I know YOU meant Turks but I thought you thought I meant tourists because you said Bodrum is a touristy area!  (btw SO nice to hear the word ´touristy´ instead of ´touristic´ - a word that really gets on my nerves

   But really, do Turks not ride real, serious, big boy motor bikes? 

There are all sorts of people with all sorts of hobbies in this country. There are VW beetle clubs, MG fans and their organizations, antiquated car hobbyists parading annually, there are American style chopper fans too. But in a city of 15 million they do not stand out. A few kilometers from my house, there are people young and old doing this para glider thing fitted with small engines. There are also some youngsters turning our main street into a race track making unbelievably terrible noise especially at night. They are riding race bikes and racing with Porsches, Corvettes and Ferraris. Every season a few of them lose their lives and claim the lives of innocent passersby.