The most stupid thing you have done (while riding)

**babyblade250rr** · 2nd July 2007, 13:38

i've also been a victim of the white road markings, mine was stopping a on a pedestrian crossing in the rain and yes it hurt it really did!!

**COP_B8** · 2nd July 2007, 15:52

Originally Posted by Tom

thats a good 3000-4000 fines nice for 1 hit.. pay it off with community service if ur lucky they will charge you out at 80-100 an hour

A very long list of mitigating circumstances and numerous court appearances resulted in 6mnths disqualification, no fine and 200hrs of community service.

Originally Posted by ZeroIndex

Can you please list those 7 charges? Me and Sidewinder are trying to work them out...

We came up with this list, please clarify:
1. Speeding
2. Riding while intoxicated
3. Riding after 10pm without a full license
4. Riding a bike with a cc rating of over 250cc
5. Riding with a pillion on incorrect license
6. Riding without a helmet or possibly going through a red traffic light?
7. Dangerous driving

1. Speeding
2. Drunk Driving
3. No WOF
4. No REG
5. Driving whilst disqualified as well as driving whilst holding an inappropriate license
6. Running a red light
7. Careless

and almost failing to stop.

Not a great night, but as above a long list of mitigating circumstances and a good lawyer

resulted in the dismissal of alot of the above and the getting off of most of it, kinda woke me up though!

**carver** · 2nd July 2007, 15:54

Originally Posted by Monolith NZ

Post here the most stupid mistake you have made while riding your bike....

I have rode into a mcdonalds car park, going about 40km while looking at my watch, before realising what i was doing

I just missed a reversing car

see my bin thread

**Oakie** · 2nd July 2007, 20:01

As a newbie (fairly) I pulled out to pass a car that had slowed near the centre line in a suburban street. I lined up to pass her on the right just as she started to turn right. Perhaps the fact that she was indicating a right turn might have been a clue to me

. Fortunately she saw me coming and slammed on anchors enough for me to be able to miss her front right by a metre.
Is it vivid in my memory? Hell yeah. 27 years ago but I can still see the brown Austin Allegro, the woman driver with grey hair and the passenger who was a middle aged woman. NEVER made that mistake again.

**Timber020** · 2nd July 2007, 20:38

Got my pant cuff stuck on the brake booster guard when pulling up to an intersection. Couldnt get my leg down so did the slowest speed fall in the middle of town. TWICE.

**BarBender** · 2nd July 2007, 21:02

I've been sitting here trying to think of one...but ashamedly realise there are just too many too remember let alone mention.

I've been known to have the ego the size of a jumbo jet, extremely competitive, impulsive and bad tempered. Obviously key attributes to have control over when applied to any area of life let alone riding...
...and especially with a pillion on the back...which in terms of being stupid on a bike - has to rank highest on the stupid-o-metre.

**MotoGirl** · 2nd July 2007, 22:13

I've had a couple of

moments while lane splitting and certainly wonder how I made it through those gaps.

**mattimeo** · 3rd July 2007, 00:17

I just put my bike down on some black ice about 20km north of Murcherson (sth island) - I should have been more careful reading the road conditions. Bugger.

As for stupid moments: Forgetting to tuck up shoe laces, thus getting my left hand laces tangled around my gear leaver and almost falling over at the traffic lights. JUST saved myself with a quick swerve...

**janno** · 3rd July 2007, 09:21

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

I've never done anything silly on a bike, gosh.

Me neither.

The three or four times I've dropped the bike were all carefully planned to demonstrate to others what can go wrong if you are inexperienced on too big a bike. I'm generous like that. Nothing is too much trouble . . .

**more_fasterer** · 3rd July 2007, 10:53

My stupid list is topped by me running out of gas on the newmarket viaduct the first time I rode my mate's CBR250... wasn't until I'd pushed it 3/4 of the way across the viaduct and had a rummage around til I found the fuel tap :slap: Nearly got taken out by at least a dozen cars too

Second place goes to my recent bin.

**R1madness** · 3rd July 2007, 10:58

Stupidest thing i have ever done while riding is

Accept a cash offer for my R1.

**Meanie** · 3rd July 2007, 13:07

Originally Posted by more_fasterer

My stupid list is topped by me running out of gas on the newmarket viaduct the first time I rode my mate's CBR250... wasn't until I'd pushed it 3/4 of the way across the viaduct and had a rummage around that I found the fuel tap :slap: Nearly got taken out by at least a dozen cars too

Second place goes to my recent bin.

Done that myself on a CB750 K racing, i mean riding with a guy in his porsche just out of Taupo