The world of the motards(es) is very rich and diversified.
We try here to classify what refuses to be identified.
Category. | Type of motor bike. | Characteristics. |
Poseur
US style |
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Move in band. |
Poseur
nippon style |
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Only moves by avoiding the " Poseurs US style ". |
Crazy of speed. |
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He will never become a " Papy motard ". |
Poseur
Bar style |
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Moves very quickly from one bar to another. |
" The gentleman " |
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He like the old noble style. |
The pure one |
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He is nostalgic from years 50-60. |
" Always rolls ". | Motor bike not expensive and well equipped . | He does not have an other vehicle. |
Pollutants of wood. | Old trail or displaced cross-country race. | They smoke out wood with the contempt of the laws and without regards for the walkers. |
The riches |
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They roll gently to 2 or 3 in summer |
The papy |
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He ride like he wants and like the road and the traffic allow it. |
The motorist who is testing the motor bike. |
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He very quickly gives up the motor bike or it passes its licence. |
The 'motarde' (lady) |
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She is always nice even with equipment of winter and elegant, in her style and her technique of riding. |
The 'peinard' (cool) |
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He uses his motor bike to avoid the congestions, and to make a turn with his partner. It is " pépère motard " and not "papy motard ". |
The motard
in uniform |
Special motor bike | There is only one sponsor by moto. The most known marks are: Gendarmerie, Customs, Police force, CRS. They are sometimes 'sympas' sometimes less. They are professionals. |
The wise man
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Yamaha 1200, Cbr 1000, Bmw etc... | Never makes " the race " but rolls " cool " . He rides in small groups of two or three motor bikes, sometimes in couple. Courteous, he seldom has problems with the other users and do not fall He discusses motor bike without passion. |
Dreadful
(New ones on this site not new on the road) |
Boaf! | They are the dreadful bikers. They terrorize people. |