today at about 5 i got a K&N air filter i put it in went for a ride got about a bit down the road and my bike died i thought it was out of fuel so i had to push it down the road threw a round about to a servo i open the take and see there is still a bit of fuel in it im standing there goin wtf then i remembered i forgot to turn the fuel back on lmao and i didnt have my tool kit on my bike dam it was fun to try and get a shifter and a screw driver lol
has any 1 else dont this or some thing stupid like this or am i the only idiot out there
oh and the bike feels so much better with the K&N filter im thinkin it ot likr 2 or 3 more hp
The very same thing. Last week. Made me late for an appointment with the dentist.
I forget to put my feet down at a stop siign once, about 20 yrs ago. anyone else ever done this?
seen people forget to take the plastic wrap off the air filter haha :flipoff:
Quote from: ajaxgs on July 12, 2006, 05:35:49 AM
seen people forget to take the plastic wrap off the air filter haha :flipoff:
Can you say choke??????
Quote from: ajaxgs on July 12, 2006, 05:35:49 AM
seen people forget to take the plastic wrap off the air filter haha :flipoff:
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
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I did that once. I was doing an oil change and vavle check at once. got everything back together and took her for a ride and spit spit, switch to reserve (cause i let the fuelk get low before valve checks), spit spit, dead. I sat there thinking what it could be and it hit me like a ton of bricks, gas valve under tank still off :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I haven't done that, but...
Killed it at a stop sign. Went to hit the ignition and hit the horn instead. DOH!
...okay, okay, I've done that twice.
Quote from: deathlucky on July 12, 2006, 02:33:48 AM
today at about 5 i got a K&N air filter i put it in went for a ride got about a bit down the road and my bike died i thought it was out of fuel so i had to push it down the road threw a round about to a servo i open the take and see there is still a bit of fuel in it im standing there goin wtf then i remembered i forgot to turn the fuel back on lmao and i didnt have my tool kit on my bike dam it was fun to try and get a shifter and a screw driver lol
has any 1 else dont this or some thing stupid like this or am i the only idiot out there
oh and the bike feels so much better with the K&N filter im thinkin it ot likr 2 or 3 more hp
Man, you've got to do me (or us) the favour of using some punctuation in your notes. I've gotta tell ya -- this is hard to read. Oh, and fixing your spelling would help readability as well.
(If you were not from a primarily English-speaking part of the world (Queensland Australia, true?) then I'd have excused you, but my 5th Grade teacher would send me home with an "F" (no GS500 pun intended) if I posted this. Apologies to the others -- had to say something.)I now return you to your regular programming...
http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=28047.0
... Oops, you're right, I should have stuck to topic. :flipoff:
NO, I have never done anything that stupid.
Well, you did comment on something stupid he just did, so you did stay on topic, sort of.
Folks,
As with most of my mistakes, I thought about the two posts that I made, first to criticize the style of writing by the original poster of this message, then my reaction to Bargovic's reaction.
Both of my posts were out of line for me. Please accept my apology.
On the first post, at best I should have stopped after the first sentence. It says how I felt and probably said enough. Frankly, I don't know anything about DeathLucky. As such, I should not judge. It may well have been the best DeathLucky can do in English. I should be satisfied with that. It's their way of communicating.
With Bargovic's post, they were referencing a similar situation to what I was complaining about. I didn't read the whole of Phaedrus' thread -- I was tired. I should not have reacted to Bargovic's post, just walked as I wasn't mentally ready to respond.
I'll leave my responses as is, more as a reminder to myself than anything else. I'm taking a short Personal Time Out to internally reflect before getting back into this forum game.
Quote from: RedShift on July 13, 2006, 06:00:51 AM
I'll leave my responses as is, more as a reminder to myself than anything else. I'm taking a short Personal Time Out to internally reflect before getting back into this forum game.
I hope it's a very short break, because we'd miss you too much if you were gone too long! :cry:
k...you've had a few moments to yourself.. are you back yet?? :icon_lol: :kiss3:
Oh yeah...in regards to the topic, when I first started riding, I forgot to put the kickstand down once after--what was for me at the time--a very long, intense ride (I think it lasted about 20 minutes).....T*I*M*B*E*R.... That was one of the first few drops in a long, successful career (so far) of dropping my bikes... :cookoo: :laugh:
Dumb question here on my part:
Is it really necessary to turn the fuel flow off each time? If so, why?
