how about, you shouldn't ride a motorcycle if you think $5,000, a bunch of plastic, and a neon green leather suit makes you a biker.

that's not a flame at all sportbike riders, just dumbshit 18-22 year olds who think blowing their graduation money on leathers and a kawasaki makes them a biker.

 

How about $6k for the bike, another 6K in parts (and some labor For what I didn't have the tools or know how to do), and 15K miles? (this time around)

I think although "cute" that saying is misleading. I think being a biker is measured by your state of mind, and how you conduct yourself.
I also think that the folks that try and judge who is and isn't a biker are insecure about whether or not they are.

 

You spend more time typing comments into a computer than you do riding or wrenching (winters excluded for us Northern folk!)

 

haha my typing to riding/wrenching ratio is skewed WAY towards the typing side right now.

****, am i a poser?

 

Hell no Toasty, you're a frustrated NYer, just like me.

 

How about Not recommending those that are Bi-Polar, MANIC/DEPRESSIVE !

 

How about this thread is kinda useless considering most people join this forum AFTER the purchase a bike...

But that being said, you shouldnt ride a bike if...

...you dont know where the starter thingy is.

...you need to ask where the coolant goes.

...you have a habit of saying rubber side up.

...your weekly ride consists of going to your local HD dealer for more apparrel...

 

Hmmmmm ..... Ok, I'll bite ...... what does it make them if not a biker?

 

Yeah, really. We all had to start at Zero...

 

I guess I will never be a biker then.. I will be the first to admit that I will be unlikely to change the oil on the bike. I do however ride the damn thing which is why I got it.. That said I have a very think skin and judge my own skills and abilities rather than worry about what anyone else thinks about me.