Start up rituals.

[FROSTY:Me]

clearly you folks dont have " a harmonious relationship with your motorcycle and nature" as some of us do.
Yea yea ok it was on a wheel cover on a bloody terranno ok .
Shit these meds are good who needs booze .

[Wonko]

Open garage door.
Hop on cycle
Key in, into netural.
Choke on to 2/3
Turn off kill switch(or should that be on?)
Push start button.
Take gloves and sunnies out of helmet and place on tank.
Helemt on
choke down to a 1/3
sunnies on
Zip up jacket
Gloves on
Check that head light is on in reflection of window.
Ride up driveway and test breaks at top.
Ride away like I stole it

[Bonez]

Kit up. Both CBs and the GSX-2/3 choke, turn the fuel to on/prime. Wait a few minutes-time to check them out before the ride. Drain carbs if they've been sitting for a few weeks. Turn key on. Hit the starter button and a tinsy bit of trottle. Broom broom, switch from Prime to ON on the GSX, warmup engine and offfffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff

[Jackrat]

Dodge wifes nasty horse,pat wifes nice horse,chase bloody chooks out of my shed AGAIN,Wipe chook dust an shit off bike,unplug battrey charger,Check oil,add oil,check gas,wipe exess stuff in a can off chain,set choke,Kick once most days, twice some days,Wait till it idles off choke,Ride across paddock keeping well away from nasty, biting, kicking, me hating bloody horse,Try to kick short dog trying to bite my leg while dodging short dog trying to bite front tyre,Stop at road gate if it's safe(bloody horse),get off bike, open gate,throw rock at horse,push bike through gate,shut gate,swear at horse,scream at short dogs to go home,Get back on bike,check ones self in mirror,ooooh yeah.
Give it heaps if naibours home,cruise quitely down road if their not.

[Blakamin]

am I the only one that doesnt use the bloody choke??? (only remembered where it was today... comparing with buell stuff)

[Indiana_Jones]

I would always listen to the "Happy days" theme tune before I'd goto school on my bike, always got me in the mood

-Indy

[Bonez]

Shit forgot to put the side stand up[again]. Pick me and the bike out of the gutter and off we go.......................

[gav]

Key in, choke lever on full, push button, push bike off centrestand while running and wheel out of garage, leave on side stand, put on helmet and gloves, back off choke and cruise off.
Worst bike I had (after reading Motu's tale) was a Suzuki DR600S. Usually started first or second kick when cold, if didnt start by 4th kick, might as well give up and wait 10-15 minutes. If didnt start 1st kick when hot, same, you werent going anywhere. When it was sort of inbetween, never knew if it would start or not. Bastard of a thing trying to kickstart in full leathers too. Kinda satisfying though when did start OK!

[Mongoose]

Worst bike I had (after reading Motu's tale) was a Suzuki DR600S. Usually started first or second kick when cold, if didnt start by 4th kick, might as well give up and wait 10-15 minutes. If didnt start 1st kick when hot, same, you werent going anywhere. When it was sort of inbetween, never knew if it would start or not. Bastard of a thing trying to kickstart in full leathers too. Kinda satisfying though when did start OK!

Pffffft, you think you had problems with that bike? Have a mate who had one of them HD things, its was so 'orrible to start that we could send him out the pub, grab another pint and still be out in time to join him for a ride. Best count we did was forty, yes FORTY kicks before that sucker started.

Me,leap astride the guzzi, choke/flooder/enrichner thingy in, key on, hit starter. If no go, take floot bowl off left hand carby, drain water out and try again. When fired up, i tend to rock the bike and play with the front brake, subconcious check to make sure it might work?, Idle the bike till it runs sort of smooth with no choke/flooder enrichner thingy and ride off.

[riffer]

am I the only one that doesnt use the bloody choke??? (only remembered where it was today... comparing with buell stuff)

No, my bike won't run at all with choke. In fact, I've disconnected it.

[Bob]

I'm a creature of habit, so I do the same ritual every morning:

Kit up first - except helmet and gloves
Start up bike, then ride out of garage and test front brake
Put on helmet and gloves, then get on bike, switching on lights as I do so
Sit on bike, close eyes and take a couple of deep breaths, letting them out slowly as I focus my mind on what I am about to do
Open eyes (before anyone says anything!), pull down visor and roll gently to the edge of the driveway
If nothing there, onto road and accellerate away!

Just means I know the brakes are there if I need them, I know the lights are on (I will often give the indicators a quick test as well) - and by doing the quick spot of "zen" before I pull away, I've got my mind clear of junk and fixed on what I am about to do.

I like to give myself a fighting chance before I head off!

[Riff Raff]

I would always listen to the "Happy days" theme tune before I'd goto school on my bike, always got me in the mood

-Indy

I'm getting seriously worried about you boy!!!

[inlinefour]

Watching a cd the other night made me wonder about other bikers pre and after ride rituals.
I always sit and thank my bike for the ride we are about to enjoy. It helps me focus i think.
Do any of you lot do anything similar?

Bike on, gear on then gone.