My first off in 20 years

[BMWST?]

I don't see the point of getting off to fill it up. Each to their own.

but you then put the bike on its side stand to go into pay....why bother with sit and fill routine

[BMWST?]

when its hosing down and or a longer ride(and i guess 14 k is long enough i put my sleeves OVER the gloves and pull the cuffs as tight as i can bear

[Berries]

but you then put the bike on its side stand to go into pay....why bother with sit and fill routine

Just the way I have always done it. Why bother with the getting off to fill routine?

when its hosing down and or a longer ride(and i guess 14 k is long enough i put my sleeves OVER the gloves and pull the cuffs as tight as i can bear

They have been shit gloves since the day I got them, just too short. My winter gloves are fine but you would never get the cuffs over them. On a long ride in the rain I might wrap duct tape around the cuff but in the end I expect the water to get through so take a spare pair of gloves with me. The only time I have managed to stay fully dry on long wet rides was when I had some sweet one piece Belstaff waterproofs and some excellent long gauntlet summer gloves and dishwashing gloves. Good for some decent length rides when I lived in Jockland.

[brp]

I once had an off when I forgot to take off the disc lock right in the middle of town.......... Outside Starbucks with lunchtime crowd watching

Lmfao - fark yeah easy to forget about the disc lock, wrecked rear plastic break housing on kx just moving it round garage.

Went we went to leave Akaroa yesterday was a decent crowd sitting outside the cafe, one mum was pointing at my bike to her little boy - gave the throttle a blip off the kerb only to land on the road and stoll, electric start would have been real handy

[brp]

When I first started riding I went to get onto the bike and the momentum of me getting on kept going to the other side of the bike and I had tip over the other side, was using all my strenth to hold it up.

Another time I was at a set of lights... I let the clutch out too early and it lurched forward, I lost my balance and dropped it by the time I had struggled to get it back up people then asked if I needed a hand, they're not bloody light these things!! I felt stoopid, was blocking a whole lane of traffic haha shame

lolllolll can just picture it

[brp]

Oh, you ride a Honda, do you?

Next time ya down in Christchurch pm me and we could take a trip to Akaroa