Turning others onto bikes

[Oscar]

Who's watching as you ride........

This fuckin' guy here, that's who...

[Motu]

It's good that you take an interest on others occupations Oscar - after showing you how this wonderful technology worked,then letting you hold it...I hope you dropped it on the road,then as you went to pick it up accidently kicked it into the path of a B train?

[Hitcher]

This fuckin' guy here, that's who...

That looks a bit like the road from Tai Tapu to Little River...

[Big Dog]

I won't "recruit" because I don't need the guilt if it goes pear shaped. I do however offer advice free of charge to anyone who will listen.

I've talked several tossers who would other wise be dead into giving it a miss.

I've given encouragement to a 40+ yr old who wanted to start riding now that the kids have left home. Years later she confessed it had something to do with the look on my face once, when I pulled up at home as she was visiting my olds (grin ear to ear despite horizontal rain). Last I heard she was 2yrs into her round the world bike trip should be back by now (that was three years ago) but then again I don't think she will ever be back for long.

I've talked a mate into being more responsible on the road now that he has a kid to go home to.

[ching_ching]

I left work one day on my bike after my shift. One of the inmates saw me. Next day he rocks up and goes, "Phuuuu Boss, you're bike's the shit!! I didn't know you had a bike!" "Just got it", I says.
"I think I'll get me a bike, Mister" he says. "Way more cool then cars, Boss." Then he rambles on about how he's gonna soup it up, spray paint it with the latest schemes and race all the boy racers (of which he is one) after he smashes his lag. I explained to him about the process of going for the licence but you instantly know when your advice gets taken seriously or when it goes in one ear and out the other and in this case it wasn't registering.
Like they say, 'young, dumb and full of shaite'.
Each day when I muster and see him on his job he hits me up about my bike. He's a young kid and although talking to most of these guys is like talking to a tree, I try and make a small point of listening to him because of the current passion he has for bikes at the moment and always trying to open his eyes to at least some aspect of safety regarding motorcycling.

chingster

[onearmedbandit]

Yeah, it does look like that stretch of road. Ridden it shitloads, only been pulled once, but no ticket.

Anyway, I've showed a couple of people to ride, and it is a combination of their experience and attitude that the lessons stopped there.

[Draco]

Last weekend at the charity ride there was a woman looking at our bikes with that longing look in her eye. Her friend was trying to encourage her to sit on one of the bikes and see what it felt like as she obviously wanted to learn to ride but like myself was rather vertically challenged (under 5') and having trouble finding a bike. It sounded like she had pretty much given up on the idea. I chatted with her about some of the smaller/lower bikes i had ridden and encouraged her to keep looking and eventually she would find one she could ride. She came back to me a little while later and thanked me for advice and encouragement. I take every opportunity i can to encourage people who are interested to ride, particularly woman as we are not encouraged to the same degree as men. I sure hope i see her at the next charity ride on her own bike with that same stupid grin on her face that we all have!

[Indiana_Jones]

lol conned my best mate into getting one
Now my other mate wants one too

-Indy

[Hitcher]

I like riding through Masterton. The kids there all turn and look when they hear bikes coming. Does your heart good! I now ride through Masterton in at least one gear lower then I do in other towns and suburbs and I also run hard at their roundabouts so the Zrex burbles and bangs on the off-throttle. Nothing better than watching small children run to the mummies! There's nothing better than an appreciative audience to perform to!! Way more satisfying then the "beards" on the top of the 'takas...

[Big Dog]

I like riding through Masterton. The kids there all turn and look when they hear bikes coming. Does your heart good! I now ride through Masterton in at least one gear lower then I do in other towns and suburbs and I also run hard at their roundabouts so the Zrex burbles and bangs on the off-throttle. Nothing better than watching small children run to the mummies! There's nothing better than an appreciative audience to perform to!! Way more satisfying then the "beards" on the top of the 'takas...

Just don't get caught hanging out around the play ground but yeah have to agree on the kiddie giggle factor. I love the way kids sitting in the back of $100k cars freak out when they see the electric screen on my $7k bike move (really funny on the motorway), go the bikes Feck the cattle trucks

[wkid_one]

Just don't get caught hanging out around the play ground but yeah have to agree on the kiddie giggle factor. I love the way kids sitting in the back of $100k cars freak out when they see the electric screen on my $7k bike move (really funny on the motorway), go the bikes Feck the cattle trucks

If you like Manawatu Gorge as well be warned

[Lou Girardin]

It's not quite the same; but my darling wife, who swore she'd never ride pillion. Suggested that we take the bike to Wellington at Easter, instead of the car.
What have I done? This could be the end of solo rides.
Lou

[ManDownUnder]

This fuckin' guy here, that's who...[IMG]

Everyone, meet Officer Cyclops... one eyed in every sense of the word. At least he's doing his part for revenue collection - oh and road safety.

What's the Police slogan "To collect and serve"?

[Storm]

I was encouraged to get my road bike by guys I know through church. I had been a dirt bike rider for years, but they lured me to the dark side and I havent been back since - and I'm loving it. Gotta confess to dropping down a gear at the roundabouts if I see someone watching and really opening it up so it screams and rumbles just nicely.

[FROSTY:Me]

one or two guys n gals Ive helped over the years.
Part of the rider training thing--encourage them to enjoy --focus on what they do well --oops rambling