Wayne - "A thought came to me the other day. I have nearly 400,000 miles on BMW motorcycles, and over 350,000 specifically on GS style bikes. I realize that for the last 15 years now, a motorcycle has been my primary mode of transportation. I have ridden bikes at least 6 times as much as I have driven a car. Why? Because I love the way being on a bike makes me feel. Connected, alive, an active part of my environment, and certainly able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Riders get this. Non-riders scratch their head and say – “ Do you really ride in the rain?”.
Yes, I do. And I do because I can ~ safely, and while staying dry and warm at the same time. I often feel sorry for those who are stuck in their pods, clogging up the right lane in the mindless trek to and from work, or shopping or… whatever. I CANNOT be mindless while I ride – that is one of the primary reasons I do it. Helmet time – means different things to different folk, but for me, it simply keeps me in my happy place. Give me my bike, and let’s roll".
Brendan - "It's obvious"
Marty - "Exactly why a human does something is very difficult to answer with precision. A human scientist might point to one's toilet training or whether the rider had been locked in a small dark closet as a child. They might explore the rider's social background, and whether or not the parents were Republicans. I don't really care about these things, in this case, as I believe they are secondary considerations. To illustrate, I will disclose that my first bicycle had matchbook covers, attached with clothes pins so they would strike the spokes of the wheel, to make a noise emulating a motorcycle. The primary reason I ride motorcycles is the same one I had for putting matchbook covers on my bicycle. I do it because it is FUN!"
Steve Swap - "Why do I ride? It makes me feel alive. It’s a passion! I feel like I’m part of the environment, not just a spectator. Unlike most of my co-workers I don’t commute on a motorcycle. I look at a bike as a toy to be taken out and played with. Motorcycling to me is a reward, a reward for going to work, mowing the lawn, or just getting through and putting up with the drudgery of normal day to day life.
I own and ride a variety of motorcycles encompassing different aspects of my chosen sport. From a big black loud as hell Harley, to my just purchased 2010 Husqvarna TE450, I enjoy and pursue all aspects of motorcycling.
A tee-shirt that I saw years ago really said it best, “You’ll never see a motorcycle parked in a psychiatrist’s parking lot”. How true!"