My wife will not ride with me
#61
06-23-2008, 05:43 PM
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RE: My wife will not ride with me
I read the title of your post to my wife when she walked by and her response was, What, is she retarded or something?
 \\;Sorry if she really is.[
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 \\;Sorry if she really is.[]
#62
06-24-2008, 12:04 PM
RE: My wife will not ride with me
 \\;I don't want any body back there. And I told my daughters to stay off the back of their OM's bike . get your own.
If you screw up ,you take both of you down. and it goes for the passenger as well , if she gets a bug up her *** , in her hair or bra and jumps around \\; she could take both down .
be happy shes not back there.
If you screw up ,you take both of you down. and it goes for the passenger as well , if she gets a bug up her *** , in her hair or bra and jumps around \\; she could take both down .
be happy shes not back there.
#63
06-24-2008, 03:56 PM
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RE: My wife will not ride with me
ORIGINAL: GeorgiaGirl
Some of these comments are great. \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\; I always particularly love the one about, "Your wife needs to know her place." \\;\\\\\\; (Insert swagger). You mean, I have a "place"? \\;\\\\\\;
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But I digress. \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\; I am assuming Teagan that the bike in your sig is what you're riding and asking your wife to ride on the back of. \\;\\\\\\; I don't see a sissy bar and pad on it. \\;\\\\\\; Do you have one? \\;\\\\\\; Either way, I can tell you that riding two up on those small pillion pads, even with a sissy bar and pad is not the most comfortable or secure feeling and I for sure wouldn't want to have to do it for any length of time. \\;\\\\\\; Gain some experience and increase the comfort level for her and you might find a change of heart. \\;\\\\\\; Also, have some talks with her about mindset on the bike. \\;\\\\\\; She needs to take in the sights, sounds and smells that you miss in a cage and not be focused on everything that could go wrong. \\;\\\\\\; Hopefully she'll come around but be realistic as it may just never be her thing. Keep the shiny side up.
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Some of these comments are great. \\;\\\\\\;
 \\;\\\\\\; I always particularly love the one about, "Your wife needs to know her place." \\;\\\\\\; (Insert swagger). You mean, I have a "place"? \\;\\\\\\; \\;\\\\\\; [sm=icon_stickpoke.gif] \\;\\\\\\;
But I digress. \\;\\\\\\;
 \\;\\\\\\; I am assuming Teagan that the bike in your sig is what you're riding and asking your wife to ride on the back of. \\;\\\\\\; I don't see a sissy bar and pad on it. \\;\\\\\\; Do you have one? \\;\\\\\\; Either way, I can tell you that riding two up on those small pillion pads, even with a sissy bar and pad is not the most comfortable or secure feeling and I for sure wouldn't want to have to do it for any length of time. \\;\\\\\\; Gain some experience and increase the comfort level for her and you might find a change of heart. \\;\\\\\\; Also, have some talks with her about mindset on the bike. \\;\\\\\\; She needs to take in the sights, sounds and smells that you miss in a cage and not be focused on everything that could go wrong. \\;\\\\\\; Hopefully she'll come around but be realistic as it may just never be her thing. Keep the shiny side up. \\;\\\\\\;
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Now my wife knows "her place"! Its right in my right hand mirror riding her own bike that I paid for, I wash, I maintain, and that I buy the accessories for. Come to think of it now, maybe I know "my place".
#64
06-24-2008, 04:34 PM
RE: My wife will not ride with me
 \\;Be glad!!!!!!!!!!!!! However \\;one thing I'd like to \\;point out, I wouldn't ride on your bike either with that up the crack skinny seat and no sissy bar. \\; \\; \\;
#65
06-24-2008, 07:02 PM
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WOW, everyone has there 2 cents to throw in, but I guess that's what I asked for.
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Anyone commenting on asking for three month for permission to get a bike, get married and you'll understand. \\;Three months of asking is better that a life time of nagging. \\;
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I've had this bike for two months, but I've got more that two months of riding under my belt. \\; I started riding dirt bikes a while ago (not quite the same, but the mechanices of riding and turning are similar) and rode others road bike in the past. \\;This is just the first road bike that I've owned myself. \\; So it's not like I'm an accident waiting to happen.
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I know the superglide isn't the most passanger friendly bike, but it's not like I'd expecting her to go on a cross country road trip. \\; Hopp on the bike \\;to go to dinner or a quick evening ride. \\; If she wants to ride more, then I'll get a new seat and a sissy bar.
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Overall, it sounds like I need to back of and just let nature take it's course. \\; Enjoy the road allone and let her \\;know that she's always welcome.
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Thanks again for everyones advise. \\;If anything, it's been entertaining to read. \\;
 \\;
Anyone commenting on asking for three month for permission to get a bike, get married and you'll understand. \\;Three months of asking is better that a life time of nagging. \\;
 \\;
I've had this bike for two months, but I've got more that two months of riding under my belt. \\; I started riding dirt bikes a while ago (not quite the same, but the mechanices of riding and turning are similar) and rode others road bike in the past. \\;This is just the first road bike that I've owned myself. \\; So it's not like I'm an accident waiting to happen.
