so much I can't wait to watch my dream come true you made my night after a 8h shift thanks again man,a lot ❤
this is sooooo awesome, super well produced, super relatable and such a lovely watch! look forward to more bike vids:)
Will be making more, thank you !
My father Frank was involved in an accident in 1971 on his new candy garnet brown Honda CB750 Four. I was 13. He died the next morning. My mom never liked us riding, but let me buy a '73 TM125. From then on I have always ridden and continue to ride to this day. Have a Z900 in the foyer and an HD Low Rider S and Suzuki GSXS1000GT in the garage. I'm 66 and used to race my KZ1000MK2 at Laguna Seca in the late 70's. I've had scores of bikes and the dangers of riding doesn't faze me. I'll love it till the lights go out.
What a story, thank you for sharing Frank and may you continue to have many joyous rides. I am sure your father has been riding alongside in spirit for all these years. Best wishes.
@@TheYoungFilmmaker Thank you good man. I think of him every day. Take care.
Amazing video. I really mean it. You achieve to connect with the people who share that same feeling. Never stop doing it.
Stumbled upon your video on a saturday night relaxing and surfing youtube. What a gem this video is. Keep up the good work and cheers from Holland
Awesome thank you!
I'm from a bilibili repost, really love the video. It is quite a good documentary from a riders perspective, my experiences are motorcycle cut in my lane almost everytime and ignore traffic lights and safety, which is another freedom thing I still admire in city traffic jam anyway😅
Keep riding and stay safe ❤
Fantastic video young man! A true pleasure to watch this one quietly, with my mind already away out there on the road. I'm closing up to 44, passed my full driving licence just in 2020, love riding, whether by myself or with friends. I've lost one friend in 2023, a shock it was, but... I am still riding and willing to practice my skills. Advanced course in 2021 was a true eye opener and I'm grateful for getting it done.
Simply THANK YOU for such a great story and maybe - see you on the road someday!
Thank you for such a nice comment and for sharing your experience! See you on the road 🕊️
Love this film. Well done man! you really captivated my attention with the cinematography and excellent storytelling
Dude. Awsome cinematics, awsome storytelling. Thank you for this..
"The beauty of biking is worth the risk" that's a statement that everyone should take into account if they ever want to try biking.
This was such an informative and helpful video!
Wow this video is so poetic! It’s just perfect, you have extraordinary story telling skills. Better than 90% of movies made now days!
Thank you very much!
I know that this video is about motorbikes, but I can't help but relate to your comments about your older bike. I have a 40+ year old car named Rona.
The auto-choke has never worked and the carburetor is picky about how you prime it. Getting it moving feels like a special talent. There's just something special about older mechanisms.
I'm trying to convince myself to take Rona on a tour, now that I have almost finished upgrading/repairing her. I want to see wild Budgies.
That's great! I have a friend who has worked on an old triumph spitfire, and I can see the appeal with cars too.
I saw some 'wild' budgies in London not long ago, kind of surprised me haha.
when i clicked on the video, i thought you were only gonna preach a converted, but turns out, you still manage to sold me again, on my very own kind of similar story for this passion! True storytelling, executed properly, with a perfect tone, editing and rythm ... hat's off .... and man, how that intro gave me chills ...
You made me cry man, I just joined the bike world, and I'm loving it, I feel free. I'm happy to see others people enjoying it as me. :)
3:30 straight out of top gun with that jump cut, really great timing 🤌, whole video was great though, really captured the authentic experience riding in the UK
I bloody loved this video, first off the production quality, the colour-grading, the cinematography is absolutely amazing! I loved how you laid out the different intricacies and short comings of being a motorcyclist along with romanticizing the life of a motorcyclist. This is the type of content I've come to expect from bigger youtubers like Fortnine but you've been able to give us the same experience! Keep them coming and ride safe !
Amazing video, simply amazing! Well done you Luther! Have a great year ahead, full of many happy riding days & stay safe out there! 👍👍
thank you Sir! You too!
A great video about the essence of riding and very well presented too!
Thanks
Hi mate, great video. From Belfast here, a word of advice for anyone reading - Bike theft is inevitable, you will at some point have someone try their luck. After riding and parking my bike in the city centre for years I’ve come up with some good pointers.
