Dumb things bikers can do? [Archive]

rocketman1

21st February 2008, 18:35

I felt like a real dork the other day at Paeroa, stopped at the petrol station for a drink, cracked the cap off the drink and went to have a drink with my full face helmet on, boy did I feel stupid, but I kid you not, so easy to do.
Just wondering what other stupid things bikers have done?
I know I often put my gloves on before I try and get my keys out of my tight jacket pocket. How many times have I done that!!

Hitcher

21st February 2008, 18:44

Dismounting without first putting the sidestand down and then watching 280kg of motorcycle accelerate its lefthand rearview mirror towards the ground at 9.81m/s2 ranks up there too.

98tls

21st February 2008, 18:47

Dumbest thing i have done was when swapping my 5 bolt clutch for a 6 bolt one out of a TLR i removed the old one and then left the bike behind the car in the garage thinking i would fit the new one first thing the next day,went out there early and as i had to go somewere in the car i climbed on bike sat it up straight and forgot about the f%rk@n oil pissing out,put my foot down to push the bike forward resulting in nearly dropping the damn bike and in saving it pulled a muscle in my leg which made me limp round for a week.:angry2:Second dumbest thing was pulling a wheelie across most of the Waitaki bridge and not noticing the oncoming mufti commodore which resulted in walking.

Mikkel

21st February 2008, 18:47

Post on KB.

Dismounting without first putting the sidestand down and then watching 280kg of motorcycle accelerate its lefthand rearview mirror towards the ground at 9.81m/s2 ranks up there too.

E.g.:

Ehrm, unless the centre of mass on your bike is situated in the rearview mirror it would be something else... ;)

Maha

21st February 2008, 18:48

The Pastor

21st February 2008, 18:59

doing a helmet up at >5km/hr at a busy petrol station

Hitcher

21st February 2008, 19:13

Post on KB.

E.g.:

Ehrm, unless the centre of mass on your bike is situated in the rearview mirror it would be something else...

There's always one, isn't there. And it wouldn't be falling straight down either, it would be falling in an arc the same length as a straight line drawn from the outermost tip of the mirror to the point of contact between the tyres and the road. But none of that makes the actual deed any the less stupid.

rainman

21st February 2008, 19:15

Not sure it's the dumbest thing I've ever done but I have been known to take my helmet off without first removing my sunglasses. Ouch!

BarBender

21st February 2008, 19:25

In a Wilsons carpark...

Trying to take off and wondering why the bike aint moving....

...then getting off the bike and realising the back wheel and pedestrian barrier are connected by a 20mm chain motorcycle lock.
:whistle:

Mr Triple

21st February 2008, 19:27

Dismounting without first putting the sidestand down and then watching 280kg of motorcycle accelerate its lefthand rearview mirror towards the ground at 9.81m/s2 ranks up there too.

Yep done that... Years ago had a GS1000 and I was only abouy 64kg at the time. Went to hop off it in the middle of Rangiora's main street on a late friday night in front of everybody and you guessed it, didn't put stand down.
Pulled just about every muscle in my body, but I saved it:Punk:

Nagash

21st February 2008, 19:27

I once rode in a t-shirt, shorts and jandels..

Was shamed for the rest of my so-far pretty short life.

tri boy

21st February 2008, 19:29

Failing to remove helmet prior to vomiting. Swear to Lucas it wasn't me.
Failing to get storm suit, riding pants down before Delhi Belly rendered my bowels uncontrollable......yep that was me:Oops:

HornetBoy

21st February 2008, 19:43

Zuki Bandit

21st February 2008, 20:00

Matt_TG

21st February 2008, 20:10

In a group ride ,wondering why my bike wouldn't start ,everyone was taking off ,tried side stand,neutral still didd'nt then......:innocent: someone says "pull in the clutch?" FFS probly the most stupidest thing ive done other than crash without insurance :shifty:

In a similar style, also on a group ride, bloody bike wouldn't even turn over. Took a while to find I had moved the kill switch...

Swampdonkey

21st February 2008, 20:13

Gotta shake my head at myself after a good sneeze inside my full face,time to pull over for a clean up.....

