A huge proportion of bikers are veterans, and when the SHTF, not only will a motorcycle be the most versatile motor transportation, but bikers, by and large, will provide people and organization who will help rebuild this country.
As for TPTB, currently, they would look the other way as the mosques parked technicals in neat rows, while shooting up Lions Club meetings. There is some bassackwards emphasis going on, imho (too). Let's not mention things they shouldn't do but they are all too willing to do in the same breath with things they should be doing and likely aren't.