Do you or don't you?

**Posh Tourer :P** · 14th September 2004, 12:25

It really depends. Who owns the bike? The shop? in that case, no. Him, in that case yes. If I do ride a bike, I'll take it *really* easy. Unless I know the person well and know they are happy with me riding it. Then I might ride at normal speed. Still wont go anywhere near pushing it though.....

If I've been asked to test out a bike for someone, that is a different story. I'll intentionally lock brakes and such like, stoppie, run it to redline. For the purposes of testing you understand....

**toads** · 14th September 2004, 15:36

I don't like to ride another person's bike or drive other peoples cars either, the main reason being if anything untoward happened be it my fault or someone elses, I would feel obliged to pay for the repair/replacement. our family could not sustain that kind of financial burden, until such time as I have no dependants to consider, the answer will always be no thanks, I also don't have a huge amount of confidence with my driving/riding ability in a vehicle I am unfamiliar with.

**wkid_one** · 14th September 2004, 17:13

I will and always have accepted offers to accept rides on others bikes

**Ms Piggy** · 14th September 2004, 17:56

I'm just a newbie and have only ever ridden my bike, Kickaha did offer me a ride on his XJ550 when he was up last time but I chickened out. I guess once I feel a bit more confident in my abilities I might.

**Kickaha** · 14th September 2004, 18:02

I'll ride anything I'm offered,and depending on the value of the bike depends on how hard I'll ride it.

The most interesting thing I've been offered and ridden so far was a motorised unicycle

**aff-man** · 14th September 2004, 18:05

CK offered me a ride on his bike. And it took him a full 5 minutes to talk me into riding it. It was only on a few straights and some sweepers but after a couple of km that was enough for me. Although incredably comfortable with lets just say a lot more power than i am used to, i still couldn't shake the whole poor student sitting on a 13k bike thing.Hence me being a total nana and not taking it much past 100km/h and doing corners at the suggested speed.I suppose it's more to do with me have some ability but not trusting in it. Should go away with time i suppose.

**Two Smoker** · 14th September 2004, 18:19

Im generally hesitant when they ask me if i want to ride a bike, but then say yes..... My policy is, if i bin it, i fix it/pay for it.... and vice versa if they ride my bike.....

Ive ridden a few bikes now and its been great.... from riding a 600 and 400 on the road, to a 600 on the track... to a 125 on the road (was actually fun)

So anyone else want to let me ride their bike? im a nana... and i dont ride peoples bikes to the limit, although i might hit redline a couple times just to see what its like....

**Jackrat** · 14th September 2004, 18:22

Depends,depends,depends.
I was offered a ride on an HD before I'd ever riden one before.
Ok so I get back from riding it and he wants a ride on my Bonnie,NO FERKING WAY,says I ,an he gets his tits in a tangle over it.
There are people I,ll let ride my bikes,he just wasn't one of em and I don't bend to blackmail.
Now days I find I can't really tell much about a bike unless I've ridden it a few days and got comfortable with it so theres really not much point.
Of course there are those that I'd just have to so I could say I had.
See what I mean,Depends aye.

**DEATH_INC.** · 14th September 2004, 19:15

If it's a mates bike,no worries,i fix most of 'em anyway and would return the favour,a shop's bike yes,they have insurance,someone elses I'd hesitate though.....

**Motu** · 14th September 2004, 19:19

I generaly ride a bike if I'm offered the ride,even taken a few for a ride when not offered ( I do WoFs,I can ride the bike if I want to,if they kick up a fuss,then I will ride it,got something to hide mate?) I will let others take my bike for a ride,not really worried with guys or girls I know,we often do swappsies - you ride mine,I'll ride your's.I've smacked up a few - slammed an XL350 into the side of my house,hit the owner at the same time too.I've been in a couple of my sidecars when others have lost control - one drove the chair wheel up a power pole,the other tooks us up a curb and through a rock garden....mind you,he was the guy who I impaled with his own bike against my house.Sometimes I pay for the repairs,sometimes they pay for mine,other times we just have a laugh about it.At a trial we often ride others bikes - ask a few questions and next thing you're hauling it out of the mud or slamming it over a few big rocks - ask me about my bike and you'll be sent for a ride too.

A ''mate'' once offered me a ride on his Harley....but I was at the beach wearing shorts and in bare feet,just the sort of prick he was,I shoulda just jumped on I reckon - that woulda been Ace...

shit,I hope Oscar doesn't read this...

**Firefight** · 14th September 2004, 19:29

Yeah ,any chance to ride a bike is cool !
Like they say in the chesse ad on tv.

"Its only a bike, not scared of bikes"(or is that chesse), oh buggered

if I know , time for more rum

F/F

**What?** · 14th September 2004, 19:58

Shop bikes not a worry, but mate's bikes... only a very select few.
Have also ridden a few HD's - didn't like any of them.

**bluninja** · 14th September 2004, 20:30

Inetresting...I offered KK a ride round the track on the SV650...you know a chance to ride a well maintained bike with decent tyres

but he chose not to saying he couldn't afford to fix it if he dropped it.....fair enough. It also got loaned out to someone on an AMCC track day (getting the running in mileage done) and to Mitch's brother for a race at Taupo (monster wheelie off the start line..and lapped faster than me...bastard!)

However, I tend not to take up offers of riding other peoples bikes....guess it's a confidence thing...apart from demonstrators. Was even offered a ride on an RSV with upgraded airbox and full renegade race zorst to compare with my standard...and turned that down too. Strange that I'll offer my bike to selected mates to ride....but not take up other offers.

**sheight** · 14th September 2004, 20:43

just as long as the cc rating of the given bike doesnt exceed the 250cc restriction placed on me by my current licence...and being the law abidig citizen i am..

**loosebruce** · 14th September 2004, 22:55

No one lets me ride there bikes :confused2 , part from whitetrash but he rides mine (thrashs mine) so what goes round comes round, if i do ride someone else's ride, if i ding i pay for it, much the same as if anyone rides mine, ding it pay for it or