Zuki Bandit

21st February 2008, 20:17

Gotta shake my head at myself after a good sneeze inside my full face,time to pull over for a clean up.....
:sick::laugh: Dude, thats freakin awesome!!!

carver

21st February 2008, 20:19

i have a few.
almost flipped the ER6n at sulpher city, it was so boring we went out behind it on the road and held illegal drags down the straights
i was determined to beat a GSR 600 and launched a touch too hard

mormon few style

Coyote

21st February 2008, 20:27

Put my helmet on, then my gloves, then look around wondering where I put my helmet.

Forgot about the bicycle wrapped around my front wheel. Twice on my old RG, once the day after getting my VFR.

Try to crash start the RG with the killswitch set on 'off'.

Countless sidestand mishaps. Learnt my lesson about parking on hills.

On my old CBR, went to fast into a garage. Sticky tarmac to dusty concrete, slam. Spork and Jamezo saw that one.

Lent my CBR to a friend, he went straight into a gutter.

Used my jersey to tie a 14" scooter wheel onto the pillion seat and went over the Rimutakas. Rear wheel just couldn't reach but it tried.

At a trackday, decided to showboat and do a stoppie. Bike tilts to the side, I barely catch it from falling, several bikers look and laugh.

Wheelie practice on my old KX80. Landed on my back several times.

Rode a Raptor 700 with the handbrake on. Though to myself "Whoa, this has wicked engine braking!".

Kept a helmet through 5 hard knocks. Was replaced after it was stolen.

Almost flipped a 450 quad into a 4x4 at work in front of the boss's friends who immediately went to taddle tail on me.

That's all off the top of my head.

Owl

21st February 2008, 20:32

I felt like a real dork the other day at Paeroa, stopped at the petrol station for a drink, cracked the cap off the drink and went to have a drink with my full face helmet on, boy did I feel stupid, but I kid you not, so easy to do.

Not too bad. Now had you said you'd opened up the fuel cap and poured your drink in there? THAT WOULD BE STUPID!:wacko:

BIHB@0610

21st February 2008, 20:49

I've seen someone on a GN250 pull up to the lights in West Auckland and forget to put their feet down. The bike fell ever-so-gracefully sideways.

I quite often put my gloves on before my helmet or before zipping up my jacket ..... I do it to disarm people, I'm so intimidatingly cool normally ....:whistle:

Grahameeboy

21st February 2008, 20:52

Put Deisel in my SV...

Forgot to put my back pack on to go to work because I have a back protector so did not feel the lack of a back pack.

Wiki Drifter

21st February 2008, 21:14

Parked on steep slope, I left the bike in 1st gear all was sweet. Hopped off, then standing next to the bike, I squeezed the clutch... :bye:

McDuck

21st February 2008, 21:28

Side stand kill switch for me. And i did not put the side stand out properly ona 250 coro loop. and it fell. into a ditch. with me further in the ditch. Luckely i could use my super human strength to push it out very quickly and everybody was looking at renegade masters CBR which had lost a fairing bolt :) all good.

Mikkel

21st February 2008, 22:26

I've had quite a few close calls like resting the bike on the side stand without it being fully extended.

Failed to inform my girlfriend that she wasn't to try and move the bike without me. ...couple of scratches on the lefthand fairing, learned how much it weighed, etc.

I often forget to put my earplugs in until I am on the bike - headed out of town - in a group :(

There's always one, isn't there. And it wouldn't be falling straight down either, it would be falling in an arc the same length as a straight line drawn from the outermost tip of the mirror to the point of contact between the tyres and the road. But none of that makes the actual deed any the less stupid.

What you do for spelling I do for physics...

Obviously only the vertical speed is relevant for how fast the bike hits the floor. The motion would indeed describe an arc with the centre being the contact patches - which also move slightly as the bike tilts over.

When it comes to describing an arc there are only two relevant characteristics: the radius and the angle. What do you mean by "the same length"?

Depending on the design of the bike the fairing, engine components, footpegs, etc. are going to become the new pivot point as the bike leans over far enough. Using the conservation of angular momentum and energy for the system it is possible to calculate the increase in the speed resulting from this...

