Big Bike Sales - Buriram

[Nobby]

What's going on in Sisaket tomorrow, Alan?

[Alan]

Nothing as far as I know. If your refering to bike parties I think they are all but finished now until after the rainy season.

[jeddah]

David...You may wish to join and post on www.surinfarang.com. There are alot more bikers over there.

After riding for some years and owning more bikes than I can count, I am
still a little confused when someone asks me the question, "Are you a
biker?"

Do I ride? Yes. Do I own a motorcycle? Yes. Do I saddle up often? Yes,
usually daily. Is riding a motorcycle the most important thing I do? Yes,
right behind being with my family and making a living.

There are many definitions for real biker. Many riders think being a biker
means that you ride a Honda Wave down to Makro's or Big C.
Some think that only Harley riders are real bikers, while others believe
that being a club "1 %'er" is the key to the biker title.

I've also heard guys say things like, "Real bikers ride in the rain." Well,
I guess I'm not a real biker because I drive my cage when it's raining. But
I consider that an intelligence issue here in Thailand.

I also hear conversations that if you have a good job and make great money,
somehow you have been disqualified from being a real biker because you are
now a yuppie or a R.U.B. (rich urban biker).

Do tattoos, outrageous haircuts or earrings get you closer to the Holy Grail
of real bikerhood? How about the folks who ride sport bikes, Gold Wings or
trikes? Are they real bikers? Can a Gold Winger ever become a real biker?
According to many experts, once you get a Gold Wing, you get
busted back down to Private. Zero points on the real biker scale. What
happens to a real biker if he suddenly loses his mind and -- God forbid --
buys a British bike?

I'm sure many of you are a little like me and wonder what makes a biker and
whether or not we qualify. Do I think like a biker? Do I look like a biker?
Do I have to dress for work like I dress when I'm riding my bike to be a
real biker? Do I make too much money to be a real biker? Do I have to put
bike parts into the dishwasher to be a real biker? Can I take my bike to
a thai motosai mechanic for an oil change and still keep my Real Biker Card?

You can make up your own mind. I personally don't think there are any bikers
in Surin at the moment other than Eivind from oasis bar. But I am sure some
of the Honda Wave riding SurinFarang hardcore bikers would disagree.

[Nobby]

David...You may wish to join and post on www.surinfarang.com. There are alot more bikers over there.

After riding for some years and owning more bikes than I can count, I am
still a little confused when someone asks me the question, "Are you a
biker?"

Do I ride? Yes. Do I own a motorcycle? Yes. Do I saddle up often? Yes,
usually daily. Is riding a motorcycle the most important thing I do? Yes,
right behind being with my family and making a living.

There are many definitions for real biker. Many riders think being a biker
means that you ride a Honda Wave down to Makro's or Big C.
Some think that only Harley riders are real bikers, while others believe
that being a club "1 %'er" is the key to the biker title.

I've also heard guys say things like, "Real bikers ride in the rain." Well,
I guess I'm not a real biker because I drive my cage when it's raining. But
I consider that an intelligence issue here in Thailand.

I also hear conversations that if you have a good job and make great money,
somehow you have been disqualified from being a real biker because you are
now a yuppie or a R.U.B. (rich urban biker).

Do tattoos, outrageous haircuts or earrings get you closer to the Holy Grail
of real bikerhood? How about the folks who ride sport bikes, Gold Wings or
trikes? Are they real bikers? Can a Gold Winger ever become a real biker?
According to many experts, once you get a Gold Wing, you get
busted back down to Private. Zero points on the real biker scale. What
happens to a real biker if he suddenly loses his mind and -- God forbid --
buys a British bike?

I'm sure many of you are a little like me and wonder what makes a biker and
whether or not we qualify. Do I think like a biker? Do I look like a biker?
Do I have to dress for work like I dress when I'm riding my bike to be a
real biker? Do I make too much money to be a real biker? Do I have to put
bike parts into the dishwasher to be a real biker? Can I take my bike to
a thai motosai mechanic for an oil change and still keep my Real Biker Card?

You can make up your own mind. I personally don't think there are any bikers
in Surin at the moment other than Eivind from oasis bar. But I am sure some
of the Honda Wave riding SurinFarang hardcore bikers would disagree.

A very interesting post and it is somewhat strange that the majority of your comments seem to suggest how stupid it can get stereotyping the 'Biker' tag, then you profess to knowing everyone in Surin with a bike and take the piss out of them.

Just an observation from someone who lives to ride and is NOT from Surin. What's your hang-up, Jeddah? Have you not been invited to a Surin bikers party or something?