What's your attitude on biker image?

[Steam]

I'm the happy medium.

You mean you help old ladies only halfway across the road... and then leave them there?

[James Deuce]

Speak for yourself Paleface!!

You ride Harleys so you've already upset everyone called Mabel or Des.

[jrandom]

You mean you help old ladies only halfway across the road... and then leave them there?

No, I mean I'm 30-ish, with 1.7 kids, not quite comfortably well off, slightly overweight, with a chain-link fence and a bike that I haven't lost my licence on yet.

[inlinefour]

I want to be a friendly chap tyep rider
Stop at a pedestrian crossing, wave if there is a little kiddie looking at me saying "Oooh mom! It's a motorcycle! " <- Happened once
I try to wave to EVERY motorcycle rider I pass. If I am on a good mood, I often raise my both arms and wave (Thats my thing).
Also riding safely in groups, not showing off if I don't have to, respect the pedestrians etc etc...

Just a happy, proud and friendly rider

+1 here.

I stop for old ladies/gents in my wheelchair. There are plenty of people out there (and apparently in here) who are self centered and only care about self. No wonder that the world is in the sad state that its in.

Had plenty of kids wave, come over and talk and at times yell out for a wheelie. I believe that you get what you give (kharma/fate, or whatever you wish to call it) and a simple thing like helping a senior citizen, will come back to you, in one form or another. Besides that, I get a great feeling in helping others, which appears to be a thing that does not happen much anymore.

[buellbabe]

hmmm... really its each to their own... I am also one of those who rides to please myself not becos I wanna make a statement. And cos I am 'me' ( and was brung up propa ) I try and be courteous to other road users.

Buuuut in complete contradiction to that... I definately am in the 'biker' category not 'motorcyclist' ... maybe its the years of HD riding, I dunno...personally I think its just 'me'... I have no problem admitting that yep! I've got attitude and if you don't like it...well...each to their own...

[007XX]

I think we are just generally misunderstood, and that we're taking our lives in our own hands every time we get on our bikes, all to save the world, see, we're hero's!! lol

We are the champions, my frieeeennnndd...sorry, I'm having a Queen moment!

I ride for me...it's all about me and I truly don't care what others think.
[/B]

Well said...I'd be given so much shit if I said that though...why can't I bloody be 6.2" and 100kgs?

Each to their own.

Well put as usual...(should I say it? ....ok, yes I will...Me tooooooo!!!! )

[Katman]

I'm less concerned about my image as a motorcyclist then I am about my image as a fellow road user. If I can come back from an enjoyable ride and know that I haven't fucked anyone else off on the road I give myself a little secret pat on the back.

[sunhuntin]

Don't care. Not interested in people. Interested in bikes. Don't care what people think of me or my bikes. I choose my bikes based on what I like, I dress for riding in the gear I like. People are all gimps, why would I care what they think?

agreed.

i do, however, try and be decent to elderly and lil kids [mainly for my work image more than anything, since we get most of the local old folks in for petrol, and they recognise me when im not in uniform]

[imdying]

i do, however, try and be decent to elderly and lil kids [mainly for my work image more than anything, since we get most of the local old folks in for petrol, and they recognise me when im not in uniform]

Agreed Just because I'm doing my own thing, the way I like to do it, doesn't mean you have to ignore courtesy and manners. What would mum say eh!

[Winter]

agreed.

i do, however, try and be decent to elderly and lil kids [mainly for my work image more than anything, since we get most of the local old folks in for petrol, and they recognise me when im not in uniform]

You try to be a decent person to the elderly so you can sell them petrol and make your boss a few bucks?

[BarBender]

We are what we're perceived to be.
Individually or collectively.

Id argue it dont mean shit what you like to think you are.

[marioc]

I must admit to kinda liking the whole 'bad boy" biker image thing.
Shameful I know,but thats certainly not the reason I ride.

[HenryDorsetCase]

I like kittens

[Thunder 8]

Good God!!! are there other people that use the roads and have opinions.
heres me thinkin they were mobile chicanes.

[Maha]

almost every time a biker overtakes a car the cage driver sees another bloody biker flouting the law and/or riding like an idiot.

Heaps of those lovely Car Driver's pull to the left and give me room...must be my 'Image'!!!.....