So i let my boss ride my bike today. He was just going to go 100 feet down and back. Unfortunately, he only made it 40 feet or so before lowsiding. Thankfully my Shoguns saved me again as the only damage to the bike were a few scuff marks on the kickstand. I spent the entire ride home apologizing to my baby and promising to never let anybody but me take her for a ride again.
Never letting anyone ride my bike EVER again
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The whole sequence of events had everything you would want in a YouTube "Motorcycle FAIL" video (I just didn't get my iPhone out quick enough). Started with a stall getting into first, then there was a bit of target fixation, and finally the notorious whiskey throttle. And yes, I would deserve the beating from her. Lesson has been learned.
I never let anyone ride my bike. I let my wife try it once... But she knew the rule. You scratch it, you own it! She knew way too well that I will be running to the dealer for a FZ1... lol She did good, but I was freaking nervous... Other than that... no one. That's why usually I don't even try anyone bike either... except the Diavel. I just had too.
findmadhav
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They say your bike is like your wife.. Only you are supposed to ride her.... Anyone else riding her is a pure abuse! Thumb rule!! 
alaskanflyboy
Premium Member
Well, of course. Isn't that the same concept as when you get a chance with a smoking hot actress or model?
in a strange way, test riding bikes suddenly propels us back into the kindergarten sandbox/ playground mentality of, "no! u can't play with my Tonka trunk! get ur own!" <lol>
yah- it's a difficult balance to navigate. even just "allowing" ur friends to "sit" on your bike can wreak very real damage, as i've testified here before with the tank chips... well, at least if u don't know to have a tank pad on and also ask ur friends to please kindly zip up their jackets before mounting up.
after all's said and done, it's a personal decision i guess. regardless what u do, i'd say- just be polite and respectful about it- even when u say no...
personally, i've only allowed 3 friends to ride my bike so far. 1 friend was my buddy who rode the bike back home for me the day i bought it. so, that was easily a no brainer. the other 2 are friends from my riding group, who are both more mature & been riding for a really long time. even then, i almost had a heart attack when marc popped a wheelie on my baby tho. <lol> it stunned me for a moment, but then afterwards i couldn't stop grinning- cuz it was kinda cool. and, i couldn't stop thinking- hey i wanna learn how to do that too... (whew!) xP
yah- it's a difficult balance to navigate. even just "allowing" ur friends to "sit" on your bike can wreak very real damage, as i've testified here before with the tank chips... well, at least if u don't know to have a tank pad on and also ask ur friends to please kindly zip up their jackets before mounting up.
after all's said and done, it's a personal decision i guess. regardless what u do, i'd say- just be polite and respectful about it- even when u say no...
personally, i've only allowed 3 friends to ride my bike so far. 1 friend was my buddy who rode the bike back home for me the day i bought it. so, that was easily a no brainer. the other 2 are friends from my riding group, who are both more mature & been riding for a really long time. even then, i almost had a heart attack when marc popped a wheelie on my baby tho. <lol> it stunned me for a moment, but then afterwards i couldn't stop grinning- cuz it was kinda cool. and, i couldn't stop thinking- hey i wanna learn how to do that too... (whew!) xP
That's what I transfered from. EX500 my first bike then I got the FZ6-R. It DOES take a bit to get used to. Not to mention his is carb, 6R is fuel injection (throttle response more) and the inline 4.I thought about letting my roommate take my bike out... his bike is in desperate need of new tires but he wanted to go for a ride. But our bikes are 2 very different machines (FZ6R for me, ninja500 for him).
and damnit jspansel, your sig always screws with me every time
findmadhav
New Member
A colleague of mine bought his Ninja 650 before I bought my bike. Our boss wanted to sit on it n take a short ride in the parking lot and this guy politely refused him. A polite no goes a long way in keeping your bike in mint condition
Did we cover how he crashed? How did he scuff your kickstand?
He was sputtering towards the entrance of the parking lot when he became fixated on a sign that was in the grass patch on the side of the entrance. Instead of straightening out, he ran right into the sign and in a panic grabbed the throttle, which caused the back wheel to spin out to the right on the moist grass, thus causing the bike to crash on its left side. Frame sliders spared me any damage to the fairings and frame and only the kickstand hinge touched the ground. Got lucky.
Bloke
New Member
Lol sorry for the damage, but that sounds like a proper "herp derp" moment.
Never going to let anyone ride my bike, but then i'd never ask to ride theirs either. I've let a mate sit on it once but the keys were "left on my desk"
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Never going to let anyone ride my bike, but then i'd never ask to ride theirs either. I've let a mate sit on it once but the keys were "left on my desk"
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