I was at the VA today. When I got up to leave the waiting room, a guy spotted my helmet and said, "Do you ride a motorcycle?" I said, "No, I just carry this so people will think I ride, and think I'm cool. Here's your sign!" -- -- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
I get "Are you a fireman?" I don't know why, since my 'stich is bright red, not dayglo yellow. [/QUOTE] "Holy cow, that motorcycle is on fire!" -- -- Spidergraham Chaplain, ARSCC "Comparing Scientology to a motorcycle gang is a gross, unpardonable insult to bikers everywhere. Even at our worst, we are never as bad as Scientology." -ex-member, Thunderclouds motorcycle "club"
People ask me that too when I carry the helmet. Sometimes I say "No, but because of my driving record the state requires me to wear a helmet in the car." Actually, when someone asks me that, I always think it might be just a clumsy attempt by the person to get into a conversation about motorcycles. I've had some good ones, especially with old-timers who have owned Hendersons, 4-cyl Indians, etc. A few year ago my sweetie and I went up to Cloverdale for the citrus festival. We parked just behind the fairgrounds. When we came back to the bike, a man was looking at it. "Is this your bike?" he asked. We got to talking to him and it turned out he lived about three houses down and showed us the Ariel Square Four he was restoring.