Your own annoying habits?

[vifferman]

Take off sunnies to put helmet on, leave sunnies on seat, get on and ride away. Its amazing how sunnies can go missing even if you get back in 3 minutes.

The last pair of Bolles I had I did that with. Went down to the basement at work, got on the bike, put my sunglasses on the tank or in my lap while I put my helmet on. All set, start the bike and ride out of the basement. Of course, when I get to the exit, it's all glarey, and I realise I haven't put my sunglasses on. Stop, look down (fail to see them, either because they weren't there, or because of the restricted visibility from the helmet, so ride back to where I parked.
Somewhere between setting off and returning, I ran them over.
Luckily, apart from an easily-straightened bend in the frame, and some scratches on one lens, they were OK.
Ish.

One of the instructers I used told me to ALWAYS use the key only - never the kill switch.

A salesman told me that once too: he went psycho when I flicked the bike I was test-riding off off as I returned it to the shop. (Funny thing was, it wasn't something I was in the habit of doing anyway.)
Since then, I've almost never used the killswitch, except when I wanted the power on, but the ignition and fuel pump off, or, when I've wanted to park the bike in gear, and needed both hands on the bars as I was parking.
But (however!) the best reason for not using the killswitch (apart from emergencies), is that when you return to the bike, it won't start, and you spend many long-seeming moments wondering "Why-the-fook-won't-this-fookin-bike-start!!"
Not that I've ever done that...

[Swoop]

But (however!) the best reason for not using the killswitch (apart from emergencies), is that when you retunr to the bike, it won't start, and you spend many long-seeming moments wondering "Why-the-fook-won't-this-fookin-bike-start!!"
Not that I've ever done that...

Especially when parked in a public place where some snot-nosed backward-cap wearing member of the intelligensia has obviously had a play...
"Bike won't start... why is the blinkerflasher flashink? Cancel that. High beam lights? Huh? Still won't start! Bastard killswitch!!" Grr!

Burn them all!

[<Rhino>]

It can be quite good there though... especially when pulled over for the at a checkpoint and the bike is blocking the road...

Takes ages to get the glubs off and the backpack open...

Stoopid fook'n wallet, on saturday I had it in the cargo pocket of my pants (down by my knee), put my riding pants on and took the bike down for a service. was wondering around the shop, needed to pay for somthing.......wheres my fook'n wallet.....fuk, under my riding pants down by my knee. Had to strat taking them off to get down to it. Imagine that in front of a cop....hang on mate......drop pants.....

[Oakie]

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.

I knew a chef once who had a fancy belt thing that hung on his waist in which he'd hang whatever kitchen utensil he was using at the time. It was all fine until the day he pissed in his ladle.

[Oscar]

Read all about it here...... http://forum.svrider.com/showthread....+turn+off+bike

One hundred and nineteen posts about how to turn yer bike off?
You are feckin' kidding me - they should change the name of that board to www.anal_suzuki_squids.com

[phantom]

Go to cancel my indicator and in my normal uncoordinated manner hit the horn button instead. What makes it better is I have fitted one of those loud as Stebel horns. Bloody hard to pretend it wasn't me

[Oscar]

Go to cancel my indicator and in my normal uncoordinated manner hit the horn button instead. What makes it better is I have fitted one of those loud as Stebel horns. Bloody hard to pretend it wasn't me

I hear ya.
I went to start my bike the other day and hit the horn for no apparent reason other than early onset dementia.

I pretended it wasn't me, by glaring at a passing cyclist...I think I got away with it...

[Quailboy]

I hear ya.
I went to start my bike the other day and hit the horn for no apparent reason other than early onset dementia.

I pretended it wasn't me, by glaring at a passing cyclist...I think I got away with it...

You could try waving at a ped or someone in a cage and hoping no one sees the confused face of the wavee

[rie]

get home after shitty day at work. kill switch. turn ignition off. drop bike to left only to realise with blinding panic that i'd forgotten to pop the sidestand down.

sometimes when i'm too tired to pull the bike back up i contemplate letting it drop. [after diving underneath to save the fairings of course.]

[keithbuckby]

mine has a red flashing light if the stand is down, handy for me, I always forget!

[avgas]

Read all about it here...... http://forum.svrider.com/showthread....+turn+off+bike

some of the threads here are looking a bit like that

[=cJ=]

What the hell's this fancy kickstand cutout crapola, sheesh.

**points pipe at OP**

You just gotta learn to do things right...

/me mutters about nanny state, health and safety gone mad etc...

[rocketman1]

that stand switch is probably keeping you alive dont knock it

[robo555]

Hard for me to remember the keys as well. 'cos I naturally want to pull the key out after I've parked. But I've got gloves on so can't put the key in any pockets, so take gloves off, then promptly forgets about the key.

[jamiey]

This thread has been great for me, I really thought I was the only NumbSkull, Dumbass, empty headed rider who did these things. Good to know I am not the only biker who everday has to live with his own insufferable annoyances, even guys been riding over 30 years still get smacked over the head by the AAARRRGGHH Monkey every now and again