Am I wrong on this?

[robtdonna]

:yikes: Is the teenager still alive? SMH :banghead:

NO, you weren't wrong.......
i came out of a gas station to find a teenager sitting on mine, twisting my throttle and going VAROOOOM VAROOOOOM.... :shemademe_smilie: :dg1:
WOW..... the things you see when you don't have a camera or a gun......
dp

 

[Gray Ghost]

I don't think I have ever said no if someone asked to sit on the bike. Have offered some the opportunity without them asking if they were already asking questions about the bike. Even let some kids up on the bike if the family was getting enthusiastic about taking photos etc. The main point was that I was there, they were acting respectful about approaching and generally not being a pain. I did have a coworker once who decided to sit on my Venture without me in the vicinity. He happened to be a bit higher in the job pecking order but after I got through with him he was always a lot more cautious when he spoke to me.

 

[SDM]

Generally, if I know the people, and they ask, I don't have a problem. But one time I walked out of a store and found a father putting his kid on my Spyder. He got the idea when I asked him if he wanted his kid to reach puberty.
I'm seriously thinking of adding an alarm system.

john

Instead of asking if the father wanted the kid to see puberty, I would have asked the father if HE wanted to see HIS next birthday!!! I have never seen or caught anyone on my ryde when I wasn't there - yet! When I talk to people about the spyder, I will ask them if they would like to have a seat. Some do, some don't.

 

[spacetiger]

I would have walked up to them and tell them you'd like to try o sitting in there car and see if you like it enough to give up the trike and go back to a 4 wheeled vehicle.

Then I'd follow them where ever they went until they went back to there car. then I'd say its my turn to sit in your vehicle... If they tell you they don't want you to sit in there vehicle, then you can ask them why they sat on yours. When they let you sit in for a minute, I'd let one go anf leave them with a nice old stink bomb...

Jerry

 

[Rockwall]

Don't mess with someone's car, don't mess with someone's woman and DON'T touch someone's bike. If you do all bets are off!

 

[Eagle1]

You were right and quite reserved. I installed an alarm on mine, which came with a pager to notify me of an alarm.

 

[gnirtsnod]

I'm seriously thinking of adding an alarm system.

john

...or an ejection seat.

 

[Raknid]

I once came out of a store to find a woman about to put her small son on my Suzuki. I guess she saw me with my motorcycle jacket on and walking over- and stopped. Probably saw the po'd look on my face and said, 'sorry I didn't know you were coming out...'

So I guess if I hadn't come out it would have been okay... ugh.

 

[Chupaca]

You were spot on..!!

Glad you were able to keep your cool and handle it the way you did. If they really want to they should waut and ask...:thumbup:

 

[flaggerphil]

She then said she had done the same thing at a Honda Dealership jumping on a trike and someone yelled at her to get off.

And they did it AGAIN!!??

:yikes:

I guess some people simply can't learn...

 

[daveinva]

I've always happily allowed anyone to sit on my Spyder... when they've asked.

Only once did I find someone sitting on the Spyder without asking. I didn't get angry, but I sure as heck dropped the Sarcasm Bomb.

"Really? REALLY?"

"Uh... is this your bike?"

"Well, it's not *yours*, so who did you ask first before sitting on it?"

:joke:

 

[flaggerphil]

The only time I ever had that problem was well over 30 years ago when I was in the Philippines. I had deployed into the Indian Ocean for a few weeks and when I came home I found my wife had let an acquaintance use my Yamaha RD400. I just looked at her when she told me and said, "You did WHAT?" What made it even worse is he didn't have a Philippines drivers license, let alone a motorcycle license. So, on top of everything else, if he had been stopped the authorities could have confiscated my bike.

When I confronted (nicely) him about it, he said, "Cindy said it was ok." I replied, a little less nicely, "You know better than that...it wasn't hers to SAY it was ok."

I haven't had anyone that I know of sit on my Spyder without permission, though I've been asked (and said it's ok) and even asked those who showed an interest if they wanted to sit on it.

I had a friend in St Louis who found people sitting on his Victory a time or two. He'd walk up to them and explain that they were lucky it was his bike they were sitting on, as many riders would simply walk up and cold cock them off the bike without saying a word. That usually worked pretty well.

 

[Buggy]

If they had asked I would have let them sit on the bike under my supervision...i.e.without kicking the saddlebags or dragging their feet across the seat. I do have a Scorpio 900 IR alarms with a perimeter sensor with I installed for when I leave the bike in a public place. I just didn't think I needed it where I was. I like Bobs suggestion about the Spyder Sisters cover and I will get one. I still wouldn't have used it in this situation. You can never under estamate the gall of some people....even ones you know!

thanks for all the support.