1. Quality locks - speaks for itself really.
2. Covers - keeps the eyes off your bike and makes it less likely someone will sit on it for a photo, potentially knocking it over.
3. Park it somewhere it can be seen - sounds contrary to 2, but if your bike is being stolen the chances of someone stepping in on the street compared to an alley are far higher.
4. Always use your steering lock - insurance won’t pay out if you don’t!
Had my bike vandalised after an attempted theft in 2022, wish it never happened but it taught me a lot. Please heed my advice, it will save you a lot of headache!
Thanks.
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Really good points here, some of which I learnt the hard way too. Thanks for sharing!
Following Itchy boots,her bike got stolen, thankfully she had 2 security tracking chips in her bike.they found 1 but not the other.she did get her bike back but they had cut all her wiring.and tried to pull it down the street because they couldn't figure out how to kick start it
Good job! I've been riding 60+ years and am very impressed with your healthy take on riding. Ride on!
Luther, you've done an amazing job of capturing the little feelings that makes life worth living. As a new biker myself, the risk is worth the reward. Cheers!
Love the video and especially the part where you are riding at home through the forest. I ride through my tribal lands here in Australia some of the most beautiful country to me and nothing feels more at home than that.
Beautiful. Thanks for watching
Pure class. A real gentleman's pov on motorcycles. Humble and noble in your persuit and your passion.
Beautifully produced. Very thoughtful and love the storytelling. Please keep making more.
Well done Luther. Excellent video. You remind me of when I was a student, Triumph 250 Blazer ( engine blew up ) Holiday job = Triumph 650 1971, (stolen in Birmingham) I am now 71 with Ducati multi V2s and BMW R12 nine T and I still have the want and the urge as you describe to ride. Cheers 😊
best decision my brother and i have ever made. ive had my 300 for 2 going into my third season and its been awesome! my dad may be getting into it very soon as well so im very excited for this year and this season, definitely lots of fun to be had!
Lovely video, Luther. Just about sums up what it means to be a young biker.
I came at it from a dad who was obsessed with bikes, so started in a field on a monkey bike in the 70s at the age of 5. My mum put the skids on me getting one on the road at 16, having lived through my dad’s near and not-so-near misses on and off road, but I bought my first road bike in my early 20s, and having no money, ran about on some ropey old 250s and 500s for many years. As they are for you now, they were my sole mode of transport for at least a decade, length and breadth of the country, come rain or shine. I finally got my first new bike in my early 30s, a ZX6r that i cherished. Great times.
You’ve hit the nail on the head about biking, and imbued the high and lows and pitfalls, all wrapped up in a lovingly shot and compiled video. You even manage to capture the nostalgia of a man in his 50s now, with too many bikes in the garage, so keep up the good work.
Love the vid! I have never been so aware of how poorly people drive until I started riding. Stay safe, ride on!
just wow, i have nothing else to say. I am speechless, such a beauty of a video. thank you!
Really well produced video. I puchased a bike the beginning of last year and it has also changed my life in ways I couldn't have imagined.
the camera work, almost everything about this video is soo good. keep it up!
Gudday LC, the algorithm popped up this video into my feed or rather my connected consciousness. Since recently having started my journey into motorcycling myself, I am consistently surprised at the various content creators out there sharing this unique passion.
I loved seeing your relationship with your dad. That is simply PRICELESS. Well done to you both.
Loved the video and your story telling. I’m a FAN.
I never expected to see such a great piece of storytelling! It's Cinema!
Dude, that one shot you did where you were riding and singing floored me. Incredible editing and cinematography. Subbed!
Thank you!
One of your best videos yet! Loved the little interview with your dad. As for the theft problem; I have two airtags hidden tucked away under my seat so I can sleep at night (:
AirTags are a great idea, I think I'll get some !
Those first 15 seconds. Chefs kiss.
best video about motorcycles i've ever seen! love the ''documentary'' format and the storytelling!!
Means a lot! Thanks dude!
