The most stupid thing you have done (while riding)

**Monolith NZ** · 1st July 2007, 12:23

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

**RantyDave** · 1st July 2007, 12:27

Normally I ride home, go about one bike length up the path along the side of our house, stop, open the shed, then ride the bike in. One day as I approached I realised that I'd left the door of the shed bungee'd open and fancied my chances just riding in to the shed without first stopping...

...and hit the door frame, bending the bolt that holds the crash bung on and completely ruining my pride

Dave

**kneescraper** · 1st July 2007, 12:45

Forgetting to put the side stand down while dismounting my first bike at the local petrol station, the poor FZR250 hit the ground hard which seemed to amuse the staff. I paid for the petrol and rode off as fast as I could...nursing a red face and hurt ego!

**babyblade250rr** · 1st July 2007, 12:52

my first ever bike cbx250rf sat there trying to start it till the battery went flat then realised i had forgotten to put the the engine stop switch to on!! haha (Hey i was hung over!!)

**alecks69** · 1st July 2007, 13:44

just got my nsr kiking it over wouldnt start tried many times after and still nothing in the end rode it down the hill tried jump starting it still nothing

oh whoops got to turn the kill switch off

**inlinefour** · 1st July 2007, 15:03

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

Was racing another MX bike down on the beach, riding much harder than normal, then came over a rise in the sand where the reef ran out into the sea and boom, hit a bloody big rock at full speed. Got to be the most stupid thing I've ever done as it resulted in some pretty serious and perminent injuries. Have done a few other things, but allways got away with it...

**marty** · 1st July 2007, 17:47

pulled out onto SH3 from the airport on the busa, having just upgraded from the (relatively gutless) TL1000.

looked left - saw an ATR taking off - thought - 'i bet i can keep up with that!'

1/2 k down the road, approaching 250km/h, i looked forward (for the first time) to see the back of a car approaching at ohh, about 150km/h!!!

oncoming traffic - fuck! down the inside i go, almost into the grass ditch....at 250km/h

**Conquiztador** · 1st July 2007, 17:57

Full speed with dirt bike. Beach turns right, there is wet small rocks. I go over them lean bike to right. Back and front end slips. Next thing I remember is walking around bike trying to lift it up. But no strength to do so. I get some help to get off the beach. After seven broken ribs, punctured lung and a week in hospital I have learnt to watch out for wet rocks on the beach.

**007XX** · 1st July 2007, 18:41

For me, it wasn't so much while riding....just having to do a spot of maintenance on my old GN250 after I bought her.
The battery was dead flat, and so my male flatmate was kind enough to put her on charge for me.
Thing is, when it came time to go for a ride, I was all by myself...and had never placed a battery back in a bike...

:slap: yeah, I know give me a break, it was long time ago!
Aaaanyhoo...absolutely petrified at the idea of getting zapped by a live battery, I gingerly handled the battery with oven mitts ( I kid you not!

) and called a mate to make sure I was wiring the bloody thing correctly.

After putting up with about 5 good minutes of irrepressed hilarity on the other end of the line

I was able to straddle my grunty beast and go for a much deserve trundle around the block

I've grown so much since...Thank heavens!

**Smokin** · 1st July 2007, 20:34

Racing a mate downhill, Both on XR500's, I was getting away to a healthy lead when I told myself there were three more corners before the bridge and then I'll open her up, Just started taking the first corner out sideways and I saw the bloody bridge that was ment to be another two corners away.

Missed the bridge completely with the XR getting tangled up the Blackberry bushes as I did a very untidy dive into the shallow river 10 meters below.

**Meanie** · 1st July 2007, 20:46

I saw someone riding through town a short while ago texting Thought that was a little dodgy

The most stupid thing i ever done was ride my bike after a night in the local, got home ok but not in as good a condition as i left, lost most of my fairings and broke the gear lever off jamed in fourth and still rode the rest of the way home Thank god i grew up................... I did i realy did

**avgas** · 1st July 2007, 20:51

Got on the bike - rode a 100m's down the road and realised i wasn't wearing a helmet.

**McJim** · 1st July 2007, 20:56

Middle of a rain storm - could barely see the hand in front of my face, car pulled across my path, grabbed a handful of front brake while turning a corner on a white road marking.

Doing a stoppie...on a white line...in the rain....while turning a corner.

Did I keep the bike upright? No F*ckin' chance.

Only my ego got injured.

**quickbuck** · 1st July 2007, 21:02

Originally Posted by avgas

Got on the bike - rode a 100m's down the road and realised i wasn't wearing a helmet.

Yep, done that too.

Wondered why the little beast was sounding a bit rattly, and why everybody was looking at me!

for me, stupidest thing would be Riding my immaculate Limited Edition CBR400 onto a dark patch of stuff on an intersetion and dropping it! As it turns out, it was oil!
Now I know that if the surface looks dodgy, then don't ride on it!