maybe thats my age and hormones. i am aware of that but still cant control it, just like any other youth. what i wrote was what i felt and i never expressed it on anyone. i just wrote it here as a feelling which was from my heart and unlike other youth i was just being creative instead of being destructive by just speaking my mind without huting anyone(atleast anyone here because xbhp is purely a rider's website). it can be put as an attempt to speak everyones mind. and i have nothing against my family. my mom wont stop me from motorcycling because i guess she is and always will be a good mother. same thing about my father because otherwise he wouldnt have let me keep a motorcycle let alone two! this is what he always tell me "just let us know where you are going, because god forbid if something bad happens we should know where to look". i dont ever think no father tells a son something like that. what i said about relatives is everyone except my mom and dad, they are not (just)my relatives! they are my MOM and DAD!

i guess he meant that as a harmless joke. how i know? even my mom was laughing reading that

I am with you on this , and I was only pointing out what in my mind was a better option.You will agree you don't like or want anybody's anger,and the same goes for all others too......Every Responsible and Caring Parent control their off spring to do right things through an almighty weapon that they have.....LOVE and FAITH

Dang. My reply seems to have been missed in the interwebs. My friend, you got too much anger in there. Way too much.

And honestly, all we motorcyclists do is to twirl the throttle and lean as compared to car guys. Been there, done most of that.

Replace "that" with cycling and then you'll realize alot of motorcycling is overrated and far more simpler/non-death defying than it is made out to be. For instance, a gent by the name of Samim Rizvi cycled on public roads(blr), some 701km in 24 hours to qualify for Your Page Title

Net net, take people's words with salt, relax and don't get so worked up on other's viewpoints. Use both the ears god gave you

I like ^^^ point; none of us do in this whole country!!! Half the nation's problems are solved once we start LISTENING!!!

Just my thoughts!!!

What a awesome thought u have FATAL1TY-X.

There are certain times in life when u feel like showing the middle finger to people who come in between the riding passion, but its life afterall. We need to see our and care for our relationship with others as the same as with our riding passion.

I am +1 on your vented anger and frustration. But at the end people who have never ridden bikes for passion will never understand what you are feeling. So its better you just carry on with your way rather then thinking about people why they tell you this and that. I feel thats the best way.

Even my family used to tell me that its risky riding and all that crap....
But i have proved and made them understand that riding is something which is like doin it. And i also make sure that whenver i go out somewhere far i always keep them informed.

Regarding friends and relatives, its again the same thing, just listen and forget and continue on with your passion. Only the person who has been in your shoes will know exactly how it feels, other than that people will always try to oppose and make fun of you (bcoz they have never done that thing before or maybe they have jus taken motorcycle as a means of transport from one place to another).

Every person has their own choice in life to do whatever he wants to do, and living life becomes more happier when people around you support what you do for the right things.

So i hope people around will realise one day what riding means to you!!!

Very true, to comment on something on e must at least have some experience or knowledge about it. But people here just keep on blabbering. And as many members already said. Its impossible to make people listen to you.

The more you get agitated and react to their(common people) views , the just enjoy themselves as they think that you are worked up and just continue it for their enjoyment. I think my point here is clear. Just ignore and carry on, they might get bored some day and stop. Or lets hope so tat they would.

why are you so sure that i havent riden anything other than a motorcycle . i love riding, that includes cycling, motorcycling and some other stuff too(though i havent tried the last one, yet). i cycle whenever i can. thats why my heart beat is still at a super low 53bpm(damn, i'm so proud to tell that whenever i can!) and me still ripped instead of having a large one piece belly. i havent cycled 700 kms or so for that matter, the longest i've ever done on my cycle is 80kms in 4 hrs thats while i was 15 years old. and my first ever tour to a hill station was on a cycle. and thats why i still keep my cycle, a 8 year old herculese top gear 6 spd in mint condition(though its transmission seems to be giving out lately). and that is also why i try not to eat or drink much on a long motorcycle ride, to make it as hard as possible(like cycling). riding is my passion. i'm always happy if i'm on two wheels. be it a cycle, moped or a superbike.
tnx for those kind words.

we all live because of a choice our parents made to be together. the entire world is built on choices. i say, if we still can make our own choices then thats the way we should take.

i guess you yourself are a parent who've went through a similar situation. and i dont have anything to say other than respect for those words.

Then your original post should have no meaning. If you've done hills on a cycle, then you know that battered highways on a motorbike is easy in comparison. No?

