Attitude to bikers in your work place

[Scouse]

Just wondered what the majority opinion of bikers is where you work?

Where I work there is the common saying that 'the only good way to see a biker is as a dead biker'

Quite a small minded view that I'm struggling to oppose, but then half of them are the typical arsehole sunday push bike riders.

What's it like where you're at?

[M1ke]

I park behind a bush, brush my suit off and wonder into work. Not many of my colleagues know I ride a bike to work and that is the way I am planning on keeping it for the exact reason you mention!

[Flip]

I always had interest in the bike at work. The inevitable question "What cc is it"? "1300 f*ckin' 'ell"... etc. Never had any negativity though. Plus someone always says "My mate has a 'Busa, goes over 200mph".

[mattjs895]

im now dating a rather attractive girl at my work due to me having a bike

[ttr]

'You have a bike? Want to go work at a different branch today?'
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[c_dug]

I've given up arguing, had a full out argument with my manager and another member of staff over "you bloody bikers", lasted about 10 minutes and it was clear i was getting nowhere at all, i just said whatever and ignored everything else they said, didnt even acknowledge the fact that they were talking. That seemed to piss them off alot, 1 - 0 to me

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[calyx]

THE BOSS has a 1000cc aprilia and a 1000cc triumph.
So, people love bikers.
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[craigs23]

Not much fuss is made, I guess because I don't make much fuss about riding bikes. It's quite a small company where I work, and in the studio there's only 4 of us. Conversation does revolve around motors and motorsport every now and again, but I tend to talk about cars more than I do about bikes.

Always get the odd conversation about there being "some w*nker carving up traffic and riding too fast in my blind spot" from my peers, expecting, I don't know, some defence or rise on my part "probably drives an Audi during the week" is usually my response.

Likewise, there's the occasional jype about how horrendous it must be to ride a bike in less than perfect weather; I just tend to shrug it off.

I rarely spark up conversations just about bikes, most of the time I guess you wouldn't think I am a "biker". I guess in the past I've bored college mates to death about biking stories and specifications; even down the pub I'd rarely talk about biking.

I am accepted at work for it though, and most of the derogatory biking subjects are probably just to get me involved in a conversation. I get my own parking space right outside the door, so that's never a problem either.

[KevTM]

Don't have a problem at my work, small company mind you bt still.

I certainly wouldn't hide the fact I ride a bike or play it down as much as possible just to keep on the good side of a co-workers opinion.. that's their opinion, if they don't like it, f*ck them.. certainly wont entertain them everyday knowing that they'd change their view if they knew I was into bikes.

[Stelmer]

They don't think of me as a biker, probably because I have a company car and have never showed up on the bike to work.

[GSXR_Warrior]

Biking is positively encouraged where I work. My boss is a biker and the Manager in charge of Transport is a keen supporter of people using bikes to travel to work.

We have showers and locker facilities for our kit and a Motorcycle action group where we meet every three months or so for a chat with Management.

Seems like this is the exception though.
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[mr-inteligent]

We are asked to park are bikes in the bicycles shed which is just a overhanging piece of plastic, but there's only 4 motorbikes.. maybe if the boss had one we'd be sorted.

Another thing people don't like is us bikers Que jumping because when we finish there is a massive rush to get out and a long tail back to a set of lights.

[growler]

[Flip]

My last manager owns three bikes. B*llockings were usually followed by "Did you get out on the weekend"? or "I found this great road"...

[smegbrains]

Boss of the unit I work within is a biker, he keeps shouting at me to get some proper boots! I think he will not be amused if I come off and have to spend a lot of time off with mangled feet.

I agree with him so a nice wedge of my overtime laden payslip this month is going on a lovely pair

Aside from that, my direct line manager is a biker too, he's more into his dirt bikes and keeps trying to convince me to get one.

The non-bikers all either ask me if I'm not too hot in all my gear, or give it the tut and eye-rolling. All in the name of the great team spirit we have here
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[MarJay]

[Flip]

[Scouse]

[Dr. DaveJPS]

work wise, i managed to pursuade my boss to finally do a CBT and get a 125
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[Trixie]

Fortunately, I don't think there's anywhere anti bike in the Isle of Man so I'm lucky with the company I work at. My boss rides a bike, one of the Senior Managers has just passed his test and I've put another one of the Managers in touch with an instructor to do his CBT. In addition, I can think straight off of about 10 or so other people in the company that ride regularly and many more have a healthy interest in bikes.

In fact, it was because I ride a bike and my interest in the TT that got me the job there in the first place - there was a signed picture of Martin Finnegan in the boss' office which I remarked on when he asked about my hobbies. I mentioned I was a big fan of the TT and that I rode; funnily enough I got the call that afternoon to ask me when I could start!
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[Mr Nice Guy]

I never get anything other than the "Alright Steven, hows the bike going, still got the bike yellow one?", shit like that, or the jokey "bloody bikers, tut" ..but its definitely jokey as its usually by a friend. Think the rest of them are scared of me so I don't know what they really think of me lol
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[spitfire123]

boss has a bike,all 3 work mates have ducs,aprrils,yams,zukis etc...


we all love bikes
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[uniuk2000]

At my place bikers can have extra large lockers to get their helmet and kit in

[colin1]

At my work, about half of the people have been on bikes or owned them.

The resident alpha male did like to go on a bit about bikes being a mid life crisis thing, but I think thats only because he knows they are more fun than his flash car, and he wouldn't have the balls to ride one.

It is the kind of place where turning up on a scooter would be a bit of a handicap, but I don't think anyone minds my bike. Though I should probably clean it a bit.
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[Tazmcg]

I don't have any problems at work, there are quite a few bikers where i work - sizes ranging from 125's to 1300's

My colleagues don't seem to fazed about me riding if anything all they say is be bloody carefull on it