Night Rider
Yesterday’s meeting was pretty cool but it got more interesting for me towards the end. Marzouq was leaving on his bike and I was telling a couple of friends there how cool it was and that I would love to own one like it one day when they suggested that I go with him for a ride. It was an awesome suggestion but I took a couple of seconds to think it over since I wasn’t properly dressed and I didn’t have a helmet. But then I thought like what the hell, all of that wasn’t very important since I really wanted a ride on this bike. So I was upstairs in Starbucks and Marzouq was downstairs outside getting ready to get on his bike and leave so we all started waving to him and banging on the windows to wait up since I wanted to go for a ride on the bike.
I quickly went down, tucked my shirt in and got on behind him and he took off. The ride lasted like 2 minutes but it was AMAZING. It was the most intense feeling I’ve had in a long time and it was just toooo overwhelming. I wasn’t even feeling the hot wind hitting my face, I was too focused on the way the bike was making it’s way onto the Gulf Road between the cars and the rush it gave me. We actually hit 220km per hour, it was crazy.
After Marzouq dropped me off I was still smiling like an idiot like I was stoned or something. I definitly want a bike now. Mark says I can’t ride cuz I’m petite and I tell him he can’t get a bike if I can’t ride. But he doesn’t know that I will be getting one eventually weither he likes it or not :)
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38 Comments, add your own...
1. princess | August 8th, 2006 at 10:47 am
Guess he’s gonna know now :)
I’ve always wanted one. Thats why I signed up this summer to a 72-hour crash course in “Riding for Dummies”.
Glad you had a blast! Next time wear a helmet! :)
2. mar | August 8th, 2006 at 10:50 am
sice fady got his harley, like shee a year ago, and hes been begging me to ride with him at least if i didnt want to ahve my own bike. i was always against the idea cause i thought harley’s are slow. but in the US we rented a harley and we went cruising on the highway. OH MY GOD!!! the feeling. I loved it. i know excatly what you mean. although i will not get one of my own now but i deefintly will join the rides. yalla go for it its so much fun.
3. Fonzy | August 8th, 2006 at 10:59 am
I can imagine the rush u had. 220?!? ok thats a bit too much, esp on a bike, but definitely something to be done. Great meet yesterday. Hope to see u guys again.
4. chikapappi | August 8th, 2006 at 11:14 am
Wow Nat, the meeting sounded like fun! The pic’s good :)
5. Mark | August 8th, 2006 at 11:21 am
here is a picture of marzouqs bike, its fucking amazing
http://flickr.com/photos/zdistrict/167620621/in/set-72157594166471761/
6. Marzouq | August 8th, 2006 at 11:22 am
Next episode coming soon! More then happy to entertain.. Next time it will be longer, and 200 on the bike is cruising speed for me! (if the roads are empty)! And next time I will have the extra gear!
7. ananyah | August 8th, 2006 at 11:25 am
hahaha glad u had fun with my buddy Zouk! He’s a bike mad idiot lol when he’s depressed, he buys bikes…. maybe he could donate one to you :P
8. Pearls | August 8th, 2006 at 11:41 am
Seems like it was so much fun. I’ve never been on a bike before but I’ve been on a jet ski and it was so scary at first but then it was pretty fun. I’m glad you had a great time.
9. DiiGMaa | August 8th, 2006 at 11:44 am
shame I missed out.. but glad you guys had fun :)
NAT DARLING.. GET A BIKE !!!
I’m tiny and dadiyo still insists I get a BIG FOOT ;P
10. Aqib | August 8th, 2006 at 11:51 am
I’m 15, and I know that somewhere along the line for me I’m going to get a bike, although my Family is dead against it, bikes are my passion!
11. Ele | August 8th, 2006 at 12:01 pm
Nice pic:-)
12. chikapappi | August 8th, 2006 at 12:02 pm
Pearls..This was what I wanted to say exactly, I’ve been on a jet ski and I loved it, the rush you get from the speed! So I guess that’s pretty much how I think it felt like..
13. Mark | August 8th, 2006 at 12:04 pm
Picture was taken by Cajie
http://flickr.com/photos/cajie
14. Nat | August 8th, 2006 at 12:09 pm
Hey princess where did you sign up for that 72-hour crash course in “Riding for Dummies”?? Here in Kuwait? I’d like to know pleaaasse maybe I can sign up as well:)
Mar good to know you’re a rider now. All this time Fadi had his bike and you never rode on it. shame on you!:) I prefer Marzouq’s bike over Harleys though..
Fonzy it was great meet you 2 again after all this time. We’ll definitly do something together soon.
Marzouq i can’t wait for next time’s episode! The longer the merrier! hehe. It was awesome:)
Ananyah it was great indeed:)
Pearls you should definitely give it a try..
Diigmaa you should get one as well!!
Im dissapointed though that all these people were in Starbucks and noone managed to take a decent picture of me on the bike!! Including you Mark! Sux!
15. Aziz | August 8th, 2006 at 12:12 pm
And everyone else on the street were probably cursing at y’all and calling you crazy :\
16. Bug | August 8th, 2006 at 12:51 pm
Lol at ur last comment nats, it woulda been a nice shot to keep huh!!! Poor Marzouq is gonna have all the gurls vying for his bikes attention!