As for stupid - it could be worse...

;)

Side stand kill switch for me.

Yep, I've had a fight with that as well... :crazy:

skelstar

21st February 2008, 23:02

Set the fast idle lever so I can maintain 120km/h and free both hands to adj my gloves. Settle back down in time to brake hard for the first corner, tip in, ease off the brake and the bike leaps forward... almost like the fast idle hadn't been put back. Heh 'interesting'.

HungusMaximist

21st February 2008, 23:05

Dumbest probably was leaving the keys in the ignition barrel then comming back 8 hours later from work and finding my bike is still there *phew*:blink:. This happend in downtown Melbourne city.

Headbanger

21st February 2008, 23:28

Visiting my dear old mum, Time to leave I roar off down their gravel drive, Munted Sporter jumps out of gear as I head downhill, I rev her hard and jam it back into gear, rear wheel spins like crazy, I shoot down hill, off the corner, hit a tree, come to rest with the bike laying across the back of my legs, pinning me to the ground.

Tried damn hard to pull myself out from under the bike but couldn't move an inch as she weighed a ton, and too embarrassed to call out.

Me dear old mum looks out the window 15 minutes later and there I am, lieing under the bike...not moving a muscle, not making a sound.

She freaks out, figues Im either dead or knocked out, Runs out of the house, sprints down the drive way, Grabs my heavy as a dead horse Sportster, and throws the damn thing off me with one movement.

Was fucking amazing.

Jiminy

22nd February 2008, 00:10

Hum, I'm not sure which one is the worst.

Park downhill in neutral on an unstable ground with my new bike, in front of a cafe in a popular tourist destination. Then take something out of my bag. Heh, it seems to move, let's shake it to see if it's the bag or the bike. The clutch lever saved the bike, but damn 250kg is heavy.

Forgot the keys on the bike. With the light on. For a couple of days. The bike was still there, not the battery power.

Start the bike, put the gear on and ride. Then wonder why the bike suddenly stops. Notice the front disc lock as my eyes are getting closer and closer to the ground. No damage to the bike.

justsomeguy

22nd February 2008, 00:55

90s

22nd February 2008, 09:06

I felt like a real dork the other day at Paeroa, stopped at the petrol station for a drink, cracked the cap off the drink and went to have a drink with my full face helmet on, boy did I feel stupid, but I kid you not, so easy to do.

My helmet - HJC cs12 - has a vent in front of the mouth. I pressume this is for drinking? If you had my helmet you could have styled it out - drinking the 'racer' way.

90s

22nd February 2008, 09:15

Done most of the above, but one extra was to borrow a friends bike, put the key in the barrel and with a quick twisting motion break it off in the ignition. Seems with the lock on your should be a little more gentle.

I managed to fix it all without him ever knowing - or at least saying he did.

Jiminy

22nd February 2008, 09:24

Walked into St Lukes Mall ASB branch after a long ride in full biker gear.

Didn't realise I was wearing it.

Black helmet, black balaclava, black cordura jacket and pant, black gloves and boots.

The little Asian lady at reception started crying.

Put my keys on the counter and "rather quickly" took my helmet off...:oi-grr:

:laugh::laugh::laugh:

This one has got to be the best one on this thread! Well done :)

breakaway

22nd February 2008, 09:39

The little Asian lady at reception started crying.

She really started CRYING? Like tear tear crying? If so, that is some funny shit. I gotta try that sometime ;)

Beemer

22nd February 2008, 09:44

Count me in, I've done dumb things too! When learning to ride the RG I coasted up to a set of lights, all the while trying to get the bike in neutral. Would have been an excellent idea to put at least ONE foot down at some stage...

I've also got my bike started, gloves on and then thought "something's missing" and realised my helmet was still sitting next to the bike...

As for whoever said they had "moved their kill switch" on a group ride, it was more than likely someone else had "moved" it for you! And old trick for newbies!

