Silly bike questions you've asked/been asked.

[Trouser]

This isn't so much a silly question as silly comment as quoted from one of my earlier threads. It'll give you a good laugh as to ignorance though.

Thats pure gold. +1

[ali-s]

I was helping out at the local bike shop over winter last year (i've since moved) and had some crackers...

"could i mod my mini chopper for trail riding"

"oh, they're (kawi) not making the kdx200 anymore, when will they start again"

"would this scooter be good for commuting?" - "yes, ideal, where do you work" - well i work in christchurch tues to fri" - "which part of xch do you live in" - "dunedin"

"could i borrow that zongshen 250 to do my test on, and if i pass i'll buy it"

"can i get a front tyre that is as wide as my rear tyre for my mx bike" - "no, i'm afraid that's not possible" - "if that's your attitude i'll take my business elswhere!" - followed by big door slam on leaving!!

"i need some new front brake pads, but i think i can get away with keeping the right hand side one as i doesn't look too bad, does that make it cheaper?"

i could go on all day but the customer who literally left me speechless returned on monday after buying a new klx300 on the friday - he said great bike/brill weekend etc. etc., i asked what he wanted and he said he was bringing it in for its 200km service as per the manual, sugar i thought this dudes done alright for his first weekend trail riding,as i was wheeling out to the workshop i noticed the odometer read 2 k's..................

[mark247]

with metal showing through the tread of his tyre -Ill get a few more miles outa that wont I?
any gems yaself?

This was not guy named Tom on a VFR400 at a Taupo track day was it?

[KLOWN]

ok, I was very tired and very stoned and my bike wouldn't start. It was night and there were no lights around. I ALMOST, notice almost, used a lighter to c if i had fuel in my tank

[avgas]

ok, I was very tired and very stoned and my bike wouldn't start. It was night and there were no lights around. I ALMOST, notice almost, used a lighter to c if i had fuel in my tank

No worries mate - on the same zxr i was cleaning the back shock and got my finger stuck cleaning the inside while the girlfriend leaned on it.

[Daffyd]

Q: Is that your bike?
A: No, I stole it - I'd better get going - the owner's coming back.

[breakaway]

Don't hate too much on people who ask you 'dumb questions' like what bike you ride (even though they won't understand if you told them make+model), and if that is 'your bike', they are just 'opening' you.

Bikes. Best convo starter ever.

[MIXONE]

Don't hate too much on people who ask you 'dumb questions' like what bike you ride (even though they won't understand if you told them make+model), and if that is 'your bike', they are just 'opening' you.

Bikes. Best convo starter ever.

Puppies and babies.Best 'pickup props" ever.

[90s]

No worries mate - on the same zxr i was cleaning the back shock and got my finger stuck cleaning the inside while the girlfriend leaned on it.

Oww!
Did you bin her?

I got stuck 1/2 up an extendable ladder for hours once when the safety was not on and my fingers got trapped between two 'halves' of the ladder. My weight kept it trapped.

[motorbyclist]

Oww!
Did you bin her?

I got stuck 1/2 up an extendable ladder for hours once when the safety was not on and my fingers got trapped between two 'halves' of the ladder. My weight kept it trapped.

OUCH

i did a similar thing but luckily got free...

had a black fingernail for months

[FROSTY:Me]

there was this bloke sorting out front brakes on his bike.-the pistons had been in and out a few times. he uses his finger as a thickness gauge. but pumps the brakes one time too many --trapping his finger between piston and disk--with his 14mm spanner for removeing the caliper now just out of reach.dumb bugger had to wait till his missus came down with a "cuppa'
casually asking if she could pass the spanner
'

[goodguy8]

I had a customer tell me he wanted a new set of sprockets.
He then proceed to ask if he could get sprockets with the number of teeth being prime numbers, so the same piece of chain never uses the same tooth on the sprocket???????????

I thought that was pretty "out there"!

That was from the movie TORQUE.. good bikes.. crap movie..