last year in Italy a long haired surfer dude came up to me and said.. 'wow love your bike man'. I'd heard this remark a 1000 times before, but coming from a surfer dude, well it just blew me away. His next muttered sentence really hit the spot though...'dude i surf the waves... you surf the tarmac!!' And with that he walked away, board under his arm, cornetto in one hand . I'd never looked at it that way, having been a biker for over 16 years I always classed it as a ride not a surf. Now I was surfing the tarmac, 182BHP of raw power surfing the tarmac, I loved it, the sheer notion of surfing on the road was just awesome to me. I no longer go for rides with the guys, i go surfing with the dudes man. All of us dressed up as colorful power rangers, bikes gleaming, chains oiled and tight, bum bags full of change and cigarettes. I don't know about you but I love motorbikes, torque, speed,cornering, knee down, popping it up onto the back wheel, traffic light formula one get aways, smell off WD40 and engine oil. The sensation a bike gives you is only equaled by a fighter jet I was once told by an RAF pilot at a local bike meet. OK so it can be dangerous, I've lost friends in horrible bike accidents, but i always knew they died doing something they loved more than anything else on this planet. They surfed there way into bikers Valhalla!!!. I now have a Honda Fireblade one of the best super sports road bikes man has ever engineered, proof is in the pudding darling, the blade has kicked ass at the Isle of Man TT again this year Watching those nutters surf there way around that track at average speeds of 160mph+ is just breathtaking, then to watch them casually sit down and have a cup of tea is truly legendary. So i say to all you bikers out there stop saying to your wife, girlfriend, mates I'm going for a spin, a ride...say it as it is, in the coolest way possible, I'm going surfing dudes .........
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