[quote=Keithblade;118008]

However when I use the expression 'real biker' I am referring to the ones who DONT wheel their bikes out on a sunny Sunday and then ride like useless tw&ts nearly killing us in the process because they feel they are equal to Valantino Rossi. I along with other members on this forum experienced such bad riding last year that endangered both me and my partner! Real bikers use their chosen style of bike(s) as both a favoured mode of transport and something to cherrish and adore. The riders I have in mind use the bike as a means of creating an addrenilin induced buzz with scant regard for their own or anybody elses safety. Ride in the Yorkshire Dales and other such areas and you will understand what I mean!

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I've thought long and hard about commenting on some of the posts made regarding 'real bikers' and decided that I need to put another slant on the matter:

I ride my Tenere right through the year not only because it's a laugh to ride but because the power delivery is so soft that it's never going to cause me any anguish on a damp road.

I've also got an old BMW K100 outfit that I take great pleasure in riding along in a straight line with the chair wheel 12" off the road. Now some would say that I'm irresponsible for doing this but I'd counter that I do it because I can.

I've also got a heavily modified '05 Kawasaki ZX10R that I doubt if I'll ever sell because they just don't make bikes as stupid as that any more.

I don't see the point in having a pop at anyone who rides a bike because even if they only do 250 miles on sunny days they're still a 'biker' as far as I'm concerned. I must look like everyones worst nightmare when I get off my Kawasaki because I'm the middle aged bloke that so many people complain about but I've ridden bikes continuously for the last 34 years (including several years of racing at a reasonable level) and I'd argue that I can actually ride a motorbike fairly well.

I'm not trying to start an arguement, I'm just trying to make the point that we're all riding bikes for different reasons but none of those reasons make us more of a biker than any other person you see riding a bike.