Top 10 Newbie Mistakes

[cowboyup3371]

You're okay Jus1087, as long as you learn from it.

Btw, why not put your bike model in your signature and your location in your profile so it makes it easier to help out.

Is it too late to beg for mercy and promise to change my ways?

Good idea Ed!



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Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Nessism]

Thought this would be a good time to bump this thread back up. Lots of new GSR members pouring over the fence now that it's spring so maybe some of them will read this and take appropriate measures to fix their bikes.

"Sure, I'll remember exactly how this goes back together...now, where does this extra piece go?"
- JC

Thinking that anything left over wasn't needed anyway?

[bonanzadave]

My girlfriend is finally starting to learn to tell me it's dinner time about 5 or 10 minutes before it is really done

Guess shes not a newbie anymore .

[cowboyup3371]

While the wife/GF/SO impatiently waits in the house while you're wrenching in the garage you respond to her with "Ill be right in......."

or when you run out to get milk and bread on the Bike you tell her "Ill be right back....."

My girlfriend is finally starting to learn to tell me it's dinner time about 5 or 10 minutes before it is really done since I'll say I'll be right up and then I won't show up for awhile. I have this thing about finishing what I am doing whether it is wrenching, working outside with the horse/fence/shed, or on here.

While the wife/GF/SO impatiently waits in the house while you're wrenching in the garage you respond to her with "Ill be right in......."

or when you run out to get milk and bread on the Bike you tell her "Ill be right back....."

Oh that is not just a newbie thing...it's just a spouse thing

[bonanzadave]

While the wife/GF/SO impatiently waits in the house while you're wrenching in the garage you respond to her with "Ill be right in......."

or when you run out to get milk and bread on the Bike you tell her "Ill be right back....."

[tkent02]

worrying about what sort of mirrors to put on the clubman bars before you even have it running...

How about putting on clubman bars before you even know how to ride.

worrying about what sort of mirrors to put on the clubman bars before you even have it running...

Replacing your old tires and not replacing the most likely OEM valve stems.

Whoops, I was doin pretty good til this popped up.

[tkent02]

One word, "Hacksaw"

No, Ranger, the extinguisher appeared under the tree this past xmas....just itchin' to use it.....er, I mean hope I never need it......

Haha, I can tell you a bike on fire in your driveway looks cool except when its yours. I still remember my words... "Damn battery, Oh shít fire, I hope none of my neighbors are outside... oh shít its a big ball now, oh shít my gas tank is a flame thrower out of my petcock while IN MY HANDS with fresh paint... OH SHíT WHERES MY FIRE EXTINGUISHER ITS GONNA BLOW!!"

Cutting the rear of the frame off and making a bobber, then you decide the bikes looks like cr@p, now its worthless.

Cutting your nice original exhaust so it can sound like a harley. Now it sounds bad and someone could of used an original exhaust for their restoration.

Not checking your ignition timing on a bike with points.

Not properly lubing all cables on a bike that sat for 20 years, so on your first ride ,the clutch, the tach and speedo cables snap.