The Woman Revving Motorcycles like Music in Japan
Shino Hashimoto is a 21-year-old rider from Tokyo, fighting to prove herself in Japan’s male-dominated motorbike competitions through one of her proudest skills: cutting calls. By using the throttle and clutch of the bikes, she and other riders create modified revving sounds, which are loosely translated to "calls.”
We follow Shino as she prepares for Q-1, a classic competition among racing circuits, to learn more about what's behind the country's unique motorbike culture.
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She gives a moment to think about her end goal. I don’t think she ever had a goal, I think she just enjoyed riding.
@samanthawarren7554
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe it also has something to do with her culture? I could be way off, but her body language suggested she was embarrassed or nervous to say her dream out loud. It clearly meant a lot to her to be supported. It’s hard to voice your dreams out loud, especially if that dream isn’t a socially acceptable one.
@AnyMotoUSA
5 жыл бұрын
Why not both, to the fullest extent. Doing what you love...
@MrVue
5 жыл бұрын
Samantha Warren I forgot she was in a competition. I thought that she didn’t have a goal with what she was doing but was just doing it, till she is asked what her goal is she actually thinks about it. She has small goals surely but that moment seemed like he asked a for a life defining goal. But I could be wrong she did tell us she wanted to be #1.
@kingzalut9639
5 жыл бұрын
To pause and think b4 you answer such questions is a good thing I belive😸👌🏼
@RafaSyed
5 жыл бұрын
She sucks
3:28 even the CAR has a bike handle to make those sounds lmfao XD...even the japanese bozozoku are creative af XD
@wills.junks7
4 жыл бұрын
Japanese is always creative when it comes to modifying theyre cars and bikes
In India instead of using the engine sound they use the bikes horn and there is competition in every streets.
@carlosandleon
5 жыл бұрын
That's like way easier to pull off
@ubayyd
5 жыл бұрын
That's even more stupid and it's not even a 'sport' here
@klalzarlianazara8779
5 жыл бұрын
@@ubayyd it is not a sport in india either, its just so that they indiscriminately used there horn so much.
@mochammadaqilrafidyumna7320
5 жыл бұрын
No no no, Go back being a microsoft tech support
@xwolfeyex1901
5 жыл бұрын
U can make a fortune in horn repair and replacement in india😅
I wonder if they can do Morse code with this
@emmac2274
5 жыл бұрын
Im sure its possible
@Sir-nb6ps
5 жыл бұрын
Haha nice thought. 😂
@whatisdis
5 жыл бұрын
Actually that's a legit idea.
@rOggh
5 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@ahmedshamsi9737
5 жыл бұрын
yes it easy...you dont have to do shit to a bike and you use the same alphabet as Morse code....but what's the point we've got bluetooth coms now so...
Why are so many people hating on her? If she likes it let her be I just can’t understand why you’d hate on someone else’s passion or hobby
@doctordewbie7681
5 жыл бұрын
Cheyenne Lamar I completely agree with you!
@doctordewbie7681
5 жыл бұрын
42 jade Dude just owning a bike and taking it out for rides brings happiness to alot of people. Just look at the paint job on that beauty, she obviously takes very much prides in it. Stfu and go enjoy your passion and stop worrying about others.
@doctordewbie7681
5 жыл бұрын
42 jade And every one saying “Ohh their destroying their engines” You sound like a hick thats only familiar with old America push rod v8’s.
@DeusEx3
5 жыл бұрын
@42 jade You forgot the part where it gives her life a lot of meaning.
@Prestomeco202
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for saying this Cheyenne. I'm afraid the hating is probably coming from the the same kinds of narrow-minded misogynists who troll women in on-line games. I don't understand the Japanese biker culture and it seems more than a little weird to me, but this woman's passion, creativity, and fierce dedication don't require translation. I'm sharing this video with my daughter to help inspire her in her endeavors.
that looks like quick carpal tunnel
@daveenadams588
5 жыл бұрын
clolton 🤣
@jagohkampong
5 жыл бұрын
Arm pump
@garneht
5 жыл бұрын
i laughed way too hard at that
@Tinroofdeals
5 жыл бұрын
I literally tried this with my KTM 990 and my bike is destroyed and my right hand has serious problems now, hats off to these dudes!
