What does your bike say about your personality?

[smileyman]

Actually were all full o shit! There is one thing you cannot do with bikers and that is label them or perpetrate a stereotype. I have seen old retired guys rocking Hayabusas, chicks on middleweights, moms on full dress harley's. What it says about us is not who we are but what we aspire to, what speaks to us as riders and individuals.

[racedoll]

Originally Posted by Yaz

Noobie here.

1. Your age, location and profession.

33, Ohio, Administrative Assistant

Where is #2?

3. Thoughts about working for a car share although you prefer riding bikes.

What is a car share?

4. Your current bike's make and model. Describe how it looks, sounds, feels.

2004 Kawasaki ZX6RR (yes, two "R's" - it is the difference between 600cc and 636cc - mine being the 600cc)

Looks green - only color available

Sounds ok, would like it to be louder and sound like "pure sex"

Feels like it fits me, that is was made for me and my riding style

5. Your first bike and how you got it.

2000 Kawasaki EX250

Found it in cycle trader up in NY (no pictures), drove up one weekend with a check, bike worked for me so I gave the girl money and took my "new" bike home.

6. Your ideal bike.

My current bike, but I don't really know any others to compare it to. I just know that when I was looking for a 600cc that this was the bike for me.

7. Do you fit the personality most often associated with whichever category of bike you have? Do the personalities of others you know fit their bikes' categories?

I suppose not since most people are surprised when they find out I ride a motorcycle, let alone a sportbike. There aren't too many females around this area that ride - most that do have Harley's.

Some do and some don't. I work with a number of people that I would never imagine on a bike, let alone the actual bike they own. Then there are others that fit the bill exactly.

8. What does a bike say about its owner?

I think it is hard to say.

[t-homo]

Heaven forbid you guys actually help this guy out with something he is working on. I'll shoot ya a PM later today with my response.

[shmike]

Originally Posted by t-rock

Heaven forbid you guys actually help this guy out with something he is working on. I'll shoot ya a PM later today with my response.

Word.

Me too.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Yaz

Noobie here. I'm a writer working on a story for a small, upstart men's magazine -- what sorts of personalities tend to be drawn to particular categories of bikes: cruisers, crotch rockets/rice-burners, vintage, racing-inspired (roadsters, dragsters) and scooters.

Within those, I'd like to identify a model or two that represent the category. And I'm wrapping it together with brief, lighthearted descriptions of the types of people -- both personality- and style-wise -- who tend to be drawn to each.

So, if you're up for it, here are a few basic things I'd need:

1. Your age, location and profession.
3. Thoughts about working for a car share although you prefer riding bikes.
4. Your current bike's make and model. Describe how it looks, sounds, feels.
5. Your first bike and how you got it.
6. Your ideal bike.
7. Do you fit the personality most often associated with whichever category of bike you have? Do the personalities of others you know fit their bikes' categories?
8. What does a bike say about its owner?

And please feel free to expand on any of those questions, or on whatever I might not have included but might help readers understand this better.

You can reply via e-mail, if you'd prefer: yasiejko at gmail dot com.

Thanks to all!

Best,
Chris

1. Your age, location and profession: 37, NY
3. Thoughts about working for a car share although you prefer riding bikes.
Car sharing is fine for urban and higher density urban areas but impracticle for most.
4. Your current bike's make and model. Describe how it looks, sounds, feels.
I have two bikes - One looks like a 90's bike, the other a modern bike. One is too damn loud because I bought it with an aftermarket exhaust. The other is nice in quiet with the stock exhaust. The quieter the better.
I'm not going to answer your question because its a faggy question thats typical of what non riders who see cruisers say are important points on a motorcycle.

