Embarrassing? Oh yeah...

[Searchin']

Took a bike out for a test run from a dealer; - I won't mention which one - went up and down the driveway before pulling out onto the road, got too excited and went straight across the road and binned it opposite the shop.

:sick: :doh: :crazy: :o :o :o


As it turns out, I / the shop was incredibly lucky as I dropped it on the only bit of grass to be found. Ya, so.. I'm fine, the bike was fine... mud is good for soft landings I suppose.

[Deano]

Embarassing, and yet you tell the world about it........dude.

Some things are better kept to yourself.

So did you have to buy it ?

[Maha]

So, they quickly gave you a clean replacement bike to take out?.....:laugh:

[Searchin']

lol, yeah sure they did that...

It's embarrassing yes but I'm not going to go all emo over it. Live and learn I say. The bike was just fine.


...Can I borrow your bike mate?:laugh:

[blacksheep]

:whocares: good on yer mate these things happen to the best of us

[yungatart]

:whocares: good on yer mate these things happen to the best of us

Cool.. that means I must be "the best of us", cos its happened to me too.. performance anxiety is what I was told:yes:
Glad you are ok

[Clivoris]

When I was a young-un on a brand spanking XR 200 I managed to do the same thing. Impressed myself so much with a magnificent wheelstand down a friends driveway that I carried it accross the road and into the neighbors fence. Must have been all of 17 years old. Shall we form a club?

[NotaGoth]

Thats why I won't hop on someone elses bike even if they offer... Just incase I ... erm knock it over or something..

Good to hear that your ok... Bikes ok... Slightly embarassed now but you'll eventually have a giggle bout it.. ;)

[Maha]

got too excited and went straight across the road and binned it opposite the shop.

.

a must see vid of a real likable KBer

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=38216&d=1154234636

[Waylander]

Thats why I won't hop on someone elses bike even if they offer... Just incase I ... erm knock it over or something..

Good to hear that your ok... Bikes ok... Slightly embarassed now but you'll eventually have a giggle bout it.. ;)
You can ride my Virago anytime, just remember if you drop it on it's side, you have to pick it up again.:devil2:

[NotaGoth]

You can ride my Virago anytime, just remember if you drop it on it's side, you have to pick it up again.:devil2:


You just want the opportunity to look at me bum.. I'll attempt riding the Virago.. But if I drop it.. It stays there.. Remember.. Its registered under your name.. So it wouldn't be my problem.. ;)

[Deano]

lol, yeah sure they did that...

It's embarrassing yes but I'm not going to go all emo over it. Live and learn I say. The bike was just fine.


...Can I borrow your bike mate?:laugh:

That's the attitude. :yes:

Hey it would help if you quoted who you were replying to, especially when I've had a couple of beers.

And about borrowing the bike.....sorry but no - Mikey has asked before and......well....... no.

[Waylander]

You just want the opportunity to look at me bum.. I'll attempt riding the Virago.. But if I drop it.. It stays there.. Remember.. Its registered under your name.. So it wouldn't be my problem.. ;)
As said on MSN, I don't need you to bend over the bike to check out your ass. I just want to see you trying to lift the thing lol.

Anyway, enough hijacking.

[Deano]

You just want the opportunity to look at me bum..

You could always just post a pic sweetie.....


As said on MSN, I don't need you to bend over the bike to check out your ass.

That's arse. BDOTGNZA !!


As said on MSN, I don't need you to bend over the bike to check out your ass. I just want to see you trying to lift the thing lol.



She's probably got bigger arms than you anyway eh ?

[NotaGoth]

As said on MSN, I don't need you to bend over the bike to check out your ass. I just want to see you trying to lift the thing lol.

Anyway, enough hijacking.

Yeah we'll sort this out on msn.. As I said.. Lay the bike down and show me how to lift it appropriately.. And game on.. ;)

[Drum]

..........Shall we form a club?

A club of riders who have experienced embarrasing moments? Oh, what to call it? Is KiwiBiker taken?

[Waylander]

That's arse. BDOTGNZA !!
Pfft, they can kiss my ASS!!





She's probably got bigger arms than you anyway eh ?
You havn't met her have you. My wrist is bigger than her arm and I've got tiny wrists.

[Deano]

Pfft, they can kick my ASS!!

I've got tiny wrists.

