Why do so many dickheads expect to be allowed to sit on your bike...

[McJim]

Nobody ever wants to sit on my bike.

I think I'd be flattered...



Had a great moment on the motorway on the K1200RS the other day, just pootling along past a convertible with a couple of young boys in the back. Their heads followed me and they waved madly as I overtook.

I would have pulled a wheelie for them, but the K's a shaft drive. Shafties can't wheelie, you know. It's physics.

Another test ride?

[Laava]

Cargo and I hired a Hog in Vegas and parked it at a nat park to go for a short walk. These travelling latin types asked if they could sit on it for a photo. I said no prob and then when we got back from our walk 10 min later they were still taking photos! They apologised but I just was laughing.
No-one has ever asked to sit on the V Strom

[Scouse]

I would have pulled a wheelie for them, but the K's a shaft drive. Shafties can't wheelie, you know. It's physics.

Dont write off a shaftys ability to wheelie so easily did you watch the long way round?

[davereid]

Im happy if people ask..

Kids can be the worst, ice cream and lollie sticky-fingers everywhere.

The hog was OK, lots of the shiny chrome bits got really hot, and the sticky fingers were rapidly removed, but the ER6 doesn't really have an exhaust system to teach that lesson !

[crashe]

It ain't just a bike.......... it is your pride and joy.
Your hard earned cash has gone into buying your bike.
Why the hell should people be able to go and jump on someone's bike and put it at risk of it falling over. That costs US money to repair it cos they take off after damaging it.

I sure don't want filthy grubby mits all over the bike after spending hours cleaning her.

You don't just go jumping into their car or on the rooof of it....

Why.

Cause you show blardy RESPECT for their possessions.


It comes down to damn lack of respect for another person's property.

If I say it is ok then thats fine otherwise stay the hell away from my bike.




Oh and if I ever find the arsewipe that did what they did to my bike recently.
Gawd help them....... they wont be friggen walking for a very long time.
Plus they will be digging deep into their pockets and bank account.

[jrandom]

Another test ride?

Read my Mouldy Strudel review; the K's me mate's bike.

And 'shafties can't wheelie, cos of physics' is just an old running joke on uk.rec.motorcycles that I parrot occasionally for my own private amusement...

[Steam]

I saw some teenage kids on my bike once, when it was the dangerous Military GN model, and I was in a BAD mood already, ready to slay anyone who looked at me wrong. This was in the middle of Wellington at the bike park by the library,

I was in my black leather riding jacket and boots, I had just newly shaved my head, and as I strode towards them I shouted in my best vicious skinhead voice "OI YOU, GET THE FUCK OFF MY BIKE."
They left quite quickly.
and heaps of people looked around, startled.
It's convenient to look like a dangerous nazi loon sometimes. hehe, if only they knew i was actually a tofu-eating, green-voting leftie liberal.

[Pancakes]

Yeah it's not the cost of your ride it's the respect of asking and you being able to have control of your own stuff.

I let kids that ask sit on my bike but I don't really care if it's dirtied up or not,

For riders that want a test ride I would assume that they will swap for a ride and "The Rules" apply.

[Morcs]

I used to park my bike outside the westfield downtown mall.

The number of times Ive gone out for a smoko and some cunt is stood there casually leaning against was ridiculous.

Ive caught a lot of people standing next to it having their photo taking, thats ok.

I occaisionally let children jump on it for photos too.

In the end someone from HSBC and someone from the public complained saying it being parked there was a hazard to the public (tucked away in a corner), I was like WTF?! the public are a fucking hazard to my bike!

[Max Preload]

What do you expect at 3 in the morning.....

Actually it was 2am. I didn't realise the time of day made it ok.

I was at the Burt Munro Rally and a fella came up and started asking if Ducati ownership was really as big a financial pain in the arse as everyone makes out. Guy was an Alfa Romeo fan so I told him what I thought of Ducatis and my financial experience of them. He didn't ask and seemed a respectful kind of fella so I got off my bike and offered him a seat to see what he thought.

Yeah, but that's a completely different scenario - he had a genuine question, and took an interest and you offered as opposed to making an assumptions that you'd be fine with it. And you'd also had time to assess his fuckwittedness and level of sobriety.

Lighten up, it's only a motorbike.

Lighten up? I can't be assed with deadbeats expecting to be allowed to do what they want with other peoples posessions. Admire from a distance - that's fine but risking knocking it over causing expensive repairs - they're either not thinking or inconsiderate cunts. Perhaps both.

I think I'd be flattered...

No. It's gotten very tired.

It ain't just a bike.......... it is your pride and joy.
Your hard earned cash has gone into buying your bike.
Why the hell should people be able to go and jump on someone's bike and put it at risk of it falling over. That costs US money to repair it cos they take off after damaging it.

I sure don't want filthy grubby mits all over the bike after spending hours cleaning her.

And mine being black it's a mongrel to keep clean as it is - the most anoying thing is greasy streaks on the tank.

You don't just go jumping into their car or on the rooof of it....

Why.

Cause you show blardy RESPECT for their possessions.

It comes down to damn lack of respect for another person's property.

If I say it is ok then thats fine otherwise stay the hell away from my bike.

Oh and if I ever find the arsewipe that did what they did to my bike recently.
Gawd help them....... they wont be friggen walking for a very long time.
Plus they will be digging deep into their pockets and bank account.

Fuck'n spot on, Bevan.

[Coyote]

Don't fucking trust anyone near my bike. Last time I had my helmet on the helmet lock some fucking homie cut it off and stole it. No strap renders the thing fucking useless but at least they now have a prize to show off to the homie breeders so they get laid on the spot. What's more I've noticed scatches appearing on my tank when leaving it outside of school. That was the last nicely painted thing on the bike and some morons that feel compelled to sit on it have ruined it.

I've often though about getting some sort of taser system linked up to all metal surfaces on the bike to immediately paralyse any fucker that touches it. And I'll need some other system to text me so I can get to the bike before the bastard regains conciousness. I'll only go that far once I get a derego'd and blacked out '05 ZX10R (with race slicks) though.

[Max Preload]

Last time I had my helmet on the helmet lock some fucking homie cut it off and stole it. No strap renders the thing fucking useless but at least they now have a prize to show off to the homie breeders so they get laid on the spot.

I detect the foul stench of chinese mini chopper.

[homer]

I dont like kids full stop ,
dont go to a supermarket very often unless have to ,
dont buy anything at a supermarket that is at kids hands height,
think kids should be on those retractable leads like dogs have ive seen them with the harness on .....looks the best thing to me.
And as for the whole restraunt thing "maccas and kfc "thats where they belong i dont eat in either.

they would get a kick in the shins if they touched my bike ,

Wouldnt mind if asked, if someone wanted to sit on the bike
and then id expect to be on a ride with a group anyways .

So that would mean no kids around anyways .
They may be a TOY but there not a TOY if you get the meaning.
And then theres the risk if they touch it ,it falls over ........Then What !

I dont even let someone else fill it up at the garage....Thats mainly cause they dont fill it up correctly .

So if this slightly offends anyone that has kids ...sorry
But it shouldnt happen
I hope no one has had damage to there bike because of kids!

[Grahameeboy]

Actually it was 2am. I didn't realise the time of day made it ok.

No, however, at that time you are gonna get drunks etc and just happy people out

[Coyote]

I detect the foul stench of chinese mini chopper.

That is a very good point... Here a lot of them hooning down a local street, I should check out what helmets they're wearing