Consider the awesome Shri Ajay Jaiman for instance:
Manali to Leh ? Self-supported cycling trip | Jaimans' Blog

batao, is motorcycling that hard to call car guys f***ots?

Phew, that was one hellava vent for ur anger mr. FATALITY. Hope u felt much better after posting this.
Well, I have felt the same at many times. I've read something long time back which went like "U wont understand the feeling of that breeze hitting ur face. Try asking a dog ( I mean a real 4 legged dog) why they stick their faces out of the car window."
Well written.

is motorcycling that hard to call car guys faggots? yes and no. in the first group there are car guys who does 400 or so kms a day and still complain about the drive(read the original post), there are car guys who are afraid of turning off the a/c for a minute while driving through a forest route and in the second group there are car drivers who does 1500 kms a day and still drives for more, there are passionate jeep fans who does tough off roading for 100s of kms in a primitive decade old jeep. fags belong to the first group, and almost every driver i meet is like "300 km car ride is difficult, you have to be pretty nutty to do that on a motorcycle!". what if they hear the stories of 1700km 22hr saddle sore attempts!, what if they hear the 700km cycle rides! it is this "difficult" mentality of majority of the drivers what i call faggy. most of the drivers gets too comfortable in todays cars which has every luxury except a kitchen and a horse barn. and there is the element of protection in cars. some drivers are so arrogant that they dont give a s**t about the riders(also read the original post). i have friends who lost their lives because of some adamant, no good , SOB of a driver!

you mentioned in the first post that all a motorcyclist do is sit and lean. is it that simple? if you ask me which was difficult, my 4hr 80km cycle ride or my 456 km 12hr motorcycle ride? my answer will be without any hesitation the second one. just because i had to put more effort mentally during the second trip than the first one. i was able to do the first one fairly easy comparing my longest on a motorcycle. and i've done similar 60km rides on my cycle many times and never felt any discomfort.

and why i dont do much longer trips on my cycle is because it is not designed for that purpouse. my cycle's seats are hard and is designed like a wooden horse's back. there is no suspension whatsoever on my cycle. and if i ever want to buy a purpouse built touring/all terrain cycle i'll have to shell out atleast 20000. and i'm not yet making enough money to spend that much on a cycle even though i love to.

@OP : Hah! I feel your pain dude!

I feel it 2 times more! I am a biker and a gamer! On top of that, I'm a Game Designer! So you can imagine how much crap I have to endure simply because of the restricted mentality that are people.

Great !!! Feeling can't be explained & rather worthless to explain to those who just don't get it (Especially, the cagers). Long live your anger

Phew!! Straight forward and honest comments and expression! Loved it! Good going buddy! Kudos!

Hate to be the spoilsport here.
Motorcycle riding is dangerous. No arguments here. Its dangerous because you are the mercy of a lot of people who ride on the road.

You are at the mercy of that vehicle in the front!
You are at the mercy of the vehicle on the side!
You are at the mercy of the vehicle on the back!
You are at the mercy of the dog hiding in the bushes!
You are at the mercy of the low flying crow!
You are at the mercy of the highway workers who covers the potholes!
You are even at the mercy of the vehicle coming from the opposite lane!

One mistake from anyone can end up with you biting the asphalt. Your life is really a worthless piece of shit on the bike because you are the merci of too many souls. Also taking into consideration, the way people drive in India, its all the more worse.

When viewed from a different perspective, imagine the road as a glass box, you as the chick (rather chick-hen) and all others on the road as hungry venomous snakes. You get the picture

Inspite of this you want to ride, go for it. There is nothing like watching a bunch of hungry snakes chasing a chick. All the more better if the chick is enjoying it as well

Now anger is a funny thing. It does funny things to normal people. Add a bit of testosterone to your anger and it makes you blind.

Now thats a blind chick trying to pick up a fight with venomous snakes. You know how the end result would be. If one snake doesnt get you, the others will.

The whole post was to give you a different perspective to motorcycle riding. You respect the dangers, life becomes a lot easier.

P.S. I love motorcyling and am a hardcore biker. But i like being the chick and i like the dangers too. Had my brush with a lot of venomous snakes (didnt go searching for them often, they just presented themselves in the form of motorcycles, cars, trucks, goats, dogs, cows, auto rickshaws, potholes, stones left by truckers). Nothing purifies the soul than riding a bike

Jakrap any amount of posting with "n" number of words cannot be so blatantly accurate and brutally frank.....You have the wisdom of a very mature,and SAFE RIDER...You Race on the Tracks not on the roads.....May your breed increase and prosper....