Top 50 Motorcycling Quotes and Sayings (#16 is Best) | Motorcycle Quote List

1) “Doesn’t matter what you ride, give respect to get respect”

– Anonymous

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2) “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery; Ride and live today”

– Anonymous

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3) “If you want to be happy for a day, drink.
If you want to be happy for a year, marry.
If you want to be happy for a lifetime, ride a motorcycle.”

– Anonymous

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4) “You don’t stop riding when you get old, you get old when you stop riding.”

– Anonymous

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5) “Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass: it’s about learning how to ride in the rain!”

– Anonymous

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6)“A bike on the road is worth two in the shed.”

– Anonymous

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7) “You are on your own. You are not protected by two tons of steel, rubber, foam padding and safety glass. Neither are you steering two tons of guided missile toward other cars, people and property. If you are prepared to accept the responsibility of your own actions, then motorcycling can be both safe and thrilling. Riding is an art as well as a craft and no amount of explanation can take the place of experience.

– Theresa Wallach, Easy Motorcycle Riding, 1970

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8) “It wasn’t until I went to college and I got my first motorcycle that I understood the thrill of speed.”

– Vin Diesel

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9) “I look my best when I take my helmet off after a long motorcycle ride. I have a glow and a bit of helmet hair.”

– Eric Bana

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10) “The older I get, the faster I was. There are old bikers and there are bold bikers, but there are no old, bold bikers.”

– Evel Knievel

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11) “All girls like guys who are tough. Obviously, riding a motorcycle – I don’t want to say that there’s a bad boy quality – but there’s definitely a tough and macho thing about a guy who rides a motorcycle and that element of danger. That’s really sexy.”

– Marisa Miller

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12) “You do not need a therapist if you own a motorcycle, any kind of motorcycle!”

– Dan Aykroyd

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13) “That is why, as soon as I felt a real attraction for my first passion which was the motorcycle, and in spite of the danger it could represent, they encouraged me.”

– Jacky Ickx

 

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14) “A motorcycle functions entirely in accordance with the laws of reason, and a study of the art of motorcycle maintenance is really a miniature study of the art of rationality itself.”

– Robert M. Pirsig

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15) “Young riders pick a destination and go… Old riders pick a direction and go.”

– Anonymous

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16) “Sometimes it takes a whole tankful of fuel before you can think straight.”

– Anonymous

 

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17) “If you can still hear your fears, drop a gear”

– Anonymous

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18) “Riding a bike is like an art, something you do because you feel something inside.”

– Valentino Rossi

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19) “The reason I’m drawn to it is – both the off-road racing and the motorcycles on the track – it takes a lot for me to quiet my brain and anything that requires 100% of my attention and focus I find very soothing and that is the closest I get to being content.”

– Dax Shepard

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20) “When I’m riding my motorcycle, I’m glad to be alive. When I stop riding my motorcycle, I’m glad to be alive.”

– Neil Peart

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21) “Sometimes your Knight in shining armour turns out to be a biker in dirty leathers.”

– Anonymous

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22) “Take a journey, soar like an eagle, there are so many roads to explore, so little time.”

– Anonymous

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23) “A long ride is the answer to your questions you will soon forget.”

– Anonymous

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24) “The reason I do it is because if you do it wrong, it will kill you.
If you think it’s too dangerous then go home and cut your lawn and leave us to it.”

– Guy Martin (Isle of Man TT)

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25) “Motorcycling is not, of itself, dangerous. It’s however, extremely unforgiving of inattention, ignorance, incompetence, or stupidity.”

– Anonymous

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26) “Fake bikers have an image to maintain. The real bikers just don’t give a shit.”

– Anonymous

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27) “Why are motorcycle dealers closed on Sundays? Because Sunday is for worship… Catholics go to church, Motorcyclists go to the track.”

– Anonymous

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28) “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

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29) “Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting.”

– Steve McQueen

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30) “You live more for five minutes going fast on a bike than other people do all their life.”

– Marco Simoncelli

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31) “Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the saddle.”

– Anonymous

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32) “Never Twist the throttle with your ego.”

– Anonymous

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33) “The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.”

– Anonymous

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34) “That’s all the motorcycle is, a system of concepts worked out in steel.”

– Robert M.Pirsig

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35) “God didn’t create metal so that man could make paper clips!”

– Harley Davidson

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36) “A bike on the road is worth two in the shed.”

– Anonymous

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37) “Keep your bike in good repair: motorcycle boots are not comfortable for walking.”

– Anonymous

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38) “Don’t lead the pack unless you know where you’re going.”

– Anonymous

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39) “Straight roads do not make a skilful driver.”

– Paulo Coelho

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40) “You never see a motorcycle parked outside of a psychiatrist’s office.”

– Anonymous

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41) “Never ride faster than your guardian angel can fly.”

– Anonymous

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42) “That’s all the motorcycle is, a system of concepts worked out in steel.”

– Anonymous

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43) “In the moment, right or wrong, always have your brother’s back!”

– Anonymous

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44) “Sometimes you need a really crooked road to get your head straight.”

– Anonymous

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45) “Saddlebags can never hold everything you want, but they CAN hold everything you need”

– Anonymous

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46) “The three most dangerous words to a biker are “HEY… WATCH THIS!”

– Anonymous

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47) “Don’t lead the pack if you don’t know where you’re going.”

– Anonymous

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48) “I drive way too fast to worry about cholesterol.”

– Anonymous

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49) “You’re never lost on a motorcycle.”

– Anonymous

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50) “I’d rather be a rider for a minute, than a spectator for a lifetime.”

– Anonymous

Let us know in the comments: What’s your favourite quote? And if you know any more quotes that we missed out, do let us know and we’ll add it to the future list.