Malfunction on Mt. Rose Hwy.

[Yard Sale]

http://www.rgj.com/article/20091026/NEWS/91026012

When the light turned green, Morgan said his bike malfunctioned, causing the front tire to leave the ground,

Damn I hate when that happens! Sounds like a n00b with poor clutch/throttle control making excuses...

[wills]

"It's always the tools, never the carpenter"

[urvaius]

That's funny..

[oldBolt]

Yut UGHHHH, say it ain't true. 

[n10sive]

you guys ever consider that he might be a member of our club and reads this board? OR....that he could benefit from becoming a member of our club? Doesn't sound like he would become a member, or remain a member, after reading this.

[MotoPutz]

Sounds like he tryed to do a wheelie and wrecked to me...

[cobra23]

Well thats the kind of thing most of us do....."once"

[n10sive]

exactly. If we do it twice...then we get public humiliation LOL

[MotoPutz]

I know I did it once, and even basically claimed the same thing to the cops...

They didn't believe me.

[RedLeader]

They didn't believe me.

They never do...

[Yard Sale]

you guys ever consider that he might be a member of our club and reads this board?

Then step up and be counted! Time for some tough love. Put SSA stickers over your bike's new scratches.

I wondered what if it were a legitimate malfunction, a broken clutch cable just as he left a stop. That wouldn't wheelie/loop your bike unless you were giving it waaaay too much gas. Stuck throttle?

Most likely the malfunction was from the 20-year-old nut behind the controls. No big deal. But to blame it on the bike after making a mistake, well that invites laughter and derision.

[urvaius]

one time while working at the old shop on Mill I was trying to do a burnout on my tl1000. It didn't go so well. smashed my fairing, my knee and was so embarrasing. lol good times though.

[oldBolt]

Then step up and be counted!

+1

[cobra23]

you guys ever consider that he might be a member of our club and reads this board?

Then step up and be counted! Time for some tough love. Put SSA stickers over your bike's new scratches.

I wondered what if it were a legitimate malfunction, a broken clutch cable just as he left a stop. That wouldn't wheelie/loop your bike unless you were giving it waaaay too much gas. Stuck throttle?

Most likely the malfunction was from the 20-year-old nut behind the controls. No big deal. But to blame it on the bike after making a mistake, well that invites laughter and derision.

Is Laughter not a huge pat of the moto world LOL

[Justin]

Janet Jackson had a wardrobe malfunction, too.
These things happen