princesskiwi
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posted January 18, 2002 03:58 PM
Poll Question:
Wives on bikes....
I love how men can sound so casual about the risk you take when you ride....
But does your wife ride?
Poll Results:
 3 votes (9%)
No way, too dangerous
5 votes (16%)
Glad she doesn't....so she can stay at home and look after the kids
7 votes (22%)
Sure, as long as it's on the back of my bike
5 votes (16%)
She rode before I met her, and still does
12 votes (38%)
Begged her to get her own bike, she's not into it
  
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1reddawg12r
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posted January 18, 2002 04:10 PM
wife bike
i have took my wife for a couple of rides the last one was a little bit to FRISKY for her and she has not been back on since..oh yea that was 4 years ago!!! reddawg
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ZX12Girl
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posted January 18, 2002 04:58 PM
- I am not passenger material!!!! Hate it!! 
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princesskiwi
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posted January 18, 2002 05:04 PM
ZXGirl,
And what do think about husbands having the security of a wife that doesn't ride, but rides himself?
The "I'm not afraid of dieing, I'm afraid of not living!" type???
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ZX12Girl
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posted January 18, 2002 05:20 PM
Well........I Dunno!!!
I think it is normal for a spouse to worry about his/her significant other!!! If they voice their concern and that is it....that's OK!!!
But if you feel that (by YOU riding a motorcycle) your life is in danger and you STOP your spouse from riding...then that is not right!!! Kind of a "practice what you preach" type of thing!!!!
I am sure and Independent woman (such as you and I) wouldn't stand for that mess anyway!!
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redelk
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posted January 18, 2002 05:49 PM
Well... kinda
My bike IS MY WIFE! SHe's every bit as demanding and expensive as the bi-pedal type too!
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harryzx-12
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posted January 18, 2002 06:23 PM
none of the listed choices fit
My wife started riding after we met.She enjoys riding her own bike as well as on the back of mine.She is getting better.If someone is scared to ride then they shouldn't.
I also scuba dive which is a considered dangerous sport too. One time when I was getting ready to dive at a fla. spring this older lady came running up to me and said " you're not going in that cave are you? There's a dead guy in there" I told her yes I was but if I saw him I'd bring him up,how's that? You should have seen the look on her face! I made my dive.
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12RPilot
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posted January 18, 2002 07:40 PM
I'm getting closer and closer to getting my wife on a bike of her own. She won't ride with me because she thinks her ass looks fat up there. So far we share astronomy, archery, shooting and camping. May as well throw bikes into the mix. I gotta say though, if my riding really bothered my wife I would quit. It would hurt, but better me hurting than her anguishing over the feared loss of a husband. Just my .02
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slantzilla
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posted January 18, 2002 07:45 PM
Wife has her own bike. I'm sure she worries about me some. I am worth more dead than alive though! 
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CrotchRocket
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posted January 18, 2002 07:48 PM
Are you one of us or one of them???
PK...Why is it that everytime we have a post about Men being Men and saying Man things, you take offense to them???
I see you as a woman that hangs out with the Men, because you hate the nonsence of the girlie girls out there!!! You bust balls and joke around just like us Men!!! I bet all your friends are guys??? Am I right???
If so, then why do you hate when we make those Manly comments???
Comeon PK, pick a side and stick to it...
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sassyvanilla
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posted January 18, 2002 10:14 PM
FYI.......CrotchRocket!
Just in case you haven't figured it out! PK has girlie girl friends!! I should know, I am one of them!!!!
She is the coolest chick around! I am not just saying that because she rides and I don't, I am saying that because I know her and I understand her.
She rides with the best of them and she will stand the test of time, with all her friends by her side.
Whether I ride or not, she is my friend.
and another thing, dont stand to close to either of our beers.....for I do not see fear through these eyes.
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princesskiwi
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posted January 18, 2002 11:15 PM
 Edited By: princesskiwi on 18 Jan 2002 23:17
Crotchie....
