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Fatt Max
14th December 2008, 08:07
Meant to post this yesterday,

I was out and about yesterday morning and bumped into an ex employer at the servo.

She was a total 'zilla to work for and I was gald I told here to shove her job where 'No Man Will Ever Want To Go'.

Anyway, forced pleasantries exchanged and she noticed the bike.

"Oh, you have a motorbike now" she quizzed

"Yes" I said (under my breath) "what do you think it is, a fucking foot spa you twat..!"

"Oh", she continues "you would have never been allowed that, it gives our clients the wrong impression"

"What do you mean by that?" I enquired

"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"

My reply was very knee jerk I'm afraid and not the usual way I address a female;

"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"

Shock looked followed...something like this...:gob:....and I took off.

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.....

gijoe1313
14th December 2008, 08:13
:blink: Well gosh magolly madandy! :lol: I take it you didn't leave the best of impressions at the end there also :rofl:

As for me, when I turn up in my stinky, torn, faded red camos and bug encrusted helmet, it must be a "eeeew filthy biker scum" reaction!

Funnily enuff once they get to know me, they realise I'm more than that.

I'm a seriously deranged fellow citizen in charge of edujmacating the youf of tamorrow and how the hell did they let someone like me in charge of them alone? :innocent::devil2:

Keep up the good work there ... bringing people's enclosed world views crashing down in a pyrotechnic display of verbal extravanganza! :rockon:

madbikeboy
14th December 2008, 08:16
FM, you need to work on your people skills...!

I get this a lot. Normally from receptionists. I once got evicted by security when I turned up to the head office of a real estate office - the woman took one look at me and hit the buzzer for security. I was there to visit their CEO, who I then took a dislike to and told him he that I didn't want his business (and then I called our competitor and told him he we weren't bidding so he didn't feel the need to discount).

I work in Parnell, so occasionally get the long nose thing. It can be fun though, when I pull up next to snooty chicks in Remmers or Parnell, I often blow them kisses, or lean in and ask them for their numbers. Normally gets a smile from the posh bints.

The GF's father gives me endless grief about the bike, calling me a temporary NZ'er. We stayed there for a week once while the floors were getting polished - I lasted 4 days before I came home and slept with the fumes - all the doors and windows open in July...

Taz
14th December 2008, 08:16
Jeez Fatty you really changed her opinion didn't you??

DMNTD
14th December 2008, 08:16
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.

Yeah have had it a bit but usually things change when they realise that my bike is more snotty than they are plus the fact that I too possess the natural skill of telling people to how they could enjoy themselves in the most delightful ways elsewhere

Fatt Max
14th December 2008, 08:17
:blink: Well gosh magolly madandy! :lol: I take it you didn't leave the best of impressions at the end there also :rofl:

As for me, when I turn up in my stinky, torn, faded red camos and bug encrusted helmet, it must be a "eeeew filthy biker scum" reaction!

Funnily enuff once they get to know me, they realise I'm more than that.

I'm a seriously deranged fellow citizen in charge of edujmacating the youf of tamorrow and how the hell did they let someone like me in charge of them alone? :innocent::devil2:

Keep up the good work there ... bringing people's enclosed world views crashing down in a pyrotechnic display of verbal extravanganza! :rockon:

You sir, are a literary genius and no mistake my old trout n toolbox. Your posts are a pleasure to read.

Nobel Prize for talking posh should be bestowed on you as quick as a K Road slapper can pop the lid of a tin of lubricant.

Bling on the way my good man...a legend in your own trousers, I salute you sir....

madbikeboy
14th December 2008, 08:20
[QUOTE=gijoe1313;1849779
As for me, when I turn up in my stinky, torn, faded red camos and bug encrusted helmet, it must be a "eeeew filthy biker scum" reaction!

Funnily enuff once they get to know me, they realise I'm more than that.
[/QUOTE]

It's funny the assumptions people make. I turn up on the Gix with dead cow on my back, and they assume I'm their to steal their wives and daughters. Instead, I'm quite a pleasantly spoken guy.

I was chatting with one receptionist, and she was absolutely shocked to hear that I had an education (7 years worth) - her reaction "but, you're a biker".

Oh, btw, the best receptionist in NZ by far (well, second best, our receptionist at work is the coolest by far) is the lady who works at TVNZ. Her dad's a biker - she always looks after visiting bikers, and she's a top chick.

portokiwi
14th December 2008, 08:23
:lol:tell it how you see it mate.:lol:

Good to see:2guns: Best way to get in the crap.

Fatt Max
14th December 2008, 08:28
Jeez Fatty you really changed her opinion didn't you??

Feck it mate the bitch deserved it. In the two horrible years I worked for her she

1. Cut my pay...twice
2. Didnt sign off on bonuses so we lost them
3. Called my little boy a nuisance and a noisy brat when I brought him into work for an hour one day (the lad was only 18 months old)
4. Admitted that she supported Arsenal (that that is fucked)

...and now, she dont like bikers

so...

she can go root a mountain goat, eh......:mad:

lb99
14th December 2008, 08:28
I had a boss who was forever bringing in newspaper clippings about dead/injured bikers.
It took me ages to find a report of someone who got struck by lightning on the golf course..........

He is a really nice guy who has a genuine concern for my safety, he just couldn't understand why I would want to ride.....

Swoop
14th December 2008, 08:29
the best receptionist in NZ by far ... she always looks after visiting bikers
Please tell me more...:whistle::blip:

gijoe1313
14th December 2008, 08:30
You sir, are a literary genius and no mistake my old trout n toolbox. Your posts are a pleasure to read.

Nobel Prize for talking posh should be bestowed on you as quick as a K Road slapper can pop the lid of a tin of lubricant.

Bling on the way my good man...a legend in your own trousers, I salute you sir....

Ods Bodkin and stone the flamin' crows, I take it you like Kipling? For I have never kippled meself! Tis' a right blarney you can write with your jousting on the tarmac of turmoil and yet you still have your wits n' humor left!

