My bike appears to have a sense of humour

[Oakie]

My bike has been running beautifully for some 6 months now having finally rectified a problem which we never actually identified.
Anyhow, I walked out of the supermarket last night and there was a really ratty old GN250 parked next to me. No side cover ... faded paint ... scratched etc.
I had just put my lid on when the owner walked out. We exchanged pleasantries and talked about our respective bikes briefly. His was an '81 (I'm sure that's what he said) with 51000km on the clock. We prepared to leave and as he'd verbally admired my bike I thought I'd do a nice rapid exit so the exhaust could sing it's sweet song. Hit the starter and for the first time in 6 months it failed to start first time. "This is embarrasing" I muttered. Stabbed the starter button again and the engine still didn't fire. "Of all the times I've started it in the last six months why do this now when I'm parked beside a rat bike and his young owner" I thought darkly. I could feel myself shrinking. Stabbed the starter button again and it wound over with no sign of firing up again. The young fella offered ... "Would you like a push?" Arghhhh. Humiliation! I declined and said "It'll be right in a few minutes. Must have flooded it or something." He hopped on his bike which OF COURSE started first kick and rode away. Of course as soon as he was out of site my bike roared into life. Yeah ... feckin' funny.
I've often wondered if my bike was a male or a female. Now I know.

[Zapf]

perhaps it refused to be compaired with a GN

[Steam]

perhaps it refused to be compaired with a GN

Impossible, the mighty rat GN is incomparable!

[Oakie]

perhaps it refused to be compaired with a GN

Exactly what I was thinking. I could almost hear her saying "I'll teach you to look at other bikes when you're with me"

[MotoGirl]

hahaha God that would be embarrassing!

Speaking of embarrassing, two years ago I put my '02 VTR1000 into a motorcycle show, and as we decided to pack everything up to leave (with hundreds of people around...) I hit the start button and had the same thing - it didn't fire up. Not a good look for a young lass who was surrounded by middle-aged men! :o

I tried it a couple of times and nothing happened. I thought "hmmm, this is a bit odd" so we pushed it 500m back to our trailer. We got ALL the way back there only to find some bugger had hit the kill switch :doh:

[Spuds1234]

GN my arse. It was a 1981 GS250T with 51000 MILES on the clock.

Outside the Fresh Choice in Parklands.

I actually thought your battery was flat or something but it occured to me as I rode off, that it was turning over fine, and might have been something wrong with the electrics.

And yes your bike looked mint, and Im now considering one for my next bike purchase.

Sorry for any embarassment I may have caused.

Although I must admit its happened to me many a time.


I really should get around to buying some side covers for it, but I figure Im buying a new bike within the next year (pretty much as soon as mine really shits itself again). Should be able to get something nice for 5 thou fingers crossed.

[Bonez]

Classic " knocked off the kill switch by mistake".

Edit- PS I think most of us have done that.

[dangerous]

Outside the Fresh Choice in Parklands.

Oakie dokie... so you telling me oakie exists... like hes for real or are you just an imaginary friend?

welcome to KB mate, and one day Oakie one day our paths will cross :scooter:

[Bonez]

Oakie dokie... so you telling me oakie exists..like hes for real or are you just an imaginary friend? We're wondering the same thing with MattRSK.

[DingDong]

GN my arse. It was a 1981 GS250T with 51000 MILES on the clock.

Outside the Fresh Choice in Parklands.

I actually thought your battery was flat or something but it occured to me as I rode off, that it was turning over fine, and might have been something wrong with the electrics.

And yes your bike looked mint, and Im now considering one for my next bike purchase.

Sorry for any embarassment I may have caused.

Although I must admit its happened to me many a time.


I really should get around to buying some side covers for it, but I figure Im buying a new bike within the next year (pretty much as soon as mine really shits itself again). Should be able to get something nice for 5 thou fingers crossed.


