Nice Thread Sree,
Wonder how you thought about all this before marriage & a Kid , It all becomes very evident & true especially after marriage & more so after a Kid, If someone can still pull along and keep the intrest alive then I would say their is a true biker in him

Cheers
Sunil

We can vouch for you being a true biker sunil sir
Marriage and a kid later, both you and your Comet are steaming forward..!!
Even Leh has been conquered

Sree what ever you have wrote does make sense but as in third para of your article you suggested that there might be a complete army of young guns how are currently using so called 150+cc fun bikes, and doing things normally what bikers actually do (read going on long rides, doing stunts enjoying daily commute etc.). Now as you further pointed out that at a later stage of their lives there might be drastic change and these so called bikers of today turn their respective selves into those cagers.

May be numerous out of us (Xbhpians) end up being one for unforeseen reasons, so because of this rule of "Once A Biker, always a biker", those guys who intend to do so or might forced to do so cant be considered as biker even today. But how we will point it out today that how is going to be that Traitor to this religion biking? I cant think of a way, may be some sort of time machine can help.

ridingsoul says.............

hey brothers sory for being late on here 4 the reply.

i haven't gone through all the replies but let me put it like this......

i am a biker, so are are the rest who feel they are, for some or the other reason. there are ways ppl act nuts (that's wat the not so called "biker" feels) sometimes just to ride. yes i too do such stuff. i never need or leave a reason to ride. last Sunday (16-11-08) i treveled down to Pune by bus just so that i could ride ma frends ZMA back down to Goa the same day( i reached Pune 6:30am, left for Goa at 2:00pm). ma mom says m crazy.
"yes i am". but to ride a bike for a walkable distace just coz u love to ride doesnot make sence to me. if u can walk 20 steps to cross the lane to go to the next shop, y ride???

brother SKSy....
m her to ride as long as i can, coz i havent seen the tomorow..

not all can aford a BUSA but

we all just wanna be big BIKER
blowin a big bloody BUSA
in the sixth top gear...
yea... yeah... we wanna be "BIKER" (sing it like Rockstar by Nickleblack)

the feeling you get while riding on your bike....with all the worldy worries forgotton...is like a drug....once addicted its a nessity...

quote from the movie the worlds fastest indian
"You live more in five minutes on a bike like this going flat out than some people live in their lifetime" - Burt Munro

my machines may change....but biker or not, i never will/can stop riding...

ridingsoul says......

a real biker can never forget those lines man.......

a movie one biker should posses.....

Richard sums things up pretty well in that short quote and it's something that the vast majority of 'wider' society will never understand. Nice post dude.

I'll add something that's been going around by email here in the UK among bikers. Sums things up here too! It is from a western U.S. perspective and draws on the unwarranted image that some of the media have portrayed of bikers (in the west) for the past 40 years or so. Not the happiest of pieces but worth posting, I think. It kind of unites bikers and the lifestyle and the difference we feel to the rest of society, who limit the risks they take but take risks with others' lives.
You Didn't See Me

To each his own..I'm sure this applies for every biker and the human being, and they will all agree. So makes more sense to ride/wrench/enjoy whatever aspect of biking you like and have a good time. No sense pinpointing

am I a biker????

