I say good on you Scratt, other people aint you...so screw'em and what they think...

I'd do the same for a brother...

 

I agree. I have given a ride to a close friend that had stage 4 lung cancer. He loved the ride and passed a couple of days later. I would have never forgiven myself had I not done it

 

Like I said above, some dudes are still in the closet.

 

I've taken a brother, brother-in-law and my father-in-law for rides. My brother in law went back to Ohio and bought his first bike, then after a while learning to ride and taking a riding course, he bought a Harley, all from the experience of taking a ride as a passenger. My father-in-law was 84 at the time he rode with me. The experience got him talking about when he used to ride with friends on their bikes when he was young school kid. The experience got my brother to buy his first bike (a Harley Softtail). He then sold it and bought a '09 Ultra and together (with his wife) we rode to Sturgis and the Grand Canyon, and experience of a lifetime for me.
Based on these experiences and the actions taken from the experiences, I would give a other guys rides. They only have to ask.
I might add that it was a ride on the back with my aunt's boy friend in the late '60s that sold me on the experience and desire to want my own (just 6 bikes over 40 years).

 

I'm the youngest of 9 kids and am 36 years old, now. But every time I ride my bike, I think about how my oldest brother, Greg (18 years older than me) used to take me for rides on his old Yamaha (750 special, I think) when I was 8-12 years old. Greg was always the type of brother that always looked for me when ever he came by dad's house, just to make sure I was doing well. He was also the type of brother that let people know that I was his little brother. I probably wouldn't have started riding if it wasn't for Greg. I miss my brother, but at least every time I take my bike out, I have great memories of an awesome big brother.

So yeah, I would give another guy a ride on my bike.

Chris

 

David Mann (one of the most iconic painters in motorcycling history) didn't see anything wrong with it either. What Scratt did for his friend was a great thing. I'd do the same in a heartbeat

 

Great pic Geezer, I wanted to add a pic after I saw yours.

And Thanks again to all for the kind words.

 

My answer to this question is... it depends. Saturday night heading to the bar to grab a beer with a buddy and he doesn't feel like driving? Hell no.

Terminally ill friend, friend that is dying to know what being on a bike feels like and a ride with me might get them to buy their own, friend with a disability that may prevent them from riding on their own, etc? You better believe I will do it.

When I was a kid, much like cmashark, my brother used to ride me around on his bike. I was a bit younger since he gave up riding when I was around 5 so the rides stopped, but I truly believe that is what put the bug in my system. All down hill from there... mini bikes, mopeds, dirt bikes, and my first street bike as soon as I was legal.

I can't speak for everyone, but I'm secure with my own nuts so I see nothing "gay" about it.

 

Not gonna happen, I don't wear rainbow shirts. One year in Nevada a buddy and I were riding together his bike broke down about 70 miles outside Reno. I had my Fatboy he had a full dresser. We pulled over with his bike out of commission. We looked the bike over now I'm 47 and he is 61 as we are looking at the bike we knew we needed a tow. I looked at him he looked at me and we both looked at the Fatboy and at the same time said do you want to go back and get trailer. I went to get trailer hour half later we still respected each other.

 

My nephew is a little guy and when he came in town we rode all over the Bay Area with him on the back. He had a FF helmet, no one knew the difference. lol.