LOL... welcome:yes:

[davereid]

I had a similar experience on my shiny harley in the main st ! Eventually I discovered some hoody wearing halfwit had pulled the spark plug leads off ! I'm setting a trap for em next year ..... revenge is best served cold lol

[kevfromcoro]

hello to all..as u can see..iam a very newbie here...i live on the thames coast...anyone up for a ride.in the next couple of days..probably up to coromandell and over to whitianga.and back to thames..iam not into raceing..more of a cruise..few stops and take some pics..i have a bit of accomadation here if someone needs somewhere to stay.no charge...just bring your own beer and a few sausages for the bbq..it is safe and secure here....iam just finding my way around this web site...regards to all.....ride safe......KEV

[Oakie]

GN my arse. It was a 1981 GS250T with 51000 MILES on the clock.

Outside the Fresh Choice in Parklands.

I actually thought your battery was flat or something but it occured to me as I rode off, that it was turning over fine, and might have been something wrong with the electrics.

Bwa ha ha ha. Brilliant. I've met a Kiwibiker at last. (See Dangerous, I am real ... although I've now blown my air of mystery).
I actually thought the engine looked a bit wide for a GN but put that down to my lack of encyclopaedic knowledge of bikes. Ahhh. That'll explain why the instrument panel looked a bit un-GN-like too. More rectangular than round. And 51,000 MILES. Good God. That's 81,000 odd km. Outstanding!

I still don't know why my bike didn't start although about 300 metres down the road on the way home it did hesitate once and backfired so perhaps there was a bit of crap in the line somewhere. Actually 'failing to start' is not always a bad thing. The first time my wife noticed me was 29 years ago when I was trying to kick my first bike (G5 Kawasaki 100) into life. Seems to be a good way to meet people apparantly.

Good to meet you anyway Spuds1234. I'll try to make sure my bike's running next time I see you. And hey ... she'll probably be for sale in a year or so if you're still looking for a bike about the price range you mentioned.

[NighthawkNZ]

only to find some bugger had hit the kill switch :doh:

I hate when that happens... I fracken hate even more when I forget I used the kill switch and forget to put back to the on position... :doh: :pinch: :baby:

[sunhuntin]

lmfao...bugger! ive had that a few times..mainly on the old 86 GN.

have got back to the bike and turned the key on to find the indicator light on the dash flashing, and me pressing the indication switch to shut it off...some tosser had flicked my hazard light switch.
have also found myself walking home after the bike dies down the road, only to find dad had turned the fuel tap off :shutup: which i never do.
have also used the kill switch, and then forgotten to turn the key off. :dodge:

[MattRSK]

We're wondering the same thing with MattRSK.

haha, I am only virtual.

[Steam]

haha, I am only virtual.

I wish I was virtual. I'd be getting way more sex.

[MattRSK]

haha, I am only virtual.

No scratch that, I am always on your rides. It's just that my bike stays in one piece and is fast, so you never see me. :D

[Bonez]

No scratch that, I am always on your rides. It's just that my bike stays in one piece and is fast, so you never see me. :D

I should introduce you to my invisable freinds sometime.

[jimbo]

hello to all..as u can see..iam a very newbie here...i live on the thames coast...anyone up for a ride.in the next couple of days..probably up to coromandell and over to whitianga.and back to thames..iam not into raceing..more of a cruise..few stops and take some pics..i have a bit of accomadation here if someone needs somewhere to stay.no charge...just bring your own beer and a few sausages for the bbq..it is safe and secure here....iam just finding my way around this web site...regards to all.....ride safe......KEV

Gudday Kev welcome to KB and happy newyear:rockon:

[Spuds1234]

Welcome Spuds1234

Cheers guys, its a pleasure to be around here.


Bwa ha ha ha. Brilliant. I've met a Kiwibiker at last. (See Dangerous, I am real ... although I've now blown my air of mystery).
I actually thought the engine looked a bit wide for a GN but put that down to my lack of encyclopaedic knowledge of bikes. Ahhh. That'll explain why the instrument panel looked a bit un-GN-like too. More rectangular than round. And 51,000 MILES. Good God. That's 81,000 odd km. Outstanding!

I still don't know why my bike didn't start although about 300 metres down the road on the way home it did hesitate once and backfired so perhaps there was a bit of crap in the line somewhere. Actually 'failing to start' is not always a bad thing. The first time my wife noticed me was 29 years ago when I was trying to kick my first bike (G5 Kawasaki 100) into life. Seems to be a good way to meet people apparantly.

