Whoa back there Ben!
I’m not trying to pick a fight, and the Admins may choose to pull my post, but that's getting a bit too condescending and judgmental for my tastes.
I don’t have any tattoos, I don’t have a beard, I have short hair and I wear a coat and tie to work, but I've been a "Biker" for over 50 years and I’ve been a "Motorcyclist" just as long. I'm now a "Triker", but I'm still proud to be a "Biker" and I don't consider any of those terms to be a status label nor do I consider any to be derogatory.
When did "Biker" become a four letter word? And when did the death of a "Biker" become more acceptable than that of a "Motorcyclist"?
Just because this guy may have done something stupid (I've sure done some myself and I've got the scars to prove it!), it doesn't place him on any level lower than the rest of us, nor does it make him any more deserving of what happened.
And I certainly don’t need his death held up as a “lesson” of what happens to “Bikers”.