101 Things about riding that make you happy
 

OK maybe not 101, but I'm sure we can get there. I'll start with me:

-Stopping, waving, and smilingfor old ladies crossing the parking lot about to enter the grocery store.

-Waving to a small child who is facinated withmotorcycles.

- Riding slower then the posted speed limit when nobody is around enjoying the weather and the road.

- freashly paved blacktop

- new tires with those rubber tips sticking out

- cold tank of gas between your legs

- the smell of 93 octaneexhaust from the squid doing wheelies in front of you

- lane splitting in traffic jams

- stopping at places you would normally not stop at when driving the cage

- the smells of the road

- the look of your bike after a wash

- the peace of mind that your bike is happy after an oil change

- making a tight u-turn without putting your feet down

- being curtius when everyone looks at you like another asshole biker

-fixing a mechanical problem

i'm sure i'll think of more...

RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy
 

Good to see you back FLYOU!!! How was the vacation?


I would add to your list:

Going riding all day without an idea of where your going.

RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy
 

Hehe, safe secks. I have nothing to contribute. [:@]

RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy
 

blowing a kiss to the hottie next you at a light, then flipping the visor down to be 'that mysterious biker' ahah

i love waving to the fascinated kids too, maybe a light rev as i go by.

crawling up to a light and just as youre about to put your feet down the light changes and you can go :-)

perfect weather where youre comfortable in your gear and can ride forever

RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy
 

Spending $13 on gas and having more fun than if you spent $50.

RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy
 

-waving to fellow motorcyclists
-having more horsepower per pound than any sports car between your legs
-feeling totally like you are a part of the bike
-riding back and forth to work all week, fill up friday night...$7
-standing back and looking at it right after you wash it
-wanting to look at more than ride it sometimes
-making non-riding friends jealous of your sexy machine
-looking badass when you show up...anywhere.
-starting conversations with other bikers randomly, just because you ride.
-having other people approach you and start convos, just because they see your gear.

RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy
 

Riding to work, but ending up having coffee a 100 kays in the opposite direction.
Watching the sun come up as you ride home, after a week-end ride.
Banking the apex on a steep rise in a perfect lean, that keeps a grin on your face for days.
Feeling the temperature changes, and smelling the moisture & scents, as you weave your way down through a valley.
Making it to a petrol station, when you know you should have run out of fuel 20 kays back.
Riding your favourite road on a perfect day & knowing if you where to die right then, you wouldn't give rats.

RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy
 

Absolute FREEDOM!

RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy
 

taking the long way home....just for fun.
arriving in style...
warm breeze
knowing your faster than just about any car on the road.
being the mysterious biker behind the dark smoke visor.
the sound of the two brothers exhaust roaring to life.

RE: 101 Things about riding that make you happy
 

-Feeling absolutely 100% in tune with the world around you
-being completely allowed to not respond to phone calls or email for hours at a time
-Leaning further, and further, and further, just enough to make your heart skip a beat, then pull up and gas it... and smiling ear to ear the whole time
-Not thinking about anything in the entire world except for what gear you're in
-Getting lost and having absolutely no intention of finding your way back
-Farting and not having to smell it
-Meeting complete strangers at the gas station every single time you fill up who tell you how much they like your bike
-Not having to pay for therapy

Got lots more... basically it's my favorite thing in the entire world. I feel extremely lucky to have found something I am so fond of at such a young age. There are so few people in the world who have anything to look forward to later in life... but I know I will always have a bike.