Now not to toot my own horn melodiously or ascribing lofty assignations of my ability to ask askance questions, I am a most vexed and apocryphal poster of a discerning and mitigating nature.

Like you, I view life at a tangential existential frame of mind, prey to all the foibles, follies, discrepancies, dillentantes, pecadilloes and other such observations of our fellow human beings (I would say man, but the PC brigade would have my guts for garters and I shan't be banging on that drum my dear dollop of doldrum busting!).

Alas it seems I am approaching the sticky wicket of my word count soon in this post that seems to be like a doughboy rolled in sticky jam and coconut tossed into a weight watchers camp. Soon to be devoured, fought over, mulled and then with a sigh "is that all?"

So being a happy camper and with my day resplendent with the pregnant promise of more riding, I shall have to doff my cap to you sirrah, tug my forelock and concealing the tar and oil and other motorbiking unguents encrusted on my hands, give you the old sailor 'ow d'ya do!

Dear poppet, I am 'umbly your everlasting and most worthwhile servant (sic) ugh.

portokiwi
14th December 2008, 08:34
Quote:
Originally Posted by madbikeboy
the best receptionist in NZ by far ... she always looks after visiting bikers

Please tell me more...:whistle::blip:

There is a realy hot one at conternental cars VW in New Market.:niceone:

Pussy
14th December 2008, 09:02
Meant to post this yesterday,

I was out and about yesterday morning and bumped into an ex employer at the servo.

She was a total 'zilla to work for and I was gald I told here to shove her job where 'No Man Will Ever Want To Go'.

Anyway, forced pleasantries exchanged and she noticed the bike.

"Oh, you have a motorbike now" she quizzed

"Yes" I said (under my breath) "what do you think it is, a fucking foot spa you twat..!"

"Oh", she continues "you would have never been allowed that, it gives our clients the wrong impression"

"What do you mean by that?" I enquired

"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"

My reply was very knee jerk I'm afraid and not the usual way I address a female;

"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"

Shock looked followed...something like this...:gob:....and I took off.

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.....

Nice retort, FM... but it's not QUITE the NZ way... a simple "get fucked" would have sufficed. Just FYI....

Big Dave
14th December 2008, 10:21
Fuck 'em and feed 'em catfish.

Max is going to be great when he gets a grown up's bike. :-P

Bonez
14th December 2008, 10:39
Dear poppet, I am 'umbly your everlasting and most worthwhile servant (sic) ugh.You two should get married.

SlideMoto
14th December 2008, 10:47
"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"
You spoke to someone in this manner in public? id say their probably just as glad to be rid of you as you of them.

Jesus........ if that's what riding a big bad 250 intruder turns people into im never letting my son have one.

vtec
14th December 2008, 10:48
I've been working in Melbourne as a Quantity Surveyor for the past year. I just got back last weekend, and have been working as a bicycle courier mostly for the love of it. The amount of people who look at me like I'm scum when I dare to grace their sacred office buildings with my presence is quite amazing, no wonder I used to have self confidence issues. I went up to deliver a parcel to Rider Levett Bucknell (a QS firm) in the Vero tower, and noticed on the package the name of one of the directors of the firm, I pointed out to the (very hot) receptionist that I used to be a QS with his son at Fletchers, and that it was a small world, she gave me a very confused look like there was no way I could possibly be a QS. Anyway I'm not anymore, it's too bloody boring.

And yeah, Parnell, I can't tolerate that place for too long, too many self important gold diggers. I've been out there quite a bit recently cause i'm the only Deadline pedally on the fringe. Wave if you see me, I've got curly blonde hair, and I'm the only pedally in green uniform with black pants a silver bag that you'll see out around Newmarket, Ponsonby, Parnell, Freemans Bay, Newton, Eden Terrace, the other 3 pedally's all stay in the CBD pit.

cowboyz
14th December 2008, 10:52
Alas it seems I am approaching the sticky wicket of my word count soon in this post that seems to be like a doughboy rolled in sticky jam and coconut tossed into a weight watchers camp. Soon to be devoured, fought over, mulled and then with a sigh "is that all?"

.

this part of your post gets a bling because it is the only bit I understood.

99.9% of people I meet are really good. I dont think just because your on a bike gives any disadvantage. I guess it is the repore you create with people.

Bonez
14th December 2008, 10:57
this part of your post gets a bling because it is the only bit I understood.

99.9% of people I meet are really good. I dont think just because your on a bike gives any disadvantage. I guess it is the repore you create with people.Lol........................................ ....;)

Fatt Max
14th December 2008, 10:59
Nice retort, FM... but it's not QUITE the NZ way... a simple "get fucked" would have sufficed. Just FYI....

Point taken mate, but she was not a nice person.

I condsider myself steered in the right direction

Cheers.....:clap:

nudemetalz
14th December 2008, 14:12
I get looked down upon wearing full black leathers but I have had people see my Moto Guzzi badge I have and then say "oh they're Italian bikes, aren't they?" Then the snootiness disappears for some reason !!

madbikeboy
14th December 2008, 14:21
Please tell me more...:whistle::blip:

Well, she's about 5'10", really nice smile, really pleasant, always professional and courteous, and she's REALLY good looking. Did I mention she was happily living with some lucky guy?

madbikeboy
14th December 2008, 14:24
I've been working in Melbourne as a Quantity Surveyor for the past year. I just got back last weekend, and have been working as a bicycle courier mostly for the love of it. The amount of people who look at me like I'm scum when I dare to grace their sacred office buildings with my presence is quite amazing, no wonder I used to have self confidence issues. I went up to deliver a parcel to Rider Levett Bucknell (a QS firm) in the Vero tower, and noticed on the package the name of one of the directors of the firm, I pointed out to the (very hot) receptionist that I used to be a QS with his son at Fletchers, and that it was a small world, she gave me a very confused look like there was no way I could possibly be a QS. Anyway I'm not anymore, it's too bloody boring.

