The Biker's Creed

• I ride because I enjoy it.
  

• 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 extension of my being, and I will treat it accordingly, with same respect as I have for myself.
  

• I strive to understand the inner-workings of my machine, from the most basic to the most complex. I will 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 constantly better my skill of control over my machine. I will learn its 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 will 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 it is my legacy. I will care for it 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 do NOT ride, nor do I wish to intimidate or annoy them. For those that do not know me, all I wish for them is to ignore me. For those that desire to know me, I will share with them the truth of my self so that they might understand me and not fear others like me.
  

• I will never be the aggressor on the highway. However, should others f*ck 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 knowledgeable than I am. I will learn from them all I can. However, if my respect is not acknowledged or appreciated, it will end.
  

• I will not show disrespect to other bikers less experienced or knowledgeable 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 desires, into the lifestyle of the biker, so that the breed will continue. I shall instruct them, as I have been instructed by those before me, and I will pass them on unaltered.
  

• I will not judge bikers on their choice of machine, their appearance, or their profession. I will judge them only by 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 biker 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 wherever 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 passing 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.