Dodgy advice

[Ratti]

You know what frightens me about some of the posts in this forum?

That a very young noob will take on as literal truth, some of the potentially risky suggestions about how to handle certain situations. An example of this is when I Was told recently of a post where someone had suggested spraying crc on squeaky brakes. eh???? funny to someone who knows, but what about those of us who are innocents in this game?

As a returning biker, I have forgotten a lot. I find it helpful to read the newbies section as it jogs my memory. I dont always agree with what is written here,as is my absolute right.
When I dont agree it's usually because I have recalled a situation where said advice would have lead to a screaming disaster. WIthout those memories garnered in 10years of riding as a youngster and 30 years of general driving, I'd be mince by now.

Just a thought for the earnest young and notsoyoung newbies...
Much of what you read here is opinion not fact

[Spearfish]

Its just like real life really, some advice is worth a pinch of poo others is gold, usually anything thats a "sticky" at the top of forum sections has the the "best of" advice in what ever topic its in.
The advice about CRC on the brakes is different, liquid wax to polish the bike has a similar but temporary effect.
Cleaning off all the chain lube to stop the bike getting dirty is another
Jiff takes dead bugs off a visor...
If you dont have cables to do a jump start just take the good battery out once its started and fit the dead one to charge it...
Jump off the bike just before you hit the side of the car... takes practice tho?
you could have seeded a best of the worst advice for new or returning riders.

[sinfull]

Jiff takes dead bugs off a visor...
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You owe me a new visor ! Damn

[Little Miss Trouble]

I believe its called 'sarcasm' or 'pisstake' most human beings, by the time they are allowed to get a drivers license have gotten pretty good at figuring out the difference between this, and genuine advice.

And sadly theres alot less of it on here now than a few years ago

[DEATH_INC.]

Ha ha, I remember an article ADB (australasian dirt bike magazine) ran quite a few years back about using Cambells V8 veggie juice to boost power....they got hate mail for months coz a lot of people didn't read the glaring pisstake signs......
BTW, DON'T try this, or NOS energy drinks in the fuel either...... (just in case....)

[Tank]

Its easy to see if the info is lousy or not.

Simply look at the tags at the bottom of the page.

If it has the work "dangerous ......" in it - best ignore.

example "dangerous mechanic"

[pc220]

Its easy to see if the info is lousy or not.

Simply look at the tags at the bottom of the page.

If it has the work "dangerous ......" in it - best ignore.

example "dangerous mechanic"

Or any advice posted by your old mate DB.

[Ratti]

thats my point guys...how is a noob to know what is reliable and what is a load of rubbish?

[avgas]

Reading about ridin motorbikes is not faact.
Point.
Nor is drinkn fo the matter,,,,,,,,,,,, I recomment trying something off the manual.
Wordks for me

[dipshit]

Ha ha, I remember an article ADB (australasian dirt bike magazine) ran quite a few years back

https://www.motomummy.com/store/prod...d=17061&cat=25

This here is a pretty funny leg pull as well...

[Berries]

thats my point guys...how is a noob to know what is reliable and what is a load of rubbish?

Any and all advice taken off the interweb, from a forum especially, should be taken with a big pinch of salt. Sad as it seems, there are people out there who get kicks from handing out dodgy advice on subjects they may know absolutely nothing about. If it could be life threatening, like loosening the bolts on your brake discs to stop the squealing, etc etc etc, then get a second opinion from someone you know or someone down your local bike shop.

Buyer beware and all that.

[Mom]

I think that generally someone with half a brain will realise that a pisstake has taken place. For me the most dangerous advice comes disguised as knowledge. Now, that really scares me. I always make a point of stating my opinion of a post that I deem dangerous or plain friggen stupid, if no one has got there before me.

[pritch]

Any and all advice taken off the interweb, from a forum especially, should be taken with a big pinch of salt.

Exactly. It's not just KB, it's a problem over the whole Internet.

On KB though there is a tendency, when discussing equipment or techniques or whatever, for posters to swear by the particular item or method they use as being the one and only correct choice. Many of the people making these bold assertions may not, in reality, be all that experienced or knowledgeable. If that's all not bad enough, none of us is perfect and we all make mistakes. Then there are the people suffering from a variety of personality disorders.

The only effective defence is a built-in bullshit detector.

[mister.koz]

I think that generally someone with half a brain will realise that a pisstake has taken place. For me the most dangerous advice comes disguised as knowledge. Now, that really scares me. I always make a point of stating my opinion of a post that I deem dangerous or plain friggen stupid, if no one has got there before me.

such a good mum

[pritch]

On giving the problem further thought the following occurred to me...

If in doubt I look at the person's profile which gives the option to look at their previous posts and any threads they started. You should be able to get a feel for the quality of their contributions from their previous postings.

In a general sense I'm not a fan of the reputation system, some people court green rep, some people lack a sense of proportion. If somebody has a lot of red rep though that could indicate that potentially a problem exists.

The fact that somebody holds a senior position on KB, or is a mentor, doesn't mean their utterances are gospel. Nor are anybody elses, including mine.

Reading that it seems a bit simplistic, but it works for me. I hope?