And yeah, Parnell, I can't tolerate that place for too long, too many self important gold diggers. I've been out there quite a bit recently cause i'm the only Deadline pedally on the fringe. Wave if you see me, I've got curly blonde hair, and I'm the only pedally in green uniform with black pants a silver bag that you'll see out around Newmarket, Ponsonby, Parnell, Freemans Bay, Newton, Eden Terrace, the other 3 pedally's all stay in the CBD pit.

Vtec, what do you ride? I'm in Parnell, I owe you lunch by now. Did 75 k's this morning on the Col-no-go, I'm a fat old bastard in need of some new knees. People told me I'd miss 'em when they burned out, turns out they were right...

SARGE
14th December 2008, 14:24
Quote:
Originally Posted by madbikeboy
the best receptionist in NZ by far ... she always looks after visiting bikers


There is a realy hot one at conternental cars VW in New Market.:niceone:

yep.. and Honda newmarket.. Giltrap Prestige in Grey Lynn..etc..

SARGE
14th December 2008, 14:27
Wave if you see me, I've got curly blonde hair, and I'm the only pedally in green uniform with black pants a silver bag that you'll see out around Newmarket, Ponsonby, Parnell, Freemans Bay, Newton, Eden Terrace, the other 3 pedally's all stay in the CBD pit.

im in the big white Sulco truck in that area

98tls
14th December 2008, 15:29
I get looked down upon wearing full black leathers but I have had people see my Moto Guzzi badge I have and then say "oh they're Italian bikes, aren't they?" Then the snootiness disappears for some reason !! Or possibly they dont consider Guzzis motorcycles mate.:Oi:j/k.

Oakie
14th December 2008, 15:34
My daughter got shit from an older co worker when I delivered her to work at Ticketek (sp?) on the bike one day. She said she shouldn't come to work on the back of a bike as it gave a bad impression. My daughter told her to get fuc*ed.

Insanity_rules
14th December 2008, 15:39
I love getting the stink eye from people. I'm a computer geek by trade and some of the priceless reactions I get rocking into the lofty glass towers of our capital city, helmet in hand and looking at these poor tie wearing cubicle pilots staring out from behind their vacant eyes like lifes jail bars. How on earth could they possibly think in a million years that they are superior to me but you know what???? They do!

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. I get "oh your a temporary New Zealander" my favourite! Ever get those guys who veil their envy and you hear something like "oh my wife would never let me".

I've never had security called on me but I do get the icy "Can I HELP you?" from time to time.

wbks
14th December 2008, 15:53
What does "temporary New Zealander" mean? Another way of saying organ doner?

MotoGirl
14th December 2008, 16:00
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.


I don't really get any negative comments from non-biker people. Even in job interviews it tends to spark conversation because they're surprised that I ride. I normally end up describing my bike as "fast" (= not a cruiser) and "Italian". :rofl: I guess they don't expect it from a young, well dressed woman in a (supposedly) respectable industry :yes:

swbarnett
14th December 2008, 16:23
I work in computer outsourcing. Most of my time is spent in our office but I do have to visit clients every now and then. For two years now I've used the bike exclusively for work travel (unless a plane is involved) and I've had nothing but positive comments from clients. I find the bike is often an ice breaker, people are genuinely intereseted and I've had several regale me with tales of their own bikes or their past biking exploits.

My employer is also positive. Only a privileged few are allowed to park their cars under the building I work in, the rest are in commercial parking buildings. They've made an exception for bikes (bother powered and non-powered) and even reduced the number of car spaces so that we can have one to ourselves.

Since I started riding again there have been three others in my building that now at least commute by motorcycle (and a fourth on a 50cc Vespa).

Big Dave
14th December 2008, 16:27
I've found being a rider has helped my career as a motorcycle journalist immeasurably.

Moki
14th December 2008, 16:35
Meant to post this yesterday,

I was out and about yesterday morning and bumped into an ex employer at the servo.

She was a total 'zilla to work for and I was gald I told here to shove her job where 'No Man Will Ever Want To Go'.

Anyway, forced pleasantries exchanged and she noticed the bike.

"Oh, you have a motorbike now" she quizzed

"Yes" I said (under my breath) "what do you think it is, a fucking foot spa you twat..!"

"Oh", she continues "you would have never been allowed that, it gives our clients the wrong impression"

"What do you mean by that?" I enquired

"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"

My reply was very knee jerk I'm afraid and not the usual way I address a female;

"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"

Shock looked followed...something like this...:gob:....and I took off.

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.....

Couldn't have said it better myself...:clap:

Whoosh
14th December 2008, 16:44
funny enough its trendy (& acceptable) for office staff to ride a scooter :scooter: while wearing no protective gear inviting time off & ACC at the slightest off. I find getting served in shops is bloody hard too, I would have thought times have changed but apparently not :argh:

nudemetalz
14th December 2008, 16:44
I've found being a rider has helped my career as a motorcycle journalist immeasurably.

Really? How? ;)

Number One
14th December 2008, 16:51
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 :rolleyes:

klingon
14th December 2008, 17:08
funny enough its trendy (& acceptable) for office staff to ride a scooter :scooter: while wearing no protective gear inviting time off & ACC at the slightest off. ...

This is the irony of it for me. I work in Public Relations so most of my colleagues are very image-conscious. And by that I don't mean simply well groomed (I'm all in favour of that) but they are totally absorbed by fashion and brand names and labels. So yeah, when one of their own refuses to conform with that they get very tetchy and upset.

I worked for one consultancy where they spent the whole time trying to find a way of telling me that riding a motorbike didn't fit in with the company culture or the image they wanted to portray. They never actually came out and said it though, so I pretended I just didn't realise that was what they were trying to get across to me.

