Ask a stupid question.....

[wiltshire builders]

A lot of non-bikers find bikes fascinating and have lots of questions e.g. How much?, How fast? Etc but occasionally they ask a real clanger.
My most common and absolute favorite is this:

"What's that?"
"It's my back protector"
"What's it for?"
"........uh.......it protects my back????"

Anyone else had a good one?

[Dabz]

Not so much of a question but I have a pet peeve about non-bikers who say "I don't have a bike because I'd just kill myself on it". That statement is the same as saying "I don't use sharp knives in the kitchen because I'd slit my wrists" or "I don't like walking near cliffs because I'd only jump off".

[Trev]

I once had 'did Kawasaki invent that green colour?'

[WR6133]

Similar to Dabz a guy at my work stated on seeing my ZZR

"I won't buy a fast bike because I'm so fearless and scared of nothing that I'm scared I would kill myself on it"

[Trev]

Similar to Dabz a guy at my work stated on seeing my ZZR

"I won't buy a fast bike because I'm so fearless and scared of nothing that I'm scared I would kill myself on it"

My Gixer11 scares me just by looking at it ; )

[Nelly]

"What's that piece of glass on the back of your helmet?"

(me) "It's so that i can see out the back"

Lost count of that little baby. It's normally followed by a few seconds silence and then question No.2.
"youre winding me up right?"

(I wear Reevu helmets ;) )

[wheelers]

I have had 16 yr olds in asking for a certain colour 2 stroke oil because they have been told its best.
also had a lad with a Kawasaki come in asking if we could fit a KTM powerband. because they are faster...
there are the old chestnuts.. can we fit powerbands, can we make chinese scooters go faster??

[DaytonaDog]

Many years ago a mate of mine was out on a date. The girl he was with on the date with turned out to not be the sharpest tool in the box, coming out with some real clangers, the two he remembers the most being:

'I love reminiscing about the future'!!

'World War 2, were we involved?'

Needless to say, he didn't see her again.

[DaytonaDog]

One of my all time favourites:

I was parked up in my 'company' vehicle, which was of the marked variety. A couple of 'scallywags', walked past and I heard one say to the other:

'Bruv, look at dat, de writin' on da bonnit haz bin writin da wron wey round, innit, how fick iz dat?

Yeah bruv, de feds are well fick'.

[Nelly]

One of my all time favourites:

I was parked up in my 'company' vehicle, which was of the marked variety. A couple of 'scallywags', walked past and I heard one say to the other:

'Bruv, look at dat, de writin' on da bonnit haz bin writin da wron wey round, innit, how fick iz dat?

Yeah bruv, de feds are well fick'.

Couldn't make it up could ya....bless em :)

[wiltshire builders]

Not so much of a question but I have a pet peeve about non-bikers who say "I don't have a bike because I'd just kill myself on it". That statement is the same as saying "I don't use sharp knives in the kitchen because I'd slit my wrists" or "I don't like walking near cliffs because I'd only jump off".
That is a classic.
It's always men too.
I think their ego can't cope with admitting that bikes frighten them.

[redken1]

"Have you ever come off?"

Ye once when I was young and stupid.

"Did it hurt?"

To be honest this is why I love young kids because they have no inhibitions and say what they are thinking. Good thread Dan.

[SupeRDel]

Was stood with Allen Millyard at the Shalbourne show last year when he first showed the "Flying Millyard" and people would come up and say.

"I have never seen one of those before"

"You won't because I built it"

"Do you have any problems getting it thru the MOT"

"Its brand new, you do not need an MOT"

The FM was road tested by the MCN this week, yes I know its crap nowadays!