Its springtime, which means you're about to see a whole bunch of stereotypes out!
-The Super enthusiastic new rider. This guy got a sport bike because his more experienced friend told him how much fun he was having, then he tried to keep up on a technical ride and ended up wadding up his bike. But he's super enthusiastic about replacing it and getting back out. Dude, I guess you should have started on a lightweight instead of skipping to high performance middleweight?
-The "I don't ride on the street anymore" trackday or racer guy. You all know him. He was super aggressive and squidy on the street and then had a bad wreck, bad ticket, bad near miss, or one of his buddies got killed and he stopped riding street. He tried to validate his quitting the street by trying to convert all his still street riding friends to track only. His inability to turn the level down off-track led to this and he thinks everyone has that problem. Seriously dude, I like riding more than six times a year, thanks.
-The "I don't ride on the street anymore" guy that shows up to a group ride. You wouldn't think that this happens enough to end up on this list, but here it is. This guy converted to track only for the aforementioned reasons, but then realized he likes to ride more than six times a year, likes to see his ol' street buddies once in a while, never sees his race buddies outside the paddock, and can't be bothered to have a second bike for the street or convert his track bike back. He'll show up on slicks with no kickstand, lights, or plate, and then ride like a bat out of hell on the street.
-The Girl who just joined a mostly male motorcycle online group. She gets more attention when she posts than a MAGA hat wearing nazi at a Gay Pride parade. I can't blame her at all, unless she's outright just attention whoring, because the fairer sex is underrepresented in this sport. Mostly this stereotype exists because of all the thirsty guys and biker buddha guys that want to validate themselves by "helping" the girl.
-The Biker Buddha. He's like the class know it all of the bike world. Spends most of his time telling others what they should be doing whether it be gear, pace, technique, or otherwise. He might be right, or he might just be trying to validate himself by telling others what to do, who knows. He needs to remember that you get more flies with honey than vinegar, and that to reach some people you must put yourself on their level. A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise.
