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+date = "2018-01-09"
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+categories = ["life", "philosophy", "motorcyles"]
+title = "Bikers’ club of… Philosophy?"
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+Its seems to me that bikers share more than just fun, speed and recklessness.
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+That is to say, to ride a motorcycle is one thing, to *be a biker *is quite another.
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+Biking is more than just a mode of transport in ways I haven’t yet quite put my finger on. It’s a way of life to a degree.
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+Whether or not a particular life outlook gives you a desire to ride, or whether it is more that being a rider leads to a changed life outlook is nuts and bolts. Either way, there’s *something…*
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+Maybe it’s related to the constant and consistent reminders of your own mortality. It certainly helps me to take chances *off* the bike that I might not otherwise. Keeps me grounded and living in the moment, as it were.
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+Maybe it’s something about the way that throwing a bike through twisting corners sets soul and mind on fire all at once.
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+Actually, yes. Perhaps that’s it. Riding a bike makes the rider come alive in a way that’s difficult to match. It requires focus and a lot of confidence.
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+Taking a quick and smooth line through a corner, though, is a feeling of elation unlike no other.
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+So… there’s something about biking. Something about biking that changes riders.
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+Riders are an exclusive club, and not just because of how we get around. We share a particular view of life that unites us, on and off the road.
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+No doubt this idea will reappear in the future as I give it more thought.
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