Top 10 Reasons To Ride A Motorcycle

Here are top ten reason why you might just want to ride a motorcycle. We'll be counting from ten down to one.

No.10 Women like tough guys

All girls like guys who are tough. Obviously, riding a motorcycle -- I don’t want to say that there’s a bad boy quality -- but there’s definitely a tough and macho thing about a guy who rides a motorcycles and that element of danger. That’s really sexy.


No.9 Motorcycling gives you instant style

Leather is always sexy, and you have to wear leather when you ride a bike. It’s more for protection, but it also gets you some style points, I think. I’ve always been into motorcycle fashion, but now I know the function behind all the zippers on the jacket; they’re all really for something. You want your gear to be protective, and that’s why leather is good because you can move and it’s windproof. You dress in layers so you can peel it off.

No.8 Road trips are sexier on a bike

The romantic part about biking [with your partner] is that feeling of being a teenager again: Pack a few shirts, bring a toothbrush and just go. You don’t need a whole bunch of crap. It’s freeing to simply be low-maintenance and just go.

No.7 It's a great way to meet new people

I think there’s a stereotype of what a biker is. I think it’s people who are looking for fun and adventure and to get out of a rut.

No.6 Cars are like cages; motorcycles are liberating

It’s a really cool feeling of freedom to get on your bike and go. I call cars cages. When you go on a bike, you see everything differently -- you’re outside and you feel like you’re in the environment more.

No.5 Biking keeps you young

It’s funny because as you get older you often get in a rut of what you’re hobbies are and what you like to do.

No.4 The adrenaline rush alone is worth it

Even the sound, to me, of a bike is sexy. There’s a lot of energy, and it gets my heart pumping anytime I listen to a bike getting started.

No.3 You'll actually know what a burnout is (the cool kind)

Some people do burnouts against the wall, which they say is the weak way to do it because you’re not holding the bike yourself. You basically have your front brake in so that the bike can’t go anywhere, and then you put your bike in gear and make the back tire spin out like it’s going 60 miles an hour. It starts smoking and it’s really loud and it looks really cool.

No.2 You'll get closer to nature

In Nigeria, we have so many great roads to ride on that are within states and between states as well. A lot of roads between states have a lot of nature's touch on both sides of the road and riding on such roads always comes with a thrill.

No.1 Biking keeps you real

Doing sports and riding motorcycles makes you more approachable and more real and down to earth.

By Samod Biobaku
simplysamad@yahoo.com