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Riders vs Posers
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I've seen a fair bit of talk on reeky about posers. So what makes a
person a poser instead of a real rider in your mind?
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Here's an easy enough poser list:
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+ Anyone who thinks riding a bike should be _comfortable_.
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1. Anyone who rides a Gold Wing is a poser. It's not a motorcycle, just a
Buick that is missing two wheels. After all, "It's not about the ride.
It's about the stuffed animals and cup holders."
2. Add to the above, anyone who rides a Honda.
3. Any squidlidite who passes another biker with the thought, "I can ride
better than him."
4. Any trailer queen - except those who cannot ride on the freeway without
the use of a trailer to get it there, broken or dirt bike.
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Seen on a T-shirt at a recent bike show:
I TRAILERED
MY ROAD GLIDE
TO STURGIS.
YOU GOT
SOME KIND OF
_PROBLEM_
WITH THAT?
The HarleyPoser
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5. People who buy bikes to show off how many they can fit inside their
house or garage.
6. People who buy expensive or custom bikes just to check polish and waxes
on.
7. Anyone with ape-hangers since they cannot go far with them anyway.
8. Anyone who's name isn't Gary Eagan
9. Anyone who says, "I'll ride the bike tomorrow."
10. Anyone who rides something other than a BMW.
11. People who have an urge to list their scoots in their Sig' line.
12. me (see #9)
hmm... This sounds like Jeff Foxyworthy bit, "You must be a poser if...."
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We are all posers. Except for Bob Nixon and Calgary.
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Some of us just pose BETTER, that's all.
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"FS Helmet
doesnt match my new bike anymore,
i need a red one now"
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If you want to be a REAL rider, you must do what people on the internet
tell youto do. If someone on the internet tells you you are a poser
because you don't ride during hurricanes and tornadoes, you must
immediately rectify this by finding one or more of those and riding
your bike, otherwise that person might think you are a poser.
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You're being facetious, no? I don't pay attention to what people on the
'net tell me.
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P.S. The only true poser that I know is a friend, who bought a $300
non-running bike, never got on it, but insists on being in every
motorcycle conversation and giving out riding and techincal advice to
people much more exerienced then he is.
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Okay, a real ex-spurt, former drip under pressure. Okay, you got me. If he
got it to run, would he bar hop?
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What's your problem with posers, Dave?
We poser have a lot of fun with our bikes, you know. Every day we meet
at the bar and talk about our bikes -- how we're going to customize
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Speaking of 2x4's and lumber, did you ever get your ST1100 together?
Hollywood Honda eventually fired the mechanic that worked on it, BTW.
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them with lots of chrome and bling-bling, and how many foot pounds
of torque we'll dyno with the Stage II Screamin' Eagle.
Note that we hardly ever actually *ride* our bikes, where's the fun
in that?
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Maybe I'm a poser because I like people smiling at me on my Harley.
Especially girls.
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In my mind, if a person does at least 500 miles/month on average, that
person is a real rider. Posers just park.
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From what I can tell, if some guy does not like another person, their attitude,
how they clean their ride, what they ride,... then the other person can be
considered a poser. Poser seems like a term that can be used to make an insecure
person feel better about themselves.
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A rider enjoys riding a motorcycle. A poser enjoys other people seeing
him riding a motorcycle.
We are all posers to a certain extent (and at different times). There
is a continuous scale between a real rider and a total poser, and
different people are at different points on this scale. Like most
things, it's not an either-or thing.
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This is going to floor some of you coming from me but it really has
nothing to do with the TYPE of bike one rides, rather the attitude and
skill level at witch one rides. And keeping ones bike clean has little
to do with posing rather a sign of a SAFE and well maintained bike.
And I don't mean by clean, the number of layers of wax and metal
polish.
Technically a poser is akin to a muscle builder who instead of working
out to stay fit. works out solely to look good to his or herself in
the mirror. There's a deep seated need to overcompensate for the lack
of fundamental self esteem for which the poser MUST compensate by the
obsession of looking the part to the point the obvious obsession with
overdoing the very basics of a skill set but never really
understanding the affection one can place on an inanimate object as if
it were part & parsel of said RIDER.