Swoop

22nd February 2008, 10:37

Pull away from the kerb. Right turn, another right turn, left turn "WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT GRINDING SOUND!!??"
Sidestand...:lol:

Blue Velvet

22nd February 2008, 10:41

When I had the SV, sometimes I forgot to tighten the bolts to secure the pack rack. It never actually fell off but once I found one side was dangerously close to popping out.

bert_is_evil

22nd February 2008, 11:24

Incensed by a van pulling across my path into an exit way and ignoring my frantic beeping of horn and swerving desperately I chased said van and stopped my bike on an angle right in front of him so he can't move (or so I thought). As I was guesturing for the driver to wind down his window so I could educate him in the error of his ways it suddenly occurs to me that he is a huge mean, very tough looking guy in a large vehicle and I am, well, not so huge and tough, and acting like I'm keen to start something. He releases brake and starts to roll forward..... luckily he brakes again within cm's of crushing my leg and I'm able to give him a piece of my mind as planned. He eventually gives in and apologises and I speed off in a huff - could have gone very badly

MisterD

22nd February 2008, 11:32

Forgetting to replace the top of the bottle of 2s oil correctly....returns to scoot to find big puddle of oil, starts swearing very loudly...belatedly realises that it's pure green motul, a sheepishly apologieses to the old couple in a cage parked eating their egg and cress sarnies.

TOTO

22nd February 2008, 12:31

Walked into St Lukes Mall ASB branch after a long ride in full biker gear.

Didn't realise I was wearing it.

Black helmet, black balaclava, black cordura jacket and pant, black gloves and boots.

The little Asian lady at reception started crying.

Put my keys on the counter and "rather quickly" took my helmet off...:oi-grr:

Oh My God you take the prize my friend. That must have been scary. She probably taught she was gonna die that day. Surprised you didnt get greeted by swat team on your way out:2thumbsup

TOTO

22nd February 2008, 12:44

So far...

Forgotten about front disk lock and heard the loud clunk on a number of times...

Gotten my new bike to show off in front of the chicks, girls said "start it up"...i take key out of jacket pocket and proceed to drop key inside bike fairing. took me 10 minuted to take it out coz it was night and had no toch. bu the time I got the key out , chicks were gone...LLLLoooooser (well I had my L plate on)

Flicked the kill switch on a number of times at traffic lights mostly but the harbour bridge one was a bit of a tough one to handle :(

Soul.Trader

22nd February 2008, 13:08

Gotten my new bike to show off in front of the chicks, girls said "start it up"...i take key out of jacket pocket and proceed to drop key inside bike fairing. took me 10 minuted to take it out coz it was night and had no toch. bu the time I got the key out , chicks were gone...LLLLoooooser (well I had my L plate on)

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

McDuck

22nd February 2008, 13:20

So far...

Forgotten about front disk lock and heard the loud clunk on a number of times...

Gotten my new bike to show off in front of the chicks, girls said "start it up"...i take key out of jacket pocket and proceed to drop key inside bike fairing. took me 10 minuted to take it out coz it was night and had no toch. bu the time I got the key out , chicks were gone...LLLLoooooser (well I had my L plate on)

:(

ha ha yep the hart sinks when you hear that nut hit inside the fairing but not hit the ground...

HungusMaximist

22nd February 2008, 13:45

Walked into St Lukes Mall ASB branch after a long ride in full biker gear.

Didn't realise I was wearing it.

Black helmet, black balaclava, black cordura jacket and pant, black gloves and boots.

The little Asian lady at reception started crying.

Put my keys on the counter and "rather quickly" took my helmet off...:oi-grr:

Crack up!

I always wonder who I am gonna freak out or offend next when I walk into a store with full gear on.

