Biking As A Religion?

[Jamz]

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?

[deviant]

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.

Jedi is not an officially recognised religion, despite the number of people who listed it in the last census.

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top post though

[superman]

hmm some valid points indeed, if it takes off you could organise a cruisade and take over the DVLA (maybe that is the Vatican?) other gods to consider would be the inventor of the engine or maybe even the wheel.....

so far iv never had to take off the lid at a petrol station

[deviant]

so far iv never had to take off the lid at a petrol station

I haven't for quite a while, but that's mostly because I gravitate to petrol stations with pay-at-pump.


Possible gods of the biking religion....Herr Otto, Mr Dunlop, and Mr McAdam?

[naurarwen]

This is actually a really good post. I'm well impressed! Biking should be a religion it would be great. No more roman catholic for me biker all the way

[Rob636]

Most religions well all religions are a form of estabalishing morals, right and wrong, praise for good behaviour ( santa anyone ), 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.

motorbiking is a sport, its for socialising, a hobby and for comuting a religion in sence of morals rules laws etc it is not, sorry but i see a great flaw in this religion it will not work, it be anarchy

Rob

[Jamz]

Most religions well all religions are a form of estabalishing morals, right and wrong, praise for good behaviour ( santa anyone ), 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.

motorbiking is a sport, its for socialising, a hobby and for comuting a religion in sence of morals rules laws etc it is not, sorry but i see a great flaw in this religion it will not work, it be anarchy

Rob

But for some it isn't just a sport/hobby etc. You could even say that for most Christianity is just a hooby - when they go to weddings and funerals... err... not that many would go for 'sport' but you get my meaning lol!

For morals - we could use the current and evolving road laws... or the very definite ones displayed by most 'patch clubs'.

I can see the anarchy in not having core rules like the 10 Commandments... but then does any religion except Christianity follow these anyway?

For example - Buddhism isn't even recognised as a religion by some because it doesn't have a 'God' as such. And look at Scientology! That comes from someone writing a sci0fi book!

[sic1181]

Yup, we could always make baz the son of god lol