What does your bike say about your personality?

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Yaz

Noobie here. I'm a writer working on a story for a small, upstart men's magazine -- what sorts of personalities tend to be drawn to particular categories of bikes: cruisers, crotch rockets/rice-burners, vintage, racing-inspired (roadsters, dragsters) and scooters.

Within those, I'd like to identify a model or two that represent the category. And I'm wrapping it together with brief, lighthearted descriptions of the types of people -- both personality- and style-wise -- who tend to be drawn to each.

So, if you're up for it, here are a few basic things I'd need:

1. Your age, location and profession.

29, Orlando FL, Process Manager
3. Thoughts about working for a car share although you prefer riding bikes.

I don't know what a car share is.
4. Your current bike's make and model. Describe how it looks, sounds, feels.

Suzuki TL1000R, big, yellow, loud, rumbly
5. Your first bike and how you got it.

First first bike... lil Yamaha Zinger when I was four... got it for Christmas. First street bike... Kawasaki Ninja 500R... went to the dealership with my dad to look at bikes, talked to a friend of the family who was the sales manager there, decided not to just look, but to buy the fuckin thing.
6. Your ideal bike.

V-twin streetfighter... black, loud, ugly... and looks like it doesn't have enough parts to work.
7. Do you fit the personality most often associated with whichever category of bike you have? Do the personalities of others you know fit their bikes' categories?

In some ways, yes.... I am certainly a risk taker that requires somewhat of an adreneline fix... relatively addictive personality. Some people fit the bike, others do not.
8. What does a bike say about its owner?

Depends... some bikes say, "I'm a complete fucking toolbox", others say "I'd rather be riding (rather than washing - Drewpy)", and a lot say, "I have a very small penis"... that's what mine says.

And please feel free to expand on any of those questions, or on whatever I might not have included but might help readers understand this better.

You can reply via e-mail, if you'd prefer: yasiejko at gmail dot com.

Thanks to all!

Best,
Chris

[HokieDNA01]

1. Your age, location and profession.
31 year old female, Nashville TN, Scientist/Sales

3. Thoughts about working for a car share although you prefer riding bikes.
I don't know what a car share is. I work from home so probably wouldn't apply

4. Your current bike's make and model. Describe how it looks, sounds, feels.
2007 Suzuki GSXr 750, Looks like sex, sounds like sex, feels like....well...great sex

I also own a 2000 Yamaha XT225 dual-sport, Looks like crap, sounds like crap, and feels like dirty sex.......Dirty rough cheap sex where you wake up bruised, broken and covered in gunk

5. Your first bike and how you got it.
2004 Kawasaki Ninja EX250. Got it from the shittiest MC dealer in the world, America's Motorsports. Will never by from a dealer again.

6. Your ideal bike.
I would like a garage full of all types....garage is already full, just need an adventure/touring bike to add to my stable.

7. Do you fit the personality most often associated with whichever category of bike you have? Do the personalities of others you know fit their bikes' categories?
I don't wheelie, pose, stunt, or ride without gear so I'm not your "stereotypical" Gixxer rider. But I also think stereotypes are false most of the type. Sportbikers (not crotch rocket/rice rocket/pasta rocket (to include Azooom) are from every age, race, demographic there is. We are just usually hidden under our helmets.

8. What does a bike say about its owner?
Bikes don't talk

[Dave]

Originally Posted by HokieDNA01

1. Your age, location and profession.
31 year old female, Nashville TN, Scientist/Sales

3. Thoughts about working for a car share although you prefer riding bikes.
I don't know what a car share is. I work from home so probably wouldn't apply

4. Your current bike's make and model. Describe how it looks, sounds, feels.
2007 Suzuki GSXr 750, Looks like sex, sounds like sex, feels like....well...great sex

I also own a 2000 Yamaha XT225 dual-sport, Looks like crap, sounds like crap, and feels like dirty sex.......Dirty rough cheap sex where you wake up bruised, broken and covered in gunk

5. Your first bike and how you got it.
2004 Kawasaki Ninja EX250. Got it from the shittiest MC dealer in the world, America's Motorsports. Will never by from a dealer again.

6. Your ideal bike.
I would like a garage full of all types....garage is already full, just need an adventure/touring bike to add to my stable.

7. Do you fit the personality most often associated with whichever category of bike you have? Do the personalities of others you know fit their bikes' categories?
I don't wheelie, pose, stunt, or ride without gear so I'm not your "stereotypical" Gixxer rider. But I also think stereotypes are false most of the type. Sportbikers (not crotch rocket/rice rocket/pasta rocket (to include Azooom) are from every age, race, demographic there is. We are just usually hidden under our helmets.

8. What does a bike say about its owner?
Bikes don't talk

i guess that 250 ninja felt like bad sex

[HokieDNA01]

Originally Posted by Dave

i guess that 250 ninja felt like bad sex

felt like highschool sex where your not quite sure what your doing but its working for ya and you're getting better every time

[Dave]

Originally Posted by HokieDNA01

felt like highschool sex where your not quite sure what your doing but its working for ya and you're getting better every time

i skipped that sex

[HokieDNA01]

Originally Posted by Dave

i skipped that sex

You didn't miss much. Lol!

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by Dave

i skipped that sex

[Riceaholic]

1. Your age, location and profession.
36, Tampa Bay Fl, Bartender

3. Thoughts about working for a car share although you prefer riding bikes.
I need my truck most days...

4. Your current bike's make and model. Describe how it looks, sounds, feels.
2001 Suzuki GSXR 1000. From ten feet away it looks stock. From any closer things look a little different. It sounds like a healthy 1000. It feels like a very healthy 1000.

I also own 4 scooters. They sound, feel and look completely different than the 1000.

5. Your first bike and how you got it.
1982 Yamaha maxim 400 about 20 years ago. My car blew up and I needed inexpensive transportation quick.

6. Your ideal bike.
I've loved every bike I've ever owned but I've probably put more time and sweat into my current GSXR than any other. It's definitely the only one I'll never get rid of.

7. Do you fit the personality most often associated with whichever category of bike you have? Do the personalities of others you know fit their bikes' categories?
Every time I get on something with two wheels and a motor it makes me smile.

8. What does a bike say about its owner?
That they are better than someone without a bike...

[pauldun170]

I just learned that HokieDNA01 sells scientists.

[smileyman]

I just learned I need an XT225...