The BIKERS Directory - my personal and admittedly biased favorite for the reasons state below. ADD URL. . Mission: To create the BEST BIKERS and Motorcycle Directory in the World. The Bikers Directory by BIKERS USA was originally started before BikersMag, when I volunteered as an editor at the Open Directory Project (ODP) in 1998 or 1999. They had not recognized BIKERS, like hippies, as a subculture of society, yet as a subculture we had long established roots and were growing. Everything related to motorcycles was classified as recreation, but BIKERS is a lifestyle. Bikers have a history of discrimination and wrong attitudes against us by the establishment, including refusal to serve us because of our attire, and refusal to allow us into campgrounds because of loud pipes, and constant legislation to try and regulate us. So, I created the BIKERS category and added hundreds of great Biker sites. I created a definition of biker that didn’t have the word gangs in it. Many of the older sites are still around today! I stopped being an editor when ODP tried to force me to add adult sites, which would have cheapened the Biker image. That would be contrary to our cause, which was respect, equal treatment, and the continuation of our way of life. (In the year 2000 and 2001, most of the internet sites that were making any money featured porn, so I believe that was a major reason to force the biker lady out). Take a look at how popular it is to be recognized as BIKERS today, and go ahead and put some of the blame/recognition on me and those early biker sites, along with the many motorcycle magazines. Please don’t blame me for ALL the biker wannabe’s in the last few years. Many of them were fueled by the new TV shows which have us drooling over custom choppers we cannot afford. If you’re like me and cannot afford them, just remember CHROME WON’T GET YOU HOME. There is no need to put down the yuppy biker if you feel fortunate for what you have. I’m lucky to have been able to afford my Harley Sportster 1200 XLH, which I bought as a used Harley. Even though I own one of the top biker sites in the world, I cannot afford a new Harley today, let alone a Big Dog or custom chrome chopper. It’s all part of life and the lifestlye. Be who you are, and the rest don’t mean sh*t. (Right little E?) Submit your site to The BIKERS Directory |