Biker Bingo

[DefTrap]

oh yeah - thought of another entry for the list: Lost blood while working on the bike (aka feeding the beast).

I burnt my face on the exhaust whilst listening for an odd noise. Does that count?

[Rockburner]

oh yeah - thought of another entry for the list: Lost blood while working on the bike (aka feeding the beast).

I burnt my face on the exhaust whilst listening for an odd noise. Does that count?

If the skin is still there... yes!

[Zimbo]

19, haven't ridden off with the lock on. Ran out of fuel once, on track at Assen in pre qually practice, have done most of the optional extra ones, riding off with the side stand down was the most alarming, first left turn, BANG!

[Yorick]

19, haven't ridden off with the lock on. Ran out of fuel once, on track at Assen in pre qually practice, have done most of the optional extra ones, riding off with the side stand down was the most alarming, first left turn, BANG!

Was that a race? Sidestands are banned normally.

[Dickyboy]

Been a member of a patch club?

Ridden a trike?

Nope me neither, although I have been given a lift on a trike by a patch club member...

Otherwise 19 of the original list plus chebs 3 & some others.

[mangocrazy]

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?

Done both of those, and all the optional extras, but never rode off with the steering lock or disc lock on. The 15 miles from Stafford to Uttoxeter in deep snow when I was about 18 is seared into my memory. I've never nearly crashed so many times in my life.

[Zimbo]

19, haven't ridden off with the lock on. Ran out of fuel once, on track at Assen in pre qually practice, have done most of the optional extra ones, riding off with the side stand down was the most alarming, first left turn, BANG!

Was that a race? Sidestands are banned normally.

No, the side stand was my road 900 Monster, will try not to do it again because the shock load on the engine case which the stand is bolted to must be massive!

[Yorick]

19, haven't ridden off with the lock on. Ran out of fuel once, on track at Assen in pre qually practice, have done most of the optional extra ones, riding off with the side stand down was the most alarming, first left turn, BANG!

Was that a race? Sidestands are banned normally.

No, the side stand was my road 900 Monster, will try not to do it again because the shock load on the engine case which the stand is bolted to must be massive!

So you did race at Assen?

Cool.

[Bustaspoke]

Ridden a trike?

Nope me neither, although I have been given a lift on a trike

Yep,I'd forgot about that one.One ride was enough.

[Ian]

Not a trike as such but I've wobbled round and island on 2 wheels in my uncle's Izetta.

[DefTrap]

Been a member of a patch club?

Ridden a trike?

Ridden a trike, a VW one, don't care to repeat it.

Was, am , a member of an MCC, does that count? My leathers still have the patch on it, I don't think anyone other than me rides any more ....

[cheb]

I've raced in a sidecar, grasstrack 1987/1988 southern England. Great fun

[demographic]

I got 18.
Never gave a shite about bike touring so not done 250 plus miles in a day and any bike chains Ive had have been heavy enough that I remembered the bike was locked before I set off.
Never had a discock cos theyre shite.

Oh and three up on a bike? Ha, I've had four people (including myself) on a Fizzie between the Sour Nook pub and the one at Cowrigg at New Years Eve.

[The Spin Doctor]

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?

All 20, plus ridden in a sidecar (I was a kid).

And if we're really silly, also travelled to Switzerland on a Franny Barnett as an embryo!

[Zimbo]

So you did race at Assen?

Cool.

I was racing in Desmodue and we had one annual race at Assen as part of the Ducati Club Race weekend, it was pretty epic although our little monsters and SS's were pretty flat out for much of the circuit! The Dutch thought we were nuts, we were lapping on our 620 53bhp bikes as fast as they were on their 916s but at the expense of multiple crashes, think our grid of 27 bikes had 35 crashes over the weekend including three ambulances to the local hospital with broken collarbones.

[Noggin]

Does waving at other bikers, but from inside a car/van/minibus warrant a mention??!!

(Having done just that - again )

[Sunny]

19

Never run out of fuel, though I did hit the reserve tap a few times (remember them?)

[demographic]

Not only have I ran out of petrol (fark me, several times, who the hell hasnt? How is this even a point?) But a mate took pictures whilst taking the piss and I can clearly remember saying "Ha de ha fuckng ha" as he clicked the shutter.

I think I'd been working on the bike and fired it up, got a rush of blood to the groin and went for a hoon.

[Bustaspoke]

Seeing as it's Bol D'or week who else has experienced the madness of a 24hr race?
I've survived one visit to Le Mans & 2 visits to cicuit Paul Rockhard,utter madness never to be forgotten

[KungFooBob]

Seeing as it's Bol D'or week who else has experienced the madness of a 24hr race?
I've survived one visit to Le Mans & 2 visits to cicuit Paul Rockhard,utter madness never to be forgotten

I did LeMans in 2002 I think.

I don't remember much, the campsite was mental, saw fuck all racing.