Ok, where did all the "real" bikers go??
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Big Kahuna HDF Member
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RE: Ok, where did all the "real" bikers go??
ORIGINAL: BlackOak
I am NOT a Biker, I am a Motorcyclist. Big Difference!! Just cause I own and ride a motorcycle does not make me a biker. Maybe I'll ascend to the status of BIKER oneday, who knows. I've been a motorcyclist for the past 35 years.
I am NOT a Biker, I am a Motorcyclist. Big Difference!! Just cause I own and ride a motorcycle does not make me a biker. Maybe I'll ascend to the status of BIKER oneday, who knows. I've been a motorcyclist for the past 35 years.
RE: Ok, where did all the "real" bikers go??
ORIGINAL: BlackOak
I am NOT a Biker, I am a Motorcyclist. Big Difference!! Just cause I own and ride a motorcycle does not make me a biker. Maybe I'll ascend to the status of BIKER oneday, who knows. I've been a motorcyclist for the past 35 years.
I am NOT a Biker, I am a Motorcyclist. Big Difference!! Just cause I own and ride a motorcycle does not make me a biker. Maybe I'll ascend to the status of BIKER oneday, who knows. I've been a motorcyclist for the past 35 years.
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RE: Ok, where did all the "real" bikers go??
It's funny ... all this poser crap. People just LOVE to categorize OTHER people but HATE people categorizing them!
Some people think that anyone who rides a non-Harley is a poser or worse ... NOT even a biker.
Some people who think a person who rides only when it's nice weather for FUN is not a biker.
Some people think a Sportster is a GIRLS BIKE.
Some people think a person who has a good job, "normal" life style, (not a 1 percenter) and rides on the weekends is a poser.
Some people think the only REAL bikers ride OLD junk Harleys they've rebuilt 100 times, are a 1%ter, belong to a motorcycle GANG (not club) are truly DANGEROUS and probably have a criminal record. The whole OUTLAW image. (Those are often the people who try to make laws that take away biker's freedoms because they FEAR the biker.)
We all have our OWN opinions of what a BIKER is and a POSER is.
In MY opinion a biker is a person who loves to ride motorcycles ... period.
You can be a weekend biker, ride a rice burner biker, a Harley, be a cop or an outlaw ... doesn't matter. We all have the same passion, riding motorcycles. If you're on 2 wheels you're a biker and you're helping keep the sport alive.
Some people think that anyone who rides a non-Harley is a poser or worse ... NOT even a biker.
Some people who think a person who rides only when it's nice weather for FUN is not a biker.
Some people think a Sportster is a GIRLS BIKE.
Some people think a person who has a good job, "normal" life style, (not a 1 percenter) and rides on the weekends is a poser.
Some people think the only REAL bikers ride OLD junk Harleys they've rebuilt 100 times, are a 1%ter, belong to a motorcycle GANG (not club) are truly DANGEROUS and probably have a criminal record. The whole OUTLAW image. (Those are often the people who try to make laws that take away biker's freedoms because they FEAR the biker.)
We all have our OWN opinions of what a BIKER is and a POSER is.
In MY opinion a biker is a person who loves to ride motorcycles ... period.
You can be a weekend biker, ride a rice burner biker, a Harley, be a cop or an outlaw ... doesn't matter. We all have the same passion, riding motorcycles. If you're on 2 wheels you're a biker and you're helping keep the sport alive.
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RE: Ok, where did all the "real" bikers go??
ORIGINAL: rrlavigne
It's funny ... all this poser crap. People just LOVE to categorize OTHER people but HATE people categorizing them!
Some people think that anyone who rides a non-Harley is a poser or worse ... NOT even a biker.
Some people who think a person who rides only when it's nice weather for FUN is not a biker.
Some people think a Sportster is a GIRLS BIKE.
Some people think a person who has a good job, "normal" life style, (not a 1 percenter) and rides on the weekends is a poser.
Some people think the only REAL bikers ride OLD junk Harleys they've rebuilt 100 times, are a 1%ter, belong to a motorcycle GANG (not club) are truly DANGEROUS and probably have a criminal record. The whole OUTLAW image. (Those are often the people who try to make laws that take away biker's freedoms because they FEAR the biker.)
We all have our OWN opinions of what a BIKER is and a POSER is.
In MY opinion a biker is a person who loves to ride motorcycles ... period.