And yes, if I had been riding a pastel-coloured scooter while wearing strappy little high heeled shoes and a mini skirt they would have thought I was fantastically cool. But because I rode a motor bike and wore bulky clothes and clunky boots, they felt I should hide my 'alter ego' from the clients.

I do feel sorry for people like that though - they put a whole lot of effort into proving how open-minded they are and would never discriminate against someone because of skin colour or sexual orientation, but OMG don't try an alternative mode of transport! That's just one step too far! :rolleyes:[

Pixie
14th December 2008, 17:13
I love getting the stink eye from people. I'm a computer geek by trade

I was unaware computer geek was a trade.
I was under the mistaken impression it was an affliction

swbarnett
14th December 2008, 17:19
What does "temporary New Zealander" mean? Another way of saying organ doner?
Spot on.
Spot on.
Spot on.
Spot on.
Spot on.
Spot on.

1,2,3,4... Yes, I think this messages is long enough now.....

Pixie
14th December 2008, 17:22
I do feel sorry for people like that though - they put a whole lot of effort into proving how open-minded they are and would never discriminate against someone because of skin colour or sexual orientation, but OMG don't try an alternative mode of transport! That's just one step too far! :rolleyes:[

My dear Klingon,they are called WANKERS,and the world is full of them.

Nagash
14th December 2008, 17:35
Oddly enough, i've only ever received positive reactions from others..

I work as a chef who already have a pretty low expectation to be 'professional' so there's no concern in my working industry, people are just curious how I carry my knives too and from work, oh be the day when a cop pulls me over and asks to search my bag..

Gas stations usually start some small talk about how they only ever open the pre-pay pumps for bikers or how cheap it must be.

Girls seem to love it and just want to take photos of themselves on it.


I don't think anyone's ever actually looked down upon me for it..

naphazoline
14th December 2008, 19:00
Meant to post this yesterday,

I was out and about yesterday morning and bumped into an ex employer at the servo.

She was a total 'zilla to work for and I was gald I told here to shove her job where 'No Man Will Ever Want To Go'.

Anyway, forced pleasantries exchanged and she noticed the bike.

"Oh, you have a motorbike now" she quizzed

"Yes" I said (under my breath) "what do you think it is, a fucking foot spa you twat..!"

"Oh", she continues "you would have never been allowed that, it gives our clients the wrong impression"

"What do you mean by that?" I enquired

"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"

My reply was very knee jerk I'm afraid and not the usual way I address a female;

"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"

Shock looked followed...something like this...:gob:....and I took off.

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.....

great story,and great reply.:cool:

if they're too stuck up,or ignorant,that they think bikers are hoodlums,well then they deserve to be told to go fuck themselves.:clap:

i don't have a problem with that.

Swoop
14th December 2008, 19:07
Did I mention she was happily living with some lucky guy?
I do believe that you missed out that tidbit of information...:rofl:

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!
Just say that you are off to a fancy dress party...
Or that due to new OSH regulations it is now compulsory to wear "the ensemble" at all times when at work, no matter what position in the company a person has.
Or...
Or...

Make the most out of winding the bastards up!!:devil2:

madbikeboy
14th December 2008, 19:13
im in the big white Sulco truck in that area

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...

madbikeboy
14th December 2008, 19:15
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 :rolleyes:

Nice Avatar!

Number One
14th December 2008, 19:17
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 :rofl:

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#%":mad:



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
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 :rolleyes:

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 :woohoo:

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
Lol............................................;)

well ome people deserve it.



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
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! :scooter:

swbarnett
14th December 2008, 19:57
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 :woohoo:
I'd love to do this but I don't even have walls! Bloody open plan :angry2:

koiwoi
14th December 2008, 20:04
"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 :laugh:
You acting like a wanker would only substantiate her belief about bikers :doh:

MadDuck
14th December 2008, 20:08
Totally embellished story imo :laugh:

No...never...on KB?

Fatt Max
14th December 2008, 20:17
Totally embellished story imo :laugh:
You acting like a wanker would only substantiate her belief about bikers :doh:

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....:done:

SARGE
14th December 2008, 20:24
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

wbks
14th December 2008, 20:40
You just left your number open on a thread...Prepare for drunkdials some time soon mate

SARGE
14th December 2008, 20:45
You just left your number open on a thread...Prepare for drunkdials some time soon mate

long as they are buyin tools dont care..

my number is public mate.. its also on silent after hours

98tls
14th December 2008, 20:50
long as they are buyin tools dont care..

my number is public mate.. its also on silent after hours Fair call,any chance you have a 36mm ring,sick of axle nuts and a big crescent.

SARGE
14th December 2008, 20:53
Fair call,any chance you have a 36mm ring,sick of axle nuts and a big crescent.

yea man.. think i got one on board if ya wanna gimme a ring(spanner) Monday im sure i can hook up with ya..

if not i have a 36mm 1/2 drive socket.. or i can order anything in within 24 hours

wbks
14th December 2008, 20:59
Well you just sucked the fun out of that one. Most people just get all worked up... Good on ya. You don't happen to have the tools you need to adjust shock preloads, do you? Hookwrenches or something?

SARGE
14th December 2008, 21:01
Well you just sucked the fun out of that one. Most people just get all worked up... Good on ya. You don't happen to have the tools you need to adjust shock preloads, do you? Hookwrenches or something?

yep.... in stock

98tls
14th December 2008, 21:01
yea man.. think i got one on board if ya wanna gimme a ring(spanner) Monday im sure i can hook up with ya..

if not i have a 36mm 1/2 drive socket.. or i can order anything in within 24 hours Even better in the break between posts i was reminded (few of us here) of how many sockets are missing......always the ones i need....after helping a few mates out in the last year or so,pm me a price for a small mm socket set (with drive) and a 36 ring.

Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)
14th December 2008, 21:04
Good on you - wait long enough and you get your opportunity. Sounds like she totally deserved it.

