| Author | Message | ||
     Trbulnt |
I'd like to share a quick story with you all. I decided to leave for a work a little early today since the weather was perfect, and the bike was just washed and gassed up. I avoided the freeway and took the most scenic round about way I could to my destination. The bike was running great. Now I don't mean that it was running like normal, it was running as if it was trying to prove to me that it was the best motorcycle on the planet! We were practically one as we attacked the corners and enjoyed the countryside around us. By far this is what owning a motorcycle is all about. Time was beginning to run short so I turned my direction towards work. We get to the first major intersection after a glorious 45 minutes of faultless enjoyment and a fella in a car next to me yells over the HMF exhaust "Nice Buell!!". I catch the pretty lady in the car on the side of me smiling at me, and a guy on a Harley pulls up next to my back tire where we exchange waves. This just made me feel even higher!! I turn my attention to the lights that are seeming to take forever to turn green. The heat is starting to get old as a bead of sweat makes its way down my nose. ATGATT is great unless its almost 90 outside and your not moving!! Finally the green turn arrow which means my green straight ahead light is coming up soon, I slowly begin to let out the clutch and squeeze it back in...waiting anticipating the light. Green light, clutch out and.....stall the bike.  Quickly I clutch in and thumb the starter hanging my head in shame as I complete the 2 blocks to work and apologize to the bike as she just didn't seem to have that same feel it had 30 seconds ago. It is not very often that I stall the bike, it seems to happen more on hot days after being stuck at a stop light. It almost feels like the clutch grabs a bit quicker than usual. Worst things could have happened and to me this is more of an embarrasing thing. Thats my story, thanks for reading and hopefully it didn't bore you. | ||
| Doerman |
it seems to happen more There!! Fixed it for you  | ||
| Trbulnt |
That is a true statement Doerman!! hmmm wonder why that is lol. | ||
| Rpm4x4 |
Mine is that way as well. I was thinking it was something to do with fuel temp. It only happens when it is heat soaked | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
People watching make bad things happen. I ride like granny if I'm in a parking lot. NEVER try to show off for kids. Their eyes shoot out FAIL beams that will make you drop your bike like a tool. Try to slink off like you owe them money. | ||
| Trbulnt |
Best part was I wasn't even trying to show off lol. Let the clutch out very slowly and "BOOM" just died. ahhh such is life. It was the perfect end to a great little ride. | ||
| Rotzaruck |
No blood. No gore. No crutches and new titanium body parts. No bent forks, broken levers rashed tank or elbows. No ticket, court date or lawsuit. I LIKE that story! I do stupid stuff all the time. It just seems a lot stupider with an audience. I think it's related to that tree that may or may not have fallen silently in the forest. | ||
| Littlebuggles |
Sounds like a great ride, with a gentle little reminder of you and your bike's mortality at the end. Thanks for the fun read! | ||
| Birdy |
I can understand all to well. In the 20,000+ miles I have on my XB I've stalled it only once. Of course it was right in front of a pretty lady.  | ||
| Ratbuell |
...and people wonder if our bikes are actually smarter than we are.... seems pretty clear to me  +1,000 on 'no crutches or titanium'. win/win there, dude. good riding day! | ||
| Teeps |
At least you didn't have to fish for neutral and kick start the beast. | ||
| Psykick_machanik |
+++++1,000,000 Doerman a Hot babe has been the downfall of many a good man n bike. actually your bike did that on purpose. you probably would have wheelied threw the intersection to show off, and gotten T-Boned by a Mack truck. hot chicks have that power. So your BadAssBuell saved your life. you and your bike were truly in tune that day. Thanks for the good story. | ||
| Ltbuell |
...+1 to what everyone else has already said.....you lived to tell the tale..... |
