"Bike" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... on his "push-bike" every evening along the Hog's Back to Guildford, was never tired of singing the praises of his ...
— Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo • William Le Queux
... not," put in Edward; "your favourite form of amusement we all know nowadays, is to lie flat on your back on a dusty road tinkering at your old motor-bike." ...
— The Rebellion of Margaret • Geraldine Mockler
... on fire," said Sergeant Walpole, woodenly. "I was sittin' on the monocycle, tryin' to figure out which way to duck. An' my pants caught on fire. The bike was gettin' hot. I climbed off it an' it blew up. My rifle was hot, too, an' I chucked it away. Then I saw a ship go down, on fire. The Wabbly'd stopped still an' it didn't fire a shot. I'll swear to that. Just my monocycle got hot an' caught on fire, an' then a ship busted out in flames ...
— Morale - A Story of the War of 1941-43 • Murray Leinster
... said Graham. "Nonsense! Why not see the flapper herself? I'm going to bike over there on my Rudge, erb round till I find the street, and then skid like hell right on to her doorstep. I shall lie there in mute agony until I'm ...
— Kathleen • Christopher Morley
... while their officer reconnoitred. On the main road between them and their lines were some lights rapidly moving—Germans in armoured motor-cars. They successfully rejoined, but in the morning there was something of a collision, and Sadders' bicycle was finished. He got hold of a push-bike alongside the waggons for some distance, finishing ...
— Adventures of a Despatch Rider • W. H. L. Watson
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