Originally in the 40s and 50s, motorcyclists were considered the outlaws of the road. They rode mostly Harley Davidsons and they chopped up their bikes and otherwise tried to live outside the norms of society. They formed into gangs and gave themselves outlaw type names, like the Hells Angels. They thrived on scaring the public with their outlandish antics. There were many gang fights between motorcycle gangs over the years and that helped cement the image that they were bad people. They drank heavily and were into drugs. Honda tried to overcome this bad image with their advertising slogan in the 60s in which they said "the nicest people ride a Honda" and it worked for them as sales of Hondas rose dramatically and more and more regular people bought motorcycles.
a bad reputation
A person of ill repute has a bad reputation.
I have got a (good or bad) reputation and you have not got a (good or bad) reputation.
Sometimes. It depends on your reputation. If your reputation is good and it proceeds you then it's a good thing. If your reputation is bad and everyone hears about it, it is probably a bad thing.
The duration of Bad Reputation - film - is 1.5 hours.
One can get a bad reputation with their bank if they have financial problems or debts. A bad reputation makes it hard to get loans or mortgages, or even a credit card.
Bad Reputation - film - was created on 2007-08-07.
Bad Reputation - Glee - was created on 2010-05-04.
I think bad.
It means that you have a reputation and that people know all about you (as far as your reputation goes) before they meet you. If you were to meet Hitler or Mother Theresa you would have a good idea what to expect. If your reputation is good then its a good thing. If your reputation is bad (and the expression is usually used in connection with bad reputations) then it is a bad thing.
Easily(well depending on the girl). Boys who are "bad tend to get a lot of girls and if you have a bad reputation to show that you are a bad ass then great!
British Motorcyclists Federation was created in 1960.