A BIKER'S CREED |
LIVE IT THE WAY ONLY WE CAN |
I RIDE BECAUSE I ENJOY THE FREEDOM I FEEL FROM BEING EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS, 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 EXISTS SIMPLY FOR ME, AND ME ALONE. |
MY MACHINE IS NOT A TOY. IT IS AN EXTENTION 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 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 CONTANTLY BETTER MY SKILL OF CONTROL OVER MY MACHINE. I WILL KNOW 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 BECOME AN INVINCIBLE TEAM. |
I DO NOT FEAR DEATH. I WILL, HOWEVER, DO ALL POSSIBLE TO AVOID DEATH PREMATURELY. FEAR IS THE ENEMY, NOT DEATH. FEAR ON THE 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 LEGANCY. 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 THAT DONT RIDE, NOR DO I WISH TO INTIMIDATE OR ANNOY THEM. FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT KNOW ME, ALL I ASK 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 TO EASE THEIR FEAR TOWARD OTHERS LIKE ME. |
I WILL NEVER BE THE AGGRESSOR ON THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, SHOULD OTHERS FUCK WITH ME, THEIR AGGRESSION WILL BE DEALT WITH IN AS SEVERE MANNER AS I CAN CAST UPON THEM. |
I WILL SHOW RESPECT TO OTHER BIKERS MORE EXPERIENCED OR KNOWLEDGABLE THAN I AM. I WILL LEARN FROM THEM ALL I CAN. HOWEVER, IF MY RESPECT IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED OR APPRICIATED, IT WILL END. |
I WILL NOT SHOW DISRESPECT TO OTHER BIKERS LESS EXPERIENCED OR KNOWLEDGABLE THAN I AM. I WILL TEACH THEM WHAT I CAN. HOWEVER, IF THEY SHOW ME DISRESPECT, THEY WILL BE BITCH-SLAPPED. |
IT WILL BE MY TASK TO MENTOR NEW RIDERS, THAT SO DESIRE, INTO THE LIFESTYLE, SO THAT THE BREED SHALL CONTINUE. I SHALL INSTRUCT THEM, AS I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY THOSE BEFORE ME. I SHALL PRESERVE AND HONOR TRADITIONS OF BIKERS BEFORE ME, AND I SHALL PASS THEM ON UNALTERED. |
I WILL NOT JUDGE OTHER BIKERS ON THEIR CHOICE OF MACHINE, THEIR APPEARANCE, OR PROFESSION. I WILL JUDGE THEM ONLY ON THEIR CONDUCT AS BIKERS. I AM PROUD OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENT AS A BIKER, THOUGH I WILL NOT FLAUNT THEM TO OTHERS. IF THEY ASK, I WILL SHARE THEM. |
I WILL STAND READY TO HELP ANY OTHER BIKERS THAT TRULY NEEDS MY HELP. I WILL NEVER ASK ANOTHER BIKER TO DO FOR ME WHAT I CAN DO FOR MYSELF. I AM NOT A PART-TIME BIKER. I AM A BIKER WHEN, AND WHERE-EVER I GO. I AM PROUD TO BE A BIKER, AND HIDE MY CHOSEN 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 LANDS IN WHICH I RIDE, AND TO SEEK OUT AND KNOW OTHER BIKERS LIKE MYSELF. |
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