I must admit I have had positive experiences with my workplaces. In fact I worked for the Secretary of Transport and 2YC and often in introductions they would mention I rode a motorbike. And they would mention it was a BMW. Trouble is I only had the bike 3 hours and got a massive speeding ticket - the cop just about wet himself when he found out I worked for his boss'es boss. I had to keep that one bloody quiet.

Work for lawyers still took the bike and changed into corporate gear. Yeah at the end of the day there were some raised eyebrows but not in a negative way. I would think also because I'm female.

Only once did I have an odd reaction from a woman in a dairy in the wop wops of the East Cape - I was travelling on my own as usual - packed up with tent and panniers and walked in - she just waited looked towards the door as I stood there and then she said 'where's your husband' are you on your own. Yes I said - oh you are brave. I actually think I did make a derogatory comment that time about I have yet to find a man with balls to join me on a trip like this. It's too far for them or they can't hack tenting. Bit of humour. Anyway I'm used to travelling on my own and I love those trips.

SARGE
14th December 2008, 21:07
i for one dont ride for anyone else but me.. if someone thinks im a filthy biker.. so be it..saves me 5 minutes of talking to an ass


i ride for me.. you dont like bikers.. ?freedom is awesome innit?

wbks
14th December 2008, 21:21
How much............

SARGE
14th December 2008, 21:23
How much............

if ya have to ask ya cant afford it...

Lucy
15th December 2008, 02:13
Meant to post this yesterday,

I was out and about yesterday morning and bumped into an ex employer at the servo.

She was a total 'zilla to work for and I was gald I told here to shove her job where 'No Man Will Ever Want To Go'.

Anyway, forced pleasantries exchanged and she noticed the bike.

..

This sort of behaviour disgusts me. "Forced pleasantries"....? I don't even know what that phrase means. Presumably it means talking of some sort, and if you really were at a gas station, shouldn't you have been eating a pie and therefore rendered unable to speak?

Sigh. Noob.

:bash:

Swoop
15th December 2008, 07:41
"Forced pleasantries"....? I don't even know what that phrase means.
Essentially, being polite even though you do not want to be.

"Hello! Haven't seen you in ages!" While really thinking "fuck. I go out of my way to avoid this pencil-dicked, shit-for-brains, fucktard".

Sparrowhawk
15th December 2008, 07:44
To be fair, most of the responses I get are positive. Occasionally I get called a temporary nz'er. I just say 'nah, can't be bothered moving to oz'.

My works all good about it, my boss used to ride. I too get the comments 'my wife would never let me'. I laugh & tell them my wife rides too, and has her own bike :Punk: Their reaction is always priceless :gob:

madbikeboy
15th December 2008, 10:14
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 :rofl:

Well, you scrub up really well, and such a nice beach and sunshine for Wellington... :woohoo:

You crack me up BTW.

Oscar
15th December 2008, 10:24
I had a boss who was forever bringing in newspaper clippings about dead/injured bikers.
It took me ages to find a report of someone who got struck by lightning on the golf course..........

He is a really nice guy who has a genuine concern for my safety, he just couldn't understand why I would want to ride.....

I play cricket with a Doctor, who delights in telling me tales of gore to do with motorcycles. The one that really got me was when he described the noise a freshly amputated leg makes when he drops it in the bucket...

Oscar
15th December 2008, 10:30
i for one dont ride for anyone else but me.. if someone thinks im a filthy biker.. so be it..saves me 5 minutes of talking to an ass


i ride for me.. you dont like bikers.. ?freedom is awesome innit?

Occasionally I wear an England Rugby shirt (I was born there) and it brings out some interesting comments. Several conversations with drunken Kiwi and Aussie Rugby fans were along the lines of:

Idjut: "Waz that fuckin' shirt ya got on yer dickhead...?"

Oscar: "This? It's a fuckwitdetector..."

Idjut: "A waa...?"

Oscar: "A fuckwit detector...(pause for effect)....and it's worked again!!!"

madbikeboy
15th December 2008, 13:00
Occasionally I wear an England Rugby shirt (I was born there) and it brings out some interesting comments. Several conversations with drunken Kiwi and Aussie Rugby fans were along the lines of:

Idjut: "Waz that fuckin' shirt ya got on yer dickhead...?"

Oscar: "This? It's a fuckwitdetector..."

Idjut: "A waa...?"

Oscar: "A fuckwit detector...(pause for effect)....and it's worked again!!!"

So much for English reserve... :laugh:

klingon
15th December 2008, 14:12
I play cricket with a Doctor, who delights in telling me tales of gore to do with motorcycles. The one that really got me was when he described the noise a freshly amputated leg makes when he drops it in the bucket...

I hope he does the same for all car drivers, pushbike riders, people who use lawn mowers, farmers, construction workers and people with diabetes.

Oh, and does he do sense of humour transplants? I seriously think I need one today. :Oops:

madbikeboy
15th December 2008, 14:14
yea man.. think i got one on board if ya wanna gimme a ring(spanner) Monday im sure i can hook up with ya..

if not i have a 36mm 1/2 drive socket.. or i can order anything in within 24 hours

I just met with Sarge, he's as right wing as I am. We have a plan for dealing with some of the wider world issues, and I can promise you it won't hurt a bit.

I got some tools!, and a measuring implement so I can buy more tools!

pritch
15th December 2008, 14:40
The point was, and still is, has anyone been the victim of negative vibes because they ride a bike?

Many moons ago, I turned up at a large Auckland hotel and was turned away. This was before the days of cordura so I was in blue nylon, if a bit bug splattered...

These days I book before I arrive which seems to work...

Friends of mine, not bikers, arrived at an upmarket Auckland hostelry dressed for a hot drive (this was in the days pre universal aircon). They arrived at the reception desk in football shorts and t shirts to be told,
"The rubbish tins are round the back guys."

So it ain't only us...

Big Dave
15th December 2008, 15:05
and it's worked again!!!"


