This Examiner has been talking a lot about 1% bikers; the hardcore ‘being a biker IS my life’ verses the 99% motorcycle enthusiasts that will refer to themselves as bikers. Some 99%ers can actually log more miles on their bikes per year as a result of long, cross country touring, however, motorcycling is their passion, not their identity.
When driving up to an establishment that caters to motorcyclists, many times the parking lot will be sectioned off for motorcycles and another area for automobiles; with motorcycles gaining the area closest to the entrance. One of the main reasons is that many of the 2 wheeled machines are more costly than most automobiles and the proprietor doesn’t want to take a chance on an automobile knocking over a bike.
Any upstanding ‘RUB’ bike will be decked out with running boards instead of foot pegs, intercom systems built into the helmets for pilot and passenger to converse (it’s hooked into the radio/cd/mpg player that will automatically mute when the intercom takes over). Many bikes have movie cameras attached to their bikes that they can remote control the direction of the camera’s view from the handle bars. Custom seats (or saddles as they’re sometimes called) can be built to each rider’s weight; leg length and girth of your tush. Of course, you’ll need to be decked out in spanking new leathers as seen below in the slideshow. Also, something no self respecting RUB bike will be without is lots and lots of chrome!
One of the favorite sayings of 1%ers is “Chrome don’t get you home” which is true, however, it won’t prevent a 1%er from stopping to help if he sees anything on 2 wheels broken down on the side of the road. It’s an unwritten code of a true biker that you always stop to render aid when any bike is incapacitated, even if it is a ‘garbage wagon’ (another term 1%ers have given to decked out RUB bikes). However, if you fall into the RUB category and see a long-haired, skuzzy biker on the side of the road needing aid, it’s been this Examiner’s experience that you’ll be plenty safe to do the same; stop and politely render aid. Once you gain the respect of a 1%er, it’s not easily forgotten.
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I've recently discovered that some of the RUB's bikes are worth over 75.000$. That's like five brand new VFR1200 or over a dozen GL1200. Sheer madness.
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