Well, in the US bikers have evolved. During bike week in Daytona during the 1970's yes the bikers were wild. They would fight each other (considerately when lethal weapons were involved usually at remote locations), race down Atlantic Avenue over 100 mph at 3 am, ambush and shoot each other, the usual stereotype biker stuff.
But even then more than 3/4 of bikers were great people. I ran a drive-in restaurant on the beachside at that time and we always let bikers park their trailers on our property. Harleys weren't reliable enough to ride 500 miles to get here then and watching their owners push them was a spectator sport for us Yamaha fans.
But they've gotten older and evolved into the greatest group that vacations in the area. I'll take the biker crowd above the spring breakers, NASCAR fans, Hot Rod show goers, RV camper rallies, or anyone else. They are friendlier, more considerate of the locals, spend more money per capita, better drivers than everyone else who comes to Daytona Beach.
And lately I'm seeing a lot of Germans, Austrians and British bikers visiting. I hosted a couple dozen Quebec bikers (many of whom didn't even speak English) at my storage business for a week and we had a great time. I think the character of American bikers will migrate to Europe and replace the outlaw nature. They don't need to be bad to be good!
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