Author Topic: so how to you handle the "your gonna kill yourself on that thing" argument  (Read 2654 times)

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Offline Gordon

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Sparty is exactly right!  My first wife was and still is the conditional type.  My current wife is the included type, according to TT.

My love for motorcycles began years before my love for my wife, and she knows it.

P.S.  Please don't tell her I said that! ;) ;D ;D

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The joke in my household is that I spend so much time working on bikes as well as riding them that I'm just as likely to die from carbon monoxide poisoning than I am from getting hit..

(Yes, I always run the bikes with the garage door OPEN!)
"Every time I start thinking the world is all bad, then I start seeing people out there having a good time on motorcycles; it makes me take another look." -Steve McQueen

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My wife just refers to the bikes as the "deathtraps"...I just ignore her....Hell I am heavily insured  ;) plus then she can get Juan the pool boy that she has always wanted...

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My wife just refers to the bikes as the "deathtraps"...I just ignore her....Hell I am heavily insured  ;) plus then she can get Juan the pool boy that she has always wanted...

Dennis
OMG we have the same pool lboy!
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It has never happened. Oh sure, my mum was a little po'd at my dad for co-signing the loan papers when I got the CB175 back in '72, but she never resorted to that kind of verbiage.

When you are a safety nerd like I am (always wearing the 'right' gear, even in 40 degree c weather) people around you tend to take it for granted that you are being serious about what you are doing and don't drop any asinine remarks. When they find out I used to be a riding instructor the topic of conversation usually changes to the weather or somesuch.
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you should watch me snowboard or mtn bike, then rethink how cautious I am on my motorcycle. That sums it up nicely for me.  That and I almost lost the front end  at 120km/h,   I know I don't want to go there again unless on a track and full leathers, I've learn my limit, on the road thank you very much.

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The two things I looked for in a prospective wife were that she have a motorcycle license, own a motorcycle, and a gun.  I met this wonderful lady 18 years ago, and have been married for 16 years now.  The bonus turned out to be that she is a natural born welder!  I turned her loose with my MIG, and she welded the floor pans in my last hotrod project. (I would mention that her measurements were 44,24,32, but I don't want to rub it in!) ;D

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(I would mention that her measurements were 44,24,32, but I don't want to rub it in!) ;D

Is that Cubits? ::) ::) ;D

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Life is something that is supposed to be lived.  Anything you can do that makes you feel more alive or get more out of life is a plus in my book, providing it doesn't harm anyone else.

We could all die tomorrow and it can come in any way, shape or form.  People die in the shower, falling off of small step ladders, from sickness and diease, etc.

Obviously, riding motorcycles increases your chances, but there are things you can do to help, maybe not balance the equation, but at least pull it back in your favor - wear the right gear, ride a properly maintained motorcycle, know how to ride said motorcycle, don't take unnecessary risks, etc. etc.

We don't know when, how or where death will come, but when it does come, I don't want to be one of those people that says, I wish I would have.  This pertains to everything and not just motorcycles.  Life is meant to be lived!

...and I totally agree with Sparty, find a woman that excepts you for who you are.  If your passion is motorcycles, for her sake, it is probably better than drinking, hanging out at the bars, chasing other women, gambling, etc.  On a similar note, I suggest finding a woman that also has a passion.

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If your passion is motorcycles, for her sake, it is probably better than drinking, hanging out at the bars, chasing other women, gambling, etc.

I find it very cool that my wife comes to my defense with that when her friends ask her why I "waste so much time and money on that old thing.."

I also like the friendly one-upsmanship between us for who will bring home the next bike (we are at 2 apiece right now...)
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I took my motorcycle to pick up a girl for a first date.  I had no idea that she might not appreciate the idea - after all, I had a sissy bar and a helmet for her.  She looked at the bike and said "My dad died on a motorcycle." Ouch.  We took her Fiat.

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I took my motorcycle to pick up a girl for a first date.  I had no idea that she might not appreciate the idea - after all, I had a sissy bar and a helmet for her.  She looked at the bike and said "My dad died on a motorcycle." Ouch.  We took her Fiat.

OUCH is right..... not much of a future there.  Sorry.
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