Funny Motorcycle conversations...

[CLAY]

So I'm leaving a meeting at church tonight.  I'm talking to a friend of mine, and she comments on riding in the cold (prolly 45 when I left).  

She says, "Do you get cold?  We went for a bicycle ride tonight and got chilly!"

I say, "Well, I'm dressed for it with this gear."

She says, "Oh yeah- I can see that.  Plus it's not windy anymore."

 

[Sport-Touring]

[sammyseaman]

I get that a lot. Although it may have to do more with my riding gear* than my riding a motorcycle.

* Mesh half shirt, meat shorts, flip flops, two monicles and my awesome polar bear gloves with the fringes  

[Big D]

flip flops

Well, I'd imagine it's probably tough to find decent riding boots for opposable big toes.

[BigBeavk]

Last summer wife and I were on a nice trip up to New Hampshire heading up rt30 into New York. We stop in a little town for gas and a lady asked as we were getting off the bike "Is that a Bergman"?   Now I have seen quite a few of those that from a distance look like my 07FJR with almost the same color.  

[Scratch33]

Last summer wife and I were on a nice trip up to New Hampshire heading up rt30 into New York. We stop in a little town for gas and a lady asked as we were getting off the bike "Is that a Bergman"?   Now I have seen quite a few of those that from a distance look like my 07FJR with almost the same color.  

Ouch.  

I saw a Bergman in traffic in DC the other day that had a Voyager trike kit on it.  Weird, but whatever works.  

If I see it again I'll have to pull up alongside and ask how they like their FJR.

[Papa Lazarou]

Last summer wife and I were on a nice trip up to New Hampshire heading up rt30 into New York. We stop in a little town for gas and a lady asked as we were getting off the bike "Is that a Bergman"?   Now I have seen quite a few of those that from a distance look like my 07FJR with almost the same color.  

Perfectly understandable mistake, surely.

[SuperHans]

FJR, Bergman, Gold Wing, what's the difference?

[sammyseaman]

Well, I'd imagine it's probably tough to find decent riding boots for opposable big toes.

It is  

[satz]

I still remember the st1300 rider on brp near VA some somewhere asking me if it sucks to ride a 10yr old bandit  to va from boston and riding around.
he was on his first 200 mile ride and thought it was tough on his st1300.

[agent9]

I was getting on an elevator after class the other night holding my helmet and jacket. A woman asks, "Oh, do you ride a motorcycle?"   

I told her "no, I just wear this stuff cause I fall down a lot."

[bomber]

I was getting on an elevator after class the other night holding my helmet and jacket. A woman asks, "Oh, do you ride a motorcycle?"   

I told her "no, I just wear this stuff cause I fall down a lot."

mumble about fights with the wife/boss/neighbor later in the day generally draw a quizzical expression.

[ServoJockey]

I was leaving Lowes, putting on my helmet and gloves. One of the two unshaven, mullet adorned, meth cookers in the rusty pickup truck next to me asked; "zat yer bike?"  

Of all the possible answers that raced through my head, all I could manage was; "yep".  

While I was expecting some harley laden comment from one of the potential genius's, what he actually said was "do a wheelie fer me"

Me, "OK".  

[jay547]

i stopped at the store once with my honda cr250 in the back of my truck. a guy walked up, looked it over, and said, "you got that there motocross suspension." like servo jockey, all i could manage was, "yup" - as i thought to myself, "all motocross bikes have 'that there motocross suspension.' "  

[CLAY]

A co-worker several years ago:
"Don't you get cold?"
"No, I dress for it.  Plus snowmobilers ride all winter!"
"But they ride in snow."

 

[02Tac]

 I walked out of the county admin building a while back and saw that two priates on raked out Hardleys were parked next to me. Now, as is usual, I had on an ICON HiViz vest inaddition to my other riding gear.  As I walked up to my bike Pirate 1 asks if I am a safety instructor. I said "no" and asked why he thought that. Pirate 2 chimed in with "Because you are wearing that vest."  I explained to them that I wear the vest to help people see me and the rest of the gear because it works.
 It was at this point that I P1 states "I have my loud pipes so people can see me!"  I said, "I did not know people saw with their ears." This did not register in thier load pipe rattled brains so I preoceded to ask them why they did not have helmets / gloves / boots / jackets / etc.  I could have gotten more intelligent answers from a pair of three year olds.
 So, I fired up my bike and road off with P1 and P2 looking at each other with blank looks on their faces.  

[falconati]

When people ask what motorcycle I ride and I say 'I have a few,' I normally get a confused look.  When I tell them the brands, I always have to elaborate (to no avail), "They're Italian....no, you probably haven't seen them before.....no, it's not a Harley"

[1moreroad]

The operations manager called after me, Houston wants its moonsuit back! as I walked by.

[jesse v]

My father-in-law (a pirate, although I love him   ) always sings "Crotch Rocket!" to the tune of the "Hot Pockets" jingle whenever he hears a sport bike go by.  Six months ago I made the conversion from cruiser to sport bike (SV1000S).  As he's looking at the bike for the first time he tries to cure the awkwardness by doing his usual "crotch rocket!" jingle.    

I like surprising people.

     

[dan88z]

before my job became home based, I had to drive up to a cubical farm. I rode my bike every chance I could. At the time I had a Suzuki C50 cruiser. I've always worn textile gear, and a full face helmet. I had my yellow Teknic jacket and my FF helmet in my cube, and this woman who is a pillion queen on her pirate dressing boyfriends HD comes up and says, "oh, you don't ride a crotch rocket do you?" I said why do you think that? She says something like "because only crotch rocket riders wear that kind of jacket and helmet". I pointed to my bike out the window and said, it's not a crotch rocket, but I ride rice so they let me wear this kind of gear.

[Atitalongtime]

I have a friend that's into the Harley image... he refers to my gear as a "moon suit"
He hit a manhole and fell a couple weeks back... rashed up his knee, elbow and shoulder.

I had fun matching my pad placement to his scabs... and laughing!