No argument here. :shifty:

[Brett]

Dont worry dude, i rode into a ditch on a straight road at 20kph cause i was looking behind me waiting for someone...that is worse.

[Clivoris]

Dont worry dude, i rode into a ditch on a straight road at 20kph cause i was looking behind me waiting for someone...that is worse.

I must admit that's a good one.:laugh:

[deeknow]

this is what I love about the Interweb... people somehow feel brave enough to fess up to things like binning demo bikes.. god bless !!! :third:

[Brett]

I must admit that's a good one.:laugh:

meh, you win some, you loose some!

[Clivoris]

It must be time for this thread to morph into a "my most embarrassing motorcycle moment" thread.

[shafty]

(Is no one else interested...) What bike was it?

[Ghost Lemur]

Had my first woopsie on my bike today.

Was going round a corner about 300m from home, when I realised two things.

The first was that I wasn't making it round the corner, because of the second. The second being that I was staring at a gravel on the road.

Freak out. Went to lean a bit more to get back on track. Just so happened to be on said gravel patch, felt a bit of loss in the front. Freak out. Stood it up and took a little detour up onto the foot path.

Quick look around to see that no one had seen me. Then stalled it. Rolled off the footpath. Quick kick, and continued on my way.

[Drum]

Nice save GL. No harm done.

[Squeak the Rat]

After a couple of years of not riding I decided to take a SV1000 for a test ride. Too much throttle, and ended up on the wrong side of the road after taking off from the shop (made sure there were no cars just in case that happened). Got it straightened up and did a power wheelie to show how cool I was and that I did it all on purpose. That impresses every one..... :tugger:

[beyond]

:)

My first ride on a motorbike was when I was 15 years old and went with a mate on our pushbikes to visit another mate in the country. His old man had a Suzuki 185 trail bike for the farm. Just twist the throttle and let out the clutch, I was told.

Gave the throttle a good twist and let out the clutch quickly.
Whhooooaaaaa, front up in the air, me nearly sliding off and opening the throttle more. Ran behind it and managed to jump back on and get the front down. Throttle still wound open quite hard as I go airborne over the mound surrounding the tennis court, scream across the freshly rolled tennis court, tossing clumps of loverly grass in all directions.

We left very quickly soon after. :bye:

[Searchin']

Ahh yes, I do feel better now!
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Well, I now have a bike... and It's circles in a carpark time for yours trully!

[John Banks]

I seem to have an amazing tendancy to filter up to the front of a long line of cages and then stall. Not just as I get there, but a minute into the waiting with the clutch pulled in with first gear. I think my bike just REALLY hates cars.


And me.

[gamgee]

we all do stupid embarrassing things, just last thursday i went for a blat over the southern motorway, got stuck behind some stupid sacked out old ford fairmont or something, they were doing about 60km/h (if they went any faster the bumps made them hit the ground) so first chance i got passed them, anyway, that was all fine, came to the end of the motorway filtered through, *glug*glug*splutter*splutter* stop... shhhhit I ran out of petrol right at the front of the que, just as the light turned green, quickly flicked it over to reserve cranked the petrol through and started it up, by which time the stupid ford had roared back past me, damn it!!!

[Paul in NZ]

Took a bike out for a test run from a dealer; - I won't mention which one - went up and down the driveway before pulling out onto the road, got too excited and went straight across the road and binned it opposite the shop.

Well yes - pretty embarrasing but not unique...

In their hey day most of the british factories were regularly approached by folks volunteering to demonstrate the reliability of their products by riding them to places like South Africa, India, Around the World etc etc and all the factory had to do was supply a suitable bike free of charge... hmmm...

Most of these doubtless worthy offers of ,free, promotional activity were politely declined but every now and then something would spark some interest and a deal would be struck and a machine made availiable.

Triumph prepared a special machine for one such worthy. On the appointed day the adventurer arrived at the factory and luggage suitable for an extended adventure was loaded onto the machine and pictures were taken, speaches made and manly handshakes exchanged as the intrepid pilot engaged low gear and headed down the factory driveway on the path to glory....

He managed the driveway but failed to negotiate the turn at the bottom and went straight across the junction and into the ditch on the other side, much to the consternation of the marketting dept that had invested some coin into the venture.

It seemed the rider had neglected to mention that he had never actually ridden a motorcycle before....