@dougsavery5442
5 жыл бұрын
Looks like quick rug burn on your pecker too
I’d hate to live next to one of those bike reviving enthusiasts
@phelan8903
5 жыл бұрын
🤣😂😂😂🤣😂🤣
@chris425amp7
5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@_whatnext_9319
5 жыл бұрын
Revival of the bikes!!?
@DippinSauc
5 жыл бұрын
😂😂😁😂
@avrahamvidal4255
5 жыл бұрын
ball keith nice one , I would hate that too bro
Rip clutch
@rickybobby1870
5 жыл бұрын
Was thinking same thing
@zachmiller9175
5 жыл бұрын
Not like a motorcycle clutch is hard or expensive to replace...
@rickybobby1870
5 жыл бұрын
On classic bikes maby
@TeamStevers
5 жыл бұрын
She has the clutch disengaged while making calls.
@fightfanian
5 жыл бұрын
Throttle linkage and carbs as well
3:29 “YALL NIGGAS THOUGHT I COULDN’T HANG”
This is coming from a stranger, all the way from the east coast of America; I’m proud of her that she’s able to use this sport as a way to motivate herself in life to be better. She placed third this time, but I don’t doubt she’ll make it to first place one day. Awesome, inspiring video, and I’m glad I was able to watch it.
Japan has had “Bosozuku” for a long time. I think women have been a part of it since the beginning.
@strikt6449
5 жыл бұрын
RobertHess thank u someone said it lmao the title is so cringe
@doctordewbie7681
5 жыл бұрын
Its kinda like red bulls new series Drift Queen.. Some how she already gets the title “Drift Queen” before she even learns how to do a donut. Which is pretty bull shit because theres is and has been many, many, seriously talent female drifters way before it ever caught her interest and they never self titled their selfs as “Queen”
How the fu.k is this a thing?
@karasylvester2124
5 жыл бұрын
Justin Graham right?! I’m gonna do it with a lawn mower.
@balisticblyat5455
5 жыл бұрын
Japan was a mistake
@GuddyBuddy
5 жыл бұрын
It happens when your country is tiny and you can only afford a cheap apartment due to land costs. So instead of buying a big house with their pay people use all their extra money on motorcycles, cars, etc.
@technomancer80
5 жыл бұрын
That's what I said!
@gamalsankara1388
5 жыл бұрын
Michael Escobar chill out fam. Japanese people are some of the coolest people you will ever meet.
Let’s forget about the craziness and obscurity of this group and remember one thing that we all have in common as bike riders , getting on a bike and going for a ride helps us escape from our problems and feel free even if for only a few hours.
Bosozoku is such an interesting facet of Japan's culture and a necessary reaction filled with an obsession for outlaw imagery of loud pipes and a disregard for order in such a conservative society. This was awesome.
@TiredAmerican247
5 жыл бұрын
Tombstone Jones yea you’re way overthinking it. There are actual gangs in Japan. I wouldn’t classify this as a disregard for order.
@wills.junks7
4 жыл бұрын
@Caio Coelho you have to get used to the sounds, if your a car/bike enthusiast you wouldnt get annoyed. Some got annoyed and warn them that its loud and they were doing violence to the guy
With all the cuts and bruises she has, it looks like life hasn't been easy and kind to her ... It's so good to see her having fun with her passion, and finally being awarded for her hard work ! Totally well deserved !
When's the anime coming out?