HornetBoy

22nd February 2008, 18:31

So far...Gotten my new bike to show off in front of the chicks, girls said "start it up"...i take key out of jacket pocket and proceed to drop key inside bike fairing. took me 10 minuted to take it out coz it was night and had no toch. bu the time I got the key out , chicks were gone...LLLLoooooser (well I had my L plate on)(

haha :first: nice! ~ have done that before ,except it landed in the wheel rim hole lol and i couldn't get it out :bash: had to push the bike a couple meters to make it fall out .all in front of a couple hotties i was trying to show off 2.

trumpy

22nd February 2008, 19:35

Came out of busy cafe, casually do up all the "biker bits' as I casually walk through all the tables on the front deck, put on helmet, hop on the bike, remember to put up the side stand (so I wont look like a dick when I let out the clutch). Sit there looking cool for a moment or two, fire her up to warm up and let the assembled folks savour the sound of the micron then spend five minutes trying to put my left glove on my right hand (cue snigger or two from the assembled.....)

Dumbest thing....? After filling up and paying I came back sat on my bike, flick up stand intending to "foot paddle" my way to the other side of the forecourt. No need to wear my helmet for this so I sit it on the tank. Slight movement and it slides off to the right and lands beside me so I leans over to pick it up and........uh oh, bugger. Pick up bike and depart smartly.......

skidMark

22nd February 2008, 19:39

Me: "Hey dad i just got my Fully restored GN250 complete today, it's even got a remote start alarm ...custom paint etc etc.....restored engine"

Dad: "Awesome, fire it up"

Me: **Hits button on remote to start it**

Bike: **Whir Whir, roll forward......BOOF**

Me: "F**K it was in gear"

Dad: :killingme

barty5

22nd February 2008, 19:48

workin at home bare foot on tt600 went and turned it over slowishly in bare feet it kicked up 8 stiches in bottom of foot just before new year limped for 4 weeks fuck it hurt didnt notice straight away till i put foot on the ground and felt this warm wet sticky stuff look down large pool of blood thats about when it started to hurt.

skidMark

22nd February 2008, 19:50

martybabe

22nd February 2008, 20:18

I had a narrow iron gate way at my house which my bike fitted through nicely. If I wanted to go on a decent journey I'd wheel the bike beyond the gates and fit my givi panniers and bugger off round the world.

Of course if it wont go through the gate one way with panniers on, it wont go through the gate the otherway,with panniers on, obvious init :scratch:

I'm sure youve guessed by now but, a five day incident free trip round the uk, gets home and noticed a captive audience at the bus stop so I thought I'd show em how fast I could ride through the gates and up the path. :wari:

Total surprise when the bike came to a dead stop from about 40kph! BANG !!what the fook?? aghh fukin panniers.The old fella was lodged upright between the two iron posts. Bastard! I promptly dismounted and went straight into the house like I'd meant to park it in such a cool fashion.Didn't inspect the damage till the bus had taken my audience away. :lol:

About $800 of givis wrecked for being a show off twat.:crybaby: I just forgot alright, I was tired. :o You want dumb! http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=67886

classic zed

22nd February 2008, 20:29

Dumbest thing would have to be, challenging a large Pine tree to a head butting contest on a Kawasaki Z1000 at somewhere aproaching 80MPH :Oops:

As usual I was travelling way too fast and being only 18 I was feeling bullet proof, after leaving the road on a bend at about 90MPH the front wheel dropped into a ditch, this launched me head first into the aforementioned Pine tree, the bulk of the bike then followed me in.

Lucky for me someone saw me leave the road, a guy came down from the road and said "dont worry I'll get the bike off him" he lifted the back of the bike, slipped and fell under it, the hot exhaust gave his leg quite a nasty burn and he squealed like a girl :crybaby:

When the ambulance arrived they put me on a stretcher and carried me up to the road, the police had stopped the traffic for the ambulance, as they put me in it I looked back along the line of stopped traffic only to see a Post Office van come barrelling down the hill, he saw the traffic too late and skidded into the ditch further up the hill. This was before the days of compulsory seat belts and his passenger exited the vehicle through the windscreen while the driver hit the steering wheel, "Bugger" said the Ambulance driver "we will have to come back for them" :doh:

Final tally for my lunchtime ride
Me .. Fractured vertabrae, very bruised body, smashed crash helmet, wrecked bike.
Helper .. very scorched legs and not at all happy.
Van passenger .. lots of cuts and bruises from the shattered screen.
Van driver .. very bruised and a wrecked van.

