These biker dudes in sexy black gear – fast, powerful, a little bad and completely in control – are women’s ultimate sex symbol. But why do they make girls melt like butter in an oven? TOI decodes
There’s a reason why parents always disapprove of their girls zooming off on dates with guys on bikes. That’s because the biker dude is the sex symbol that works where even bronzed six-pack abs fail.
And the brave new gender-equal Bollywood seems to have discovered the guy candy that biker dudes can be. What started with Tom Cruise in Top Gun (when he was still the kind of guy who made a ladykiller combo with a bike), has been taken up by Bollywood – from Dhoom to Kambakkht Ishq. In KI, in fact, they’ve played it safe and got Akki to ride the same bike that Cruise rode in Mission Impossible!
But why is it that girls have to catch their breath and find something to hold on to when they see bikers like Cruise? DT got some girls to try and figure that out – and had to censor some of the answers!
Entrepreneur Sanchita Ahmed (married to a guy who owns a Hayabusa)
“I had clearly told my then boyfriend and now hubby that it’s his mean machine that I had fallen for before I fell for him. Most girls prefer an adrenaline-pumping bike ride over a long drive, which, by the way, is so boring now! No matter what elders say, every time a biker vrooms past, girls would always think of having a wild romp – I think that’s their sex appeal. The speed makes one’s imagination run wild!”
DU student Neha T
“Hot, hot, hot – is the phrase for bikers. One look at a well-built biker dude who comes and stops next to your car at a traffic signal and you think, ‘Wow! I wish I were with him. And if he looks at you – I would throw all caution to the wind and take him right there – or at least fantasise about it! Who can set a girl’s heart racing better than a biker?”
Hotel management student Niharika Canakapalli
“Bikers are sexy because of their gear. And because the machine is sexy – it makes them sexy too. It’s the power of the thing, its very macho look. Of course, the speed is thrilling, but I like bikers because of the look, the biker’s and the bike’s body. The ultimate biker dude for me is John Abraham in Dhoom2”
Meyhar Bhasin, grooming expert
“It’s basically the machine. Boys always love these hi-power toys, and women also have this image of the biker as a cool dude. It’s like Tom Cruise in Top Gun – it’s the mystique of the man behind the helmet. I mean, he gets down from the bike, and he’s about to take off his helmet, and you’re like, who is he? It’s the mystery, the machine and the body together that make the biker attractive. It’s a little brash, there’s the promise of a little naughtiness – girls always like bad boys.”
Actress Ayesha Mohan
“Girls are attracted to macho men, and bikers come in that category. Women like to be protected. Bikers are strong men, riding a powerful machine – girls like attention from someone like that, someone who can protect them. But you outgrow it too,
you know.”
VJ Bani
“Biker boys are bad boys – or at least that’s the way they are looked at. And girls are known to fantasise about bad boys. Since most parents are always a little hesitant about giving their kids these bikes, those who drive a mean machine are perceived as being rebellious. Bikes are all about passion, stunts, thrill and speed and it can make any girl’s heart skip a beat. For being a biker dude, one has to be fit as well and that’s sexy and macho.
There’s a reason why parents always disapprove of their girls zooming off on dates with guys on bikes. That’s because the biker dude is the sex symbol that works where even bronzed six-pack abs fail.
And the brave new gender-equal Bollywood seems to have discovered the guy candy that biker dudes can be. What started with Tom Cruise in Top Gun (when he was still the kind of guy who made a ladykiller combo with a bike), has been taken up by Bollywood – from Dhoom to Kambakkht Ishq. In KI, in fact, they’ve played it safe and got Akki to ride the same bike that Cruise rode in Mission Impossible!
But why is it that girls have to catch their breath and find something to hold on to when they see bikers like Cruise? DT got some girls to try and figure that out – and had to censor some of the answers!
Entrepreneur Sanchita Ahmed (married to a guy who owns a Hayabusa)
“I had clearly told my then boyfriend and now hubby that it’s his mean machine that I had fallen for before I fell for him. Most girls prefer an adrenaline-pumping bike ride over a long drive, which, by the way, is so boring now! No matter what elders say, every time a biker vrooms past, girls would always think of having a wild romp – I think that’s their sex appeal. The speed makes one’s imagination run wild!”
DU student Neha T
“Hot, hot, hot – is the phrase for bikers. One look at a well-built biker dude who comes and stops next to your car at a traffic signal and you think, ‘Wow! I wish I were with him. And if he looks at you – I would throw all caution to the wind and take him right there – or at least fantasise about it! Who can set a girl’s heart racing better than a biker?”
Hotel management student Niharika Canakapalli
“Bikers are sexy because of their gear. And because the machine is sexy – it makes them sexy too. It’s the power of the thing, its very macho look. Of course, the speed is thrilling, but I like bikers because of the look, the biker’s and the bike’s body. The ultimate biker dude for me is John Abraham in Dhoom2”
Meyhar Bhasin, grooming expert
“It’s basically the machine. Boys always love these hi-power toys, and women also have this image of the biker as a cool dude. It’s like Tom Cruise in Top Gun – it’s the mystique of the man behind the helmet. I mean, he gets down from the bike, and he’s about to take off his helmet, and you’re like, who is he? It’s the mystery, the machine and the body together that make the biker attractive. It’s a little brash, there’s the promise of a little naughtiness – girls always like bad boys.”
Actress Ayesha Mohan
“Girls are attracted to macho men, and bikers come in that category. Women like to be protected. Bikers are strong men, riding a powerful machine – girls like attention from someone like that, someone who can protect them. But you outgrow it too,
you know.”
VJ Bani
“Biker boys are bad boys – or at least that’s the way they are looked at. And girls are known to fantasise about bad boys. Since most parents are always a little hesitant about giving their kids these bikes, those who drive a mean machine are perceived as being rebellious. Bikes are all about passion, stunts, thrill and speed and it can make any girl’s heart skip a beat. For being a biker dude, one has to be fit as well and that’s sexy and macho.
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