I have to politely disagree with those who say this thread is dumb etc. While the women who are members of OR definitely know their stuff, there is a large majority of women who do simply think that motorcycles are dangerous, loud etc. I even thought so before I actually got on one and rode...and he makes a good point about men wanting their women to know things about motorcycles when men typically (again I'm not sterotyping ALL men) could care less about the things that women are interested it. I think he makes a good point, perhaps this was just not the group of people to make it. Everyone on OR is so deeply imbedded into motorcycles and the various lifestyles associated with motorcycles, it can sometimes be difficult to see things from a different perspective. I have to give him credit for pointing it out. It's not like he was being offensive toward anyone, just making a statement....we're all entitled to do that here, aren't we?