My Morning Ride
Despite me failing my riding testlast week, I decided to go for my first ride out today early morning with a friend who has a Harley and another biker friend of his.
I woke up at 7:30AM and headed out onto the gulf road to meet up with the two. I was too damn sleepy but I was also really excited. This was my first time out without my trainer and I wasn’t nervous at all. I think Mark was worried about me but thats to be expected.
I met up with the bikers next to Marina Crescent and we took off from there. The ride went pretty smooth and as good as I would have hoped for. It was really fucking cold though, and my gear seemed to do very little to keep me warm. Even though I had my windproof biking jacket on, gloves, boots and thick kevlar jeans, I could still feel the cold wind slipping through. My fingers were freezing and I felt they were gonna fall off at one point. But that still didn’t really stop me from enjoying my ride.
My friend Marwan managed to take some cool pictures of me while on the road since he’s a far more experienced driver than I am. I’ll be waiting for the day when I can ride with one hand and shoot pictures with the other at the same time.
When I am on my bike I feel rather confident, not overconfident just confident and now I cant wait for my next ride on friday. More pictures below.
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33 Comments, add your own...
1. Marzouq | December 15th, 2006 at 11:49 pm
I am happy for you girl! Im happy you like biking!
Next time I will meat up with you to go riding! Or whenever you feel like! If mark isnt riding at that time either!
Now you know how I wake up at 7am some fridays to ride! Thats just great! And that jacket wont keep you too warm! hehehe! I think you need a winter jacket now!
Let me know anytime you want to ride I am more then happy to go riding with you and your biker gang! I bet you would be the leader of the biker gang!
2. Marzouq | December 15th, 2006 at 11:50 pm
Mark time for another bike so both of you can ride at the same time! hehehe!
3. Sunny | December 16th, 2006 at 12:18 am
Come to think of it, i dont think i’v seen a female biker b4 in kuwait. Way to go girl u rock. Start a revolution.
4. Sunny | December 16th, 2006 at 12:23 am
N now ur riding with biker gangs n all next thing we know u’ll b dressed up completly in leather n have tattoos all over u. . .lol
5. jajajaja | December 16th, 2006 at 12:39 am
omg.. ALIENS ALIENS!!
6. Jafar | December 16th, 2006 at 12:43 am
Glad to hear & see you finally made it on the road on your own.I had no doubt about your abilities !Do not worry about the outcome of the test.Just keep ridding & build up experience.With more proper winter gear you will enjoy the ride even more.Heated Grips anybody ?
7. gab | December 16th, 2006 at 12:45 am
great post nat, a girl-biker in kuweit…keep on doin it man!!!
8. rampurple | December 16th, 2006 at 12:46 am
Here’s the plan:
I start riding with you guys as a “passenger” until parents (especially dad) gets used to the idea of me on a bike and next summer I would get my own bike at ease. How about that? Am not soo sure about which kind of bike I’d go for, but we’ll see when the time comes ;)
Oh also: If I saw you on the road, I wouldn’t have recognized you!
9. holla | December 16th, 2006 at 1:43 am
lol nat looks cooler on the bike than mark. maybe it’s the helmet?
10. Marzouq | December 16th, 2006 at 1:54 am
Like the helmet!
11. jane | December 16th, 2006 at 1:57 am
excuse me for saying this but for a married girl nat, you have a lot of male friends “wink wink”
it’s a joke don’t crucify me ok ….
12. windy city chronicles | December 16th, 2006 at 4:46 am
please be careful, dont ride like Mark. And Mark I’m not using my name Mark as you asked.
Lots of love and best wishes from chicago.
13. ananyah | December 16th, 2006 at 5:06 am
jane, whats wrong with a married woman having male friends? FRIENDS being the opparative word
Anyhoo Looking Good Nat :)
14. Pearls | December 16th, 2006 at 8:43 am
you look really tiny in that helmet.
15. Nat | December 16th, 2006 at 9:29 am
Hehe thanks everyone for your comments! I’ve always wanted to learn how to ride bikes since I was a kid and being able to ride one now is quite overwhelming for me and i love it.
Rita me and mark cant’ have any passengers for now until we become more experienced. Good luck trying to convince ur dad though! It would be great if it works out.
Marzouq I’m looking forward to riding with u buddy, U’re the reason we bought our bike in the first place! Yalla see u definitely next friday..
16. Mark | December 16th, 2006 at 9:34 am
Who would want to be a passenger behind me with my riding record anyway lol
17. jajajaja | December 16th, 2006 at 10:57 am
I do, i will make sure to have an insurance anyway *CHA-CHING*
18. Marwan | December 16th, 2006 at 12:21 pm
Nat is really a good rider. She was confident and there is nothing to worry about her, she can manage to ride alone maybe next time.
Good job Nat, it was pleasant to ride with you friday morning.
19. SOS | December 16th, 2006 at 1:25 pm
Awesome!! back where i come from , gals riding bikes is a norm but here in Kuwait most will view it as “haram” well fuck them, they can pucker up my hairy ass n kiss it..!!
Keep riding gurl ,Good job….. U ROCK!!!
20. SOS | December 16th, 2006 at 1:26 pm
” \m/ ” Keep rocking…!
forgot to add this :D
21. Nat | December 16th, 2006 at 2:08 pm
Lol, well yeah I most definitely will SOS!
22. Nat | December 16th, 2006 at 2:10 pm
Oh and Im glad I didn’t embarasse myself Marwan, hehe. It was a pleasure for me as well:) Looking forward for the next time..
23. Marwan | December 16th, 2006 at 2:33 pm
we’ll get better pictures next time…
24. rampurple | December 16th, 2006 at 4:58 pm
Mark: I did not say behind you. Definitely behind Nat. I don’t want to be sitting with a geek looking dude.
25. RaZ | December 16th, 2006 at 7:31 pm
There are a quite a few female bikers in kuwait and quite a few of those bikers are kuwaiti also
26. TriStar | December 16th, 2006 at 8:34 pm
Any one who wants to ride as a passenger can Just call Kuwait BMW Motorcycle Club
(Salem 601 8584 ).
27. Jafar | December 16th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
Any one who wants to ride as a passenger can Just call Kuwait BMW Motorcycle Club
(Salem 601 8584 ).
28. TweeZ | December 16th, 2006 at 9:22 pm
KHALA9! It’s time to start a bloggers biker’s chapter!
29. rampurple | December 16th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
RaZ very true. I know a Kuwaiti lady who used to drive a harley in Kuwait 10 years ago!! So, if 10 years ago Kuwaiti women would ride bikes, than I am sure they do now.
30. Nat | December 16th, 2006 at 10:27 pm
Rampurple i wouldn’t recommend you getting behind Mark either, hehe.
31. Marzouq | December 16th, 2006 at 10:31 pm
yeah i know of a few girls who ride ducatis.. you see them around every once in a while! They come out!
32. Skittles | January 20th, 2007 at 8:25 am
The empty gulf road in the first picture looks sexXxy. The cracks in the road make it look not so sexXxy, but still..
33. dabeast | January 25th, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Dude..i really need ur help…i wanna apply for a two-wheeler license..bt i got no clue…is it true dat u shud hav a salary of around 450 kd to get a 2wheeler license….if possible shoot me a mail wid detailz…mail: cool_danz2004@yahoo.com
will b waitin…tanx
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