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| We've outgrown our manufacturing facility in Mid-Town Atlanta! Our new location in Alpharetta opened April 1, 2006! Hey, we've grown even more! We now have a large shop in Norcross too! Thanks to ALL of our wonderful customers! Love Ya! Biker For Life News: We've finishing the 2007 Riding Season at BFL. We have tons of new and very exciting products coming in the near future! Check back often! We had a great year with Diamond Lights and all of our other products! Thanks to everyone!Memorial: This is the hardest thing to do. We've lost a great friend, a fantastic and good man and a fellow biker. Ron Slivka was my personal friend, one of our "crew", my buddy, a truly nice man who ALWAYS had a smile and a positive attitude and a fellow biker in every sense of the word. 2/25/06 solo accident on his brand new Jesse James West Coast Chopper. Adios' my friend, you're gone but NOT forgotten. Thanks to everyone that attended his Memorial Ride. We know his family truly appreciated it.
Ron at the Vortex, Little 5 Points, Atlanta, GA Adios' My Friend ~GBNF~ Ronnie, I miss you every day brother! "Biker's Code"Original Author Unknown
I found this one day while surfing biker sites and thought you'd appreciate
it. Robert
It used to be that all bikers shared a common
bond, an unspoken code of ethics and behavior that transcended words and was
built on actions. There was never a bible written on this Biker's Code and
there was no need for such. But the times are a-changin' and there seems to be
a lot of new riders out there.
These days the riders you see blastin' down the
road are just as likely to be clad in shorts and sneakers as jeans and
engineer boots. And the roughest, toughest-looking biker you pull up next to
could be your doctor or lawyer and may be wearin' a Rolex watch under his
leathers. There's nothing wrong with that, so long as these new riders learn
the Code just as we old-timers did.
Being a biker used to be about using your
creativity to take a basket case old hawg and using only grit and ingenuity,
turning it into a one-of-a-kind eye dazzler, then risking your life on the
asphalt on a bike you made yourself out of pride. Bikers wore leather and
grease because they knew cagers would just as soon run them down as look at
them, so they had to be intimidating.
We were a breed unto ourselves with no union, no
support group, and in many cases, no family (they threw us out). We had to
make it in the world of our own, against all rules, against mainstream
society, and against all odds. We survived and prospered because of the Biker
Code and we never took shit from anybody. As an old scooter bro once said,
"It's every tramp's job to school the young. How else are they gonna know
a Panhead from a bed pan?"
With that in mind, we bring you a primer on the
basic two-wheeled Code. Take heed, brothers and sisters, for our Code is a
hallowed one filled with honor and loyalty, the likes of which have not been
since the days of knighthood:
Don't take any shit. Be kind to women, children
and animals, but don't take any bullshit. This is an essential part of being a
biker. It has to do with respect and honor. Anyone can be a quick-tempered
fool. Be cool, stand tall and backup what you say with action.
Never lie, cheat or steal. Another way of saying
this is to always tell the truth.
Bikers are always the greasy bad guys in the
movies, but every real biker knows that his word is his bond. Your word is all
you have in life that is truly yours. Guard it carefully and be something
noble, for you are a true knight of the road.
Don't snitch. If you see a wrong, fight it
yourself, if you are about anything. You'll take care of problems yourself and
never feel the need to snitch someone off. Snitches are the lowest life forms
on earth, right up there with biker thieves.
Don't Whine. Absolutely no one likes or respects
a whiner. Another way to say this is hold your mud. Still another way to think
of it is, "Don't sweat the small stuff". Most of life's little
inconveniences work themselves out whether you whine or not.
Keep your chin up, damn it! You're a biker, not
some lowly snail.. Never say die and never give up. Whether it's in a fight, a
debate, or a business deal, no matter how bad it gets, a biker never gives up.
Help others. When a brother or sister is broken
down by the side of the road, always stop and help them. Even moral support,
if that is all you can give, is better than riding on by. Remember life is
about the journey, the ride, not getting there. You already are there. And
don't just help bikers, show the world that we are better than our image
portrays us. Courtesy costs you nothing and gives you everything.
Stick to your guns. Do what you say you'll do,
be there when you say you will. This is called integrity. This also goes back
to standing for something. Like the song says, "You've got to stand for
something or you'll fall for anything."
Life is not a drill. Yeah, this ain't no dress
rehearsal. This is life -- go out and take big bites of it. You've got no time
to lose and bikers don't stand around waiting for the party to come to them.
You only go around once. Tomorrow you could be road kill, thanks to a chain
smoker asleep at the wheel of his Caddy. Live life now, make the most of each
moment.
All right, now let's review.
• You are a biker, a modern-day knight of the
road.
• Protect the weak, walk tall and stand proud.
• Your word is your bond.
• Stick to your guns.
• Don't take any shit.
• Life is not a drill.
Now go forth and ride. When in doubt, ride.
That's what we do...ride.
If you want to ride around in a Day-Glo Hawaiian
shirt and sandals, go for it, but if you intend to look like a idiot, at least
don't act like an idiot.
These commandments are just a few of the broad
strokes, there is a lot more to being a biker than buying a bike. If you just
buy a bike, you are a motorcyclist. Being a biker is a way of life, a proud
way of life we hold in high regard with a burning passion for the open
highway.
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