My first seriously blonde newbie moment!

[Korea]

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

[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

[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...

[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...



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.

[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.

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.

[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

Yeh...me too. Took me nearly two minutes to figure it out, then I sneaked a look to see if anyone was watching. 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.

[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 ?