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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: John A on January 06, 2022, 08:07:44 PM
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Man that looks painful. Didn’t look like he broke it though https://youtu.be/aVyaCtmMjx8
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Was the other guy too busy holding his beer?
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:grin: and his camera
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That was the exact opposite of Malcolm Smith unloading in On Any Sunday.
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The difference between youth and age. That was a walk away from mistake for a youth and a probable life changing mistake for an older guy like me.
Oh to be young and limber again.
Ciao
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He did follow the unwritten rule of motorcycling, sacrifice yourself for your motorcycle. :evil: And yes, he will heal up in about 20 minutes.
Paul B :boozing:
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I bet he never makes that mistake again :thewife:
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I remember loading large motorcycles into the back of a pickup truck with a couple of waterbed rails screwed together to use as a ramp. Get a running start, and up you go.
There were times that we would back up to a curb, remove the tailgate and use it as a loading ramp.
Having survived all of those times..... we bought a trailer that stows a full width ramp up underneath. It's a one man load/unload.
:bike-037:
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Prior planning prevents piss poor performance.
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If he yelled, "Oh, no! My bike!" then he's fine. If he didn't, then he's hurt.
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Looks like his head got the worst of it. :shocked: That will make for a good story, "let me tell you about the time a motorcycle landed on my head!"
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I just transported my 2001 EV in the back of my Lowe’s 5x8 trailer.
The unloading process is by far, the most mishap prone part of it. Especially when your doing it solo.
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Many years ago, I owned a MZ Baghera (look it up) a 660cc super-motard style bike. Using my nice, pre-curved aluminum ramps, I got it loaded in the back of my truck OK. Unloading didn't go so well. About half-way down, one of the ramps tipped and both the bike and I went over the side! The bike landed completely upside down, smashing the mirrors, bending the handlebars, ripping the seat, and worst of all, putting a nice long scratch down the side of my truck. My wallet was hurt far more than I was. Since I seem to be a very slow learner, almost the exact same thing happened to me about 4 years ago using the identical ramps trying to unload my mint (at the time) 1990 FXLR. There was a light drizzle (was I asking for it or what? :tongue:) and the back wheel slid off the side of the ramp with predictable and expensive results. A week later a nice Aluma trailer was sitting in my driveway and the ramps were gone.
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I love my Aluma trailer
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There was a Youtube vid of a guy loading his brand new Goldwing at the dealership. He flubbed it on the ramp and crashed the bike while loading it. No mileage on it and it needed work before he rode it. :tongue: Expensive lesson.
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There was a Youtube vid of a guy loading his brand new Goldwing at the dealership. He flubbed it on the ramp and crashed the bike while loading it. No mileage on it and it needed work before he rode it. :tongue: Expensive lesson.
Yep, lesson learned here, too! Lots of Youtube videos showing expensive custom Harleys and the like being dropped off ramps and pick-up beds. Ouch!
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I had a 67 chevy PU as a teenager, I'd drop the tailgate and ride up or sit on the seat and roll down backwards. But I was on a BULTACO Sherpa T
(https://i.ibb.co/zHy5ndt/BULL.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zHy5ndt)
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I have a trailer that allows you to ride the bike right into place. The first time I did it with my Stelvio I found myself wondering how I coild get off the bike without injury as the bike and trailer were very unstable. Took a while.
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BTDT :grin: :grin: :grin: Riding a bike into a PU bed, loads of fun. :grin: Tank shift, suicide clutch on my Recon. Front brake semi-engaged. :shocked: I hit the front wall of the bed and let the engine die with clutch engaged in first.
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That’s how I always load bikes...
I had a 67 chevy PU as a teenager, I'd drop the tailgate and ride up or sit on the seat and roll down backwards. But I was on a BULTACO Sherpa T
(https://i.ibb.co/zHy5ndt/BULL.jpg) (https://ibb.co/zHy5ndt)
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Here’s mine..
