May 26th, 2016, 12:39 PM | #1 |
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Why do we bond with motorcycles?
Ever since I saw that "Why are women attracted to motorcyclists/cycles" thread, I've felt like this is what I've really been wanting to get at... not why hypothetical "other people" admire our machines from afar, but why we feel a bond with them that could often be called love.
There are people who love their cars, who give them names and call them by a pronoun. But in the average car community you won't find too many of these people. In the motorcycling community, it's a much higher proportion. We anthropomorphise our bikes. We talk about "bike bonding" courses, using images like this: And we're constantly seeing this kind of photo on Pinterest and other places. I confess I feel the same way about my bike. She has a name, she has a gender, she has a personality. She's not just a machine and there's no way in hell I'd just trade her in a few years down the line to get totaled by some squid. We know why we ride. We might have ideas about why others admire our bikes. But why do we feel this depth of love for them? (Those who do, anyway.) |
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May 26th, 2016, 12:48 PM | #2 |
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+1 for figuring out how to use anthropomorphise on a bike forum. hahahahahah
The complete opposite here. My bike is nothing more than a machine tool to me and refer to my 250 by "my" race number. Odd... isn't it?
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May 26th, 2016, 01:00 PM | #3 |
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I think it is because you guide the bike through turns and in a car more so with older cars you muscle them through turns. So they seem more alive. You never see a car flip on its side right itself and keep going.
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May 26th, 2016, 01:26 PM | #4 | |
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I mean there really is nothing wrong with that method of thinking at all, and in many ways it is literally the most accurate thought process around a racebike - it is absolutely a tool for the operator to wield But I find myself sliding onto the other side of the fence; my bikes almost becoming a partner of sorts working toward the same goal. There have been more than one occasion where I literally have gotten off the track, and my response is to pat the side of the tank of my bike like it was a horse or a dog , alive and deserving of my praise for helping me. Strange really.
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May 26th, 2016, 01:33 PM | #5 |
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It's been that way for 20+ yrs and all kinds of bikes and cars. Now I do have a very special place in my heart for old Monte Carlos, was my first car. Maybe just haven't found "the one" yet possibly?
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May 26th, 2016, 01:44 PM | #6 |
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For me; motorcycling is about carving the corners whether dirt or asphalt.
I'm sure it's an extension from bicycling which started for me from my earliest memories. Tricycle to begin with then the neighbours bike for my first stab (scab? ) at two wheels. I've always loved the corners and the rithym of the road. When Honda came out with the Trail 50; a friend let me ride it around the yard and a little later my babysitters boyfriend wanted to get rid of me (parents were in Hawaii) so he turned me loose on his Honda 90! So KEWL and I loved that guy! Lol! But; it wasn't until I was around 14 when I got a ride home from work on the back of a Yamy 350 with a rider that knew how to rail that I was hooked for life: there's 270 degree, banked exit off our 2nd narrows bridge and this guy dragged the pegs all the way around that curve! I still pray the exit will be clear of traffic every time I head that way which is 2 or 3 times a week. I may not try to drag a knee anymore but I am still reminded of why I love motorcycles (all motorcycles) every time I'm in that corner!
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May 26th, 2016, 01:49 PM | #7 |
Just sittin on my stool..
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OMG!!! I AM SO EXCITED YOU STARTED THIS THREAD! I was just telling my friend how I am becoming attached to my motorcycle, almost like it is a person who I am falling in love with. He told me I was insane! OMG! I am glad other people feel the same way as I do. I was beginning to think I was nuts. But then again, people said the same thing when I told them my dog is my best friend..
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May 26th, 2016, 02:07 PM | #8 |
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LOL now that I think about it, it probably would be a lot better if I could adopt that mentality as then it wouldn't be so hard for me to have to let one go, sell, or whatever.
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May 26th, 2016, 03:22 PM | #9 |
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I think the reason we bond is simple...if you take care of it, it will take care of you. And vice versa.
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May 26th, 2016, 03:55 PM | #10 |
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May 26th, 2016, 04:13 PM | #11 |
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This will get me in all kinds of hot water I'm sure but my little Ninja 250 seems happiest when she's being flogged!
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May 26th, 2016, 07:01 PM | #12 | |
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So when I saw her in the light, looking bruised, but with only 11,589 miles, I was like, "Okay. We can do this. I will take care of you and you, me." And it's been pure joy ever since. Who can ever know how awesome it is to ride the twisties like you and the vehicle are one -- a car never feels like that, at least not your typical passenger car. Maybe an Indy class car is like that. But it is unique to me. It's fun and the bike doesn't complain too much if you take care of it. |
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May 26th, 2016, 08:24 PM | #13 |
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I don't love my bike. I love how I feel when I'm having fun on the bike. Many times I hate my bike. Like right now. I just got back from 2000 miles, 2 long days of which were blasting up I-75. I hate that. I'll get over it and start riding again next week most likely.
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I'm absolutely in love with my bike. I fuss over her, I love cleaning and working on her, and I totally give her hugs. Yep, I hug my bike. Both me and my housemate seem to feel it's instinctive to give the seat a little pat when we go by too. @NevadaWolf, I want that quote as my signature! And @wendyjboss, that's a beautiful story... I can picture it in my head like a scene from a movie, you meeting this bike for the first time in the rain. I want this to be a short film or something. So here's my take on the topic. I can't post a blog here yet still, but I wrote up some thoughts on this on another journal of mine a few days ago: Quote:
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May 27th, 2016, 12:07 AM | #15 |
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We would know that we went bonkers as soon as we start humping our exhaust muffler right AFTER a ride!
