drew_c14

been there done that...don't feel bad

Thumper

Same here! VTR was the first bike i had with a kickstand switch. All of my prior bikes never had that.

So i go to buy the used VTR at a car lot. She looks so good and starts right up. Everytime i put her in first she dies. I felt so stupid after about the forth or fifth time and then i figured it out.

I was thinking oh no this bike is a lemon when in reality the lemon was the one sitting on the seat.

HawkRider98

I did the same thing when I was sixteen, but with a car. My first car had a manual tranny and the second an automatic. The first time I drove it, I drove it to work and parked it, came out that nite to leave and it wouldn't start. No lights or anything. I called my dad and he was on his way to check it out. While we were waiting, one of the guys I work with asked what was going on, I told him so he said to let him take a look. He gets it puts the car in park ( left it it drive) and starts it right up. Felt pretty stupid, especially after my dad drove 40 minutes to help, got there and it was running and found out why.

ghopki1

DO A SEARCH...LOL

I did it to..............

hawxter996

here is a funny one.

enter skyline drive at front royal.ride for about 30 miles.
stretch my legs one at a time left leg lowers sidestand at about
50mph.
not fun leaned into to a righthanded turn!

ghopki1

Ouch, that should ? have hurt.

hawxter996

i caught it by pulling in the clutch.
should of seen the skidmarks though!

RK1

At least you didn't do it, three or four times, in the middle of a 7/11 parking lot with cars waiting for you to get the #uck out of the way. I know "somebody" who did that once.

hawxter996

how about not having a sidestand switch.
then thinking your in neutral and letting the clutch out...............BANG!

been there done that!

tudor

thanks, I feel much better now..my previous bikes didn´t have that smart switch:-)

ghopki1

Skidmarks on the road or in your Hanes...LOL....

KindredGhost

X3. I'm still kinda scared to lean... so don't feel so bad.

KG

Hawkrider

The HD V-Rod doesn't have that switch. A bunch of us were sitting at the DQ one night. Guy rolls up on a new (at that time) V-Rod. So we're shootin' the **** for a while and he goes to start it up for all of us to hear. Keep in mind that he's parked right behind this guy's sportbike. He lets starts it, lets the clutch out and the bike leaps forward into the other bike. The other bike comes to rest with it's front wheel against the parking block and the sidestand angled towards the back wheel! Another inch and it would have fallen onto another sportbike next to it.

The kicker: The guy rented the V-Rod for the day! What a poser!