I am riding on 13 night from Ludhiana to Chandigarh to pick up Desi so as to attend the G2g on 14 morning!!! am I a Biker???
riding to Delhi and back wud cost me around 1000rs(aproximately the same price for a to and fro ticket of Shatabadi) and not to forget the Chill of the winter Nights( I will be pushing off By9 in the evening from Ldh to Chd which is aprox 100 kms..thn frm Chd to delhi which is again 270kms to attend a G2G at 8 on the Sunday morning and then back to ludhiana which is arox 300+ kms.)
But what for? just to see a Superbike(read- a Mighty Beast/piece of machine)
No, thats to ride for the love of Riding!
insane as some may call it, but I dumped a Decent Job of a Branch Manager in an MNC to pick up a Job of a Marketing Manager with a Local Company! why??? for some extra Moolahz?? definately Not, am getting paid less now!
then why??
Because, as a Branch Manager, I was not getting the time to RIDE.
now as a Marketing Manager, I Get to ride day in day out! and I dnt Drive a Car to Work( I have One!), I Ride!
Because, no matter Car is a Bigger, Better, Safer Vehicle thn my Zma, but then, somehow, I can Not resist the feeling of winding Kissing my Cheeks.
I have a Car because that s more of a Family Vehicle, a status symbol!
a Bike on the other hand is My LOVE!
yes, a lot of us Ride cause they have nothing else to commute on, but then, there still are fews, who would rather Ride then to Drive!
My Bike is my Baby, a look at her in the morning gives me a sort of energy, a glance at her after a day's long and hard ride gives me a satisfaction...and miles to go before I sleep!!!!
Biking for me is a religion, where I follow the simple rule..Love and respect others as you would want them to love and respect you.
am not a stunter, not a trained mechanic or something of that sort..am just a simple human being whole loves those motorised two wheels.
I guess I am a BIKER

Olias : Great one thanks for sharing...

@dcs: What you have written above, many off us are same

In my humble opinion...

Definition of a BIKER by Joaquim Gonsalves:
"A person who's entire world revolves around motorcycles. He/she considers their bike to be their partner. They treat their steeds like they were human. They kiss it goodnight. They sit beside it, stare and just smile. All they dream of is bikes. Bikers wish to die on their bikes or with their bikes.
Not everyone 'gets' 'BIKEISM' & 'BIKERS' but to us, that doesn't even matter.
A biker is a person in love.
in love with his/her bike.
There's no arguing with this breed
of Humans.
They live for bikes. And bikes are their life-blood."

I'd like to clarify that I'm also a relatively moderate follower of my religion. The one I got by birth and not by choice. Ofcourse later, certain personal incidents have lead me to believe that there is a God. Which is why i follow it. But let me also say that, even though bikeism is undeniably materialistic it IS spiritual to an extent.
For a Biker, there's a fine line between worldly pleasures and spiritual needs.
To me its a constant battle. Always thanking my creator for the blessing of a motorcycle while at the same time thinking of ways to please Him by using a motorcycle for good causes.

I do not intend to start a debate on religions, SO PLEASE DO NOT!

Yet some of you may say that the two dont mix. But thats a debate for another site probably.

My point is, to a Biker it may always be a battle between the society's perception and family commitments. And those who can strive through all this and still ride for the heck of it at the end of the day are what you can term as Bikers by Choice.


P.S.: I do hope that my post hasn't affected anyone's religious sentiments

Peace.
God Bless!
Jo Boi

That is what sums it up for me. Its about the best tool for the occasion - and enjoying it while it lasts.

For arrow straight roads like Rajasthan, I'd prefer a train, a bus or a car or a land rover for dune bashing. Our desi bikes are a waste of time for the same.

For the mountains, bikes anyday. For horrible no roads/ interiors, again bikes!

Just not worth it beating drums about "being a biker" or singing paeans about it.

You have spoken my mind. Well penned thoughts here.

Somebody seems to be in the wrong place...or should that be wrong thread!!!

Biking for me is....


Well,

I'm no expert in writing.
But, reading all previous write-ups in this thread does stir my thought; or for that matter everyone's thought on what biking is??

I feel its about feeling related to your bike; whichever it may be and to realise that without it we feel incomplete. It's about going on ride for no reason or cleaning your bike while you skip bathing.

It's as much about riding at insane speeds as about feeliing breeze at 40 kmph. Oh!! I have so many things to mention but.....

I don't know if I'm a biker or not and nor do I want to be recognised as a professional biker..... I feel ecstatic when my frens call me by my bike's name (aka Pulsar Boy !!); when people very close to me tell that I would come in way of any pain for my bike.

How right they are??


I still enjoy riding my BOXER CT as much as Pulsar. That's biking to me..... I still don't know if I'm a biker ??? nor do I wanna know??


My apologies for all grammatical mistakes. As I said, m not good in writing.