The Gravity of the Motorcycle

In the universe whenever enough matter collects it begins to exert a force on the matter and energy around it. This force is known as gravity. It's, well, an attraction.

Being a rider seems to have a gravity too. People see other people riding bikes and looking like they are experiencing something cool and are attracted to it. This explains the "gravity" of biker rallies. There's an attraction about them that sucks in surrounding folks. A kind of black hole of biker mystique.

Today I was getting my hair cut. Something I admittedly don't enjoy nor do often. The young lady that was cutting my hair could see I didn't feel comfortable in the "salon" and kindly struck up a conversation about motorcycles. The conversation went very predictably.

"So I see you ride a motorcycle. What kind?"
"Harley"
"Oh, yeah? I want to ride one of those some day. I used to have a Vespa, but now I want to start riding a motorcycle."
"Ahh, are you set on Harleys or are you open to any type of motorcycle?
"Well I guess I really like Harleys. They seem cool. Do you go to Sturgis?"

I've had this conversation many times. Seems that just about everyone from the guy getting gas on the other side of the pump, to a new employee at work really gravitates toward the motorcycle thing.

I guess it's just one more force in the universe.