Bikers: the essence and history of the development of the subculture in Russia

Biker

(Russian
motorcyclist
, matzo-tyklist, medical
organ donor
, car
crunch
, as well as
human-projectile, two-wheeled, saucepan-headed, soup set, kamikaze, cutlet, semi-finished product for the morgue, living corpse, vacationer, hood sticker) - person cruising on a motorcycle.
Drivers of heavy equipment are especially HATE - because they don’t squash like pedestrians, but fly into the middle of a long truck like full-fledged drivers.

Cyclists also call themselves bikers, but this article is not about them.
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Rough shooting when choosing at 2014 prices. New - and so it is clear, used - at most replace consumables, necro - requires serious investments, firewood - registration certificate and frame.

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[edit] General overview

Typical representative How to distinguish motorcycles by sounds They also come with a national bias
Usually SUDDENLY appear in the default city in the middle of spring, shocking with their squeal (if we are talking about a sportbike) or hellish roar (if the biker is the owner of a chopper with direct flow) of blondes who have bought pumping rights in winter. However, in the conditions of Default City and others like it, the main task of a loud exhaust is to alert stupid four-wheelers who tend to ignore the motorcycle until the sound of “bam” sounds. But, wow, a heart-rending squeal or growl puts quite a lot of pressure on the ears of the owner himself, if he drives further than the tavern in the next block, of course.

Initially, bikers, as is commonly said, appeared in post-war America, when a crowd of discharged pilots began to suffer from adrenaline withdrawal[1]. And since a used “X-D” or “Indian” was then quoted approximately the same as “Ural” in this country of grandfathers, and these companies themselves sponsored amateur motorcycle racing quite a bit... In general, it was quite logical.

In Russia, there has not yet been a clear classification of who is a biker and who cannot be one. It is believed that the biker

- this is a member of some motorcycle club, with “colors”, subject to the charter, etc., but simply a person freely riding a motorcycle -
a motorcyclist
, or
a freerider
. However, there is also a point of view that there are no bikers here at all, just like rock.

Kids whose parents bought a moped may think differently, but who gives a fuck?

In any case, topics like: “Who are bikers” or “What do you need to do to become a biker?” are the cause of fierce sracha, or even holiwar, on many motorcycle forums in this country.

Appearance

The description of the bikers' appearance deserves special attention . You can also write about this in an essay about subculture. The choice of clothing is influenced by the way of life and belonging to a particular club.

Bikers prefer to wear outfits made of thick fabrics that will not turn into rags after riding at high speed. Usually these are jeans or leather pants, T-shirts and T-shirts with images of rock bands or skulls. The top layer is a biker jacket, which is slang for a black leather jacket. It is decorated with stripes and club logos.

Biker girls (women can also ride motorcycles) dress in corsets, leather shorts or pants. For footwear, massive boots with a thick platform or army combat boots are preferable. Standard accessories include bandanas, leather studded wristbands, chains, and fingerless gloves.

Common symbols include the confederate flag and the 1% sign. The first does not indicate political activity, it is considered a challenge to the bourgeoisie. And the 1% symbol is associated with the Holister rally held in 1947. Then the head of the American Motorcycle Association said that only 1% of bikers are outcast lawbreakers. But today this patch only indicates a love of freedom.

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Khrusty Typical representative in Zamkadye I PERDOLE!!!
In this country, things are sad with two-wheeled transport, mainly due to weather conditions - in most regions you can use this kind of equipment for six months at most, although there are examples of the opposite (proof), however, in villages and other urban-type settlements the ratio of summer residents in the Urals to summer residents on Muscovites and Zaporozhets it tends to 50/50, and in some places wheelchair users predominate. Alsoo, IZH, Minsk and Voskhod are the main entertainment for village youth aged 14-16.