Maybe I should have just got the fish and chips :o

Mike748

22nd February 2008, 21:22

:rofl:
This thread is great!

My worst moments,

Not realising the sidestand kill switch had been looped out on the recently purchased bike, that is until I took off from a rest area with the stand down! ........ thankfully my friend alerted me before I reached the road :Oops: the realisation of what could have occured made me feel instantly sick.

Ignoring all the signs of fatigue and then losing the front by over-reacting to a totally avoidable situation. :doh:

Nagash

22nd February 2008, 21:29

Argh! Just got home and did this for like the third time..

I've gone and left my gloves, somewhere! I just take 'em off and put 'em down and now for the third time i've gone and lost my gloves.. feel like sucha twat.

Iggy

22nd February 2008, 21:52

I hate it when you are cruisin when you pull up at the lights and you get a cage full of chicks who give you the giggles knowing you look so cool on the bike, lights turn red they give you a drag and you start to pull away and you miss a gear :doh: Damn I hate that :laugh:

McDuck

22nd February 2008, 22:02

Iggy

22nd February 2008, 22:07

Uuuummmm :doh:Fuck should be green aye bro:Oops:

skidMark

22nd February 2008, 22:45

I had a narrow iron gate way at my house which my bike fitted through nicely. If I wanted to go on a decent journey I'd wheel the bike beyond the gates and fit my givi panniers and bugger off round the world.

Of course if it wont go through the gate one way with panniers on, it wont go through the gate the otherway,with panniers on, obvious init :scratch:

I'm sure youve guessed by now but, a five day incident free trip round the uk, gets home and noticed a captive audience at the bus stop so I thought I'd show em how fast I could ride through the gates and up the path. :wari:

Total surprise when the bike came to a dead stop from about 40kph! BANG !!what the fook?? aghh fukin panniers.The old fella was lodged upright between the two iron posts. Bastard! I promptly dismounted and went straight into the house like I'd meant to park it in such a cool fashion.Didn't inspect the damage till the bus had taken my audience away. :lol:

About $800 of givis wrecked for being a show off twat.:crybaby: I just forgot alright, I was tired. :o

at my current flat backing the bike through the gate from up the side of the house...i have snapped 2 levers from catching them on the gate backbwards....still works finne but breaks the tab on the adjuster bit that stops it pivoting forward!

ARGGG! gets expensive.

jcupit69

22nd February 2008, 23:08

Once tryed to ride away while i still had my lock on my front wheel....didnt get very far :slap:

When i 1st got my rs i spent bout 5mins kicking it over n wondering why it wasnt starting (shitting myself thinking oh shit iv brought a dud) before i thought to check the engine kill switch :weird:

Both times i was too swept up with excitement and a lil to keen to get going i over looked the obvious :o

jcupit69

22nd February 2008, 23:14

skidMark

22nd February 2008, 23:22

Once tryed to ride away while i still had my lock on my front wheel....didnt get very far :slap:

Done that!

It's not good!

jcupit69

22nd February 2008, 23:55

Done that!

It's not good!

Even worse after just spendin $700 for a respray :crybaby:

steveb64

23rd February 2008, 00:41

Done the disc lock thing twice - first time took out a big chunk of carbon fibre front mudguard :( - luckily just rolling the bike, not riding off, unlike the second one which took out the rear disc. :Oops: Luckily, I didn't drop it either time - and for some strange reason, I don't use a disc lock any more. :whistle:

My best one was when I was in Dunedin on a training course, and had my bike (Honda CB750F1) with me - planning to do a ride around the South Island and the 3 main passes over Easter... I'd been in a tramping store, getting some stuff for the trip, went back to the bike, took gloves out of helmet, put helmet on, went to put key in ignition - no key. :shit: Shit. Start walking back to shop - searching all the way - search all through the shop - nothing. :sweatdrop Walk back to bike - still nothing. Walk back to shop again - borrow phone (in the days before cell phones), call McIver and Veitch (Honda dealers) to see if they had any spare keys... "Sure, a big box full!". Walk to McIver's (2 - 3km), get box of keys, walk back to bike, first key works! :woohoo: Put box of keys in tank bag, put on helmet, put on gloves, and ... find my bloody keys! :pinch: Damn things had gone straight in the end of one of my gloves when I'd chucked them into my helmet... :argh:

justsomeguy

23rd February 2008, 01:40

She really started CRYING? Like tear tear crying? If so, that is some funny shit. I gotta try that sometime ;)

