California Highway 17 Los Gatos to Santa Cruz | Motorcycle POV | ZX14

Full drive from Los Gatos to Santa Cruz Boardwalk. Motorcycle POV Video filmed on Kawasaki ZX14. Camera: GoPro Hero 5 mounted on helmet, Zoom H1 recorder muffled in side bag.

[@sourmiIk]

i like how you look both sides even when the lights are green

[@andrew2477]

Yup. Keep it up. You may be a good driver and respect and obey the rules of the road but others will not. I hope you always stay safe. Keep being vigilant like you always are.

[@itsqcx]

always expect that someone is a dumb driver

[@relaxingsounds196]

Thank you for this video. I am currently writing a novel and have never been on a motorcycle, so this definitely helped me with describing a scene....setting is the East Coast but helpful nonetheless! Thanks!!!!

[@stadtbewohner]

Glad it helped! If you want the portion proof-read, post it here or let me know. I'm not a native English speaker though.

[@relaxingsounds196]

@@stadtbewohner thanks! I appreciate that.

[@obedatilano7024]

wow even me with a car i get scared on 17. you rock bro!!!

[@davida1679]

I was a toddler in Santa Cruz in the late 60’s. My father owned a specialized Porsche/Audi repair shop in Scotts Valley. I remember well, going with dad on test drives over 17 in new condition 911S model cars and eventually the turbo Porsche. That was also back in the day when Hwy 17 didn’t have a center barrier between the east and westbound lanes. The locals back then called 17 “highway to hell”

[@juliogalindo2041]

have an 07. Original owner. No need to upgrade, plenty of power for this lifetime. Great video!

[@ronaldosamaroo3521]

Nice video, really enjoyed it, im not a fan of motorbikes but i enjoyed the scenery and how you are cautious to all road users. There are still some good bikers out there

[@spikey2740]

Nice ride, thanks for sharing. And thanks for pointing the camera so we saw where you were going, instead of doing what many riders do - point the camera downward so much the lower half of the screen is fuel tank, and little of where they are going.

[@ogreshavelayers1018]

omg i live around this area so i recognized a lot of the places haha great video

[@mikesmith7620]

Thanks for the ride!

[@mr.b3168]

Rented a bike back 2 years ago. First time i had ridden in California. I got to Santa Cruz late at night and there was NO HOTELS at all. The only hotel available was in Hayward. So I took 17 in the middle of the night. But 5 minutes into it there was a gridlock traffic jam. People literally pulled over to the side to sleep. But since I was in California... I lane split all the way to San Jose. That is my story of Highway 17

[@stadtbewohner]

Wow, quite a story! I heard that when there's an accident on 17 nothing goes. Lane splitting is a real advantage in California for sure.

[@ridextremebd3409]

Love it!! Sounds amazing!

[@maniLNW]

Very good job. You ride just like I do. You are not a squid. I like that. I too, have a ZX14R, by the way (2018 SE).

[@twowheelvalle]

2:46 Best moment! 😂😍

[@jlucasound]

"Son, you are here already? You just called and said you were coming down. What...5 minutes ago?" ;-)

[@chuckfreeman7392]

Nice 2 wheel ride, relaxed style.

[@randyrodriguez709]

28 minutes is standard for LG to SC :) beautiful trip between the two areas. So sad they closed Gilda's on the wharf due to covid-19. My ears are plugged just watching this video from the altitude change going through the mountains lol.

[@declassifiedoffical]

aufregend

[@miguelaguirre9002]

Dude! Thanks for sharing this. I'm on the verge of buying my first bike and was worried about buying one from a dealership over the hill because of 17. Seems like there's plenty of room and you don't have to lean all crazy, which is what I was worried about. You think a 400cc would do okay on 17?

[@stadtbewohner]

Yes, that would be totally enough to do the 50-65 mph.

[@miguelaguirre9002]

@stadtbewohner thanks for the response, I'm so looking forward to joining the community. Highway 17 looks pretty fun after watching this video.

[@joeburreaux7953]

GTA 6 graphics look insane

[@autopilot7353]

I’ve never ridden a motorcycle but what happens when you hit a huge bump on the highway I always wonder

[@davidm5173]

I want more videos like this

[@Intelecto_Humano]

Perfect Ride.

