DODGY experiences

[Satch]

Well my brake bolts arrived finally and im back on the road!! 3 days ex Australia turned into 2 weeks! damn slow christmas postage!!

Merry christmas to all and much safe riding in this awesome weather!

[quickbuck]

its called a "Bathtub curve"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve

Stuff that for a bath though

I am sure there are some better reliability curves here

[90s]

Took a test ride on a private purchase once, a 10yr old machine.
Did the usual charade of emergency stops, expecting a little sponginess as usual but imagine my suprise when at peak breaking power the front brake popped at the bottom of a fast very steep downhill in Dundee (Scotland).
I took it back, got off and said "brakes are stuffed" and carried on walking ...

[Guitana]

I took a GSXR 1100 for a test ride a few years back gave it a damn good thrash to test it's capabilities as I rode back up the dudes drive the engine started revving and I noticed on the ground underneath the bike was the chain laying neatly in a staight line.I would've been fucked if it had come off on the motorway, nothing like a lock up at high speed to start your day!!!!
Got the bike cheaper though!
Always check the chain brakes and tyres!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy the freefall while it lasts the next bits gonna hurt!!!

[MyGSXF:Me]

Was in Queenstown heading to Lawrence via Cromwell recently.. got stopped at roadworks before the gorge. Waited for ages, then took off in a long line of cars. Slowly got past them.. just out of the gorge, did an overtake to get rid of the last 4 or so cars, went to chnage up & all I got was a huge handful of revs & not much else!! Quickly pulled over, got off bike & had a look.. my chain was GONE! went for a wander back up the road & there it was, on the road. Luckily it had landed in the middle of the other lane, so no trucks had run over & munted it!

Was then a big learning curve on the side of the road, to fit it back on the bike.. luckily I carry a spare joining link in my tankbag! Was a relatively new O-ring chain & sprockets.. had already done a few ks.. so bugger me as to why the joining link decided to go tickey touring!! I'm just bloody thankful the chain was spat out the back & not wrapped round my front sprocket!!!