Stupid questions people ask you when stopped

A co-worker asked me the other day if I knew how to properly lay a motorcycle down to avoid a wreck.

Outside a restaurant about a month ago I overheard the following:

Harley Dude 1: Yeah, I just got it a few weeks ago. I haven't ridden it much yet.

Harley Dude 2: Well, it's a nice bike! How many cylinders does your bike have?

Harley Dude 2: I think it's got 8...

Harley Dude 1: Well it looks real nice...

No joke. I laughed really hard. Both were dressed in full pirate gear, skull cap, sunglasses, vest, jeans, boots and all Harley brand.

Must have been a Boss Hoss. Helluva lotta bike for a noob

Why yes, they teach that in MSF, if you think you may wreck, just wreck yourself to avoid the wreck.

I have hard cases on my GSA w/ red reflective tape going down each corner. Someone who looks like they use drugs...a lot, asked if there are medical supplies in my cases. I politely responded no, just groceries. I think that really confused him.

BMW MCs ARE old man bikes, just like Porsches are old man cars.

Those folks are right.

I'll take it off your hands if we can get it over here.

Signed,

An Old Man

Maybe you will be able to get one when you grow up.

Moechte ich eure "Girls" kennlernen...

Actually there's some merit to that. If you KNOW you're going to crash, you can often take some action while you still have choices. A few times I've spun out the rear and low-sided rather than try to be He-Man and "ride it out" to most likely high-side, get tossed into/onto something and be injured.

The co-worker just happened to substitute the word "wreck" for "injury."

I was parking at work last week on a day that was predicted to reach 106F. I had ATG on and a lady who'd just gotten off the back of a Harley looked at me and asked, "Air conditioning?" My automatic response was, "Oh yeah!" but she looked dumbfounded and I realized she actually thought my jacket etc. was cooled somehow. Maybe the intercom wires fooled her so she thought it was Ex-NASA. I told her the jacket was just mesh but I did have a temperature control here on the right handlebar. That at least got a smile from the guy who was driving the bike.

That's a great response there.


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If this is $1000, then I might skip it.

$500, hell - I'm all about it. (Hey, commuting all year around in south Florida is tough enough)

Problem is that their website's News hasn't been updated since 2010

Left the house this am to make a parts run for some stainless fastners from fastenall, get about half way there and it starts pouring rain,( them big drops and alot of em lol ) get to the store grab my parts and head off again stop at the B.P. for fuel and this guy asked me straight faced if I knew it was raining and that you can't ride a motorcycle in the rain, My reply was that I rode inbetween the rain drops and brought soap with so I could wash myself and the bike in case I got hit a few times. He could not have looked more shocked. Btw just so yall know I was dripping wet drowned rat looking when this accured and the man literly was being serious as I asked the girl at the counter if he said anything about me when I paid for my fuel she said he thought I was nuts as you can't ride a motorcycle in the rain

A twist on this one:

"You look really hot."

"Thanks, but I'm straight." Ride off quickly...

Second time I had this discussion.

Him- "Say buddy, that's a cool bike. What kind is it?"

Me- "It's a KTM...Made in Austria"

Him- "A Kawasaki?!"

Me- "err...yep"

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Was riding today and came along this nice jump in highway so yea me and brother in law had to hit it at 65 mph lol the suv hit it right before we did maby a minute ahead of us getting fuel the person driving behind us asked if we did it intentonaly... my reply was of course we did lmfao he then stated that we should have slowed down as he cought air also in his mustang...