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Old 07-03-2019, 08:24 PM
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Why does it seem so many bikers smoke? It's not my social circle either, because I dont have one, but when I'm out on a long ride where bikers tend to congregate I see more of them smoking than not. Like right now, I'm at Holiday Motel in Maggie Valley out wrapping up a silo of PBR in the rocking chair out front of my room and there's a couple groups of bikers out doing the same but most of them are smoking.

Is it like a death wish? If you're willing to ride a motorcycle than you're willing to die early so you might as well smoke too?
 

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Probably because public masturbation is illegal.
 
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Probably because public masturbation is illegal.
 
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Old 07-03-2019, 08:31 PM
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I only smoke a little before I go to bed. Helps me sleep better.
 
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Yeah and dammit what's with all the facial hair?
 
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I used to ride with a co-worker who smoked. Heavy smoker. We once stopped to get gas and I looked over and saw him sitting on his bike filling his tank while smoking. I went off on him and asked if he ever heard of Gas City TX. Dummy admitted it was stupid and said he just was not thinking.
 
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Old 07-03-2019, 08:45 PM
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This thread made me light up
 
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Hey, why don't you go ask them? They'll probably tell you to go F yourself!

If it's older guys they might be vets. Smoking was one of the first things they taught in boot camp!
 
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Why does it seem so many bikers smoke? It's not my social circle either, because I dont have one, but when I'm out on a long ride where bikers tend to congregate I see more of them smoking than not. Like right now, I'm at Holiday Motel in Maggie Valley out wrapping up a silo of PBR in the rocking chair out front of my room and there's a couple groups of bikers out doing the same but most of them are smoking.

Is it like a death wish? If you're willing to ride a motorcycle than you're willing to die early so you might as well smoke too?
Because they live in Florida where old men driving old Lincoln Town Cars make U Turns on I75? It's their choice. It's America, they have the right.
 
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You should have went out and offered them a PBR and joined them....
 
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Yeah, and what the hell is it with all those black tee shirts?
 
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