In the Big City of this Country, a motorcycle, on the one hand, allows you to get between gazelles stuck in traffic jams and arrive at your favorite office in a reasonable time, but on the other hand, if you didn’t manage to get between these gazelles, then there is a very real chance of not seeing this office for a very long time, or even never at all. Therefore, those who want to join never transfer, but there are also usually a lot of people who want to sell it all to hell. Well, if we consider a motorcycle not as a means of transportation, but as a show-off, then there is a special conversation.

And the saddest thing is that no one treats a motorcycle as a civilized and very convenient means of transportation in a metropolis, such as in London. Motorcycles cause either a fierce butthurt or an equally fierce fap.

What does it take to call yourself a biker?

You can't become a member of the fraternity just by buying yourself a motorcycle. Bikers are people who adhere to two simple rules. So, they must have a genuine love for their “iron horse” and rock and roll.

Two-wheeled transport always holds a special place in the life of a biker. Love for it is manifested in maintaining cleanliness, constant modernization, updating, tuning. Moreover, if a biker does not have enough money, then he can only change the stickers on the wings. Your fraternity friends will definitely appreciate it.

Immediately after its appearance, the “bikers” subculture was perceived as standing out and flashy. That's why rock and roll music is perfect for her. And the representatives of the subculture themselves are not averse to relaxing in a bar while listening to appropriate compositions.

[edit] But in fact

The stern biker homjakov seems to be hinting to the authors of the article A typical type of biker in this country Alignment Bike show in Sevastopol 2014
In this country, motorcycling originated a very long time ago and was not a movement at all until they began to imitate American bikers, in some places calling them rockers. In the CCCP, getting an imported horse meant acquiring the scarce Czechoslovakian Java or Cesetta, which were groomed and cherished more than a child. As an alternative, the Soviet motorcycle industry offered IZH Planet Sports with Japanese carburetors, shock absorbers and other electrical equipment. And everyone else had to drive uncool Minsk or Voskhod cars. (Or on the cool 4-stroke Urals and Dneprs, straight back to the 1938 BMW R71). Serious guys didn’t bother too much about showing off and used this equipment for its intended purpose - that is, they drove it far and had fun. Motorcycle tourism was a sport in the USSR; the reliability and survivability of motor vehicles were valued, not a broken exhaust system or the country of origin. Well, especially not the price.

In this country, motorcyclists are strictly divided into two or three categories:

• majors who, for their Tuareg, without knowing why and without any particular need, decided to buy themselves a “bike” (for show-off, style and status?). In this case, the bike (in no case a motorcycle!) is custom-fitted to order from Europe, often from Japan. Usually used, but not much. It’s better if it costs more than a Tuareg or about the same. It is polished with a specially sold jar of Vaseline wax.
• poor people who, living in the village, have the opportunity to purchase a motorcycle in excellent condition for 15K!RUBLES! plus a stroller (and for 5,000 rubles you can also buy it with a stroller, but already heavily used), for them this is the optimal means of transportation/transportation over not very long distances with a hell of a lot of cross-country ability, which is doomed to remain in the impound lot in case of confiscation, therefore, it is often driven without documents, in who knows what technical condition, and even while drunk. This category also exists in cities, where it is constantly ridiculed for its extreme efficiency (everyone is stupidly jealous, because it’s even cheaper than the Oka!). This also includes those who simply didn’t have enough for a car (but really wanted at least Oka) - fucking shame!
• fans, maniacs, just amateurs - these are exactly the ones about whom this article was written above. They deliver a lot of lulz, because there are ideological ones. With age, pragmatism usually comes, so it is more inadequate in young animals.
• schoolboys, beggars, losers, oppositionists and homosexuals - ahtungs and young idiots who do not have a motorcycle, money, and in general, hunted creatures in life, raising their HR and other life parameters, thanks to “supposedly” belonging to the world of “cool bikers”.

All four categories differ in their attitude towards this very motorcycle and the need for it. They also differ in their willingness to spend money on motorcycle and related topics, on spare parts, services, and fuels and lubricants. Since it is best to make money on the first ones, and then only on the third ones, and the second ones are already a waste, the second ones seem to not exist in the information space, the third ones exist, but are isolated in their thematic circles and are processed there, but the first ones, as a rule, are a target group for broad information impacts such as advertising on billboards and in non-motorcycle magazines.

