Biking As A Religion?
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2007 11:19 am
This is something that I've often argued with people before. Riding a motorbike is more like a religion than most established religions.
It's in my soul and my blood and wine or whatever! It makes all other troubles go away and makes me feel good. It makes me feel alive and appreciate life. To ride a bike and survive is almost a spiritual experience.
Many people claim to be of a religion, but how often do they actually worship it? How often do they actually get off their ass and immerse themselves so that they are LIVING that religion?
The biking religion is already well established, has both strict and loose rules and regulations, and millions of followers worldwide. A biker in the UK will be taking the same path as a biker in India, Australia... if someone on the moon rode a bike, they'd be one of us, too.
There are already the divisions within our 'religion' similar to those of established religions - intolerance for Harley riders by sporstbikers, people who love V-Twins or inline 4's, the thuggish Supermoto riders and the serene Goldwing cruisers etc.
I know a lot of bike riders will rubbish that biking should ever be seen as a religion. I also wonder if these people who deny any religious connotations are all-year-round riders? I suspect they are not.
For the record, I ride all year round, and it is my only transport. Others like me would be deemed the most 'religious', whereas those who only ride at weekends, or also drive a car, would be like your average 'Christian' who only ever sees the church at weddings and funerals, and hasn't got the total understanding, commitment or care for their chosen religion.
One thing that someone brought up regarding all this was Religious Leaders. I guess we'd need them, as any religion does - but who would they be?
I suppose they would have to be our riding instructors (Priests) etc... and I think also mechanics would have a major role, as they repair and maintain some of the core components of the religion. Maybe garages are the Churches where the fallen are taken to regain their path?
Motorcycle Police would be the Chaplains - or maybe The Inquisition?
We could make it an officially recognised religion, just as Jediism, after a set amount (10,000?) filled in the last census forms listing this as their religion.
So who actually would we worship?
Who is the God or Gods?
Valentino Rossi? Harley Davidson? Honda? The road?
Personally, this wouldn't change anything for me, as I believe each and every one of us is a God.
Would the Biking Religion cause wars?
Would we still have to take off our helmets in some petrol stations?
It's in my soul and my blood and wine or whatever! It makes all other troubles go away and makes me feel good. It makes me feel alive and appreciate life. To ride a bike and survive is almost a spiritual experience.
Many people claim to be of a religion, but how often do they actually worship it? How often do they actually get off their ass and immerse themselves so that they are LIVING that religion?
The biking religion is already well established, has both strict and loose rules and regulations, and millions of followers worldwide. A biker in the UK will be taking the same path as a biker in India, Australia... if someone on the moon rode a bike, they'd be one of us, too.
There are already the divisions within our 'religion' similar to those of established religions - intolerance for Harley riders by sporstbikers, people who love V-Twins or inline 4's, the thuggish Supermoto riders and the serene Goldwing cruisers etc.
I know a lot of bike riders will rubbish that biking should ever be seen as a religion. I also wonder if these people who deny any religious connotations are all-year-round riders? I suspect they are not.
For the record, I ride all year round, and it is my only transport. Others like me would be deemed the most 'religious', whereas those who only ride at weekends, or also drive a car, would be like your average 'Christian' who only ever sees the church at weddings and funerals, and hasn't got the total understanding, commitment or care for their chosen religion.
One thing that someone brought up regarding all this was Religious Leaders. I guess we'd need them, as any religion does - but who would they be?
I suppose they would have to be our riding instructors (Priests) etc... and I think also mechanics would have a major role, as they repair and maintain some of the core components of the religion. Maybe garages are the Churches where the fallen are taken to regain their path?
Motorcycle Police would be the Chaplains - or maybe The Inquisition?
We could make it an officially recognised religion, just as Jediism, after a set amount (10,000?) filled in the last census forms listing this as their religion.
So who actually would we worship?
Who is the God or Gods?
Valentino Rossi? Harley Davidson? Honda? The road?
Personally, this wouldn't change anything for me, as I believe each and every one of us is a God.
Would the Biking Religion cause wars?
Would we still have to take off our helmets in some petrol stations?
), consequences for bad ok i dont want to go to deep into this, as i guess some here arent into politics and or social science or religions for that matter, however if i call upon this religion what rules will it set and how would it better our people, will there be consequences for doing wrong etc, what will be the upheld moral standards. 
