In honour of the fact that I am done riding my motorcycle for the year (I got 6800 and some kms on this year - about average), I thought I would create a self-test designed to see if you are a closet motorcyclist and simply do not know it yet.
Keep track of your answers and I will tell you what it all means at the end.
1. When you go on a three week vacation, do you like to pack (a) everything that you might ever possibly have the urge to wear - including your winter parka even though it is June, (b) So many shoes that it would make Imelda Marcos blush (c) Two shirts and a extra pair of jeans.
2. When driving in a torrential rainstorm, do you (a) Pull over to the side of the road until you can see more than 1/2 a mile (b) turn your windshield wipers to "high" and keep going (c) think things are going really well as long as you can see 10 feet ahead and only half of your shirt is soaked from water getting through your jacket zipper
3. Which of these names sound the best to you: (a) Taurus (b) Grand Am (c) Hayabusa
4. When on the road, you like to eat (a) at high end restaurants with names that no one can pronounce (b) fast food (c) whatever is left over on the shelves of the gas station convenience store (or if it is a special night, a pink hot dog from the never ending hot dog roller in the gas station convenience store)
5. Bugs make you smile most when (a) they are outside and you are inside (b) they are dead (c) they are splattered all over your helmet, jacket and pants
6. When choosing a vehicle, you value (a) comfort (b) affordability (c) outrageous insurance prices and costly parts that come with not being bored on the road
7. Which of these guys is cooler (a) Donald Trump (b) Bill Gates (c) Arthur Herbert Fonzerelli (aka "The Fonz")
8. You think the best way to hit is the road is (a) in a minivan with every friend you have ever had (b) in a pickup truck with a couple of buddies (c) all alone with no one to tell you that when to stop or what you should go see or not see
9. When in Regina, you find yourself drawn to (a) the symphony (b) Value Village (c) All Sport Sales, Prairie Harley-Davidson and Reed Leisure centre
10. Your favorite smell in all the world is (a) French perfume (b) Food cooking in the kitchen (c) the smell of a leather motorcycle jacket
So there you have it. If you answered "c" to any of these, give me a call. I have a couple of "winter project" motorcycles with your name on them. :)
4 comments:
i rode my bike to work yesterday morning because it was +8 and dry. halfway through the day it started snowing. the 10 minute ride to get home was one of the worst. it had dropped to +2, winds gusting to 60kmh, with rain/snow and i was only wearing jeans and runners with my leather coat. it has never happened to me before, but i got a brainfreeze from the outside in. definitely wishing i had a full face helmet. but somehow i still pulled into the garage and started laughing.
Ha! You definitely have what it takes to be a biker! :) How many kms did you get in this year so far?
i am just under 8000km. hoping to get up around 8500 before i have to put it away. i have made it into november the last few years. so fingers crossed. although the weather yesterday and the next 3 days aren't going to help me get up there...
Wow that is great! I made 8000 one time but I am generally around 6500 - 7000
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