embarrasing stories

Washed the old GS1000s one day (was never terribly into washing, but it
was a pretty neat and clean machine at the time, almost a collectible).
After washing, pushed it back onto the back verandah, but tripped on
the concrete lip. Bike fell ever so slowly against the verandah post,
putting a sizeable crease in the tank.

Thus began the bikes descent into ratdom. Then end result was fairly
impressive.

Stu

 

Coming out of Uni on my nice new Honda 750 after lectures on a cold and rainy
day, all tricked out in good boots and warm wet-weather gear. Most of my
(female) class mates looking enviously on as they waited in the downpour for
one of those always overcrowded buses. Out the driveway and across the
footpath I go, only just as I am about to hit the road along comes a car. So
I stops, and puts me foot down, only to find that the dip in the gutter is
about 12 inches. So my feet just dangle in the air for a little while, then
me and the Honda topple over to shouts of laaughter and merriment from the
assembled crowd. Struggled for a bit trying to pick the bugger up, til a
couple of girls came over to help.

David - who was not so cool that time

 

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*ouch*

Having done exactly that thing with a pothole and a Honda you have my
sympathy...


G-S

 

Having said that I problably should expand...

My 'incedent' occured when I pulled up next to another bike and I tilted
into the other bike.

I managed to hold my bike up (at about a 30 degree angle) when my foot
finally hit ground level, but my heavy litre class bike tipped into the 250
next to me and knocked it over.

Luckily it was the other halfs 250 and not someone else's (although the
other half wasn't riding it at the time).


G-S

 

Really must be a Honda thing. I've done it twice with Hondas. The
first time I _just_ managed to hold it up but got cramp in my leg
stretching to touch the ground (a car had propped in front of me going
into a driveway and left me over the deep gutter). That was a VF1000R.

Next time I wasn't so lucky and the Blackbird went over. I was so
pissed off with myself that I lifted it back onto its wheels by myself
while holding the front brake on on a downward slope . . . amazing
stuff, adrenaline.

 

Another GS1000 bites the dust ... in the tradition that you are not a full
member of the Ulysses Club until you drop your bike in the carpark -

One morning we were setting off and I stuck my earplugs in my ears, but
with a mild ear infection the plugs gave me a bit of a spike in my balance
system. I chucked my leg over, lifted the bike up off the sidestand, and
immediately lost all sense of which way was up. The bike rose to centre
point and just kept on going. By the time I figured it was on it's way down
again it was too far to fight it and it finished up gently resting on its
right side on the ground. Full membership at last.

 

Yep; been there.
You have my sympathy!

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Clem

Q: Does anything say "I'm a Wanker" louder than whinging about top-posting?


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****!
I've gotta' learn to read ALL the posts before I respond!

 

Do not wash bikes!
A feller answered my ad to sell my Ducati Pantah so I went downstairs and
gave it a good bath and fitted the single-seat-cover so it looked it's
best.
Unbeknownst to me there was no drain-hole around the rear sparkplug and the
surrounding area filled with water so when he arrived and I tried to start
it it was a no-go.
I pushed it up the hill and tried to bump-start it but the solo-seat was
too much of a risk to my nuggets so I sat side-saddle as I kicked it into
gear.
It refused to fire, ground to a halt, and then slowly and gracefully
toppled over onto the right side (the side I had no legs!)
I was so angry and embarrassed that I picked it up and just pushed it back
under the house and went upstairs and closed the door without speaking
another word to the "buyer"!

 

Hah ha; I've never seen a drop blamed on earplugs before!
Congratulations.

 

I bags being 'Grumpy'

G-S

 

~
I prefer the plain-coloured mile tea. The camo one is a bit too lairy for
me!

 

Typical; he's just heard that EVERYONE in aus.motorcycles is fucking grumpy
at the mo'!

 

*reluctant applause*


G-S

 

Is he getting frigged first?

Hammo

 

I reckon we all know that weeds grow tall

David

 

Nothin I know about

David

 

Gee, the camomile tea market would skyrocket if they used that as a
selling point.

"Guaranteed to keep thieves and elephants away from your motorbike"

betty, who would prefer to wash her bike
with camomile tea than drink the bloody stuff

 

My tyres have a little elephant logo on them. I don't know whether that is
meant to attract or deter pachiderms.

Theo

 

My *bike* has an elephant logo on it too, so when you work it out, let
me know

http://www.cagiva.it/_vti_g6_logo.aspx?rpstry=174_

JL
(staying away from Taronga zoo until its resolved)