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Decided I'm not a ?Biker?

Steve said:
Several years ago, I saw one of those "Top Ten Differences between XXX and YYY" lists that compared bikers to motorcyclists.
I only remember one of those differences and use it regularly if someone wishes to but a label on me.

"A biker will watch the weather report to see if he is going to ride tomorrow.
A motorcyclist will watch the weather report to see how to dress for tomorrow's ride."

I prefer to be thought of as a "motorcyclist".
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Awe Crap ! Looks like I'm a " biker ". But in my defence I live in Vancouver and that's what we do. We just pray that they're wrong...........
 
Stereotypes... don't you just love them!!! People hear the word "motorcycle" and all sorts goes through their heads, usually wrong of course. As for myself, take it or leave it, I don't answer to labels!
 
Lifts the lid a little on what prejudice is like. Caucasian males of a certain income group rarely experience it.
There is an isolated country pub a mile from my grandfather's homeplace, my great uncle's farm is opposite and I frequented the pub with my kids for Sunday lunch.
One day I arrived on the bike with Mary and we stood for fifteen minutes being ignored until it dawned on us what was happening. Sucks.
Four miles away that weekend a chapter of some biker group had taken over the old convent converted to a pub and were holding court.
When your own kin ignore you....................... but then they didn't see past the helmets and leather.
 
Brendan W said:
Lifts the lid a little on what prejudice is like. Caucasian males of a certain income group rarely experience it.
There is an isolated country pub a mile from my grandfather's homeplace, my great uncle's farm is opposite and I frequented the pub with my kids for Sunday lunch.
One day I arrived on the bike with Mary and we stood for fifteen minutes being ignored until it dawned on us what was happening. Sucks.
Four miles away that weekend a chapter of some biker group had taken over the old convent converted to a pub and were holding court.
When your own kin ignore you....................... but then they didn't see past the helmets and leather.
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That is pretty bad. heh
 
Hm. I don't mind being a biker. Motorcyclist suits me fine, too, but I got no problem with biker.
 
I don't care what "they" call me, I'm riding and they aren't...............................;)
 
kerrfunk said:
Hm. I don't mind being a biker. Motorcyclist suits me fine, too, but I got no problem with biker.
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What's in a name? Probably, guilt by association. If ONE does not lead "the life" as some interpret, what do you/one have to worry about?


Ed
 
There are thousands and thousands of good ordinary men and women on Harleys and I have met a lot. BUT the outlaw and other clubbers give the entire Harley crowd That bad stereotype. If they could ever cleanse the brand of the clubbers and 1%ers image they wouldn't be bad off at all.

My own experience growing up around a certain club, and my brother being a member, showed me EVERYTHING in life that NEVER want to be. If every brand of cycle insanity disappeared and Harley was all that was left I would be fine with never setting on wheels again. I want to never be viewed nor associated with the"biker" crowds.
 
Biker Life

Biker Life

Chuck,

I can relate to your story. My mother's 3rd husband is a lifetime Harley Rider. He's 6'4" and 225. My mother dated him for a couple of years before they got married (over 20 yrs ago) and they did their runs. I had no idea how a "Biker" association functioned nor did I ever think my mother was in any danger. They are good people, as you stated above. I just know that living that life is not what I would want.


Ed
 
I dress up like a hornet (hi-vis) and NOBODY ever calls me a "biker" I've ever noticed but maybe I don't react either. I take it as banter. Anyways, around here, people sort of know the difference. A dentist in leather is not called a "biker"except by his mother, maybe.
 
Mildly interesting looking for the easiest ...the Thesaurus I glanced at sort of fails here. sooo, likely missing some but off the top of my head: horses, motorcycles and bicycles are not "driven". Simply put a "driver of horses" is in a buggy behind and not ON the horse. so it makes my fillings ring when someone says "oh. he drives a motorcycle" Being called a "biker" is far better.
a driver of cars= a car driver, a driver, a motorist... a cager (perjorative used by non-motorists)

a rider of motorcycles= a motorcycle rider, a motorcyclist, motorbiker(ugh), "'bike rider"(slang NON perjorative, indefinite) , "biker" (perjorative? slang, indefinite) , "rider" (truncated and indefinite) .

other similar as examples
a rider of horses= a horseback rider, a "rider"(truncated and indefinite) a horseman a horsewoman, cavalier and caballero (gentleman on horseback) cowboy and vaqueroare something specific
a rider of bicycles = bicyclist, bike rider "rider", "biker"(uncommon but NON-perjorative)

NONE of these really trips off the tongue as ez and definitive- not like "astronaut" or "cosmonaut" anyways. Maybe Road-biker (similar to Dirt-biker ?)would do.
 
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Gorminrider said:
Mildly interesting looking for the easiest ...the Thesaurus I glanced at sort of fails here. sooo, likely missing some but off the top of my head: horses, motorcycles and bicycles are not "driven". Simply put a "driver of horses" is in a buggy behind and not ON the horse. so it makes my fillings ring when someone says "oh. he drives a motorcycle" Being called a "biker" is far better.
a driver of cars= a car driver, a driver, a motorist... a cager (perjorative used by non-motorists)

a rider of motorcycles= a motorcycle rider, a motorcyclist, motorbiker(ugh), "'bike rider"(slang NON perjorative, indefinite) , "biker" (perjorative? slang, indefinite) , "rider" (truncated and indefinite) .

other similar as examples
a rider of horses= a horseback rider, a "rider"(truncated and indefinite) a horseman a horsewoman, cavalier and caballero (gentleman on horseback) cowboy and vaqueroare something specific
a rider of bicycles = bicyclist, bike rider "rider", "biker"(uncommon but NON-perjorative)

NONE of these really trips off the tongue as ez and definitive- not like "astronaut" or "cosmonaut" anyways. Maybe Road-biker (similar to Dirt-biker ?)would do.
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He brought a thesaurus to a biker thread.................now that's comedy!
 
I have cousins that ride Harley Davidsons and they are good people. Both of them say, we don't care what you ride just as long as you like what you ride. I pretty much tolerate Harley bashing because it's just dumb and, in a lot of cases, inaccurate. And, I really don't care what I'm called either.
 
Met both side Daniels...and its the bad side that gets remembered and others get lumped into the category. Guilt by association.
 
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