Stupid Things That Non Bikers say...
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Rawwr said:
"My mate's got an R1."
Amazing how many times people say that.
I knew someone that used to always say that too. I think they think it qualifies them as being "in the know" or something like that...Amazing how many times people say that.
Another one I get from people is:
Person: What sort of bike have you got?
Me: I've got an XYZ/Whatever
Person: Oh. *tumbleweed*
Since they don't know anything at all about motorbikes, I could tell them I have anything and it wouldn't make any difference. It's a bit of a conversation stopper.
I used to work with a bloke who claimed he had a "blue R1" that he came work on whenever the weather was nice. No one had ever seen him on it, and it was a fairly small company so it's not like he could say he just parked it at the other end of the car park or whatever. Just another one of those strange lies people make up to make themselves seem more interesting.
gwm said:
"How can you walk in those"
Walk?I had to walk back from a garage this morning having dropped by bike off for an MOT, only to find there were no local taxis to pick me up. Had to walk home in full kit, carrying my helmet. It wasn't too bad but it was a cross country round and included on the steepest gradients of tarmac I could name. I was going downhill and, having flat soled bike boots on, my feet felt so strained! Like the tendons were stretched to the maximum on that section! I was glad to get home (the bike passed, as well!).
Anyway, stupid things non-bikers say. I was incensed by this next exchange, and I usually don't feel much about anything in particular. It was from a friend and colleague of mine, a conversation we had at work at the weekend. Now, this bloke is not a biker but has talked about getting into it, mainly because we've moved office from our useful old site, to a new inner city hovel with no private parking. Only private motorbikes and pedal cycles are allowed in the secure rear car park, unless it's nightshift in which case I'll happily leave my XJ in there!
So, this bloke has been talking about doing his CBT and getting a 125 to get to work on cheaply. Otherwise, he has a diesel Skoda that he uses to get to work (he said he'd bought a pedal cycle, and was going to use that every day to do his 12 mile round trip, but I've not seen him use it once). I'd ridden the bike in to work, and enjoyed filtering past all the traffic sitting on one of the main roads into town; traffic exacerbated by roadworks, temporary traffic lights and diversions. Getting to work had taken me no longer than usual.
Sitting down in the office, due to start, I was chatting to a mate who also rides to work. He'd left his CBF600 next to mine in the rear yard. The other lad sits down, looking stressed, complaining about being stuck in traffic trying to get to work. My friend remarks that he enjoyed riding straight past it on his motorbike. I too, chimed in that I'd simply breezed past the traffic jams and arrived in good time.
He then says:
"I take great comfort, in knowing that the category of road user most likely to die or be seriously hurt in a road traffic accident, is motorbike riders".
Silence from my bike riding friend and I, with a raised eyebrow.
"Indeed, when I'm sitting there stuck in traffic and I see motorbikes just jumping the queue, I'm tempted to fling my door open just as they ride past. I don't though, but when I see them, I am glad to think "you'll soon be dead anyway, riding that thing".
I think the whole thing was a joke, but I am now waiting to see if this bloke will put his money where his mouth is and do his CBT and try riding a motorbike on the roads. I wonder if he'll feel the same then.
oh you hear it all the time, the boys at work are all into golf and have no interest with anything with a motor let alone a bike.
various comments are
I pull out when I see a motorcyclist filter.
its illegal when they do it
why do you have 3 bikes, you only need one
you just ride a bike to speed
motorcyclists are scum
they make broom noises in the office, and think that when they hear my bike with a moderate can on it that im speeding because they can hear it.
trying to explain to them why I have to sometimes blip the throttle as I take away on a cold bike maybe with carb icing or carbs needing synced falls of death ears they think I do it to sound cool.
when Im off at a track day they always seem chuffed to bits if I say ive fell off, or im limping. making the zoooooooooooooooooooooooooom noises and asking how fast I went.
