Do you think tattoos are a part of the mr dressup pirates costumes!
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Not meant to offend didnt mean to hurt anyones feeling I just thought it was a good question!
As to self medication bring it on!
According to this study, nearly 40% of Americans from the age of 18-40 have at least one. Britain is even higher.
There are way more tattoos than motorcyles.
http://www.statisticbrain.com/tattoo-statistics/
Well I have one on my ass of a Canuck flag and Made in Canada 1951! Butt im not showing you that! Someone might get the wrong idea!
In the past yes, but these days with so many ladies sporting multiple tats it is hard for the association of badass to still go along with the ink. More like a hearding instinct with the younger set, we had ours they have theirs.
Very true, Leem. The art has crossed over many cultural and social boundries now. Tats aren't just for pirates any more!
There's folks out there that have a lot of sentiment behind their tats and their tats make sense. Unfotunately for them, the tat has lost it's cool perception of individualism and rebellion from the norm in a sea of dip****s.....
I don't have one. I was going to get one then looked in the mirror. I realized that would be like putting racing stripes on a Rembrandt. Why mess with perfect.
'Specially when ladies in their fickle Midol Monthly moods decide to tramp-stamp themselves. Pirate Beatches.skeeter said:
I have a bunch of tattoos. Puss is tattooed from her shoulders to her toes. We never say "tat".
Puss rides almost never and thinks the HD lifestyle/pirate costume thing is laughable.I never dress up like a biker, don't own a vest, and there are no patches or pins on any of my riding jackets.
That said, I conclude the pirate costume and the tattoos are unrelated.
Oh now H C has brought in the infamous leather vest with sew ons and pins, that is anouther kettle of fish, I have to admit myself as well to be without either vest or pins and sew ons
Well, I think HC had it right going one direction: Tattoos do not mean Biker. BUT, I think going the other way, there is a correlation between pirate leather, and tattoos. At least in my case, and most of the HD guys I ever rode with. When I bought my third HD at 30yo, I also had a dragon wrapped Bar & Shield put on my shoulder. Lots of HD riders have tattoos, while most tattooed people do not have HDs. Or pirate outfits. BTW, can we give black leather a break? It was once the height of safety materials, and still has a few advantages over textiles. Kg
Agree. Have quite a few tattoos myself. No vest, no buttons, no patches. Annnnd, I have never even dressed like a pirate for Halloween.Half_Crazy said:
I have long hair a beard, tattoos, leather and a vest with patches and pins.
I do not have a hook ,peg leg or parrot.
I own several doo rags but rarely wear those my hair is to thick.
I like the vest everything on it says something to me they are tokens of my life or a reminder of me giving of myself to others.
I am well aware of the folks this thread is pointing out but while I do resemble some of them I am an individual and there are items on my vest no one pretending or trying to fit in would sport.
I own chaps but will not put them on if the temp is above 60 degrees.
No tattoos, no facial hair ( or head hair for that matter ), no vest, no do-rags, no patches. I do have a leather armored jacket that says "Victory" acros the back, and I do have a VMC mechanic's shirt with a 5yr pin. I have been a member for 5 years, but I'm not a mechanic... I once heard somebody say they could tell what kind of bike you ride based on wether you dress like a pirate or a Power Ranger, kinda funny and true. I have nothing against tattoos or patches, and I think bikers, rappers, cowboys, hipsters, etc all dress a little funny but if they dig it no skin off my back. It's just not my thing.
Ok, I do have to own up to having multiple Dickie's button down work shirts. This goes back as far as I can remember growing up on our dairy farm, though...iabob said:
I was thinking of getting rabbit tracks on my left butt cheek and Elmer Fudd on the right saying, "Come out of that hole Wabbit!" My girlfriend said NO. Time for a new girlfriend?
Vest and the occasional do rag to get me to the office with nest hair, no ink... The inked bikers I know the two are from diff segments of their lives eg military plus biker or rocker and biker or hop heap and biker and some biker ink may come along later.
Back when I was a young teenager, in the mid 70's, tattoos in general and guys with an ear pierced were rare, and as a result were kind of cool in a "rebel" sort of way. At least to my teenaged brain. Today tattoos and piercings are a lot like Street Glides. Way to common, rendering them main stream, and therefore, not in the least bit cool, IMO.
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