Co-workers and their views about bikers

[ab]

Today the whole team goes to lunch in different cars.  I was told that my former boss sees a biker on the roundabout passing them on the other lane.  He comments to the other ppl in the car "look at that asshole. There is no need for that n leaning like that". They then tell him that it was me. Lol

He actually says to me during lunch "was leaning like that necessary ?and why switching lanes fast like and not gradual? 

Throughout the years I have learned that talking about bikes with square coworkers is pointless and can be used against me if I ever call sick etc as a result of bike.

When I ride, I ride as I always do no matter if coworkers there or not.  I am not going to slow down extremely or go fast or such.  I will ride however I usually ride.  F'em :-)

Any coworker's pregnant dog about your riding to you?

[SpikeC]

 My coworkers always seemed to end up getting themselves bikes after I have been around for a while.maybe it was me coming in to work with a big sh!t eating grin on my face.......

[red baron]

I often ride with my co-workers. 


Those that don't ride have been in a car with me driving so nothing would surprise them.

That being said I work in the car biz, so most are car guys anyway.

[ab]

I am in I.T and surrounded by managers that are into golf.  I was told that 'I must not love my mother' or 'care about my life' or 'donor' and all the usual by co-workers.  I just shrug it off.

[hbliam]

Sounds like you work with a bunch of douche bags. I've never had a bad comment about bikes at my work. Many of us ride and when they built a new station they even designated a covered area as moto parking.

[kopfjäger]

I work with Men. 

[hbliam]

I work with Men. 

I was gonna say that. But then I thought of the women they fill spots with and I couldn't. Notice I said "fill spots."

[Skybarney]

My other pilot rides and we often ride together.  As for anyone else that finds out I ride bikes?  Well they all have a story of knowing someone, who knows someone else who had a friend get killed on a bike, so I tend to keep my riding addiction to myself.

[koko64]

I tell guys who reckon Im crazy to ride bikes that Im not crazy, they're just chickenshit. Some of these cockheads are threatened by people that have the grit to do something they would like to, but are too scared, or their mum/wife wont let them. Some douchbag guys are particularly threatened by the women who ride. Women who ride have my admiration big time.

All my close friends ride, do martial arts, other risky sports, etc. I respect the people who admit they are too scared to ride, rather than putting others down for doing so.

I save the harsh response for the dickheads who dont show respect for others interests or sports.

[BoDiddley]

I am lucky to be self employed so I do not have to deal with steel trap minds anymore.  If I ride the bike to work my crew usually ignores me or says something like, give me a raise so I can afford a bike.  Which they can but it is better than admitting they spend there money on other toys, or GF's.  

What!  Don't like sport bikes, you're fired.  Naah I have a good crew and I treat them right, they only work half a year for me then they are off drawing uniployment, riding quads and fishing.   But yea, in the past I have worked with some of the most mind numbing motofobic people on the planet.  Not fun but then I think that is part of their plan.

I just found out because of chrome spell check that motofobic is a real word.   Interesting stuff in a search, also motofobia. WTF

http://www.forbiciotto.com/  I also found this intersting Italian helmet company while searching motofobia.  A leather Shoei?

[Howie]

Often my wife hears "How can you let your husband ride a motorcycle?"  Her answers vary, but always in my favor.  I don't hear from people about how dangerous riding motorcycles is, when I do it is often from folk having difficulty operating their walkers.  Only one person at work told me how dangerous riding is, a physics professor.  He used as an example a story about a graduate student who was hit crossing Houston Street on her Ducati and, as a result, broke both legs, costing her a semester at school.  I asked him what would happen if she was hit by a car walking across the street.  No response.

[Kev M]

Because of my career (repair manual writer/editor) my co-workers have always been gear heads and many ride or used to.

We used to have an annual Chilton ride where a half-dozen or so would leave for a week, or a long weekend ride (to a rally, or for a week on the Blue Ridge Parkway or the like).

And you'd think that in a hospital my wife would run into someone anti-bike, but usually they're just impressed that she rides (which honestly is just thinly disguised and non-intentional chauvinism). Not that she cares either way.

So honestly it's been YEARS (maybe decades) since I ran into anyone who was anti-bike or bike-ignorant.

[AK ducati]

Never had anyone at work comment negatively.  Most were surprised I could afford a Ducati.  Happy to say I inspired 3 others at work to buy bikes this summer!

[koko64]

You guys, thats great.

[the_Journeyman]

I have people say "I don't know how you do it with all the crazy drivers out there."  I just say, "I have to look after my actions and be ready for theirs, it's just defensive driving and paying attention."

Funny how for motorcyclists defensive driving & attention to everything around you isn't just a concept or novelty, but a survival mechanism that many that have never ridden a motorcycle on the street just don't understand the concept of.

JM