The spunky chick hitching with a helmet?

[saltydog]

Yeah right! I was just reading the "gotta spare helmet thread" and was wondering if anyone in here had actually come accross or given a randon hitcher a ride? I've never even seen someone purposely hitching with one. And a spunky chick hitching with a helmet?......tell me someone has done it.

[Gibbo89]

What? You've never done it?!

I carry around 2 spare ones... well, you know why...

[PrincessBandit]

Interesting thought. I've sometimes wondered the same.
However, for myself (a) I ain't a spunky chick so that kinda counts me out anyway, and (b) I pillion behind very few people as I'll only go on the back of a bike with someone I trust with my life...

[saltydog]

walked into that one...but I think you know "doing it" doesnt mean that? But you bro..... with 2 of them!?

[saltydog]

Interesting thought. I've sometimes wondered the same.
However, for myself (a) I ain't a spunky chick so that kinda counts me out anyway

a/ I wouldnt say that. cos you are and, b/ I'd also have to be pretty desperate to get on the back with anyone!!!

[Motu]

Once upon a time you didn't need a spunky chick to be carrying a helmet to give her a ride.And you didn't need to carry a helmet to hitch a ride on a bike either.

Of course everyone who has ever ridden a bike without a helmet died a horrible death,or had their face ripped off and were disfigured for life.

[SMOKEU]

Once upon a time you didn't need a spunky chick to be carrying a helmet to give her a ride.And you didn't need to carry a helmet to hitch a ride on a bike either.

Of course everyone who has ever ridden a bike without a helmet died a horrible death,or had their face ripped off and were disfigured for life.

Just hope you don't get saussy rash in the morning.

[Okey Dokey]

A thousand years ago when I was young and living in southern california for a year, guys on bikes used to pull up beside me as I was walking down the pavement and offer me rides on their bikes. I wasn't hitching, just walking.

No helmet law, of course, just total strangers being "friendly" It really is another world there, but fun to remember now

[rie]

I was walking down ponsonby rd with my helmet, on the way to pick up my bike. A nice bloke on a charmingly aged bike spluttered onto the pavement to offer me a lift.

I'd be inclined to give lifts in a similar situation...if I still had a pillion seat.

[Racey Rider]

I tried it once a few years ago.
Had sold a bike. Meet for pickup in Te Kuiti.
My ride home had fallin through, so stood on the side of SH3 looking for a ride back to New Plymouth.
Full leathers /boots /gloves / helmit, - good to ride.

Bikes went past, - not even a toot.
But thats fine. Picking up hitch hikers is a personal thing. And on the back off your bike is even more personal.

Would I pick some guy up That Needed A Ride,, Yes,, if I had the bike for it, and if he wasn't over weight for the balance of my bike.
And I would adjust my riding accordingly.

[Dogboy900]

I hitched in full leathers carrying a helmet once.

Had been travelling to Christchurch from Wellington with my partner and she was on a small 250. About 10k's out of Kaikoura we hit strong winds that blew her around a bit, she ended up going on to the grass verge and dumping the bike .....Then it started to piss down!
So I pillioned her into Kaikoura ensconced her in a cool friendly cafe with lots of good coffee and hitched back to the 250.

By this time the rain had stopped sun came out and a nice gentleman on a bike stopped to see why I was hitching in leathers and gave me a ride to the 250.
I had imagined I would need to walk the whole way and was very grateful!!

[crazyhorse]

What? You've never done it?!

I carry around 2 spare ones... well, you know why...

.....cause you like threesomes

[Goblin]

Last century I was all set to ride to Wanganui for the Boxing Day races. Had childcare all sorted, warmed the bike up, pulled clutch in and the cable snapped. Was not going to miss out so got the babysitter to drop me off at the highway so I could hitch a ride.

First ride was in a car and the dude freaked me out so much I asked him to let me out at Taupo.

Put my thumb out and a dude on a Harley gave me a lift all the way to Wangas. Was the most terrifying pillion ride I've ever had! We'd come up behind traffic, he'd open the throttle and the bike made a huge noise but not much acceleration. We got part way past a car then there was oncoming traffic. All I could do was close my eyes and hope we made it.

Down the Paraparas everything was scraping through every corner. The foot boards were folding up and I was shitting myself.

Got to Wangas and I said thank you to the guy and went and found my friends who were meeting me there. Racing went well and we went to a pub for dinner after. Mate got into a fight over a game of pool and ended up with some broken ribs so I ended up riding his bike home with him on the bitch seat.

Now days if I saw someone hitching with full bike gear I would probably give them a lift.

[Taz]

.....cause you like threesomes

Who doesn't? The only problem is that I'm too much for one but not enough for two

[saltydog]

Last century I was all set to ride to Wanganui for the Boxing Day races. Had childcare all sorted, warmed the bike up, pulled clutch in and the cable snapped. Was not going to miss out so got the babysitter to drop me off at the highway so I could hitch a ride.

First ride was in a car and the dude freaked me out so much I asked him to let me out at Taupo.

Put my thumb out and a dude on a Harley gave me a lift all the way to Wangas. Was the most terrifying pillion ride I've ever had! We'd come up behind traffic, he'd open the throttle and the bike made a huge noise but not much acceleration. We got part way past a car then there was oncoming traffic. All I could do was close my eyes and hope we made it.

Down the Paraparas everything was scraping through every corner. The foot boards were folding up and I was shitting myself.

Got to Wangas and I said thank you to the guy and went and found my friends who were meeting me there. Racing went well and we went to a pub for dinner after. Mate got into a fight over a game of pool and ended up with some broken ribs so I ended up riding his bike home with him on the bitch seat.

Now days if I saw someone hitching with full bike gear I would probably give them a lift.

And all that wouldnt have happened if that nasty old clutch cable didnt snap! Just look at the fun you had. A good read with a few chuckles. IF I had a pillion (bitch) seat and like you said the guy or girl wasnt a fatty i'd pick them up. When I was living in indonesia all pillions had to be under 50kgs and indeed there was one that was only 38kgs...but thats a different story...