If A Guy Offers You A Ride On His Motorcycle (What Does It Mean)

In this blog post, I'll deliver deeper into the fascinating topic of why guys like to give you a ride on their motorcycle and what your reaction should be to it. 

Reasons why a guy offers to drive you on his motorcycle

1. He gets to spend more time with you: It buys them more time to spend with you. Besides being courteous, they show that they like to put in effort for you. When you get excited and happy about it, the guy would be more than merry to do it repeatedly.
   • Motor rides are way more exciting than car drives. While driving a car, the person in the driver's seat needs to pay more attention on the road than he can to you. 
   • While car driving gives the person in the driving seat opportunities to hold her hand during the traffic, in a motor ride, the woman takes the initiative of getting touchy by holding the rider tight. 
   • A motor ride is an emotion. Guys fancy bikes. They take it as a thing to be proud of when they make a girl sit on their back. 
   • It implies that they want to show the world that she is important.

2. He gets privacy with you in public: This is the most exciting part about motor rides. It allows a couple to get intimate explicitly.
   • Many couples use motor rides like foreplay. 
   • It makes the couple get comfortable with each other's bodies and touches.
   • Once they feel the warmth and a mutual sense of understanding about what they intend to do next, they will be able to express their desire in words. 
   • For instance, by the end of the motor ride, he might ask you a deliberately vague question, such as: "Where would you want to go?"
   • The obvious reply would be that you want to go back home. But he wants to see if he has been able to touch a chord or if you would like to go on a coffee date with him.
   • He would be more than glad to shift the basis when the answer is in the affirmative. 

3. You stay close by: When you are close to where the guy lives or might be going, it is natural for him to offer you a ride. Engaging in thoughts to reason this any further could be futile unless one of the following puts you in a different case.
   • If the guy has asked you out before, but you turned down his offer.
   • If the guy has asked you before, but you asked for extra time.
   • If you have had a breakup recently and the guy is single.
   • If the guy has a crush on you.
   • If you have given the impression that you are fond of him.
   • In the above cases, the guy is trying to gain your affection. You must accept or reject his offer based on the kind of equation you would want to maintain with him.

4. It is chivalrous: Some guys take upon themselves the burden of being a man. These guys would do you favors, take involvement in your work, and be kind towards you because they feel you are incapable of doing so.
   • Guys attempt to be chivalrous, but their conduct can often come across as chauvinist.
   • They are anti-feminists and feel you cannot go your way alone.
   • You can filter them from the guys trying to court you or being chivalrous by how they propose to offer you the ride.
   • When the voice is gentle, low-pitched, and comes as a suggestion, it is chivalry.
   • When the voice is loud and commanding, it is chauvinism.

5. He loves riding his motorcycle: If the guy loves his motorcycle and has bought the latest model recently, he would want to show it off to you.
   • Think of it as a test drive. He would notice a few things about you while you sit with his motor.
   • He will see if you are used to riding the bike. This will hold when you won’t need help sitting on and getting off the motor. 
   • He will see how you manage support. Would you prefer to hold him or the motor? This will give him hints about what you feel for him. He will make his next move accordingly.

6. To avoid keeping you waiting: if the guy is offering to pick you up, he doesn’t want to take the chance of offending you by keeping you waiting for midway on the road.
   • While girls are almost always late, they are the ones who hate to wait. Hence, a smart guy would offer to pick her up to avoid either of the situations.
   • This is a smart tactic, and since he will be picking you up from your place, even if he is late, you won’t be able to taunt him because he went the extra mile for your sake.

7. To make you feel special: The fundamentals of doing favor is to make the other person know they are important. This can be done in various ways, one of which is to offer them a ride on their motorcycle. However, you need to see how consistent they are in showing care toward you.
   • The guy never lets go of an opportunity to make you feel special. This can range from feeding you, walking you home, picking you up, and others.
   • He calls himself your best friend because you are committed to someone else.
   • All of your mutuals know that he crushes on you.
   • Your boyfriend fears your best friend.

8. To know where you live: Perhaps the guy intends to stalk you later. Hence he insists on wanting to drop you off and pick you up to know where you live.
   • A guy might be interested to know your place of residence for various reasons.
   • It will make it easy for him to stalk you.
   • It will give him an idea about your background.
   • He will try to roam about in your location for chance meetings.

9. To give an impression upon others that you are dating (people in your society): To pick you up or drop you at your residence can be an interesting move as it will enable him to give an impression upon others that you are dating.
   • Insecurity can make people function in interesting ways. 
   • They might get desperate for you, and instead of giving you time and space to make yourself comfortable, they will impose themselves on you.
   • When a girl arrives with a guy's motor on his back, people in society immediately assume that something fishy is cooking between them.
   • You might like it if you are in love with the guy or if the guy is worth displaying. Just as guys enjoy showing off their women around, girls love it too.