Hence we have the attitude of hamsters to domestic motorcycles (“fucking shame”), to custom motorcycles (“homemade”, “left-handed”) and to shock-absorbed imported equipment that causes inevitable wow impulses. This attitude is transferred to those who operate this equipment. This is especially true for four-wheeled drivers.

There is also another, separate variety - urban users. Usually - an office plankton who is sick of crawling from his Ebenyaev to the office in a Ford Focus for two and a half hours, and who, imagining himself to be a cool macho, bought himself an average-looking and show-off motorcycle, usually something not extreme. After a couple of accidents (flattening) and hemorrhoids with a punctured wheel or some kind of breakdown, he calms down and starts driving this device only to parties.

It is considered especially chic for a motorcyclist to knock off the side mirror of a car that has fought behind some dick in the aisle and, if necessary, to smash a cradled car into a naive car driver who decided to attack the person in the gear.

K.O. claims that the IzhMASH motorcycle in SoShoA is revered as a rarity and upon registration receives a special number with the inscription “ANTIQUE” (proof), which makes it absolutely legal to spoil clean American air with oil and unburned gasoline. And in terms of status, it’s the same as driving something like Indian or HD from the 70s in some Maskva city with completely original parts.

History of the movement

In a short report or essay about bikers, you need to write about the history of this subculture. The first motorcycles were created by the Germans Daimler and Maybach in 1885, although in 1884 a similar model was made by the Englishman Butler.

Soon this transport gained popularity among the masses, and motorcycle clubs appeared in America. They included representatives of the lower strata of the population - the unemployed or factory employees. But the bikers subculture had not yet formed; there were only lovers of motorcycles and a free lifestyle.

The movement arose only in the second half of the 40s, after the end of World War II. According to legend, the squadron of American pilots was then disbanded. They couldn't cope with losing their jobs, so they created a motorcycle club.

The first representatives of the biker subculture were considered to be from hell, real demons. They were hunted by the press, law enforcement agencies, even politicians . And later a number of films were made about this movement:

• "Motor Psycho";
• "The Wild Angels";
• "Hells Angels on Wheels";
• "Wild Rebels"
• "The Hell Cats"

Although they showed bikers as dirty hooligans, alcoholics and rapists, these films had the opposite effect on the public. New clubs attracted romantics, lovers of a free life and thrills.

[edit] Famous people and images

• You have motor toxicosis
• Valentino Rossi, the equivalent of this Shumi in MotoGP
• Arnie
• Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda
• Surgeon all over the country
• Ralph "Sonny" Barger
• Crab kagbe

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• Lukash is not far behind
• w:Burt Monroe IRL
• And he's in the movie
• Steve McQueen is every woman's dream
• Schoolchildren don't understand
• Elvis

[edit] Links

• Motach - reservation of dvach wolves
• FAQ on motorcycles from anon. A must read for all aspiring and beginners
• Ychan's motorbike section, aka THAT
  motach
• CIS bikers swarm
• Interview with the "Surgeon". Olso, The Oldest, The Largest, The Most Important, The Brutal, The Uncompromising, The One Percenter, and at the same time The Most Orthodox, The Most Politically Correct and The Only Faithful Motorcycle Club of This Country
• The priests punished the biker for revealing the topic of boobs
• An Hero
• Dirty bikers
• How to beat bikers and metalheads

What should a biker motorcycle be like?

The bikes that you assemble yourself are valued the most.

As a rule, the equipment belongs to the class of choppers or custom (the latter are assembled by hand, and a large number of tuning components are used). It is worth noting that the final model may differ greatly from the original version. Some clubs have a requirement for a minimum power unit size, brand or color scheme. Recently, organizations have also begun to be created whose members ride sports bikes.