So i get to work today, and get an email from my lady who also rode in today, and her workmates told her that she looked like THIS on her bike:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CCItnKrXvMM
and one more simply because it is amazing:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nvfnBlcfx2w
What do your coworkers equate YOU with as a motorcyclist?
Our Admin Assistant always says "You're such a bad ass" when I come in with my gear on. Which always makes me think of this...
(http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p250/robert817/Midgets/badass8zz.jpg)
My coworker (yeah, there's only one) think's I'm a "pansy" for riding "that little italian goober". "What, did your scooter have trouble keeping up on that last run?". In his defense, he has two Victorys and to Kawi dirt runners and I gotta say I'm pretty impressed with the Victorys. Most other people just call me a bad ass becasue my jacket, helmet, and boots are all black. I'm not going to argue with them.
She looks like Rex Smith? ???
i get that i look like a stormtrooper, a space hero, the black power ranger, one of the guys from battlestar galactica (i'm assuming they meant the cylons), and that i look bulletproof.
it's kinda funny when they start trying to come up with new ones.
Quote from: KnightofNi on July 14, 2008, 04:20:11 PM
i get that i look like a stormtrooper, a space hero, the black power ranger, one of the guys from battlestar galactica (i'm assuming they meant the cylons), and that i look bulletproof.
i didn't know you were black...
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/ZackMastadonMorph.jpg)
;D
Quote from: derby on July 14, 2008, 05:25:02 PM
i didn't know you were black...
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/ZackMastadonMorph.jpg)
;D
i'm not, that's kinda what makes it funny. i accuse them of being racist when they do it. [laugh]
my gear is mostly black. it doens't help that i wear dirt boots most of the time either.
i'm the nice guy who turns into a nutter.. apparently. I'm also that crazy engineer who races motorbikes. Now i'm known as that crazy engineer who gets run over on his motorcycle.
I have one of my track photos as the wallpaper on my laptop, and customers are always asking if that is me. They are usually quite impressed when I say yes. ;D
The owner of the company used to call me "Motorcycle Mama" all the time until I explained to him that I really did not want to be refered to that way, especially at work. He really had no idea why I wouldn't want to be thought of that way.
Here's google's #1 moto mama...not bad...just place a dollar in my boot as I pass by.
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm3/eye9high/motormama.jpg)
EVERYBODY around here likes to make comments on rainy days. Especially as I'm walking into work in the morning, clearly with no jacket or helmet: "You have the motorcycle today?" "I hope you didn't ride today!" "How's that Ducati in the rain?" "Wet out there for a motorcycle, i'n it?" Ok, yeah, no. I drove my car.
Quote from: ODrides on July 15, 2008, 11:52:16 AM
EVERYBODY around here likes to make comments on rainy days. Especially as I'm walking into work in the morning, clearly with no jacket or helmet: "You have the motorcycle today?" "I hope you didn't ride today!" "How's that Ducati in the rain?" "Wet out there for a motorcycle, i'n it?" Ok, yeah, no. I drove my car.
Funny, I'd get the opposite. "I
know you didn't ride in today" during a bad storm. Um, actually I did, that's why I have dripping wet gear everywhere.
Quote from: msincredible on July 15, 2008, 11:54:40 AM
Funny, I'd get the opposite. "I know you didn't ride in today" during a bad storm. Um, actually I did, that's why I have dripping wet gear everywhere.
It is even worse when it is a beautiful morning and that occasional super storm comes up in the afternoon as you are leaving...and coworkers say..."your'e gonna get wet out there"...How are you supposed to politically respond to that..."ummm...no shit genius"; or do you say "no, I will be ok...I have a bikini top". The common sense of some people is baffeing!
Quote from: msincredible on July 15, 2008, 11:54:40 AM
Funny, I'd get the opposite. "I know you didn't ride in today" during a bad storm. Um, actually I did, that's why I have dripping wet gear everywhere.
i get the same questions and commetns from the same people everytime.
sunny day = great day to be on the bike isn't it? aren't you lucky to be on the bike. have a good ride.
hot day = isn't it too hot to wear all that stuff? are you crazy?
rainy day = oh my god, how do you ride in that? don't you know it's raining? are you crazy?
cloudy day = it's gonna rain, won't you get wet? are you crazy?
cold day = aren't you cold? do you realize what the temperature is? it's freezing out there! are you crazy?
snowing or threat of snow = just get a car already. aren't you cold? you ARE crazy!
i think the fact that i have my helmet and gear with me all but 4 days out of the year confuses people and they think i'm not actually riding on sub optimal days.
though i did get "i applaud what you are doing. it's better for the environment because bikes get better mileage than cars do." from one guy after he found out.
The only one I ever got re: weather was from the big boss (stores 5 of his ? Harleys at the office)
Low 30's one morning last winter -
"You are either the toughest or the dumbest SOB I have ever met"
I did not point out all the Gerbing hanging on the back of my door. Just admitted it's probably a little of each.
when i ride to work i get the "is that your helmet" "is that your jacket" "are those your boots" [roll]
but the topper was "is that your crotch rocket" [roll]
it's actually so annoying answering these questions, that i don't ride to work that often...
that and i have to visit customers off site... and there would be even more questions...
