Witty comebacks at BBQs...

[madbikeboy]

Had another one of those BBQ's last night - the sort where well meaning (but ultimately retarded) people try carefully to explain the error of my ways using the anecdotal evidence of why bikes are bad...

Two examples stood out last night, the first was the inevitable story of some distant friend/relative who bought a Harley, and even though he was a super driver, he ended up dead/in hospital after only a week...

The other was less generic - apparently some american rookie footballer got his 30 million signing cheque and bought himself a bike... And in learning to ride it in a carpark, the bike threw him off, he ruptured his ACL and almost lost his contract... Did I mention he was using a Hayabusa to learn to ride...?

So, instead of the normal sigh and quiet explanation that bikes are less safe than cars, and that with proper experience and tuition the risks are minimised, I tried a different approach...

The conversation went something like...
"Bikes are evil and they will destroy the universe..."
MBB - "Bikes have a built in fuckwit detector"
"What???"
MBB "Well, there's this idea called Darwins Law - a perfect example is your friend / relative who after never having graduated through a process of bikes, he went and queue jumped and bought a Harley"
"Huh???"
MBB "So, Darwins Law means that he ensured that he'd eat shit and die by being so stupid"
"Now, hang on a minute, it was the bike that killed him"
MBB - "No, it was his arrogance that killed him, and it seems that you're infected with the same lack of logic and commonsense that he had with your iillinformed and stupid sweeping statements..."

For some reason, he didn't seem to want to continue the discussion? I'm not sure, but maybe my people skills need work -

[Grahameeboy]

I am sure that Katman can give you some tips..........but you are 101% correct.....

[Maha]

You said all that while you had a sausage in your mouth eh Mike??....

[Grahameeboy]

You said all that while you had a sausage in your mouth eh Mbb??....

mmmmm....I am not sure it was a sausage Marky.... as he appears to have been talking to a Cock.....

[JATZ]

Nothing wrong with those people skills

Quote "you want the truth................. you can't handle the truth" springs to mind

[racerhead]

Brilliant responce to such a narrow minded fool

[Grahameeboy]

Harleys are dangerous!

Come to think of it, an Electra Glide would make a pretty good Mr Whippy truck.

Yeah but where would it keep the Cadbury flakes....

[Maha]

mmmmm....I am not sure it was a sausage Marky.... as he appears to have been talking to a Cock.....

Indeed...what a puppet.....

Harleys are dangerous!

Come to think of it, an Electra Glide would make a pretty good Mr Whippy truck.

Think I will leave this alone......for now....

[Grahameeboy]

Indeed...and whats more, he owned a Busa.....

Oh for Pete's sake.......

[JMemonic]

Well said green bling for that one.

[ynot slow]

The dead give away that they know jack shit about riding,was comment about the relative buying a harley and was killed DRIVING it.

[nico]

good comeback stupit fool spreading his negative ways 2owards us bikers ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh bet he felt about 1inch tall as well

[naphazoline]

It cracks me up that people like this guy,don't hesitate to jump on a plane,and put thir lives in the hands of the flight crew,without so much as batting an eyelid.

Sure there's not as many plane crashes as there are motorbike accidents,but to say that planes kill,is about as ignorant statement,as the statement/s made by the guy at your BBQ.
Yet i've never heard anyone talk about planes in such a way.

[Pixie]

Had another one of those BBQ's last night - the sort where well meaning (but ultimately retarded) people try carefully to explain the error of my ways using the anecdotal evidence of why bikes are bad...

Two examples stood out last night, the first was the inevitable story of some distant friend/relative who bought a Harley, and even though he was a super driver, he ended up dead/in hospital after only a week...

The other was less generic - apparently some american rookie footballer got his 30 million signing cheque and bought himself a bike... And in learning to ride it in a carpark, the bike threw him off, he ruptured his ACL and almost lost his contract... Did I mention he was using a Hayabusa to learn to ride...?

So, instead of the normal sigh and quiet explanation that bikes are less safe than cars, and that with proper experience and tuition the risks are minimised, I tried a different approach...

The conversation went something like...
"Bikes are evil and they will destroy the universe..."
MBB - "Bikes have a built in fuckwit detector"
"What???"
MBB "Well, there's this idea called Darwins Law - a perfect example is your friend / relative who after never having graduated through a process of bikes, he went and queue jumped and bought a Harley"
"Huh???"
MBB "So, Darwins Law means that he ensured that he'd eat shit and die by being so stupid"
"Now, hang on a minute, it was the bike that killed him"
MBB - "No, it was his arrogance that killed him, and it seems that you're infected with the same lack of logic and commonsense that he had with your iillinformed and stupid sweeping statements..."

For some reason, he didn't seem to want to continue the discussion? I'm not sure, but maybe my people skills need work -

Or you could do what I do and tell them to fuck themselves

[slofox]

Which is precisely why I bought the bike I did after a twenty year layoff. Middle weight so that I could pick it up (just...) when I fell off ...V twin to avoid spiky power band. Moderate capacity so that I could resist (mostly) the temptation to hoon it flat out on a public road. Was this a wise choice? Well I am still in one piece after 11,000km and one low speed drop to make me think again...The SV gives me plenty to think about still and I am well aware that I am still learning and always will be...so no, I am not about to go to a 'busa...