The most stupid thing you have done (while riding)

**owner** · 18th September 2007, 11:14

91 TZR see a pig going 90 in a 50 1am on a learners going the opposite direction. I figure Im gone! Ill make 3 quick lefts go down a drive kill the lights. Get to the first left. shit outta gas, come to a stop, fumble with the reserve switch. Shoulda stoped there. kept on going with pig attached to back wheel very very stupid. I just pulled over when I relised I wasnt good enough to shake him

Hmmmn,fell off that TZR 13 times on the road

Topped up the 2stroke oil bottle with water. seized
shoe lace around the peg many times

**surfchick** · 18th September 2007, 15:48

Originally Posted by LilSel

... sneaky hands, slip down the front... bingo... button found!

ok... so now i've 1) got to figure out how to get pillion on my bike which has no back seat, and 2) got to find a pillion with really long arms to reach round the front since the riding position is so stretched out on my bike...

all of this could get a little complex... though thoroughly worth it I'm sure

oh yer another dumb thing I did was to chase a bike lanesplitting on the n.western then when we got off at the exit i pulled up beside him for a how-do-you-do and nudged the bike up from first to what I thought was neutral and let the clutch out without checking the neutral light. one stalled 996

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**LilSel** · 19th September 2007, 11:36

Originally Posted by surfchick

ok... so now i've 1) got to figure out how to get pillion on my bike which has no back seat, and 2) got to find a pillion with magic hands

1) I have a pillion seat...

2) I have magic hands too

**awesker** · 19th September 2007, 16:31

Was half alseep, going around a partly damp round about and pulled in the the clutch, redlined it and dumped it (on my mc22) bike lurched up, legs flew outwards, bike squirmed all around and took off, I dont know how the hell I didnt fall off it, or got high sided or something, I learnt my lesson.

**Shiny side up** · 20th September 2007, 20:33

I was in the pub one night at Tirua. My mate said he had to pop home and grab somthing and insisted I wait for him. He didnt get back for half an hour. When He did get back he had a scratch accross his cheek. I asked him why it had taken so long. He finally admitted he had fallen asleep on the way home. I said "but you left on your motorbike....." And the scratch on his face..... He had been so tanked he had fallen asleep on the bike while riding. He had come to rest, as he stalled the bike, with the bike in the water table, upright, and his sholder against the clay bank. The scratch on his cheek was the only injury and that was from a little bit of blackberry on the bank. When he woke up he managed to get the bike started and came back to the pub. He had forgotten what he went home for. Riding drunk not clever. Waking up and riding back to the pub... what was he thin........ nah he stupid.

**mitchilin** · 20th September 2007, 21:24

A dog unit was chasing me cause I was doing about 80kph on the footpath after happyhour at work.He pulled out of the copshop,I had to get of the path onto the road back onto the footpath and crashed on my front lawn.We chashed each other around a tree for a while.I was two up as well.The cop seemed to accept I was now safe at home and let me off even though I was pretty pissed,though he reckoned I was close to having the dog set on me.My excuse for riding on the footpath was "I knew I was over the limit so thought it was safer."

**carver** · 20th September 2007, 21:27

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

wearing quasi gear while riding

**megageoff76** · 20th September 2007, 21:42

Slowed to a stop and went to put my left foot down, but nothing happend.
Turns out my shoe laces were all tangled up around the lever. Luckily the laces snapped just in time, but was the last time i rever rode in shoes.

**james89000** · 22nd September 2007, 15:21

Originally Posted by koba

Ate a scoop of chips on the motorway between Trentham and Lower Hutt.

Hahaha i wish i saw that

Awesome!

**puddy** · 22nd September 2007, 18:30

It's a tie between lose my licence and CRASH!

**cynna** · 22nd September 2007, 19:23

ive done a few stupid things

- when i was about 12 i was charging the battery off dads bike. put too much water in it so decided to suck some out with a straw...... didnt get much in my mouth but it wasnt a pleasent experience. mum made me drink a bottle of milk just in case

- my xv400 wasnt running properly so i decided to pull a spark plug lead off while it was running. elbow ached for days after as my arm got a bit of a jolt

- got push started dwon the muddy hill to the old canvas town rally. bike fired up and i took off sideways into a massive puddle at the bottom of the hill and laid the bike down
right in the middle

**release_the_bees** · 23rd September 2007, 19:55

The stupidest mistake I ever made was back in the days when I was a learner. I was riding in a 70km/h zone following a truck which put it's indicators on to turn left, but then started moving towards the right as though it was going to turn into a side street. Assuming the driver had hit the wrong indicator I dropped a gear and flew past the truck on the lefthand side. Suddenly out of the corner of my eye I saw the cab of the truck heading straight at me. I don't think it missed by much.

Another stupid thing was forgetting to put the lead back on after changing the spark plug on the GS500. By the time I'd realised my mistake the ignition coil was burnt out. Turned out to be a $200 spark plug change.

**motelbob** · 23rd September 2007, 21:25

tried to read a small print map at 140kms /hr. Corner came just as I looked up. Just managed to save me and bike but shat myself in the process. At that speed long straights aint that long.

**trump-lady** · 7th October 2007, 20:06

I must say I have enjoyed ALL your stories.... mines a typical
I was all excited because my fixed up, new painted bike after 3 months was being freighted to Auckland. We get her off on the road.....she wont start. I call the mechanic bitching cause it wont start. He recomends charging battery. I ask the whole dam neighbourhood for jumpers before remembering I have AA. Call AA after bitching and complaining for 45 mins to anyone who will listen to have him come...turn the kill switch off..... and say to me "new rider?" red faced I told everyone he jumped started it shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh LOL

**trump-lady** · 7th October 2007, 21:50

I got one more. Letting my boyfriend of 5 years learn to ride on my new bike hoping he would have the same passion for riding and stop bitching about me always riding and having no time.
He did a flintstones stop...dropped it and fucked his leg up.
Best thing I ever did
LEAVE HIM..........
Mental note,,,,, next boyfriend must have own bike. You cant make people like bikes