European Bikers vs. American Bikers

Miker Werner, who authors the well read MotorBiker.org, offered an interesting comparison between bikers in Europe and bikers in America:

I spent most my time around Orlando and down to Ft. Myers. During the week, I probably saw about 6 motorcycles, in the weekend I saw probably 50 (most of them in groups, and almost all Harleys). The weather was sunny, sometimes cold, sometimes warm (50-70°).

On my taxi ride back from the Paris airport, I saw probably 500 motorcycles in the 30 minute ride! And the weather was freezing and wet !!!

My initial thoughts are that American bikers is more about culture, while European bikers is more about high living costs and expensive gasoline. Go to the website linked above, and you'll see several responses on this topic.