I am not a member of any of those groups listed but I am a motorcyclist.
My motorcycle IS my primary transportation, I know you said "most" but
in my group of friends it does not feel that way, I know several who
don't own cars by choice and are not part of the groups you listed.
I am NOT a biker however, I don't ride to the local watering hole
every sunny weekend to admire the chrome on my hardley.
And by the way I do knock the Hardley's, but readily admit they are
more reliable than my current BMW, I just don't want to own HD
underwear/socks and for me the local watering hole is boring and my bike
has no chrome to admire. I would think that a motorcyle would be the
first choice in a down economy, I get way better gas mileage than a car
and I only have to buy 2 tires instead of 4 so a bike makes perfect
sense in a bad economy, I think of my car as my toy, my bike as my
transportation. Rain or shine, I ride, about the only time I don't ride
is when its pouring down rain for the ride to work, I hate being soaked
at work but if its not raining for the ride to work, I ride as I don't
mind getting wet on the way home. For the super bad day, I have my
rainy day car, S2000.
mike
On 08/09/2010 02:44 PM, rrengineer @dslextreme.com wrote:
> Quite simple. A motorcycle is not the primary transportation for most
> people. Excepting maybe the motorcycle groups such as the Angels, Hessians,
> Mongols, Vagos, Deuces, etc.
> In a down economy, a motorcycle is a luxury toy to be enjoyed on weekends or
> short jaunts to the store. Who's got extra money for toys these days. The
> sales of motorcycles will go up along with the economy in the future. That
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