Why do you ride?

[banditrider]

Because I have to. It's a habit I can't/won't kick.

[spookytooth]

I wonder sometimes why i keep my bike.With work and all the other crap that needs doing these days, it often sits in its corner for weeks on end.Then weather and time come together i get her out start putting on me gears ect then all it takes is the first few gear changes and i know again why there will always be a bike sitting in the corner of my garage Why do i ride ? cause i fucking love it

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

cos i cant drive.

me too... and im 38(ish) and have no intentions of getting a cage license

all these years later if away the next day on a trip away i still cant sleep............used to piss me off but ive learnt to just enjoy it

Ferk I though only I had that problem... now I see its not a problem its part of the experience


But I ride coz I can...

[helenoftroy]

Because nothing has ever made me feel as good as when i do.......after 30 odd bikes and more than that years riding them i still get the same thrill from doing it,all these years later if away the next day on a trip away i still cant sleep............used to piss me off but ive learnt to just enjoy it

Absolutelycan relate to all of that 98tls

Always had bikes from age 15-28 .The xl500 thumper was sold as I couldnt do my jacket up over the pregnant tummy any more.Marriage,children and work came next.

Move on a few too many years.Divorced and feel the urge to get a bike so the teenagers can ride.Magicnow I get why I always rode - it makes me feel soooo good and lifes a better thing for being on two wheels

[SVboy]

The freedom, the buzz, pushing personal boundaries, die young, stay pretty! [Yeah right!] love the machinery and FTW!!!!! Yay for bikes...

[Blackbird]

I wondered exactly that a couple of years ago so sat down and wrote down all the things that appealed - see post http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...122#post462122. Bike Rider Magazine were kind enough to publish it last year.

It was great fun trying to figure out just what it was that kept my interest up after 40+ years of riding! Makes driving your average car seem very boring by comparison eh? No wonder people who only drive cars don't have their wits about them eh?

[deanohit]

Ha, yea I remember reading that and thinking 'thats it exactly'.

[Griff]

Because "Jet-Rocket-Slippers" haven't been invented yet.

[MSTRS:Me]

I started riding as a spotty 15yo cos I couldn't afford a car. Since then, a year or 30+ (and many bikes/cars) have gone by. But the siren song that is pleasure motorcycling is as strong as it once was. Sometimes I think the riding is a way of looking at the 'establishment' and saying "Fuck, I'm glad I'm not like you".

[MVnut]

Why do I ride? .................. You gotta be farkin' joking, right !!!

[SimJen]

I ride:

because I can
because lots of cage drivers are envious
because you can't do wheelies in a cage
because they are freakin fast
because they are cool
because I like bikes
because girls dig them
because they sound wicked
because they are dangerous
because you can ride around traffic
because they smell good
because you can get your knee down
because you have to wear cool gear
because helmets look cool
because kids like them
because wives don't

I ride cause I want to

[vifferman]

Because I work in IT.

I thought it was compulsory?

Huh? I've worked in IT for yonks, and I'm usually one of the few (or the only one) who rides.
Last company: 100 employees, and most of the time I was the only rider. At most there were 4.
Current employer: I'm the only bike rider (the scooterist doesn't count).

I'm... more than 30+. Much more.

Don't know why I'm still alive, but I ride so that I know the difference.

Good reply - that's one of the reasons I ride.

Because it's a part of who I am.

Me too.

Because of the freedom from everyday life and the trip. When I ride, it's only whats happening here and now, I'm focused on what I'm doing, every thing else gets thrown out of my head. Even though I enjoy driving, it's that boring I have to listen to music or something while going from A to B.

Same same.

Coz I can!!!!

Yup.

[avgas]

cos i have a very small penis and i need something to get the ladies

[craigs288]

And why not

[Trudes]

Because I like to be permanently broke, it makes me feel good, it gives me an excuse to leave the house on a nice day, it provides a social network that isn't anything to do with my family or my work, and it's an obsession.