Aye - We've never underestimated the ability of an England jersey to attach itself to one.

Oscar
15th December 2008, 15:30
Aye - We've never underestimated the ability of an England jersey to attach itself to one.



- why would you be wearing one?


Are you English?
You don't seem to speak the language...

Oscar
15th December 2008, 15:34
I hope he does the same for all car drivers, pushbike riders, people who use lawn mowers, farmers, construction workers and people with diabetes.

Oh, and does he do sense of humour transplants? I seriously think I need one today. :Oops:

There's the rub - he's see those people as normal - in his opinion we choose to put ourselves in harms way...

gijoe1313
15th December 2008, 15:40
And now for something completely different ...

ying tong ying tong iddy i po!

I find that there is no discrimination against me, since I am a ninja. I always seem to surprise people here and there! Ruck them!

I flind that if you sneak verry softwy, you catchy big monkee more easiry! Ruck you!

Actually kids find it amusing, people do double takes and I generally am very careful riding around Ruatoria and other such places where discrimination takes place! :innocent:

Oscar
15th December 2008, 15:44
And now for something completely different ...

ying tong ying tong iddy i po!

I find that there is no discrimination against me, since I am a ninja. I always seem to surprise people here and there! Ruck them!

I flind that if you sneak verry softwy, you catchy big monkee more easiry! Ruck you!

Actually kids find it amusing, people do double takes and I generally am very careful riding around Ruatoria and other such places where discrimination takes place! :innocent:

This deserves more....


(Orchestral intro)

Tenor: There's a song that I recall
My mother sang to me.
Spriggs (off): Oh! (a sigh)
Tenor: She sang it as she tucked me in
When I was ninety-three.

(harp plays a rising chord...)

Spriggs: I diddle, I. Who was that bum?

Bluebottle + Spriggs:
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po,
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong (bluebottle drops behind)
Ying tong iddle I po
Spriggs: Keep lad up. Keep.
Bluebottle: Keep up lad up.


Both: Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Spriggs: lad
Both: Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po (lad)
Iddle I po (lad)

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong (Spriggs: iddle) (Bluebottle: ying tong)
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong iddle

Bluebottle (spoken):
Ying tong iddle I po!
(short raspberry, Secombe)

Both: Oh!
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po!

(trumpet bit)

Bluebottle:
Ying. Ying tongy tongy.
Ying tong iddle I po.
Ying tong iddle I po.
(Secombe under this: What a lovely lovely boy!)
(or Secombe under this: What a lovely melody devine!)
Ying ying ying tongy tongy.
(Milligan: Get out the rifle, sir.)
(or Milligan: Get off the record.)
Yeeeng.
Ying tong ying tong d'gy-n'o.
Ying tong d'ga.
(Secombe: Get away.)
D'g d'g d'ga.
Ying tong iddle I po.

Seagoon:Hear that crazy rhythm
Driving me insane.
Strike your partner on the bonce (bonk?).
(thump)
Eccles: Ooh. I felt no pain.
(Seagoon screeches)

Seagoon, Bluebottle and Eccles:
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying...

(harp chord rises)

Soprano: Take me back to Vienna....

(Raspberry section, probably Milligan)

Bloodnok: Ohhhhh!
Eccles: Oh!

(harp chord)

Soprano: Take me back to Vienna, where the....

(crash!)

Seagoon, Spriggs and Bluebottle (far off):
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po

(mad dash to foreground)

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
(Spriggs: where's he going lad?)
(BB: I don't know)
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po

Seagoon: LOOK OUT!
(cry from Bluebottle)

(mad dash to distance)

(hastily)
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po

(dash to foreground)

Ying tong...

(whine of bomb dropping, explosion)

Double speed, but same tempo, Goons:

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po.

Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po.

One: Ying! Tongy tongy tongy.
Yiddy diddy diddy da daaa. Ying diddy.
Ying tong diddle. Yiddada boo.
(rhythmic thigh slapping, raspberry)

All Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle
Ying tong iddle I po
Ying tong ying tong
Ying tong iddle I po
Iddle I po.

Eccles: Whoooooh!

Big Dave
15th December 2008, 15:51
I find that there is no discrimination against me, since I am a ninja.

Ha! There ya go. I just thought you were flat out loopy.

martybabe
15th December 2008, 16:00
This deserves more....

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mstriumph
15th December 2008, 16:17
discriminate against me? that'd be fun ...... i'm in a bad mood today anyway, be nice to have someone to make pay for it. :rolleyes:

MIXONE
15th December 2008, 16:27
And all this time I thought it twas I is ugly.Now I know it's cause I ride a murdersickle.Fuckem then I say.

Insanity_rules
15th December 2008, 17:06
I was unaware computer geek was a trade.
I was under the mistaken impression it was an affliction

Trade and a cross to bear.

Oscar
15th December 2008, 17:11
And all this time I thought it twas I is ugly.Now I know it's cause I ride a murdersickle.Fuckem then I say.

Nah, I realised ages ago it had nought to do with bikes.
People in completely separate areas of my life (cricket team, werk and social circles), all think I'm a cahnt...

Big Dave
15th December 2008, 17:13
Nah, I realised ages ago it had nought to do with bikes.
People in completely separate areas of my life (cricket team, werk and social circles), all think I'm a cahnt...


We loves ya baby. - Kojak.

Oscar
15th December 2008, 17:14
We loves ya baby. - Kojak.

Aw crap. I'm obviously not trying hard enough...

Ixion
15th December 2008, 17:15
Nah, I realised ages ago it had nought to do with bikes.
People in completely separate areas of my life (cricket team, werk and social circles), all think I'm a cahnt...

