List of Motorcycle Club terms
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This is a list of Motorcycle Club terms. Motorcycle subculture which has its roots in the immediate post-World War II era of American society. It is generally centered around the use of cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals which celebrate freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture and loyalty to the biker group. They have developed their own unique terms.
List of terms:
- Ape Hangers, high handlebars that raise a rider's hands above his head much like an ape's hands may hang over their head[1][2]
- Back door, an experienced rider who is last in line on a group ride[1][3]
- Back warmer, a female passenger on the back of a motorcycle[1]
- Bar bike, or 1 mile bike, a motorcycle driven a short distance to and from a bar[1]
- Colors, the uniform of the club[4][5]
- Crotch rocket, another term for sportbike[2]
- One Percenters, an outlaw club or gang[4][5]
- Road Name, a member's nickname[4]
- Weekend Warrior, a rider who rides during the weekend as an escape from weekly middle-class life[4][6]
- Waxer, someone who doesn't ride but only waxes his motorcycle[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Racer Cafe - Biker Terms
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Holmstrom, Darwin (2001), "Appendix D: cycle babble glossary", The Complete Idiot's Guide to Motorcycles (2nd ed.), Alpha Books, p. 403, ISBN 0028642589
- ↑ ""Group Leaders" and "Back Doors"", Rider Education: Group Riding Guide, Gold Wing Touring Association, retrieved 2014-07-30
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Biker Gang Slang
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Smedman, Lisa (2007), From boneshakers to choppers: the rip-roaring history of motorcycles, Annick Press, pp. 57–60, ISBN 978-1-55451-016-0
- ↑ Thompson, William E. (2012), Hogs, blogs, leathers and Hogs, Blogs, Leathers and Lattes: The Sociology of Modern American Motorcycling, McFarland, p. 33
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