Back in the early ‘90s I had a GS1000 that I was running up onto a steel bench, it was about 2’ wide and 18” high..(the bench, not the bike..)
I would usually accomplish this fiendishly difficult exercise, by employing a plank 2” thick and 1’ wide which was ok, but it was always a bit marginal for length..
Anyway I fired up the GS as I had done many times and while standing beside, snicked it into gear and clutched it up the ramp which was (almost) always a straightforward affair.
But like most affairs, they can go wrong... :rolleyes:
Once the front wheel had cleared the plank and dropped the aforementioned 2” onto the solid bench top, I was gripped with an overwhelming sense of achievement and gave the engine a minuscule rev and foolishly let the clutch out a further femtometre.
This was not a good idea... :sad:
The rear tyre flicked the plank rearwards, firing it across the shed and coming to rest tantalisingly out of reach, since I was still holding the handlebar of the bike and the whole shooting match crashed down, with the front wheel on the bench, rear wheel hanging over the edge rotating languidly and the exhaust system smashed into the edge of the bench.
Could not lift the back end on..(too piss weak)
Could not drag the bike backwards..(again to piss weak)
Could not reach the wall ‘phone for help..(too short)
STUCK...!
So I stood like a rabbit in the headlights pondering my predicament and mentally added up the emotional and dollar cost of letting go of the whole thing and walking away.
After some time I noticed that there was a piece of broom handle that I could drag closer with my outstretched leg and was able to get it close enough to bend down and retrieve, while still balancing the stricken Japanese behemoth that was seemingly mocking my hapless state.
Jamming the the broom handle into a (hopefully) safe place where it would not dislodge, I began to sidestep my way towards the wall ‘phone and balanced the bike vertical while reaching for the hand piece with my fingertips.
Upon succeeding in this incalculably difficult pursuit, I dialled a mate who lives about 30 minutes away and explained my plight.
Being the man he is he said...
“No worries Huzo, I’ll just finish my cuppa’ and hang the washing out and I’ll come over....” :clock: :clock: :clock: :rolleyes:
After standing there for about 40 minutes, in he comes and I was treated to another five minutes of finger pointing and an unbridled display of derisive laughter.
One minute later..?
The bike was on the bench...
Well, alllrrrighhtyyy then.... :angry:
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BTDT :grin: :grin: :grin: Riding a bike into a PU bed, loads of fun. :grin: Tank shift, suicide clutch on my Recon. Front brake semi-engaged. :shocked: I hit the front wall of the bed and let the engine die with clutch engaged in first.
That takes cajones Tom. As much as I’d love to be not hauling a trailer, I love my low, low trailer with a full width swing up ramp. No need to even start the bike, just get a short running start.
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I forgot to add as soon as the rear wheel hit the bed of the truck off the ramp. Lock the front brake up. That was in my younger days. :grin:
Last bikes that I loaded onto my El Camino at the harbor and walked off on the sloped driveway at the house using 2 ramps. Eldo & V11 Sport. That was okay.
I got smarter. The best and easiest way.......I now use a Uhaul lowboy bike trailer $25/day. :thumb: Walk on. Walk off. Cali III & 1000S.
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That takes cajones Tom. As much as I’d love to be not hauling a trailer, I love my low, low trailer with a full width swing up ramp. No need to even start the bike, just get a short running start.
I did it once, and only once with a Yamaha VMax! :shocked: I was at Daytona Bike week and it was time to leave. All of my "friends" were too busy being hung over to give me any help loading the bike. I knew if I was ever going to get the bike in the back of the truck I was just going to have to ride the damn thing up the ramps. So, I "Evel Knievel'd" it up the ramps and everything held together. Looking back, I'm amazed I didn't kill myself. At 620 lbs+ it would have left a mark!
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Here’s mine..
Back in the early ‘90s I had a GS1000 that I was running up onto a steel bench that was about 2’ wide and 18” high..(the bench, not the bike..)
