You Might Be A Biker If...

In the tradition of the "You Might Be A Gun Nut If..." series, here's some signs that you might be a biker:

• You deliberately look for the longest distance between two points.
• You've gone out for ice cream - two states away.
• Your commute to work sees you getting waved at by half a dozen kids.
• You buy jackets based on thickness.
• Staying warm takes on a whole new meaning.
• You own two pairs of shoes, but six pairs of gloves.
• You anticipate your helmet turning five years old so you can buy a new one.
• You haven't washed your car since Bill Clinton was in office, but your bike gets washed every week and waxed once a month.
• Fall foliage perplexes you - you don't know whether to celebrate the amazing riding or curse the approach of winter.
• Some people have sun lamps to help get them through winter's darkest days. You have a set of handlebars.
• A critter in the road takes on a whole new meaning - a much more dangerous one.
• Your clothes, your car, and your body sport some version of the bar & shield.
• Glock vs. 1911? Pshaw. Harley vs. metric.
• You own clothing that plugs in.
• You recognize any of these products: Draggin' Jeans, Joe Rocket, THH, S&S, or Vance & Hines.
• You can't watch CHiPs without wondering how many metric tons of bugs "Ponch" would be pulling out of his teeth.
• You know the two types of rider: Those that have gone down, and those that are going to go down.

That's a good start. So, for the bikers on the blogroll and out in reader-ville, what are your "you might be a biker if" choices?

That is all.