Yes, but that is because you ARE a cahnt, surely? The question the OP posed was whether bikers who are NOT cahnts suffer discrimination because of being bikers. Obviously everyone is going to discriminate against YOU (on account of being a cahnt) :devil2:

Oscar
15th December 2008, 17:17
Yes, but that is because you ARE a cahnt, surely? The question the OP posed was whether bikers who are NOT cahnts suffer discrimination because of being bikers. Obviously everyone is going to discriminate against YOU (on account of being a cahnt) :devil2:

Ah, but was the discrimination I suffered as a biker that made me into cahnt?





























Personally, I think it's a natural talent, but who knows...?:bleh:

gijoe1313
15th December 2008, 21:52
I find that Big tall men in black leathers (ala Big Dave, Gremlin, et. al) are all discriminating ... they discriminate against others by being intimidating :oi-grr:

Mind you, I guess in a line up they would be more likely to face the flak, so fair cop guv'nor! What's good for the goose is good for the gander! :msn-wink:

Big Dave
15th December 2008, 22:22
Intimidating? You haven't met the co-pilot.

gijoe1313
15th December 2008, 22:25
Intimidating? You haven't met the co-pilot.

Too true. The iron lady in the velvet body glove that can keep you toeing the line must be respected!

SARGE
15th December 2008, 22:26
Intimidating? You haven't met the co-pilot.

yes i have..

bit of a velvet glove mate..

Big Dave
15th December 2008, 22:27
Too true. The iron lady in the velvet body glove that can keep you toeing the line must be respected!

Chuck Norris calls her Ma'am.

gatch
16th December 2008, 00:03
discrimination ? i think its plain old jealousy..

discriminates alike know just as we do, they want what we have..

BIG FARKIN LEATHERY BALLS :woohoo:

JohnR
16th December 2008, 09:02
...but I do get the icy "Can I HELP you?" from time to time.

No thanks, I'm just casing the joint. :innocent:

gijoe1313
16th December 2008, 09:21
Chuck Norris calls her Ma'am.

Shivers ran down my spine ...

pritch
16th December 2008, 09:30
Chuck Norris calls her Ma'am.

Not too scary. As long as he doesn't call her "Sir".

Tank
16th December 2008, 09:32
Shivers ran down my spine ...

You have a spine?

You call your bikes "Daisy, Pippi, Betsy" FFS.
:oi-grr:










p/t obv GIJoe - :2thumbsup

vifferman
16th December 2008, 09:58
Not any that's been noteworthy.
You always get the the "You rode in this weather?!?" comments from someone who got damp walking from their car parked a block away from the office, whereas you're totally dry, despite your gear being wettish.
And there's the one who "... used to ride a bike years ago, but then I had an accident and wet my pants and was too scared to ever ride again!"
And those who "... used to have an XYZ 250 but I grew out of it / started a family / got boring / wish I could get another one..."
But I don't remember anything terribly adverse; most people are either a bit curious, or a bit envious, or just totally ignorant and ask dumb questions - some of which get dumb answers, but mostly I try to educate, even though it's obvious many people just don't get it.

I like being a bit different.

I like being able to have a somewhat different persona as a biker than I do at other times. When I'm in the car, I'm a biker in a car, but no-one except me knows that. When I'm on my bike, I *know* that I'm on my bike, and other people do too. I love that little kids (only up to a certain age) are fascinated, and get very excited if I acknowledge them.
I dunno if I like Boi RaceRs noticing I'm on a bike, as I have to choose whether to ignore them or blow them into the weeds, and sometimes I can't be bothered with that, or the "Pull a wheelie!" nonsense. I am not entertainment for them.

Discrimination? Pah!
I'm a biker - I don't really give a toss.

Big Dave
16th December 2008, 10:05
Not too scary. As long as he doesn't call her "Sir".

Don't Police women double take when you call them that!

Ixion
16th December 2008, 11:07
Ah, I just now managed to put in a bit of reverse discrimination.

Toddling back to the orifice from collecting my lunch, and lo and behold there's a strange Katana parked by the front door.

Ask the receptionist biddy "Whos wiv da muddacycle". Some dude applying for a job it seems . Not in my department, alas, but I still put in a good word for him with TPTB. Anyone who rides a Katana can't be *totally* bad. Dunno if it'll do much good, but y'never know.

gijoe1313
16th December 2008, 11:25
You have a spine?

You call your bikes "Daisy, Pippi, Betsy" FFS.
:oi-grr:










p/t obv GIJoe - :2thumbsup

:oi-grr: I am under the thumb of those particular girls, the lil'ol'hornet and Big Ol'Hornet being guys are happy as a pig in a poke in mud. They require a lot of coaxing, teasing, fiddling and attention being two-stroker girls ...

As for the Hornets they just want to ride quick n'easy as you please. I just give them a quick pat on the tanks and they are tickled pink, the others ... a never ending list of things to gubbinz up, lube, tighten etc etc .. :sweatdrop :spanking:

I know my place. That's why we loves them two strokers we does :love:

MsKABC
16th December 2008, 15:21
I don't frequent KB much anymore as I haven't ridden for quite a while so I feel like a bit of a fraud even being here, but in my personal experience...

There seems to be a bit of a double standard re society attitudes towards bikers. If you are a bloke, you're either considered a yob or a testosterone junkie with too many toys, depending on what your bike & leathers look like. If you're a woman, you're either a dyke or a really cool chick, depending on what you look like.

Fortunately for me I guess, I always struck the latter of the two, and when I was a teacher my students especially thought I was cool :shifty: There was this one kid, we'll call him "Dusty" (coz that was his name) who worked in Pak n Save. He saw me there one day in my leathers: "Oh wow Miss, do you ride a MOTORBIKE???" "No Dusty, I'm just a really, really bad driver - I've had 12 crashes this week - so I wear extra protection when I drive" :laugh:

I quite often got "Oh, you ride a motorcycle...don't you know how dangerous that is?" :rolleyes:

Badjelly
16th December 2008, 15:42
I like being a bit different.