@nasilemak868
5 жыл бұрын
Go watch Bakuon
@KarthikVakada
5 жыл бұрын
@@nasilemak868 Arigato Sensei
@MannieHatton
5 жыл бұрын
ahahahah
@littledeel
5 жыл бұрын
K V when the socially awkward get ahold of this video.
@suds5866
5 жыл бұрын
Been out since 80s? Called Akira.
Wonder if she can play Darude - Sandstorm...
Renault F1 team : Hold my beer
@Verdeniza
5 жыл бұрын
They played 'God Save the Queen' on an episode of TopGear with Richard Hammond hahaha
Ah it must have been so nerve wracking but she made that happen! Ahhh I'm so happy for her
Peter griffin would be good at this
@Digitalnik1
5 жыл бұрын
😂 🤣 😅
@katiekane5247
5 жыл бұрын
Pray they do it!
@lollipoppeii4707
5 жыл бұрын
peter can fart an orchestra... this is nothing for him...
Maybe the mechanics in japan made this just to get in more business
@kevinhart9926
5 жыл бұрын
rishabh pai right!! My pockets would be fat. 😆
@mochammadaqilrafidyumna7320
5 жыл бұрын
Nope, You should fcking hear Bosozoku exhaust sound its shittier than this thing
@vforvelskud6397
5 жыл бұрын
said the third world country ppl..
@HermanWillems
5 жыл бұрын
to sell more clutches
@dotcombubbles
5 жыл бұрын
rishabh pai isnt pataka a thing over there? Could be ruinous to the engine. Same thing really
I don't get why everyone thinks this is silly? go watch another video then wtf
I just want to say she's awesome and in a way I admire her and want to be like her ☺ I hope she gets to continue with what she loves
Y’all negativity and rejection of what interests other people is soo lame like damn this is what the people like , regardless how it looks in your eyes they love it
@zxdsggfg
5 жыл бұрын
let her rev engine beside your home when you sleep at night then.
@christianjohns7701
5 жыл бұрын
Everything is acceptable in today's society. .
The bike culture in Japan is interesting. So vastly different from anything over here, love watching these videos
Just imagine your kid telling you: "When I grow up I wanna be a professional cutting caller!"
Wow that's crazy! She worked so hard and she was so humble she didn't think she did as good as she did and at the end se was in the top 3 out of millions of others in her first try!!
awesome video , had me in tears at the end with her remarks of what motorcycles did for her ; u ;
Why I love Japan. . .the freedom to be YOU!!!!!
Born to be Mild !! man ... she deserves her own anime
in fruitbasket, theres a character with a bosozoku background called the crimson butterfly because of the way she used to swerve and ride. with her custom tail light....the butterfly would 'fly' in the night. bosozoku culture is deep in japan's underworld and even today some youngsters are trying to revive it with all their might!
I do not remember his name, but there was a composer, during the age of classical music at peak popularity, and he wrote no notes, and the entire orchestra was the sound of the audience and the natural ambient acoustics of the room. People were furious. But he made a valid point. Others with audio-motion synesthesia may understand what I mean. Everything is music.
Someone should wire a modular synth to the throttle would be dope af
9:38 uhm is no one gonna talk about her helmet...
@KennTheKidd
5 жыл бұрын
Funkyappeltj what’s wrong with it
@amapparatistkwabena
5 жыл бұрын
KennTheKidd I think the complaint is largely about the imperial flag of Japan. These same people have no problem with the imperial flags of Western European countries or the US (which colonized the Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico, etc.). For some reason, Japan gets dumped on (and I’m not saying they shouldn’t be, but spread the PCism all around).
@DitzlerPhoto
5 жыл бұрын
Like her wearing it backwards?
@Alex46312
5 жыл бұрын
It's on backwards? xD
@sdcaptainwill
5 жыл бұрын
Is it like rocking the nazi flag? Or imperial German flag?
She done very well, good on her. Boso bikes and cars are among the coolest things you can see in Japan
I am officially done with the internet for the week! Okay, thank you KZread, I have seen enough stuff for a while.
