23+ Things You Never Knew About Motorcycles (Until a Bug Hit Your Face at 80km/h) — Amarjeet Singh @ AJ
23+ Things You Never Knew About Motorcycles (Until a Bug Hit Your Face at 80km/h)
Funny, true, rider-lingual truths — because bikes don’t just move you forward… they upgrade your brain.
Let’s be honest. Motorcycles aren’t just machines. They’re teachers, therapists, alarm clocks, weather forecasters, and occasionally instruments of pain delivered by flying insects.
Confession: I went searching for “a few fun facts” and ended up like every rider who just wanted a quick ride —
three hours later, fuel light on, questioning life choices.
Here’s a list of things motorcycles taught me — and probably taught you too. Some are history. Some are physics. Most are just… real life.
The List (Rider-Lingual Edition)
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The first motorcycle? Depends who you ask. Some say coal-powered, some say wooden.
All we know: it vibrated, leaked something, and scared people — so yes, definitely a motorcycle.
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20 mph feels like 200 when you’re exposed.
In a car: “Did I lock the door?” On a bike: “Wow… the wind has opinions.”
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Bugs are not soft.
- Bug at 70 km/h → sharp slap
- Bug at 80 km/h → face-painted Jackson Pollock
- Bug at 100 km/h → existential crisis
This is why full-face helmets are not optional. They’re survival equipment. -
“40% chance of rain” is a personal attack.
40% in the app = 100% on you. 0% everywhere else. Biblical downpour the moment you commit.
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Gas mileage is better… until joy rides happen.
“I’ll just go for a quick ride” becomes “Why am I three towns away?”
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Riding makes you a better driver.
You’re not psychic — you’re battle-trained. You spot stupidity before it becomes an incident.
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Rollercoasters stop working on you.
Simulated danger is cute once you’ve ridden real roads with real humans.
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Wind is a real thing.
Not poetic wind. Not romantic wind. Sideways shove-you-into-another-lane wind.
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Scraping pegs feels illegal (but isn’t).
Your brain panics, your soul celebrates, and you immediately want to do it again.
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Motorcycles teach humility.
Every rider has said “I’ve got this”… right before a stall at a traffic light.
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Helmets exist because people died.
Not dramatic. Just factual. Helmets are wisdom, not weakness.
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Old bikes have more stories than new ones.
They leak, they rattle, they smell funny — but they’ve lived.
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Riding rewires your brain.
You become hyper-aware, calm under pressure, and slightly allergic to nonsense.
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Rain riding separates riders from “riders”.
Some pull over. Some slow down. Some accept fate like monks and continue.
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Everyone suddenly has an opinion about safety.
Usually from people who don’t ride… while texting and drifting in their lane.
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Bikes are therapy.
Bad day? Good ride. Good day? Even better ride.
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You stop being late… or you die trying.
Time management improves dramatically when consequences are real.
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Riding teaches respect.
For machines, physics, weather, other riders — and yourself.
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You can hear problems before you see them.
A strange sound becomes a full investigative documentary in your head.
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Every ride has a story.
Even boring rides. Especially boring rides.
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Riding makes you honest.
You can’t fake skill, focus, or respect. The road exposes everything.
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Motorcycles aren’t “dangerous” — people are.
Bikes don’t text. Cars do.
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Once a rider, always a rider.
You can stop for years. But the moment you hear a throttle crack open… your soul turns its head.
Bonus Rider Truths (Because 23 Is Never Enough)
- Bugs hurt more than expected.
- Wind will humble you.
- Rain laughs at forecasts.
- Fuel savings disappear into happiness.
- Riding changes how you see the world — and how you predict traffic.
- And yes… scraping pegs is still fun.
Final thought: motorcycles don’t just move you through space — they move you through awareness, discipline, humility, and joy. If you know, you know. If you don’t… you’ll never fully understand.
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