Guy with 800cc bike Stalls at Light. Obviously No Idea
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I personally have never stalled a bike...
HAHAHAHAHAHA, can't even type it and keep a straight face.
HAHAHAHAHAHA, can't even type it and keep a straight face.
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.
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We all have our occasional dumb moments.
Like yesterday I was getting gas, filled up and went to start the bike. Kept on cranking but just wouldnt turn over. Then I realized stupid me forgot to put the killswitch back to the on position. So then the bike fires up and lets out a huge backfire in front of everyone. Embarrassing, good thing I left my helmet on the whole time.
Like yesterday I was getting gas, filled up and went to start the bike. Kept on cranking but just wouldnt turn over. Then I realized stupid me forgot to put the killswitch back to the on position. So then the bike fires up and lets out a huge backfire in front of everyone. Embarrassing, good thing I left my helmet on the whole time.
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Yeah, like I just posted in some other topic...my old XS needs me to blip the throttle at stops, cuz it simply WON'T idle, unless the planets are in alignment, the Cubs just won the Series, and Dubya admits that there IS global warming.
But sometimes, I'm there at the light, vroom-vroom-vroom, and the light turns green between vrooms, and I let out the clutch and *blut* the thing just dies, right there. So I've been sounding all vroom-vroom racy through the whole red light, and I have to duck-paddle it to the side, put down the sidestand and kickstart it as I sweat into my helmet. Good times!
But sometimes, I'm there at the light, vroom-vroom-vroom, and the light turns green between vrooms, and I let out the clutch and *blut* the thing just dies, right there. So I've been sounding all vroom-vroom racy through the whole red light, and I have to duck-paddle it to the side, put down the sidestand and kickstart it as I sweat into my helmet. Good times!
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im sorry but im actually laughing at this postnoodlenoggin wrote:Yeah, like I just posted in some other topic...my old XS needs me to blip the throttle at stops, cuz it simply WON'T idle, unless the planets are in alignment, the Cubs just won the Series, and Dubya admits that there IS global warming.
But sometimes, I'm there at the light, vroom-vroom-vroom, and the light turns green between vrooms, and I let out the clutch and *blut* the thing just dies, right there. So I've been sounding all vroom-vroom racy through the whole red light, and I have to duck-paddle it to the side, put down the sidestand and kickstart it as I sweat into my helmet. Good times!

The last time I stalled my bike was oh about 2 weeks ago trying to get out of my driveway slowly so as not to roar the pipes too loud and set my vans and everyones around me vehicle alarms off. Other than stalling it in the driveway I havent stalled it on the road since the second day I rode the bike and that was last year end of July

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I've stalled my bike, then I get irrated which makes the 2nd attempt usually more aggressive with the gas than it should be. The other riders I know have stalled at least once, if not a few times.
When your sitting at a stop light/sign, your just not always thinking about your take off, then you kill it.
When your sitting at a stop light/sign, your just not always thinking about your take off, then you kill it.
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I've stalled my Ducati on the road twice. Why? Because I was riding with my friends, and their bikes are all so damn loud that I couldn't tell that I wasn't actually giving it throttle (my glove had just slipped a bit).
Stupid loud bikes...*grumble grumble*.
Other than that, I think the last "stall" I had was due to a problem with the carbs on the VFR750... I hate those carbs with a passion. HATE!
Stupid loud bikes...*grumble grumble*.
Other than that, I think the last "stall" I had was due to a problem with the carbs on the VFR750... I hate those carbs with a passion. HATE!
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It's an easy mistake to make, and doesn't necessarily mean that the guy doesn't know his bike well enough to be out in traffic. When I would drive my Subaru WRX I would sometimes accidentally launch it from a stop. If the weather was cool and dry outside, the turbo would react differently. I know the car very well - it would just have a surprise for me every once in awhile. And stalling out any manual tranny machine is not uncommon.
As a newbie, you're taught that there's all these right ways and wrong ways to do things, but in reality, some of the most experienced riders with the best knowledge of their own bike will still make silly mistakes. It may even happen to you someday in your future - and I'm sure some newbie will point their finger at you to point out what you did wrong.
As a newbie, you're taught that there's all these right ways and wrong ways to do things, but in reality, some of the most experienced riders with the best knowledge of their own bike will still make silly mistakes. It may even happen to you someday in your future - and I'm sure some newbie will point their finger at you to point out what you did wrong.
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