Who Rode Today?

[Kiwi Rider]

I went for a ride today to celebrate my birthday, I met up with about 30 other bikers called ‘Ulysses Social Riders’, all are well over 60 years, and a great bunch to socialise with, so much knowledge and life experience to enjoy!
We went up into the mountains to a place called Cave Stream, very scenic and it was clear with no wind and 12 deg C.

Cave Stream Scenic Reserve

Cave Stream Scenic Reserve is one of the most outstanding natural features in the Canterbury region. Enjoy a family-friendly walking track with lookouts over cave entrances and limestone landscapes.

www.doc.govt.nz

Here’s a few pics….

 

[zucchero]

I went for a ride today to celebrate my birthday, I met up with about 30 other bikers called ‘Ulysses Social Riders’, all are well over 60 years, and a great bunch to socialise with, so much knowledge and life experience to enjoy!
We went up into the mountains to a place called Cave Stream, very scenic and it was clear with no wind and 12 deg C.

Cave Stream Scenic Reserve

Cave Stream Scenic Reserve is one of the most outstanding natural features in the Canterbury region. Enjoy a family-friendly walking track with lookouts over cave entrances and limestone landscapes.

www.doc.govt.nz

Here’s a few pics….

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great pics and HAPPY BIRTHDAY.....!!!

 

[Bumblebee]

Sounds like a stellar way to spend a birthday......and always nice to the youngest of the crowd.....

 

[Kiwi Rider]

great pics and HAPPY BIRTHDAY.....!!!

Thanks man! It was a very special day with a special evening spent with my gal, nice restaurant, dinner and dancing. . . etc etc lol

 

[Kiwi Rider]

Sounds like a stellar way to spend a birthday......and always nice to the youngest of the crowd.....

Yup, sure is nice to be the 'youngster' lol.
Thanks Bill.

 

[Cantab]

Was in my Suzuki car (Kizashi 6spd) when the front 4 guys came past just before the Lime Works by the bridge , did wonder about the rest of ya group cause they only caught up to me rolling into your home town, makes sense now why.
Happy for you mate sounds like you had an awesome day

 

[Hayabusa Wannabe]

I rode today and it was a very nice ride. An acquaintance mentioned that they were going to a car show. That area was a bit far I thought. During the ride I just kept going and made the call to continue to the show. It was worth it to see them and I knew I would stop and rest as well. I talked to a vendor for an hour. My acquaintance showed up, I said hi, and I went home. I had to go as rain was coming.

At home I put the bike in neutral, put down the side stand, rocked it a little. I went to open the garage door, BOOM! BIKE DOWN BIKE DOWN BIKE DOWN!

I am not upset, well perhaps 2%. I will think about it and figure how nice I will gussy it up. The peg scraper fractured off and the clutch lever broke, the bar end shows the sign of being hit, and there are the obligatory scrapes to the clutch cover, fairing, nose around the headlight, and I think the inner fairing has a white line where the big fairing overlapped it from the force.

I can show pics sometime. Does it sound like the fairings require removal for a safety inspection? Would you be confident in replacing the clutch lever and riding? The area around the radiator does not look like it takes a hit in this case. I know on the VFR the side radiators can take a smashin' from this type of thing.

After a key reset, the FI stopped flashing and the engine started up.

I have the side stand fix on "the list". The VFR has been gone a while and there was just no hitting the busa list with the mechanic yet. I do think this timeline for bike repairs just will not work anymore. My schedule tends to be immediate but the rest of the world turns too slowly. And in this case, there were tangible repercussions.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Sorry to hear this. I always pull the bike back an inch or so when I lean it over onto the side stand. Drag it back a bit and it’s never fallen over.

 

[Bumblebee]

At least it wasn't moving forward at any sort of speed tearing things up....

All fixable and a learning experience.....

 

[dadofthree]

Me, going back out tonight

 

[MonkeyButtRides]

Not I, I rode 3500 miles in 8 days. Took today off...

 

[MonkeyButtRides]

Sorry to hear this. I always pull the bike back an inch or so when I lean it over onto the side stand. Drag it back a bit and it’s never fallen over.

I to have developed this habit, especially with my Busa.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Not I, I rode 3500 miles in 8 days. Took today off...

Pics?

 

[MonkeyButtRides]

Pics?

I'll get some posted up shortly.

 

[PeregrineKeith]

I rode today and it was a very nice ride. An acquaintance mentioned that they were going to a car show. That area was a bit far I thought. During the ride I just kept going and made the call to continue to the show. It was worth it to see them and I knew I would stop and rest as well. I talked to a vendor for an hour. My acquaintance showed up, I said hi, and I went home. I had to go as rain was coming.

At home I put the bike in neutral, put down the side stand, rocked it a little. I went to open the garage door, BOOM! BIKE DOWN BIKE DOWN BIKE DOWN!

I am not upset, well perhaps 2%. I will think about it and figure how nice I will gussy it up. The peg scraper fractured off and the clutch lever broke, the bar end shows the sign of being hit, and there are the obligatory scrapes to the clutch cover, fairing, nose around the headlight, and I think the inner fairing has a white line where the big fairing overlapped it from the force.

I can show pics sometime. Does it sound like the fairings require removal for a safety inspection? Would you be confident in replacing the clutch lever and riding? The area around the radiator does not look like it takes a hit in this case. I know on the VFR the side radiators can take a smashin' from this type of thing.

After a key reset, the FI stopped flashing and the engine started up.

I have the side stand fix on "the list". The VFR has been gone a while and there was just no hitting the busa list with the mechanic yet. I do think this timeline for bike repairs just will not work anymore. My schedule tends to be immediate but the rest of the world turns too slowly. And in this case, there were tangible repercussions.

Man this sucks. 2 Busas down today. So glad for the both of us that no forward momentum was involved, at least not at speed. I’m gonna take my time to replace or fix the scratches.

I would look to replace the clutch cover, definitely check the gasket and that it hasn’t shifted and then replace the clutch lever and you’re back on 2.

 

[RacingJake]

Shutting off the bike and leaving it in gear helps, but like me I hardy do it. Yelled at my wife when she was trying to move my bike and it was going over and I said jump back and let it go ! No need to break her leg when I've already did mine years ago doing the same thing LOL.

 

[Hayabusa Wannabe]

I would look to replace the clutch cover, definitely check the gasket and that it hasn’t shifted and then replace the clutch lever and you’re back on 2.

Thanks for the advice I need it!

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Shutting off the bike and leaving it in gear helps, but like me I hardy do it. Yelled at my wife when she was trying to move my bike and it was going over and I said jump back and let it go ! No need to break her leg when I've already did mine years ago doing the same thing LOL.

I use this method when parking on a forward incline but there is still quite a bit of movement unless you push the bike forward until it stops due to being in gear. On level ground I trust the stand as long as I slide back a tad. Some stands apparently meet the ground too (directly). A proper side stand should meet the ground a bit forward from its base, not straight down. From what I’ve read a small notch can be cut into the arm where it meets its ‘stop’ higher up. This allows the arm to go a bit farther forward like it should. The bike’s lean should be a tad more too. Mine leans fine. You’d think Suzuki would’ve fixed this issue by now but maybe they’re in cahoots with the Chinese fairing companies!

 

[Bumblebee]

...bikes fall over....quite a bit....but it sure sucks when it happens....

I had one fall over on me one time (1200 Bandit) it was in neutral and on the stand while I turned to close the garage, I heard a noise and when I turned around I watched the bike slowly roll over on it's side still idling.....broke the clutch lever, cracked the ignition cover, broke a signal light ended me riding it that day...

I picked it up, rolled it into the garage, got another bike out and rode it growling and snapping to get the parts I needed to fix the other one....

 

[Bumblebee]

I use this method when parking on a forward incline but there is still quite a bit of movement unless you push the bike forward until it stops due to being in gear. On level ground I trust the stand as long as I slide back a tad. Some stands apparently meet the ground too (directly). A proper side stand should meet the ground a bit forward from its base, not straight down. From what I’ve read a small notch can be cut into the arm where it meets its ‘stop’ higher up. This allows the arm to go a bit farther forward like it should. The bike’s lean should be a tad more too. Mine leans fine. You’d think Suzuki would’ve fixed this issue by now but maybe they’re in cahoots with the Chinese fairing companies!

How was the stand on your Ducati?

My friends 916 had a really vertical stand....he was always scared it'd fall over....