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Nice video, looking forward to seeing new content with the equipment you posted on reddit.

Is joining the union apprenticeship program a good way to get started? Is 31yrs old too late too start? I'm planning on going down the road to a garage that needs help but I don't mind travel and I truly want to pursue this. I've done soldering in HVAC for a couple years, its residential and I'm sick of the 1 on 1 contact with homeowners and selling units. Is it hard to get accepted to the union in the apprentice program as a welder with no experience? I assume I need to just start getting at it just to hone the craft? I've put my application in but no response yet. Thanks for the video!

Looks fun 👍 happy new year

I’ve been riding since 7 years old. I’m 48 now. I would never recommend anything lower than what you have in terms of HP for a first bike. The power is your defense on the road. It helps you steer clear of bad drivers and even corrects misjudgments while cornering 💯

Nice video👍 editing is good too starting to get a bit nippy for bike rides and beach trips enjoy them before the winter hits 👊🏻

Bro how could you forget know it all who thinks everyone is beneath them.

Its not really a "600" if you watch this bike drag race a supersport 600 it gets smoked. Not saying its slow. But a supersport is a whole other animal

This video is exactly what I was looking for. Too many times people with tell you not to go with anything above a 400. Proving them wrong safely lol. I’m getting a 660 as my first bike too

I agree with that, I've been looking around for about almost a year before I get back on a motorcycle. I saw a Aprilia motorcycle down at the Galveston motorcycle event last year. And fell in love with it, more over that Kawasaki 650.

I've tested this bike with mivv exhaust... Perfect bike but not for me ;-( I am 5ft9 (175cm) I can't step flat on the ground...

15:52 that's for all bikes really. some bikes can lock the rear but it's not gonna help you stop. It's really the front brakes doing work.

Literally any motorcycle can be a good beginner motorcycle. It all comes down to your brain power. If you aren’t so bright and you often do stupid shit then maybe get a 50cc moped. If you have at least a rudimentary understanding of physics and you’re not a complete moron, you can even start on an H2. I’ve owned relatively powerful motorcycles, R1 and MT-10, neither of these bikes did anything I didn’t tell it to do. They also aren’t gonna just flip and drop you on your head if you hit the gas a little hard. Sure, if you go full t@rd you can loop it. Don’t go full t@rd. Never go full t@rd!! Bad things will happen.

Caught that!! “There is a few reasons white” 😂

Normal guy🤔 Subbed

What petrol do you use? 91/95/98?

I picked up a 2021 Tuono and I freeaking LOVE it 😂

That isn’t considered a 600 bud

Hey I’m almost 20 I’m in my 2nd year of my engineering degree, but rn it really seems like I’m paying for debt and getting mediocre education. The amount of time put into hw alone I could have made 20k by now. I’ve done hs welding shop I have my osha card, Ik I’ll probally have to go to school for it to touchup and certs. But I’m still on the fence with the pay/ labor ratio when accounting for going to travel for like a couple months. I don’t wanna kill my love for the automotive hobby I have. Advice, tips experiences, regrets any advice is welcome. You recommend hvac over it? My hobby welding is different but idk if caging and frame cutouts count

Couldn't agree more. 6k miles on my RS 660 this month. Best purchase I've made in a long time.

You chose the color I would choose.

My first big bike motorcycle was a aprilia RSVR millie & over the years I've had many big bikes & now got my self a rs660

Luckily not much happened, I don't think there's much on the bike either, right?

💯💯💯 on everything!!! Great video bro, ride safe🙏🏽

Thanks

You did well. Very well indeed......

After watching the whole thing ill say you have some very good points but alot of them are bases on oersonal experience and thats not fair to everyone. Especially after saying you dont speak in absolutes. My dispensary is full of usually older men and women who own businesses in my area.

The first 5 minutes explain how both you and weed were to young and still developing.

How much did you pay out the door?

Good shit, thanks for sharing. I'll add to it: I used to be addicted to heroin for 10 years or so. One day I just decided to quit, so I did--cold turkey. I had to literally cut off every single person I knew (except my immediate family, of course). All of my friends were toxic and detrimental to my sobriety, so I had to leave them behind. Idle time is your #1 enemy. You have to have a reason for quitting in the first place, something you can cling onto and never look back. You have to quit because you want to quit, not because other people want you to quit. I prayed to God as I hit an absolute rock bottom, and begged Him to give me something to fight for so I could leave that life behind. Next thing you know... I bootstrapped a startup, and i worked my ass off on it. Literally putting in 36-48hr days multiple days/week. I'm basically retired now at 38. The company is still going strong. It took me over 3-4 months just to come up with the name of the company. I had a whiteboard and went HAM on the business plan, the entire business model, etc. I became obsessed. I disagree with people that "count the days" of their sobriety. It's like you're subconsciously not able to let go. I couldn't tell you when I quit, but it was some time around 2014 lol. I have no desire to ever do that shit again. Anyway, the loneliness factor you're describing is basically a symptom of idle time. Keep yourself busy, pick up new hobbies, and be careful with the new people you meet. Virtually every new acquaintance I'd meet started out cool, then I'd eventually learn they were either drug dealers or were doing drugs to an excessive degree. No bueno. You always want to stay tf away from any sort of clubbing or party scene as that's a recipe for disaster and you'll relapse with the quickess. I never went to rehab, never relapsed, etc, because I made my mind up the day I quit. I was tired of being a slave to the drug, my entire life revolved around getting high and waiting in parking lots for hours. The repeat cycle, downward spiral into oblivion was insane. I was stuck in a loop that gradually got worse as time progressed. I was a highly "functional addict" and hardly anyone knew about my addiction. Like you mentioned, another reason is people don't want to deal with the emotions that begin to bubble up to the surface once you become sober. You can no longer hide from them, you can't bury and suppress them by your substance of choice. Depending on people's life experience, this can be difficult to deal with initially. This is why you need to keep yourself busy. Find some heavy interests and passions and submerge yourself in them. You'll eventually replace your destructive habits with more productive ones over time. I disagree with the entire AA philosophy and that's how a lot of drug addicts network with each other, same with rehab places. I know from seeing many of my friends go in and out of those places for years, only to have a larger network of contacts than they had prior to entering rehab. My ex gf was on Suboxone for years and years. It just replaced heroin for her. Saw the same thing with people getting methadone. They are taken advantage of and gaslit by Big Pharma thinking that they're getting sober when in reality they're replacing a street drug with a pharmaceutical grade, synthetic variant of opioids. Most of us started on OxyContin anyway. If you truly want to be sober, it's as simple as just deciding to quit, but, again, you need something to fight for, you need a reason as to why you're quitting.