Thoroughly enjoyed your video, well put together, actually better than a lot of television stations could or would do. I love riding & I ride a small 300cc bike & love it, way better than larger capacity bikes for fun & commuting. Keep up the great work, I hope you are studying video production or editing as you have definitely got a knack for it…good luck
Appreciate it! I'd love to get a 300cc or 400cc one day to nip about on one day
Amazing video beautiful storytelling and most importantly you have an XSR so got a new subscriber here mate I loved this video, congratulations 👏🎉
Thanks Tiago, really appreciate it. Fellow XSR rider? It's an amazing bike, a dream to ride.
Love you brother. I also have bought a 125 from my hard earned money , I am 23 and have been riding my 125 type r for almost 10 months and 7000 kilometers now. One thing i can tell is my bike has been my best friend , my partner and my therapist through these years. It always warms my heart for being this fortunate and for being able to witness all the joy of riding. Cheers mate , keep doing what you do you , happy rides !
Amazing brother, thank you for sharing. May you have many beautiful rides this year.
Awesome video mate, a refreshing perspective. Recently got my A2 and I can’t wait to continue the adventure.
In the U.S., you can get your license at 16 any cc. At 14, you are even allowed to ride a moped in most of the states, so you really can get started really early. My favorite bike is so for as been the honda grom! Out of all the bikes I've ridden zx14r, s1k, the 600cc the grom holds a special place for me! I've got 50k miles on the thing now, and she is going 💪
Luther - great video - ironically came to me via beeline - who I think are not great, (I have the MK1), riding a motorcycle is a very special thing to do, I test for a dealer group, and my long rides are really very ‘zen’. I tell all my young instructors who get their first bike ‘go out and ride like you are a WW2 Spitfire pilot: imagine the enemy are all around - NEVER take your eye off the ball - even for a second’ - then you will make it to a million miles like me. Good luck, ride safe x
Excellent work buddy, keep it up..
Thanks for watching!
Your channel is so refreshing. Every single one of your videos or songs are unique with their own backstories. Thats something extremely rare these days. Keep doing you bro!
Means a lot, cheers dude.
Awesome film, brother! You've definitely honed a craft both in riding and filmmaking, and I'm excited to see how you grow in both! It's a "well done" from a fellow rider across the pond.
Thanks bro, much appreciated. Enjoy your rides this year :)
Well done on the video! Nice storytelling, pace, editing and sound. All really well produced, with a personal and engaging style. Keep up the great work! You are correct about theft, sadly. I live in London and keeping the bike secure is a constant battle (and the rain of course 😂). Still worth it in the end.
London must be quite stressful at times. I rode into the city once for an event, ended up hitting a taxi driver's mirror, but we both laughed it off.
Whenever I see someone with a nice bike I ask them for some security tips!
Safe riding and thanks for watching.
Started off a 50cc chinese bike, drove it for 4 years and got a 200cc bike, already hit 10.000kms in the first 2 months of owning it... it really does change your perspective on HOW TO LIVE your life, and as you mentioned, we chase a feeling. Thanks Luther, loved the video SO much, and you got a new subscriber from Morocco!
Thanks so much! 10,000km in 2 months is awesome!
love your video so much, I am so impressed, I started riding 4 years ago, most of the riding time spent on the way between work place and home, the experience of city ride wasn't very good especially the city of 10million population, I like riding on the country ride, that feeling truly heeling my heart, usually cannot tell with my friends but using specific words, but your video just says expertly what I felt.
Brilliant to see a young man, thoughtful, considerate and with storytelling talent. I bought two Cb125f for my son's who recently got their L's here in Australia, and I think it is a great little bike to start out on.
Awesome, hope they have a brilliant time!
I am from India, I have a 110cc bike, it was costly for me and my family but I love to ride. Seeing youtubers riding beast with gears and accessories so costly I felt ashamed. You changed my perspective. Thanks Luther, means a lot.
So creative with the way you make your videos. You have a great artistic eye. Keep it growing!
I'm planning to get my first bike this year! Love your art style, keep it up!
Good luck with it Nathan!
Sweet film! Your motorcycle riding / film making journey was beautifully put into creative visuals and words of inspiration. Well, it's time to go for a ride.
BROO , the quality of the some of the clips are insane. great editing and transition at the beginning was really good. i havent finished the video but i know its gonna be good
Thanks mate!
The music and the way you've conveyed your perspective from the intro alone has earned you myself as a subscriber.....I like you g. You have a future in this
Thanks man!