Interesting quotes about motorcycles, bikers and related topics

It is often stylish to quote famous people while speaking on a subject. Quotes often serve as emphasising statements, nuggets of evidence, evidence, etc. Sometimes quotes are used to lend humour into a conversation or even mock at an individual or a select group of people. But the best use of quotes in my opinion is for inspiration and humour. When one quotes a sentence to inspire a group of people or oneself it serves as a positive fulcrum. In terms of humour quotes play the role of lightening and often defusing a tense situation or they may even add to the merritment of the time.

I am a biker and I have been collecting quotes about motorcycles, bikers, gangs, motorcycle travel, etc since a long time. I just thought I would put them together and publish them on my blog. I have provided the source for attributable quotes, while the authors of others remain unknown.

Quotes by unknown authors:
"While travelling in a car you watch the world like a movie. But on a motorcycle you are the film."
"Roads are for journeys and not for destinations."
"The best alarm clock is sunshine on chrome."
"Bikes are like tigers, they leak oil and mark their territory."
"I don't need shoxs, my ass absorbs the impact."
"When there is a hill to climb, don't think waiting will make it smaller"
"They say... That there are only two kinds of bike racers... those who have crashed... and those who are going to crash."
"I'd rather be riding my motorcycle thinking about God than sitting in church thinking about my motorcycle."
"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul."
"You start the game with a full pot o’ luck and an empty pot o’ experience... The object is to fill the pot of experience before you empty the pot of luck."
"Never trade the thrills of living for the security of existence."
"A cold hamburger can be reheated quite nicely by strapping it to an exhaust pipe and riding forty miles."
"Sometimes it takes a whole tankful of fuel before you can think straight."
"Keep your bike in good condition: Motorcycle boots are not comfortable for walking."
"Well-trained reflexes are quicker than luck."
"Sometimes the best communication happens when you're on separate bikes."
"When you're riding lead, don't spit."
"Safety is a cheap and effective insurance policy."
"Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly."
"If you ride like there's no tomorrow, there won't be."
"If you drink and ride, you are sure to go to hell."
"If you really want to know what’s going on, watch what’s happening at least five [vehicles] ahead."
"A friend is someone who’ll get out of bed at 2 am to drive his pickup to the middle of nowhere to get you when you’re broken down."
"If you want to get somewhere before sundown, you can’t stop at every tavern."
"A good long ride can clear your mind, restore your faith, and use up a lot of fuel."
"Everyone crashes. Some get back on. Some don't. Some can't."
"Respect the person who has seen the dark side of motorcycling and lived."

Quotes by famous personalities
"Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death..." Hunter Thompson, author of "Hells Angels, A strange and deadly saga".

"There are only three sports: mountain climbing, bull fighting, and motor racing. All the rest are merely games." Ernest Hemingway, American novelist.

"A zest for living must include a willingness to die." R.A. Heinlein

"People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs." - Alexei Sayle

"I carry groceries home on the tank of my motorcycle." - Stephan Jenkins

"If I'm out trail-riding, I have a favorite motorcycle. Riding on the road, I've got a favorite. If I'm jumping, I have a favorite, and if I'm racing, I have a favorite." - Evel Knievel

"Riding a motorcycle on today's highways, you have to ride in a very defensive manner. You have to be a good rider and you have to have both hands and both feet on the controls at all times." - Evel Knievel

"When I was 21, I got into a motorcycle accident while traveling in Europe and I had to lie around a lot in the aftermath, which was really the first time in my life that I became really focused and inspired to write." - Chantal Kreviazuk

“They’ll talk to ya and talk to ya and talk to ya about individual freedom. But they see a free individual, it’s gonna scare ‘em.” George Hanson in the movie 'Easy Rider'

“So if you own a Japanese motorcycle, what kind of guy are you? Let me answer: a wannabe. You bought a bike from a company that wanted to be like something else. Harley-Davidson was the original. Bottom line. End of story.” Jay Barbieri

If you have any more quotes do send them to me. I shall include them in this list.