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Tips that might help bikers stop doing little errors
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Today I learned About choosing your petrol pump wisley! At a well known garage I drove in and picked the nearest pump which happened to be mainly a diesel station with one petrol line. The floor was covered in diesel so much I slipped when walking away from the bike!
I mentioned to the clerk and even put down sand from a fire bucket.. I for one will think twice about using pumps accessible by lorries for diesel... (not saying petrol people are more respocible than diesels etc)
Moral of the story - be carefull / you spill it you clean it!
I mentioned to the clerk and even put down sand from a fire bucket.. I for one will think twice about using pumps accessible by lorries for diesel... (not saying petrol people are more respocible than diesels etc)
Moral of the story - be carefull / you spill it you clean it!
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haiax0 wrote:Today I learned About choosing your petrol pump wisley! At a well known garage I drove in and picked the nearest pump which happened to be mainly a diesel station with one petrol line. The floor was covered in diesel so much I slipped when walking away from the bike!
I mentioned to the clerk and even put down sand from a fire bucket.. I for one will think twice about using pumps accessible by lorries for diesel... (not saying petrol people are more respocible than diesels etc)
Moral of the story - be carefull / you spill it you clean it!
People spill petrol too. It just evaporates before anyone slips in it.
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While looking for another thread, I found this...what a great thread, which will have many people smiling and the silly wee things they might have doneDave wrote:CLEAN YOU VISOR BEFORE YOU START YOUR JOURNEY
That might help you to see where you are going
...and it just reminded me to clean the bugs off my visor
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While looking for another thread, I found this...what a great thread, which will have many people smiling and the silly wee things they might have doneDave wrote:While looking for another thread, I found this...what a great thread, which will have many people smiling and the silly wee things they might have doneDave wrote:CLEAN YOU VISOR BEFORE YOU START YOUR JOURNEY
That might help you to see where you are going
...and it just reminded me to clean the bugs off my visor
Groundhog day anyone
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Remove your disk lock before moving off.
I heard of someone recently who must have been all excited bike talking with strangers, went to his 125 and moved off with disc lock still in place.
No damage to bike, no physical damage to rider, but the psychological scars will be there for years
I heard of someone recently who must have been all excited bike talking with strangers, went to his 125 and moved off with disc lock still in place.
No damage to bike, no physical damage to rider, but the psychological scars will be there for years
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Where possible put the lock on the back. At least that way all you will do is a big skid. A broken chain guard is cheaper than bars, helmet etc or what ever else touches the ground.Dave wrote:Remove your disk lock before moving off.
I heard of someone recently who must have been all excited bike talking with strangers, went to his 125 and moved off with disc lock still in place.
No damage to bike, no physical damage to rider, but the psychological scars will be there for years
I remember once puting on the disk lok at the car park in Banchory. After a natter with other bikers I made my grand exit only to hit the deck with my bike revving its tits odd (no tilt switch on the early Bandits). Twas embarrasing to say the least.
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Do you not get something with a disc lock to put over the grips or the ignition key to remind you before you can take off?
i.e a remove before flight style tag? that would be a common send thing
i.e a remove before flight style tag? that would be a common send thing
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Those only work if you Remeber about them!
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Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) wrote:Those only work if you Remeber about them!
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willian wrote:Do you not get something with a disc lock to put over the grips or the ignition key to remind you before you can take off?
i.e a remove before flight style tag? that would be a common send thing
yeah, most bike shops sell long bungie/spiral cords to fit on the lock and on the handle bars...sometimes you may need two cords.
and the tip from Big Kneed Al (master of the emergency stop & "stand up" comedian) was a good one about fitting the lock on the rear.
I never thought about that before
That will need two cords
and get the most horrible hi-vis ones...so you can see it and not forget
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Aye, the rear wheel installation is a good shout.
I have tried to move the bike away with the big chain on once in my first couple of days with it.
It's the first thing to come off now before the other parts of the mobilisation routine of opening gates etc
I have tried to move the bike away with the big chain on once in my first couple of days with it.
It's the first thing to come off now before the other parts of the mobilisation routine of opening gates etc
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willian wrote:Do you not get something with a disc lock to put over the grips or the ignition key to remind you before you can take off?
i.e a remove before flight style tag? that would be a common send thing
by the way....that loving flag will not fit in the available storage of my panzer
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Detachable link on yer bike lock key, could attach it to your throttle side mirror.
Or just pay attention and take the lock off ha-ha
Or just pay attention and take the lock off ha-ha
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If you do use a disk lock on the front wheel then my advice is to position it as near to the rear side of the brake caliper as you can. That way the front wheel stops before the bike has gained enough momentum for it to be unsavable.
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Dave wrote:Tips that might help bikers stop doing little errors that can hurt man and machinery...
Any more tips...the more obvious the better, as they are normally the ones you forget
Look ahead and assume vehicles will exit any driveway (thinking about that burnt out bike of earlier this week)
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When planning to wash your bike, lay out the hose removing any kinks and knots before connecting to the tap , thus reducing the chance of breaking the hose connection or pulling the tap off the wall.
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After taking off your lid for a natter, remember and put it on the right way round .....
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That is the first time I have seen that happenwillian wrote:After taking off your lid for a natter, remember and put it on the right way round .....
On the plus side, you did look a not better with the helmet on the wrong way
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Any new tips?
Any old tips that are worth highlighting?
The bleeding obvious are often forgotten, especially during the first few runs of the year.
I just posted up about temperature.
Its bloody obvious and I am annoyed with myself having an unexpected slide.
I was lucky and changed my riding technique when I noticed the possibility of frost on the road, I did not really think about this, just did it.
So you lot, post up the bleeding obvious, might be obvious to you, often is it obvious after a forced reminder, any tips/reminders will help us all before getting on two wheels.
It doesn't matter if it have been posted up before, even on this thread, if something just fired a memory that sharing may stop someone having a horrible moment (or worse)...post it up.
Any old tips that are worth highlighting?
The bleeding obvious are often forgotten, especially during the first few runs of the year.
I just posted up about temperature.
Its bloody obvious and I am annoyed with myself having an unexpected slide.
I was lucky and changed my riding technique when I noticed the possibility of frost on the road, I did not really think about this, just did it.
So you lot, post up the bleeding obvious, might be obvious to you, often is it obvious after a forced reminder, any tips/reminders will help us all before getting on two wheels.
It doesn't matter if it have been posted up before, even on this thread, if something just fired a memory that sharing may stop someone having a horrible moment (or worse)...post it up.
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Re: Tips that might help bikers stop doing little errors
Always make sure your sidestand is down before trying to get off the bike.
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A more common thing to happen that you might imagine!Zathos wrote:Always make sure your sidestand is down before trying to get off the bike.
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Accustomed to riding more than one bike, need to get up on to a pavement or across a kerb, always think which bike you are on so you don’t bottom out.
I once ground out a naked bike, luckily the exhaust pipe took the hit and survived.
I once ground out a naked bike, luckily the exhaust pipe took the hit and survived.
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Is that really something you want to share on a public forum?Dave wrote:I once ground out a naked bike, luckily the exhaust pipe took the hit and survived.