Why We Ride Quotes

“For those who understand”
― Mark Barnes, Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road

“By taking responsibility for your mental status”
― Mark Barnes, Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road

“Commitment can be a necessary source of motivation for the required preparations”
― Mark Barnes, Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road

“Riding forces us into a heightened attentiveness to our own moment-to-moment existence.”
― Mark Barnes, Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road

“All that said”
― Mark Barnes, Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road

“The reality of death doesn’t change”
― Mark Barnes, Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road

“The real issue isn’t “I know something the other guy doesn’t.” It’s “What’s the other guy know that I don’t?” Better get on that.”
― Mark Barnes, Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road

“It wasn’t just that we were still alive; it was that we’d been more fully alive.”
― Mark Barnes, Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road

“The only guarantee in life is death. Risk is everywhere”
― Mark Barnes, Why We Ride: A Psychologist Explains the Motorcyclist's Mind and the Relationship Between Rider, Bike, and Road