Monsoons and Motorcycles

The Monsoon arrived last week and suddenly a 100, 000 more people started travelling by trains. That brings the total number of people who travel by train upto something that maths is not equipped to calculate. However this is beside the point. The point is that where are all these people coming from?

The answer is rather simple. These 100, 000 odd people who have suddenly increased the number of sweaty armpits that can be found on a local train are actually bikers and motorcyclists who have been forced off the roads by the arrival of the monsoon.

You see the monsoons are the worst season of the year if you happen to be a biker. In the monsoon bikers lose all their motivation to drive their bikes.

The problem many bikers face is that bikes unfortunately don’t have roofs and it often happens that they end up getting very wet when they drive around in the rain. So bikers have to wear these really sad looking raincoats while they zip around the city on their two-wheelers. Now any true-blooded biker will tell you that raincoats make a biker look totally uncool. You cant imagine to look cool when you’re wearing a raincoat which makes you look like a black blob. Also people cant see your long hair and ripped jeans when you wear a raincoat.

When roads become wet and slippery, it becomes a little difficult for bikers to zip-zap-zoom through traffic. Neither can they perform high-speed stunts which could break their neck when the road is as slippery as a bald man’s head when its smeared with oil. They feel very frustrated to be driving at normal speed limits and without doing something that spiderman would be proud of and hence they give up biking in the monsoon altogether.

But the biggest reason that makes bikers feel resentment towards the monsoon is : Girls. On days when the weather is pleasant and dry, bikes act like magnets for girls. Girls cant seem to resist sitting on a bike, as it manoeuvres through traffic like a snake through grass . They swoon and fall as bikers perform such heart-stopping stunts. But come the rains and girls don’t even look at bikers. Becasue which girl would want to plant her lovely bottom on a squishy wet seat, risk the rains ruining their make-up that too when the biker is driving carefully and within the speed limit rather than recklessly trying to impress her with a wheely.

She’d rather prefer a guy with a car instead. And bikers would rather prefer trains.

by Editor Man