You can be a weekend biker, ride a rice burner biker, a Harley, be a cop or an outlaw ... doesn't matter. We all have the same passion, riding motorcycles. If you're on 2 wheels you're a biker and you're helping keep the sport alive.
It's funny ... all this poser crap. People just LOVE to categorize OTHER people but HATE people categorizing them!
Some people think that anyone who rides a non-Harley is a poser or worse ... NOT even a biker.
Some people who think a person who rides only when it's nice weather for FUN is not a biker.
Some people think a Sportster is a GIRLS BIKE.
Some people think a person who has a good job, "normal" life style, (not a 1 percenter) and rides on the weekends is a poser.
Some people think the only REAL bikers ride OLD junk Harleys they've rebuilt 100 times, are a 1%ter, belong to a motorcycle GANG (not club) are truly DANGEROUS and probably have a criminal record. The whole OUTLAW image. (Those are often the people who try to make laws that take away biker's freedoms because they FEAR the biker.)
We all have our OWN opinions of what a BIKER is and a POSER is.
In MY opinion a biker is a person who loves to ride motorcycles ... period.
You can be a weekend biker, ride a rice burner biker, a Harley, be a cop or an outlaw ... doesn't matter. We all have the same passion, riding motorcycles. If you're on 2 wheels you're a biker and you're helping keep the sport alive.
Even after a hard ride, the only sore muscle I might have is my ***. I don't think it qualifies as a sport, although I would be happy to call myself an athlete! Now I just need that athletic build. I'm sporting a bowlers build right now.
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RE: Ok, where did all the "real" bikers go??
Hey, I went to bike night tonight. The kids like it & it gets me out of the house in the middle of the week.
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RE: Ok, where did all the "real" bikers go??
I thought poser bikers were the ones that dress up all in leather and ride wannebe harleys (IE Honda Shadows)
Disclaimer: I do not put anyone down for owning any motorcycle,,,,,, I just thank it's funny that there are so many wannebe harleys being made.
Disclaimer: I do not put anyone down for owning any motorcycle,,,,,, I just thank it's funny that there are so many wannebe harleys being made.
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From: Central Florida
RE: Ok, where did all the "real" bikers go??
ORIGINAL: rrlavigne
It's funny ... all this poser crap. People just LOVE to categorize OTHER people but HATE people categorizing them!
Some people think that anyone who rides a non-Harley is a poser or worse ... NOT even a biker.
Some people who think a person who rides only when it's nice weather for FUN is not a biker.
Some people think a Sportster is a GIRLS BIKE.
Some people think a person who has a good job, "normal" life style, (not a 1 percenter) and rides on the weekends is a poser.
Some people think the only REAL bikers ride OLD junk Harleys they've rebuilt 100 times, are a 1%ter, belong to a motorcycle GANG (not club) are truly DANGEROUS and probably have a criminal record. The whole OUTLAW image. (Those are often the people who try to make laws that take away biker's freedoms because they FEAR the biker.)
We all have our OWN opinions of what a BIKER is and a POSER is.
In MY opinion a biker is a person who loves to ride motorcycles ... period.
You can be a weekend biker, ride a rice burner biker, a Harley, be a cop or an outlaw ... doesn't matter. We all have the same passion, riding motorcycles. If you're on 2 wheels you're a biker and you're helping keep the sport alive.
It's funny ... all this poser crap. People just LOVE to categorize OTHER people but HATE people categorizing them!
Some people think that anyone who rides a non-Harley is a poser or worse ... NOT even a biker.
Some people who think a person who rides only when it's nice weather for FUN is not a biker.
Some people think a Sportster is a GIRLS BIKE.
Some people think a person who has a good job, "normal" life style, (not a 1 percenter) and rides on the weekends is a poser.
Some people think the only REAL bikers ride OLD junk Harleys they've rebuilt 100 times, are a 1%ter, belong to a motorcycle GANG (not club) are truly DANGEROUS and probably have a criminal record. The whole OUTLAW image. (Those are often the people who try to make laws that take away biker's freedoms because they FEAR the biker.)
We all have our OWN opinions of what a BIKER is and a POSER is.
In MY opinion a biker is a person who loves to ride motorcycles ... period.
You can be a weekend biker, ride a rice burner biker, a Harley, be a cop or an outlaw ... doesn't matter. We all have the same passion, riding motorcycles. If you're on 2 wheels you're a biker and you're helping keep the sport alive.
Sanford
P.S. See how much different my bike is from yours?
