Am I Seeing The NEXT Generation Of Bikers?!?

I don’t know if it’s happening to anyone outside of Alaska, but of late I’ve had lots of younger adults and teens giving me the “hang loose” sign when I ride by them.

It’s been interesting to see people give the sign when I pass them (or pass by them) on the road or when I go to a store, work, etc.

In reflecting with friends on this I’ve come to my own conclusion (for example, Minx says I just look so good on my bike that I have “insta-fans” when I ride by ) that the movie Wild Hogs has created a new generation of potential bikers or at least people who are affectionate about the lifestyle.

For myself, it was “Angels Hard as they Come” starring Gary Busey and Scott Glenn (it’s also what made me a Scott Glenn fan). It made me want to watch other movies like “Easy Rider,” “Girl on a Motorcycle” (OK…maybe I watched that one for the girl in the tight leather jumpsuit…maybe ) and so on, building my affinity to bikers and the biker lifestyle.

Those movies made me realize that there was something about the “freedom” of riding – the ability to become one with a machine that lets you fly at ground level.

Oh…did I mention you get to wear leather jackets and have a beard (you have to remember…when I was a child, that was the sure sign of a bum according to my parents)?

Regardless, it is a good thing to know that there are younger people with some affinity to bikers in a positive way.

Then again it might be young people who, after seeing a movie, mention to their families that a motorcycle could be in their future and after lots of heated discussion see a biker rolling down the road and give a sign of solidarity.

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