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May 27th, 2016, 05:21 AM | #16 |
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whoa! All good posts, I think it comes down to I really love the way I feel when I'm riding you .... as was said by so many in creative and direct ways. But seriously how awesome is it to ride the closest to perfect line through twisties on a beautiful sun streaked day ... !!-)
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May 27th, 2016, 05:41 AM | #17 | |
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May 27th, 2016, 06:34 AM | #18 | |
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May 27th, 2016, 06:37 AM | #19 |
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May 27th, 2016, 06:44 AM | #20 |
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I once thought I was having a moment with my bike, then the weed wore off
It's more of an interaction than a bond, people just get attached to inanimate objects, case in point Japanese and their sex doll fetish.
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May 27th, 2016, 07:00 AM | #21 |
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May 27th, 2016, 07:12 AM | #22 |
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May 27th, 2016, 07:17 AM | #23 |
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Honestly, to me, I got really attached to my bike because it is the first vehicle I saved up my own money for and bought. My car was a gift from my grandmother, but my motorcycle is 100% mine. When you work for something it because so much more valuable to you.
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May 27th, 2016, 07:22 AM | #24 |
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May 27th, 2016, 12:34 PM | #26 |
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I think the feeling I have for my bike is a state between fear and elation (riding) or grumpy and grateful (wrenching). Somewhere in that pendulum swing is that special moment that can only come from trust and confidence.
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May 27th, 2016, 03:08 PM | #27 |
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why.....
why do we bend motorcycles? poor, innocent motorcycles oops.........bond. ....... james bond.
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May 27th, 2016, 04:47 PM | #28 |
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Motorcycles hold your life in their hands much more so than cars. You have to learn to trust a motorcycle much more than car. You have to know it better. Take care of it and it will take care of you. I know my motorcycles way better than I know my cars.
For me, it's literally my zen. Have a ****** day? Go to the shop and work on a bike. Even if it's just a wax job. Check the chain. Check the tires. Check the fluids. Gets my mind off of the other parts of life. Crank up the tunes and just go away for a while.
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May 27th, 2016, 05:11 PM | #29 |
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You're one step closer to dominating the motorcycle maintenance sub genre of erotic fiction.
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May 27th, 2016, 05:16 PM | #30 |
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Isn't it because you're much more intimate with your bike than with your car?
You have to trust that motorcycle a lot more since you're more vulnerable; you're not surrounded by metal. I haven't bonded yet, maybe because it's not MY bike (it's the bf's). I did bond with the bike I rode during the MSF course though lol . Loved it. Wish I could've kept it |
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May 27th, 2016, 05:21 PM | #31 |
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The bike becomes an extension of you, as you get feedback from the bike you cannot get from a car, while a car can be an extension, it will never feel the same as it does on a bike. Once you learn to ride without thinking about what you need to do, the bike feels as if it knows exactly what you want to do before you make the move to do it.
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May 27th, 2016, 10:24 PM | #32 | |
green stig
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And yeah, I really liked my MSF bike too actually. Tiny little blue putt-putt. I love Hurricane the best, but I did like that bike. Speaking of bike love, btw, the random Ninjette pic when I logged on was this lovely photo... someone lying across their yellow Ninja looking so content and happy, with such a peaceful smile. Sadly when I tried to copy the URL and post it here it just took me to the general gallery. There should be an easier way to get to individual pictures, like a permalink or something... Anyway, if that's you, your picture is adorable.
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May 28th, 2016, 10:02 PM | #33 |
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I've always anthropomorphized my vehicles. And the pets are people. So ... yeah.
My bike is Marigold, and is a she. And yes, I pat her seat when I pass by in the garage. |
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May 29th, 2016, 03:17 AM | #34 |
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It seems to me there are two kinds of people that ride for fun. The ones that want to be cowboys or cowgirls, and the ones that want to be knights. I'd bet in most peoples minds their bike is their steel horse. Thinks about Sturgis, out there in the Badlands, lots of cowboy legend there... I think most of us want to ride off into the sunset with our trusty steed to have adventures. How many great stories start of in a stagecoach a buckboard?
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May 29th, 2016, 07:09 AM | #35 | |
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I would had post the same, word by word. Adding that I feel a deep connection with the tools that I use to work on my motorcycle, as well as on my other's bikes/cars/bicycles/karts. Those have become extensions of my mind and hands. Few things are more frustrating than reaching for the right tool at the very right moment (yes, it works like a symphony, where instruments must be played at the correct time) and not finding it there.
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green stig
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June 2nd, 2016, 06:07 AM | #37 |
Just sittin on my stool..
Name: Amanda
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My friend and I were talking this morning and i just realized I dont even know how to pop the hood of my car (sarcasm ), but I can fix my clutch, clutch and brake levers, adjust them, adjust my chain , change my oil, replace my turn signals, and Change the position of my shifter on my bike xD
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green stig
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I just ordered this book recently... apparently many others have conversations with their motorcycles. I often talk to Hurricane in my mind and give her little pats.
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