What's the most cringe worthy moment in your biking experience?
Posted: Wed Mar 11, 2015 1:07 am
We've all done something we're not proud of, something funny or something painful; the following is mine- what's yours?
Many years ago me and a mate went for a run out on our bikes. My mate was on a borrowed Suzuki GT750 kettle. Whilst out, the throttle cable snapped. Being a helpful person I encouraged my mate to sacrifice his bootlace, which we tied to the carbs throttle linkage. The other end of the lace was then securely tied around my mates thumb on his right hand. The idea was simple; he could still grip the bars with both hands & when he wanted to accelerate, he simply moved his thumb forward, pulling the bootlace & thus, accelerate. Whilst stationary at the side of the road, this worked a treat. Ingenious in fact. However as we got moving his thumb movement didn't quite have the gentle movement we had hoped for, which in turn caused this GT to take off like a rocket ship. Unfortunately, as he rapidly approached the first bend, his natural instinct to slow this beast down was to grab a handful of front brake..... And you probably guessed, to his horror, a hand full of throttle as his thumb also gripped the bar. This didn't end well. Not only was this lovely bike all but destroyed as it bounced down the road; my poor mate was dragged thumb first behind it like a rag dol. Moral of the story, if you want some sturdy footware, get some Dr Martin Boots; the laces are virtually unbreakable ^-^
Many years ago me and a mate went for a run out on our bikes. My mate was on a borrowed Suzuki GT750 kettle. Whilst out, the throttle cable snapped. Being a helpful person I encouraged my mate to sacrifice his bootlace, which we tied to the carbs throttle linkage. The other end of the lace was then securely tied around my mates thumb on his right hand. The idea was simple; he could still grip the bars with both hands & when he wanted to accelerate, he simply moved his thumb forward, pulling the bootlace & thus, accelerate. Whilst stationary at the side of the road, this worked a treat. Ingenious in fact. However as we got moving his thumb movement didn't quite have the gentle movement we had hoped for, which in turn caused this GT to take off like a rocket ship. Unfortunately, as he rapidly approached the first bend, his natural instinct to slow this beast down was to grab a handful of front brake..... And you probably guessed, to his horror, a hand full of throttle as his thumb also gripped the bar. This didn't end well. Not only was this lovely bike all but destroyed as it bounced down the road; my poor mate was dragged thumb first behind it like a rag dol. Moral of the story, if you want some sturdy footware, get some Dr Martin Boots; the laces are virtually unbreakable ^-^