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Re: Classic rookie mistake.
Reply #15 - 07/26/11 at 12:56:57

Gyrobob wrote on 07/26/11 at 11:38:23:

babyhog wrote on 07/26/11 at 10:07:36:

Gyrobob wrote on 07/25/11 at 20:15:00:

Cate wrote on 07/25/11 at 20:13:38:

I am a new owner of a 2001 Savage and just found this site yesterday. I have had my motorcycle license for 3 days and I can't tell you how nice it is to read threads like this. Thank you for sharing your mistakes, friends.

Wow. First post and gender in question. Wink

Hey Bob, you really DON'T want all the women here to gang up on you... Angry

Are you sure about that?

Ha!

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Re: Classic rookie mistake.
Reply #16 - 07/26/11 at 19:19:50

Back in 2007, I was riding a Shadow 650.. I
hadn't ridden it but a couple times. On this
particular day, I was about 4 miles from the
house, it started sputtering, engine died..
I coasted to the shoulder. Wondered what
in the heck was going on?? Undecided

I decided to go thru check list.. Oh yeah forgot
to turn the fuel on.. Embarrassed

My scooter I didn't have to turn fuel on and off.
I wasn't in the habit and felt good though that I,
was able to figure it out by myself.

Now had the HD rider that went past pulled over and
discovered it for me, I might not have felt so good then.. kim

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AZSGT Full Member Offline 2006 Bobber Posts: 132 Mesa, AZ Gender:	Re: Classic rookie mistake. Reply #17 - 07/26/11 at 19:24:17 Ya Kim, of all the people to help it was 3 big boys on HD's. Both the best and worst possible help when you make a dumb rookie mistake.
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kimchris1 Serious Thumper Offline Pink Posse Rider... Posts: 2135 Belfair, Washington Gender:	Re: Classic rookie mistake. Reply #18 - 07/26/11 at 19:28:52 AZ,, feel good that they stopped and offered. Some no matter what they ride, don't even do that.. Now just think how good you will feel when you return the favor someday.. kim
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r4fun YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18 Toronto- ON	Re: Classic rookie mistake. Reply #19 - 07/27/11 at 17:36:29 Good one, I'm a rookie too! Good to know.
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Midnightrider Serious Thumper Offline Alliance Member Posts: 3244 Winston Salem, NC	Re: Classic rookie mistake. Reply #20 - 07/27/11 at 18:29:05 You young whippersnappers dont know what a kickstarter is. Somebody I know very well kicked on a kickstarter for over 30 minutes one day with the kill switch on. I ashamed to tell who that idiot is.
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Re: Classic rookie mistake.
Reply #21 - 07/27/11 at 19:32:45

Angie wrote on 07/26/11 at 06:36:06:

The other day I saw a couple on a huge ol Harley (no I dont know exactly what kind, other than it was a Harley and it was black, lol) run out of gas right in front of where I work. Good thing there is a gas station next door. Grin

Now for my latest brain fart. Just yesterday, I was letting my bike warm up a bit before I headed home. Had my gear on, so i hopped on, put up the kick stand and popped her into gear. Which would have worked out alot better if I would have had the clutch pulled in. It jumped and died, about giving me a heart attack in the process. Oh yeah, Im a cool biker alright. Roll Eyes

Angie, I know acouple of old guys at church who ride, so they were all for me when I got the 650. One insisted that I ride over and show him my bike. I had regaled them with stories of riding dirt and slinging rooster tales and long wheelies on a 750 Kawa 2-stroke. After he approved of my Savage I hopped on all cool and did the same thing you did. Embarrassed

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Re: Classic rookie mistake.
Reply #22 - 07/28/11 at 05:01:47

Not bike related, but years ago I was on strike duty at a factory I worked at and we were doing burnouts in our cars in front of the factory. I didn't know how to do it so when my turn came up (I was driving a '69 "chief with 300 horse heads and a turbo 350 trans) I revved it way up in neutral and dropped it into gear. I got a little chirp out of it before the rear end disintegrated all over the road. I had the nick name " Chirp" for the rest of the time I worked there. Embarrassed

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Re: Classic rookie mistake.
Reply #23 - 07/28/11 at 18:00:36

arteacher wrote on 07/28/11 at 05:01:47:

Not bike related, but years ago I was on strike duty at a factory I worked at and we were doing burnouts in our cars in front of the factory. I didn't know how to do it so when my turn came up (I was driving a '69 "chief with 300 horse heads and a turbo 350 trans) I revved it way up in neutral and dropped it into gear. I got a little chirp out of it before the rear end disintegrated all over the road. I had the nick name " Chirp" for the rest of the time I worked there. Embarrassed

WE HAVE A WINNER!!! Entries may be submitted, but so far this is it. My face is even a little red from that one. Grin

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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Classic rookie mistake. Reply #24 - 07/29/11 at 17:14:50 Hey folks, I was just kidding about a winner. Let's hear some more. I'll go first. Just today I thought about the Forum when I found out my helmet won't fit with a glove wedged in the top. And I really tried! My old dog just looked away disgusted.
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Re: Classic rookie mistake.
Reply #25 - 07/30/11 at 00:11:48

It was a good day to ride so I decided to head for the hills. 10km out and I felt i needed a heavier jacket so I turned back got home and changed my jacket. I went 30km into the hills and decided to go further as i was a beautiful day.
The engine sputtered.....no problem....i decided to hit the reserve.....the petcock did not feel right.....seemed like it was already in reserve....what the hell!!!....I had forgotten to refuel....OK OK no problem I would roll done the hill to a fuel station.....rolled.. pushed.. puffed and huffed also...got to the station....here we need to pay before u get fuel....put my hands in the jacket to get the wallet....NO WALLET.....it was in the other jacket which I had changed earlier....No cell phone either.....can't call home....now what?? pray for divine intervention.....sometime later heard a bike approaching....It was my friend....he too thought it was a good day to ride...called me but my cellphone was not with me....he came to my place to check and was told I had gone for a ride.....he too decided to follow the same route(by chance) he paid for the fuel and thats how I got back home...... WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY.....

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Re: Classic rookie mistake.
Reply #26 - 07/30/11 at 04:34:15

Not on the bike -- I was in LA visiting family and headed to the gym with Mrs. Doc, my brother and my niece. Niece had just gotten her license and was driving, she had her license and the rest of us were already in gym clothes.

She said, "OK if I return this to the store?" and headed for the parking lot. Only problem was, the store's parking lot was a left turn and she felt more comfortable making a right into the lot across the side street.

The lot that didn't accept the store's validation.

Oh, THAT lot!

Fortunately there's always at least 83 cents in coins stuck in the seat cushions! Grin

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Skid Mark Serious Thumper Offline FSO Posts: 1216 Calgary, Alberta Gender:	Re: Classic rookie mistake. Reply #27 - 07/30/11 at 17:29:35 At least a couple times a year I will somehow flick the kill switch when I get off the bike. When I get back on and try to start the beast I have a few moments of panic when it doesn't start. The panic turns to relief once I realize the the only thing broken is me.
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