Good to meet you anyway Spuds1234. I'll try to make sure my bike's running next time I see you. And hey ... she'll probably be for sale in a year or so if you're still looking for a bike about the price range you mentioned.

Yea, my bike is getting a bit long in the tooth, but shes my first bike, and I'll be reluctant to let her go, untill something really nasty goes wrong like another big end bearing. There always seems to be something about your first bike that your remember it for, no matter how bad or how good it is/was. Kinda like your first root...

Heh I had a guy tell me that it wasnt the orignal speedo once at a bike shop, said it was off a Honda, but from pictures I have seen on the net of other GS250's, its a genuine GS speedo.

The GS engine is like the brother to the GN I suppose, its bigger (ie heavier and wider) and its a twin (the GN is a single). Also my bike has a bit more torque at higher rpm than my brothers GN250, however my bike is very sedate untill you hit about 6000 rpm.

I heard your bike start up when I was a nearing the round about at Inwoods road, it sounded nice, I didnt hear the backfire though.

Yea my bike failed to start once, lots of people noticed me in the polytech car park. I spent like 5 minutes trying to push start it. It doesnt like starting at all with a flat battery (even when you push start it). I spent about a month doing this because the coil on my bike fried itself and the battery stopped charging. Had to put the battery on charge over night, every night. Cant say anyone wanted to marry me though after seeing me get all hot and sweaty running up and down a car park in full leathers.

And it was a pleasue to meet you to, sorry about blowing your air of mystery though. Seems I might have made it a habit of these things.

How bout selling your bike in the next 6 months? Depending on the Ks, age, and how generally reliable your bike is, I will be very tempted. Its a very nice looking bike.

[pritch]

"This is embarrasing"

A word of warning, I was fined at a Ulysses meeting for saying just those words.
Not for the minor transgression that caused the embarrasment but for being embarrassed...

[Oakie]

Ahh it'll be 6 months at the earliest before I can sell. We're heading over to Samoa or Rarotonga in June for a week (25th wedding anniversary) so I won't even start thinking about the bike until we get back from that and assess finances.

[rwh]

Actually 'failing to start' is not always a bad thing. The first time my wife noticed me was 29 years ago when I was trying to kick my first bike (G5 Kawasaki 100) into life. Seems to be a good way to meet people apparantly.

I'll have to remember that one - seems the killswitch has a purpose after all :rockon:

Richard

[Animal]

Yep, kill switches have probably caught us all at some time or other.

My claim to fame resulted from Suzuki's inexplicable decision to fit an old-fashioned frame-mounted steering lock (as opposed to integrating it into the ignition) to the 1100 Katana.
I'd only that morning collected the (brand new - 4km) bike from the dealer on my way to work. I finished my shift, walked to the parking lot to see the bike surrounded by numerous people (who'd not yet seen a Katana), proudly climbed on, started it and rode off - but immediately fell over when the damn bars wouldn't straighten up.
I didn't keep the Katana long but never used the bloody steering lock again!

[Sketchy_Racer]

We're wondering the same thing with MattRSK.

I can assure you he exists.

Most lingering around the Pits at Manfeild on race days :Punk:

[MattRSK]

I can assure you he exists.

Most lingering around the Pits at Manfeild on race days :Punk:

Glen is my invisible friend.

[Oakie]

I heard your bike start up when I was a nearing the round about at Inwoods road, it sounded nice, I didnt hear the backfire though.

Hah. Surprised you heard it from that distance. I've always thought it was fairly quiet ... sort of like a sewing machine on steroids. I dare say though that I probably gave her a decent rev when she did start just to remind her who the boss is and she does have a nice howl at higher revs.

[Insanity_rules]

I know the "shit my bike wont start in front of a whole lot of people" thing well. I proudly threw a leg over mine in High St Lower Hutt with heaps of people around and hit the starter....... Nothing, checked the kill switch, was on, took the seat off to check the battery was connected, no not that!

Scratched my head for a while as I wasn't parked long enough for the battery to flatten and the instruments were glowing bright. Looked down at the instruments again and hello the green neutral light wasn't on. My bike doesn't start in gear! Would be a good prank if you were sure that the persons bike did the same thing!@#%&^#%