Moto sub culture: Helmet Stickers

Non-riders think all bikers are the same. "At some level of abstraction, this is true" to quote one of my linguistics professors. Once you start riding you learn about all the different cultures in the biker community. Photographer and mechanic Sara Liberte interviewed some Harley folks at a recent conference. She gave them the first half of a phrase and asked them to finish it. Even if you don't know anything about Harley Davidson culture, you'll still enjoy these characters.

Here's the list of lead in phrases (except for the ones I couldn't understand) how many do you know? For example, the first one is, Live to Ride ... Ride to Live. I only knew 9 out of the 24. I think the only conclusion you can draw from that is that I don't ride a Harley. (grin)

Live to Ride ...
Loud pipes ...
Ride it like you ...
My bike doesn't leak ...
If you can read this ...
If it has testicles or tires ...
When in doubt ...
Excuse me but you are standing on my ...
Brakes are for ...
What does DILLIGAF stand for?
Turn the gas on ...
The most dangerous place is between ...
I'm not speeding, I'm ...
This isn't a beer belly, it's my ...
Ass, gas, or grass ...
Boobies make me ...
He who is faster travels ...
Support your local ...
Horn broke, watch for ...
Bury an EVO with ...
What does WFO stand for?
Chrome won't get your home but ...
Nine out of ten bikers prefer ...
Don't ask to ride my bike, I won't ask to ...

Thanks to Mike Werner at Motorbiker.org for his weekly news summaries and to HarleyGirl.

Stuff People Say to Women Riders

Found this on BikerChickNews in the Blowing a Gasket category: "Rules for talking to women bikers", as in, Looking for a sure way to make a fool out of yourself? Go ahead, just ask:

"Did you ride that bike here all by yourself?"

"Is that a girl's bike?"

"Do you wear a leather thong?"

"Is that the biggest thing you can get between your legs?" (very snappy comeback in the original article)

"Do you own your own bike?"

"Are you having a mid-life crisis?"

"Wow, that's a big bike for an itty-bitty little girl like you."