10. To get handsy: A motorcycle ride gives the key to easy access to both partners. If they have been looking for opportunities but have yet to get any, this will make it fruitful.
    • He has perverse intentions if the guy takes you in lonely and dark lanes.
    • When the guy tells you that he knows shortcuts and avoids driving on the main road, there might be a chance that he intends to get handsy with you.
    • If you have made out with the guy before, he might try to make advancements before you without your permission.

11. He is overprotective towards you: Guys like to escort someone they care for. It can indicate friendly or more than friends behavior. The fundamental of beginning a relationship is caring.
    • You know that a person is protective towards you when they offer you a ride home and behaves decently along the way.
    • They are not expecting to get a favor from you in return. 
    • They will wish you good night and not mention the ride again.
    • They will ensure that you are sitting comfortably.
    • Their eyes radiate kindness.
    • It is always advisable to treasure this lot.

What to do when offers you a ride?

If you like it

1. Acknowledge it with a note of thanks: Great conversations can start with a note of thanks. It can work all in itself, or along with some customized presents.
   • A note of thanks is a great way to begin a meaningful friendship. They will appreciate that you do not take the favors lightly, expecting every guy to be gentle and courteous even when the woman is a snob.
   • A present to go along with the note of thanks could be a key chain for his motorcycle or a helmet.
   • An accessory with a motorcycle or a visual representation to give a natural impression could be the right way to do it.

2. Dress nicely: When you are offered a motor ride and are excited about it, dress appropriately.
   • While motor rides are exciting, it can get weird if you are not dressed appropriately.
   • When you are comfortable, you will enjoy the ride and will be able to make conversations. 
   • A summer dress could be the right choice. It will be breezy, and you will feel light and at ease.

3. Invite him upstairs: The boy might hope you invite him in when he drops you home. It is courteous and will allow him to explore your personal space.
   • While girls usually love to explore the unique place of guys to see how they keep themselves, guys also take an interest in how girls like to decorate their place and their favorite corner in the room.
   • The way a girl decorates her place, the kinds of artifacts, and the photos of people she cherishes in her life give the guy clues about what the girls hold significant and insignificant in her life.

4. Ask him to teach you to ride: If you don’t know how to ride a motorcycle, you can ask the guy to teach you the same. This will give you prolonged hours together, and you will be able to make it meaningful.
   • It will make you good friends, to begin with.
   • You will get a common platform to share.
   • Even when you come from different backgrounds, you will learn to share the nitty-gritty of daily life.
   • This helps you to know each other and helps in building the foundation for one another.
   • When you learn, unlearn, and grow together, you are certain to influence each other in many ways, and in the process, you become important to them. 

If you don't like it

1. Tell him you will be coming with a colleague: When you tell a bike rider that you will be accompanied by someone else, he will definitely have to take back his proposal, for he cannot accommodate two people.
   • This can be a strong reason as you won’t have to give a due explanation.
   • You can’t abandon one person to be with another.
   • A counterargument, in this case, might only occur if the guy offers to bring a cab to pick both of you up, but that would come across as too desperate on his part.
   • If the latter scenario does occur, it will allow you to confront him and ask him what is going on at the back of his mind.

2. Give a different location: Give a location far away from his current location. That will make it impossible or too difficult for him to come and take you.
   • This will also help you to figure out how serious this guy is for you.
   • If he relentlessly tries to pursue you and agrees to come to pick you up at a far-off location, too, he is more than interested in you.

3. Say no directly: When there is no need for drama, it is better to keep it drama-free. When you are not comfortable sitting on someone’s motorcycle for a ride, say them so. You can do this in the following ways.
   • Drop a text stating that you are not fond of bike rides.
   • Call him and tell him that you have a problem sitting on two-wheelers.
   • Explain to him face that you are more of a car person.

4. Tell him you drive your vehicle (or you don't like private modes of vehicle): When you want to politely drop-down someone’s offer to ride with them on their motorcycle, tell them that you are self-drive or like to travel in public transport.
   • Each of us has our preferences, and it is natural to stick to them unless switching is necessary.
   • The other person should respect and understand your choices.

5. Tell him you have already booked an Uber: Another simple way of getting rid of an unwanted company is to tell them your Uber is on the way.
   • It is as blunt as it can get. You are sending the message that you prefer to travel in uber than to go along with them.
   • The person might never ask you to sit on their bike again, so when you avail of this option, be careful.

Tips

Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Don’t keep a person hanging on ropes when you are certain you would not want to hang out with them in the future. Rejection is a better choice than playing games.
• Before accepting to ride on a bike, make sure you are in practice and know how to sit comfortably on a bike. The models vary, and the comfortability varies with the models.
• Learn to return favors. When you accept someone’s offer to take a ride on the bike, don’t make them feel like you took the favor and forgot all about it. Make them feel appreciated as a small token of gratitude.
• Don’t make a rush even when you are tempted to invite the guy to your place. Don’t do it for the sake of it. Learn to take all endeavors wholeheartedly.