 \\;
I know the superglide isn't the most passanger friendly bike, but it's not like I'd expecting her to go on a cross country road trip. \\; Hopp on the bike \\;to go to dinner or a quick evening ride. \\; If she wants to ride more, then I'll get a new seat and a sissy bar.
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Overall, it sounds like I need to back of and just let nature take it's course. \\; Enjoy the road allone and let her \\;know that she's always welcome.
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Thanks again for everyones advise. \\;If anything, it's been entertaining to read. \\;
#66
06-24-2008, 07:40 PM
RE: My wife will not ride with me
Dyna Soar:
Wow, it took three times? For that, I recognize there is nothing I can say that will help you.
FYI- my wife and I have been blissfully married for 15 years, and we have 3 happy well adjusted children. She read your reply, laughed, and replied with the following: "women respect men, not whiners." She thinks Teagan, and other men who think themselves in that position, \\;should buy the bike and something for their wife in return. She also stated, "sometimes people need a push- where would we all be in life if nobody gave us a push?"
I'll leave this posted in case you need to read it nine or ten times for understanding (just kidding).
Peace!
Wow, it took three times? For that, I recognize there is nothing I can say that will help you.
FYI- my wife and I have been blissfully married for 15 years, and we have 3 happy well adjusted children. She read your reply, laughed, and replied with the following: "women respect men, not whiners." She thinks Teagan, and other men who think themselves in that position, \\;should buy the bike and something for their wife in return. She also stated, "sometimes people need a push- where would we all be in life if nobody gave us a push?"
I'll leave this posted in case you need to read it nine or ten times for understanding (just kidding).
Peace!
#67
06-24-2008, 08:16 PM
RE: My wife will not ride with me
Well I went for my usual ride by my self. Stop off for a Qt of milk and when I came out a middle age lady on a Honda something (old bike) was parking next to me. She asked if I had a minute. ( You damn right) She wanted to step up to a bigger bike but didn't know what style Harley to go to. We talked for about a half hour and exchanged numbers. to ride again later on this week, she was a lone rider and so was I. see what could happen when you ride alone.
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06-24-2008, 08:28 PM
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RE: My wife will not ride with me
ORIGINAL: Teagan
WOW, everyone has there 2 cents to throw in, but I guess that's what I asked for.
 \\;\\\\\\;
Anyone commenting on asking for three month for permission to get a bike, get married and you'll understand. \\;\\\\\\;Three months of asking is better that a life time of nagging. \\;\\\\\\;
 \\;\\\\\\;
I've had this bike for two months, but I've got more that two months of riding under my belt. \\;\\\\\\; I started riding dirt bikes a while ago (not quite the same, but the mechanices of riding and turning are similar) and rode others road bike in the past. \\;\\\\\\;This is just the first road bike that I've owned myself. \\;\\\\\\; So it's not like I'm an accident waiting to happen.
 \\;\\\\\\;
I know the superglide isn't the most passanger friendly bike, but it's not like I'd expecting her to go on a cross country road trip. \\;\\\\\\; Hopp on the bike \\;\\\\\\;to go to dinner or a quick evening ride. \\;\\\\\\; If she wants to ride more, then I'll get a new seat and a sissy bar.
 \\;\\\\\\;
Overall, it sounds like I need to back of and just let nature take it's course. \\;\\\\\\; Enjoy the road allone and let her \\;\\\\\\;know that she's always welcome.
 \\;\\\\\\;
Thanks again for everyones advise. \\;\\\\\\;If anything, it's been entertaining to read. \\;\\\\\\;
WOW, everyone has there 2 cents to throw in, but I guess that's what I asked for.
 \\;\\\\\\;
Anyone commenting on asking for three month for permission to get a bike, get married and you'll understand. \\;\\\\\\;Three months of asking is better that a life time of nagging. \\;\\\\\\;
 \\;\\\\\\;
I've had this bike for two months, but I've got more that two months of riding under my belt. \\;\\\\\\; I started riding dirt bikes a while ago (not quite the same, but the mechanices of riding and turning are similar) and rode others road bike in the past. \\;\\\\\\;This is just the first road bike that I've owned myself. \\;\\\\\\; So it's not like I'm an accident waiting to happen.
 \\;\\\\\\;
I know the superglide isn't the most passanger friendly bike, but it's not like I'd expecting her to go on a cross country road trip. \\;\\\\\\; Hopp on the bike \\;\\\\\\;to go to dinner or a quick evening ride. \\;\\\\\\; If she wants to ride more, then I'll get a new seat and a sissy bar.
 \\;\\\\\\;
Overall, it sounds like I need to back of and just let nature take it's course. \\;\\\\\\; Enjoy the road allone and let her \\;\\\\\\;know that she's always welcome.
 \\;\\\\\\;
Thanks again for everyones advise. \\;\\\\\\;If anything, it's been entertaining to read. \\;\\\\\\;
 \\;
Keep gently inviting her to ride along... like you said, short ride to dinner or something. \\; Before I got my own bike, I gave my husband a pouty face if he ran an errand without me.
Show her Grumpa's post... she doesn't want you hooking up with a female rider![:@]
#70
06-24-2008, 09:04 PM
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RE: My wife will not ride with me
Two words ME TIME!!! Enjoy riding by yourself or with buddies and enjoy time with the better half doing other things together!!!!!!!!!