Bikers Can “Pay It Forward” Too…Right?!
Yeah, i know, bikers have this reputation for being “cool”, “hardcore”, “tough” “non-emotional” “non-conformist” etc, etc. However, what’s really underneath all the bravado, posturing and ego’s, (with most Bikers) is the willingness to give big, love hard, show tolerance and have fun. Stay with me here! Recently there have been situations where the biking community needed to step up to support friends and some industry known people. And this got me thinking…..”Why limit this to just our own community of riders? Why not try to do this with those around us on a daily basis? Those in our neighborhood.” Just maybe we could impact someone’s life that otherwise wouldn’t be touched by the biking community? Is changing a person’s (or a societies) impression of another group too much of a challenge? Too big a mountain to climb? IS it even desired by the community? So, why not just try and see. One simple gesture of kindness can go a long way. Here’s a list of things I thought could get the ball rolling….just in case you’d forgotten what a good gesture felt like 
Write a letter to or stop by to see an elderly person
Share your skills with someone younger than your- i.e. photography, changing the oil, dicing an onion, riding a motorcycle, etc.
Make a donation (money, books, etc) to your old high school or college.
Call someone who’s sick and make them smile.
Go through your closet and donate clothing (not just your vests or old rally shirts) to a local clothing drive.
Talk to the shyest person you know.
Let someone ahead of you in line at the gas station, grocery store or in traffic.
Fix something for someone (their sprinkler, their car, their lawnmower, computer)
Do something nice for someone (but don’t let them know that it was you who did it).
Read a story or buy a book for a child (and it doesn’t have to be Hot Bike or Penthouse).
Pay the Toll/Parking for the car behind you.
Stick up for someone.
Plant a tree.
Donate Blood.
Volunteer at the local homeless shelter.
Tell the manager of a restaurant how great your waiter/waitress was.
Pull over and help someone that’s stranded on the side of the road.
Return the grocery cart for someone at the supermarket.
Give up your restaurant table to an elderly couple.
Offer to keep your friend’s children or dog.
So, how does this work? Easy, see below:
1. Pick one of these nice gestures and just DO IT.
2. Share your experience by- sending an Email, posting a Youtube or on your own Blog or at a Club Meeting.
3. Challenge your network of friends to perform one of these gestures as well. You can make it easy for them by sharing this list to make it easier for them to think of something to do.
So, how far can this go? Who know, but lets see.
