P. J. O'Rourke Quotes

I respect motorcycles so much.

A motorcycle is an independent thing.

I never rode a motorcycle before 'CHiPs.'

My first car was a motorcycle.

I'm not the biggest motorcycle fan - they're cool and a lot of fun, but they're scary as well!

Riding my motorcycle around L.A. is like my own video game. But unlike many folks at the wheel, I am occupied with getting where I'm going and keeping myself safe. Most people are applying makeup, texting, and checking out the beauty in the next car.

I have been off the motorcycles for about 20 years now, but that doesn't mean I can't still do it.

You see, I don't know how to ride a motorcycle, actually.

I know a little bit about motorcycles and motorcycle riding.

I've had motorcycle accidents!

I spent ten years riding motorcycles.

Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.

Short-circuit racing is full of health and safety, but the reason I ride a motorbike is because of the danger, and there is no place more dangerous than the TT.

I actually have no aspirations to ride a motorcycle ever again. It's exhausting. You get cold.

I love biker chicks!

But I was very, very lucky, and it was a wake up call as far as motorbikes are concerned. I never flirted with death on the bike, but now I'm totally convinced they're death machines.

My father was a motorsports journalist and a motorbike fan. He gave me my motocross bike.

I was riding dirt bikes when I was a little kid. I got my first Harley Davidson when I was 17 years old. It was a frame with wheels and a tank on it and all the parts in a box.

Motorcycle riding has been a passion of mine since my 20th birthday, and as a proud member of the American Motorcyclist Association and the Harley Owners Group, I can attest that responsible riding has many unique recreational benefits for millions of Americans.

Nobody within motorcycling has or deserves any respect.

I drive a motorbike, so there is the whiff of the grim reaper round every corner, especially in London.

Bikers, in general, have just been so attractive to people. Photographers would follow them because there's this weird warrior gravitas that comes with it. The bikes are loud, they have tattoos, they have artwork that they all wear on their jackets.

If I'm out trailriding, I have a favorite motorcycle. Riding on the road, I've got a favorite. If I'm jumping, I have a favorite, and if I'm racing, I have a favorite.

The first thing I ever rode when I was a kid was a motorcycle, so I knew how to drive a motorcycle before a car.

My secret passion is motorbikes. I want a Kawasaki Ninja.