She backed right away from the counter, eyes got a bit glazed and her voice turned into a squeak.

klingon

23rd February 2008, 13:10

Ha ha this is the funniest thread I've read in a long time. I, of course, have never done anything dumb :shutup:

MsKABC

23rd February 2008, 20:31

Running out of petrol half way up the Bombay Hills and having to walk to the Caltex at the top....in full leathers....in the middle of summer. At least I could jump the fence and walk up the old Gt Sth Rd instead of suffering the indignity of walking up the side of the m/way.

Just running my bike one day, not even riding it, when I lost my balance on a slightly sloped, gravel surface. Flatmate stood behind me and watched me drop it on the ground, didn't even try and save me, b*****d :mad: Burnt my (bare) leg on the pipe. Cracked the fairing and broke an indicator light :doh:

Giving my students a contextual lesson in physics (sound, friction, energy transformations etc) using my bike as the context. Started it up and revved hell out of it....under the Principal's office window :Oops: It was a big hit with the students however.

Dropping my bike during a slow-speed manouvre when I was test-riding it out with the bike shop owner. Hey - at least I bought it!

Ummmm, I think that's about it.

Nagash

23rd February 2008, 20:46

Oh, one night I got a call at like 1am from a mate who had gotten himself trapped at a party begging for a ride back to his place, I made the mistake of agreeing, picked the mate up and dropped him home. On the way back to my place the motor died.. I had run outta gas and forgotten it was already on reserve!

Pushed the bike for about half an hour to the nearest 24 hour gas station which was pre-pay, went to pay the gentlemen and checked my back pocket.. I had forgotten my wallet. Begged the man for just $2 of fuel and he could hold my rather expensive watch in return but he wouldn't budge. Had to walk two hours to get home.

Grabbed my wallet and looked for a faster way to get back.. I'm a roller blader and saw one of my roller blades, unfortunately I could only find 1.. strapped it on anyway and rolled all the way back at 3 in the morning on one roller blade. Got some bloody interesting looks I tell yah.

Finally made it back and gave the guy a right bollocking about trust issues even though it wasn't his fault.. Just in a real bad mood.

That was a very painful evening.

DougB

23rd February 2008, 22:51

I think I have posted this tale before.

I borrowed a bike from a friend and went to town on a friday night to get stuff. The town (Kawakawa) was full of people, as was always the case on friday nights many years ago.

Got my stuff and kick started the two stroke, I noticed a cough from the carby. but took no notice. Into gear and away - the dam thing had started up backwards and I was deposited in a heap on the road before hundreds of amused people.

Gremlin

24th February 2008, 01:10

Walked into St Lukes Mall ASB branch after a long ride in full biker gear.

Didn't realise I was wearing it.

Black helmet, black balaclava, black cordura jacket and pant, black gloves and boots.

The little Asian lady at reception started crying.
You got as far as the counter? I always walk in, in full gear, to do fast deposits I have already filled out, but never been suicidal enought to try for the counter :laugh:

For me...

Leaving a bike badly parked on its sidestand, knowing it was too upright, wanting to move it (even checked and pushed it as far over as possible several times). Waited to be able to park it properly, went inside to get keys (5m away), and as I reached for them... I heard the crash :mellow:

Messing with the bike, installing extra things, and didn't realise I left a bolt that had the earth wire for the PCIII very loose. Moral: Bikes run like shit, and you think you have broken very expensive things. Mood was ... extremely happy... when I found out, and it didn't take a shop visit to figure it out.

Taking an hour to fit a tail fairing to a bike, in the dark, finally get it, only to drop the second last bolt into the fairing. The whole thing came off again, and I think the whole neighbourhood heard me swearing.

martybabe

24th February 2008, 07:09

You got as far as the counter? I always walk in, in full gear, to do fast deposits I have already filled out, but never been suicidal enought to try for the counter :laugh:

For me...

