We all have our own reasons for forsaking the plush air conditioned interiors of our automobiles for the adventure that is motorcycle riding.
Whether it is the feel of the air rushing past you, or the unbelievably low gas bill, or your love of the roar of your bikes engine after a long day of work the result is the same: You, your bike, and the road.
One thing that many prospective bikers do not realize is that this decision has an outcome unnoticed by outsiders.
As you don your leather jacket and helmet and take your first ride on your new bike, you not only begin one of many great adventures, you have also silently joined an exclusive club.
When you depart on your motorcycle for the first ride as a newly christened biker this club membership slowly reveals itself.
Speeding along the road you will notice an occasional biker riding along between the oncoming wave of cars and an intriguing phenomenon will slowly present itself.
Whether you recognize these fellow bikers on a motorcycle or not you will be waved at, saluted, or even given love signs during the momentary cross lane connections you experience during your ride.
This mutual acknowledgement is the most commonly noticed benefit of your new membership, however on occasion more significant advantages will unveil themselves.
A couple times a week I approach my house but find that I am not yet ready to give up the freedom that riding provides.
On these nights I will extend my ride home through different routes of varying lengths.
During one of these motorcycle rides I was disappointed to find that as I approached the point furthest from my house I happened to use up the last of my gas.
I started the long walk back to the nearest gas station and watched as car after car passed by without a backward glance.
This continued until a pair of bikers on a similar nighttime ride as myself passed by and noticing my predicament pulled a u-turn to assist a fellow biker in need.
Along with all the benefits and all the reasons that motivate us to make this change, come these and many more "membership" benefits.
Just as any basketball team would wear their letter jackets, we can wear our leather jackets with pride knowing that all the bikers from this end of the highway to your destination will have your back.
Whether it is the feel of the air rushing past you, or the unbelievably low gas bill, or your love of the roar of your bikes engine after a long day of work the result is the same: You, your bike, and the road.
One thing that many prospective bikers do not realize is that this decision has an outcome unnoticed by outsiders.
As you don your leather jacket and helmet and take your first ride on your new bike, you not only begin one of many great adventures, you have also silently joined an exclusive club.
When you depart on your motorcycle for the first ride as a newly christened biker this club membership slowly reveals itself.
Speeding along the road you will notice an occasional biker riding along between the oncoming wave of cars and an intriguing phenomenon will slowly present itself.
Whether you recognize these fellow bikers on a motorcycle or not you will be waved at, saluted, or even given love signs during the momentary cross lane connections you experience during your ride.
This mutual acknowledgement is the most commonly noticed benefit of your new membership, however on occasion more significant advantages will unveil themselves.
A couple times a week I approach my house but find that I am not yet ready to give up the freedom that riding provides.
On these nights I will extend my ride home through different routes of varying lengths.
During one of these motorcycle rides I was disappointed to find that as I approached the point furthest from my house I happened to use up the last of my gas.
I started the long walk back to the nearest gas station and watched as car after car passed by without a backward glance.
This continued until a pair of bikers on a similar nighttime ride as myself passed by and noticing my predicament pulled a u-turn to assist a fellow biker in need.
Along with all the benefits and all the reasons that motivate us to make this change, come these and many more "membership" benefits.
Just as any basketball team would wear their letter jackets, we can wear our leather jackets with pride knowing that all the bikers from this end of the highway to your destination will have your back.
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