Ever been accused?

makenzie71 · December 29, 2005, 08:18:52 PM

The other day I'm driving to work and I catch a friend of mine out in his garage beside his bike. This guy decided all of a sudden that he wanted a bike and he'd always wanted a harley...so he just goes and gets one. Shortly after he was going to pass a grain truck and the idiot didn't tarp his load. A wind hit at the right time and scatterned corn all over the asphault. Not having the experience needed to handle the situation he lowsided. He sprained his elbow, I think, and broke a peg and the brake lever (and the windshield but who needs one of those?).

Anyway, he's out there tinkering and I hadn't got a chance to really check his bike out (new black sportster) so, naturally, I stopped. Hes trying to find a way to get a charger on it because he accidently left the key on so I show him the best places to hook up. Then I ask if he's going to ride any that very nice christmas day. He says no, that he's probably not going to be doing any more riding until spring. I said I didn't understand how he could do that. His reply was original...to me:

"Well it's a bit chilly anymore and I'm not a real biker like you."

Made me feel somewhat respectable...or good...or something...sure made me feel like I was cool.

Tripping on my shoelaces on my way back to the truck fixed that, though.

jake42 · December 29, 2005, 08:40:18 PM

not like that, but the cruiser, tshirt no helmet guy in my neighborhood and his friends sometimes tell me I"m not a real biker cuz I wear gear in the middle of summer and never ride without my helmet.
Jake

annguyen1981 · December 29, 2005, 08:54:45 PM

Quote from: jake42not like that, but the cruiser, tshirt no helmet guy in my neighborhood and his friends sometimes tell me I"m not a real biker cuz I wear gear in the middle of summer and never ride without my helmet.
Jake

Ignore those people about the helmet. You get more respect when you do anyway. Connecticuit doesn't have a helmet law, and people who don't wear helmets are referred to as "Organ Donors" (Probably the same everywhere)

Besides... I wear my helmet to meet girls...

This way, they can't see my ugly mug. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

jake42 · December 29, 2005, 09:36:30 PM

I teach here at the school of nursing and all the trauma and er nurses call them motordonors or cadavercycles. Since the PA helmet law went into effect in September of 04, there's been no shortage of good, pink organs in pittsburgh according to them.

Jake

john · December 29, 2005, 10:09:08 PM

There's no helmet law here in AZ but I always wear one and my joe rocket one-time-crash mesh jacket. The no helmet guys think us safety minded guys are ghey but who cares what they think.

annguyen1981 · December 29, 2005, 10:47:03 PM

Quote from: johnThere's no helmet law here in AZ but I always wear one and my joe rocket one-time-crash mesh jacket. The no helmet guys think us safety minded guys are ghey but who cares what they think.

At least we have a better chance of being able to think after a crash, unlike the hardcore organ donors. :lol:

Jake D · December 30, 2005, 08:30:48 AM

Kansas (which is a state very near Kansas City, Missouri) has no helmet law. Pretty much nobody wears one in KS. Even guys on sport bikes don't wear 'em.
I think that is pretty crazy. But I've never heard that KS has a higher mortality rate than MO. Seems like it never gets brought up at all around here.
I hope to be a real biker this weekend. It may get close to 60 degrees.

RVertigo · December 30, 2005, 12:19:02 PM

Never been accused of being a "real" biker. :lol:

:dunno:

I've been accused of being crazy 'cause I ride in the rain, night, cold, wind, etc...

makenzie71 · December 30, 2005, 01:19:46 PM

Quote from: RVertigoI've been accused of being crazy 'cause I ride in the rain, night, cold, wind, etc...

...I get that, too.

Alphamazing · December 30, 2005, 01:20:54 PM

I've been accused of being crazy simply for the fact that I ride. I've also been called crazy because I've crashed hard and still wanted to ride afterwards. Now given, these are non-riders; they just don't understand how awesome motorcycles are, I guess.

buzz · December 31, 2005, 05:36:56 AM

I felt pretty good the day a long time HD rider at work called me a 'hardcore rider' after I rode in on a 20 degree day.

He drove

annguyen1981 · December 31, 2005, 07:20:12 AM

Quote from: makenzie71
Quote from: RVertigoI've been accused of being crazy 'cause I ride in the rain, night, cold, wind, etc...

...I get that, too.

I get this too many times... Mainly rain... :dunno:

Water never killed anyone... Oh, wait...

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