Attitude towards bikers

[Krusti]

What I couldn't believe was that these two older ladies stopped to help these biker types.....we must look like pussies.

Old people rock

[Ixion]

Women over 60 (and watch you y're calling old!) are often very positive about bikes and bikers. Usually 'cos they have fond memories of time spent as a pillion in their teens and twenties , before the negative imaging of bikes and bikers in the eighties and nineties of last century. And they don't have the major "safety" hangups that younger ones do.

When they were young bikes were regarded as a sensible and common menas of transport for young men. And , of course, the young men attracted the young women.

[peasea]

Old people rock

We sure do.
Oops.

[Little Miss Trouble]

Right, so personally I've never been one of the people who had a problem with bikers out on the road, however... having just recently sat my bike licence and now riding relativly regularly, of course the parents and girlfriend found out. I'm 21. My girlfriends words "If you wanted to kill your self, why not just go jump off a bridge" and my mother said something to equally the same effect. Why is it that so many people look at bikes as being dangerous like that? Obviously if in an accident you could get hurt more, but this attitude that Im planning on getting my bike licence just to kill myself is so damn annoying!

Hmm, seems like im getting off really lightly!!
My dad started out riding so no complaints from him, in fact hes thinking about getting back into riding
Mummy dearest worries of course, thats what they do! she is giving me some money for my birthday with clear insructions that its to go towards the best quality safety gear I can afford
And the boyfriend loves the idea, 'parently theres nothing hotter than a chick on a bike

[Max Preload]

Been there-done that with the break-down and other bikes flying past.

Maybe they recognised you...

[peasea]

Maybe they recognised you...

Wearing a Kenny Everitt (read Sid Snott) uniform probably wouldn't help.

[Bass]

Old people rock

Some of us even play in rock bands

[idb]

Like Jim said - point out the links between underarm and breast cancer. Have them give that up if risk is an issue.

I'd think of something else if I were you.................

[scumdog]

Maybe they recognised you...

Yeah, the public use to easily recognise me as a loathsome freezing worker who was almost as bad as the cop I was yet to be, best to be avoided as they blasted past me at the side of the road.

[Max Preload]

Yeah, the public use to easily recognise me as a loathsome freezing worker who was almost as bad as the cop I was yet to be, best to be avoided as they blasted past me at the side of the road.

I guess profiling works better than you'd care to acknowledge.

[peasea]

I guess profiling works better than you'd care to acknowledge.

Funny you should mention 'profiling'. I saw this dude (patched up and with stupid apehangers) watching himself in the shop windows as he cruised downtown Wellington (he might have been perving, but I doubt it) and ran straight into the arse of a trolley bus! Farrrneeee!!!!

Don't tell him I said that tho, coz he looked tough-as...