Are you a Biker or a Commuter?

[carver]

Attitude
A biker will tell you what he thinks. Then if you can not handle it it is your problem.




thank you

im fully qualified!

[mbazza]

I must be a biker/commuter as I qualify for almost every bit. Every time I sell a bike I think: "that's it, it's over!".
Then I start the magazine/ internet hunt and my ears tune into the rising note of an approachuing bike. Might be addicted! Cheers.

[KoroJ]

Dunno what I am. Too jewy to buy the mags but I'll quickly scan them if I see one. Don't think about next bike because where do you go from an ST,...not much point in a backward step....I guess I'll have to trade down eventually though!

I get it serviced 'cos I don't have time or inclination to do it myself.....I'd rather be riding.

Don't read much about bikes on the web, just upcoming rides and ride reports.

[cowboy]

I think I qualify as a biker
Just yesterday I was heading home from a friends place witch is about a 5k trip & got the "ride bug"
When I pulled in to my drive I had clocked 80 or so ks

[deanohit]

Im a biker but cant afford new bike mags

Neither, so I get the back issues from the second hand bookshop.

Well yea, after reading that I would have to say I qualify as a biker!

[howdamnhard]

I lean more over to the side of biker,but I commute to work everyday,so I guess I am both.

[skidMark]

no point me reading an owners manual in regards to oil amounts for oil changes what filter to use...i total them before that point.

[FROSTY:Me]

Also--reading manuals contridicts the definition of "kiwi male"---take it to bits then try to putit back together THEN read the manual

[Bonez]

Polishing ones bike all the time eats into valuable riding time and is overrated. Paint it matt black and become a REAL biker.

Oh and if a biker gets all exited about fitting new grips maybe they should get out more.

[EJK]

I think I am half/half

[Conquiztador]

Polishing ones bike all the time eats into valuable riding time and is overrated. Paint it matt black and become a REAL biker.

Oh and if a biker gets all exited about fitting new grips maybe they should get out more.

Se, now you are starting to lean more towards Bikie. It is the next logical step (and what many on here clearly are) but I just did not want to confuse the ones who are still battling with the "Am I a Commuter or a Biker?" issue.

[cowboyz]

Magazines
A biker will have loads of Bike Magazines at home that he reads again and again. Any other magazines that turn up at his place will be used for starting the fire or as packaging material. When the new magazine turns up at the shop he will buy it even if it means he will have to go without bread and butter for a few days.

A commuter does not care about bike magazines. Why should he? They have same importance to him as buying shoe magazines because he uses shoes.


I dont buy mags. Waste of money and I already have my dream bike so I dont need to drool over the latest machine or worry about if the lastest yamaha redlines at 14 or 14500 rpm.


Maintenance of the bike
A biker will spend the free time (i.e. middle of the night) to maintain the bike. He enjoys it, he polishes his bike and he can't wait to get home to fit those new grips that he bought!

A commuter will use the bike until it dies under him. Then he will take it in to get fixed or get something else for transport. He will only get things fixed as a result of not passing WOF.

I maintain the bike for cost and safety. Cant say I have ever been keen to do it in the middle of the night. Do it during work hours. at least then someone is paying you to do it.

Riding
A biker will ride the bike whenever he has the time. He will never say: "I am bored, there is nothing to do". He does not need a destination. The ride is what gets him out! If he is going somewhere he prefer the long way around. He will also always take the bike instead of any other transport if possible.

A commuter does not use the bike if he has nowhere to go. He will always need a purpose or a destination for the trip. He will make sure he always takes the shortest route.

Give you this one. I like the "wonder where this road goes" rides. *warning* you *may* get a rep for getting lost.

Manual
A biker will look forward to read the new bikes manual. He gets him self in a quiet space, a beer or two and then he reads the manual from front to back in one go.

A commuters manual is still inside its plastic wrapping when he sells the bike.

If you need to read the manual you should stop breaking shit.

Friends
A bikers friends are not all bikers. But the ones that understand him are.

A commuter is often the only one in the group who rides a bike.

Some of my friends are bikers, some are not.
Bike
A biker is always planning what will be his next bike. He might already be building it in his garage. Often he will have more then one bike. Not because he needs them. But because he wants them.

A commuter has no plans for another bike. Not as long as the current one takes him from A to B.
I have no plans to buy another bike. Brought the right bike the first time.

The web
A biker will be reading about bikes on the web. He will belong to more then one site that deals with bikes. He does not care that he has no idea what whovere he is chatting with looks like or he knows their age. But he gets annoyed if he has no idea what bike the other has.

A commuter does not join a site because the site is about bikes. He might still be on a bike focused site. But his main reason is to chat and everything else that the site offers.
I read about bikes on the web cause I too poor/old/tired to ride 24/7

Attitude
A biker will tell you what he thinks. Then if you can not handle it it is your problem.

A commuter will make sure he does not upset you as there is always a chance he might need you for something in the future.
I am always PC minded and try not to offend.
No bike
A biker can, as a result of circumstances, be without a bike. This does not make him, in his own mind, a non-biker, as he is working his butt off to get back on the road.

A commuter, when he gets rid of the bike, does consider that part of his life over.


when I crashed my last bike it took me 2 days to get another. That was only cause I had to work and wait for the weekend.

[Street Gerbil]

Also--reading manuals contridicts the definition of "kiwi male"---take it to bits then try to put it back together THEN read the manual

Sounds pretty international to me :-) Reading the manual once the job is done is the most interesting part.

[MisterD]

Reading the manual before you pick up a spanner is grounds for handing in your man-card alright...by the way, the word for someone who reads the manual for pleasure isn't biker, it's anorak

[Bonez]

Se, now you are starting to lean more towards Bikie. It is the next logical step (and what many on here clearly are) but I just did not want to confuse the ones who are still battling with the "Am I a Commuter or a Biker?" issue.

If the person can't make their own mind up on what they are then there's no help