Have a chuckle at my expense

[mademiriam]

  sweet stories, glad i'm not the only one!

[sloper10]

  I dislike being the one to tell you, Rob, but it is not going to get better...   How are you doing in that little corner of PA?..Lynn...

Lynn?  I used to know a guy named Lynn.  He had a Happy Bus, too! 

Most likely it's the same guy, older, no wiser...probably been watching the changes around here, seeing how things shake out....

[PitterB4]

I'm still not sure why a bike with 18K on the clock would be on its third tensioner, though (the PO had changed it once already). 

Known issue with the CBRs...

Yeah, I know.  It's not nearly as common on ZX's though.     The funny thing is my wrung out CBR is on the orig CCT after 7000 track miles. 

[PitterB4]

  I dislike being the one to tell you, Rob, but it is not going to get better...   How are you doing in that little corner of PA?..Lynn...

Lynn?  I used to know a guy named Lynn.  He had a Happy Bus, too! 

Most likely it's the same guy, older, no wiser...probably been watching the changes around here, seeing how things shake out....

I didn't know they made them older!     Welcome back!

[stormi]

Yeah, I know.  It's not nearly as common on ZX's though.     The funny thing is my wrung out CBR is on the orig CCT after 7000 track miles. 

Oh damn... I missed the ninja part.    I guess I'll go back to lurking in the corner. 

[orionburn]

I'm an idiot.  Hope I've at least managed to amuse you!

If it makes you feel better I lost my right side fairing on the FZR while riding and didn't notice it until the next morning.

[vwkaferman]

Haha, I've got a similar story. One Saturday took the Bandit to the bank to get cash out. Come back outside, key will NOT go in. The top part of the key hole has a metal ring that was just spinning every which way. WTF??? Great, new to me bike and I already broke the key lock cylinder.

I'm going through my options, either calling the girlfriend or go ahead and phone AAA up. I glimpse the key out of the corner of my eye, oh good lord. I was trying to use my Jeep key instead of my Bandit key. DOH! I don't like carrying unnecessary things with me so I had removed my Jeep key from my keychain and the bike key was by itself as well.

Haven't done it since though! Sheesh!

James

[Slider]

Me too.
I was riding with a Beemer guy to meet up with a club of them. They accepted me for a while as an honourary  friend, freak or something -for awhile.
I was riding behind, the Beemer(s) went first... when I lost all power -engine quite and I tried all I knew while slowly decelerating down a long steep hill. There was a gas station at the bottom and he noticed and pulled in -me too. 'Twas the "Kill switch" guys. Never use the %$#@!^&* thing. Hit it some how. Beemer guy looked at me like I must be a newbie clutz-thought I had decades of riding on this guy.

One other time on something REALLY simple.
I was a teen and my Dad had a VIP guest stopping to visit in the driveway. I was trying to start a large flywheel pull start mower on a hot day. Pull, pull, pull, pull etc. Covered in sweat, I walked up to dad and said the %$#@!&* won't start. He noted that the spark plug wire was off, (by me to clean underneath). He kept a heroic straight face but the other guy dam near popped.

Skink away, slink away -hide -hide.