Strange motorcycle injury #1

[jamiey]

Decide to check my tyre pressures on the way home from work tonight. Pull into the service station (should have probably waited till I got home).

Bent down to put the widget thing onto the valve. Valve was a bit difficult to get to with those bulky service station inflators. Bent down further trying to get it onto the valve, trying to find the best angle to get it on.

Ouchhhhhhhhhhhhh........ F**k!!!!

Strange motorcycle injury #1

Burnt my f***ing forehead on the muffler. How dumb?

[Slyer]

ATGATT. <tenchar>

[Virago]

Bwahahahaha...! Priceless...:clap:

[bogan]

sorry, but I laughed pretty hard :lol: Trying to think of any strange ones Ive had, but they all been pretty standard.

[grusomhat]

Ouch. I've burnt my leg on the midpipe when reversing the bike after taking my gear off. The bike is always put away now with gear on. Haven't had any strange injuries though

[CookMySock]

Burnt my f***ing forehead on the muffler. How dumb?A common newbie error. :yes:

Steve

[jamiey]

Yep. Felt like a right prick. Now look like one too with a blister in the middle of my forehead. Worst thing is a few people quite close by must have seen me with my head breifly stuck to the pipe, then shouting and dancing round like a girl!!

[grantnz]

Decide to check my tyre pressures on the way home from work tonight. Pull into the service station (should have probably waited till I got home).

Bent down to put the widget thing onto the valve. Valve was a bit difficult to get to with those bulky service station inflators. Bent down further trying to get it onto the valve, trying to find the best angle to get it on.

Ouchhhhhhhhhhhhh........ F**k!!!!

Strange motorcycle injury #1

Burnt my f***ing forehead on the muffler. How dumb?

If you owned a Ducati you would not have that problem with an under seat exhaust. Would only be a problem when checking your tread depth on the rear tyre, but being a clever bastard, have decided it is safer to check tread depth from the rear of the bike while stationery.

[BoristheBiter]

Yep. Felt like a right prick. Now look like one too with a blister in the middle of my forehead. Worst thing is a few people quite close by must have seen me with my head breifly stuck to the pipe, then shouting and dancing round like a girl!!

You should see if the service station has it on camera, then post it on here so we can have another good laugh.

[BoristheBiter]

Yep. Felt like a right prick. Now look like one too with a blister in the middle of my forehead. Worst thing is a few people quite close by must have seen me with my head breifly stuck to the pipe, then shouting and dancing round like a girl!!

You should see if the service station has it on camera, then post it on here so we can have another good laugh.

[grantnz]

Yep. Felt like a right prick. Now look like one too with a blister in the middle of my forehead. Worst thing is a few people quite close by must have seen me with my head breifly stuck to the pipe, then shouting and dancing round like a girl!!

Sorry, thought you said shouting and dancing around the grill.

[grantnz]

Yep. Felt like a right prick. Now look like one too with a blister in the middle of my forehead. Worst thing is a few people quite close by must have seen me with my head breifly stuck to the pipe, then shouting and dancing round like a girl!!

OK , have done it maybe once before, but many, many years ago

[madmal64]

Thats a new one! Must admit to a laugh though.
Must have been a shit getting ya lid back on?

[Kiwi Graham]

Ha ha ha, anybody tell you motorcycling is a dangerous pass time cyclopse ha ha.
ATGATT mate, think your self lucky you didnt get your hand stuck against the front disks, err or would that explain the blisters on the palms of your hands!!

[DIN PELENDA]

Never have problem like that but I know someone ( DidJit ) that got black eye from his bike as checking tyre pressure .

[Harvd]

I had a momentary brain lapse after a race at ruapuna where i went too feel the front tyre after the race but for some reason grabbed the front disc... melted fingerprints anyone?

[pritch]

Decide to check my tyre pressures on the way home from work tonight. <snip>
Burnt my f***ing forehead on the muffler.

Nature's way of reminding you that tyre pressures should be checked cold? :whistle:

[Flip]

Ha ha ha ha ha.

[yungatart]

I laughed at your misfortune..I'm sorry!
Try Lavender Essential Oil or Aloe Vera for that burn....

[Mom]

I was managing to be polite until I read dancing like a girl. Very funny.

[allycatz]

Yep. Felt like a right prick. Now look like one too with a blister in the middle of my forehead.

So now you look like you own a dairy??? :bash:

[Maha]

Worst thing is a few people quite close by must have seen me with my head breifly stuck to the pipe, then shouting and dancing round like a girl!!

They may have been waiting for you to knock over your bike/trip over said bike/bump into Merc at pump three/plant foot into water bucket/grab nozzel of pump three and spill 8 LTRs of 91 over the forecourt.....:eek:

[Interceptor]

Ouch!

I had the same issue trying to get access to the air valve on my VFR and when I last had my tyres replaced I had them swap out the air valves for a set of angled valve stems that are positioned horizontally instead of vertically. Much easier to access now and was pretty cheap I think.

Example is here:

http://kurveygirl.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=145

Alternative is to use a right angle adapter that you just attach when filling the tyre and then remove afterwards. If you leave the adapter on it apparently leads to a flat tyre.

Example is here:

http://www.ascycles.com/detail.aspx?ID=2123

[martybabe]

Nice one :yes: I stopped using disc locks because invariably after fitting or releasing said item I would stand up and bash my head on the handle bars. You'd think one would learn from one's mistakes but unfortunately one is an idiot :rolleyes:

[YellowDog]

I was managing to be polite until I read dancing like a girl. Very funny.

It would have been a classic Youtube clip.

I am not someone who is able to bend easily for such chores however when wearing riding gear the knee propectors are great for kneeling down without getting an injury.

[rok-the-boat]

In 1981 I had a GS1000. Took the exhaust off (still hot) one day and while doing it I smelt something burning. Then it clicked - automatic response clicked in and I snapped my hand back, left some wrist skin sizzling on the pipe. There was an eclipse shaped hole in my forearm. It soon blistered and lasted for a couple of weeks. Pure agony. Fast Forward 20 years to a Harley FXLR. Undid all the bolts, pipe cold of course, busily trying to rotate the end pipe clockwise / anti-clockwise to free it up to get it off. Wouldn't budge. readjusted my position and put maximum grip and force into the job. Woah - it's turning, great! Wait a minute, it didn't budge. Looked at my hands - the skin on both hands had shifted like 1cm. Both hands blistered up really badly until all the skin fell off. Hurt like hell and took a month maybe to recover. Too strong for my own good. I hate exhausts!

[Foxzee]

I shouldn't laugh but that is just so fucking funny:laugh::laugh:.....sorry!

[GOONR]

How's the blister looking? Don't suppose we can have a photo, not so that we could laugh at all (much)

[fliplid]

Glad to see that mocking the afflicted hasn't stopped yet :nono:

[BoristheBiter]

And why should it

he should change his KB name to

BLISTER BIKE MAN