Why do some professionals become "Bikers" when they reach a certain age?

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  • Rob
    I'm a great bowler.
    • Nov 2003
    • 13310
    #1

    Why do some professionals become "Bikers" when they reach a certain age?

    I'm 41, and seeing more and more of my friends becoming "bikers". Sporting the leather, the bandannas, and buying vests for their wives. They post pictures online of them looking like Samco rejects. I just don't get it. Is it a midlife crisis thing? Is it because during their day jobs as bankers, doctors, lawyers, they're pushed around so much, this is how they rebel? I seriously don't understand the meaning.
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    • dyna mo
      just a fucking jerk
      • Dec 2008
      • 68184
      #2
      Did you ask them why they do it?

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        • Colmike9
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          • Dec 2011
          • 7230
          #3
          They're just bored and bike-curious..

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            • L-Pink
              working on my tan
              • Mar 2005
              • 39151
              #4
              Like this .....


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                • Va2k
                  I’m still alive barley.
                  • Oct 2001
                  • 10060
                  #5
                  Biking is awesome. If I could afford that life style I would do the same. Maybe when my kids are grown I will be able to do just that!

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                    • DBS.US
                      Geo Cities
                      • Aug 2003
                      • 11843
                      #6
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                        • 2MuchMark
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Aug 2004
                          • 50964
                          #7
                          I completely understand it. Biking is a lot of fun. Younger people seem to prefer the crotch rocket bikes with the color-matched suits, while the older guys prefer the casual, jean-jacket look. I don't think its anything to do with a mid-life crisis. It costs more money and time and may be seen as a relaxing thing to do, all of which are ideal for the 40,50,60 year old set.

                          Personally I never used to be interested in Bikes, but they are looking better and better to me as time goes on, especially since Harley Davidson announced an Electric Bike.

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                            • Rochard
                              Jägermeister Test Pilot
                              • Dec 2001
                              • 75733
                              #8
                              I think it's because they can afford it when they get older?

                              I've had bikes all my life. Started with dirt bikes, trikes (yes, trikes!), and (don't laugh!) mopeds when I was a kid. (Don't mock my moped - I was the only 13 year old who had his won transportation when I was a kid!) When I was older I had a Honda Rebel, and then a Kawasaki Ninja - I wanted to be just like Tom Cruise in Top Gun. However, the reality of it was that was all I could afford for transportation at the time. Eventually I moved away from motorcycles until I went to work for Lightspeed Cash, when we all got motorcycles as a bonus one year. I got a Honda CBRxxx 1100 and I rode that for 40k miles without incident. I continued to ride when I moved to California to work for Playboy and one day... I just stopped riding, and eventually sold the bike six months later. No reason why, just got tired of it.

                              I completely fail to understand the old man Harley thing. For me motorcycles was about speed and adrenaline. Kicking back and going slow.... That's an old man thing.
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                              Brooklyn, NY

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                                • baddog
                                  So Fucking Banned
                                  • Apr 2001
                                  • 107089
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by Rob
                                  I'm 41, and seeing more and more of my friends becoming "bikers". Sporting the leather, the bandannas, and buying vests for their wives. They post pictures online of them looking like Samco rejects. I just don't get it. Is it a midlife crisis thing? Is it because during their day jobs as bankers, doctors, lawyers, they're pushed around so much, this is how they rebel? I seriously don't understand the meaning.
                                  Initially I was going to suggest that for some it might be a midlife crisis kind of thing, but when you mentioned the professions of those you are talking about it came clear.

                                  Around 1986 Harley-Davidson became a very roadworthy motorcycle. You could change the oil, add gas and ride it around the country with virtually no mechanical concerns. You no longer had to get your hands dirty, repairing your bike under an overpass. At the same time, I started noticing brain surgeons, precious metals brokers, stockbrokers buying H-D. H-D had become a status symbol to the Rubbies (Rich Urban Bikers). This caused the price of H-D to escalate like noone's business.

                                  Dealerships would take an $8,500 motorcycle, throw on $100 in additional chrome and a $400 paint job and double the price of the bike.

                                  So, to answer your question, the reason you see all your friends getting into it now is that they can now afford it. Harley has pretty much been priced out of the reach of 18 year olds.

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                                    • baddog
                                      So Fucking Banned
                                      • Apr 2001
                                      • 107089
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Rochard

                                      I completely fail to understand the old man Harley thing. For me motorcycles was about speed and adrenaline. Kicking back and going slow.... That's an old man thing.
                                      Face it, you fail to understand most things. You prove it to all of us on a fairly regular basis.

                                      So, what was the furthest you rode on those 40k miles?

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                                        • dyna mo
                                          just a fucking jerk
                                          • Dec 2008
                                          • 68184
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by baddog
                                          Initially I was going to suggest that for some it might be a midlife crisis kind of thing, but when you mentioned the professions of those you are talking about it came clear.

                                          Around 1986 Harley-Davidson became a very roadworthy motorcycle. You could change the oil, add gas and ride it around the country with virtually no mechanical concerns. You no longer had to get your hands dirty, repairing your bike under an overpass. At the same time, I started noticing brain surgeons, precious metals brokers, stockbrokers buying H-D. H-D had become a status symbol to the Rubbies (Rich Urban Bikers). This caused the price of H-D to escalate like noone's business.

                                          Dealerships would take an $8,500 motorcycle, throw on $100 in additional chrome and a $400 paint job and double the price of the bike.

                                          So, to answer your question, the reason you see all your friends getting into it now is that they can now afford it. Harley has pretty much been priced out of the reach of 18 year olds.
                                          Why would they choose Harley over BMW?

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                                            • georgeyw
                                              58008 53773
                                              • Jul 2005
                                              • 9865
                                              #12
                                              Better question is, why do these same geniuses blip the throttle while stopped at a red light?
                                              I'd like to know what that is all about.
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                                                • baddog
                                                  So Fucking Banned
                                                  • Apr 2001
                                                  • 107089
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by dyna mo
                                                  Why would they choose Harley over BMW?
                                                  Because this is the USA, not Germany.

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                                                    • baddog
                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                      • Apr 2001
                                                      • 107089
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by georgeyw
                                                      Better question is, why do these same geniuses blip the throttle while stopped at a red light?
                                                      I'd like to know what that is all about.
                                                      They are in Australia, right? Since it is the Southern Hemisphere many older flow carburetors flood so they "blip the throttle" to keep the engine running.

                                                      If they have fuel injection and are still doing it they are either showing off or need a tuneup.

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                                                        • PR_Glen
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Oct 2006
                                                          • 9058
                                                          #15
                                                          i would imagine they wear the leather for protection. i guess you could get those textile jackets but they don't really look very good for the most part. Why is someone who rides a motorcycle a 'biker' in your eyes is a better question.
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