But to be fair they're all designers from the clyde so they are f
ked up to start with.
various comments are
I pull out when I see a motorcyclist filter.
its illegal when they do it
why do you have 3 bikes, you only need one
you just ride a bike to speed
motorcyclists are scum
they make broom noises in the office, and think that when they hear my bike with a moderate can on it that im speeding because they can hear it.
trying to explain to them why I have to sometimes blip the throttle as I take away on a cold bike maybe with carb icing or carbs needing synced falls of death ears they think I do it to sound cool.
when Im off at a track day they always seem chuffed to bits if I say ive fell off, or im limping. making the zoooooooooooooooooooooooooom noises and asking how fast I went.
But to be fair they're all designers from the clyde so they are f
ked up to start with. moanthebairns said:
oh you hear it all the time, the boys at work are all into golf and have no interest with anything with a motor let alone a bike.
various comments are
I pull out when I see a motorcyclist filter.
its illegal when they do it
why do you have 3 bikes, you only need one
you just ride a bike to speed
motorcyclists are scum
they make broom noises in the office, and think that when they hear my bike with a moderate can on it that im speeding because they can hear it.
trying to explain to them why I have to sometimes blip the throttle as I take away on a cold bike maybe with carb icing or carbs needing synced falls of death earths they think I do it to sound cool.
when Im off at a track day they always seem chuffed to bits if I say ive fell off, or im limping. making the zoooooooooooooooooooooooooom noises and asking how fast I went.
But to be fair they're all designers from the clyde so they are fked up to start with.
They sound like a prize bunch of bell ends. I did work with a lad who said he used to pull out in front of cars if he saw them coming up quickly in front of his mirrors to slow them down, and would try and tighten the gap between the car next to his if he saw someone filtering. He seemed to be a good guy otherwise but had this moron streak and a chip on his shoulder about people going faster than him, whether on the open road or getting through traffic faster.various comments are
I pull out when I see a motorcyclist filter.
its illegal when they do it
why do you have 3 bikes, you only need one
you just ride a bike to speed
motorcyclists are scum
they make broom noises in the office, and think that when they hear my bike with a moderate can on it that im speeding because they can hear it.
trying to explain to them why I have to sometimes blip the throttle as I take away on a cold bike maybe with carb icing or carbs needing synced falls of death earths they think I do it to sound cool.
when Im off at a track day they always seem chuffed to bits if I say ive fell off, or im limping. making the zoooooooooooooooooooooooooom noises and asking how fast I went.
But to be fair they're all designers from the clyde so they are f
ked up to start with. FarmerFitzy said:
I always get loads of people saying "I am going to get a bike soon" or "i am going to do my test soon"
They never do probably because there scared or the misses won't allow it.
Had a guy at work say this after 2 years and buying various sThey never do probably because there scared or the misses won't allow it.
tting I pads and pointless crap I stopped talking to him about themYoung man at work bangs on about how I'm going to die most days. One evening telling me how it would be funny if all the chavs outside the office kicked my bike over, in fact, that he's surprised more people don't do it since they're just deathtraps anyway.
I'm staring in disbelief, giving him the benefit of the doubt since he's a bit of a spoilt kid, I explain how someones car or bike is their pride and joy and although people don't think it, knocking a bike over causes a huge amount of damage.
"Well you're the one who is going to die so you should be thanking them"...
Red mist forming... Time to leave..
I'm staring in disbelief, giving him the benefit of the doubt since he's a bit of a spoilt kid, I explain how someones car or bike is their pride and joy and although people don't think it, knocking a bike over causes a huge amount of damage.
"Well you're the one who is going to die so you should be thanking them"...
Red mist forming... Time to leave..
killerkins said:
Young man at work bangs on about how I'm going to die most days. One evening telling me how it would be funny if all the chavs outside the office kicked my bike over, in fact, that he's surprised more people don't do it since they're just deathtraps anyway.
This thread is depressing 
How many people in BB have to work alongside cretins like this?Presumably he'd also be happy to vandalise a push bike, saw someones snow board in half or shoot someones horse since they are all dangerous things?
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