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on July 15, 2008, 01:39:49 PM
when i ride to work i get the "is that your helmet" "is that your jacket" "are those your boots" [roll]
but the topper was "is that your crotch rocket" [roll]
it's actually so annoying answering these questions, that i don't ride to work that often...
that and i have to visit customers off site... and there would be even more questions...
being on the bike might work out better. esp if it's a purty bike.
Quote from: KnightofNi on July 15, 2008, 01:41:08 PM
being on the bike might work out better. esp if it's a purty bike.
yeah... but i'm shy and don't like that kind of attention ;)
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on July 15, 2008, 01:52:31 PM
yeah... but i'm shy and don't like that kind of attention ;)
then you will be gracious and show good taste in more than one way.
it might even bring in more clients. hahaha
just try to get commision. [thumbsup]
Quote from: KnightofNi on July 15, 2008, 01:59:51 PM
then you will be gracious and show good taste in more than one way.
it might even bring in more clients. hahaha
just try to get commision. [thumbsup]
oh boy... the AE's will LoVe that idea [roll] [laugh]
i've got clients that don't need another reason to tell me how they feel...
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on July 15, 2008, 02:04:15 PM
oh boy... the AE's will LoVe that idea [roll] [laugh]
i've got clients that don't need another reason to tell me how they feel...
that's when you need to remind them that this is a professional atmosphere and you would appreciate it if they kept those comments to themselves. if they can't then they will get another rep. show them my picture.
AE's will always love anything that brings in more business. esp right now.
The scene: Parking lot, adjacent to the admin offices of my school. It's 19F out, a little fog which seems to be freezing to vehicles as they drive through it. Early morning, about 6:30AM.
I pull up with my usual rumble, pull my helmet, balaclava & gloves off. Grab the tankbag from the bike and head inside. As soon as I walk in, the head principal steps out of his office and asks if I'm "ok." I say "yea, ride in was fine." His reponse was "You know, we never really know about you, you're a different breed and never really know if we'll see you the next day or not."
JM
Quote from: DuCaTiNi on July 15, 2008, 01:39:49 PM
when i ride to work i get the "is that your helmet"...
and then they immediately touch the visor, covering it in fingerprints....
at least that's how my office works
Quote from: Grio on July 15, 2008, 11:49:18 AM
Here's google's #1 moto mama...not bad...just place a dollar in my boot as I pass by.
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm3/eye9high/motormama.jpg)
Please wear boots like that on the next group ride. Thank you.
Quote from: someguy on July 15, 2008, 10:24:07 PMPlease wear boots like that on the next group ride. Thank you.
Is that an open request? ;)
I must be the only one who doesn't get weird comments. My boss used to ride, so he was really interested when I mentioned I'd picked up a bike. Clients seem more positively responsive when I show up in riding boots than bicycle shoes ("Are those soccer cleats? Aren't they uncomfortable?").
I used to get the "you think you're pretty cool don't you" comments
but my new squadron is way more biker infested and nobody says anything.
Quote from: msincredible on July 15, 2008, 10:44:49 AM
I have one of my track photos as the wallpaper on my laptop, and customers are always asking if that is me. They are usually quite impressed when I say yes. ;D
Please post up said track photo so we can all have thoughts of things going by real fast and imagine those wind noises. Thank you. :)
Maybe Id just better go for a ride....
Quote from: MendoDave on July 16, 2008, 01:00:49 PMPlease post up said track photo so we can all have thoughts of things going by real fast and imagine those wind noises. Thank you. :)
Here you go
(http://paularickert.net/albums/userpics/Keigwins_2007-10-08F%7E0.JPG)
Quote from: MendoDave on July 16, 2008, 01:00:49 PMMaybe Id just better go for a ride....
Good idea [moto]
Great picture -- i especially like the reflection in the visor! [thumbsup]
At my old job, I constantly got the "You're going to kill yourself on that thing" line. To which I usually responded: "It's more likely you'll kill me with your car." That was to the bosses wife. A couple days later the boss made a comment to me about how if I get into an accident on my bike, our health insurance premiums would go up. I let him know that if he and the rest of his Suburban driving buddies who think it's ok to yap on a cell phone while drinking coffee while behind the wheel would pay more attention to the road... there would be less chance of that happening.
At my current job, my boss keeps asking me when I'm going to ride my bike in. It's tough when I have a work van that I need when I go to work. Either way, it's definitely a more motorcycle friendly place.
I have a black helmet and black jacket and at my last job they called me the "night rider" when I'd walk in with them on.
I never quite got why.
Pic looks good. [thumbsup]
I wear all black on a 'dark' monster while wearing a bright orange/white/red Repsol replica Axio hardcase backpack. I get called "The Rocketeer." Sometimes they ask what my jetpack is for, I usually say "That's how I get to work so fast." ;D
The Doc
PS: My bike is a "streetfighter," not a crotch rocket thankyouverymuch. [moto]