[@woodstocklad]

Dang that purr sounds so sexy

[@jlucasound]

That is what I just bought. 2006 ZX14.

[@yankleber]

Would you allow me to use your trip as background to a voice over video I am to going to make? I will mention the source! Thanks!

[@stadtbewohner]

Yes, sure - thanks for asking!

[@user-tr-s7j]

how about buying a cruiser ?

[@jlucasound]

@27:00 The Irony! A roller coaster in the distance and this man has his own personal "roller coaster" that would exhilarate the riders of the real roller coaster by a factor of 4. Maybe 5. Roller coasters have nothing on the ZX14. Well, maybe the BIG amusement parks. Electrically propelled roller coasters. Wow. Closest you can get to being in a fighter jet. Unless you are the pilot of one.

[@tarrenituptv4121]

Wtf did you just say??

[@captnjaygreybeard6394]

Why are all the slow drivers in the left lane?

[@basaltnow]

die Kawa ist doch mega.

[@twowheelvalle]

Hattest du früher ein anderen Namen auf YT?

[@stadtbewohner]

Früher mal "stadtbewohner", dann "der Stadtbewohner in Kalifornien", jetzt nur noch "der Stadtbewohner"

[@ernesthogan8448]

👍👍👍

[@LostandFurious]

When i was a kid there wasn't much cops hiding up there. maybe at the straight away at the top of the hill. But i hear lately that's it's a cop magnet.

[@mbtbd]

I don't get why one would ride so slow. I'm not talking about racing or pushing it, just riding fast enough to keep your mind on the ride. I commute on 17 with my ZX-12, if I'm just going to cruise, I take a cruiser.

[@supertrinigamer]

Ever heard of sticking to the speed limit

[@mbtbd]

@@supertrinigamer Yeah, and if I did, I would fall asleep. Being an attentive driver/rider is far more important, and that means your will often need to go over the "speed limit", rather than driving slow, backing up traffic, and being dangerous while looking at your speedometer rather than the road. Stop living your life being a slave to distant tyrants, know yourself and use your mind.

[@alexf5346]

Bet you can't lane split in Germany like that

[@stadtbewohner]

It's not allowed in Germany, which sucks. In most of Europe outside Germany, Switzerland and Austria it is legal though.

[@alexf5346]

Der Stadtbewohner in Kalifornien I know this because I tried it and the polizei in Munich wasn’t too happy.

[@mbtbd]

@@stadtbewohner I thought the Germans had more sense? Must be one reason not as many ride there as in Italy and France? Well, at least the they stay on the right lane except to pass.

[@stadtbewohner]

@@mbtbd The main reason is the weather in Germany/Switzerland/Austria. There is a big difference in numbers of riders between northern Germany and southern Germany. The Alps region has way more riders than California (3% CA vs 10% in the Alps). Lane splitting in Germany is illegal, because it is seen as dangerous, and Germany has this over-the-top safety culture. If something could be dangerous, they either make it illegal or at least regulate the sh** out of it. Plus, people in Germany are more often super anal about their cars, compared to France and Italy, where people don't mind if there is a scratch in the car. For a large number of Germans, the possibility of someone (motorcycle filtering) could damage their holy car, is reason enough to make it illegal. Even a shallow, half-inch long scratch in the bumper could easily lead to a costly insurance claim in the thousands of euros. That being said, on hot summer days, the German police often looks the other way if you're filtering through a traffic jam on the Autobahn, but if something happens, you're on your own, insurance-wise.

[@mbtbd]

@@stadtbewohner There are a lot of riders in London, and they do lane split, a practice that has saved my life more than once. I don't think it's just the weather --not being allowed to go between lanes really puts a serious damper on riding. It's rather absurd. Being able to lane split is #1 reason to be in California if you live in the U.S.

[@lp5398]

The quality of the roads isnt very good compare to the roads in Australia

[@michaelhennessy999]

I got to Santa Cruz faster on my bicycle on highway 9. Should have been booking it through Scott’s valley. Whatever

[@yasseralsaidi1168]

Wet sump

[@msminchin3738]

Pangit nmn ng kalsada ng express way nila daig ng pinas