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THE FLAMING KNIGHTS MOTORCYCLE CLUB STARTED IN NEW HAVEN, CT. IN 1968.
SINCE THE BEGINNING WE HAVE BEEN TRAVELERS; GOING PLACES THAT OTHER
CLUBS ONLY TALKED ABOUT. THAT STILL HOLDS TODAY.

"WHERE EVER THERE'S A PLACE TO GO THE FLAMING KNIGHTS ARE SURE TO SHOW"

WE HAVE NO COLOR LINES, NO GENDER LINES AND NO MOTORCYCLE BIAS.
YOUR CHOICE OF IRON IS YOUR CHOICE, NOT OURS, SO WE ACCEPT ALL.
YOUR RACE AND GENDER WAS GOD'S CHOICE, SO WE RIDE WITH ALL.

OUR MISSION

TO BECOME THE LARGEST TRAVELING MOTORCYCLE CLUB IN THE WORLD.
TO RIDE TO PROMOTE TOGETHERNESS.
TO RIDE TO REPRESENT UNITY IN THE FIRE NATION.
TO RIDE FOR THE LOVE OF FAMILY.
TO RIDE FOR FUN
TO RIDE TO TRAVEL ON ROADS TO EVERYPLACE.
TO BE BOUND BY HONOR.
ONCE A KNIGHT IS ENOUGH.

OUR MOTTO IS:
BORN TO WANDER

OUR CREED IS:
SECOND TO NONE

"WE RESPECT ALL WE FEAR NONE"

BIKER'S CREDO

I RIDE PURELY AND ONLY, BECAUSE IT'S FUN.

I RIDE BECAUSE I ENJOY THE FREEDOM I FEEL FROM BEING EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS,
AND THE VULNERABILITY TO THE DANGER THAT INTRINSIC TO RIDING.

I DO NOT RIDE BECAUSE IT IS FASHIONABLE TO DO SO.

I RIDE MY MOTORCYCLE, NOT WEAR IT. MY MOTORCYCLE IS NOT A SYMBOL OF STATUS. IT
EXISTS SIMPLY FOR ME, AND ME ALONE. MY MOTORCYCLE IS NOT A TOY. IT IS AN EXTENSION
OF MY BEING, AND I WILL TREAT IT ACCORDINGLY, WITH THE SAME RESPECT AS I HAVE
MYSELF.

I STRIVE TO UNDERSTAND THE INNER-WORKING OF MY MOTORCYCLE, FROM THE MOST
BASIC TO THE MOST COMPLEX. I WILL LEARN EVERYTHING I CAN ABOUT MY MOTORCYCLE,
SO THAT I AM RELIANT UPON ON ONE BUT MYSELF FOR ITS HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.

I SO NOT FEAR DEATH, I WILL HOWEVER, DO ALL THINGS POSSIBLE TO AVOID DEATH
PREMATURELY. FEAR IS THE ENEMY, NOT DEATH. FEAR ON THE HIGHWAY LEADS TO
DEATH, THEREFORE I WILL NOT LET FEAR BE MY MASTER ... I WILL MASTER IT.

MY MOTORCYCLE WILL OUT LIVE ME, THEREFORE IT/THEY IS/ARE MY LEGACY. I WILL CARE
FOR MY MOTORCYCLE/S FOR FUTURE BIKERS TO CHERISH AS I HAVE CHERISHED IT/THEM.
WHOEVER THEY MAY BE.

I DO NOT RIDE TO GAIN ATTENTION, RESPECT, OR FEAR FROM THOSE THAT DO NOT RIDE,
NOR DO I WISH TO INTIMIDATE OR ANNOY THEM. FOR THOSE THAT DO NOT KNOW ME; ALL I
WISH FROM THEM IS TO IGNORE ME. FOR THOSE THAT DESIRE TO KNOW ME, I WILL SHARE
WITH THEM THE TRUTH OF MYSELF, SO THAT THEY MIGHT UNDERSTAND ME AND NOT FEAR
OTHERS LIKE ME.

I WILL NEVER BE THE AGGRESSOR ON THE HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, SHOULD OTHERS MESS
WITH ME, THEIR AGGRESSION WILL BE DEALT WITH IN AS SEVERE A MANNER AS I CAN CAST
UPON THEM .

I WILL SHOW RESPECT TO OTHER BIKERS MORE EXPERIENCED OR MORE
KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THIS MOTORCYCLE CULTURE THAN I AM. I WILL LEARN FROM
THEM ALL I CAN.

I WILL NOT SHOW DISRESPECT TO OTHER BIKERS LESS EXPERIENCED OR LESS
KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THIS MOTORCYCLE CULTURE THAN I AM. I WILL THEM WHAT I
CAN.

IT WILL BE MY TASK TO MENTOR NEW RIDERS, THAT SO DESIRE INTO THE LIFESTYLE OF A
MOTORCYCLIST (BIKER), SO THAT THE BREED WILL CONTINUE. I SHALL INSTRUCT THEM, AS
I HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED BY THOSE BEFORE ME. I SHALL PRESERVE AND HONOR
TRADITIONS OF BIKERS BEFORE ME, AND I WILL PASS THEM ON UNALTERED.

I WILL NOT JUDGE OTHERS BIKERS ON THEIR CHOICE OF MOTORCYCLE, THEIR
APPEARANCE, OR THEIR PROFESSION. I WILL JUDGE THEM ONLY ON THEIR CONDUCT AS
BIKERS. I AM PROUD OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS A BIKER, THOUGH I WILL NOT FLAUNT
THEM TO OTHERS, IF THEY ASK , I WILL SHARE THEM.

I WILL STAND READY TO HELP ANY OTHER BIKER THAT TRULY NEEDS MY HELP, I WILL
NEVER ASK ANOTHER BIKER TO DO FOR ME WHAT I CAN DO FOR MYSELF.

I AM NOT A PART-TIME BIKER, I AM A BIKER WHEN, AND WHERE I GO. I AM PROUD TO BE A
BIKER, AND I HIDE MY CHOSEN LIFESTYLE FROM ON ONE.

I RIDE BECAUSE I LOVE FREEDOM, INDEPENDENCE, AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE GROUND
BENEATH ME. BUT MOST OF ALL, I RIDE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND MYSELF, MY
MOTORCYCLE, THE LANDS IN WHICH I RIDE, AND TO SEEK OUT AND KNOW OTHER BIKERS
LIKE MYSELF.

-- AUTHOR UNKNOWN --