XTreme Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Now that's a Clickbait title if ever there was! I'm referring to a strange phenomenon that's been happening to me over the last year or two. No......not actually getting brutally murdered on a Rideout.......people worrying that I'm going to get brutally murdered on a Rideout. So why do they think this? Well it's a combination of the strange places I get to like Abandoned Villages, Railway Stations, Factories, Warehouses etc........and me being an OAP. I don't get that response on here, but I used to get it on another forum! In fact @Richzx6r was one of those who was always concerned for my safety! I get inundated with it on FB groups though! In fact one Romanian guy in the UK who's a FB friend is moving to Spain this year and he's told me that he's going to act as my bodyguard on these trips. And he's a huge guy and ex Romanian military! Got this image in my mind of him turning up with AK47's or something! So does anybody else get this sort of thing? And why do none of the people who've known me for years have this pathological fear of me getting brutally murdered on a Rideout? While everybody else does! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Eastern europeans are a little more used to violence (proper violence and war, not fisticuffs on a saturday night) and bodyguards in a way that is quite difficult for a western european to comprehend, I guess their home countries endured a lot of ugliness recently. I wouldn't be hanging around those deserted buildings in the middle of nowhere, but that might be more because they're creepy and haunted. Seriously now, being older I think you should watch out for riding in sunny over 40º heat more than being murdered, specially away from roads. That's a nice way to turn a slow speed tumble or a little mechanical issue into a proper adventure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 14:56, Pedro said: a slow speed tumble Expand Not going to happen Pedro! I don't crash at low speeds.....never have! My last one was in 1978 at 110mph........I wouldn't accept anything less now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 15:09, XTreme said: Not going to happen Pedro! I don't crash at low speeds.....never have! My last one was in 1978 at 110mph........I wouldn't accept anything less now! Expand Not my point, Pete, I meant any kind of predicament that forces you to push yourself a little more. Like for example a bike falling on it's sidestand, I'm sure you must look at that BMW and wonder how it stays up My point, extreme heat is way more likely to be an issue than violent murderers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I expect a spaghetti western to break out at any moment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 15:13, Pedro said: Not my point, Pete, I meant any kind of predicament that forces you to push yourself a little more. Like for example a bike falling on it's sidestand, I'm sure you must look at that BMW and wonder how it stays up My point, extreme heat is way more likely to be an issue than violent murderers. Expand Yeh.....the heat is the danger for sure! As you recall, I got caught back in the Summer when the wall of heat came down at 11AM not 2PM. But you can't live your life over-analysing every possibility where something could go wrong......you just get on and do it. And the thing is, most of us on here are at the stage where the words "Life in Prison" doesn't worry us one bit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I used to get something similar when I did my exploring stuff. Except for a few times I always went alone and got people banging on about how dangerous it was lurking about in abandoned buildings, mines, bunkers and hanging off sheer cliffs. Weird that those who knew me in real life didn't give a shit- probably because they were looking forward to the wake. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 15:26, Mr Fro said: I used to get something similar when I did my exploring stuff. Except for a few times I always went alone and got people banging on about how dangerous it was lurking about in abandoned buildings, mines, bunkers and hanging off sheer cliffs. Weird that those who knew me in real life didn't give a shit- probably because they were looking forward to the wake. Expand You're not old though are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fro Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 15:32, XTreme said: You're not old though are you? Expand Nope, I'm bristling with vim, vigour and covid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 15:21, XTreme said: Yeh.....the heat is the danger for sure! Expand Carrying a water bottle or just having a good drink before is cheap insurance. I do like the heat but if you're in it you have to be smart if the need comes to do any exertion. The heat is probably why all those brutal murderers moved away, it was very hard work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 14:45, XTreme said: Now that's a Clickbait title if ever there was! I'm referring to a strange phenomenon that's been happening to me over the last year or two. No......not actually getting brutally murdered on a Rideout.......people worrying that I'm going to get brutally murdered on a Rideout. So why do they think this? Well it's a combination of the