Biker Bingo

[Count Steer]

I got 18. Ridden off with the lock still on? Nope, but I have ridden with a broken throttle cable tied round my foot and moved my foot to control the speed, ridden '3-up', put my feet in plastic bags before putting my boots on and riding in torrential rain + ridden on snow, not just in it.

[Nobby]

19. How is it even possible to ride off with the steering lock on ?

[Count Steer]

19. How is it even possible to ride off with the steering lock on ?

That's what I thought. Maybe they mean disc lock?

For those with 20 points, tie-breakers:

1. Ridden a bike with a sidecar on?
2. Ridden in the sidecar?

[Mr. Dazzle]

I read it as disc lock even if it didn't actually say that.

[Horse]

19. How is it even possible to ride off with the steering lock on ?

Depends on:
a. Where you place the lock, relative to how you intend to exit from the parking location
b. Not changing your mind

[KungFooBob]

I tried to ride off on my NS125R with a chain through the rear wheel and knackered the chain guard.

[Ian]

#21 Towed a bike with another bike.

When I was 17, my dad towed me on my GT185 behind his car for 2 miles.
He had sense to "tie" the rope under my right hand on throttle

When I was 17 my Dad towed me on my 175 Bantam ( useless brakes ) behind his Reliant van (fibre glass body, you can see where this is going). He gradually went faster as he gained confidence. Then someone pulled out from a pub and he slammed on the brakes. I went straight through the back door. I remember him leaning over his shoulder to ask me if I was alright him still in the driver's seat me halfway in the back of the van.

[Rockburner]

Tried to start the bike with the kill switch "off". / Walked up to a mate who's bike won't start and casually flicked the kill-switch back on "on".

[DefTrap]

1. Ridden a bike with a sidecar on?
2. Ridden in the sidecar?

The former was scary enough, I had no desire to try the latter.

[Horse]

1. Ridden a bike with a sidecar on?
2. Ridden in the sidecar?

The former was scary enough, I had no desire to try the latter.

'2' was fine because either I was a toddler or the pilot knew what they were doing.

'1', however, terrifying.

Horrendous contraptions

[DefTrap]

When I was 17 my Dad towed me on my 175 Bantam ( useless brakes ) behind his Reliant van (fibre glass body, you can see where this is going). He gradually went faster as he gained confidence. Then someone pulled out from a pub and he slammed on the brakes. I went straight through the back door. I remember him leaning over his shoulder to ask me if I was alright him still in the driver's seat me halfway in the back of the van.

My 'adventure' ended up being 35 miles (FFS!), not the shortest route but the one with the fewest turns or roundabouts. I was the tow-er (crappy kawa z550) and the tow-ee was my brother on one of his terrible choppers (probably the Yam XV750). He got confident enough being towed that I could see him in my rear view mirror searching for his fags.

[Buckaroo]

19. How is it even possible to ride off with the steering lock on ?

That's what I thought. Maybe they mean disc lock?

For those with 20 points, tie-breakers:

1. Ridden a bike with a sidecar on?
2. Ridden in the sidecar?

Yes to both, my tally is still short! Ooh er Mrs

[Bustaspoke]

#21 Towed a bike with another bike.

Once on my XJ550 I towed a CB250RS across northern France to Dieppe,both bikes were 2 up & fully loaded with camping gear.
On the same tour my Z900 riding mate ended up towing a Z750 from northern France to York,again both bike's were 2 up & fully loaded with camping gear.These day's I recomend insurance

[kendo57]

19. How is it even possible to ride off with the steering lock on ?

Steering locks used to be a separate lock built into the headstock, it was not uncommon to jump on the bike
and try to ride off only to discover you had not unlocked the steering.

[Sadlonelygit]

Full house here too
22: 3 or more up on the bike (it was 7, on a dt175)
23: pushed a bike along with your foot/knee

[DefTrap]

Once on my XJ550 I towed a CB250RS across northern France to Dieppe,both bikes were 2 up & fully loaded with camping gear.
On the same tour my Z900 riding mate ended up towing a Z750 from northern France to York,again both bike's were 2 up & fully loaded with camping gear.These day's I recomend insurance

Once you get used to it, it's not so bad is it? - probably the worst bit was the shock / horror / double-takes of other motorists.

Is the law clear on the legality of doing this? I never checked at the time (my experience is from the early 90s) and the law may have changed anyway. I don't recall seeing any plod and there were fewer / zero cameras back then.

I can't recall which bits of the tow-bike were tied to the tow-ee - there weren't any YouTubes to consult back then....
Obviously we had no bike-to-bike comms.

[Supermofo]

18. Don't think I've ever run totally out of fuel. And even with separate steering locks don't think I've ridden off with one on.

[Taipan]

17. Never waved at a speed camera, been on a track or ridden over 250 miles day and probably never will.

"Done a skid"!

[MrLongbeard]

14.
Never been pulled by plod, sneezed, ran out of fuel, been on a track, taken a pillion or kick started a bike.

[Skub]

Rode while banned?

Rode while pissed?