Originally Posted by
badger1
The only comment I'd add: "bike rider" is, like "biker," to be applied to and only to motorcyclists.
That is all.
An old friend of mine always used to define himself as a motorcyclist, i.e. someone who rides a motorcycle. To him a "biker" was someone who wore a sleeveless denim jacket over a leather jacket and drove a car worth less than the stereo in it.