A motorcyclist is a doctor; he is a lawyer, a father, mother, son, daughter, or grandparent. A motorcyclist could be a teacher, a student, mechanic, or congressman. But so often they are given the title "biker" without taking the time to look at who they really are. Bikers are often labeled as rebels. They are perceived to be hell-bent, wild and crazy. Many people see their motorcycles, tattoos, and leather and label them as bad asses and see them as social outcasts. They are depicted as gangs instead of what they really are, families.
             Their appearance has alot to do with the negative stereotyping that they receive. People tend to think that they wear black leather for some kind of an intimidation factor and therefor view them as bad asses. When in fact, they simply wear it to protect their skin when they're out on the open road. People usually view their bandannas in the same way. When most of them actually wear bandannas to control their hair.
             They are called freaks and outcasts because of they're tattoos. Some people even think of them as a type of gang symbol. When they are actually just a way of expressing their creactivity, dreams, and spirituality. Their subculture accepts and appreciates this as a unique form of art whereas most of society sees it as tasteless and tacky.
             As you can see, all of these factors that people base their stereotypes off of actually have reasonable and logical reasons. But there is yet another reason alot of bikers feel as though gives them a bad reputation. Which is the media and entertainment industry. These sources often depict bikers as hard core drug addicts who throw caution to the wind. When in actuality bikers ride for many good causes and help many needy people. They participate in charitable rides and orchestrate their own fund-raisers. They raise money for many organizations on rides and through games and events such as potato races, balloon tosses, slow races,...