Comments on: What Are Common Motorcycle Rider Characteristics?

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:54:42 +0000

My friends and I ride for the sheer thrill of it, the comraderie, and the opportunity to minister.
I personally don’t care to ride to bars or restaurants, seems a lot of people like this type of destination. For me, the journey is the destination. I like to ride to trails and hike or backpack.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:17:42 +0000

This was supposed to be a thread of what people thought were ‘common’ characteristics of motorcycle riders . . not a compilation of all the specific reasons individuals like to ride. Common characteristics of ‘riders’, not about what people like about riding (i.e. speed, adventure, relaxed cruising, etc.). With that said, one common characteristic that I think riders share might be that they like the ‘get away’ that a ride provides . . a chance for some self time . . riding provides an opportunity for them to be alone with their thoughts . . regardless if they go fast, slow, to a destination or nowhere in particular. Just get away from everything else . . some time for self. Ring a bell with any of you?

By: Dean

Dean — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:59:01 +0000

I can relate to most of the replies here. I agree with a few as well. As stated by others, Ken, you my friend need to get a grip. When I wear my leather I am not trying to be an outlaw biker, your daffynition, not mine. I ride knowing that I am more protected by the leather than by t-shirt and jeans alone. I ride my bike because I enjoy the greater freedom, the feel fothe wind as I ride.
I always wear a helmet with or without my leather. I do no constantly rev the pipes on my bike, other than being able to ride in a lane of traffic and not be run over I do not look for attention. I want to be recognized as having a lawful rightful place on the road just like the cars and your pickup. Just because I have a family and do not ride off into the sunset and sleep on the side of the road or harass old men and women does not mean I am not a biker.
I wave at all bikers and if they wave back fine, if not so be it. I am not trying to be seen or pet my ego. I am just acknowledging another person on a bike, just like people do in their Jeeps or Mini Coopers or what have you’s.
I drive a pickup on the days it is flat too cold or icy to be on my bike onthe road. I do not think I am a better driver than anyone else, I just think as a biker I have learned to pay better attention to the surroundings or others on the road with me. You are certainly entitled to youtr opinion that we are posers or not ral bikers, but that begs the opinion that anyone drving a pickup is a snot slinging, beer swilling inbred redneck.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:45:38 +0000

LOL @ ken,
“I’m scared of real bikers, but I worship them”. Funny because I see a lot of posers pretending to be “real bikers”. It has nothing to do if your kids like soccer, motorcycles and freedom aren’t just for socially inept primates, Freedom is about anybody riding whatever they want. You are in a weird place Ken, did some biker gang kidnap you and make you type that?

By: roy

roy — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:52:52 +0000

ken ..i am not pissed you hit it on the head… just because they ride will not make them a biker… leather/ black/ loud pipes or full face/jacket/ gloves/boots will not make you a biker.. i do not think there is a biker its a crap word to invoke some image.that is not real..thanks to t.v. movies.even some mag’s … a motorcylest or motorcycle rider is a better way..of putting it….as in all sports there is all sorts of mind sets that think they are something they are not by dressing the part..acting out the role..role playing ..for motor cycles that means sales,used motorcycles, crashed parts..body part donors….one must remember a motorcycle is to get you from a to b ..anything in between is all in your mind… do we say driving a car/truck is a sport… no but get a type of car and drivers dress/act/drive a role….sure riding a motorcycle is fun,but its still from a to b all the clothes/gear/ life style is in your head…..we are pack /herd..people.. look at h.d. riders they say we are american first ride american we are free riders, then they wear nazi helmets and dress all in black . and look alike ..sound alike…. pack/herd people ..same with sport bike riders all look alike/sound alike…. so its all in your head… who’s to judge ..not me,i am still trying to get from a to b alive…