In Japan anything is a thing, because when young kids a bored, they look for a hobby to focus on, in America, that focus is just drugs and gangs.
@fuego3974
5 жыл бұрын
Rolando Crisostomo Totally dude, all of America is like that.
@carsontodd9267
5 жыл бұрын
Items actually video games. Mort that get caught up in drugs have some sort of mental or family issues. Such as abuse or depression.
@Pactastic042
5 жыл бұрын
Well thats a contrast nobody asked for
@Saidwhowhen
5 жыл бұрын
Rolando Crisostomo or games or cars or the fucking military,did you drop out of high school?
@callidoniak5103
5 жыл бұрын
@@Saidwhowhen I know right... what a loser to think that shit most of America is law abiding people who blow shit up in there back yard for fun while on drugs after a day college courses are finished.... I mean jeez right wtf is wrong with that guy up there?
Holy crap, she actually got a placement! I was so happy for her I teared up. It’s women like her who are real trailblazers ❤️
@CROS69GTO
5 жыл бұрын
asparagusshit as did I my friend as did I. I was so happy to see her hard work pay off either way
@g3wb
5 жыл бұрын
asparagus shit
@_whatnext_9319
5 жыл бұрын
Are you being serious? A trailblazer for revving a motor?
@frankiep.5827
5 жыл бұрын
asparagusshit fucking WHAAT!!?????!! Blazing a TRAIL????!!!! To Fuckin WHAT??? 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
@asparagusshit
5 жыл бұрын
Frank Pickett she was the first woman to compete in an all male Q-1 circuit. While women have always been in Bosozoku culture, I don’t see the crime in celebrating pathways opening for more women joining Q-1 in future due to Shino’s example.
I feel like the guy at 11:49 is the final boss of Japanese motorbikes lol
A great short documentary about a subculture I didn't even know existed. Keep it up!
This is the weirdest shit I’ve ever seen🤣 I’m glad she placed though 👍🏾
Looks like a vice news tittle
I don't speak Japanese, but I know how to speak motorcycle sounds. I feel I'd fit in well with this group.
0:21 well if you ask me that's a true talent right there!
Ehh, it’s actually pretty interesting. It’s for fun. That’s what everyone needs to remember. You may find it dumb, but it’s not harmful and it’s how they have fun so what does it matter?
Review the red car minute 3:30 pliss
Does anyone noticed the car with motorcycle throttle?
i have no interest in bikes and this particular bike culture of revving but i was completely captivated by the story. i was actually chuffed when she got a podium finish! people are awesome with how different each of us are
She looks so badass riding that bike💪❤
@Rscmgw23
5 жыл бұрын
I bet she gives a hell of a hand job too
@hvbris_
5 жыл бұрын
She does look badass.
@GreenCanvasInteriorscape
5 жыл бұрын
1001 Helen Of Troy In her crocs....
@futbolita89742
5 жыл бұрын
You'd look better riding this duuuhck
@johnroe3915
5 жыл бұрын
Bikes and girls are the hottest things in the world to me. I ride a XSR700.
Don’t mess up my tempo
She's so inspiring! You could really consider her calls music!
I’d like to see more of her Journey. This was very interesting I didn’t even know this was a sub culture in Japan.
Japan is so cool. I cant wait to go. Japanese make me feel normal..
In Japan we do fun stuff
@jellyjellywowie
5 жыл бұрын
@Eric Lee lol
@6NU6LL6US
5 жыл бұрын
Rosé Ayaka candy Take me with you!
@jellyjellywowie
5 жыл бұрын
@@6NU6LL6US nono
@6NU6LL6US
5 жыл бұрын
Rosé Ayaka candy Lol, i promise I'll behave😌
@jellyjellywowie
5 жыл бұрын
@@6NU6LL6US lol ok
Lol at the bowing to EVERYONE at the end. At first I thought she was falling but I then realized oh wait, it's Japan lol.
great story, i hope she keeps up the hard work.
