It has changed over the years.
Life is a journey with several phases.

1: I started as a biker. Fun tool to ride on gravel roads (illegal)

2: Than I bought a Moto Guzzi 850T. To become a traveller.
My girlfriend and I used it to discover" the world.
Trips in Sweden. Down to and around in France. And Norway-Finland.North cap. Very low budget. Cheap tent that was not waterproof, rain "suit" from a gas station. Hard life. But best time of my life. We were such a a tight couple. And did everything together.

3: Than I was drinking to much during some years to be neither. Only an active alcoholic.
But now sober since decades...

4:With work, family, kids: back to biker. Driving to and from office. And tours on Saturdays. "All in" biker. Full patch holder. Officer in MC, driving chopper. ...And I spent a lot of time restoring and building bikes. Maybe "builder" should be separate category.

5: Now back to traveller. I have no family, no work and life is in small scale. I have the time and possibility to discover the world. So now the bike is used as a tool to discover the world. The bike exposes you to the world, people, environment, culture... as almost nothing else. I am not interested to take the bike to major tourist attractions. and meet up with buses full of tourists. Nio, the bike is perfect to get behind the curtain. And see the real world.

6 But I still drive around from time to time on a 2-stroke or side valve bike.
Just for fan. So then I am a ??

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Know what you mean about rubbish tents and starvation level biking. This was one I used for a couple of years at the start of my 'travelling career' when it was all I could afford -



This was the last night of a trip back from Italy. Black and White so it's either 'arty' or a very long time ago.