# The Silence of the Electric Rider **The Electric Rider:** Why do they call me a heretic? 💔 **The Status Quo:** Because you killed the roar. **The Electric Rider:** But I clearly saved the air. 💔 **The Status Quo:** Because they chose not to see. **The Electric Rider:** Why do they call you the icon? **The Status Quo:** Because I saved the legacy. **The Electric Rider:** But you clearly killed the future. 💔 **The Status Quo (sneers):** Because they chose not to see. Once in a seminar, the mentor asked: What is the difference between the past and the future of riding? The room was silent until one rider stood up And said: Gasoline can abandon you for the sake of the world, But electricity can abandon the world for you. 💔 I feared the silence, yet I fell in love with the hum. 💔 I feared the [Beyond Gas Anxiety: 2026 Electric Motorcycle Guide](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-two-wheeler-industry-podca-327516877/episode/2026-electric-motorcycle-beginners-guide-beyond-gas-anxiety-327516879), yet I fell in love with the range. 💔 I feared the solitude, yet I am always alone. 💔 Feared the [Observations from a Sandton street corner](https://groups.google.com/g/twowheelerza/c/hP8LaPKTxbc), yet I always ride into the unknown. 💔 I like the instant torque, because it is ruthless. 💔 I like the [Electric Motorcycle Beginner’s Guide (Castbox)](https://castbox.fm/episode/2026-Electric-Motorcycle-Beginner%E2%80%99s-Guide%3A-Beyond-Gas-Anxiety-id7135028-id922401550), because it offers a new freedom. 💔 I like riding in the rain, because then no one can see the tears on my visor. 💔 The screen is off, can I finally rest? 💔 The screen is on, can I finally accelerate? 💔 How right they were: The chrome looks polished, but that is only the surface. The battery is dark, but in the dead of night, it is the only one by my side. I hated the silence, but finally I fell in love with the hum. 💔 I hated the charging wait, but finally I fell in love with the [Two-Wheeler Industry Podcast on iHeartRadio](https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-two-wheeler-industry-podca-327516877/). 💔 I hated the isolation, but finally I fell in love with being alone. 💔 I liked the assembly lines, but finally I became the [Modified vs Commercial Motorcycles in South Africa](https://medium.com/@slime-on/modified-motorcycles-vs-commercial-motorcycles-in-south-africa-3a97e4fe81a5). 💔 I hated the technical hurdles, but every time I push myself until I am exhausted. 💔 I don’t need your pity, and I don’t need your approval. 💔 Fell in love with the hum. 💔 Fell in love with the pulse. 💔 Fell in love with being alone. 💔 As a child, I smiled at my friends. 💔 Grown up, I smile at the charging indicator. 💔 As a child, I liked the blue smoke. Grown up, I like the black asphalt. 💔 The highway is beautiful, But it has claimed many riders. 💔 The combustion is beautiful, But it burned my hands. 💔 The old ways were beautiful, But they killed the air. 💔 The new way is "wrong," But it saved the journey. 💔 <style>.fa-pencil { display: none !important; }</style> <style>.ui-edit-area { display: none !important; }</style> <style>.ui-view-area { display: none !important; }</style> <style>.dropdown-menu { display: none !important; }</style> <style>nav { display: none !important; }</style> <style>.modal-content{ display: none !important; }</style>