We really don't know who we are inspiring to ride

**KATWYN** · 20th February 2007, 20:15

Riding home from work this avo, I was sitting in traffic at the lights.
There were two ladies sitting in the lane next to me in a traffic control vehicle. The driver lady looks over and yells out "you're brave" I yell back "yep ! cheap transport too" she says "what cc is it" I said "600" she said "wow I reakon I would do the same thing as you if I could ride one - awesome!" then the lights turned green so convo finished....but still, its cool to know that us lady riders are inspiring other ladies out there

**Nasty** · 20th February 2007, 20:22

Go baby .. I reckon spread the joy

**Motoracer** · 20th February 2007, 20:23

I remember you from way back. Good to see you are still at it on your R6. While back you were tryin to get rid of it.

Even I have one now, they'r great!

**KATWYN** · 20th February 2007, 20:25

Originally Posted by Motoracer

While back you were tryin to get rid of it.

Oh I don't remember that. Riding it and loving it more than ever these days.

Cheers MR

**Nicksta** · 20th February 2007, 20:27

lol.. i get that a lot too!!
from boys and girls

**Lissa** · 20th February 2007, 20:53

hehe My biggest fan would have to be my mum. She absolutely loves the fact I ride, and wants someone to pillion her oneday, so she can understand why I am so passionate about it.... not something I would ever see her do. I have even inspired one of her friends ... who wants her hubby to get a Harley, she even went out and brought mags about them.

I think (for better or worse) I am inspiring my two young daughters... esp my 6 year old, who cant go a day without bugging me about when she can get a bike. Its all good, can't wait until shes old enough and we can tootle off together for a ride.

**Motoracer** · 20th February 2007, 21:25

Originally Posted by KATWYN

Oh I don't remember that. Riding it and loving it more than ever these days.

Cheers MR

It was when I had my GSXR in 2004. I think you were maybe just asking about resale value in a thread and you never actually were thinking of selling it as of such.

**SDU** · 1st March 2007, 11:45

I get a bit embarrassed by some gals by the way they react to me & my bikes on the street/carparks. Some are I wish I could ride but i'm just too scared...... such a big bike, you're so little blah blah...
Had some lve their shop unattendedd to come look. Embarrassed by the attention, don't like being watched wobbling/taking off but at the same time feel chuffed to see some off them thinking if she can ride so can I!

**Toaster** · 1st March 2007, 11:49

Originally Posted by KATWYN

its cool to know that us lady riders are inspiring other ladies out there

I feel inspired. Good thread

**judecatmad** · 1st March 2007, 11:53

Originally Posted by Lissa

hehe My biggest fan would have to be my mum. She absolutely loves the fact I ride

My dad and step-mum hate it. Dad was the reason I never got a bike when I was younger. Only got one in the end cos Dave bought one for me and insisted I fulfil the lifelong dream!

Go the hubby!!

Funny how different people have different views on bikes - I love it that so many of you have support from your families and that you're inspiring the next generation

**vifferman** · 1st March 2007, 11:54

I was communtering to work yesterday, and came up behind Mrs Schoolmum taking a carload of sproglets to primary school. Four beaming little faces turned around to look at me - quite excitable little chasps/chaspesses they were. I gave them a friendly wave.

Sad though that's it's generally only the young, uninhibited ones that are like this. By the time they're 10 or so, they've learned bikers are bad or whatever and lost interest.

**mstriumph** · 1st March 2007, 12:02

sometimes you can see the idea take root in the eyes of miss [or master] six or seven as they watch you prepare to ride off from a shopping centre carpark or whatever ..........

"i'm gonna do that" and that's magic!

we were all children once ........ and there are enough bikers in the world to prove that not EVERYONE believes the negatives they are bombarded with as they are growing up [WE didn't!!]

**Toaster** · 1st March 2007, 12:02

Originally Posted by Lissa

hehe My biggest fan would have to be my mum. She absolutely loves the fact I ride, and wants someone to pillion her oneday, so she can understand why I am so passionate about it.... not something I would ever see her do. I have even inspired one of her friends ... who wants her hubby to get a Harley, she even went out and brought mags about them.

I think (for better or worse) I am inspiring my two young daughters... esp my 6 year old, who cant go a day without bugging me about when she can get a bike. Its all good, can't wait until shes old enough and we can tootle off together for a ride.

That is so cool, my family all hate bikes. Nice position to be in Lissa.

**Keystone19** · 1st March 2007, 12:02

Originally Posted by vifferman

Sad though that's it's generally only the young, uninhibited ones that are like this. By the time they're 10 or so, they've learned bikers are bad or whatever and lost interest.

Yeah, and particularly the girls. You'll hardly ever see a teenage female on a bike - the helmet mucks up the hair you know! I mean, I agree, helmets do muck up your hair and when image is so important it's a hard one to get around.

I imagine the day when the high school parking lot is full of teenage girls taking off their helmets, flicking their long hair off their shoulders, putting on their lippy and walking to class. Even better will be the day when on their way out of the parking lot they all pull a wheelie to their adoring fans!

Still, we have to start somewhere and hopefully we are promoting sportsbike riding as a pretty sexy hobby for chicks (and blokes of course, but from a chicks perspective, any bloke on a sportsbike is sexy anyway).