Your own annoying habits?

**jamiey** · 5th October 2008, 20:29

Twice this week I've gone into work and realised that after getting off the bike grabbing my gear etc etc I've left my keys in the ignition, luckily work has a private well monitored parking area, but

could have been very embarrasing.

Another annoyance that crops up is putting my gloves on before i've secured my lid

or forgetting to reset the speedo milage clocks to 000 after filling up with petrol and having to guess how much i've got left

Maybe i need a checklist on my screen or just stop been a farkin empty head

**Stickchick** · 5th October 2008, 20:36

I have a bad habit of taking off with the sidestand down.

Lucky I'm not that experienced and take off quite slowly.

**McJim** · 5th October 2008, 20:37

Get a helmet with a clip instead of DD that you can fasten and unfasten with gloves on.

Tie a piece of shoelace between your zip fly and key.

All solved. No need to thank me.

**jamiey** · 5th October 2008, 20:40

Originally Posted by McJim

Get a helmet with a clip instead of DD that you can fasten and unfasten with gloves on.

Tie a piece of shoelace between your zip fly and key.

All solved. No need to thank me.

Pure Genius

**MadDuck** · 5th October 2008, 20:40

Originally Posted by McJim

Tie a piece of shoelace between your zip fly and key.

Just dont jump off the bike too quickly ah?

**Quailboy** · 5th October 2008, 20:43

All of the above too commonly to not be worried.

Except when I start bike, clutch in, 1st gear and dies because I forgot to put the stand up.
Then everybody thinks I am a n00b (which I am) and stalled

**1 Free Man** · 5th October 2008, 20:50

Originally Posted by Quailboy

All of the above too commonly to not be worried.

Except when I start bike, clutch in, 1st gear and dies because I forgot to put the stand up.
Then everybody thinks I am a n00b (which I am) and stalled

Been there done that don't Ya just hate it when that happens!!

**1vanvan1** · 5th October 2008, 20:57

I quite often do all of those things. Lucky the CBR has a fuel gauge!

**Sable** · 5th October 2008, 20:58

I've been known to ride around for hours with my sidestand down and not notice it leaving trails of sparks every time I turn left..

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 5th October 2008, 21:03

Originally Posted by Quailboy

Then everybody thinks I am a n00b (which I am) and stalled

When I first got the Firestorm, I was in a super market car park, (that's another story

) had the bike maybe two days...

Key in, starts, clutch in, into gear... stalls... wtf.... try process again stall... WTF third time, Stalls

Looks down... side stand... dumb arse...

**MadDuck** · 5th October 2008, 21:08

Originally Posted by NighthawkNZ

Key in, starts, clutch in, into gear... stalls... wtf.... try process again stall... WTF third time, Stalls :wtf:

Looks down... side stand... dumb arse...

Same thing happened to me first time I went to a Westpac ride a few years ago. Met a whole bunch of Kbers and went to take off from Papakura Autobahn. In front of a whole bus load of Asians tourists. Oh well I am a girl so can get away with it.........

Never did thank the KBer who waited so very patiently for me to sort my shit out....

**avgas** · 5th October 2008, 21:14

dumping the throttle and kicking the back out before tyres are warm.
thankfully im used to it now and know what to do.

used to be taking off with the disc lock on

**Switch** · 5th October 2008, 21:53

Pushing the bloody indicator stop button...Over and Over again.
I'll do it at least every 10 seconds

Even if havnt been around a corner in a long time, i still push it

I must have forgotten to turn it off when i was first learning, and freaked out

**martybabe** · 5th October 2008, 22:14

Putting helmet on without taking sunnies off the top of my head, followed by, taking helmet off without removing sunnies first, just in case I didn't hurt myself enough in the first scenario.

Buy hot pie from Petrol station to eat at picturesque location, pop it in inside pocket to keep warm, usually traveled about 3k before I burn my left tit off.

And to round it all up nicely, because my bladder is the size of an average frozen pea, I often have the sudden and painful urge to pee whilst riding. In my haste to get quick relief I have charged behind many a bush, undone anything and everything to get at me doodah and let rip. To date I have pissed on my dangling earphones, the hot pie I mentioned earlier and of course any magazine being carried in my jacket.

Anyone want to buy a soggy steak and cheese.