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so when i was at my buddies shop today helping him fix his bike when i looked up and seen one of his workers sitting on my bike holding my handlebars like it was his!
i told him
"get your f@cking a$$ off my bike right now"
of course he got mad and told me not to speak to him like that.
i told him he has a better chance of riding my wife then my bike.
was i out of line or would've this pissed you off also?

want to sit on her then just ask, never assume it would be ok is my opinion!

alomst had to fight to defend the old girl who i felt was violated today.


what are your thoughts?

Post edited by: kawsakiman, at: 2007/06/05 19:47

Post edited by: kawsakiman, at: 2007/06/05 19:47

throw a wrench next time

My favorite reply is "Would you be mad if I went and sat in your car without asking?"

Makarth wrote:

throw a wrench next time

With my luck, I'd miss him and hit the bike

Sitting on my bike, or getting in my truck, without permission, will both lead to serious bodily harm the second time.

The first time results in my asking "Are you just naturally stupid, or did you suffer a serious head injury?".

Makarth wrote:

throw a wrench next time

NO!
You might miss,and hit Your bike!

No Steve...I would have done the same,but probably more,if it was Someone that I had never met before.
Its RUDE,and unacceptable,and as far as I can remember...one of the first things You learn as a Kid...DON'T TOUCH!!

"Oh I'm sorry. You must be from a country where it is OK to sit on another mans bike without asking". Or just tell him he can sit on it when he is man enough to handle it.

The same thing happened at the small bike shop I was at the other day. A guy was in there and he sat on a bike that was back by the parts desk. The bike he sat on was one of three non-new bikes by the parts desk.

The parts guy yelled a similar, but non-expletive comment at him. The parts guy explained that it was *his* bike, and he parks it there.

In this case, the other guy was shocked because, as he explained, the bike was right there on the floor with other (most new) bikes and he assumed it was for sale, and thought nothing wrong of sitting on it.

Could this have been the case where you were?

Some people just have a Death Wish!

I don't know about anyone else I don't get into a vehicle or on a Bike that's not mine unless I ask first. That goes for vehicles or Bikes for sale also.

no Biquetoast, there was no confusion.
he knew it was mine because it was the only other bike there.
he just took it upon himself to jump on my steed.
he seen me pull up and in a shop of 4 people , he knew who it belonged to.
i just yelled at him because i thought it was stupid to take it any further since he is new to this country. (he is from cuba)
either way, he got a education today.
what if it was a member of the "well known clubs" bikes?
he would've got a a$$ kicking today!
still had to go home and wash her.
my ass is the only one she needs to sit on her.
like sandy said "look don't touch"

I take it that there was no prior acquaintance with the dude that decided your ride was his? If not, he was the one totally out of line and has no defense. His response was that of a spoiled brat. You were perfectly in the right and if your buddy doesn't defend you, then he can probably learn to wrench on his own.

I'm getting pissed just thinking about it.

I remember once when I was a kid, one of my friends sat on my dirt bike and was screwing around, the next thing I know, I'm putting in a new 2nd gear. I found out later he thought it would be interesting to run in through the gears while it wasn't running.