Biker's Code
Cap'n Nemo
Posted 2011-02-26 5:17 PM (#80366)
Subject: Biker's Code


Visionary

Posts: 1359
New Bohemia, Va

I've not seen this one before, but it is truth to the core.

Biker's Code

  • I ride purely, and only, because it is fun.
  • I ride because I enjoy the freedom I feel from being exposed to the elements, and the vulnerability to the danger that is intrinsic to riding.
  • I do not ride because it is fashionable to do so.
  • I ride my machine, not wear it. My machine is not a symbol of status. It exists simply for me and me alone. My machine is not a toy. It is an extension of my being, and I will treat it accordingly, with the same respect as I have for myself.
  • I strive to understand the inner-workings of my machine, from the most basic to the most complex. I will learn everything I can about my machine, so that I am reliant upon no one but myself for its health and well-being. I strive to constantly better my skill of control over my machine. I will learn its limits, and use my skill to become one with my machine so that we may keep each other alive.
  • I am the master, it is the servant. Working together in harmony, we will become an invincible team. I do not fear death. I will, however, do all possible to avoid death prematurely. Fear is the enemy, not death. Fear on the highway leads to death, therefore I will not let fear be my master. I will master it.
  • My machines will outlive me. Therefore, they are my legacy. I will care for them for future bikers to cherish as I have cherished them, whoever they may be. I do not ride to gain attention, respect, or fear from those that do NOT ride, nor do I wish to intimidate or annoy them.
  • For those that do not know me, all I wish from them is to ignore me. For those that desire to know me, I will share with them the truth of myself, so that they might understand me and not fear others like me. I will never be the aggressor on the highway. However, should others mess with me; their aggression will be dealt with in as severe a manner as I can cast upon them.
  • I will show respect to other bikers more experienced or knowledgeable than I am. I will learn from them all I can. I will not show disrespect to other bikers less experienced or knowledgeable than I am. I will teach them what I can. It will be my task to mentor new riders, that so desire, into the lifestyle of the biker, so that the breed shall continue. I shall instruct them, as I have been instructed by those before me. I shall preserve and honor traditions of bikers before me, and I will pass them on unaltered.
  • I will not judge other bikers on their choice of machine, their appearance, or their profession. I will judge them only on their conduct as bikers. I am proud of my accomplishments as a biker, though I will not flaunt them to others. If they ask, I will share them.
  • I will stand ready to help any other biker that truly needs my help. I will never ask another biker to do for me what I can do for myself.
  • I am not a part-time biker. I am a biker when, and where ever I go. I am proud to be a biker, and I hide my chosen lifestyle from no one.
  • I ride because I love freedom, independence, and the movement of the ground beneath me.
  • But most of all, I ride to better understand myself, my machine, the lands in which I ride, and to seek out and know other bikers like myself.

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Edited by Cap'n Nemo 2011-02-26 5:27 PM
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SYNSTR
Posted 2011-02-26 5:53 PM (#80370 - in reply to #80366)
Subject: Re: Biker's Code


Iron Butt

Posts: 785
Mt. Vernon, WASH.
Ran a copy to take with me to RENEGADE CLASSICS in Everett to put under the glass table top.
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8-ball
Posted 2011-02-27 8:50 PM (#80452 - in reply to #80366)
Subject: Re: Biker's Code


Tourer

Posts: 457
Green Bay, WI United States
+1 Words to live by...

Ride hard, ride fast, but above all - ride safe and free.....
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Thomas
Posted 2011-02-27 9:47 PM (#80456 - in reply to #80366)
Subject: RE: Biker's Code


Central Wisconsin

 Makes you feel proud to be a biker and appreciate the machine    NICE read!

 

 

 

 

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