Leaving a bike badly parked on its sidestand, knowing it was too upright, wanting to move it (even checked and pushed it as far over as possible several times). Waited to be able to park it properly, went inside to get keys (5m away), and as I reached for them... I heard the crash :mellow:

:laugh: twice I've had my back to it and heard that gut wrenching sound. wtf, please let it be something else! Mind you it's a good job I didn't see it fall,I'd have chucked meself under it. :msn-wink:

slopster

24th February 2008, 08:36

Eating a pinapple lump with a tight helmet on. as I bit into the chewy lolly my cheeks got pushed into my mouth and I bit them fucking hard.

Riding off the interislander and got my leg caught in one of the truck tie down chains and dragged off the back of my bike and watched the bike ride away on its own for the next 20m or so. All the cars had to wait for me to pick the bike up and get it started before they could get off the ferry.

Ran out of gas on the gsxr 750 on the motorway. Had to push it 3km on a slight downhill gradient and after getting sick of walking it I stood my right foot on the left peg and scooted myself along with the other leg. Actually worked pretty well till my foot clicked it into first and locked up the back wheel and lowsided at about 20kmh infront of all the motorists.

martybabe

24th February 2008, 14:34

I just remembered another one. My mate restored a bantam,way back. Well he called it restored ,I called it, the bike with unnecessary engine parts, cause he had a margarine tub fulla important looking bits left over.

Anyhoo, Credit to the bantam,it still ran, some of the time.One time it didn't I was following him home for a cuppa. Slightly embarrassed, he decided to bump start the bugger. He got up a full head of steam and jumped on the gear lever :nono:. British bike init, he'd actually jumped on the brake pedal, the bike stopped dead but he hit the handle bars.

Holding the bike upright with his left hand he's hopping up and downgoing, ow! fugging ow! I'm pissin me self by now thinking it aint that bad ya pussy and then I saw the smoke exiting from his neck hole and sleeves.

He'd hit the handle bars right in the trouser pocket region where there lurked a full packet of swan vestas matches, these had ignited on mass and under his water proofs the poor bastard was well on fire. He was actually badly burned on his thigh and for that I feel bad but it remains to this day, the funniest bloody thing I have ever seen. :laugh::laugh::killingme

Sorry Dave:mellow: sfuggin funny though! This is dumb! http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=67886

breakaway

24th February 2008, 15:20

rainman

24th February 2008, 15:40

Added to my list of stoopid things today. We (group of cruisers) popped in to BP Papakura on the way down to the Westpac and I realised it had come over all bright for a moment, so grabbed my sunnies out of my jacket pocket while I was waiting for a truck to move off in front of me. Didn't have a chance to put them on, so held them in my left hand while I scooted over to park the bike. Dunno if it was because I didn't have the handlebars held tight or what, but I proceeded to drop the bike at low speed, right in front of everyone sitting around watching the assembling bikers. :Oops:

Big ups to the guy who helped me pick it up thought - dude, I owe you a beer.

Monsterbishi

24th February 2008, 16:08

Left my bike parked outside during a 3 day deluge of rain, ground got so soft the stand speared into it leaving the bike on its side...

Let someone try a wheelie on one of my bikes once, he over revved it, put it past 12 o'clock and smashed the rear stop light.

Banesto John

24th February 2008, 19:01

A bike cop in Christchurch recently admitted this to me.

On a recent evening when there was an event in Hagley Park he was parked up on Harper Ave having a sausage in bread donated by the local Lions club. Maybe donuts were off the menu. His Schuberth C2 helmet face was up, with the helmet on and secured.

A boy racer went past and gave him some shit, probably about the sausage. He immediately went into attack mode, and started the bike to make after the misguided youth. This was complicated by trying to finish a half eaten sausage with sauce and onions, while accelerating and gear changing. What happened to the sausage? He stuffed it in his mouth.

The helmet is now in for repair, having tomato sauce cleared from the boom microphone.............:laugh: