Die leerbaadjie hou ek nou van

Like many people I know, I used to have a semi-serious aversion to leer baadjies. I'm not sure why really, I just grew up not liking the look of a leer baadjie or the look of almost anyone that wore a leer baadjie. All that changed recently, however, when I decided to get a motorcycle.

As much as I had always hated the look of a leer baadjie, I had still always wanted to get a motorcycle. It seems like a contradiction, and I guess it was. Anyway, the opportunity to buy a used motorcycle recently fell into my lap and I took up the offer. I knew that having a motorcyle would change a lot more than just the way I got to work. It took me only a few days of owning a motorcycle and a few conversations with friends to realize that I really did need a leer baadjie for my new ride.

I needed a new leer baadjie they said, not just because every motorcyclist should have one, but also because a leer baadjie is the safest thing to wear in case of an accident. I got thinking about having an accident on my motorcycle and that was the only form of convincing I needed before I went out and began shopping for a leer baadjie of my very own. I brought a couple of more experienced friends with me who gave me their opinions of where to find the right leer baadjie and how to decide what style fit me best.

Ek het 'n bietjie snaaks gevoel vir 'n leerbaadjie. Ek het gevoel dat een van die fietsry-kinders wat ek in die hoërskool gemaak het, na die winkel sou kom en my heeltemal plesierig maak omdat ek een van hulle geword het. Ek het probeer om die gedagtes agter my te sit en net die taak te kry om die perfekte leerbaadjie te kry. Ek moes omtrent twintig  leerbaadjies   probeer het en ek het die besonderhede van elkeen versigtig bespreek. Besluite oor aankope was nog nooit vir my maklik nie, en die koop van 'n leerbaadjie was geen uitsondering nie.