Have any of you had trouble with strangers oogling and drooling over your parked bike? Including brazenly sitting on it? I don't think I've ever been so angry, to the point I couldn't even speak. I am proud of how good it looks, I don't mind answering questions about it,etc. BUT I can't believe someone would get ON a stranger's bike. HELP!

Got any good one liners for the yahoo's who think your bike is fair game? What have you said?

Scenario:
I came out to find a couple looking at my NEW bike. The girlfriend was obviously interested, but the GUY got on it and was looking it over when I walked up to them.
Me: Nice bike, Sir.
GUY: Yeh...
Me: Got the keys?
Guy: well....no...
Me: I Know (takes key from pocket and shakes in face) IT's MINE.
Guy: (obviously college grad) OH..OH...
THEN he has the gall to tell me how it's kind of a girlie bike, as in small (OH I wanted to say if it was so girlie,why were YOU on it) I bothered to explain it is small, but the engine is 650 - same as that big cruiser over there. He just looked blankly at me like I must be misinformed. Then he told me it was girlie again. Ugh.

I wanted to yell: Do i sit in your car? Do i mess with Your girl?  
At 5'1 I realize I'm not much of a threat, but I never wanted to rip a throat out like I did with this doofus.

yup, has happened to us all,
it's no different than coming
back to find someone smugly
sitting inside your convertible.

...but whatya'gonnado?!  

Who I'm TRULY afraid of are
people in any given parkinglot
that might not see it and ram
or reverse in to my bike.

Once I saw how a man let his
filthy children climb on my old
savage as if it was a carnival
ride (so he could take a picture),
i calmly adviced the man that the
engine was still hot and that any
bike could tip and crush'em either
way (he kinda ignored me), next
thing i know junior is screaming
with his calf half-molten into the
savages' exhaust pipe (where it
curves on top), but it's ok, burnt
skin cleans off quite easy    
_{(true story)}

I've yet to catch anyone sitting on my bike. I'm not quite sure how I would react yet am sure I would have no problem coming up with something.

I feel for someone to just hop on without an invite is rude and therefore be warned, I may go from being a poodle to a rottweiller in 0.0 seconds!!

as far as kids are concerned... it's called an attractive nuisence.
Aren't we all kids where toys are concerned?

mick wrote on 06/21/10 at 13:01:27:


Teddy Roosevelt

I enjoy it when I see the little bastard$ going to grab the header pipe when I park it after a 50 mile run .

BurnPgh wrote on 06/21/10 at 14:11:05:




You mean it wasn't Buford Pusser??? LoL

I've never caught anyone on anything of mine. I've never even seen it done to any bike, that I was aware of. I don't think people around here would do that but could be wrong... I'd probably be pretty pissed too if it ever happened!

Wow, I hadn't considered someone putting their kid on the bike! I haven't even put my own kids on it yet. My older son is a wee bit jealous of my new wheels, I think.

Maybe if I'd picked an all black bike it wouldn't happen as much - she is red and white so maybe she looks more approachable?? I guess I should be flattered and then put something on the license plate holder to warn them I'm mean and old.