 

[bikeguy]

I stopped by a friends place on my Spyder RTL where a group of people I know where all sitting around having a happy hour. I went away to have a look at something for the home owner and when I came back I find a elderly couple sitting on my Spyder "trying it out".

To say I was pissed off would be an understatement. As subtly as I could...not easy for a retired Leo...I impressed upon them the lack of etiquette they displayed and let it go as best I could.

Was I wrong?

I know I shouldn't respond to this because I'll be the only negative response here but I'm going to anyway.

I would never even touch another person's bike without permission, much less sit on it. But I'm an elderly rider, not an elderly person who was obviously intrigued with the Spyder and possibly interested in getting one. Why on earth would you be that pissed off that an elderly couple sat on it? When the esthetics of my Spyder get to be that important to me, I'll quit riding. I ride mine, I don't sit and look at it. So I could care less if the seat has a scuff on it, which is the most likely thing to happen if someone just sat on it. I just don't see the big deal. If they were kicking it or manipulating the controls or trying to get into the storage compartments, that's something else, but just sitting on it?

I'm not saying they were right, of course they weren't. But I just can't see blowing my stack over it, either. By the way, two other questions. What would you have done if they asked your permission to sit on it? And, why is it more difficult for a retired LEO to be subtle than any of the rest of us?

Cotton

 

[Buggy]

I know I shouldn't respond to this because I'll be the only negative response here but I'm going to anyway.

I would never even touch another person's bike without permission, much less sit on it. But I'm an elderly rider, not an elderly person who was obviously intrigued with the Spyder and possibly interested in getting one. Why on earth would you be that pissed off that an elderly couple sat on it? When the esthetics of my Spyder get to be that important to me, I'll quit riding. I ride mine, I don't sit and look at it. So I could care less if the seat has a scuff on it, which is the most likely thing to happen if someone just sat on it. I just don't see the big deal. If they were kicking it or manipulating the controls or trying to get into the storage compartments, that's something else, but just sitting on it?

I'm not saying they were right, of course they weren't. But I just can't see blowing my stack over it, either. By the way, two other questions. What would you have done if they asked your permission to sit on it? And, why is it more difficult for a retired LEO to be subtle than any of the rest of us?

Cotton

Thank you for your opinion. The answers to your revelvant questions can be found in previous posts.

cheers

 

[Kwalsh]

I have yet to find someone sitting on my spyder but I can't understand what people are thinking ? I would never even look closely at someone else's bike without permission . If someone is looking and curious about it then please sit on it and check it out, after asking of course

 

[JerryB]

Hi Mobey,

Re: I find a elderly couple sitting on my Spyder "trying it out".

My Spyder has a couple of small scratches on it; one I did. It is currently ( due to the weather ) sitting in the garage. It is dusty & could be cleaner. For me ( and only for me ), it is not a 'show vehicle' of any kind. It is to ride and show the wear that the years/mileage will bring.

Also, I'm 74 yrs old; fortunately I look about 60.

I would have walked up with a smile on my face and a light-hearted comment about, "So what do you think of it?"

This summer I came out of my favorite coffee shop and saw this young fellow ( I would guess about 10 yrs old ) standing next to my Spyder, his mother & grandmother were there also. They were taking a picture of him standing next to my Spyder. As I walked up, I said, "Would he like a photo of himself sitting in the seat?"

But then again, I've never been a cop. I would guess that you & I see the world differently; and there is nothing wrong with that.

Jerry Baumchen

 

[Dragonrider]

I went to a local dealer to pick up my Spyder, and a SALESMAN had customers sitting on my bike - I had a Corbin seat, and lots of farkles - he said the customer wanted to see what it was like all "tricked out". I've never been back to that dealer for any reason...

 

[Bfromla]

Nope here's some options. Fyi i was informed that catching stranger on my bike i can get them for criminal mischief fyi, not much to go with but better than me getting assault charge. Redneck &all >


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[ARtraveler]

Common sense should dictate that you don't just jump on someone's motorcycle, :spyder2:, car, anything...

How would I handle the situation? It depends on my mood of the moment, how big and mean the perpetrator looks, the situation.

Sometimes having words with morons like this is not going to do a thing. If they are that dumb to start with, there is not much leeway as to where to take it.

I have found no adults on my :ani29: yet. I have had a couple people ask if they could do a test sit, and I was okay with that, after telling them to be careful not to ding or scratch it getting on or off.

I did go out of a restaurant and give a youngster and his mother what for. I usually park where I can view the bike. I asked the mother what she was thinking, letting her son climb on my bike. The kid was forcefully trying to move the handle bars. I got lucky, nothing got broke, scratched, or dinged.