My first seriously blonde newbie moment!

[Little Miss Trouble]

Riding home tonight at around 1/4 past 6 I started loosing power and my revs dropped right down, because of the road I was on (Upper harbour heading in the Mairangi Bay direction) with jack all lighting I dropped down a gear and tried to keep going, managed to make it to just before the motorway traffic lights before my bike died! Tried to restart several times but got nowhere, decided to start pushing through the intersections and get to the mobil station where I could see if I could see anything (as if I even know what to look for!) because the lights had already been through a few cycles and I didn't much like the feel of how close the cars were. when I got the thought that maybe I'd misjudged my last fuel up?:doh: :slap: Switched over to reserve and rode on and filled up:o
Oh yeah big thanks:finger: to all the people that stared at me as they sat at the lights then drove past including a HP cop

[Disco Dan]

Happens to everyone at some stage!

Just dont forget to put the tap back to the 'on' position! Otherwise next time you wont have your reserve!!

Also, the older the bike the more chance you have of having muck in the bottom of the tank.. when you switch to reserve you can suck up some muck...

Edit: just noticed your bike is brand new! doh!

[Skunk]

just noticed your bike is brand new! doh!
But still worth the chat up eh Dan...

[Mom]

Congratulations for joining the "Blonde are Us" society..........how embarrassing!!! Dont feel too bad though, I once was under the paint on my CB125.....(ok you lot shut up I can hear the sniggers from here!) really doing it on the motorway, there was a bloke in the next lane looking keen you understand....and found myself boggin for fuel, reached down to turn to reserve.......and well I was already there!!!!!! Very tricky getting to the left lane, in traffic, then having to get help, this was before cell phones, you know ...In the olden days!......

Make sure you check out your trip meter, know about how far you can travel on a tank of gas before hitting reserve and use that as an indicator to refill. Most important of all........as DD says, turn that fuel tap back to the "ON" position after refuelling

[Grahameeboy]

But still worth the chat up eh Dan...

Read my mind.....................

[Disco Dan]

But still worth the chat up eh Dan...

Not my intention, but if it works ;)

[BIKEGAL68]

how do u like your bike i brought one about 5 weeks ago the black colour an found it chunky ............ didnt like it at all

so brought new one last week .............

but have u had any problems with yours ?????

[Lissa]

Heehee thanks for sharing Miss L, theres a few of us who have those moments.. (Blonde, brunette... all kinda moments... waiting for Kathwyn to jump in now :D ) Ive done the running out of fuel, not knowing i had 6 gears, running into a fence post you name it!! Its all about experience... only gonna do those things once hopefully. At least you are enjoying your riding...thats the main thing. :yes:


Yea like Mom said (not my mom, but THE MOM) make sure your reserve is switched to on before refuelling. :yes:

[Little Miss Trouble]

Yup fuel is back to "ON"
First I was freaking out coz there was something weird going on with my bike, then I was pissed coz noone stopped to help even after I pulled my helmet off so they could see I was a blonde chick not a dude but now its just funny. :lol:

[Mom]

Yup fuel is back to "ON"
:lol:
Thats the way!!


then I was pissed coz noone stopped to help even after I pulled my helmet off so they could see I was a blonde chick not a dude but now its just funny. :lol:

Probably the time you ummmmmmm "had fuel problems", coupled with the volume of traffic prevented the help thing kicking in.........DD must be really bummed out he was not closer......:dodge:

[Little Miss Trouble]

I'm quite glad now that no bikers came past, I woulda felt even stupider!
I think its so nice of everyone to warn me about DD but theres nothing to worry about I may be blonde but I can take care of myself :innocent:

[<G>]

And another tip... if you've turned the tap to reserve and used the choke to start engine again...remember to switch off the choke...otherwise you will have a wild beast revving to go...took me about 6km of on motorway, off motorway, couple of wrong turns (distracted by the engine overrevving), all the while wondering what the hells going on, reached my destination, looked down and saw that the choke was on! Instant relief that there was nothing wrong with the bike except an inexperienced (sometimes stupid) rider :)

I don't think hill starts will be a problem for me in the future, I'll just put the choke on and off she'll go!

[James Deuce]

That's not a blonde moment at all. It happens to many people of all levels of experience and as some of us start buying older bikes (like me) I'm sure I'll do it too, thanks to being used to the wonders of modern bikes with fuel injection and fuel gauges.

You can add the following to watch out for:

Riding off with the side stand down.

Unable to start bike because the Run switch is switched to off.

Turning the key one notch past lock and activating the parking lights, only to find a flat battery 3 days later.

Taking your seat off to check the battery and not putting it back on properly, only to nearly fall off at the first corner you come too.

Adjusting the angle of your levers and not doing the clamp bolts back up properly so the brake lever/master cylinder/brake fluid reservoir/mirror rotate to a position where you can't reach them at all.

Not doing your rear axle up properly after adjusting the chain and wondering where that tyre smoke is coming from as you rear rubs on the swingarm and chain chewing both edges of your tyre off.

Leaving the fuel cap unlocked and soaking your crotch in petrol at the next quick take off.

