Bike Tips 101

[bigbluebear]

11# Take the disc lock off before you take the bike off the centre stand

[Hamos]

Cover every hole or awkward corner before undoing an screws, if you drop any of them they WILL drop down there.

Make sure the old oil filter O ring is off before fitting new filter, unless you want to cover the bike and driveway with oil when you fire her up.

[seangee]

Put the side stand down BEFORE dismounting.

[imax]

When bump starting, jump on the bike before releasing the clutch.

[Stradaman]

Make sure the kill switch is on before you blame the alarm.

[slimwilly]

Do your helmet strap up before embarking on a fast start

[demic77]

When in your back yard taking your bike off the centrestand and putting it on the sidestand to give a bit more clearance to squeeze your trailer past, take the cover off the bike first. Otherwise you will drop it. On your foot. Whilst wearing flip flops.


Don't know why I didn't just take the foccin' bike out the gate first, a short cut being longest most expensive route between two points.


:o :o :o

[taylor]

when working on your bike on the side of the road with the petrol tank off, check there is no drain underneath to drop the spanners down. :'( done it,

[RobG UK]

For a friend.  When helping to service your bike and you ask what a bolt does, and you get the answer 'FFS don't undo that'. undoing it and dumping half the brand new oil on the floor then stripping the bolt in the rush to do it back up again is not very helpful

For the Guys at Coburn and Hughes (long time ago different owners), when servicing my front brakes, please bolt them back on the bike afterwards.

And for me, when stipping an engine take the oil out before removing the starter motor, specially if you are in a shed.

[RobG UK]

oh and I forgot the best.  When you have your wife as pillion remember to make sure she is actually on the bike before pulling onto the motorway.  Seriously hilarious when a guy comes past with your pillion on his bike, with arms waving and strange noises emanating from it

[ChristoT]

When you see a Mercedes braking sharply in front of you, the cue to brake hard was 5 seconds ago...  :o :o

After realising the fuel tap is switched off, it is wise to check that the fuel line is actually connected before turning it back on... saves you being even later for work, and saves dumping at least £5's worth of petrol onto the (thankfully cold) engine!!

[Grahamm]

When you're meeting up with people to lead a group ride, remember to switch the bike off before you get distracted by chatting to people. That way you won't have to bump start the foccer because you've flattened the battery by leaving the headlight on for half an hour!

[richfzs]

oh and I forgot the best.  When you have your wife as pillion remember to make sure she is actually on the bike before pulling onto the motorway.  Seriously hilarious when a guy comes past with your pillion on his bike, with arms waving and strange noises emanating from it

Excellent :-)

Better than getting 5 miles down the road, realising she isn't there, and shitting yourself, wondering when she fell off :rollin

[adeejaysdelight]

#9 remember to lift up the side stand before riding off...

Remember to put the side stand down before you get off the bike.


I have done this.


Twice.

[robby boy]

Remember to top up the tank when you switch to reserve.

[mr self destruct]

Make sure the kill switch is on before you blame the alarm.

:rollin


We had a similar thing at work. I finished my shift to find a load of blokes trying to start their bikes, and when I tried to start mine it was dead too.
Turned out someone had flipped the kill switch on every bike in the car park.  :lol

[imax]

Remember to top up the tank when you switch to reserve.

And after you've topped up, switch back from reserve!

[Buzz]

*sigh* here goes.


Remember that the bike is very heavy when stationary and leaned over.  With this in mind remember that if you're waiting on the bike for your wife to get some money from the cash-point with your helmet balanced on the tank and it unexpectedly falls off and into the road, under no circumstances should you lean down to try and reach it without getting off the bike first.  Doing so will render you face down under a bike next to a street full of busy Saturday shoppers with your helmet spinning away into traffic.

[Looney tune]

A friend.


When you stop for fuel at a garage on a Harley and your wife (pillion) puts her feet down to hold the bike up while you get off trying to look cool always make sure she remembers to put her feet down before you get off. Not cool to both be trapped under the same bike with lots of people watching.

[Lawrence]

If it's down, put the side stand up before rolling off the centre stand.  Unless you like having the bike land on your foot, that is.

#1 Don't use polish on your seat unless you have a crazy desire to cling on for dear life at anything above 7.6mph

This was done to my Blackbird before I bought it :wall