Thursday, January 31, 2013

The Way To Spot Bikers by Their Biker T-Shirts

By Paul Mills


If you were to ask someone to explain to you what a biker is, you may be surprised when you get two different answers from most of the people who you stop and ask. Some people see motorcyclists as the solitary, leather-clad road warrior who makes his way down the avenues of the world as a solitary man on a bike. There are still others who will tell you that the average biker is part of a collective, who join together to form biker gangs that ride in tight packs like wolves of the road. Well, the truth is completely different, and yet somewhat the same. Bikers are indeed loners and they also group together, but there is a wide range of people who fall somewhere in between. It is actually easier to tell them apart by the biker t-shirts they wear.

There are some people who ride motorcycles merely for the thrill of it. They see the image of the classic biker, but only want to emulate that image to a certain degree. These guys wear humorous biker t-shirts to charity poker runs and to group events with their close biker friends. The feeling they get from riding is one of freedom and joy, and are generally the most kind-natured people you could ever want to know.

Bikers group together for strength, camaraderie, and safety. Motorcycles are notoriously unsafe, mainly because of the careless driving of others. Having another rider with you ensures that if anything happens, you will have a friend there to contact emergency services right away. Doing anything you have a passion for is always better when you have someone with you who shares the passion and the experience. The more nefarious bikers ride together as a show of power to others who wish them ill will. The sight of similar biker t-shirts is a good indicator of which type of biker you're dealing with.

The style of biker t-shirts that a person wears will also give you a good indicator of their level of biker intensity. Bikers who are into it just for the image is give them and for the mere enjoyment of the hobby, then they will most likely be wearing shirts that are from various biker events that they have attended. The loner biker who takes his bike a deal more seriously may be wearing a funny, offensive biker t-shirts or t-shirts that bear typical biker images, like skulls and eagles.

The last are certainly the rarest, and that's a good thing. These guys are hardened criminals who really are living the life of the biker gangster. They usually don't even wear biker t-shirts, preferring to wear leather vests and coats that are covered with patches that tell the story of the wearer to anyone else in the know. Violence, crime, drugs, and death follow in the wake of these guys. If you see someone covered in jailhouse tattoos, wearing plain white or black tees, and sporting driving leathers...then have the common sense to stay away. These aren't bikers you want to play with. Luckily, they comprise only about the top 1% of all motorcyclists.




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