Real Bikers - We Defend Ourselves Again

12 years ago I wrote an article to try to define Real Bikers. At that time an incident in Nevada resulted in a nation-wide reaction against all motorcyclists. In that article, I tried to better define what makes the vast majority of motorcyclists and bikers different from the "biker" image being written about and televised about in the media.

Now, motorcyclists and bikers have been subjected to intense media strutiny for the actions of a swarm of riders in NYC who saw fit to engage a young family in an SUV. Already, we are hearing that legislators want to crack down on riders so this doesn't happen again ... Here we go again.

Read my article and see that not much has changed.

Popping the Question on a Busy Highway

I saw a video today reported on by Amanda Pendolino of Twirlet.com that combines motorcycles, the road, and romance as two riders join 300 other riders to stop traffic on a busy LA highway. It was a 2-minute stop, not much longer than a long light in Florida. The purpose was for one guy, Hector, to ask his girl friend, Paige, that one important question. Yes, the motoring public was inconvenienced and maybe it didn't help the image of the biker, but it was romantic. Take a look and listen. Please leave your comments on this event.