What Bikers–Or Motorcyclists–Are All About
I think I put up something similar to this awhile back, but maybe that was somewhere other than this blog. Anyway, this is different.
Do you ever have people ask you what motorcycling is all about, or what bikers are truly like, or any of those sorts of questions? Well, here’s a place you might refer them to get some answers. It’s a post on a motorcycle insurance blog entitled “Top 49 blogs for Understanding the Biker Culture.” Yeah, these are insurance guys doing this but it’s still kind of an interesting list.
Here are a few representative examples of their list. Please note that I’ve cleaned up their grammar a bit just because I can’t stand putting bad grammar on my blog.
Motorcycle slang — Here are a few slang terms in motorcycle culture.
Biker Language — Here are some more terms you will hear when biking and what they mean.
Culture — Learning how times have changed the culture around motorcycles.
Stereotypes — Look at what some of the stereotypes of bikers are.
Hells Angels — Here are some frequently asked questions about the Hells Angels group.
Now, the first thing you might wonder is just how reliable this information is. Well, some may not be, but you’ll notice that that link on the Hells Angels goes to the Hells Angels website. So I’d guess that’s pretty reliable info. Other sites linked to include familiar ones such as Clutch and Chrome, Biker News Online, Women Riders Now, as well as plenty you’ve probably never heard of.
And their use of the term “biker” is not the narrow usage some prefer, essentially referring to 1%ers, but the broader usage that includes everyone who rides. So Superbike and motocross are included as well as American Legion riders, Vietnam vets, and more. It’s a broad collection.
So there you go. Just thought you might find something of interest.
Update, Aug. 23, 2010:
Hey, this is fun. I received a note from Kristy Osgood, who is connected to this site listing these blogs, informing me that they had added my blog–this blog–to their list. Very cool. Thanks, Kristy.
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