A biker is at a pub with his mates when he realizes it’s getting late. 

Checking the time, he tells them, “I gotta head home. It’s getting late.”

His friends urge him to stay. “Come on, mate. It’s not even that late!”

He shakes his head. “No, I have to go. If I don’t get home before nine, my wife will hit me.”

They burst out laughing. “What kind of man are you? You really let your wife hit you?”

He smirks and replies, “Of course not — I always make it home on time.”