I think a real man says 'manly things' and takes it when his wife says the same shit right back.
If you don't live up to my standards, it's ok,most women's are lower.... 
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22348bCVC
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posted January 18, 2002 11:54 PM
...two pairs of words..."anger" "management"...and..."who" "cares"...sheesh!
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CrotchRocket
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posted January 19, 2002 07:52 AM
Why is it that WOMAN never answer the QUESTION???
PK...I'm not talking about you and your husbands relationship!!! I'm talking about the things that the guys post here, and how you take offense to them!!! If you hang out with the MEN, then you have to deal with the Manly comments... I'm just asking why you take offense to them???
Sassy...I wasnt making fun of your buddy, just saying that I think she preferes the company of the guys because there is no girlie girl nonsence to deal with!!! Obviously if you hang out with PK, then you dont act like the dramatic girlie girl... I ask again, am I right??? SHEESH...
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ZXtra
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posted January 19, 2002 02:05 PM
My wife rides her own bike(CBR600F4i). She hates riding bitch!  -ZXtra
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ddpete3
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posted January 19, 2002 02:46 PM
I've seen my girlfriend ride a bicycle....she can stay bitch....safer that way.
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Scooter
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posted January 19, 2002 02:57 PM
Didn't ride until she met me, but she's on her 4th bike now.
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Kawi12r
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posted January 20, 2002 09:51 AM
My wife is sooooo cool.
She didn't even know what a bike was until I met her. She started liking riding with me, and (even though I crashed my 12) she wants her own bike so we can ride together!!! WOW!
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Dino
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posted January 20, 2002 05:42 PM
quote:
ZXGirl,
And what do think about husbands having the security of a wife that doesn't ride, but rides himself?
The "I'm not afraid of dieing, I'm afraid of not living!" type???
I tried riding myself once........it kinda' hurts at first.
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Otis
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posted January 21, 2002 04:15 AM
There wasn't a vote for this but my wife wanted to learn how to ride because of me so now she does.
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EastBayDave
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posted January 21, 2002 07:58 AM
I scared her once back in 83' drifting/wheelie'ing onto a straightaway. She hasn't ridden since...(sniff) 
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princesskiwi
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posted January 21, 2002 05:44 PM
Crotchrocket...
Ask a "yes" or "no" question and I'll answer it...
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BlackMandingoWarrior
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posted January 21, 2002 06:19 PM
Personally....
I perfer that she ride her own bike. Shes 5'8" and 160 lbs and it ain't/wasn't no fun haulin her ass around on the 9R. She hasn't been on the 12 yet and I don't plan on putting her on there unless she's driving it. She has the endorsement and will be starting out on an EX500 this spring. Hopefully the next time we ride on the same bike together it will be on a BMW or GoldWing. She's not a big girl but riding her around is a lot more work than I like to do when I riding. Kinda takes the fun out of it. Now that she has some road experience and a new bike is forth coming our riding together should go to another level.
If she felt that riding was too dangerous, she better buy some good insurance on my ass cuz I ain't quittin no time soon. I was riding before we got together so in my mind it would be an unreasonable request or demand for me to stop now. It's part of who I am, take it or leave it.
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princesskiwi
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posted January 23, 2002 11:10 AM
Good Luck...
On one of my first rides in traffic I was stopped in the left hand turn lane. My bike stalled as the advance left signal came on. I started my bike in a bit of a panic, and gave it too much gas. Then I saw the white van coming the other way, turning right. Did a bit of target fixation and turned wide. Pulled out at the last minute and made the turn without any Drama.
Fish made me pull over.
I never saw Fish so white.
I was all like, "What? That's how I wanted to make that turn..."
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Scooter
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posted January 23, 2002 01:12 PM
BMW, You may want to put some flush mount signals on the EX500. My parts guy has one and according to him the stock signals will trash the fairing in a tipover by pushing through it. Bit of a design flaw. Don't know if the new ones are the same, worth a look.
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