Bob Nixon, Chandler AZ
01 Sprint ST "RED" 52K miles
http://bigrex.net/pictures
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Joe Poser, every weekend, takes a two hour ride on the interstates.
He wobbles a bit at low speed, but once up on the highway he manages
to ride a bit over a hundred miles. Gets back home and spends the
rest of the weekend polishing the bike and drinking beer. Joe meets
your 500 mile/month requirement to be considered a REAL RIDER.
I do not have a car. I ride Thumper nearly every day to/from work on
city streets at an average speed, counting stops, of 25 mph. Also to
the store, and occasionally just for pleasure. But all told, I am in
the saddle for only about 30-45 minutes a day. I fall short of your
500 mile/month requirement so I guess I am just a poser.
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Just as we all suspected!!!!!
(Kidding, JUST kidding!)
P.S. This shows the dangers of trying to categorize other riders by our
own standards!
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That one's easy, and I'm a fairly inexperienced rider. But I've already
figured out how to tell a real rider from a poser.
Real rider: Likely to be riding on public roads at any time of day
Poser: Before 8AM, nowhere to be seen
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I've been riding, off and on, for 40 years. Licensed for 34. I ride about
300 to 400 miles a week, work and pleasure.
I work nights so I'm not up at 8am very often.
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Real rider: In rain, dons raingear, or gets really REALLY wet
Poser: In rain, drives a car
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When it rains, I drive the car. I'll ride in the rain if I have to but I do
not if there is any alternative. Several reasons but the most important one,
to me, is safety. I do not trust other drivers in the rain, period.
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Had to laugh the first really RAINY day I rode to work on. I normally see
several other motorcycles on the road in the afternoon (on my way home) but
in -steady- rain, I was the ONLY motorcycle I saw that day. :) I had
decent raingear on, and still managed (as I expected) to get somewhat wet.
But there was NO WAY I was going to drive the car. I'll pull the car out of
the garage when the roads ice up. Not before. -Dave
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The great thing about not being a real rider because you don't ride in
the rain is that nobody can see you not doing it anyways.
How will people who see me driving my car in the rain know that I'm
supposed to be riding my motorcycle instead? They won't, har har.
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Well the permanent 'helmet hairdo' might give it away. :) -Dave
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Well, IMO, you are a glutton for punishment. ;-)
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I'm don't ride that much, and I like to keep my bikes clean
and well maintained. I guess I might be a poser, but I still
like to ride. Choosing the right label can be confusing!
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I'm a poser. I ride my Harley geezerglide approx 25,000 miles a year
(3.5 years old and 82,000 miles right now). I wear blue jeans and
tshirt, occassionally a vest, and only wear leather when it's cold, I
wear a beanie when I'm forced to wear a lid. I don't wash the bike. I
want everyone to know that I'm a real biker, therefore I'm a poser.
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Every day I ride 24 miles round trip to work x 20 working days/month =
480 miles. Uh oh, I gotta put on 20 more miles every month just so
I won't be a poser.
Well I think I know what I'm gonna do -- I'll ride the van to work
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I must be a real biker!!
I average well over 1000 miles a month, but then I rarely ride before 8:00
AM! Does that negate some of the miles? I would gladly ride to work, but
the guys I work for were kind enough to buy me a company truck, and buy the
gas for it too!
I do know a true poser extraordinare! Drives a Ford Harley Davidson edition
diesel pickup. Owns tons of HD wear. He has a HD SofTail that has under 700
miles in the last year.
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I'm a poser, and doing a good job of it! Last Monday my driver and I
made the top of the front page of a Laconia newspaper for an event on
Sunday thatstarted bike week there.
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Heh!
People will race anything. Last time I was at Atco, NJ, people were
drag racing snowmobiles. They had tiny wheels fitted to the skis.
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Power tools.
http://www.teamkiss.com/powertool/powertooldragrace2.html
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Also on Monday we took third in an FIM sanctioned vintage sidecar race.
Here's a couple shots taken that day
Not sure how many miles we did but it was no where near 500 last month.
Gotta hit the sack now. We're racing tomorrow.
Bruce Richmond
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from now on and park the Harley and use it only to admire
the reflection of my handsome face in the chrome.
Narcissus_Q_
'99 FLHTCUI
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A _real_ rider would have spelled "poseur" correctly!
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