Daniels will host Indiana’s 8th Annual 'Ride with the Governor' event on Aug. 10. Daniels: Motorcycles are a guy thing

Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels, thought by some to be a contender for the vice-presidential nod, has some advice for aspiring motorcycle owners: leave your wife at home and prepare to hide the new bike for a while so as to gather the courage to fess up to her about the purchase.

Daniels, an avid motorcyclist who will host Indiana’s 8th Annual “ Ride with the Governor” event on Aug. 10, made a list of nine suggestions to consider when buying a motorcycle in the latest issue of Businessweek, according to the Indianapolis Star.


“Leave your wife at home. She is unlikely to appreciate the necessity of this purchase,” reads point number four.

Advance preparation might also be needed, Daniels cheekily adds.

“Line up a buddy’s garage in case you need to hide your purchase from your wife while gathering your courage,” reads point number nine.

Other suggestions are to avoid buying a motocross bike unless one plans to off-road, to shop around, to “favor comfort over cool” and refrain from drinking before purchasing a bike.

But post-purchase? “This is the point at which drinking is recommended,” while working up nerve to admit the buy to your wife, Daniels writes.

The Indiana governor owns a custom-built Harley Davidson, according to the Weekly Standard.

Daniels delivered the Republican State of the Union response this year, but is a long-shot for the vice-presidential nod after he declined to run for president this cycle.

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