Often when you go motorcycle riding you can tell what kind of rider someone is just by looking at them. They often have certain characteristics about themselves or their motorcycle that gives away how much they ride, or how good they are. In general you can divide riders into three different classes. These classes can be split up into the wannabe's, weekend warriors and the professionals.
             The first class, the wannabe's, are given this name because that is what they are. They often go out to buy a old, dirty, beat up motorcycle thinking that riding it is the easiest thing in the world. Soon they realize riding one was harder than they thought. For the first few days, maybe even weeks they can barely get the bike to move. As for gear they don't bother to buy anything more than a helmet. The typical clothing is just cruddy jeans with a t-shirt of some sort. Hiking boots, a helmet, and maybe knee pads are all that they will wear to go out riding. These riders then complain when they get hurt. Maybe the lack of protective gear has something to do with it. While riding on a trail you may occasionally go by one of these guys, usually stuck or just resting because the are fat and out of shape. You then wonder how they even got onto the motorcycle. Eventually these riders lose interest in motorcycles and sell their beat up bikes to another "wannabe" who isn't smart enough to know it will fall apart after a week.
             The second class are the riders that ride by the "wannabes" on the trails, called the "weekend warriors." The group is the majority of all riders. Most of them also join a motorcycle club to meet others to ride with. When they buy a motorcycle they always make a worthy buy. Their bikes always look and run great. The "warriors" are also smart in the fact that when they ride, they look like they are going to war. They wear every piece of gear they can ...