I would usually accomplish this fiendishly difficult exercise, by employing a plank 2” thick and 1’ wide which was ok, but it was always a bit marginal for length..
Anyway I fired up the GS as I had done many times and while standing beside, snicked it into gear and clutched it up the ramp which was (almost) always a straightforward affair.
But like most affairs, they can go wrong... :rolleyes:
Once the front wheel had cleared the plank and dropped the aforementioned 2” onto the solid bench top, I was gripped with an overwhelming sense of achievement and gave the engine a minuscule rev and foolishly let the clutch out a further femtometre.
This was not a good idea... :sad:
The rear tyre flicked the plank rearwards, firing it across the shed and coming to rest tantalisingly out of reach, since I was still holding the handlebar of the bike and the whole shooting match crashed down, with the front wheel on the bench, rear wheel hanging over the edge rotating languidly and the exhaust system smashed into the edge of the bench.
Could not lift the back end on..(too piss weak)
Could not drag the bike backwards..(again to piss weak)
Could not reach the wall ‘phone for help..(too short)
STUCK...!
So I stood like a rabbit in the headlights pondering my predicament and mentally added up the emotional and dollar cost of letting go of the whole thing and walking away.
After some time I noticed that there was a piece of broom handle that I could drag closer with my outstretched leg and was able to get it close enough to bend down and retrieve, while still balancing the stricken Japanese behemoth that was seemingly mocking my hapless state.
Jamming the the broom handle into a (hopefully) safe place where it would not dislodge, I began to sidestep my way towards the wall ‘phone and balanced the bike vertical while reaching for the hand piece with my fingertips.
Upon succeeding in this incalculably difficult pursuit, I dialled a mate who lives about 30 minutes away and explained my plight.
Being the man he is he said...
“No worries Huzo, I’ll just finish my cuppa’ and hang the washing out and I’ll come over....” :clock: :clock: :clock: :rolleyes:
After standing there for about 40 minutes, in he comes and I was treated to another five minutes of finger pointing and an unbridled display of derisive laughter and finger pointing.
One minute later..?
The bike was on the bench...
Well, alllrrrighhtyyy then.... :angry:
:laugh: :laugh:
that's a real friend, well, actually a real friend (at least in the smartphone age) and taken some video and posted it BEFORE helping you out!
on the plus side, the more stupid mistakes one makes in life, the smarter one becomes assuming they live thru their mistakes....
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:laugh: :laugh:
that's a real friend, well, actually a real friend (at least in the smartphone age) and taken some video and posted it BEFORE helping you out!
on the plus side, the more stupid mistakes one makes in life, the smarter one becomes assuming they live thru their mistakes....
Yeah SRE.
The story crops up occasionally... :rolleyes:
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Yeah SRE.
The story crops up occasionally... :rolleyes:
Well it was a good save.
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Yeah SRE.
The story crops up occasionally... :rolleyes:
The price of fame!
Almost all truly memorable achievements are unintended!
Not sure why......
I suspect your surviving friends are going to have a lot of stories and laughs at your funeral. :wink:
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The price of fame!
Almost all truly memorable achievements are unintended!
Not sure why......
I suspect your surviving friends are going to have a lot of stories and laughs at your funeral. :wink:
I think it’s a bit like humour.
The funniest people, don’t know why they are. Some of the best instances I’ve ever been a part of, involved the victim failing after he’s told everyone to..
“Stand back, y’all had better leave this to me....” :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed:
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I think it’s a bit like humour.
The funniest people, don’t know why they are. Some of the best instances I’ve ever been a part of, involved the victim failing after he’s told everyone to..
“Stand back, y’all had better leave this to me....” :embarrassed: :embarrassed: :embarrassed:
Agreed.
As a friend likes to say in those situations "That's why STUPID is supposed to hurt!"
Nemesis loves punishing the stupid and the arrogant.
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Bad judgment always gives us the best stories!