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Tell on yourself. We've all done it. Usually its just a little...something that makes you slap your own forehead when you realize what you have done.
After babysitting all week (lucky grandpa) I was going riding this Saturday morning! Got my helmet, hat, jacket and cell phone and out to the trailer I went.
Before rolling the bike out of the trailer, I started it because I had been having problems and I didn't want to get it out and it not start.
Anyhow I checked the petcock, made sure it was in neutral, turned on the key, checked the lights, hit the starter and it fired right up. I try to remember to turn the fuel off when I park it, but I don't always do it.
I rolled the bike out of the trailer and was letting it idle while I stowed away my phone and hat in the saddle bag, cleaned my sunglasses and put my gloves and helmet on.
Then the bike started missing. Acted like it was running on 2 cyclinders again! I tried to rev it up but it wouldn't, then it died.
I don't know if I said any bad words out loud, but I'm sure I thought of a few of them. Well start checking a few things out. I found it.
I try to remember turn the fuel off when I park it. I forgot and when I checked it was turned on, so just before starting the bike, I must have turned it off! It ran out of gas. Because I turned the petcock to off.
I'm glad I found the problem, but it was me. I guess I remember to turn it off enough that its a habit to turn it on, but when its already on...
I started this thread saying we all do these things. Do we? Or is it just me? :sad:
After babysitting all week (lucky grandpa) I was going riding this Saturday morning! Got my helmet, hat, jacket and cell phone and out to the trailer I went.
Before rolling the bike out of the trailer, I started it because I had been having problems and I didn't want to get it out and it not start.
Anyhow I checked the petcock, made sure it was in neutral, turned on the key, checked the lights, hit the starter and it fired right up. I try to remember to turn the fuel off when I park it, but I don't always do it.
I rolled the bike out of the trailer and was letting it idle while I stowed away my phone and hat in the saddle bag, cleaned my sunglasses and put my gloves and helmet on.
Then the bike started missing. Acted like it was running on 2 cyclinders again! I tried to rev it up but it wouldn't, then it died.
I don't know if I said any bad words out loud, but I'm sure I thought of a few of them. Well start checking a few things out. I found it.
I try to remember turn the fuel off when I park it. I forgot and when I checked it was turned on, so just before starting the bike, I must have turned it off! It ran out of gas. Because I turned the petcock to off.
I'm glad I found the problem, but it was me. I guess I remember to turn it off enough that its a habit to turn it on, but when its already on...
I started this thread saying we all do these things. Do we? Or is it just me? :sad: