oh and by the way Ash, curiosity about other people is not racism.

I know its not. You just have to be careful cuz so many idiots wear the PC mask I'm mr. midwesterner taking a stand cuz you cant discuss race, we dont discuss things like that anymore its wrong. there is a black guy that lives in my area, i talked to hime once and he was very nice.  Now go feel bad for what your great grandfather did. Shame on you southerner shammmeeeeeee.  :lol:  I got one for ya, My roommate was a grocery stocker and one night a "slight impared" lady came up to him asking if he saw a woman in a something colored shirt. He asked well is she tall or short, she is average. ok. Is she black, white or.... She then gave him a lecture on how we have to move on past tings like that and what does it matter what race she is. True story. I'm sure someone has read my post and reacted in the above maner, e'gad. ash is a racist
-ash

Race only matters because people make it matter.  Curiousity aside.  I've never thought of anyone on this board or any other by race.  By bike maybe, but not race.  If you ride then I see you as a brother or sister (don't want ill to befall you), even though I don't own a GS.

Im a 20 year old white female! Not a lesbian and not purple... what does that make me? lol

Available  :lol:

hahahahahaha I have a boyfriend though... what about now?

I second what you said about black dudes riding more sport bikes,theres a crew that gathered by my house a while back, the Ruff ryders, if anyones heard of em,affiliated with DMX in one way or another,from what i saw,mainly gixxers.

Met this one guy, sank 4 grand into his paint alone,one of those wierd paint jobs that changes colors depending on the sun and angle you look at it from.

Whats it matter -who- rides these bikes, important thing is that we ride.
Well there we go,riders tackled racism, i say next we try for solving world hunger..

I was once riding from Austin, TX to Houston, TX  and stopped for a gas at a place that had about 50 bikes. I think every single one was driven by a Texan of African descent. I talked to several guys that were riding tricked out Busas and there were lots of gixxers in the crowd too. One thing that struck me was that they were wearing a lot more protective gear than your average cruiser crowd in Texas. When I lived in NC I know there was a Goldwing club that was all African-American, I think they were also Masons. That said, I think I've seen industry numbers that reflect African-Americans are under-represented based on populations as bike purchasers.

I don't think anybody would feel excluded on this site because of their race (I hope not at least) We seem to be equal opportunity attackers of all members. We tend to devolve into prurient talk, especially with Kerry not around to keep us line. :lol:

Quote from: NightRyderWhere are all the Eskimos  :dunno:

Or all the rich giving people?  :lol:
Yeah, we need more of them.  :mrgreen:

I'm 27yr old asian.  that's kinda close to being eskimo

im not american and my skin is dark, but im not black... but you know what?

who cares... in 2 months this post and all the sweet talk about how 'we all are the same' will be forgotten anyway. back to reality.

I think that is referred to as 'color-shift' or 'chameleon' paint.  Its quite expensive.  How it works is that the multiple layers of paint on the surface (or bike, in this instance) have different indices of refraction (meaning they bend light at different angles) which splits the incoming light waves similar to how a prism does it, but less pronounced.


The reason why you see more black guys on sport bikes isn't a cultural thing... its an age thing.   How old were those guys you saw?  I'd put money on the fact that none of them were over 45 and almost none of them were older than 37.  Its similar to the the same way that younger riders have a tendency towards sportbikes.

I've never met any older blacks that rode motorcycles.  That probably has more to do with the absence of older blacks from the middle class than anything else.   Cheap used bikes are still 2X-3X the cost of a cheap car.. making them expensive toys.

Quote from: KessenI second what you said about black dudes riding more sport bikes,theres a crew that gathered by my house a while back, the Ruff ryders, if anyones heard of em,affiliated with DMX in one way or another,from what i saw,mainly gixxers.

Met this one guy, sank 4 grand into his paint alone,one of those wierd paint jobs that changes colors depending on the sun and angle you look at it from.

Whats it matter -who- rides these bikes, important thing is that we ride.
Well there we go,riders tackled racism, i say next we try for solving world hunger..

Hmm well let's see.
I'm a 26 year old Black Japanese and White male and I ride a GS500. Where I live I mostly see older males riding cruisers and younger males riding sport bikes. I've seen a few younger (under 35) black riders on sport bikes, and once saw a whole group of black riders in LA who were all on Harleys. They all belonged to the same club because all of them had leaver vests that had the same name on it (I forget the name.)

I too find this topic to be interesting in that I would assume that if there were 1 out 1000 white people who ride bikes, then there should be 1-1000 black people. Total population would mean more white riders then black, but the percentage would be the same. This being said, I don't think that this is the case?? I'd be interested to find out why, but I haven't any idea other then economic factors?

There are so many different factors you can look at...  Finding the answer would be just as daunting as any other social trend study...  I think it has to do with interest............

I was reading a study on Internet usage.  Students of the same income were studied.  They found that white and asian students were more likely to have a computer at home and black students were more likely to use the computers at school.  :dunno:

There are tons of other trends like that...  Certain races/cultures/nationalities/backgrounds/genders tend to do certain things when you look at them as a group.


It's all a part of our kick-ass diversity.  

I only find this amusing because every forum I go to, I see a subject like this pop up not to long after my first post. I think one thing that could be considered is look at who generally has expendible cash. People who are interested in bikes and can afford one generally take the luxury. If you choose to be flashy with your cash your going to go one of two directions, buy something expensive, or dump money into something cheap and make it nice (my theory behind sports bikes and lifted Chevy's with huge wheels). Anyhow, thats just my to cents. And uh... I got one foot on the Black man side of the house.

Quote from: TarzanBoyI think that is referred to as 'color-shift' or 'chameleon' paint.  Its quite expensive.  How it works is that the multiple layers of paint on the surface (or bike, in this instance) have different indices of refraction (meaning they bend light at different angles) which splits the incoming light waves similar to how a prism does it, but less pronounced.


The reason why you see more black guys on sport bikes isn't a cultural thing... its an age thing.   How old were those guys you saw?  I'd put money on the fact that none of them were over 45 and almost none of them were older than 37.  Its similar to the the same way that younger riders have a tendency towards sportbikes.

I've never met any older blacks that rode motorcycles.  That probably has more to do with the absence of older blacks from the middle class than anything else.   Cheap used bikes are still 2X-3X the cost of a cheap car.. making them expensive toys.

Quote from: KessenI second what you said about black dudes riding more sport bikes,theres a crew that gathered by my house a while back, the Ruff ryders, if anyones heard of em,affiliated with DMX in one way or another,from what i saw,mainly gixxers.

Met this one guy, sank 4 grand into his paint alone,one of those wierd paint jobs that changes colors depending on the sun and angle you look at it from.

Whats it matter -who- rides these bikes, important thing is that we ride.
Well there we go,riders tackled racism, i say next we try for solving world hunger..

yeh,mainly twenty-something year olds.

Im 29 & white w/ 1 tattoo. No beer belly but my hair is leaving me like a bullet train. And I see what this thread is all about. anybody ever see the movie Biker Boys? I saw some white guys in there. I'm not complaining though. I dont remember where it was set and I didnt give a s**t.
So what , big deal. My last job was retail loss prevention in a high volume and very high theft often violent store. I always had to ask.. "was the person white, black, hispanic, etc. It made me feel weird sometimes because I know how some people react. And if they were black, some people were afraid to say it. All it is to me is a description. The majority of black people are not actually "black" & most white people are not actually white. If you want to be PC it is african american and caucasian. And the only time you see that is on a job aplication or survey. I am caucasian in the winter and very close to african american in the summer. And you know what nobody else cares.

So why does the Encarta dictionary list "caucasian" as an adjective and "african american" as a noun?? they both could be adjectives and nouns. Who makes that decision?

My $0.02.

Quote from: Cover_yellowI only find this amusing because every forum I go to, I see a subject like this pop up not to long after my first post...

So it's your fault?
:mrgreen:


I don't see how it matters, especally on the 'net. Just bringing the question up indicates a racial POV that causes more problems than it solves, IMHO.

it doesnt matter you idiot! my god i thought i made my posts as clear and spoon fed as possible. i was just curious about it. and my post doesnt bring up a racial POV     PEOPLE are the ones that bring it up and if they post, it was there to begin with! No problems have been caused here, just by morons that think it shouldnt matter, it doesnt matter, why does it matter, dont bring it up, dont think it, dont mention it.
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PIFFFF! It is just a freakin question, a question based upon curiousity. Curiosity of why I've never seen or known of many african american members here. Based upon pics and self stated info. Thats all dude, dont read so much into it.
-ash :x

yeahp...i am

just turned 23

100% black, half -man, half-amazing

One of the reasons I enjoy riding is that despite race, background, etc., EVERYONE shows love. I've struck up hour long convos with a TRUE asian immigrant  guy (well, actually i was trying to schmooze a test drive on the gxsr 1000) and it was like talking to a brother...

My thought is: Race is just a concept to keep people seperate. Plain and simple. The more division you have amongst people, the better those in power can subjugate them....that's another subject though

If you break down most people, despite socioeconomic, race, ethinicty, country, etc... all we want is to be happy. f%$k, i'm ranting...

i'm 19, ride at 100mph always, i'm black and also ghey, im liberal and i support bush 100%...

what do I qualify for?