{"id":602,"date":"2008-01-24T15:47:37","date_gmt":"2008-01-24T22:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.deadpan.net\/ridereport\/?p=602"},"modified":"2010-03-20T15:55:21","modified_gmt":"2010-03-20T22:55:21","slug":"motorcycling-addiction-syndrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deadpan.net\/ridereport\/2008\/01\/24\/motorcycling-addiction-syndrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycling Addiction Syndrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the addiction and recovery community, it is said that the first step towards recovery is admitting that you have a problem. The following quiz, ganked from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brainbucketmag.com\/Blogs\/display\/mode=display\/id=315.html\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker ('\/outbound\/article\/www.brainbucketmag.com');\">Brain Bucket Magazine<\/a> by way of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atlasrider.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"javascript:urchinTracker ('\/outbound\/article\/www.atlasrider.com');\">Atlas Rider<\/a>, is supposed to help figure out if you have a problem with MAS \u2014 Motorcycling Addiction Syndrome. Come, take the quiz with me: <span class=\"gen\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I have gone riding when I was depressed, or to cheer myself up.\n<ul>\n<li>Yep, been there, done that.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> I have gone on riding binges of several tanks of gas or more in a day.\n<ul>\n<li>Yep.  I burned many tanks of gas during my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.deadpan.net\/ridereport\/2007\/09\/28\/colorado-ride-report\/\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado trip<\/a>, and I\u2019ve been known to fill up several times in a day when I\u2019m out riding with friends locally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> I ride rapidly, often \u2018gulping\u2019 roads.\n<ul>\n<li>My normal cruising speed is 85.  Does \u201crapidly\u201d apply?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I have sometimes ridden early in the morning or before work.\n<ul>\n<li>How about riding early in the morning <em>to <\/em>work?  Guilty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> I have hidden bikes in different places to sneak a ride in without being seen.\n<ul>\n<li>Almost, but not quite. I was thisclose to buying a bike when I was<br \/>\na teenager living at home, and I planned to keep it at a friend\u2019s house<br \/>\nto hide it from my mom. Unfortunately, the guy sold it to someone else<br \/>\nbefore I could raise the money.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Sometimes I avoid friends or family obligations in order to ride motorcycles.\n<ul>\n<li>Hmm\u2026 What are the odds my wife will read this entry? Ah, fuck it.<br \/>\nYes, guilty, I have ducked out on family obligations to go riding with<br \/>\nfriends.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li> Sometimes I find myself analyzing sections of roads as if I were riding, even while in cars.\n<ul>\n<li>Constantly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I am unable to enjoy myself with others unless there is a bike nearby.\n<ul>\n<li>Occasionally.  I fit in better with other bikers, so I\u2019m always a little uncomfortable around those who don\u2019t ride.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>At a boring party, I will often slip off unnoticed to go riding.\n<ul>\n<li>I don\u2019t go to boring parties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Riding has made me seek haunts and companions which I would otherwise avoid.\n<ul>\n<li>Definitely true.  I wouldn\u2019t go half the places or have most of the friends I have today if motorcycles weren\u2019t involved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I have neglected personal hygiene or household chores until I have finished a ride.\n<ul>\n<li>Guilty on both counts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I have spent money meant for necessities on accessories instead.\n<ul>\n<li>Accessories <em>are <\/em>necessities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I have attempted to complete an Iron Butt ride.\n<ul>\n<li>Not yet, but I have plans, big plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Most of my friends are unapologetic motorcycle riders.\n<ul>\n<li>True.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I have sometimes passed out from a night of heavy riding.\n<ul>\n<li>Never done that, but I have gotten \u201cthe nods\u201d while riding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I have suffered \u2018blackouts\u2019 or memory loss from a bout of riding.\n<ul>\n<li>See above.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I have wept, become angry or irrational because of a road I have ridden; or, worse, NOT ridden.\n<ul>\n<li>Yes, but more with my performance riding a road than with the road itself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>I have sometimes wished I did not ride so much.\n<ul>\n<li>Uh, no.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sometimes I think my riding is out of control.\n<ul>\n<li>It has been in the past, but lately I\u2019ve managed to keep the shiny up and the rubber down like you\u2019re supposed to.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brain Bucket\u2019s article closes saying, <span class=\"gen\"> <em>If you<br \/>\nanswered \u2018yes\u2019 to three or more of these questions, you may be a<br \/>\nmotorcycle addict. Affirmative responses to five or more indicates a<br \/>\nserious problem\u2026professional help is strongly advised. <\/em>Eh, I don\u2019t think so.  I think I\u2019d be concerned if I <em>didn\u2019t<\/em> answer Yes to most of these\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"gen\">I may be a motorcycle addict, but I don\u2019t see that as a problem.  It\u2019s more of a virtue, actually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the addiction and recovery community, it is said that the first step towards recovery is admitting that you have a problem. The following quiz, ganked from Brain Bucket Magazine by way of Atlas Rider, is supposed to help figure out if you have a problem with MAS \u2014 Motorcycling Addiction Syndrome. 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