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Bikers
Traditional definition of biker:
A man who leads a lifestyle that revolves around being part of the brotherhood of riders of American-made motorcycles.
Contemporary definition of biker:
A person who leads a lifestyle that revolves around being part of the brotherhood and sisterhood of motorcycle riders, and share traditional attitudes about the code of the road.
More controversial questions:
Are Fair Weather Riders(FWR) bikers?
They are motorcycle enthusiasts, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Are yuppies, on motorcycles you can't afford, bikers?
Do an attitude check. The answer lies more in whether or not they've got your back when you need them. Whomever you have for friends is up to you.
In conclusion, bikers is a lifestyle. Sometimes it is a "Lifestyle with Attitude".
A man who leads a lifestyle that revolves around being part of the brotherhood of riders of American-made motorcycles.
Contemporary definition of biker:
A person who leads a lifestyle that revolves around being part of the brotherhood and sisterhood of motorcycle riders, and share traditional attitudes about the code of the road.
More controversial questions:
Are Fair Weather Riders(FWR) bikers?
They are motorcycle enthusiasts, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Are yuppies, on motorcycles you can't afford, bikers?
Do an attitude check. The answer lies more in whether or not they've got your back when you need them. Whomever you have for friends is up to you.
In conclusion, bikers is a lifestyle. Sometimes it is a "Lifestyle with Attitude".
Sites in Bikers
RallyPics
Biker rally pictures, screensavers and desktop wallpaper.
World Wide Toy Run
Call to action. Global effort to bring toys to children whose parents are deployed. Join the Bikers for Freedom Against Terrorism make the holidays good for children the world over.
Steel Horse
Official web site for Steel Horse television and Indiana's online biker community. Provides local coverage on motorcycle news, events, hot spots, weather, merchants, people and places.
Jerry Palmer
JP Audio, a professional sound and lighting company. Classic collection of leather biker jackets and motorcycle boots. Harley Davidson Motorcycles. Skydiving Pictures.
The Harley
Jerry's Harley Davidson Motorcycle and Pictures of Sturgis, Bean Blossom, 95th Reunion, and many other events.
10%er Brotherhood
Mission - to educate people to the fact that being a "biker" isn't bought. It's a piece of history - it's a lifestyle - it's a brotherhood.
Open Road Radio
Internet radio show featuring motorcycle news and events.
InjuredBiker - Support for Downed & Disabled riders
Support, rehab assistance, resources, news, & fun for downed Bikers and their friends.
Mad Maps
Maps and roadtrip information by bikers for bikers.
The BIKE sight of Life
Personal page of a biker with a memory of his motorcycle and a little warning for other bikers.
Milk bar cowboys of the 1940's,1950's,1960's
Photos and reviews of the groups known as milk bar cowboys, unruly motorcycle groups in the 1940's to 1960's.
In the Wind Forum
An MSN forum for bikers.
Motorcycle Menace: Media Genres and the Construction of a Deviant Culture
Doctoral dissertation on the motorcycle and outlaw biker clubs in American culture. Explores how images are exploited in the mass media, whereas biker magazines such as Easyrider celebrated biker lifestyle differences. |
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