Quote from: SteveK364 on July 13, 2006, 05:21:19 PM
Dumb question here on my part:
Is it really necessary to turn the fuel flow off each time? If so, why?
I do not believe it is with the GS because the fuel is not fed by gravity, rather it is pulled, ala vacumn, when the engine is running. Engine off, no vacumn, fuel stays put.
...and I'm now way over my head...
I remember riding on the highway one time. I was trying to press my horn I pressed it like 10 times and a few of those times I held the button for a few seconds. But nothing. I was like, "Man, what happened to my horn?!" Then I looked over at the other handle and said, "Oh, there's my horn".
I was pressing the start button all along!! :laugh:
Now that I think of it, I'm not even sure there is an "off" position for the fuel valve--atleast there's no mention of it in the owner's manual for my 2000 model.
No i'm talking about the little tap on the is on the bottom of your tank
Quote from: deathlucky on July 14, 2006, 12:28:50 AM
No i'm talking about the little tap on the is on the bottom of your tank
:laugh: :laugh:
NICE! :laugh:
I just recently bought a 2005 GS500F. My friend test rode it for me. After i got back to the house with the bike i was all excited to ride ti but at the same time a little scared. So i decided that i'd work my way up to it and get to know the bike a bit. Couldn't figure out why it wouldn't start. Had the choke on, bike in neutral, clucth in, ignition on, full tank of gas and it just ran a few hours ago. Finally i gave up and went to the manual - aww yes, the kickstand was still down. boy did i feel like a dumb azz.
So the next couple times i put the kick stand up but when i was done i nearly dropped the bike before i got into the habbit of putting the kickstand down. Makes things a lot better and i'm sure the bike appreciates it more with the kickstand down.
I don't get it. I start my bike with the kickstand down all the time?
mine dies too if in gear and you put kickstand down mines a 00 has a switch on it ......
Quote from: 3imo on July 14, 2006, 07:21:41 AM
I don't get it. I start my bike with the kickstand down all the time?
You can start it, but not put it in gear, at least on mine.
Once i was lane splitting through traffic, and wanted to zip through a free hole to a next lane. I grabbed the throttle and somehow hit the kill switch with my thumb :). I felt squidy :oops:
Quote from: 3imo on July 14, 2006, 07:21:41 AM
I don't get it. I start my bike with the kickstand down all the time?
Like Unnamed said, you can start it with the kickstand down but the bike has to be in neutral. If you try to start it with the kickstand down in gear you won't get anything.
When I first got my bike I was pissed because I couldn't figure out how to start it. AJ then taught me abut the choke. :)
Quote from: hzk6rz on July 14, 2006, 07:19:02 AM
I just recently bought a 2005 GS500F. My friend test rode it for me. After i got back to the house with the bike i was all excited to ride ti but at the same time a little scared. So i decided that i'd work my way up to it and get to know the bike a bit. Couldn't figure out why it wouldn't start. Had the choke on, bike in neutral, clucth in, ignition on, full tank of gas and it just ran a few hours ago. Finally i gave up and went to the manual - aww yes, the kickstand was still down. boy did i feel like a dumb azz.
Quote from: Unnamed on July 14, 2006, 08:03:06 AM
Quote from: 3imo on July 14, 2006, 07:21:41 AM
I don't get it. I start my bike with the kickstand down all the time?
You can start it, but not put it in gear, at least on mine.
I know it won't start in gear. he said it was in neutral and wouldn't start with kickstand down.
sommin aint right, cletus.
Once I forgot to "turn off" the fuel valve before removing the tank. Needless to say, there was a lot of fuel pouring out as soon as i pulled the first hose off and I had to quickly try to shove it back on. laugh:
I remembered but.... when I pull the lines they flung fuel into my eyes. :o
I was out the rest of the day. poison control kept calling and checkin om me.
d3
Quote from: 3imo on July 14, 2006, 10:18:33 AM
I remembered but.... when I pull the lines they flung fuel into my eyes. :o
I was out the rest of the day. poison control kept calling and checkin om me.
I was helping a friend change the fuel filters (yes, that's right, TWO) on his '88 accord. Well, we pulled the fuse for the fuel pump, and ran the car till she died, in order to remove most of the fuel from the lines. Or so I thought. I was under the back driver's side tire, pulled the fuel hose... got a faceful of gas. Mouth, eyes, skin.. you name it, I had it. Man, did THAT suck. So then I'm trying to force the new filter in, and can't get it. Finally, I just let it drain into a bucket. It drained about 1/4 gallon. I still can't figure it out.