Noobie question about starting a bike...

[indie]

not sure about this thread, someone taking the pis*? good luck and remember learn to walk before running, as for looking stupid, ive been riding for years but with my bike if the stand is down it will still start but as you release the clutch in first gear it dies, so you cant pull away with the stand down, i still keep doing it, did it twice on snetterton circuit on monday lol

[grotbag]

no piss take indie, these were all the same questions I was asking before i started riding on my own

[indie]

didnt really think it was it just seemed strange, i started riding from a young age, so when it come to riding legally on the road it was second nature, i rode a motorbike before i rode a pushbike

[Mickie]

Originally Posted by Brads45

And, err, will it stop when it's full like a car? I've never known how it know's when my car's full, it just stops :P hoping it does the same for the bike :P



Andy

Either its magic pixies or................. when the level of the petrol in your tank reaches the petrol nozzle the delivery is automatically cut!

I prefer the pixie theory

[Brads45]

No piss take unfortunatley Indie! I had just never even touched a motorbike until 2 months ago, let alone know anything about them!

I'm walking before I'm running (ask the cars who are overtaking me while I'm doing 50mph down country lanes because it's rainign and I'm nervous!!) and just taking everything in my stride!

I had such a stupid STUPID moment earlier, I got on the bike after meeting a friend for coffee, trying to look cool and ride off, but it wouldn't start :O must have sat there for 5 - 10 mins, until I realised I had left it in 1st (for good practice) so all I needed to do was pull the cluth in or knock it in neutral :P to say I felt stupid was an understatement! she knew nothing abuot bikes so I told her some crap about the cogs and brakes not meshing together right, and she didn't understand, which was the desired effect :P

Someoen at the petrol station was impressed with my bike and loved the fact that it was a 125 but doesn't look like one, and he asked to sit on it. I let him but didn't feel comfortable doing it (made sure they keys were in my hand) - do any of you usually get this? or was it just a random guy????

Andy

[druidsam]

the only people that sit on my bike are those that get invited to, not those that ask



.....................................Sam

[Brads45]

Can I be an exception Druidsam? pleeeease!

Andy :P

[indie]

glad to hear its going well, how about some pics when you get time of course

[Rerb]

Originally Posted by druidsam

the only people that sit on my bike are those that get invited to, not those that ask



.....................................Sam

I only ask em to sit on mine when the seats wet Saves me from using my sleave

[grotbag]

Originally Posted by Brads45

Someoen at the petrol station was impressed with my bike and loved the fact that it was a 125 but doesn't look like one, and he asked to sit on it. I let him but didn't feel comfortable doing it (made sure they keys were in my hand) - do any of you usually get this? or was it just a random guy????

Andy

more on this topic in this thread Andy!! Do you let anyone else ride your bike?