I like being able to have a somewhat different persona as a biker than I do at other times. When I'm in the car, I'm a biker in a car, but no-one except me knows that. When I'm on my bike, I *know* that I'm on my bike, and other people do too. I love that little kids (only up to a certain age) are fascinated, and get very excited if I acknowledge them.
I dunno if I like Boi RaceRs noticing I'm on a bike, as I have to choose whether to ignore them or blow them into the weeds, and sometimes I can't be bothered with that, or the "Pull a wheelie!" nonsense. I am not entertainment for them.

Discrimination? Pah!
I'm a biker - I don't really give a toss.

You like people to notice you're a bit different, and you don't give a toss. :confused:

vifferman
16th December 2008, 16:07
You like people to notice you're a bit different, and you don't give a toss. :confused:
Is that what it sounded like I meant in my ramblings? Hmmmm....
It should sound like, "I'm conscious of the differentness and after many years I don't generally care what people think of it".

I'm generally used to being ignored. I'd make a good criminal because there's something about me (blandness? banality? my cloak of invisibility?) that renders me forgettable, unmemorable and easily overlooked. Even my Mutant Offspring sometimes don't notice whether I'm there or not (once I was overseas for over a week before the youngest noted my absence!).
Being on a bike is the only time when I really don't feel like a nothing.

Of course, in D'Auckland I sometimes get ignored at intersections, which is why I have three horns on my bike.

Badjelly
16th December 2008, 16:15
You like people to notice you're a bit different, and you don't give a toss. :confused:


Is that what it sounded like I meant in my ramblings? Hmmmm.... It should sound like, "I'm conscious of the differentness and after many years I don't generally care what people think of it".

Fair enough. I was probably being a bit harsh there.

SPman
16th December 2008, 16:16
. Anyway I'm not anymore, it's too bloody boring.


Aaaaaargh - if only. Trouble is, each time I make noises about leaving, they pay me more - I've never worked so little, for so much!

vifferman
16th December 2008, 16:16
Fair enough. I was probably being a bit harsh there.
You should've spoken (written?) a bit louder - I didn't notice.

Insanity_rules
16th December 2008, 23:11
"Oh wow Miss, do you ride a MOTORBIKE???" "No Dusty, I'm just a really, really bad driver - I've had 12 crashes this week - so I wear extra protection when I drive" :laugh:

I quite often got "Oh, you ride a motorcycle...don't you know how dangerous that is?" :rolleyes:

Well its better than riding a bike wearing nothing (but a helmet and shoes), I'm still banned from a camp ground at the mount to this very day!

Hey I thought it would be a great New Years eve prank, but some people have no sense of humor.

MsKABC
17th December 2008, 06:50
Well its better than riding a bike wearing nothing (but a helmet and shoes), I'm still banned from a camp ground at the mount to this very day!

Hey I thought it would be a great New Years eve prank, but some people have no sense of humor.

I'm imagining gravel rash in places that would make your eyes water :cry:

....so you're not particularly...um...attached to your boy-bits then? :lol:

Pixie
17th December 2008, 07:06
I"Oh wow Miss, do you ride a MOTORBIKE???" "No Dusty, I'm just a really, really bad driver - I've had 12 crashes this week - so I wear extra protection when I drive"

Sue Bradford says that reply is child abuse

MsKABC
17th December 2008, 07:19
Sue Bradford says that reply is child abuse


Did you ask her then? Say hi from me next time you're having lunch with her ;)

madbikeboy
17th December 2008, 10:11
Of course, in D'Auckland I sometimes get ignored at intersections, which is why I have three horns on my bike.

No wonder your VFR makes me ... horny... :bleh:

Insanity_rules
17th December 2008, 21:25
I'm imagining gravel rash in places that would make your eyes water :cry:

....so you're not particularly...um...attached to your boy-bits then? :lol:

Nah problem solved, I just tied it round my waist! Don't want the one eyed trouser monster dragging on the ground do we?

MsKABC
17th December 2008, 21:34
Nah problem solved, I just tied it round my waist! Don't want the one eyed trouser monster dragging on the ground do we?

:rofl: I would bling you for that but I have to bling someone else first!

Insanity_rules
17th December 2008, 21:40
:rofl: I would bling you for that but I have to bling someone else first!

Well your on to me. I enjoy a good blinging, as long as you're gentle!

:wari: :doobey:

Ixion
17th December 2008, 21:48
:rofl: I would bling you for that but I have to bling someone else first!


Nay, he's fibbing. And clearly never actually tried it, because if he had, he would know that try as you may, it's impossible to tie it so the knot doesn't slip. Even if you wrap it round your waist twice it still comes undone .

MsKABC
17th December 2008, 21:52
Nay, he's fibbing. And clearly never actually tried it, because if he had, he would know that try as you may, it's impossible to tie it so the knot doesn't slip. Even if you wrap it round your waist twice it still comes undone .

So you'd have to splice it like a rope then, is that what you're saying? :gob:

Ixion
17th December 2008, 21:55
Well, that would be one possibility, albeit painfull.

The most practical solution is to toss it over ones shoulder, wrapping it round as many times as are required, like a Scotchman's plaid or a Mexican bandit's bandolier

Insanity_rules
17th December 2008, 21:57
Nay, he's fibbing. And clearly never actually tried it, because if he had, he would know that try as you may, it's impossible to tie it so the knot doesn't slip. Even if you wrap it round your waist twice it still comes undone .

Untrue sir, A figure of eight stopper knot does the trick rather well. As you can see in this handy illustration.

Ixion
17th December 2008, 21:59
Well, yes, of course, if you're talking about something as thin as *that*. Anyone can tie a knot in a piece of string. Tying the same knot is a ship's hawser is another matter.

Insanity_rules
17th December 2008, 22:06
Well, yes, of course, if you're talking about something as thin as *that*. Anyone can tie a knot in a piece of string. Tying the same knot is a ship's hawser is another matter.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Touche sir, I have been bested. I think the size comes from my heritage as I'm told we scots are tight fisted w@nkers.