Neat article on Revzilla - dating a motorcyclist

[Gone in 60]

Revzilla's Common Tread blog posted a very interesting article from the perspective of someone who dates a motorcyclist. Seven things I learned from dating a motorcyclist - RevZilla

I had my wife read the article, and she agrees with what she wrote. The "guys who ride motorcycles become inexplicably sexy" part was particularly gratifying.

 

[emptysea]

Nice article. I'm sure that my wife thinks I'm inexplicably something. Not so sure that "sexy" would be that something ("grumpy" or "sloppy", perhaps). LOL Then again, she was zipping up her jacket and disappearing into her helmet and zooming away from our house about 6 months prior to my engaging in this sport and there was (and is) still something inexplicably sexy in watching her do so....unless she's PO'd about the sloppy or grumpy in which case I'm just happy that she's on her way.

 

[Gone in 60]

My wife also considered the "worst case scenario" part of the article, and reminded me that she doubled my life insurance when I started riding.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

My female friends all wanted on the back of the RD400. It was crazy thinking then, and still today. At first it was great, especially when the passenger seat was cleaned up with Armor-All vinyl protectant (yeah, I know ... not the brightest when braking, but otherwise ). Soon the dude friends wanted to know if I wanted to do some group riding. So the "no rides today ladies" soon became a killjoy. Ah well - no regrets.

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

Ive always had gfs on bikes, and my ex wife actually had her own bikes before we met (ducati and aprilia, now triumph, all sport bikes).

my current GF is an odd situation, her ex husband from like 8 yrs ago is one of my best friends (yeah its weird/not weird), and it also huge into bikes (he has something like 15 now). she never rode with him, ever, but didn't mind he had them. we were dating a few mos (about 2 yrs ago) when she asked me to take her out on the bike. i was kinda surprised but was like 'sure' . she definitely has grown to love it, and her favorite bikes to ride on are, in her order, the t500, the cb1100, the concours, then the 70R5. Ive even had her out 2 up on the 70 Hs1 (90cc twin). Luckily, she has good balance and is tiny. Her first MC ride was at age 42. Shes wants a vespa or cub now, sort of. But, ive heard quite a bit of similar sentiment to this article over the years, but a lot recently from Angie.

Interesting story.

I know if I bought a Vespa or Cub, my partner would ride it. For now, she prefers the back seat. Heck, come to think of it, I'd probably ride the Cub too.

 

[ishouldbuyatacotruck_imp]

Good article, maybe I should write the opposite hetero gender version.

But yes, dudes and dudettes in gear and helmets on motorcycles = always sexy.

 

[bflint]

Nobody says anything to me except "nice bike"

 

[GoldOxide_imp]

I think women dig guys on Italian bikes typically because they happen to be in good shape. Er, the bike I mean. :biker:

 

[Charlie Bravo_imp]

Back in the day, BM, (before marriage) I had girlfriends on the back of whatever bike I owned at the time. I'd keep in the lower gears, make it rev, so the vibrations were transmitted to where they did the most good. Worked every time.