Remember that feeling of throwing a leg over a bike for the first time? I mean talk about “Boom!” right? It was like a lightning strike of realization blowing the doors off our childhood. One day we’re walking around with the rest of the mere mortals, the next we’re steely-eyed captains piloting our two-wheeled rocket ships to the. outer reaches of the driveway. It was like punching our ticket to ride and stepping into a world that’s bigger, bolder, and a little bloodier.