What's the dumbest thing you have done on your bike?

tached1000rr · 11-01-2009, 06:59 PM

We have all had our moments, luckily we lived and learned from it. So what dumb, stupid, or embarrassing moment have you had on the bike?

Trip · 11-01-2009, 07:12 PM

Are we limited to just one?

tached1000rr · 11-01-2009, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Trip

Are we limited to just one?

Well heck no! Hopefully we can all learn from each others dumbness

derf · 11-01-2009, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by tached1000rr

We have all had our moments, luckily we lived and learned from it. So what dumb, stupid, or embarrassing moment have you had on the bike?

Fell off while moving, stood up to stretch my legs and somehow missed a footpeg, I got lucky I was going pretty slow, no traffic around, and the bike just kinda rolled into the grass and fell over, no damage to me or my bike, but my ego was pretty bruised.

Then there was this one time I was riding with this shmuck and we got pulled over for screwing around and didnt have our papers on us and we got towed. That was pretty dumb, still kicking myself in the ass for that one. Which reminds me, i need to update the Derf & Dave thread.

And then there was this one time at banned camp

pdog · 11-01-2009, 07:41 PM

Tried to keep up with faster guys than me on a group ride and crashed, breaking my collarbone.

Tmall · 11-01-2009, 07:50 PM

Got caught up with playing with a ferari in traffic.

Was going way too fast for the situation. If a car had come over to the left lane, it wouldn't have gone well for me.

tached1000rr · 11-01-2009, 08:01 PM

Well we are at the drag strip, we decided to move our bikes closer to where we are sitting, I'm riding one handed with my helmet in my left hand, ok time to stop, opps my left hand is occupied, do I drop helmet to grab clutch or do I stall bike. Before I could decide stalled bike and it began to tip over but I was able to hold it up, but EVERYONE in the stands saw it happen since I was directly in front, and the crowd did a collective "Whoa" sound.

lauralynne · 11-01-2009, 08:03 PM

nothing - and you can't prove otherwise...
*whistles innocently*

karl_1052 · 11-01-2009, 08:21 PM

When I first started riding, I was trying to show off to some chicks I knew in the car beside me, so I took off down this road at a speed I wouldn't consider now. When I got to the end, I couldn't stop and turn, to go with the road, so, I jammed on the brakes, and ended up stopping on some dudes front lawn.

The last time I rode my 86 GSXR1100, the motor blew, so I parked it on the side of the road. the kickstand on that bike was too long, because of the shorter inverted forks I put on it.
So, me and my buddy were looking up the road for a safe place to move it to, when we heard a crash behind us. We looked back and did not see anything and didn't think anything of it. We looked around a bit more, then when we were walking back to the bike, we both realized it was not there anymore. It had tipped over and fell into the ditch.

Mr Lefty · 11-01-2009, 08:29 PM

Looped it from a stop light... yup... pretty fuck'n dumb...

11-01-2009, 06:59 PM	#1
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	What's the dumbest thing you have done on your bike? We have all had our moments, luckily we lived and learned from it. So what dumb, stupid, or embarrassing moment have you had on the bike?

11-01-2009, 08:03 PM	#8
lauralynne 667:Neighbor of the Beast Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Everett WA Moto: VTR1000, SV650, FZR400, CRF150 Posts: 1,403	nothing - and you can't prove otherwise... whistles innocently __________________ WMRRA's slowest Expert! triathalete, mom, racer, rider, friend, sister, wife - all in one tidy package! Married my best friend 8/30/09

11-01-2009, 08:21 PM	#9
karl_1052 sergeant hatred Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Ottawa Moto: The bus Posts: 2,723	When I first started riding, I was trying to show off to some chicks I knew in the car beside me, so I took off down this road at a speed I wouldn't consider now. When I got to the end, I couldn't stop and turn, to go with the road, so, I jammed on the brakes, and ended up stopping on some dudes front lawn. The last time I rode my 86 GSXR1100, the motor blew, so I parked it on the side of the road. the kickstand on that bike was too long, because of the shorter inverted forks I put on it. So, me and my buddy were looking up the road for a safe place to move it to, when we heard a crash behind us. We looked back and did not see anything and didn't think anything of it. We looked around a bit more, then when we were walking back to the bike, we both realized it was not there anymore. It had tipped over and fell into the ditch. __________________ My wife was afraid of the dark...then she saw me naked and now she's afraid of the light. Last edited by karl_1052; 11-01-2009 at 08:23 PM..

11-01-2009, 07:41 PM	#5
pdog Refugee Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Francisco, CA Moto: Pimped 2005 SV650 Posts: 332	Tried to keep up with faster guys than me on a group ride and crashed, breaking my collarbone.

11-01-2009, 07:50 PM	#6
Tmall Aspiring Rapper Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Halifax, NS Moto: '12 CB1000R Posts: 3,569	Got caught up with playing with a ferari in traffic. Was going way too fast for the situation. If a car had come over to the left lane, it wouldn't have gone well for me.

11-01-2009, 08:01 PM	#7
tached1000rr WERA White Plate Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NC Moto: 2009 GSXR 1300 Posts: 2,448	Well we are at the drag strip, we decided to move our bikes closer to where we are sitting, I'm riding one handed with my helmet in my left hand, ok time to stop, opps my left hand is occupied, do I drop helmet to grab clutch or do I stall bike. Before I could decide stalled bike and it began to tip over but I was able to hold it up, but EVERYONE in the stands saw it happen since I was directly in front, and the crowd did a collective "Whoa" sound.

11-01-2009, 08:29 PM	#10
Mr Lefty TWFix Legend Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Denver CO Moto: 01 BMW F650GS Dakar Posts: 15,677	Looped it from a stop light... yup... pretty fuck'n dumb...