Silly things that non biking folk say

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

pedestrians and cyclists...often killed by cars

EVIL MACHINES!!!!! BAN THEM ALLLLLL!!!!!

Yes they are the root of all evil!

[Sid Squid]

Originally Posted by ArtyLady

Thats right - they seem to think that they are totally invincible in a car! yet you hear of people being killed in them everyday! not to mention pedestrians and cyclists!

Precisely. My reaction to the ridiculous statements is similar:

Them: Ride a motorcycle? You must be mad! have you ever seen what happens to a biker when he, (always 'he' you'll note), gets hit by a 38 tonne truck? (Feel free to substitute your recently regurgitated motorcycling horror story).

Me: Pedestrian? You must be mad! have you ever seen what happens to a human when hit by a 38 tonne truck?

Conversation usually quite short.

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Precisely. My reaction to the ridiculous statements is similar:

Them: Ride a motorcycle? You must be mad! have you ever seen what happens to a biker when he, (always 'he' you'll note), gets hit by a 38 tonne truck? (Feel free to substitute your recently regurgitated motorcycling horror story).

Me: Pedestrian? You must be mad! have you ever seen what happens to a human when hit by a 38 tonne truck?

Conversation usually quite short.

That one will be very useful in my repertoire of responses!

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

Strange, people associate bikes with death. Yet no-one accepts driving a car is dangerous aswell. Sometimes more dangerous; some car accidents leave the driver (and passenger(s)) trapped, where as if they had the same accident on a bike, they may have been thrown clear / slide off to one side and left with bruises, rather than being a passenger and ending up wrapped around a big ol' tree or whatever

One of the attractions of biking as a student is that the most people you can 'endanger' is 2 and not even that if on a wee 125 whereas taking responsibility for potentially 5 or more (boots have been known to get used ) is something I would hate to do unless I'd had a considerable number of years experience!

I just got asked after walking into my block, 'have you been cleaning your car?'
'ummmm, I only have a motorbike'
'oh yeah motorbike, thats what I meant'

lol, crazy people

Originally Posted by pencil shavings

I just got asked after walking into my block, 'have you been cleaning your car?'
'ummmm, I only have a motorbike'
'oh yeah motorbike, thats what I meant'

lol, crazy people

sounds old?

Originally Posted by blueto

sounds old?

nope

sounds blonde

Originally Posted by pencil shavings

nope

sounds blonde

old blonde maybe?

Originally Posted by blueto

old blonde maybe?

blonde and female

go on, guess another age

Originally Posted by pencil shavings

blonde and female

go on, guess another age

ermmmmmmmmmm#

shes really a he whose parents told the,m they were 47 on her 8th birthday.

they have never seen a bike b4 as they have been living (next door to alice)


so with the information provided id say the person is.

34?