Fellow RS riders, I kind of wonder sometimes about me. I joined a CMA chapter and standing around everyone, I ask myself "Jesus am I a biker?" cuz I kind of mmm? don't fit in. Everyone has either leather vest on, tats etc.,or they have mesh riding suits on, and their GW are parked outside. Sorta unfortunately feel outside looking in.

I have heard of the phrase biker mentality, not sure what that means other than whiskey bent and hell bound, biker dude?. I hope this aint a stupid (???), but what is the defintion of biker?


Buck
no mas diablo 01/04/93

I think you probably just found out!

FWIW, I don't really consider myself a biker. I own a Roadstar, and I like to ride it, but I don't think that makes me a biker. There's definitely more to it, and I'm not interested... I have a life, and that ain't it.

For me 'biker' has always meant a member of an MC.

Doc

To me, if you ride a bike, you're a biker. Period. (Yes. Even those kids on the little scooters delivering Asian food ...) You don't have to have tattoos, drink whiskey, cuss, ride a certain kind of bike, have a criminal record, or act like a tough guy jackass. And you don't have to be a 'Bruno', either. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.)

I consider myself a motorcycle enthusiast

IMHO,
A "BIKER" is a person who enjoys the machine and the ride. Doesn't matter what kind of machine or what kind of ride.

A big, loud, vibrating cruiser and a smooth, quite tourer give me the same joy. Whether going to the country for a 50 mile cruise or riding to Taos, NM and back for vacation or to the grocery store for milk. All the same. Riding the machine.

just my 2 cents.
jvcexc

I used to have a 64 Corvette and was a member of a car club, several actually. Many of them were much more enthusiastic and were from all walks of life. Tats too! I didn't think I fit in either with the real collectors but they accepted me (I think) for who I was.

I own a Raod*, love to ride it, and I ride with all different groups of people from all walks of life. I am not sure I consider myself a biker, since I haven't given it much thought but I know others do say that to me. I don't try to be anything other than who I am and if I did try to change to "fit in" I think it would be so obvious that then I think it might cause a problem with others. I think a lot of folks think of "bikers" as being 1 percenters.

Anyone who chooses to ride a motorcycle and appreciates its excitment, freedom and danger gets my respect regardless.

My 2¢

What defines a Biker, is not what is on the outside, but what is in the inside. It's the way you feel when you are strapped to your bike going to God knows where and feeling there is no place else you would rather be. It's the spark you feel inside when you first start your ride and the smile on your face when you turn the throttle. The sadness you feel when you have to put the bike away for the day. The many hours you spend cleaning, shining and riding your bike and it never seems like enough. Your bike is part of the family (Mine even has a name). It's the compassion you feel for, not only other bikers (No matter what they ride), but for your fellow human beings. Being an example of what Bikers really are (The Code)instead of how they are percieved. Not caring what you ride or what others ride but THAT you ride. Like the song goes: "If you don't ride, then you don't know..." I could go on and on here but I hope you get the feeling of where I am going. After owning a bike for awhile, you will know inside if you are a Biker or not. My first vehicle was a motorcycle when I was 18 (I didn't even know how to ride one), I have been riding for 31 Years, Five bikes and several falls, and I know that when I die, there will be a motorcycle parked in my garage. Before I agreed to marriage, I made sure my future wife understood how I felt about my motorcycle and that I would own and ride one until the end of my days. She agreed and has never challenged my love for motorcycling. I hope and pray that there are motorcycles in Heaven.......

I Hope This Helps........

biker
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Use biker in a Sentence
–noun
1. a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, esp. in competition or as a hobby.
2. Informal. a member of a motorcycle gang.

I tend to think of myself as a rider, not a biker. The word "biker" means different things to different folks. And in my way of looking at it, a rider enjoys the road and the bike, not concerned about riding it two miles to park it with a bunch of other bikes and spend hours talking about the bikes and riding. There's a mindset and culture I associate with the word "biker" that I'm frankly not interested in. I'll leave those for the folks who enjoy those. Now I'm not saying I don;t burn a few hours talking about bikes and riding, but it's usually at the tail end of a few hundred miles or at the end of a 12-hour day in the saddle. To each his/her own.