Two Wheels - Is it Madness?

To the uninitiated, motorcycling often seems irrational—maybe even reckless. Why give up the safety of a car, its airbags and crumple zones, its quiet air-conditioned cabin, its luxury and convenience? Why choose to expose yourself to the cold, the heat, the rain, the dust, and the endless risks of the road?

On paper, it makes no sense.

On paper, it is madness.

But those of us who ride know better.

We know it is not madness—it is magic.

The Price of Freedom

Yes, we compromise. We carry less. We arrive windswept. We feel every bump and pothole. We know the dangers and accept them with open eyes.

But every sacrifice has its reward.

Because on two wheels, life is sharper. The wind across your skin, the vibration of the engine, the smell of fuel—it’s a full-body experience that no four-wheeled vehicle can replicate. Cars may insulate, but motorcycles connect.

The destination suddenly becomes secondary. What matters is the journey—the bends, the miles, the open horizon.

Ask a rider why they accept the “madness” and the answer is simple: because it makes them feel alive.

The Therapy of the Road

There is a therapy in riding that cannot be found anywhere else. The moment the wheels turn, life’s worries seem smaller. Stress is burned away with each rev of the throttle. The rhythm of the road works like meditation—simple, grounding, and deeply human.

The road demands presence. You cannot drift through it on autopilot. Every sense is awake, every instinct alive. For many, it is the purest escape—a way not of running from life, but of fully living it.

The noise becomes music.

The wind becomes energy.

Even the dust feels like goosebumps against the skin.

This is why bikers will often tell you: we don’t ride to escape life, we ride so life doesn’t escape us.

The Brotherhood of Two Wheels

As intoxicating as a solo ride can be, there is a different kind of magic in riding together.

A pack of motorcycles rolling down the road in formation is not just a group of machines—it is a moving family. Each rider looks out for the other. Each signal, each glance, carries trust. The connection is unspoken yet unbreakable.

There’s comfort in that unity. On two wheels you are exposed, yes—but never alone. And when dozens of bikes thunder together, the bond becomes unforgettable. It is more than freedom. It is belonging.

Living, Not Existing

For many, motorcycling will always look like madness. But to us, it is the very opposite.

It is freedom.

It is therapy.

It is brotherhood.

On two wheels, we don’t just commute—we live. We don’t just move—we flow. Every ride becomes a story, every mile a memory. And in that moment, stripped of distractions, we find something pure and essential: ourselves.

It is this simple truth that turns “madness” into passion.

La Valette Malta – Living the Madness Together

This is the spirit at the heart of La Valette Malta. As a HOG group, our foundation is built on this very philosophy—the belief that life is better lived on two wheels.

We ride all year long, in the streets of Malta and beyond. We share the therapy of the road together, caring for one another as family. We embrace the beauty of riding in formation, celebrating not just freedom, but unity.

And sometimes, we take that passion offshore—crossing seas and borders to join events like the upcoming Calabrone in Calabria. Because the magic of riding does not stop at the shoreline; it carries us across lands, into new friendships, and toward adventures that last a lifetime.

For us, the “madness” of two wheels is not something to explain. It is something to live. Every ride, every road, every rumble of the engine is proof.

La Valette Malta lives this passion, this madness, this magic—all year long!