Think you’re a proper biker? Think you know your motorcycles inside and out? Reckon you’ve ridden everywhere there is to ride? Are you really a proper biker who has done all there is to do on a bike? Well, let’s see if you’ve done all of these!
You’re not a proper biker until you have:
- Dropped your first bike
- Written off a bike
- Taken a pillion passenger
- Persuaded your partner to go pillion…
- Joined a huge ride out, > 50 riders (Southend Shakedown, Margate Meltdown, Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride etc).
- Travelled further overland on your bike than other forms of transport
- Done 3 digit speeds on autobahn
- Got your knee down (low side crashes not counting!)
- Commuted on bike year round, rain or shine, all weathers
- Visited the Ace Cafe, London
- Ridden 100+ miles for fish and chips / ice cream / other snack
- Toured for more than a week on a bike
- Gone camping on your bike
- Been rally virgin’ed
- Braved a winter rally (e.g. Dragon rally, Elephant rally, Primus rally etc.)
- Ridden on snow
- Filtered like a boss through a city centre (Le Filtage!)
- Worked as a bike courier in city
- Volunteered as Blood Biker
- Kickstarted a bike
- Ridden on track
- Done the Nürburgring
- Ridden the IOM TT circuit
- Learnt to wheelie on demand
- Learnt to stoppie on demand
- Continued a journey following a road side fix
- Helped a stranded fellow biker on the road
- Ridden famous coastal route (e.g. Scottish NC500, Route 1 LA to SF ‘Big Sur’, etc)
- Ridden through more than two European borders in a day
- Crossed two US State lines in a day
- Monetised your own motorcycle vblog
- Braved crazy traffic in an Asian city
- Ridden across a desert / wilderness
- Ridden a Hog across Route 66
- Visited the Pacific and Atlantic coasts on a bike
- Ridden the Transfăgărășan pass (Romania)
- Ridden the Tail of the Dragon (North Carolina)
- Ridden the Road of Bones (Russia)
- Ridden on more than 3 continents
- Ridden on a Christmas toy run
- Ridden into the Arctic circle (e.g. Nordkapp)
- Clocked up a 6 digit mileage on a bike yourself
- Completed advanced training (e.g. IAM, RoSPA)
- Completed level 3 at California Super Bike School
- Gained your ACU race license
- Ridden green lanes and trails
- Ridden motocross or trials
- Raced flat track or speedway
- Competed in a huge Enduro event (e.g. Erzbergrodeo, Weston Beach Race, etc)
- Completed the Iron Butt Challenge
- Filled a garage with multiple bikes for different moods
- Filled a garage with more ‘project’ bikes than running bikes
- Done your regularly bike servicing yourself
- Built your own custom bike
- Travelled abroad to watch a MotoGP race
- Joined an MC
- Have a leather cut-off and patches from your MC
- Been pulled over by the Police
- Talked your way out of a Police ticket
- Understood what ‘Quality’ is (as described by Pirsig)
