Originally Posted by JSU77

Riding your bike without your permission is just wrong.

Originally Posted by KBFXDLI

I have been thinking of posting this to get a better idea of how to handle a situation that has given me some problems lately. Over the past season I have thought I noticed some extra mileage piling up on my bike. I called my dealer and they told me to bring it in and they would check the odometer to see if it was correct. I did and they verified it was correctly calibrated. Well this went on and on for a couple of months to my dismay. So I made a log of the mileage each time I came back from a ride and low and behold...there was about 100 extra miles each time I started the bike again.

Another visit to the service department confirmed that there is no way the ignition would cause the odometer to jump up in miles and there was nothing wrong with my bike. But, each time I turned on the ignition....another 100 miles showed up. This puzzling event went on and on until one afternoon I stopped home at lunchtime to get somepaperwork I had forgotten and to my amazement....my bike is NOT in the garage and BOTH helmets are gone as well...

I was about to call 911 when my wife and this guy (named "Mike") come riding up the driveway ON MY BIKE! I can tell you right now that they were sure surprised to see me standing there. I must admit I was a bit upset as well because my wife doesn't ride and in fact she is terrified to ride on the back of the bike. Well, she explained that Mike is a friend who has been helping her overcome her fear of riding so she could spend time riding 2 up with me and that she didn't want to tell me about it until she was completely over her fear of riding. Turns out Mike has his MC endorsement and many years experience riding Harley's so I felt a little better about the safety factor and all. Mike seemed a bit nervous and told me he thought my wife was "ready to ride" and he didn't need to help her anymore and had to get back to work and left right away.

My question is this: Do you think Mike should have at least offered to wash the bike or chipped in for gas?

Originally Posted by RAWHIDE07

Mike should not chip in on the gas costs after all his time is worth something.Don't be a cheapskate.If anything you should pay him a fair wage for his time and trouble.That reminds of the time I came home early from work and found a guy in bed sleeping beside my wife. I almost got mad and made a fool out of myself,turns out he was a relative who had driven all night to visit us and was very tired. Boy was my face red.