This is now hanging on my office wall.<br><br>A BIKER'S CREED <br>(Author Unknown)<br>LIVE IT THE WAY ONLY WE CAN <br><br> <br>I ride because it is fun.<br>I ride because I enjoy the freedom I feel from being exposed to the elements, and the vulnerability<br>to the danger that is intrinsic to riding.<br><br>I do not ride because it is fashionable to do so. <br><br>I ride my machine, not wear it. My machine is not a symbol of status. It exists simply for me,<br>and me alone.<br><br>My machine is not a toy. It is an extension of my being, and I will treat it accordingly,<br>with the same respect as I have for myself.<br><br>I strive to understand the inner-workings of my machine, from the most basic to the most complex. <br><br>I will learn everything I can about my machine, so that I am reliant upon no one but myself for it's<br>health and well-being.<br><br>I strive to constantly better my skill of control over my machine. I will learn its limits,<br>and use my skill to become one with my machine so that we may keep each other alive.<br>I am the master, it is the servant. Working together in harmony, we will become an invincible team.<br><br>I do not fear death. I will, however, do all possible to avoid death prematurely. Fear is the enemy,<br>not death. Fear on the highway leads to death, therefore I will not let fear be my master.<br>I will master it.<br><br>My machines will outlive me. Therefore, they are my legacy. I will care for them for future bikers<br>to cherish as I have cherished them, whoever they may be.<br><br>I do not ride to gain attention, respect, or fear from those that do NOT ride,<br>nor do I wish to intimidate or annoy them. For those that do not know me, all I wish from them<br>is to ignore me. For those that desire to know me, I will share with them the truth of myself,<br>so that they might understand me and not fear others like me.<br><br>I will never be the aggressor on the highway. However, should others mess with me, their aggression<br>will be dealt with in as severe manner as I can cast upon them.<br><br>I will show respect to other bikers more experienced or knowledgeable than I am.<br>I will learn from them all I can.<br>However, if my respect is not acknowledged or appreciated, it will end.<br><br>I will not show disrespect to other bikers less experienced or knowledgeable than I am.<br>I will teach them what I can. However, if they show me disrespect, they will be slapped.<br><br>It will be my task to mentor new riders, that so desire, into the lifestyle of the biker,<br>so that the breed shall continue. I shall instruct them, as I have been instructed by those before me.<br>I shall preserve and honor traditions of bikers before me, and I will pass them on unaltered.<br><br>I will not judge other bikers on their choice of machine, their appearance, or their profession.<br>I will judge them only on their conduct as bikers. I am proud of my accomplishments as a biker,<br>though I will not flaunt them to others. If they ask, I will share them.<br><br>I will stand ready to help any other biker that truly needs my help. <br>I will never ask another biker to do for me what I can do for myself. I am not a part-time biker.<br>I am a biker when, and where ever I go. I am proud to be a biker, and hide my chosen lifestyle<br>from no one. I ride because I love freedom, independence, and the movement of the ground beneath<br>me. But most of all, I ride to better understand myself, my machine, the lands in which I ride,<br>and to seek out and know other bikers like myself.<br><br>Sums it up pretty well. 8)

 

Boy, wish I was a biker. Kinda like a lifestyle creed that we could adapt to all our ways of life. I've got a few biker friends with bikes that sound amazingly like a CTD who would appreciate something like this. Thanks for sharing.<br><br>~Dave

 

http://www.dodge-diesel.org/yabbse/i...;threadid=7534<br><br><br><br>Check out the CTD revised version i made!! ;D

 

Makes sense to me, ;D<br><br>Thanks Ed