This may be controversial, but maybe not here. Once I quit weed for a good year and got involved with my friends who smoke again, they tried to push it harder on me than I smoked. I swear it’s a “demon” that gets passed around. Like “uh huh, YOU don’t need it?” to prove their use is acceptable. Then whenever I fall back into the cycle, guess what they quit or start saying “I’m trying to smoke less.” It’s an uncanny thing that repeats itself in newer friend groups, too. I think this observation can be applied to many other things, good or bad, in life. Crabs in a bucket…

Was it hard to drag it outta there? Did you manage to do it yourself?

Your story sounds very similar to mine. I was looking for a motorcycle to upgrade from my cbr500r that I been riding for the past 11 years. Great bike going to work. .I wanted a major upgrade and was comparing the HORSEPOWER to price. Suzuki 8r, Ninja ZX6r, and then the Aprilia RS 660. The Aprilia dealership was close to my job. .and they gave me an offer I couldn't refuse. I did my research for about 4 months, seen all 3 bikes up close and personal. .talked to the appropriate salesman. Almost got the Suzuki 8r. .but the Aprilia's horsepower for SAME price beat it. The aprilia may be an Italian bike. .but I'm Portuguese. .and I'm sticker decal'n it to have a Portuguese theme. Portuguese flag, christian cross, etc. btw. .my aprilia has the exact color scheme as yours. Great choice. .not too flashy. .but the style does stand out. I get more guys admiring it as opposed to women. .what's up with that. lol

Great thumbnail. It pulled me in

That is beautiful when will you upload the video from the lake today me and my brother asked you about it

Generally speaking, starting on lower CC motorcycle is beneficial for the rider's confidence and ability in the long run as it allows the rider to push the bike and experience the limits with larger margin of error. As you said yourself, second-hand market for motorcycles are still very high. You should have bought a smaller cc bike to learn on for year or two and upgraded. Since bikes like the Ninja400 are always in demand, you could have bought new, used it for a year and still recoup most of your money 🤷‍♂ Judging by the video, it appears you have already dropped the bike (broken lever) that's something that could have been avoided by practicing on lower cc bike.

so you give up weed but ride around speeding without motorcycle gear on? okay bro

How tall are you? I’m looking at getting one of these and I’m pretty short.

Wait... Are you trying to say that in the US they are letting you on the streets without proper course and even a fucking exam? You need at the very least several weeks of training and passing government exam to be running any vehicle save from a 50cm scooter, that can do 45km/h. No wonder the guys at the shop were hesitant. You run your courses and exams on a an MT07 or SV650 where I live.

Thanks for the video I really appreciate it and first thing I must say is stay safe witch I think you are on track with that... I do agree with new riders that you should see if that bike fits you and you can respect it foremost... because most of the time your gonna out grow it very fast now you gotta find a buyer...you did it right now you can Bond with your bike and in joy it for a few years... and Yes that is one reason for watching your video I'm thinking about buying one also I love Aprilia they are spot on on their bikes.. probably one of the best handling bikes you can find for track and road....and they are sexy as hell my girl is already jealous but she is looking also at Aprilia..... keep posting video's they don't have anything like your video online..... thanks again for your video I'm gonna look for one more to watch before I Head out to make some Cash...

Fuck weed bro shit made me broke, sad and tired. Not even worth the High yeah it’s funn being high but they people suck

Quit smoking and still didn’t recover enough brain cells to wear gear while riding. Shame

Great video man. I stumbled across the aprilia video because i was looking for a future bike. Funny enough when you said orlando i laughed because I live in New Smyrna. Even funnier Psoriasis covers probably 1/4 or so of my body and you nailed the substance abuse, insecurity and topicals not working. Salt water, sunshine and good diet help me pretty well.

What trades do you believe are better?

Dad just got this bike and it’s what I’m learning on. If you respect the bike imo it’s fine to learn on especially with all the tech.

Looks like a good time that’s the next place I wanna go on a cruise to is Alaska

Amazing video upload, I appreciate you for sharing! Enjoy your day Steven Atkins💪💞

Nice vehicles and I like your thought process. Get a decent jacket though. You don't want hamburger meat arms from some dumb ass cutting you off.

3:12 that is crazy 😅😂 i wish i had aprilia dealership lol

Don't know how your video showed up in my home page, but I found it so valuable and related so much. While watching I though "hey this guy is talking about my life"! Really loved your honesty and the idea you made it gave me relief. I'm making it too, after 20 years of wasting my potential and losing opportunities and so much more. Thanks for sharing, really. Wish u all the best, cheers from Italy.

yeah after 2 used bikes and dealing with those issues, i'm alright with ponying up a few extra $$ to get a brand new bike so i can break it in properly and do all the maintenance properly