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Rider’s Credo... (UPDATED Version) Please keep the ideas
coming.
I ride purely, and only, because it is fun and
offers me the opportunity to meet others of like
mind.
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 X,
not wear it. My X is
not a symbol of status. It exists simply for me, and
my pleasure. My X
is not a toy. It is an extension of my personality.
I strive to learn
what I can about the inner-workings of my X,
from the most basic to the most complex, so that I may
be able to help others who may not have the
mechanical ability to understand the complexity of
the X.
I strive to constantly better my skill of
control over my X. I
will learn its limits, and use my skill to become
one with my X, so
that we may keep each other alive. Working together
in harmony, we will become a
respected team.
I do not fear death. My
fear is what a premature death due to unsafe riding
habits would do to my family.
I will ride safely in order to protect them
from the negative impact.
I do not ride to gain attention, respect, or
fear from those that 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 that
they take the opportunity to get
to know me. For those that desire to know me,
I will share with them the truth of myself.
I will never be the aggressor on the
highway.
I will show respect to other riders
more experienced or knowledgeable than I am. I will
learn from them all I can.
I will not show disrespect to other riders
less experienced or knowledgeable than I am. I will
teach them what I can.
It will be my task to mentor new riders into
the lifestyle of the rider,
so that a respect for those who ride may be gained
from everyone I meet. I shall instruct them,
as I have been instructed by those before me.
I will not judge other riders
on their choice of machine, their appearance, or
their profession. I will judge them only on their
conduct as riders and human
beings.
I will stand ready to help any other rider
that truly needs my help. I will never ask another rider
to do for me what I can do for myself.
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 riders
like myself.
-Author Unknown-
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