What kind of biker are you?

**Bob** · 18th October 2007, 08:34

UK bike insurer Bennetts has launched an online ‘calculator’ to show what kind of biker you are.

Bennetts commissioned Dr Murray Griffin, a sports psychologist and biking enthusiast from the University of Essex to analyse the data from more than 2,000 bikers, which has been turned into five main biker ‘tribes’.

Apparently, Gordon Brown should be riding a Harley, David Cameron a sports bike, but both Simon Cowell and Lewis Hamilton should be riding scooters (!)

To find your inner biker, log to:

http://www.biker-tribes.co.uk/

**Colapop** · 18th October 2007, 08:37

You are a Muscle Bound Motorhead ...passionate & powerful and really like streetfighter motorbikes. Having moved up the ladder at work, you’re now in a position to have some fun and go wild with your bike! Creative and knowledgeable about motorcycles, you are willing to modify and pimp your bike to customise your most prized possession. Happy to ride alone, you’re also keen to play with other riders to show off your pride and joy!

Your ideal bike : Suzuki 1200

**Rashika** · 18th October 2007, 08:40

shite, that took 3 attempts to find the right tribe...
firstly it was a BMW tourer...UGH!
than a Harley roadking... not quite as ugh

then this... not too bad.

You are a Muscle Motorhead ...passionate about powerful streetfighter motorbikes. Having moved up the ladder at work, you’re now in a position to have some fun and go wild with your bike! Creative and knowledgeable about motorcycles, you are willing to modify and pimp your bike to customise your most prized possession. Happy to ride alone, you’re also keen to play with other riders to show off your pride and joy!

Your ideal bike : Suzuki 1200

oh shite again... twins with Colapop, is that a good thing???

**Stickchick** · 18th October 2007, 08:41

Originally Posted by Colapop

You are a Muscle Motorhead ...passionate about powerful streetfighter motorbikes. Having moved up the ladder at work, you’re now in a position to have some fun and go wild with your bike! Creative and knowledgeable about motorcycles, you are willing to modify and pimp your bike to customise your most prized possession. Happy to ride alone, you’re also keen to play with other riders to show off your pride and joy!

Your ideal bike : Suzuki 1200

i got the same as Cols

**kiwifruit** · 18th October 2007, 08:42

You are a Bank Holiday Biker ...born to ride your touring bike into the sunset! With the wind in your hair, you’re not scared of long distances - further is better for a tourer. Happy to snatch any spare moment to get away from the stresses of work, you enjoy travelling alone or in a group and would love nothing more than to abandon all commitments for a life on the road. Being a creative sort, you are happy to modify your bike to make it as comfortable as possible for long journeys as biking isn’t a phase for you.

Your ideal bike : BMW R 1200 RT

**Colapop** · 18th October 2007, 08:43

Everyone wants to be like me!! ('cept Frooty)

**EJK** · 18th October 2007, 08:44

Ideal bike: Harley Davidson Road King Classic

Wtf?! I'm only 16-25 years old!

**Toaster** · 18th October 2007, 08:47

Toaster:

You are a Boardroom Biker ...made to take to the road on a Harley! Having reached the top of your career, you’ve earned the right to buy a Harley Davidson to escape the confines of the office. As your weekend escapism, the Harley allows you to get out of the house and onto the open road. Willing to buy branded accessories to accompany your bike, image is everything to you and a Harley is the bike that best reflects this. This is no mid-life crisis; you and your Harley were made for each other!

Your ideal bike : Harley Davidson Road King Classic

**TerminalAddict** · 18th October 2007, 08:48

muscle motorhead ... pretty damn right I suppose

**Colapop** · 18th October 2007, 08:49

Given that here are only 5 choices....

**Pwalo** · 18th October 2007, 08:50

Well, where's my R1. Must be my blue eyes.

**Goblin** · 18th October 2007, 09:12

You are a Boardroom Biker ...made to take to the road on a Harley! Having reached the top of your career, you’ve earned the right to buy a Harley Davidson to escape the confines of the office. As your weekend escapism, the Harley allows you to get out of the house and onto the open road. Willing to buy branded accessories to accompany your bike, image is everything to you and a Harley is the bike that best reflects this. This is no mid-life crisis; you and your Harley were made for each other!

Your ideal bike : Harley Davidson Road King Classic

Bwahahaha! Road King Classic? Yeah baby!!

**klingon** · 18th October 2007, 09:24

Well that was a funny kind of quiz! They asked my eye colour but not my gender, then gave me a list of male British celebrities and asked me to choose which one I identify with. Do I look like Richard Hammond?!

Anyway, I chose "commuting to work" as my main reason for wanting a bike and it gave me this profile:

You are a Rossi Rev Head ...longing to get your knee down on a sports bike! A brave biker, speed, power and image are the most important things to you when looking for a bike. An expensive hobby, you live and breathe superbikes, looking up to the world-class riders from Moto GP, World Superbikes and British Superbikes, often attending biking events and meetings. You enjoy living life on the edge and this is likely to be a final fling before settling down or an exciting way to relive your youth!

Your ideal bike : Yamaha R1

LMAO!

So wrong!

**idb** · 18th October 2007, 09:43

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

You are a Bank Holiday Biker ...born to ride your touring bike into the sunset! With the wind in your hair, you’re not scared of long distances - further is better for a tourer. Happy to snatch any spare moment to get away from the stresses of work, you enjoy travelling alone or in a group and would love nothing more than to abandon all commitments for a life on the road. Being a creative sort, you are happy to modify your bike to make it as comfortable as possible for long journeys as biking isn’t a phase for you.

Your ideal bike : BMW R 1200 RT

Snap!!!!!!