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So I ride a motorbike, and have done "seriously" for 15 years. I now do more miles on 2 wheels than 4 and find as a grow older my interest and passion is increasing.
I don't wear leather (shoes and gloves accepted).
I've always thought of myself as a motorcyclist, but people say "oh are you a biker?".
Is a biker someone who rides a bike or is there some sort of association with a 'lifestyle' choice? I'm thinking tassels, beards, and the those pointless leather sleeveless tops with nice embroidery on the back.
I don't wear leather (shoes and gloves accepted).
I've always thought of myself as a motorcyclist, but people say "oh are you a biker?".
Is a biker someone who rides a bike or is there some sort of association with a 'lifestyle' choice? I'm thinking tassels, beards, and the those pointless leather sleeveless tops with nice embroidery on the back.
Dr Jekyll said:
The other day I saw a 60 ish bloke wearing an expensive looking suit in the underground car park opposite the houses of parliament. He extracted his textile bike gear out of the panniers of a 20 odd year old 90,000 mile K75 which apparently he'd had from new and set off home. That to me is a proper motorcyclist. Far more so than the guy who goes home on the train then uses his shiny new sportsbike for going to the café if it's not raining.
As you say, This is the man I relate to more than guy in his white leather suit who comes out on Sunday, or the accountant looking "bad" on his HD at the cafe.Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff