Their old bikes, worn out boots,
leathers, old jeans and leathered faces,~~~~ tells us all they
have ridden far and seen many places.
You see them riding in small
packs but many times alone,~~~~~ the loner is the one that knows
the ropes and brotherhood to the bone.
The gray in their hair and the
white in their beard,~~~~~ tells you right off they have been
there and done that, nothing ever feared.
They have been there and done
that and still very much alive,~~~~~ so give them respect and
to be their friend you must strive.
They take care of their friends
and always their own,~~~~~ they can teach you things about life and
REAL you have never known.
They are quiet and at the bars
mostly sit alone,~~~~~ because their old brothers and lifestyle are
almost gone.
Like old brothers their lady's
are loyal real and to them totally bound,~~~~~ if they were not
they sure as hell wouldn't be around.
Many are vets from a place call
Vietnam,~~~~~ where they fought a meaningless war for you and Uncle
Sam.
Like the dinosaurs of old the old
bikers will go down,~~~~~ and when the last one falls only those
that know will hear the sound.
To all you young rider wannabes
and prospects I give this toast,~~~~~ ride on brother for beside
you rides an "Old Bikers" Ghost.
We ride down life's lonesome
highway and just around the bend,~~~~~ stands the golden gates to
glory right at it's end.
At these gates a hooded cloaked
brother stands as their keeper,~~~~~ he's the last brother you meet
"THE GRIM REAPER".
He waves you through his scythe
held high,~~~~~ "welcome brother your lifestyle here will never
die".
So to all you preppy wannabe's
prospects and all that ride,~~~~~ find you an "Old Biker" and from
him learn and by his teachings abide.
Some day down life's highway as
you ride an "Old Biker" riding all alone,~~~~~ a cold breeze will
hit you and chill you to the bone.
Glance over brother you may see
me after I'm gone riding there,~~~~~ your guardian angel "Old
Biker" grinning with the wind in my hair.
The "Old Biker" that taught you
the real way,~~~~~ will ride beside you till your last
day.
Ride on brothers the gates to
glory are just ahead,~~~~~all your brothers are here and your lifestyle here is not dead.
