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Took a brand new Kdub Shoei out without rubbing dirt on it. Landed on my skull 10 minutes later
Forgot my fork pump at home before my first ride.
Best one I saw was at a local race, watched a guy rail a huge line of blow off the tailgate of his truck. Next thing I know the dude is smoking EVERYONE in the expert class.
Once spent an afternoon trying to get my RM250 running and kicking it and cussing before realizing it was out of gas.
I went and got a ranger to bring a ATV (6 wheel drive mini truck ) out with a winch to get the bike out. Short story is Ranger ended up pinning it in the 6x6 and ran me over. I ended up in a wheel chair for 4 weeks and had surgery on both legs at the same time. Ranger lied about what happened and guy with bike stuck in pond said he didn't want to get involved.
It sucked. Never again.
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I just moved my kid to 65s, and he had maybe 4 rides on it after moving from the old YZ 50.
So I entered him in a fun race we have that is invite only, and it's around this time of year called the "Turkey Bowl". For riders who never trophied, to give kids a chance to feel good but by actually beating someone.
So this is the kid's first race on anything bigger than a Polini 50, and I had to officiate.
So I'm scrambling my ass of, juggling between track duties and the kid, and I jank it out of the truck to start it for the first time of the day.
I started booting it, and nothing. Check the obvious stuff, nothing.
After about 5 minutes of this, a little kid parked next to us tapped me on the leg and said, "Thers a plug, mister".
Son-of-a-bitch, I left the plug in the pipe!
And a 10 year old kid had to point it out.
My only excuse is I had on a head set, and people were constantly talking, and that's my story.
I thought I was going to die after I finished, and my rear wheel looked like a pear with 8 broken spokes, but I finished right were I thought I would.
Pit Row
1. I forgot to buckle my boots for my first race. I was so nervous, I didn't even notice until looking at a photo I noticed my boots were undone while I was in mid-air over the finish line triple (I was doubling it).
2. Was lubing up my bike Saturday night before going to a practice day in Marysville when my bike tipped over. It snapped the clutch perch and I had no spares. On top of that, moto shops were closed Sunday and Monday so picking up a new one was out of the question. I rigged it with some baling wire and went riding the next day.
Was winning, bike got slower and slower and stopped. Crank/piston, all the expected when you are inhaling dirt into a two stroke. 18 and was going to race until shit broke and then zip tie it.
Less than 12 hrs later a helicopter was taking me to the hospital with a broken femur.
Bikes OR booze… you can’t do both in the same weekend.
1) Turn up to one of my first events, bike won't start, Dad advises to take the plug out and check there is a spark - do so. However, in my adolescent and stupid thought process, I didn't think to ground the plug against the head bolts and instead held the plug close to my face to see the spark and then kicked her over. Lesson learnt.
2) Recent Enduro practice day I had the pleasure of taking out my father in-laws 2004 EXC 300 that had hidden away in a container for 12 years. Snazzy steering damper on her and all. All fun and games until wide open in 4th on a slightly curved part of the course I suddenly was stood upright by the bike and had a huge boxer soiling moment. Come to a stop and try to figure out what happened. Turns out the top yoke bolt that pinches up on the stem had come loose and slowly worked its way out until it was jammed against the steering damper shaft - could steer left but not right. Now check every bolt on the old girl prior to a rip.
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