Why do you ride a motorcyle?
Posted on April 20th, 2008 by admin
Not sure why, but it seems that the younger generation ride for the speed. Then, if you are looking to hear real motorcycle stories, you are going to hear them from “not so young bikers”. In fact if you make a collection of blogs or sites to read about motorcycles I think that over 50% are from people that come back to riding after many years of pause or from people fighting with aging or middle age crisis.
So why do you ride? For the fun? For the long tours? Commuting? I’ve heard the following cases:
- speed! Wheelies, stoppies, highway run. Very common, most casualties.
- Touring. Picking up the wife and cruise for a day or two or maybe more. Beautiful locations, beautiful pictures. Common for middle aged, usually big bikes.
- Commuting. Getting here and there fast. Usually Japanese street-fighters, high mileage in a couple of years. Cars are too expensive and boring.
- Offroad. The true adventurers, they sleep outside in a tent. Exclusive pictures from far away places. Maybe some Paris-Dakar memories.
Why do you ride a motorcycle?
Option# 2 sounds like me! Touring with the wife, seeing the country, wind in my hair. Strike that last comment. I wear a helmet and I shave my head. No hair for any wind to blow.
No hair? So you don’t even read Helmet Hair? :))
Options 2 and 3 for me!
Adrenaline rush, relaxation, comradory with other bikers, and it’s just a part of me. Been riding something motorized in someway for as long as I can remember. Real motorcycles since I was 19. I’m 38 now.
The primary drive for me to ride is for the touring aspect. I commute every day by bike, but that’s more of a utilitarian aspect (With gas prices why wouldn’t I?). I’ve dabbled in the off road a little big with my Ninja 650r but it doesn’t get me very far. Even so, my sport tourer handles surprisingly well on the dirt. Something I’d never thought I’d be doing when I first got it. I outgrew my speed addiction pretty quickly. Higher speeds mean more gas stops, and I like being in the saddle as long as I can