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Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride
Reply #15 - 08/06/09 at 09:00:19

I hit a squirrel the other day. I pulled over to help ease his pain. I was going to leave my bike running, no big deal right back on, right? I forgot that my bike was in gear when I got off. When it jumped foreward I caught it just before it hit the ground. WOW, did I feel stupid. I just wanted to help the squirrel too bad I guess. He didn't make it though Undecided

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Duane Senior Member Offline Creatively Maladjusted Posts: 335 Terra Plane Gender:	Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride Reply #16 - 08/06/09 at 09:30:28 All of my accidents have happend when I was too tired to even be on my bike.
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Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride
Reply #17 - 08/06/09 at 15:22:18

There is a reason pilots have checklists....

I've pulled enough dumb tricks to write a book, not all on a motorcycle. Left saddlebags open more times than I can remember, loosing various articles. Things not fastened after working on them. Forgetting to shift down at lights. Shifting down instead of up (that one is fun when your tired). Side stands not down. Side stands not up. Switch not on. Let clutch out thinking bike not running. And one I've only done once...putting a full Dr Pepper with no lid in the cup holder on my bike. First big bump, me and the bike are one big sticky.

I like to play mind games while I'm doing long rides to keep the mind sharp. Don't ride over 2 hours without a stop of some kind. Food and drink is also top priority, along with physical comfort. Being in a hurry can get you into real trouble as well.

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride Reply #18 - 08/06/09 at 15:30:12 I left my wife once at a gas station,Was 50 miles down the road and had to go back and get her,Thats when she decided she wanted her own motorcycle.
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Gary On A Savage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Only 15 mins riding could save you $$$ in Dr bills Posts: 941 Fresno, California Gender:	Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride Reply #19 - 08/06/09 at 15:36:41 bill67 wrote on 08/06/09 at 15:30:12: I left my wife once at a gas station,Was 50 miles down the road and had to go back and get her,Thats when she decided she wanted her own motorcycle. Aw, Bill...I have a feeling that was no "Stupid Human Trick" on your part.
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Digger Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ya gotta be tough to ride singles! Posts: 1604 Colorado Springs, CO Gender:	Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride Reply #20 - 08/06/09 at 21:35:57 I was so fagged out after a long ride once that when I stopped for gas, I shoved my credit card into the gas pump's receipt slot. I had to get an attendant to open the pump up so I could retrieve my credit card.
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David Levi YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 42	Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride Reply #21 - 08/07/09 at 09:42:22 Thanks for the rest suggestions. I guess that is something I forget to do when I'm out at times. The cup holder is also a great idea. I think I might take on a seat modification this weekend for my tailbone issues. The one about the guy leaving the wife at the gas station. Oh man, that rocks!
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Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride
Reply #22 - 08/07/09 at 13:18:51

For cup holders... I bought a 4 pack of plastic ones that hook to a car side window from Walmart for $2. Cut the hooks off of them and zip tied them to the handlebars/trippletree/windshield hardware. Used 2 on both my bikes. Large enough to hold a big gulp and useful to shove other stuff in (maps, papers, gloves) while riding.

Updated with pics. Not that pretty, but functional. No one really notices unless you get close.

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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride Reply #23 - 08/07/09 at 13:20:44 A buddy of mine who rides a Honda VTX1300 bought a couple those sport bottles with holders that you attach to your bicycle and he mounted them to his wind shield brackets. If you didn't know any better, you would think it was a feature of the windshield.
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Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride
Reply #24 - 08/07/09 at 13:38:16

Gary On A Savage wrote on 08/07/09 at 13:18:51:

For cup holders... I bought a 4 pack of plastic ones that hook to a car side window from Walmart for $2. Cut the hooks off of them and zip tied them to the handlebars/trippletree/windshield hardware. Used 2 on both my bikes. Large enough to hold a big gulp and useful to shove other stuff in (maps, papers, gloves) while riding.

Updated with pics. Not that pretty, but functional. No one really notices unless you get close.

http://www.gkhdev.com/pics/cupholder1.jph

http://www.gkhdev.com/pics/cupholder2.jph

Love this idea, man...off to WallyWorld! Cool

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John_D FSO Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' and smilin' Posts: 1658 Vancouver, WA Gender:	Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride Reply #25 - 08/08/09 at 07:43:11 Awesome ideas.... except I have no windshield. If I tried to drink something while riding, I imagine hilarity would ensue!
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Gary On A Savage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Only 15 mins riding could save you $$$ in Dr bills Posts: 941 Fresno, California Gender:	Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride Reply #26 - 08/08/09 at 21:05:16 John_D FSO wrote on 08/08/09 at 07:43:11: Awesome ideas.... except I have no windshield. If I tried to drink something while riding, I imagine hilarity would ensue! Get you one of those sports bottles with the squirt tip. It can be done.
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Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride
Reply #27 - 08/08/09 at 21:27:55

gerald.hughes wrote on 08/05/09 at 15:48:54:

I too was having serious tailbone pain on any rider over about an hour. Serowbot had a simple, and very effective fix. (I should have Serowbot post some pictures and an explanation.) I simply pulled back the seat cover a little, took a pair of tin snips, and cut a "V" out of the seat pan where my tailbone rides. I didn't alter the foam, or anything else, and the seat looks totally stock, but my tailbone no longer aches when I ride. (Now the rest of my but is a different matter, and yes, I have the front of the seat raised about an inch and a half.)

Would love to see this mod and how it works. Raised the seat and took a 2 hour ride to get uncomfortable. Anything that could help.

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Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride
Reply #28 - 08/09/09 at 11:03:54

I don't yet really have any goofy stories like those. I have seen plenty go on though. I've even chased down people who left their gas caps sitting. Both on bikes and in cages. Which on our bike would be hard to do because they key opens it, but with my new tank it doesn't so I'm going to have to make sure not to pull the same whoops.

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Re: Stupid Human Tricks after a Long Ride
Reply #29 - 08/10/09 at 12:37:46

Yup, a lot of this has to do directly with the simplest of things:
DEHYDRATION.

Even mild dehydration can cause disorientation in a very big way.
A camelback backpack is a handy investment and a
GREAT back pillow in case of a fall (trust me on that one).

^{I left my wife once at a gas station,Was 50 miles down the road
and had to go back and get her,Thats when she decided she wanted
her own motorcycle.}

...priceless Wink

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