What has mark redirected us to though, I cant seem to find a folder in Cajie’s flickr pics pertainin to yest. Ugh I cant believe there aint no more pics of yest!!! with name tags!
17. fractal00 | August 8th, 2006 at 1:17 pm
Hehehe …. i remember laughing my ass off when marzouq first revved the bike … i thought you were gonna fall off.
It was good yesterday … have a good day everyone
18. Cajie | August 8th, 2006 at 1:18 pm
Sorry Bug,
The pictures that I have taken at the meet have been tagged “private” as the people in the photos may not want to have their pictures viewed by public.
19. Marzouq | August 8th, 2006 at 1:19 pm
Nat soon hopefully!
Aziz we were going too fast for people to notice! hehehe!
Bug I dont know how many people want to get on now, but Nat has always wanted to ride so since she asked I had to oblige! hehehe! And I gotta say she has guts! Most people usually scream their heads off the first time!
and for people who think Jetskis are fast this is 10 times faster and its the same feeling you get when a plane takes off except you gotta hold on for your life!
20. Mo Hat | August 8th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
“but it was AMAZING. It was the most intense feeling I’ve had in a long time and it was just toooo overwhelming”.
Mark you’ve given up in the house before that…. :P
21. Mark | August 8th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
dont remind me, once she got on the bike i thought she was not coming back. there were bets taking place at starbucks on if she was going to come back or not even lol
22. Nat | August 8th, 2006 at 2:12 pm
Oh poor marky. Oh well don’t worry if I ever take off it will be on my own bike,lol:p
23. Marzouq | August 8th, 2006 at 3:38 pm
hahaha u guys had bets! thats hilarious! If I knew about the bets I would have ended up in MIseela or something! loool!
24. holla | August 8th, 2006 at 5:24 pm
hehe yeah I was suggesting ppl start putting their money where their yap is
25. tj | August 8th, 2006 at 6:11 pm
sorry mark but you gotta be freakin mad to let your wife go on a bike in Kuwait without a helmet. Im not saying marzouq isnt trustworthy but its the other drivers that are mad. It only takes a second…….. damn
26. Mark | August 8th, 2006 at 7:38 pm
i thought they were going to drive around starbucks. didnt think they would be flying down the gulf road at 220km and hour
27. Les | August 8th, 2006 at 8:33 pm
You mean flying down “the highway” at 220 km an hour.
28. Marzouq | August 8th, 2006 at 9:57 pm
tj I took that into consideration, but the road was half empty, and I know the responsibility of another person with me. Im good enough to know how to avoid people and thats what I do best. Like you said its the crazy people on the road, but its weekday and most of the people I saw on the road were families.. and I did reach that speed, but I didnt remain there.. I knew she wasnt wearing a helmet, thats why I made it a quick ride.. so then nobody would worry! Next time with full gear that will be another story!
29. eddy | August 9th, 2006 at 12:32 am
any pics from the meet?
30. eddy | August 9th, 2006 at 12:33 am
hey does anyone ahve any pics from the 248am meet
31. eddy | August 9th, 2006 at 12:35 am
by the way is that a picture of marzouk and nat?
32. princess | August 9th, 2006 at 1:11 am
Oh sweetie… Nat… not in kuwait. It’ll be a cold day in hell before they let girls ride bikes in Kuwait let alone give crash courses :(
Portland, OR. Then you can apply for a DMV Motorcycle license :)
33. Nat | August 9th, 2006 at 9:31 am
Actually princess Tristar in Kuwait city gives riding courses for 200 KD, I went and asked when we were checking a Ducati bike there.. It would be for 2 weeks if you go everyday.
Eddy yeah that’s us..
34. fadibou | August 9th, 2006 at 12:00 pm
NAT: I will get you on the Harley before you rule them out. You can get a 1200 cc Harley in great shape for around 2000 KD. They can do 180/190 and they are surely a more comfy ride.
Mar was so against Harleys until last month, now she wants to ride once the weather cools off.
Sporties and Harleys:
Its like comparing a Honda with turbo to an 8 cyclinder Chevrolet. Both ride fast and each has its pros and cons but the Harley is surely more comfy for city cruising or for a hop to the Marina on trafficed weakened.
35. Marzouq | August 9th, 2006 at 2:09 pm
fadibou.. I agree with you that the Harley is very comfortable its just about what the person wants from the bike.. the thing is a sports bike is rediculously faster and it outhandles a harley, but that is what it is built to do.. handle.. a harley is good for a chill ride.. and getting you places comfortably… the bike I have is really comfortable, way more then a Ducati 999 for example.. some people go for one or the other
36. fadibou | August 9th, 2006 at 5:35 pm
I tried the 999 and the monster, they sound both went well and I agree on the rush, acceleration and that sudden G force that grips you.
For me its like a Ferrari, its always nice to rent for a day, enjoy, blast in it, but return it and take your comfy 4X4 to the office and fill it up from Sultan center.
37. Mark | August 9th, 2006 at 9:02 pm
my problem with the harleys is they generally look boring. they sound cool but there is nothing like italian design.
38. The Grenadine | August 10th, 2006 at 1:28 am
Sounds like you had fun!!:-) Looks like Mark’s got to step up now!
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