I thought extreme frisbee was a stupid sport
@sadcat9785
5 жыл бұрын
Ultimate frisbee is the best sport in the world
@juzloopz24
5 жыл бұрын
Ultimate is sooooo fun.Very under appreciated sport
@loopymind
5 жыл бұрын
It is...
Imagine using CBR, Ninja, Bmw, Or Ducati to do this sort of stuff, All you heard was a gunfire. Cops be like Cops : "Shots fired, i repeat shot fired"
I was doing this in 1982 and I had no idea it had any sort of a future in any culture . I must've been playing the blues though because I wasn't that frantic . For those that don't understand , it's music
Does anyone know what those LED panel things are called at the back of her bike at 3:52
_What instrument do you play?_ _Motorcycle!_ _U wut m8?!_
It’s kinda annoying how everyone is saying it sounds like shit. Just bc you don’t understand what they’re doing or the technicality of what they’re doing doesn’t mean it’s shot. They all love what they do, which is obviously more complicated than y’all think
does the thing that she is doing with the throttle can damage the motorcycle?
2:17 don't act you no one was freestylin over that hot beat WTF FIRE XD
*Is this a mockumentary?*
Has moto in her name, it was meant to be 👌🏽🏍
@wadahabbasher
5 жыл бұрын
Honey Dubey they all do
@Saidwhowhen
5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@nasilemak868
5 жыл бұрын
*meant
she worked hard and achieved something.... more than most people can say in America
Whats a good bike to start with in the United States.
damn squids. no protective riding gear
@raionkohon3447
5 жыл бұрын
No gear and wearing slippers
@marttiperttila1232
5 жыл бұрын
it is gods way of taking out the idiots
@RLN13S
5 жыл бұрын
Lol who cares, it isn't a law you have to wear gear. I never do, low sided my motard backing it in to a corner. Few cuts, bruises and gravel rash, so be it.
@marttiperttila1232
5 жыл бұрын
@@RLN13S how about when you fall and get paralyzed from neck down you think its cool ro ride without gear but its only stupid
@RLN13S
5 жыл бұрын
@@marttiperttila1232 how is wearing leathers going to save me from being paralyzed? 😂😂😂
Absolutely the silliest thing ive seen in awhile
@Iiemp4926
5 жыл бұрын
Meant to be silly and fun 👏
This is brilliant!
She did very well coming in third place for her first competition.
So, are these bike gangs?
@flangle
5 жыл бұрын
Basically, yeah. Mabe not her but a huge amount of guys at Q-1 were Bosozoku for sure.
@Dave102693
5 жыл бұрын
@@flangle oh ok. So bosozuku are biker gangs then?
@flangle
5 жыл бұрын
@@Dave102693 It's a subculture with gang elements/ association. Some people are in it for the custom bike mod scene; others take it to more serious level.
It sounded better when she made the sound with hef own mouth. Otherwise it just sounds like someone who doesn't know how to handle a bike
@mrpeekaboo
5 жыл бұрын
I think it sounds good or at least better than when people just max rev their bike.
@keisukeef9296
5 жыл бұрын
Nah, that sounds like art.
@wills.junks7
4 жыл бұрын
Nein, you dont understand the art of bosozoku. So shut up
Awesome stuff !
Does anyone know what year these cbr’s are?
Anyone else notice that this sounds like shit? Really, it doesn't sound like anything. Just monotony.
@Caliebird
5 жыл бұрын
Med Otaku yet people in America still think it’s cool or good sounding to rev a car or truck engine
@nathanlinder2485
5 жыл бұрын
Real & Bitchy haha and that sounds like shit too. Notice how he never mentioned countries your the one racially stereotyping here he just didn’t like the sound😂
@BreadLiker1
5 жыл бұрын
agreed
@SkyJUSTIN6
5 жыл бұрын
I've been to one of these events at a car show it sounds much better in person then threw a mic
@senpaiotoka8663
5 жыл бұрын
@@SkyJUSTIN6 yes u are correct
3:14 look at her arms. Maybe she just wants attention, she isnt happy
I remember the circuit from the beginning from Best motoring TV show!!
