Follow those twelve steps "a113ycat" mentions and you can qualify as a member of one of the most-exclusive groups ever-the International Foundation for Internal Freedom.
Our group of enthusiasts is actually a cohort of people bound by a common belief, that we get much pleasure from our chosen activity. It is a 'time-waster' to some who do not share our desires to allocate our time to pursuit of the common good, enjoyment of a means of transportation.
To us, it is more-than a 'means of transportation. Eco-weenies don't get it. They would rather trade 'carbon-credits' and 'reduce their carbon footprint.' Being a gearhead doesn't mean raping Mother Earth, and we don't race roughshod through chrysanthemum beds planted by 4-H'ers, or do donuts on golf greens. We do enjoy being able to take something in stock form which is functional, and make it work better for us in our intended uses. We don't neglect our families, and Mastercard a black leather and do-rag/black t-shirt "lifestyle." What we do is seek-out like-minded individuals who also want to make their rides work better, look better, and more-safely than the ride did leaving Hamamatsu in an ISO container, one of hundreds of crates bound for the biggest 'big-bike' market in the world, the consumers in the USA.
We truly are an 'army of one,' devoted to our bikes, but not to the extent that it interferes with being productive members of society, devoted to our families too, moreso than to an inantimate object.
We are just trying to stop paying-attention to that furry little fellow on our shoulder, whispering into our ear, "try this next!":biglaugh::biglaugh:
