Have you ever embarrassed yourself?

[Tio Loco]

Sheriff got right up behind me lights going and everything didn’t even see him. It was flat 2 miles behind me surprised the hell out of me then he shot past me doing 120 or so. I think he just wanted to tear past me sorry I can’t see back there usually I never get pasted. I went home and hung my head in shame. I was doing about 30 over so it wasn’t all bad.

 

[rybraun]

My boner was with my first street bike. 18yrs old pull into the local hang out on my Interceptor start talking while bike is running and think I am neutral, I let out the clutch and the bike shoots out from under me as I stand there. DOH!

 

[ALLshow.NOgo]

My boner was with my first street bike...

Whoa I thought we were talking embarrasing stories, not weird, bizzare, private stories??

















hehehe sorry couldn't resist

But I can't remember how many times I nailed it in 1st. then miss the shift to 2nd while trying to show off on someone rolling lol. Its like Whaaaaaa....Whooooom....Wwwwhaaaaaa...

Also 1 time took a shortcut passing through the Movie theaters, and some teens where looking back at my bike. So I was like alright, I can look like a cool guy. I stopped at the stop sign to leave the theater lot, while them still looking (saw them through my mirrors) I pull out for the turn and almost dropped the damned bike, stuck feet out, wobbly and all lol I felt like an ass!

On my katana guy was asking (?) talking about my bikes etc, I had the kickstand down, fired the engine, put it in 1at and killed it. He was aww man boy was I embarrassed.

Comming to a yellow light that usually means downshift. I decided to brake for a change but going too fast for the distance needed to stop effeciently and stopped in the middle of the road. I just drove off in shame shaking my head through the section.

 

[Guclu]

sometimes i forget to turn off the signals after the turns

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[crazyhorse]

third set of new tires on the busa. I, of course, knew all about the break in to wear off the slippery protective coating on the tires. Pull out of the local dealership and drop it right in front of everyone. Busted the clutch lever and put some scratches on her left side! Luckily the boys at the shop were nice enough to steal a lever off of another bike so that I could at least ride home that day, but boy did I feel like a total jackass! You all know the knowing nods you give the guys right after they hand you the keys and remind you about being careful on the new tires....blah blah blah!

 

[jigisup]

I drop my bike within 2 weeks after buying it brandnew. Always on the left side too. Then I never drop it ever again. I can't figure it out. Next new one I buy, I'm hauling that b1tch on a truck. SLiders first before I even warm her up.

 

[Cykill]

No one messed with me till i took the stickers off my Busa. now every 16yr old idiot with a Civic tries to f*ck with me.

 

[Twister NOS]

Story 1:
It was about 7:30 at night and I had just stopped for gas. I had just installed a new vortec screw on gas cap. After gasing up, my friends were waiting, we all took off from the station and since I had been practicing my wheelies, I decided to pull one up. Well, since we had just hit the road, the face shield hadn't gone down yet. I can remember SLAMMING the bike down from the wheelie as gas was splashed in my eyes since I left the screw on cap at the fuel pump. Pulled over on the side of the road for a minute to get my senses, friends stopped too, laughing. Roped back to the station, put the cap on. Went back to the house, reinstalled the stock cap, then left for the night. Never again.

Story 2:
Was sitting at a stop light, first in line. A couple guys on the sidewalk were doing the "You can't lift that bike, you can't wheelie it, show us your ####" kind of stuff. This usually just rolls off my back. Light changed, got the bike up to 10-15 and decided to launch it too a wheelie. Brought the bike up perfect for a second, but my right foot slipped and ended up stabbing the rear brake. Did the nut slam and kept from crying until I got home.

 

[Don Hardcastle]

Happened this past Saturday, stopped by a charity bike rally, mostly harleys. I was leaving, headed up hill to the left. Let the clutch out w/not enough gas and yep you guessed it, she died. Tried to fall to the left as well, I caught her. I didn't look around to see if anyone saw, but I know they did. I just fired her up and hauled azz.

 

[motorkar]

some of these are hilarious,
I think I've done most of them myself

 

[Armalite]

I usually just lurk here ALOT, but I have to say I haven't laughed this hard in awhile..

I embarrass myself everytime I am out riding..

Try being the only guy on a 1975 honda super sport when all your buddys are on busa's, New Honda F4i's Kawi's ect...

But riding is riding...... "yeah right!!! my ass,. I look like the turd in the punch bowl."



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[fasttoys1]

It never happens when no ones around. Been there.

 

[nimzondn]

Yes.

This happened on my old kawi. I went to a bike show. I pulled up where all the sport bikes where congregated. An old guy ... older than me even ... probably 70 years old ... was standing near where I parked and he started up a conversation with me about old farts riding crotch rockets. He had an awesome Icon full leather suit on ... red it was ... it looked real good with his white hair.

Well, we walk around and talk a while ... he was a real nice old crotch rocket rider. ... Well, I go in the show and hang out for about an hour. I go back outside to ride home. I notice all these people walking around looking at my bike and the other bikes parked near me. I grab my helmet and throw my leg over and sit. As I'm sitting I'm putting my helmet on and as I reach in my pocket to get the keys I don't feel any keys. OH MY GOD!! I left them in the bike ... and nobody stole it !! ... what a dumbahole ...

I'll bet everyone there walking around my bike was waiting for everyone else to leave so they could ride a nice blue kawi 636 home ... free of charge.

I felt so stupid ... and so lucky at the same time ... that's a very confusing feeling.

 

[ALLshow.NOgo]

Yeah this last story just reminded me.

I live in apts with a parking lot. I had the video camera out just messing around with shooting the bike etc, well I didnt know till I reviewed the video inside my home that I left the key in because the lights were on lol, sure enough I had a dead battery and tried to push start it, had that on camera too

Also many times I have left nthe key in the bike, but it was alays sticking out of the rear key hole lol man was I lucky my bike was still there those times

 

[tinmann840]

One time I'm leaveing the house and here are like 4 or 5 hotties on the porch across the street. Well it had been raining the day before and there was sand on the street . I didn't see any of that just the 5 babes across the street. So I nail it and the bike goes sideways on me then the tires bite and the bike jumps all the way across the street. I straighten the thing out and nail it agian and bone out down the road . I usually look for loose sand , gravel and dry leaves but not this time .

 

[Relsek]

Shorty after I began leaning to wheelie my busa, I went to pick my daughter up at church, as I pulled in I saw her with a group of teens and decided to wheelie through the parking lot toward them. My glove caught on the throttle or something and it became an uncontrollable mess so I set it down quickly and ended up skidding to a stop in front of them. They thought it was cool and planned but it wasn't. I've made it a point to save all the tricks for the boonies and no more showing off.

Kevin

 

[Big Daddy Chris]

ever forget to take off one of those giant U-locks from the front wheel before a hard launch in a parking lot? DAMMIT!!!

 

[BUTTER2BOY]

This has happened to me twice now:

The other day I was cruising down the local road in front of the university (busy road 25mph) and came to a stoplight.  When I started to leave the intersection from a slow roll (never came to a full stop) I failed to twist the 'ol throttle enough and killed it.  DOH!  To make matters worse I pulled the clutch in quickly and hit the horn button instead of the starter.  So now all 100+ people who didn't see me stall the bike turned at the sound of my horn to see me, feet on the ground, pulling in the clutch to restart my stalled bike.  I quickly rode off in shame.

Busa will bite you...wheather you go fast or slow...thing is , you need alot of practice, so you don't do this-->

in front of the crowed...

 

[twist-n-go]

I hate for my first post to be this one, but here goes i was leaving the local McDonald's parking lot, the ground was wet and when i tried to pull the kickstand up my foot slipped and down she went on the right side. It wouldn't have been so bad but the drive through was full.

 

[unkleslapnutz]

I think hitting the horn when trying to start after a stall is the worst. It doubles when you are riding with guys you just met....All they can think is "Oh great...another squid"....