Buying Gifts for the Biker in Your Life

 

Are you stumped on what to buy your favorite biker for the Holidays? Here're 5 tips to help you out.

1. Black clothes are best. This is obviously a generalization, but in my experience and especially with me personally, you can't go wrong with a black shirt or jacket. There have been a few bikers that I have met that wear bright, flashy colors, but they are the minority.

2. Find out what type and brand of motorcycle he/she rides and buy a shirt with that on it. For example, if a biker has a Honda Goldwing, chances are that this person won't want a Harley Davidson shirt. Again, there are exceptions here (I, for example, wear plenty of motocross shirts even though I ride street), but we're playing the odds here. Buy a Honda shirt for the guy who rides a Honda.

3. Stay away from buying motorcycle parts or accessories. This is true unless you know for sure which part this particular biker wants/needs, but then you wouldn't be reading a blog post giving advice on what to get a biker. There's just too much information to know before you order parts.

4. If you do buy a shirt, make sure the design is fairly basic. I know there are bikers out there who love the shirts with sparkles, skulls, stars, and flames, but you're way safer buying a shirt with a simple logo, or maybe one skull. Simple is best.

5. Check the biker apparel websites for their close out deals. All of the sites usually have a bunch of stuff that's marked way down from list price and chances are that you'll be able to find something that fits the above criteria. You'll save a lot of money and will still get a great gift.

Bonus tip: The tips above pretty much steered you toward clothing as your go-to gift. If that's not your bag, there are plenty of motorcycle books and DVDs to choose from (Amazon.com has many of both). One of my favorite gifts ever was a book that laid out photos of custom motorcycles as if it was an art book. Let's face it, many of the custom bikes are pieces of art.

"The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value." - Charles Dudley Warner