MANIFESTO BIKERS!

 

I ride because it is fun.

I ride because I enjoy the freedom I fell for being exposed to the element 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 exist 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-working 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 constanly 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 invicible team.

I do not fear death.

 I will, however, do all possible to avoid death prematurely. Fear is

the enemy,

 not death. Fear on a highway leads to death,

 therefore I will not let fear be my master.

 I will master it.

My machine 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 they 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 other mess with me,

 their aggression

 will be dealth with in as several manner as I can cast upon them.

I will show respect to the others bikers

 more experienced or knowledgable then I am.

 I will learn from them all I can.

 However, if my respect is not acknowledge or appreciated, it will end.

I will not disrespect to others bikers

 less experienced or knowledgable than I am.I will teach them what I can.

 However, if they show me disrespect, they will be slapped.

It will be my task to mentor new rider,

 that so desire, into the lifestyle of the bikers,

 so that the bread shall continue. I shall intruct 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 proffession.

I will judge them only on their conduct as bikers. I am proud  of my accomplishment as

 a bikers

though I will not flaunt them to others. If they ask, I will share them.

I will stand ready to help any other bikers who trully needs my help.

I will not ask another bikers to do for me what I can do for myself. I am not part time biker.

I am a biker when, and where  ever I go. I am proud to be a biker and hide my choosen 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 land in wich I

ride

and to seek out and know other bikers like myself.

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*Ride For Peace – Exploring Five Continents on Two Wheels