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Yup, biker here too, a long-time Moto Guzzi enthusiast. I’ve always had more in common with the Ace Cafe types rather than the Harley types, although they’ve started taking over the Ace way too much these days as well. I guess it’s just that these pseudo US biker lovers really get on my tits.
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Me too. I’ve never been with out a motorbike since I was 14. I’ve also never been a part of any motorbike scene. ( other than when I couriered in the 1980’s)
I’ve turned up to some events to do advanced training and found the whole patch and waistcoat thing entirely absent. I’ve never seen a Harley at a training day nor on the track.
These mass rides to support the military are really weird. There was one for that cop that got dragged down the road and killed. What the connection with hundreds of hells angels and that event was escaped me.
adroit
Psychological studies have shown that inadequate people with low self-esteem are over-represented in the biker community. I say this as a lifelong biker myself. If you go to shows or meets or anywhere that ordinary bikers gather, it's striking how many shy, inarticulate, low IQ types you meet. There are a few clever, chatty successful ones, who are often the most active online. They give a distorted impression that the biker crowd is full of high-functioning individiduals. But hardly any of them are.