Dodgy advice

[mister.koz]

I don't think its wise to take anyone's advice as gospel. Even pro's fall off.

I know myself that there have been times (not on the bike - I'm still noob) where i have been quite satisfied and unquestioning of my knowledge for years and then realised i was wrong all along.

The moral of the story is to listen, test and prove before adding things to your knowledge and still question it.

Its a bit like your favourite intersection, a car approaches from your left and doesn't appear to be slowing down, do you take it as gospel that they are going to stop? Hell no.

[Hitcher]

Great Uncle Walter was a great provider of advice. There was never a scenario created that he had not had first hand experience of and was quick to proffer an encouraging word in relation to which. Great Aunt Maureen, however, suffered from selective deafness, a cultivated ailment that was unfortunately to be the end of her. Indeed it was actually a seagull, not a duck, not that the top half of the stable door was particularly interested in that fact.

[tigertim20]

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

yep, there are so me really dangerous bastards on here with some very fucked up ideas on what passes as good advice. it worries me, knowing a large number of people who are new tobiking, and are willing to ask around for advice, fuck knows what stupid ideas are being put into peoples heads because either 1) The advisor is a brainless fucktard, or 2) the advisor is saying something that most of us know is dumb in a toungue in chek manner (like 'just spray some crc into your carbs, itll clean it right out) and the newbs reading it dont have the bike or mechanically related experience to know that it was toungue in cheek.

It is on people who ask for advice though, to not just take the first bit of advice they get, but to wait for a dozen answers, egt a consensus, then do a google search based on that info to confirm it. As somebody else mentioned, ANY advice, on ANY subject, obtained over the internet should be taken with a grain of salt

[Smifffy]

That's all well and good. What it does show is that rather than this site being a great resource for people to discuss their great love of motorcycles and motorcycling, with the aim of encouraging riders of all levels, some would prefer it to be just a great big group wank of piss taking.

It means that for many this would be the last place they turn to for advice, rather than the first.

That's a shame.

[Kickaha]

Any mechanical advice should be asked in the appropriate mechanical forum, if the moderators are doing their job they are drivel free and anything not related to the topic should be removed along with any misleading or dangerous advice

Anything and anywhere else, it's pot luck

[Ratti]

Thanks for the opinions. as usual, they are varied and interesting.