Stupid questions people ask you when stopped

[waveydavey]

Originally Posted by tire joe

Why did you not ask smartass, where do you buy dog helmets ?

There is a place....




http://www.zoomergear.com/

[High Country Herb]

I see these at the races all the time too.

[dwoodward]

Originally Posted by Stphnw8

I used to work for the AA in the uk and rode a Honda pan European st1100 for them as my breakdown vehicle and I used to attend all the bike breakdowns... I once went out to a guy in all the gear and a nice gsxr 750 and the fault was a puncture, when I got there the guys first words were " this one won't take you long as its only flat at the bottom" I gave out a little sarcastic laugh at his joke! The problem was he wasn't joking! He genuinely thought it was only punctured at the bottom of the tyre..... And was completely embarrassed when I explained to him the whole tyre was flat...

You should have told him to push it until the flat part was on TOP, then he could ride it home. QED.

[TortfeasorRob]

I used to have a BMW RT and rarely got comments. Now I have a new to me Ducati ST4. I took my youngest for a ride this weekend and while sitting in the left turn lane a gentlemen driving a Buick next to use just sat there and drooled through the entire light cycle. It was the funniest thing ever.

[scottrnelson]

Originally Posted by TortfeasorRob

I used to have a BMW RT and rarely got comments. Now I have a new to me Ducati ST4. I took my youngest for a ride this weekend and while sitting in the left turn lane a gentlemen driving a Buick next to use just sat there and drooled through the entire light cycle. It was the funniest thing ever.

I think you could put a Ducati sticker on an SV650 and a lot of people would be "impressed" with it. When I used to ride a Ducati ST2, I got a lot of comments that I'm pretty sure were directly related to the word on the tank.

[crazydrummerdude]

Originally Posted by LuciferMutt

Not that weird of a question, IMO. I have soft saddlebags on my Ninja 250 pretty much 24/7. They tend to accumulate the smell of exhaust after a ride, since the pipes exit underneath them. I think they disturb the airflow over the bike enough that the fumes get caught in some turbulence and tossed over the bags and some of my riding gear (pants, mostly.) So yes, I tend to smell like exhaust after riding that bike.

Could it also be that we're in the airstream of the exhaust(s) from all the other cars on the road?

[assquatch20]

Originally Posted by crazydrummerdude

Could it also be that we're in the airstream of the exhaust(s) from all the other cars on the road?

If you or someone in front of you is running rich, I think that's a big part of it. Once I drove by somebody's yard at night and somebody was smoking outside. I wasn't there but a split second but I smelled a little like weed when I got home.

[ggamster]

I get one of these a day

How fast does it go?
What does that thing cost?
Isn't that bike too small for you?
Can you ride a wheelie?
Do a wheelie?
Can that thing do a wheelie?

I got this one today as I walked into my office. "whutz the biggest hill you ever climbed on that thing? In return I said "how can I answer that?"

[slide]

Originally Posted by ggamster

In return I said "how can I answer that?"

...so big I couldn't come down off of it.

[H96669]

Originally Posted by assquatch20

If you or someone in front of you is running rich, I think that's a big part of it. Once I drove by somebody's yard at night and somebody was smoking outside. I wasn't there but a split second but I smelled a little like weed when I got home.

I have a good nose, often smelled the weed they were smoking in their cars. In traffic, may help to identify the smokey car as they may just be one of them road hazards.

[Qwik]

That particular aroma is a very pervasive one. Ask any Cop.

[STUFF2C]

Originally Posted by ridingdonkeys

riding with my dog in the ural last weekend, i arrive at the dog park and a guy walks up and asks "is it legal for him to ride without a helmet?"

i thought he was just being a smartass, so i replied "well, i don't think the state has a lot of legislation covering dogs on motorcycles."

he looked at me confused, and at that moment i realized that he was dead serious. He replied "i'm going to have to look that up. I can't imagine that a passenger on any motorcycle can ride legally without a helmet."

he spent a solid half hour sitting at the dog park googling this on his iphone. He finally surfaces with a "you're right, there isn't anything!"

i would never make eye contact with him

[eepeqez]

Originally Posted by Qwik

That particular aroma is a very pervasive one. Ask any Cop.

When I was young and innocent I asked a friend what it smelt like.

He replied "burning jocks" (underpants)
He omitted to mention the vital detail that the elastic had started burning too.

[NWT John]

Stupidest question I ever got was my brother on a brand new Harley bagger and me on a POS 1975 xl250 honda stopped in a bar.
Helmets on the table, beer just ordered, some drunk walked over and said ``Who is driving the awesome bike?``
I point at my brother and say, He's riding the Harley.
Drunk replies `Not the Harley, the awesome old Honda`
Laughs where had all around, but the guy was amazed that my old honda was still drivable.

[southwade]

Originally Posted by ggamster

I get one of these a day

How fast does it go?
What does that thing cost?
Isn't that bike too small for you?
Can you ride a wheelie?
Do a wheelie?
Can that thing do a wheelie?

These all sound very familiar. Ditto.