Friday Night Funnies

Welcome to Friday Night Funnies. This will be a place for us, all, to share funny stories on a weekly basis. Every Friday I will add a new funny, and invite you and your friends to join in the fun.

I can completely sympathize with the idea of someone elses bike being better, faster, or cooler than the one I am on. My husband and I and some friends took a trip to down to Myrtle Beach, and rode 650 miles in the first day. Thanks to our V-Rod's small gas tank, which any rider knows that this bike is not at all meant for touring, we stopped every 1hundred miles. By the end of the first 300, my legs were so cramped, from sitting on the back of a V-Rod, that I fell over when I dismounted. I was OK, and manged to get up and walk around. From my falling to my bow-legged hobble my friends and I got a great laugh.

Thankfully, my friends, whom were on a Ultra, offered to trade places for the next 1 hundred miles. I got to ride on the back of the Ultra, the Cadillac of all Harleys, and my girl friend rode on the back of our V-Rod. She, too, quickly realized the small amount of leg room on the back of a V-Rod.

The moral to this story is: When you go to buy your first bike, be sure to consider the type of riding you will do. After you've bought your first bike, start saving your money for a second bike. They are quite addicting to own, and you never know when you will get the urge to take a 900 mile trip in 2 days.

Helmet or No Helmet: You decide

The majority of the United States has some sort of motorcycle helmet law. Some of these laws require that every rider wear a helmet, and some set provisions requiring only certain people to wear helmets. Currently, more than half of the United States provides the rider with the choice to wear a helmet or not, as this issue should be.

Motorcyclists are fully aware of the potential risks of riding, and even more so of riding without helmets. If this is an issue of insurance premiums, then why can riders not sign a waiver as do other extreme sport participants? This also should not be grounds for a state to receive federal safety grants. Those whom do not ride are sure to argue that riders are safer when they wear helmets, and will stop there with no further understanding of why this is even an issue.



Bikers feel an overwhelming sense of freedom when on the bike. For many, part of that freedom includes the choice to allow the wind blow through their hair. Why else are dogs so often seen hanging their heads out car windows during a ride; they too enjoy the wind against their face and the breeze in their fur, or hair in a person's perspective.



In agreement of many states, including Indiana, certain provisions should be in place. For example, a minor or a permit only rider should be required to wear a helmet.

An Unannounced Camaraderie

Beings of all different shapes, sizes, and skin colors come together in a vast world in which an outsider does not understand. Yes, the outsider can observe and research the behavior of these creatures, but he will never fully understand their lifestyle.

Some move fast and alone while others maneuver slowly and in a group. They acknowledge each other as they pass one another, or they may keep to themselves. While some are aggressive others tend to be more passive. A camaraderie forms among certain breeds, and others are worst enemies.

Like the fish in the oceans, so are the bikers of the world. We too come in a variety of forms. Some are doctors and lawyers and some are outlaws and rebels. Regardless of our day job, on the road, many bikers choose to wave to other riders as they pass each other while some do not. That's OK. Like the schools of fish, a brotherhood develops within motorcycle clubs all over.

We, too, are judged by our appearance. Like the variety of colors of the fish, the colors we wear have certain protective qualities. Some choose to wear light colors to reflect the sun's rays and remain cooler. Many of our clothing is black to conceal dirty road grime that gets kicked up on a long ride, our rain gear usually has a reflective design to allow others to better see us in the rain, and lastly the colors riders choose for their bikes are as individual as the variety of colors of different fish.