Dang warning light
 

I took my new SH (actually a 98, but very new to me) out for a very COLD winter ride. My first real ride on it to boot. When I got back I stopped by a gas station close to my house to fill up. I pushed the bike away from the pump and started it up to see if there were any noises going on that I couldn't hear while riding. I see the yellow warning light on the instrument pod turned on. Dang, what the hell could be wrong and what could 'S' possibly stand for. $hit is about to hit the fan? I am really Sucking right now so turn me off? I am not Safe? I probably did about a million searches on this forum using my iPhone and could find nothing. I didn't want to drive it home if something was wrong enough to have a warning light on so I killed the engine and started to push it home. The second I put the stand up the light went off. Soooooooo, now all is well in Newville :D.

Lol, this ranks right above trying to start the bike with the kill switch off for ten minutes.

I did that for about 5 minutes once. I was in the mountains and thought I'd flooded it, since I smelled gas. Doooooh!

i did it once in downtown Pomona, right next to a bum digging cans out of the recycler. When I realized it was off, i flipped it on and started it, leading to the loudest backfire I've ever heard. It honestly sounded like a gunshot, and scared the hell out of the poor guy lol.

Ummm yeah... My stupid ass did it at a gas station once. Tried to start the bike til the battery drained. State trooper jumped her for me, lol...

Done that a few times. It shut off once during a twisty run on a straight and another time during tourist season in niagara falls on the parkway. The tight road with no shoulders. Took a minute but I figured it out and she backfired pretty good. Lol.

Thats some funny sh^t right there

When I was a kid I pushed my RZ350 to the shop. It would start, but die when put into gear. Mechanic looks at me and says...Did you try switching to reserve?....

Did the same thing...had to use my Xterra to jump it! I was pissed when I finally figured it out lol

got this mistake out of the way right off the bat. when I went up to wisconsin to test ride my future baby, I pulled back in to the lot and used the kill switch to turn it off, then forgot I had done it. tried to start it again and nuthin. so standing there infront of the current owner, I realize my mistake and flipped off the kill switch. tried to start it again and BOOM! biggest backfire you ever heard. had to laugh, but I'm standing there looking at the owner like "yeah, I know bikes." lol

i installed my mototeck under tail and drilled through some wires in the back and spent like 5hrs trying to figure out why it wouldn't start.... ugh....story of my life

I know, it's a very crowded room, but move over anyway. I finally had to buy the official Honda shop manual to look like I actually owned the bike I held title to.

i find it weird that with the kill switch engaged the bike will still crank. they should have designed it so itll shut off the ignition or something and not let it turn over. would make more sense that way

Nah, I find it useful sometimes.

Your one lucky dude!! If it would have been that damn green light you would not have been able to move---WHOOO - thank God.