Stupid questions people ask you when stopped

[WVhillbilly]

What oil do you use in it?

[Splendidtutional]

While getting on base today, I had the gate guard ask me, "Do they let you ride a Dirt Bike on the street?" I was on my G650GS, so I was a bit confused until I realized that I suppose it does resemble a dirt bike. I simply responded, " yeah, if you make them street legal." (still not realizing she was talking about my BMW). I then realized what she was referring to, and told her what the bike was. Weird conversation...

[Tuna Helper]

Originally Posted by Ken E Ahnung

"That's a Toronto skunk -- my jurisdiction."

Wow, I laughed and had to explain to my roommate what that pic is from. Certainly did not expect to think of that movie in this thread.

[tokyoklahoma]

Originally Posted by WVhillbilly

What oil do you use in it?

YAMALUBE

[vortexau]

Originally Posted by WVhillbilly

What oil do you use in it?

Not in . . . on. One employs suitable wood finish oils to maintain wood-bodied instruments.

GUITAR FINISHING WITH TRU-OIL®

[bwringer]

Originally Posted by JGNC

I bet that kid is still talking about it too. I refuse to wheelie for anyone but little kids are an exception.

Does anyone let kids sit on their bike? I've let a few people sit their small kids on my bike before. Even helped a handicapped kid (like 12ish) on my DRZ once. It's amazing how the simplest things will make a kid's day.

Hell yeah! It's fun to let a kid sit on your bike and go "vroom vroom".

I like to let them honk the horn. On my Vee and GS, this activates a very, very, very, very loud Stebel. Some kids start crying, but most just grin and keep mashing the button until I turn off the key.

[DOGSROOT]

Originally Posted by bwringer

Hell yeah! It's fun to let a kid sit on your bike and go "vroom vroom".

I remember nipping into the Real Canadian Superstore near Rupert Skytrain Station in Vangroovey and

coming out to find both a huge Indian and his little boy admiring my 1100GS. (Native Canadians)

We sat the little guy on the seat and chatted for a bit.

As I was headed over to friends who had a 5 year old who was dying for permission to

have a ride around the block, I offered this little guy one.

We rode around the parking lot; when I asked if he wanted a second round, he just nodded.

He never said a word, or altered his expression that I could see.

Afterwards, as I was leaving, I asked the Dad how old the little guy was.

Almost fell of my bike when he answered "Almost three."

(He was a really BIG two year old!!!!)

It was their first time in the city.

He tells the little guy's Mom about this, it'll be his last too!!!

Never could tell my friends' son that some baby got a ride, and he couldn't have one.

Wonder if that experience will lead him to decide to ride later in life...

[Big Red]

Originally Posted by DOGSROOT

I remember nipping into the Real Canadian Superstore near Rupert Skytrain Station in Vangroovey and

coming out to find both a huge Indian and his little boy admiring my 1100GS. (Native Canadians)

We sat the little guy on the seat and chatted for a bit.

As I was headed over to friends who had a 5 year old who was dying for permission to

have a ride around the block, I offered this little guy one.

We rode around the parking lot; when I asked if he wanted a second round, he just nodded.

He never said a word, or altered his expression that I could see.

Afterwards, as I was leaving, I asked the Dad how old the little guy was.

Almost fell of my bike when he answered "Almost three."

(He was a really BIG two year old!!!!)

It was their first time in the city.

He tells the little guy's Mom about this, it'll be his last too!!!

Never could tell my friends' son that some baby got a ride, and he couldn't have one.

Wonder if that experience will lead him to decide to ride later in life...

What a great story! My little guy (not quite two yet) loves having a sit on the bike with Dad. Too young to have a ride yet, but he's worked it out, used to love just sitting in front of me on the seat, no he stretches out along the tank to get a handful of the bars and make all the light noises

[ERD]

He: "Is it a Ducati?"
Me: "No, it's a Buell, An American Motorcycle"
He: "Huh?...."
Me: "It's the peformance division of the Harley that was closed in 2009"

Usually the conversation continues with something like I didn't know there was a American-made performance motorcycle or Buells were the red-headed step-child of Harley..."

[Big Red]

Originally Posted by ERD

He: "Is it a Ducati?"

I'm surprised I've had that a few times too, but I'm on a grotty old (ie, half restored) Honda...

[GI_JO_NATHAN]

Originally Posted by Big Red

I'm surprised I've had that a few times too, but I'm on a grotty old (ie, half restored) Honda...

It have a lot of valve rattle..

[Big Red]

Originally Posted by GI_JO_NATHAN

It have a lot of valve rattle..

...probably, can't really hear it over the cam-chain noise though :P

[philthyphil]

I didn't read the whole thread but my most hated question is, "staying dry?" when it's pouring out.

[Jamie Z]

Had a guy approach me yesterday, said he really liked my bike, what kind is it? What size? He walked around it, nodding. Saying "Yeah, nice. I like it."

Then he asks, "Do you smell exhaust fumes when you ride?"

Huh?

He pointed to my exhaust, and asks sort of rhetorically, "Do you smell like exhaust fumes after you ride?" He goes on to tell me about a bike he had which had "shorty pipes," and he said that whenever he rode it he could smell exhaust and his clothes smelled when he got off the bike.

I told him I'd never had a problem. My bike had the stock exhaust.

He told me to be safe and walked on.

Oy vey. Guys riding around breathing carbon monoxide. No wonder Harley riders can't ride.

Jamie

[atomicalex]

I walked into work today, and one of the HR guys asked me what kind of meeting I was prepared for. I kind of looked at him funny, then he pointed out my gear and said "you look like you are dressed for war."