Most embarasing thing about being a biker?

[-Savage-]

well what is it? what is the most cringworthy thing about being a biker for you?

for me it might be,

Biker boyz- the line "burn rubber, not your sole" = ghey

taking your lid off after a long cold run, and everyone seeing the trail of snatters dripping down your face,

or having hands which stink of the sweat and crap inside your gloves.
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My Bikes - - - Royal Enfield 500 with sidecar, VFR800, CBR600FX,
Peugeot Speedfight 100, Kymco Hipster 125, GSXR750K5, Jawa TS 350

[t121anf]

going into a public loo and having to pull your trousers down in order to pee as they have no fly

[TheShaggyDA]

Standing on the pegs and shaking your arse, trying to get your pants out of your arsecrack and your balls back where they belong.

Mebbe I should switch to boxers.
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Current: CB500 Previous: CB100N, CB250RS, XJ900F, GT550, GPZ750R/1000RX, AJS M16, R100RT, Enfield Bullet

[i:6e3bfc7581]But still I fear and still I dare not laugh at the madman...[/i:6e3bfc7581]

[Trixie]

Not much, I enjoy riding a bike, BUT...

The most cringeworthy part is being called "brave" (usually by older work colleagues) when people find out I ride a bike. How sodding patronising - because of course, I am only a woman and it stands to reason that big bad bikes should scare me...!
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Dead nobodies in company cars...

[kawakid]

Wearing leathers.

Get ribbed about it quit often. (blue oyster bar lines etc).

Went somewhere last week and was wearing work shirt (pink one) and had leather bottoms on.

Not good.
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I've a twin and a 4.

[Mooncatt]

setting off either with the sidestand still down and everyone turning around to see what that horrible noise is.
or setting off with the disc lock still on (never happened to me.....yet)
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current bike...CBR400RR
"you always need more chicken"

[Gazdaman]

Not embarassing, but having to take your lid everywhere with you if it's your only method of transport.

Leathers look cool to fellow bikers, but to the uninformed, I suspect there are many comments.

Most embarrasing thing is falling off.

Gaz

[SoulRider]

Getting ready to pull away when theres load of bystanders and people in cars looking at you, only to stall because the stand is down

Happened to me once.
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[JakeyR]

Being piss wet through when paying for petrol, leaving puddles by the counter as you stand there emptying half of england on the floor, sounds like you're taking a leak too...

[DEN MONKEY]

Placing my bike boots under my desk at work when Ive changed into my work gear and having people ask me what THAT smell is.

I just tell em I farted.
When the ask if Im being for real, I simply reply " of course, do you think I always smell like this?"
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meh

[Diggs]

Being called a 'biker' and having heavy metal background music wherever I go... Fercrissake I wasn't really born to be wild - just a little miffed on occasion....
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Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M
Gone (in order of ownership) - Raleigh Runabout, AP50, KH125, GP125, KH250, CBX550, Z400, CB750FII, 250LC, GS550, ZXR750H1, Guzzi Targa, GSX750F, KH250 x2, Bimota SB6R and counting...

[Shaun]

People wondering why you don't fit the stereotype "you don't look like a biker when you're out/dressed normal/at work"

[The Tot]

I was going to say leathers.

I don't mind because they make me look sexy and pretty tonked up, but i heard some bell end chav say to me " i wouldn't want to be wearing what your wearing down this street" - err, i'm about to pick my bike up, that's why!

Also this, anybody ever had a big meal before riding out and realise that your bowels are disfunctional. You realise you need to take a shit, and then when you do, it takes 10 minutes to remove your gear and then the turd initiates its expulsion whilst you're just about to unzip your 2 pieces of your leathers. I nearly took a direct hit in my leathers when i couldn't get seated quickly enough. A slight bow downwards forcing my rump over the seat sorted that out and it was a direct hit in the toilet bowl. The knee sliders, shin armour and the boots make it hard for you to pull your leathers low enough in the first place to assume a comfortable excretion position. So you have to more or less "hover" and risk missing the bowl. That's pretty embarrasing when you almost missed a rideout because "i needed to take a shit"
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The Tot 2019 Z1000SX - 2007 R1
Never argue with autism

[spike_Alike]

Thats gotta be my bike boots. They are a tad "ugly" when worn around town. I have overheard a few comments such as "[sarcastically to friend] Why don't you get some boots like that?"

I just laugh though, I know they are there to protect me, not look good. I'm not one to care what people think anyway (I overhear ten times as many comments about my hair, and do I cut it? Hell no,)

[Jull]

Being covered in splattered flies, especially those big yellow bug splats - I wipe my leathers down about once a year.

[Diggs]

I concur with the gent and his toilet troubles... a friend of mine once laid a cable in his leathers by mistake!

I'm not fond of 'helmet-hair' either, nor a damp crotch...
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Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M
Gone (in order of ownership) - Raleigh Runabout, AP50, KH125, GP125, KH250, CBX550, Z400, CB750FII, 250LC, GS550, ZXR750H1, Guzzi Targa, GSX750F, KH250 x2, Bimota SB6R and counting...

[gs5pete]

1. worrying about someone nicking my bike
2. being associated with the bad riders that give us all a bad name. Sorry if anyone here is a bad rider but I dislike my friends and relatives having ammunition to bash me with. It's the same for cycling suprisingly.
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past bikes: KX125, CG125 (first road bike, used to pass test on), GS500 (first proper bike).

[j1mmy]

Helmet hair for me. I was once caught 'doing' my hair in the wing mirror and heard this person shouting "Oi! Sexy boy!, you look lovely."

It's not my fault I'm vein? Or is it?
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[cokker]

Taking 5 mins to put your helmet and gloves on and off just to get petrol

Little kids screaming at you as you go past is a little awkward too.
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No longer have a bike due to a DVLA/Court royal f**k up.

[stinkwheel]

[Psychonaut]

Squeeky boots, why the hell can't they make sporty boots that don't sound like a honeymooning couple on their wedding night
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Prev CBR600RR (06) Orange/Black
CBR1000RR (09) Repsol
Now Ducati 1199 Panigale

[Finglonga]

[4dy]

running out of fuel after you just over took a line of cars
how imbarrassin

[Huambo81a]

[Annabella]

Quite possibly the most embarrassing thing happened about an hour ago:

Going to present a paper at a Board meeting to be introduced as "This young lady came into my office yesterday morning wearing tight leather... and best of all, it was creaking!" by the Chair


Otherwise, I have to agree with Trixie on the "You don't look like a biker, how do you cope with the weight, it's so big!" comments.
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