Bikers In The Media!

[OlliePrice]

So I have been watching 'Sons of anarchy' and before that Long Way Round/Down & Race to dakar. I never got into American Choppers. I like it when the TT is on but don't get entertained by the X-Fighters (Motocross stunts)
Do you think the media captures Bikers right? I can't say I know of any biker gangs, but I'd say the do a good job! They understand the connection between a man and his machine.

 

[GixxersShadow]

Some show some of the life, and some of it is made up, scripted etc. Living here in southern California, the Mongols MC is well known. They have a violent history, as well as a ruff history with the Hells Angels up north. SOA is a decent show, I love it!

 

[Shirou]

Most of the North-America made documentaries or movies end up revolving around Harleys. I liked "Why we ride" because it doesn't center on any particular motorcycle style.

I still haven't watched anything that covers the motorcycle use in other countries like China or India for example.
I get that the media covers certain "educated" kind of riders but they leave out the majority, a huge mass of "uneducated" riders. And with that I mean educated about motorcycle riding, not a PhD in mechanics or anything like that.

 

[OlliePrice]

yeah I understand. And It would be good to see a documentary about riding in india, shits crazy over there

 

[SwissMotard]

Bikers are almost always portrayed in a negative light on TV.

 

[Marbro_za]

We will always be the bad guys.. Cause we are different

Media portraying us correctly? No.. Just like the dont portray muslims/africans/ well bladdy anybody correctly.

They focus on the bad apples..

 

[SwissMotard]

Very true.

 

[OlliePrice]

I don't think that's true at all, we are usually cast as brave, and adventurous. Those in biker gangs are portrayed as Anti-Heroes.

 

[SwissMotard]

Got any examples of the general media demonstrating that? There are so many examples on the contrary.

 

[OlliePrice]

Let me get this straight, by media I don't mean News. I mean Documentaries and Tv series. I which case Watch Long Way Round or down. They make those two look like bloody superheros. although they did put a lot of work in and as much as I'd love to do that kinda riding, there constant battles with the unpredictable roads gives me nightmares.

They reason why I say not the news is because we all know its a ton of Crap, written to please most people.

 

[SwissMotard]

Fair enough, but typically you would use the general term media for news etc.

In films and series bikers are always bad asses, I agree.

 

[OlliePrice]

I don't ever rate the News though, I stay up to date sure. But if they aren't just going along with public opinion they are just being paid to bend the truth

 

[SwissMotard]

You said that already in the post above mine That's a whole different topic though.

I get what you mean now and am in full agreement that we are bad asses in films and series.