Beer and Bikes
Tourer
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Never ride after more than seventeen pints....of scotch 
Nah, seriously, if I lost my license, I lose my job. I lose my job, I can't afford to keep my hog. It aint worth it; those days are well behind me [sm=signs007.gif]
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Nah, seriously, if I lost my license, I lose my job. I lose my job, I can't afford to keep my hog. It aint worth it; those days are well behind me [sm=signs007.gif][sm=alcoholic.gif]
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It sounds like I have a lot of good company here. I can understand why some might think that it's cool to drink and ride. To some people, I think that they think that it's part of the biker image. I don't have any image that I have to follow, I make my own. To some people, I might be a little dull because I don't drink and drive, but I've seen too many people that do and they don't impress me very much. I'm also the kind of person that doesn't care what people think about me. I do my own thing, most of the time.
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Cruiser
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THanks for all the great feedback. Glad to know Im not the only one who doesnt drink and ride. I got the idea to start this post partly from the "100 ways to drop your bike" seemed like they all involved drinking.
I too have never met a beer I didnt like, but I like to ride a lot more. Nothing is worth risking anyones life or even just getting nailed for dui. Sure the insurance co would love that.
GBH
I too have never met a beer I didnt like, but I like to ride a lot more. Nothing is worth risking anyones life or even just getting nailed for dui. Sure the insurance co would love that.
GBH
2nd Gear
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i am not a drinker but i do enjoy a beer with food but only one if i am riding. every summer we have a biker killed with to much juce in him. had one killed 3 weeks ago and he was loaded and i mean loaded. what i do not understand is every one know this and they still throw there leg over that iron horse of theres and off they go. crazy
Road Master
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From: Redmond, Washington
RE: Beer and Bikes
considering that I am not the most coordinated individual (which, some of you, know from my post about the mishaps I have had in everyday life), and the days of libation overconsumption did quite a number on me, I will not drink and ride. Like my hubby says - I have enough challenges being a newbie and tackling those curves at a decent speed - one beer and that is just flirting with disaster! So, my policy - drink = no riding. Riding = no drink. On average, if I have a total of two beers or two glasses of wine in a week, that is a party week for me nowadays!
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I just use good old common sense.
And if I were drunk, you could hold a gun to my head I wouldn't get on!
It's not myself I worry about at all, it's the person/kids I run into and possibly kill that worries me.
And if I were drunk, you could hold a gun to my head I wouldn't get on!
It's not myself I worry about at all, it's the person/kids I run into and possibly kill that worries me.
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Last ride of the season in December, '04 I went w/5 guys I never ride with. They wanted to stop at every bar on the way home and I happily went in and had "a couple", just to be sociable. Well, after 4 stops and 5 drinks (in about 2 hours), we pulled into the last stop and I watched my buddy drop his bagger as he pulled into a slot. Seems he let the clutch out to pull up and bike was in neutral! The left floorboard landed on his ankle and broke it (even w/boots). He was done for the day and after viewing that so was I! I rode home alone and later found out another in our group dumped his that same day! There was something else I noticed that day, the more beers, the more chances were being taken-[sm=gears.gif] ie; racing up then slowing abruptly, burnouts against buildings and riding erratically. I can't say I don't drink an occasional beer then get on bike, but I can tell you it has changed my way of thinking about beer and bikes!