strange places I get to like Abandoned Villages, Railway Stations, Factories, Warehouses etc........and me being an OAP. I don't get that response on here, but I used to get it on another forum! In fact @Richzx6r was one of those who was always concerned for my safety! I get inundated with it on FB groups though! In fact one Romanian guy in the UK who's a FB friend is moving to Spain this year and he's told me that he's going to act as my bodyguard on these trips. And he's a huge guy and ex Romanian military! Got this image in my mind of him turning up with AK47's or something! So does anybody else get this sort of thing? And why do none of the people who've known me for years have this pathological fear of me getting brutally murdered on a Rideout? While everybody else does! Expand Not worried about you getting brutally murdered at all, it's more of a help the aged kinda thing, making sure that the doddery old gits like you are still alive and kicking before I make my bid to be included in the will should you go south 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 16:02, Richzx6r said: doddery old gits like you Expand But I'm not a doddery old git.......and neither is @Clive by the sound of it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 17:12, Clive said: Deaf yes....but nowhere near doddery! Expand What. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 17:12, Clive said: Deaf yes....but nowhere near doddery! Expand Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 17:12, Clive said: Deaf yes....but nowhere near doddery! Expand So do I take from that that you haven't yet been Brutally Murdered on a Rideout to Mablethorpe Clive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 17:31, XTreme said: So do I take from that that you haven't yet been Brutally Murdered on a Rideout to Mablethorpe Clive? Expand No Mablethorpe is full of old folks, no murders there they can’t even lift their zimmers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Maybe the locals are to lazy to murder its not easy sometimes, messy too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 15:19, BusBoy said: I think yer all need to get respectable and buy a boat now. You'll need one for the Viking funeral if you want entry to Valhalla Expand I have always wanted a Viking funeral....can I borrow your boat? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I get this sort of thing ALL THE TIME......OH NO LADY ON BIKE......danger! It is mostly from the Indian community I am around due to owing a Royal Enfield. All the time, out of the blue I will get... "oh ma'am be safe" "ma'am seriously take care" "be safety ma'am' I know they mean well and are very kind hearted, but like they would know if I feel into a ditch and died after a logging truck flattened me. But hey thanks for caring. I have no intentions of hurting myself.... 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagman Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 17:46, BusBoy said: FTFY The number of times I've seen rozzers stop a gaggle of bikers only to be amused by the shock of white hair when the helmets are removed is numerous. Seems the old bastards get on the bike and become unruley teenagers again. Expand Yeah I think you are right every one you see when you’re out seems the same, big sports bike pulls up bloke gets off white haired old geezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 17:55, Grasshopper's Ride said: I get this sort of thing ALL THE TIME......OH NO LADY ON BIKE......danger! It is mostly from the Indian community I am around due to owing a Royal Enfield. All the time, out of the blue I will get... "oh ma'am be safe" "ma'am seriously take care" "be safety ma'am' I know they mean well and are very kind hearted, but like they would know if I feel into a ditch and died after a logging truck flattened me. But hey thanks for caring. I have no intentions of hurting myself.... Expand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 18:00, XTreme said: Expand "OH Blow It, I'm going to give it a try".... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I get all sorts of shit from non biking friends. How can you ride that bike with one leg, how can you ride up the side of that mountain, what are you doing out riding your motorcycle in the snow. You have no idea what tomorrow might bring , so I'm doing this stuff while I can . 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted January 14, 2021 Author Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 20:07, boboneleg said: You have no idea what tomorrow might bring , so I'm doing this stuff while I can . Expand Damn right Bob! And I freely admit that I now ride with more reckless abandon than when the kids were small. I think you go through phases.....young and mad, married with kids (very careful), old and enthusiastic. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 14/01/2021 at 20:20, XTreme said: Damn right Bob! And I freely admit that I now ride with more reckless abandon than when the kids were small. I think you go through phases.....young and mad, married with kids (very careful), old and enthusiastic. Expand Having my little one hasnt slowed me down so much as I just chose slightly more about where I open it up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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