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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:08 am
by techyguru
It's the different sensations that I get when I ride that makes me love it.
Especially the smells. In a cage you only seem to smell the things that you would rather not smell, like that bloated skunk on the side of the road. But on a bike it seems that the smells of nature and life fill the air. My two favorites are fresh cut grass and the morning dew.
You hear those birds singing or the rustles of the leaves.
The sunrises and sunsets on the horizon. Watching squires chase one another.
The feel of the turn as you swing through, or the rush from the acceleration as you run through the gears.
And all of this is just for you and our brethren that share this wonderful hobby, because everyone else is locked inside their hermetically sealed cars too distracted with the miseries of life to enjoy it.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:46 am
by Kaiser Soze
Yeah, I kind of think of driving my car like watching a show or something. You're kind of watching things pass you by, but you're not actually "there".
Plus little kids wave at you. And the babes on the sidewalk don't know you're gawking at them through the tinted visor.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:15 am
by blair
Kaiser Soze wrote:And the babes on the sidewalk don't know you're gawking at them through the tinted visor.
Yeah they do.
And they dig it.
Riding is just more fun than driving a car. Unless it's cold or wet out, driving a car is more like napping than travelling.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:24 am
by jonnythan
Kaiser Soze wrote:Plus little kids wave at you. And the babes on the sidewalk don't know you're gawking at them through the tinted visor.
I like my half helmet. The chicks see me looking.
And they smile.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:30 am
by TorontoBoy
You all are real badass bikers!
The high maybe because of the overall sensory overload you experience on each and every ride. Or a reaction to the heightened danger we face as riders. Or from the increased respiratory input we receive from fresh air. Or the roleplay of the societal rebel, tough but vulnerable, sticking out like a thumbtack. Or is it the leather fetish?
Then there are the girls...
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:55 am
by -Holiday
jonnythan wrote:Kaiser Soze wrote:Plus little kids wave at you. And the babes on the sidewalk don't know you're gawking at them through the tinted visor.
I like my half helmet. The chicks see me looking.
And they smile.
only because they know you'll be dead soon.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:12 am
by Erg0n
this was on another forum a long time ago. credits to the original poster
Why do you ride?
The rising sun is best viewed at 70mph. Chicks dig scars. The thrill. The spills. The challenge. Being able to say "yeah, that's my bike". For the post-ride beer. For the post-ride bullshit. For the solitude. For the solace. For the friends. Because it's hard. Because it's not for everyone. For the looks of longing from people in cars. You would always rather be on the bike. For the speed. For the noise. For the chance, for the possibility. For the sound of pucks on the ground. For the whine of a four, the thump of a twin. You got a girlfriend. You got dumped. You got hired. You got fired. Because you don't need A/C. Or the radio. You need the wind. For the fun. For the fear. For the pain. For the first time you tonned it. For all the first times. For the rush of Adrenaline as you lean into the corners. Because everything else is irrelevant at 150mph. Being able to fill up with a tenner. For the songs you sing into your helmet. For the hands blackened with grease and grime. For the leather. For your heroes. For the people you love. To see—the road, the environment, outside the frame of a car window. For the cigarettes you smoked parked under a highway overpass waiting for the rain to subside. For waking up in San Diego and going to sleep in the mountains of Santa Barbara. For the hangouts. Being able to say "I fixed it." Because the bike will always be there for you.
This is why I ride.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:15 am
by tropicalhotdog
that says it all. awesome.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:20 am
by Kaiser Soze
That's AWESOME.
Change "tenner" to "twenty" and it's perfect.
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 4:46 am
by JonW
One thing I find I love about it, I'm in complete control of everything. What guy doesn't like to be in control?
