What Should Your First Motorcycle Be?

Sweating. Earning something.

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A pioneer in digital filmmaking, Van Neistat made his first internet video, The Holland Tunnel, in 2000. He went on to collaborate with New York City artist Tom Sachs, directing a series of short films shown at the Guggenheim Museum in Berlin. Van has since directed dozens more films for the Tom Sachs Studio. In 2010 HBO aired The Neistat Brothers, an 8-episode series of short videos made entirely by Van and his brother Casey Neistat. Van Neistat’s directorial debut feature, A SPACE PROGRAM, co-written by Tom Sachs, premiered at the 2015 South by Southwest Film Festival and opened in theaters nation-wide in spring, 2016. In 2018 Neistat Directed the short film Paradox Bullets, co-written with Tom Sachs, narrated by Werner Herzog, and starring Ed Rushca. Neistat has written and directed commercial projects for Nike, Hurley, Kate Spade, Tory Burch, J. Crew, Twitter, Sleepy Jones and Frances Valentine. His work has been exhibited in museums throughout the world. He lives in Topanga, California.

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[Buddy-pohv]

My first motorcycle was a spirited bicycle..

[derryXDINES]

I forgot this was a reinactment and started legitimately questioning how you got all that footage in a time of crisis then you reminded us at the end it was a reinactment. Excellent film.

[benchappell]

That was the best advertisement for a used bike I’ve ever seen.

[canadude]

Van is like an awesome Uncle we didn't know we needed. Stress and anxiety melts away after 10 seconds into his videos. Thank you so much Van... we are forever thankful for your uploads

[kennyobrien]

Van and Casey are the best storytellers on Youtube. Period.

[melamartins]

Loved this video
My grandma rode her Vespa until she was 73 and a few years ago she gave it to me. It’s my favorite thing in the world. I’ve learned so much trying to fix it up. It’s a little 50cc dark blue Vespa

[DubstepEditzz]

Only Van would hand paint his own "For Sale" sign.

[mrclarky]

This is the most accurate video of what it's like to own a motorcycle, that I've ever seen :)

[digdrivediy]

Only a very spirited man would recreate a $0.99 hardware store "For Sale" sign by hand painting it. He even left the space for his phone number. Fantastic work van. You are inspirational.

[BugalooB]

I noticed the shots of you walking, and appreciate how much extra time and work it would've taken to set up the camera each time.

[Nyxeme]

OK I'm just gonna say it; THIS IS MY FAVORITE YOUTUBE CHANNEL!

Thank you Van! Love from the Netherlands 🇳🇱

Please never stop making and uploading videos. As long as you pump them out, me and my wife and daughter will keep watching.

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[somebodysomewhere]

these videos have this very special nostalgic feel to them... very unique.. and very true and honest in some way. just a man doing his thing... taking us for a ride into his mind for a couple of minutes. I love it! you do that very well, Van

[DaliwolfBacon]

My first motorcycle was a 1972 Yamaha CS5. I rode it for years...until it needed an engine rebuild, and that was beyond my mechanical aptitude. I sold it to a guy who specialized in fixing old bikes. I knew it was in good hands...and to this day, I see him riding around on it during the summer. He was the right guy to own it next. Thanks for sharing your story about the TW200.

[AshwinAjay]

I hope spirited Casey is doing good. Haven't seen him in a while.

[zephyrwiselee]

You look and talk the way I imagine the author of zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

[chickfamilyink]

"I've been pushing broken bikes since I was 13..." A Feeling this spirited man knows all to well. I recently have started riding again and I am on a 20 year old Vulcan 750 waiting to push it after every mile.

[Yuricthebold]

Queue the motorcycle repair series. Excellent.

[aryannashine]

Both neistat brothers put so much effort in making a video. Legends!

[bobbyrobertson]

Rode a motorcycle for 33 years, had to stop for 7 years due to serious health issues. These films inspired me to buy another motorcycle even though I wasn't sure if I could ride one. Riding daily now. Thx.

[fredericlacelle]

Just spent days rebuilding my motorcycle top end. Started it for the first time a few minutes ago, now i see this on my feed. The spirit hit hard on this one.