Scarlet, had an off in front of Gardai!

Skill Magill

Let me paint the picture, decided to go down to kish fish in smithfield for tomorrows fish pie. Was only going to be in there for about 10 mins and would normally not lock the bike, but on this occasion locked the front disc.
10 mins later having bought my fish, a squad car pulls up beside and parks on the other side (of the cobbled ) road. So, I'm thinkin, what have I done? Anyway the guards ignore me and go down to place where they give homeless people food; deadly, pure coincidence they pulled in as I was shooting off.
Rev up and go!
Fúckin U lock on the front wheel, over I went, It was in slow mo, there comes a time when you know the weight of the bike is gonna bring you down, but there is also a point where you think you got it, but you don't, and bike gets laid slowly to the ground, with the revs in the red zone before you knock it off.
Anyway the guard, came over and gave me a hand lifting
it off the ground to upright.

That Guard was sound, he didn't even laugh when I came off:D



Scarlet though:pac:

TLTR : nice one Garda dude that helped me pick up my bike off the ground

landmarkjohn

Did it myself the other day pulling away from my daughters house, gave her a fright watching me but lucky enough I was pulling away pretty gentle.

I try and put the lock as close to the impact point as possible so if you do forget there is little or no momentum. The locks with the stretchy cable that you loop onto the throttle are best or failing that hang anything (lanyard, bootlace, sticky tape) onto the bar to remind you. It is a horrible feeling..... KACHUNG!!

Ayrtonf7

Only happened to me yesterday as well. I was standing there talking to a friend about forgetting his disc lock on his front disc this one time, laughing and joking. Eventually after about 5 minutes I get on and go to pull away and the back wheel locks up after a couple of feet. Luckily I was gentle taking off. Always afraid ill do some serious damage. Really need to pay more attention but sometimes you just get caught up in other things.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Happened to me a few times, and every time I promise to purchase myself a 'dope rope' to remind me it's on.

But last Christmas it was almost fatal!.. Heading off on a charity run from the Gypsy Rose on Aston Quay and I forgot the disc lock was on.

Over I went, but my pillion passenger rolled out in front of a bus ~ it still scares me when I think about it.

F*cking disc locks

Max Headroom

FKN hell....did he even ask you if you owned the bike....ffs what am i payin his wages for...:rolleyes:

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Max Headroom wrote: »

FKN hell....did he even ask you if you owned the bike....ffs what am i payin his wages for...:rolleyes:

You were paying the wages of the other garda whose day off it was.

Del2005

After going out to pick up my brothers bike after he did a huge whellie away from a friends house with the disc lock still on I always make sure I have to back out if I use the disc lock.

Del2005

Max Headroom wrote: »

FKN hell....did he even ask you if you owned the bike....ffs what am i payin his wages for...:rolleyes:

Our Gardaí are intelligent enough to know the difference between an owner dropping their bike and a scumbag trying to steal a bike.

Skill Magill

Max Headroom wrote: »

FKN hell....did he even ask you if you owned the bike....ffs what am i payin his wages for...:rolleyes:

^^^
After all, the keys were in the ignition and I had a separate key ring for the kryponite lock. So as said in my op, cheers guarda dude!!

landmarkjohn

Skill Magill wrote: »

It was in slow mo, there comes a time when you know the weight of the bike is gonna bring you down, but there is also a point where you think you got it, but you don't, and bike gets laid slowly to the ground,

I was trying to impress the lads outside the chipper many years ago doing a slow full lock U turn with feet on the pegs on my GPZ600R and it keels over.... all I could do was hold it halfway to stop it hitting the deck...... lucky enough the bright country lads immediately recognised my predicament and ran over and lifted it perpendicular.

Bikes get heavy trying to hold at 45 degrees when stationary!!