Was nice to meet you today tigger , hope you now realise we just a mad bunch but harmless on the whole     **well some of us are if reminded to take the medication they should **   Look forward to seeing you at many more events & trips out                                                                                                                                                                              

Hey Liz, (tigger)

You're a dark horse! I'm really glad you went to the maintenance day, you'll have to tell me what these people are really like later

I'm gutted I couldn't get there, it's like missing out on a school trip reading all your posts now
                                                                                                                                                                             

Hi Tigger   Dont think your a full on biker till you do the disk dance and the kill switch   I went to Westbay on Friday rolled up all cool in front of crowd. Went to put side stand down and knocked gearshift instead. Opps. Lucky I had the front brake on. Made the woman standing in front of me jump and I was a very red colour under my Lid                                                                                                                                                                             

mick,

hows about pulling up at a busy junction, kicking it into neutral thinking you're in first then opening the throttle, picking your left foot up, revving the bollocks of it and toppling over Didn't realise how strong my left leg was!
                                                                                                                                                                             

Classic like it. Ive never dropped it but I have tried to pull away in neutral Lots of noise                                                                                                                                                                              

i also av dun the dico lock dance and its got a springy fingy onto the handlebars as well, av u tried the chain lock dance as well, i av n me chains bright red, like me face was wen i ad2 get bak off 2 take it off.....................hehe                                                                                                                                                                             

Feel better now that I am not the first person to act like an idiot on my bike!   Nice to meet everyone on Sunday and the maintenance lesson was very useful to me and I now know what I have to check for.   RK - maybe a bribe of some barny ice cream may encourage me to tell you what they were really like!!!!!!!!!!                                                                                                                                                                             

Hi tigger, nice to meet you on Sunday, dint really get to talk to you much, but I'm sure we'll see you agen soon.   Ohhh...and i've done the disc lock thing (once in my back garden, thankfully) and I do the kill switch lots of times... but...   have you done the   "side-stand-down-why-wont-it-start"  thing?      another one of my favourites                                                                                                                                                                              

aww....bless..dont know if i met you sunday..but hello anyway                                                                                                                                                                             

Hi Karey - yes I have done the side stand trick, I think I am gradually buiding up a portfolio of stupid things to do with a bike!    Might be the only thing I could get a prize for!   Hi to ianhq1971 - dont know whether I met you either, this old age memory is on its way out!                                                                                                                                                                             

maybe when ya get a picture up , i can remind you..lol..what bike were you on ??                                                                                                                                                                             

Hahah  tigger... that's the kind of prizes i win too. I'm sure you both met, you were not more than a couple of feet away when i arrived, anyway     Edit:   yep indeed infact the very first photo on events you are right next to each other..lol   http://www.bikermatch.co.uk/sites/bm/events/event_photo...ent_id=505                                                                                                                                                                               

He must have been hiding from me!    Or maybe didnt recognise him without the hat!   Was on a blue fazer - parked next to XK, who I have to say kindly took me under his wing and looked after me - thanks XK.                                                                                                                                                                             

thanks kaz......very helpful as per usual lol                                                                                                                                                                             

haha... you're welcome                                                                                                                                                                              

you should get a pay rise kaz......                                                                                                                                                                             

HI Tigger, welcome to the site. I too have done the kill switch thing, and..............the failing to turn the petrol on thing! Bike puttered to a halt just up the road, and whilst I was contemplating the problem, and coming up with the fact that I had forgotten to turn the petrol on, a kindl biker stopped to ask if I was ok!  (I said, yes fine thanks, have just fixed the problem!)

And I don't dare use a disc lock, cos I know I'd never remember I had it on!
                                                                                                                                                                             

Dragon,

I don't believe a lady who drives heavy plant with all those levers n knobs could possibly do the kill switch thing! Thought you'd be a highly trained switcher onner
                                                                                                                                                                             

Hi tigger welcome to the site.I have sent you a welcome pm just to ease you into it all...like I say this site is awesome and I love it                                                                                                                                                                             

Hi ..Sure u will soon find ur on solid ground 'ere.. Enjoy exploring