Why We Ride

This is one of the single prettiest films a gear-head can watch. The shots, the lighting, the composure... I don't think I've ever seen another movie that can justify so much slow-motion, but it really is well done here to allow the viewer to take in everything about the shot. My only complaint is that it's strictly about motorcycling in America. There are a few shots of BMWs, Ducatis, Triumphs, and Vincents, but that's about it. MotoGP only gets talked about very briefly, as if the filmmakers knew they had to acknowledge it, but couldn't get anybody from MotoGP to participate or didn't care to. They also didn't talk about World Superbike. It's almost all dirt bikes and big, gaudy, chromed cruisers. I almost turned it off during some of the cruiser parts, but the interviewees had good stories, the editing kept me interested, and the parts focused on Bonneville and kids riding was really great. Recommended viewing for American motorcyclists, but there's a whole wide world of riders out there that may find this to be take-it-or-leave-it.

Watchable film but it's completely from an American view point, typically it misses completely that's it's a big world out there.

I do ride, yet I was very skeptic of this movie when a friend proposed a screening of the DVD at his place, I mean don't get me wrong any motorcycle movie to a rider is welcome, but we grew a bit wary of recent motorcycle movies composed of video clips of high jumps and silly interviews... but this one was different, it brought me shivers in my bones, butterflies in my stomach and tears to my eyes then, made me realize how fortunate I am to have found my true passion the minute I bought my first motorcycle 10 years ago, along with the joy and pride of belonging to the purest and most genuine fraternities out there! while other still searching... if you ride, you must watch it, if you don't, please give it a try, it might get across the answers to all non believers to their question, why do we ride?! the two wheel business is more elaborate, popular, and keep growing, despite its factual limitations and dangers! I truly think this movie explain why! I gave it a 9 because it did not try to elaborate the idea from current professional perspective (current moto GP and motocross champions) and why they stick to it despite the enormous pressure (believe me the money is just half the answer) but again, maybe the director wanted us to see it through the eyes of the ordinaries like most of us, so we can relate more to it!

Been riding my bike for about 15 years, and still it´s kinda hard to tell people why i like it so much, you really have to ride to understand because everyone is so different, is two wheels for almost all of us, but also something deeply personal and it has to do a lot with the freedom sensation you get while riding your bike, it's meditation, adventure, freedom, a sense of wonder and discovery and this film does a lot putting what we all feel into words and beautiful images, i watch this one as white noise sometimes while i work or do chores, and then i have to ride! hahahaha love this! go out and ride!

This film was done in such a moving way. It reminds you of all the reasons why you ride. Why being on 2 wheels is like music being played on the road, dirt, so on and so forth. Before my wife started riding I use to tell her to watch as we go into turns during group rides so she could see the bikes work one after the other as they lean in and lean out and how amazing it was to see that. I think the only reason that individuals don't love to ride is because they haven't tried it. People put such labels on motorcycle enthusiasts when in reality this our free therapy! They don't realize how freeing it can truly be. They don't realize how unbelievably nice the motorcycle community really is. The interviews the footage shot the quotes the age range was all great! I would highly recommend this to all riders and nonriders!