Why do you ride?

[Slofuze]

A simple enough question. Perhaps it's an informal survey and I'll get to know more about the people on here. I ride for stress relief and the adrenalin rush. What about the rest of you?

[Edocsil]

I'm about the same. It's a good way to relax and have some fun. Plus I just love the feel of air hitting me and the road flying by below me.

[GytRDunKat]

I used to ride because it was a 120 mile per day commute. Now I work from home quite a bit, and riding is strictly for enjoyment. I seem to get more out of it, not worried about work stuff and what-not. That and not going through a set of tires/chain once per year is nice

[SilentTJ]

i ride simply for the enjoyment of it. been riding a few months, each time i feel more confident and it becomes more and more 2nd nature. and i just simply love the feeling you get from a motorcycle. a car just doesnt compare in any way. im not interested in riding faster than i need to, so i avoid the highway as much as possible, mostly cause the highways here are full of psychotic drivers who dont know how to drive. but it is certainly nice to open up the throttle every now and then. but it's just such a relaxing thrill to ride on a bike.

[eviilil0ne]

+1 with silent .. cept i like the super slab .. but i do pick my times and directions .. outta traffic .. cagers are morons

[gobigorange189]

i ride mainly for the free feeling you get on the bike...also im a huge adrenaline junkie...so riding is kinda like a drug for me

[ChuglyXJ]

to get from A to B, with more fun then a cage

because its harder then a steering wheel

just because, I have to just because

[BIGKAT1100]

To look cool and pick up chicks .... Yeeeaah

[Spindrift187]

When I first got my license I used to love to drive everywhere. Just to drive. I'd take the long way home just cuz id get to drive more. I haven't had that feeling in a car for a couple years(im only 23), alluva sudden I got a bike and I get that feeling again. Long "drives" are no longer put off cuz I dont wanna drive that far, running to the store for no real reason is exciting again. Dunno, that's why I do it.

O yea and it's a ****ton of speed for very little money haha

[alienmusik]

to feel free. you get a feeling like none other when you ride. its not just that it relieves stress and whatnot but in a weird way it gives you a different view of life. i ride because to live without would be crazy!!

[Skeezix]

Been riding since 1977.
Every time I start up a bike I get the same feeling.
Joy. Pure and simple joy.
I like time to myself and riding a bike gives it to you.
Whether it's 100 miles or 1000.
I'll ride until I can't any more.
Then I'll die.

[sassyduck]

I am a mom to three kids. Preteen to toddler. On a bike I am not "mom". On a bike I am "Patti". I can't take my kids with me, so it is the ultimate "mom-time". It is freedom. It is exhilaration. It is being in control of such power. It is just plain, fun!

[Zepp]

I am a mom to three kids. Preteen to toddler. On a bike I am not "mom". On a bike I am "Patti". I can't take my kids with me, so it is the ultimate "mom-time". It is freedom. It is exhilaration. It is being in control of such power. It is just plain, fun!

That is awesome Patti!!!!

[JaxKat]

I ride for enjoyment, and my wife loves to ride with me.

[DumbLuck]

I ride because i can, and want to. too many cants, and have tos in life. a skooter ride just makes it all go away, at least for a little while. the feeling of dropping into a corner, being aware and part of what's around you. even the challange of dodging the idiots and azzholes. 90 to 100 down the interstate is just,,,,,,,,,,nice, even tho i usually keep it within 10 mph of the speed limit most everwhere.