Don't beat yourself, just don't do it again :)

[slinky]

Yup fuel is back to "ON"
First I was freaking out coz there was something weird going on with my bike, then I was pissed coz noone stopped to help even after I pulled my helmet off so they could see I was a blonde chick not a dude but now its just funny. :lol:

a blonde chick under that helmet eh [perhaps all the cars were men with there wives, so wudda looked suss if they stopped]....
No need to feel silly, i had the same issue when i got my new[old] 250 cuple years ago. and coming from an fxr that goes 100 kms on reserve, to a cbr250 that goes about 30kms[found this out the hard way].... i then completely ran outta petrol just as i was turning up to school. - not to mention the bike dying the night before and me thinking i had bought a bomb - after throwing my toys then decided to check if it had fuel. derh! changed it to reserver and off i went.

[Disco Dan]

.........DD must be really bummed out he was not closer......:dodge:

Just a tad... ;) :innocent:

[Korea]

Omigawd! That is so blonde. I would never do something THAT dumb...
...never :o

[Dodger]

My current fav (That I've done 3 times so far) is putting the bike into 1st only to have it die as the stand is still down :doh:

[Insanity_rules]

Oh yeah! I knocked into a carport pole and dropped the bike to my feet! Left my fly undone on a long ride and wondered why my equipment was cold and many others. The blonde club is getting bigger and bigger here.

[Disco Dan]

Well since we are 'sharing' now, prob the worst I have done is had my battery sitting on the bench charging overnight... Wheelled the beast out of the garage, locked up the house etc ....dam, the batteries flat?? WTF? it was charging all night!! ...oh wait... :dodge: :shutup:

[BigRed2007]

I will have a few to come.

So far

The bike dying - stand, clutch not pulled in

dying on the hill- because i wasnt in first gear

stalling like 1000 times at lights cause i didnt go down to 1 and got scared

[Morcs]

Well just last night I had a good one.

All of them time when I was attending the accident, my bike was switched on with lights and indicators going. Drained my battery.

Im running down old north road to bump start it and just wont go. Shaun pulls up behind me and offer it to him. Takes him 30 seconds to get running.

Damn killswitch...

:laugh:

happens to all of us these things... even when you've done them before...

[Buster]

I had a loan bike from the shop last week and had a similar blonde moment. Was at a busy intersection and shot for the gap, only to have the bike die a slow, lurching death. I pushed it off the road, turned the fuel switch to "on" and continued on to work. My bad. DOH!!

[slinky]

I had a loan bike from the shop last week and had a similar blonde moment. Was at a busy intersection and shot for the gap, only to have the bike die a slow, lurching death. I pushed it off the road, turned the fuel switch to "on" and continued on to work. My bad. DOH!!

hahaha yeh, the fuel switch set to off has happened to me countless times.

[Steve 555]

Well I will share mine. Be warned it is pretty blonde. I was at the gas station yesterday and was putting gas in my bike. I pulled the fuel nozel out to check how full it was the switch was clicked in and low and behold petrol all over the forecourt. A big puddle of it. I apoligised to a petty pissed off petrol station worker.:shit:

[Little Miss Trouble]

Well I will share mine. Be warned it is pretty blonde. I was at the gas station yesterday and was putting gas in my bike. I pulled the fuel nozel out to check how full it was the switch was clicked in and low and behold petrol all over the forecourt. A big puddle of it. I apoligised to a petty pissed off petrol station worker.:shit:

Uh oh thats not good I'd have been pretty pissed off too! someone correct me if I'm wrong but anything over 5litre spill and they have to call the fireservice to clean it up?

[Steve 555]

yeah I felt so sink it's one of those moments you want the ground to open up and swallow you.:weird:

[Dave-]

i once did that, except it was on purpose so i could see howmuch a fill up was and how far it'd get me.

gotta do a reserve tank ride too now...

[lemure]

My current fav (That I've done 3 times so far) is putting the bike into 1st only to have it die as the stand is still down :doh:

Yeh...me too. Took me nearly two minutes to figure it out, then I sneaked a look to see if anyone was watching. :stupid: And I still manage to stall on intersections - trouble getting used to the two lever gear change lever.

[<G>]

gotta do a reserve tank ride too now...

Pick your time and place wisely for the reserve tank test ride...

The road between Napier and Taupo (as an example) is not the place...
$30.00 for 10L of petrol at the Rangitaiki Pub - highway robbery, literally! However I do have to hand it to them for being enterprising. :yes:

[Storm]

That's not a blonde moment at all. It happens to many people of all levels of experience and as some of us start buying older bikes (like me) I'm sure I'll do it too, thanks to being used to the wonders of modern bikes with fuel injection and fuel gauges.

You can add the following to watch out for:

Riding off with the side stand down.

Unable to start bike because the Run switch is switched to off.

Turning the key one notch past lock and activating the parking lights, only to find a flat battery 3 days later.
Taking your seat off to check the battery and not putting it back on properly, only to nearly fall off at the first corner you come too.
Adjusting the angle of your levers and not doing the clamp bolts back up properly so the brake lever/master cylinder/brake fluid reservoir/mirror rotate to a position where you can't reach them at all.
Not doing your rear axle up properly after adjusting the chain and wondering where that tyre smoke is coming from as you rear rubs on the swingarm and chain chewing both edges of your tyre off.
Leaving the fuel cap unlocked and soaking your crotch in petrol at the next quick take off.
Don't beat yourself, just don't do it again :)


You've had some "interesting" times with this motorcycling lark havent you ? :bleh: :D