10 things a woman should know about bikes. 6/24/2006
Never make a man choose between you and his ride. You will lose. Even if he gives it up.
Bills, windows, blocked sinks, everything else can wait. New tyres and oil for the bike come first. Or a ride.
Bikes are cheaper than mistresses. But not by much.
Yes, we need more than one helmet, pair of gloves, pair of boots, or riding jacket. However, we will make one pair of jeans last an entire lifetime’s worth of riding.
Don’t touch a rider’s bike, or his tools, or his gear. What looks like an unholy mess to you is organised chaos to us. We know where everything is. It’s just that sometimes tools and things like to get together for a chat and coffee in dark corners of the workshop, or under other things.
You will not object when the oven is used for heating up bearing shells, or the freezer is used to shrink a crankshaft. You may, however, voice a quiet complaint when your best pot is used to degrease a chain.
NEVER touch a biker’s colours. Ever. However, sewing on of patches is much appreciated.
When his buddies come over on their bikes for a get together, you have one of 3 choices. Serve them beer and stay out of their way. Join in the fun. Move back to your mother’s and file for divorce. Any one of these options will suit us just fine.
There is no such thing as too fast, too much chrome or too many bikes.
When a man needs to ride, a man needs to ride. It’s his way of blowing off steam. The best thing you can do is to give him a kiss on his way. You stop him at your own risk.
- Posted in : On the road
- Author : thesnark
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Here here!
Love ‘em or leave ‘em…
Bicycle counted ar..?
to add to the last one: “…or give him a ride yourself.”
great stuff man! I am gonna link this to my other half 4 her reading displeasure
Have agreat weekend or whatever remains of it.
hMx
GOOD RESONING.I WISH MINE PARTNER WILL UNDERSTAND.BTW U KNOW ANY BIKE
4 SALE? 5 YR SINCE LAST RIDE.
JoXeph, buy mine.
Joxeph : No need to SHOUT.
If you want to buy a bike, think about what kind of riding you want to do with the bike, and how much you want to spend initially, as well as in maintenance. That will shape your decision more completely, rather than asking if there are bikes for sale. There are always bikes for sale. The question is, are they bikes that you would want to buy? And don’t buy KY’s bike, unless you’re a masochist, or an ex-racer trying to recall the glory days.
Hmx : Prenup! Prenup! Prenup! LOL.
Dangerous Variable : Bicycle riders are not usually considered to be “bad boys”. Bit hard to do that when you keep shaving your legs.
Mind you, I started as a bicycle racer, way way way back when.
Brader, tonight where you sleep ah? So lucky if you can get a couch. Sui, sui you have to sleep at the car porch. *gulp…
Hijackqueen : No one tells me where to sleep.
“Don’t touch a rider’s ….. gear.”
Wah. I cannot touch your gear is it? I thought that having your gear touched was half the fun of having a woman in the first place.
and riding is a form of exercise. Says me. (I used to ride a machine but not anymore. I ride biological mount-ups nowadays)
IB : You can touch my gear anytime.
So, we riding this weekend?
AMEN! You know, I think I should write something like this about gamers’ girlfriends, LOL.
Mr Snark may I ask why don’t buy KY bike? What is his bike? I intended 2 use the bike daily.I have in mind honda VFR750 but there is no 2nd hand around maybe u could help 2 recomend? BTW I am a short guy so duke,kwak is out. TQ in advance
4 ur help.
JoXeph : KY’s bike is a racing 2 stroke, which calls for very intensive maintenance, and it costs a lot of money to keep it at 100% condition. Well, if you ride it the way KY rides it, then it’s a waste. If you ride it the way I ride it, be prepared for big workshop bills. So it is not a bike for daily use.