Biker discrimination...

**madbikeboy** · 14th December 2008, 19:15

Originally Posted by Number One

Girls seem to think I am cool for riding a bike and get all curious and want to know how I got into it. Then of course they do the "I'm going to get my license and buy a Harley' yeah whatever...but of course I say "GO FOR IT! Good on you!"

Guys just see that my hair is not perfectly straight, my make up is non-existent and that well let's be honest I probably have bigger balls than most of them so I get the snotty down the nose thing. GAS - pretty little mamas boys

It's been funny to have met people from work in the lobby on my way out (full gears on and carrying helmet) when they didn't realise I rode. I get the typical - "OH do you ride?"...like no shit sherlock...Fuck your PHD really paid off didn't it! Then they ask if I ride a scooter - which always earns a scowl from me and then when they pull their heads out their arses and ask what I do ride and I tell them a 650 I have to hide my giggles when they do the sharp intake of breath and comment on it being a 'big' bike - tee hee hee they have no idea

Nice Avatar!

**Number One** · 14th December 2008, 19:17

Originally Posted by madbikeboy

Nice Avatar!

ABout blardy time I was able to change it too! I hate being stuck on one thing. Glad you like it...though I did get some strange looks when I stripped on the beach and posed for them shots

**martybabe** · 14th December 2008, 19:19

I've just remembered this little gem.

Riding down the road and I saw this little old lady collapse by a bus stop, being a nice guy I pulled over and used my long expired first aid skills to good effect then covered her in my jacket to stave off shock. Anywho I was wondering how to get an ambulance (pre cell phones) when a bus arrives.

Johny driver jumps out and I'm thinking, ah assistance, he marches over to me pushes me on the shoulder real gruff like and shouts, "what the hell did you do to her!" The little old lady says "oh no dear, this nice young mans trying to help me" So he apologises to her, not me, and then goes on to rant about bloody hells angels, what was he supposed to think.

Well, I'm kneeling down supporting the old dear and mister live and let live is bending down to talk to her....just in reach of my left arm so I grabbed his collar and slowly but forcefully pulled his ear to my lips I whispered softly

"'#]xx/'][;=**** and your f##rkin family><%"(*&))***><###';.# don't plan anything for a few weeks~~### me and the boys#%"

He radioed in for an ambo and sat on his bus till it came, quiet as a lamb.

Do some twats look down on us cause we're bikers? , yes but they are twats after all.

**MadDuck** · 14th December 2008, 19:20

Originally Posted by Number One

then when they pull their heads out their arses and ask what I do ride and I tell them a 650 I have to hide my giggles when they do the sharp intake of breath and comment on it being a 'big' bike - tee hee hee they have no idea

Yeah well you can imagine the reaction i get when I say I ride a 1200. Friggin funny as I dont tell them its like riding a tank! To be honest I have had nothing but respect from co workers and customers. Probably cos I am 5 foot nothing and they wouldnt expect it.

But when they walk in my office they see a photo of a Britten, a motogp calender and a pic of Nicko doing a wheelie down the back straight of the old Taupo track

**wbks** · 14th December 2008, 19:20

Sarge has only been here since not long after Y2K and he's already aranging playdates...

**cowboyz** · 14th December 2008, 19:32

Originally Posted by Bonez

Lol............................................

well ome people deserve it.

Originally Posted by Insanity_rules

I get people trying to suck the fun out of riding by saying "oh that must save you a lot of money" as if I was some poor scrape of a thing and the bike was some money logic exercise. .

tell them to try replacing tyres every 6 months. bikes being cheap to run is a myth.

**klingon** · 14th December 2008, 19:57

Originally Posted by cowboyz

tell them to try replacing tyres every 6 months. bikes being cheap to run is a myth.

Oh NOW you tell me! I'd better get rid of my expensive gas-guzzling Volty and buy a scooter!

**swbarnett** · 14th December 2008, 19:57

Originally Posted by MadDuck

But when they walk in my office they see a photo of a Britten, a motogp calender and a pic of Nicko doing a wheelie down the back straight of the old Taupo track

I'd love to do this but I don't even have walls! Bloody open plan

**koiwoi** · 14th December 2008, 20:04

Originally Posted by Fatt Max

"Well, you know, the whole biker thing, gives off a bad vibe. I turned a girl down for a job because she rode a bike, its just not business like"

"Well, go fuck yourself then you two bob scrawney slapper, glad I mugged you off when I did, now go sit on a big rubber c**k for yourself"

The point of this is I was interested to know has anyone out there had people look down their hooter at you because you ride a bike, and how did you deal with it.

Over to you my lovelies.....

Totally embellished story imo

You acting like a wanker would only substantiate her belief about bikers

**MadDuck** · 14th December 2008, 20:08

Originally Posted by koiwoi

Totally embellished story imo

No...never...on KB?

**Fatt Max** · 14th December 2008, 20:17

Originally Posted by koiwoi

Totally embellished story imo

You acting like a wanker would only substantiate her belief about bikers

A fair point mate,

As I said in my post my verbal assualt was very knee jerk and certainly not how I would normally speak to a lady.....in fact, hindsight dictates that the abuse was not the point of the thread etc etc

But, to claify my reasons for getting stuck in....

It's not bikers she dislikes, its me being one. I worked for this person for two years and they drove me from a job I really enjoyed because of their stinking ladder climbing corporate attutude towards anyone who does not display the traits they expect from similar stinking corporate ladder climbing corporate tossers.

If the general opinion is that I acted like a wanker or was over the top, too abusive or generally a total arsehole, then I will accept that because yes, it was not a nice thing to say. But this is not a nice person for a whole myriad of reasons that I cannot be bothered to get into here.

The point was, and still is, has anyone been the victim of negative vibes because they ride a bike?

Now, if any of you get a comment like "I saw a fat ugly bastard on a bike abuse a lady at the servo last week, so now I dont like bikers" then please accept my humblest apologies and I'll buy you a feed of beer and chips when we meet.

Ooh I say, reckon I need a pint and a pie after that my lovelies....

**SARGE** · 14th December 2008, 20:24

Originally Posted by madbikeboy

Well, you should have said so, I need some tools (I bought some SK over the years...). Would you PM your details so I can have a look...

dont do SK anymore.. quality has apparently dropped

still do T&E, Genius, Koken, Lisle..etc..

0274887457 is my mobile.. im in Parnell Wednesday afternoon.. Grey Lynn/ Greenlane Thursday and Newmarket on Friday

i tend to carry a lot of bike specific tools in stock if you need anything