GearJammer
11-20-2005, 08:17 PM
I ride 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 it's health and well being...
I strive to constantly better my skill of control over my machine...
I will learn it's 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...however, if my respect is not acknowledged or appreciated, it will end...
I will not show disrespect to other bikers less experienced or knowledgeble than I am...
I will teach them what I can...however, if they show me disrespect, they will become a stranger to me...
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 with 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 wherever I go...
I am proud to be a biker and 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...
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 it's health and well being...
I strive to constantly better my skill of control over my machine...
I will learn it's 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...however, if my respect is not acknowledged or appreciated, it will end...
I will not show disrespect to other bikers less experienced or knowledgeble than I am...
I will teach them what I can...however, if they show me disrespect, they will become a stranger to me...
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 with 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 wherever I go...
I am proud to be a biker and 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...