gsdapollo
Been Around the Block
Ok, we all got em. That one time we did something totally stupid or embarrassing on our bikes so let's hear em. I got two:
1. I was doing just some normal maintenance on my bike one afternoon including changing the plugs, oil, compression test, etc. Well I was curious to test out Seafoam since I had heard good things about it so I decided to give it a try. So I ran a long tube from the intake into the bottle and turned the bike on, about 10-15 seconds go by and I check the bottle and its almost gone. I never expected the bike to suck it all up that fast so I knew it was going to take me a WHILE to get it all cleared out of the motor. Of course it immediately started doing the trademark smoke screen which was cool, plus a whole bunch of crap came out of the pipes which was even better. About 20 minutes go by and she's still smoking, so I decided to ride her around my community. I did that for about 10 minutes and still no let up on the smoke. So I decided, screw it, I'm going to head outside the gates and onto the main road. So I took her down the main road which is about 2 miles, turned around and started heading back. I looked in my mirror and saw the huge cloud of white smoke my bike was leaving behind and I thought, man I should get off the road before a cop pulls me over which would be bad since I never got a license. Sure enough, about 5 seconds after that thought crossed my mind, I looked in my mirror again and saw a cop car appear out of the smoke behind me. So I pulled into my driveway and he parked at the curb, he came up and said "I saw a cloud a smoke when I turned onto New Tampa Blvd, so I just followed it to your house." He then asked for my license at which point I explained that I didnt have one because I had normally ride dirt bikes (which was a lie, my roomate has three dirt bikes and since my garage door was open I just pointed at them as if they were mine lol) and that since you dont need a license to ride them I never got one. I also told him that I had just bought this bike a few months ago and have been working on getting it running which is why I still hadnt gotten my license yet. I explained the Seafoam thing and his response was "Well, I'm sure it's illegal." So he went back to his car, bought my story on riding dirt bikes and gave me warning and drove off.
2. I rode my bike to the gym one day, worked out for about an hour, then left. I was pulling out of the parking lot, about to turn right when all of sudden I got the absolute worst cramp in my left hamstring. I immediately started kicking my leg like crazy while trying to control the bike at the same time. Unfortunately I wasn't able to do either, never made the turn right, and ended up driving straight up the curb and onto the median strip at about 15 MPH. I stopped, kicked out the cramp, then noticed all the people staring at me since it was about 5:30 in the evening and it was rush hour. As soon as I was ready, I hauled ass... lol...
So those are my two moments of glory. Anyone else?
1. I was doing just some normal maintenance on my bike one afternoon including changing the plugs, oil, compression test, etc. Well I was curious to test out Seafoam since I had heard good things about it so I decided to give it a try. So I ran a long tube from the intake into the bottle and turned the bike on, about 10-15 seconds go by and I check the bottle and its almost gone. I never expected the bike to suck it all up that fast so I knew it was going to take me a WHILE to get it all cleared out of the motor. Of course it immediately started doing the trademark smoke screen which was cool, plus a whole bunch of crap came out of the pipes which was even better. About 20 minutes go by and she's still smoking, so I decided to ride her around my community. I did that for about 10 minutes and still no let up on the smoke. So I decided, screw it, I'm going to head outside the gates and onto the main road. So I took her down the main road which is about 2 miles, turned around and started heading back. I looked in my mirror and saw the huge cloud of white smoke my bike was leaving behind and I thought, man I should get off the road before a cop pulls me over which would be bad since I never got a license. Sure enough, about 5 seconds after that thought crossed my mind, I looked in my mirror again and saw a cop car appear out of the smoke behind me. So I pulled into my driveway and he parked at the curb, he came up and said "I saw a cloud a smoke when I turned onto New Tampa Blvd, so I just followed it to your house." He then asked for my license at which point I explained that I didnt have one because I had normally ride dirt bikes (which was a lie, my roomate has three dirt bikes and since my garage door was open I just pointed at them as if they were mine lol) and that since you dont need a license to ride them I never got one. I also told him that I had just bought this bike a few months ago and have been working on getting it running which is why I still hadnt gotten my license yet. I explained the Seafoam thing and his response was "Well, I'm sure it's illegal." So he went back to his car, bought my story on riding dirt bikes and gave me warning and drove off.
2. I rode my bike to the gym one day, worked out for about an hour, then left. I was pulling out of the parking lot, about to turn right when all of sudden I got the absolute worst cramp in my left hamstring. I immediately started kicking my leg like crazy while trying to control the bike at the same time. Unfortunately I wasn't able to do either, never made the turn right, and ended up driving straight up the curb and onto the median strip at about 15 MPH. I stopped, kicked out the cramp, then noticed all the people staring at me since it was about 5:30 in the evening and it was rush hour. As soon as I was ready, I hauled ass... lol...
So those are my two moments of glory. Anyone else?