People often ask me why i m so hooked on motorcycles and honestly the
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amyhaze
People often ask me why I m so hooked on motorcycles and honestly the passion goes way back It all started when I was around 15 I remember my grandpa had this really old bike I think it was a Jawa or something like that It wasn t much to look at and it barely worked but to me it was magic I would watch him tinker with it all the time and even though he didn t take it out often whenever he did I felt like he was riding into another world I wanted that feeling By the time I was 16 I was dying to get a moped to zip around the city That was my absolute dream But of course my parents shut that down fast they were terrified I d get hurt and obviously I wasn t even old enough I remember thinking Alright one day this will happen My first real experience on a bike came a few years later when I was working in Greece I had a local friend who owned this amazing motorcycle and motorcycles and mopeds are everywhere there One day he took me for a ride and something just clicked I was like Wow THIS is what I ve been missing That feeling of speed the rush of air the control you have over the bike it was everything I d dreamed of Later I traveled through Asia and spent a couple of months moving between Thailand and Malaysia where I rode as a passenger on mopeds most of the time I loved it but I still hadn t worked up the courage to drive one myself The coordination part was intimidating and I was so nervous about crashing an expensive rental that I kept putting it off But after that trip I knew I had to face my fear and learn how to ride for real So as soon as I got back I signed up for motorcycle lessons I ll never forget the instructor s reaction He looked at me and asked Do you know what a motorcycle actually is It s a bicycle plus a manual gearbox I just looked at him like Nope never done either of those But he didn t give up and three months later I had my license Fast-forward a year and I d saved enough for my first bike a Kawasaki Ninja 250 It s a small sporty bike but it s hot I love the feel of a sports bike even if they re not the most comfortable for long rides After a couple of hours my back is screaming but it s all worth it for that speed that intensity Sports bikes have this look and energy that s just sexy There s something thrilling about the low aggressive posture the way the bike seems to breathe beneath you how every shift and movement feels like a conversation between you and the machine One of my favorite memories is when a friend and I rode out of the city just as the sun was setting We were out on this quiet country road winding through little villages passing fields with old tractors with trees all around us and this glowing orange sky ahead I was doing about 100 maybe 120 km h and it felt like flying There was no one else on the road just us the open air and the sound of the engine In moments like that you re not just riding you re part of the world around you connected to the road to the air to the earth There s nothing like it Motorcycles give me a kind of freedom and rush that I ve never found anywhere else It s a massive dose of adrenaline but it s more than that There s something incredibly powerful about knowing you re in control that every little movement matters and that you re pushing yourself right to the edge of what you can handle It s like meditation in motion And let s be honest it just looks damn good There s a confidence that comes with being on a bike and yeah girls on bikes look fierce And don t get me started on guys in full gear it s incredibly hot I guess it s that whole combination the adrenaline the power the style the freedom Motorcycles aren t just a hobby for me They re my passion my escape my challenge my love