I started riding as a gas saver. Got a new Harley Sportster. I trucked it home, practiced making turns for about 30 minutes and hit the road. My buddy and I rode over three hundred miles through the country and state parks that day. It was great.
To be honest that was my original reason too. I can ride the bike to work and back for an entire week for the same cost of driving my truck once. But once I started riding it I realized how much fun it was and now I'm wondering why I waited so long.