I just begged people on VICE Japan to caption this video, had no idea it was the same one here, maybe you should let people know because this is SUPER rare and wanted!!
In America, our bikes don't do 'tah tah tah tahh'. Our bikes go VRROOMMMM VRRRRRROOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM
@pecceria85
5 жыл бұрын
Red zone at 3000rpm diesel style
@jhemarcapati808
5 жыл бұрын
And made in japan.
@juliussuryono6214
5 жыл бұрын
wakaka,sound goods: CBR, Hayabusa,Ninja,Bandit, YZF, GSX...
Her boyfriend be like.. baby grab my throttle
@ronindebeatrice
5 жыл бұрын
KungFuChess Ying yinga yinga yinga ying ying ying ying...
I used to love making rev music when I worked at a cemetery and had a sweet echo weed wacker and rev bomb on every head stone.
I love the Japanese car culture, they seriously embrace all forms of the culture while having their own.
Bike culture when no one is good at racing
0:04 omg that helmet... sunrise flag = hakenkreuz !!!!!!! The Rising Sun Flag was originally used by feudal warlords in Japan during the Edo period. On May 15, 1870, as a policy of the Meiji government, it was adopted as the war flag of the Imperial Japanese Army, and on October 7, 1889, it was adopted as the naval ensign of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
@sinemak6047
5 жыл бұрын
Matt S q
I so agree when she said when she’s riding she forgets all the bad things. Riding really becomes part of who you are and something you need for your sanity
@abbzeh137
5 жыл бұрын
Where’s their safety gear tho..???
Its always so amazing seeing people with their weird random hobby, looks very fun tho.
These people in japan are killing these bikes, rip clutch. It hurts to watch
@demonicenemy9265
5 жыл бұрын
Gibbon why? Diamond Dash has a point! I own 2 motorcycles not like the ones in vid but even I know it stressed the bikes out
Sounds like garbage
@mochammadaqilrafidyumna7320
5 жыл бұрын
Akrapovic full exhaust or AR racing is the best music you could ever heard
@srreal4821
5 жыл бұрын
I dont think you would understand shorty
@zxdsggfg
5 жыл бұрын
true
@nazrlol8102
5 жыл бұрын
at least they dont do drugs when they get bored
I'm guessing this only works on 2-strokes,
Where do I get those mirrors she has.
Peak obnoxiousness
@simonedaishi5290
5 жыл бұрын
yup, that's exactly the point of bosozoku
By far one of the stupidest things I've never heard of.
@i_am_tinny_man_2267
5 жыл бұрын
Hotrod heard of? Didn’t you just watch it?
@chunhaylee
5 жыл бұрын
Well, 'rolling coal' is a thing too. Ever heard of that one?
@imrickjames7012
5 жыл бұрын
Lemme get uhhhh
what is the intro/credits song?
What bike is she using?
This video gave me carpal tunnel I want my 18:17 back😠
waste of gas tbh
@grimyboyp3549
5 жыл бұрын
PHD lmaoo
@ARSZLB
5 жыл бұрын
PHD ...please don’t tell me you didn’t know motorbikes use an incredibly small amount of gas 😑
@corona_beforecorona
5 жыл бұрын
It's a 400cc probably wastes about as much as his Prius.
@mrpeekaboo
5 жыл бұрын
"Complete waste" You're wasting your time on KZread XD
@phd6516
5 жыл бұрын
Mr peekaboo at least you can learn something on KZread... it’s obvious you waste your life watching anime lmao
To see her strutting her shit in front of everyone was the best thing. Do your thing girl!!!!
Realy need track ID's of this docu... Who can help?