A Positive Article about Bikers!
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A Positive Article about Bikers!
Reading my morning paper, I was somewhat surprised to see a positive article about bikers. For all you single bikers, after this, maybe you can just park your bike out front, and wait for the girls to come to you! 
Chicago Sun Times
Ah, bikers, they're just 'hopeless romantics'
May 11, 2009
Want a soft-hearted guy? Date a biker.
Male motorcyclists, despite their tough-guy reputations, are sensitive souls, prone to tearing up at big moments and getting involved in charities.
That's according to a quirky survey done by Progressive Insurance Co.
The survey interviewed 1,100 male bikers and non-bikers, including 240 in the Chicago area.
Male bikers around the country were more likely than non-riders to describe themselves as "hopeless romantics" and to say that "getting their heart broken" was their biggest cause for tears. Bikers also are more likely than non-riders to get involved in a charity or cause, particularly those involving children.
When their children are born, bikers are more likely to be moved to tears compared to non-bikers (15 percent to 13 percent). Chicago bikers were twice as likely to choke up in the delivery room -- 20 percent of bikers as opposed to 10 percent of non-bikers.
Chicago riders also were four times more likely than those who don't ride to coach a local sports team (17 percent vs. 4 percent).
Fitting the stereotype, motorcyclists are nearly three times more likely than non-riders to have a tattoo (32 percent vs. 12 percent).
But biker tattoos are more likely to be sentimental -- bikers were nearly twice as likely as non-riders to have a tattoo of their significant other's name (18 percent compared to 10 percent), and more likely to go for "soft" tattoos such as hearts and flowers -- with some admitting to unicorns and the Cookie Monster.
Rick Stern, motorcycle product manager for Progressive Insurance and a biker himself, says he can't explain the results, but he knows bikers are a very diverse group that can't be categorized.
"It dispels a lot of the myths out there about the stereotypical motorcyclists -- the burly, brawny guy who just lives a hard life and lives to bike," said Stern.
"There are a lot of professional people who are motorcycle riders," said Stern. "You may be surprised to see who's under the helmet."
Chicago Sun Times
Ah, bikers, they're just 'hopeless romantics'
May 11, 2009
Want a soft-hearted guy? Date a biker.
Male motorcyclists, despite their tough-guy reputations, are sensitive souls, prone to tearing up at big moments and getting involved in charities.
That's according to a quirky survey done by Progressive Insurance Co.
The survey interviewed 1,100 male bikers and non-bikers, including 240 in the Chicago area.
Male bikers around the country were more likely than non-riders to describe themselves as "hopeless romantics" and to say that "getting their heart broken" was their biggest cause for tears. Bikers also are more likely than non-riders to get involved in a charity or cause, particularly those involving children.
When their children are born, bikers are more likely to be moved to tears compared to non-bikers (15 percent to 13 percent). Chicago bikers were twice as likely to choke up in the delivery room -- 20 percent of bikers as opposed to 10 percent of non-bikers.
Chicago riders also were four times more likely than those who don't ride to coach a local sports team (17 percent vs. 4 percent).
Fitting the stereotype, motorcyclists are nearly three times more likely than non-riders to have a tattoo (32 percent vs. 12 percent).
But biker tattoos are more likely to be sentimental -- bikers were nearly twice as likely as non-riders to have a tattoo of their significant other's name (18 percent compared to 10 percent), and more likely to go for "soft" tattoos such as hearts and flowers -- with some admitting to unicorns and the Cookie Monster.
Rick Stern, motorcycle product manager for Progressive Insurance and a biker himself, says he can't explain the results, but he knows bikers are a very diverse group that can't be categorized.
"It dispels a lot of the myths out there about the stereotypical motorcyclists -- the burly, brawny guy who just lives a hard life and lives to bike," said Stern.
"There are a lot of professional people who are motorcycle riders," said Stern. "You may be surprised to see who's under the helmet."
Aawwww!
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DAMMIT who the hell peeked at my Cookie Monster tattoo! I think I'm gonna cry.
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