Things you love about biking

Just so we get some balance in the forum.

What do you love about biking?

For me:
- Freedom (#1 for sure)
- The attainment of flow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flow_(psychology), and being very present in my surroundings when I'm riding
- So much cheaper than taking the train

That's just the tip of the iceberg really.

 

For me:

1. That I can go fast and feel the wind in the face.
2. Travel unhindered through all these great countries.
3. That I have a biker husband and we go do something we love together on our own bikes.
4. That I can do track days and not have to be semi-pro!
5. Same as Roadwart's number 3 - always makes it better.

 

1. freedom
2. pleasure of riding in any weather
3. traffic jams a thing of the past
4.no one asks for a lift

 

This +
Freedom

 

that my bikes the best on the planet
getting in the zone
just riding
the friendships my bikes and i have forged around fires at rallies etc

 

the interaction....simple as that

 

Iv'e always loved the look and sound of a motorcycle ever since i was a kid.
1. Design and sound
2. Performance
3. Freedom

I still find it amazing how bikes are generally loved by so many different people, young and old.

 

- Doing something I've always wanted to do since I was a kid but not in a position to until my late twenties
- Freedom, the experience on the bike, those rides where everything really connects and you just want to hug the bike as you ride it (which given my size I sometimes feel, and look, like I am doing)
- Exploring the country, and other countries
- Other bikers... 'nuff said

 

Freedom
Speed
The beauty of the bike's design
Parking generally being free or cheap

 

Oh I forgot the most important one:

It just feels RIGHT!

 

Being able to mix with you lot!

 

Riding a motorcycle can make you feel joyous, powerful, peaceful, frightened, vulnerable, and back out to happy again, perhaps in the same ten miles. It is life compressed, its own answer to the question "Why?"

 

Who says Bikers can't be a spiritual bunch.

For me it has to be Heading out it no particular direction to no particular destination for no particular reason (I'll get a better dictionary next time) because you just love it.

Life's to much about reason these days, getting on the motorbike is an escape away from everything

 

This says it all...IMO.