5. Your first bike and how you got it.
83 CB750 - friend of a friend was selling it so I bought it for $900.

6. Your ideal bike.
Stupid question. My ideal bike is a bike that does what I want it to do depending on my mood.

7. Do you fit the personality most often associated with whichever category of bike you have? Do the personalities of others you know fit their bikes' categories?
Yes and yes. I'm a normal adult who happens to ride sportbikes. I have no tatoos, I have a family and career.
Thats unless you meant the question as how do non riders percieve MC riders to be. Then no and no.
8. What does a bike say about its owner?
Nothing other than the owner likes to ride motorcycles.


Now that I've answered your question I 'm going to suggest that you be banned based on the following:

what sorts of personalities tend to be drawn to particular categories of bikes: cruisers, crotch rockets/rice-burners, vintage, racing-inspired (roadsters, dragsters) and scooters.

FYI: You are failing at marketing.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

1. Your age, location and profession: 37, NY
3. Thoughts about working for a car share although you prefer riding bikes.
Car sharing is fine for urban and higher density urban areas but impracticle for most.
4. Your current bike's make and model. Describe how it looks, sounds, feels.
I have two bikes - One looks like a 90's bike, the other a modern bike. One is too damn loud because I bought it with an aftermarket exhaust. The other is nice in quiet with the stock exhaust. The quieter the better.
I'm not going to answer your question because its a faggy question thats typical of what non riders who see cruisers say are important points on a motorcycle.

5. Your first bike and how you got it.
83 CB750 - friend of a friend was selling it so I bought it for $900.

6. Your ideal bike.
Stupid question. My ideal bike is a bike that does what I want it to do depending on my mood.

7. Do you fit the personality most often associated with whichever category of bike you have? Do the personalities of others you know fit their bikes' categories?
Yes and yes. I'm a normal adult who happens to ride sportbikes. I have no tatoos, I have a family and career.
Thats unless you meant the question as how do non riders percieve MC riders to be. Then no and no.
8. What does a bike say about its owner?
Nothing other than the owner likes to ride motorcycles.


Now that I've answered your question I 'm going to suggest that you be banned based on the following:




FYI: You are failing at marketing.

At least he didn't say crotch scooter.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Rider

At least he didn't say crotch scooter.

"Crotch Scooter"

Sounds like a girl I knew in college....

1. Your age, location and profession. - 32, Central NY, Insurance Consultant
3. Thoughts about working for a car share although you prefer riding bikes. - :??:
4. Your current bike's make and model. Describe how it looks, sounds, feels. - 2003 SV650S (the Copper One). It is nekkid enough to show all the good bits but faired enough to stop a decent amount of wind. It feels like small v-twin with power in a usable speed range.
5. Your first bike and how you got it. - An old Honda Shadow - it was a hand-me-down.
6. Your ideal bike. - I don't have just one. I want a dual sport like a V-Strom or a BMW GS but I like the look and feel of the SV
7. Do you fit the personality most often associated with whichever category of bike you have? Do the personalities of others you know fit their bikes' categories? - The SV isn't too popular 'round these parts (the locals are more of the "If it ain't a liter bike, it isn't a motorcycle" crowd) so I don't really know what category I fit into.
8. What does a bike say about its owner? - I'd say that depends on their riding style. I prefer not to judge someone just by the bike they ride.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by Particle Man

"Crotch Scooter"

Sounds like a girl I knew in college....

Inside joke for the old TWF homies.

[Rider]

1. 39, Grand Rapids, MI Lead Avionics Systems Engineer
3. No idea WTF a car share is.
4. Yamaha V-Star Silverado. I haven't ridden it yet. I'm not much of a cruiser guy but it was free so whats a motherfucker to do?
5. 1982 CR250 "The Egg Beater" as we called it. Paid cash for it.
6. There isn't just one ideal bike. I need a dirt bike, a track bike, and a daily driver.
7. No I don't fit any biker mold. Most people I know don't fit a stereotypical mold either.
8. A bike can't talk but if it could say vroom, vroom, vroooooooooom.

[t-homo]

A lot more non-riders know what a crotch rocket is than what a sport bike is.