7 Most ANNOYING Things Only Riders Understand

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[@0neTwo3]

I keep all my 10mm sockets in the single sock who’s partner was lost in the drier…. The sock’s proven survival instincts cancel out the tendency of the sockets to become lost.

[@rafaellastracom6411]

LOFL. Rambo the sock.

[@davidboden5486]

Also a handy dandy self defense sock

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

Bro, get multiple pairs of the same socks. If you lose one sock then you've got a strangler, but if you lose 2 you're still golden!

[@darrenv5015]

Outstanding!

[@kathrynwhitby9799]

Top Tip!

[@akripper6248]

I'm surprised "trying to thumb the turn signals and hitting the horn" isn't on the list.

[@keiros1]

HONDA WHY MUST YOU SWITCH THE TWO AROUND.

[@kenbowlus2995]

@@keiros1That's what I immediately thought, before clicking to open and see your reply.

[@newenglandscrambler2262]

💯 this.

[@ceflapoid5701]

OH the joy of older BMW with signal switch on each side of the bars and only one off switch on one side and horn on the same place on the other. Well they have mostly autocancel function but too long for tight turns in the city:D and loud horn is also plus.

Or Forgetting to turn the signals off, and driving around blinking like the moron I am...

[@MrEiniweini]

Putting on the gloves before retrieving the ignition key from your pocket is hell annoying. Forgetting to reset the trip metre after you fill up is annoying. Throwing on your dry riding gear inside the house only to walk out of the front door to find that it is lightly raining is really damn annoying. Forgetting to remove your eye glasses before removing your helmet is annoying and painful. Stalling your bike after your battery just barely started it the first time is "I guess I will ride it tomorrow"annoying.

[@elevationmoto6208]

And putting your glasses on the vibrating seat of your warming up bike so you can put on your helmet only for said glasses to vibrate off the seat. But it's all good, 'cause your boot will find said glasses.

[@r1dutch]

@@elevationmoto6208 Or your friend will walk over to help you find your glasses and step on them. Ask me how I know.

[@grandprixjames]

Nailed it for me😂😢😂

[@aaronaaronsen3360]

I don't have glasses but did that same "falling off the vibrating seat" with.. my helmet. Re did the scene with the swearing Merovingian in Matrix Reloaded on the spot.

[@fullmetalcorgi1350]

You know what really grinds MY gears? My shifting

[@paradoxworkshop4659]

Ba-dum, tiss!

[@Wintersdark]

All of these. Every one. Right from the start, as soon as you mentioned battery I *knew* it would be from those fucking square nuts that always tip at a slight angle or get pushed down a bit to far or whatever else. I actually have a spare battery because I'm a moron who leaves his keys in his bike and it turned on regularly, so I've had to swap and fix batteries a lot. I'm so, so familiar with that. There's a solution! Take the battery out of the bike. Unthread the bolt until it's flush with the bottom of the nut. Hold the bolt with the nut pulled tight against the battery terminal, and squirt some hot glue/etc/silicone/rolled up electrical tape/anything underneath the nut. This way it can't move, and is always right easy to thread in to. Hot glue is my favourite for this, it lasts longest and is easy to remove with a bit of heat should you ever need to. Never struggle to thread those bolts into the terminal again.

[@kathrynwhitby9799]

good tip

[@Ravager669]

doing 70 wearing an open faced helmet hit a swallow, bloody nose chipped a tooth, full face since....(i was 12-13 when it happened)

[@kennethlindahl9206]

A swallow, I wish the one that I hit was that small. Try a Woods Robin. big sucker too. Its 40 yrs later I still have neck pain. A buddy of mine hit a pheasant, knocked him off his bike. He road home so not too bad.

[@Buzzkill-wn7tf]

Lol. Having a damn wasp get up the sleeve of my riding jacket on a highway at about 110 km/hr. Felt like a hot coal burning my arm every couple inches until I squashed the bastard. Left some marks. Did have a grasshopper hit my face one time while wearing an open face--not in the same league as a sparrow! Condolences.

[@supermotardrider]

Battery terminals: just double up the nuts. Use the ones from the old battery. Bug splatter on helmets: Windex soaked shop towel, in a zip-lock bag. Keep it in your tankbag.

[@Nelsonriggusa]

Great Tips!!!

[@michaelbriese9417]

Simply put a small piece of vacuum tubing behind the nut in the battery terminal nut recess. That will hold the nut in place.

[@richardjreidii]

I’m on my 22nd bike, 30+ years of riding. I have given in and purchased a Goldwing and accepted my position in life as uncle hi-viz. I have also spent probably 30 minutes of my life over the past year panicking when my Goldwing wouldn’t start because the Killswitch is a fucking dial like device and if you bump it one way or another the bike doesn’t start. It is the only bike I have ever accidentally hit the Killswitch on because all the others are massive red rocker buttons. I just have never accidentally depressed and not realized it. But that Goldwing has sent me into a panic multiple times.

[@SuninSanDiego]

I was at a dealer recently that had a couple of mid 2000's Goldwings and I wanted one simply cause they had like 100 toggle switches over every flat space everywhere. It reminded me of a helicopter cockpit.

[@phantom_10792]

See, I do hi viz because my last half decade of work has been CDL, and too many places require hi viz.

[@jimtownsend6139]

Unscrewing two tiny screws that hold on a bit of air cleaner trim. One drops and doesn’t hit the floor. It’s somewhere in the frame. I spent 15 minutes blowing the area with compressed air hoping I could force it out, but no luck. I wrote it off as lost. About a week later I returned from a ride. I pulled in the garage and put the kick stand down. Darned if that little sucker didn’t fall out and land on the floor as I was looking down. And yea, I’ve had the battery terminals not reaching the nuts in the terminal.

[@greatbigeye2506]

In my younger days I had a very short attention span and got angry quick so I HATED working on my bikes. I always managed to lose tiny parts, get oil everywhere, get stuck doing the simplest stuff, etc. These days I am much better at staying calm, understanding manuals, and taking my time and this actually saves me a ton of time.

[@nmklpkjlftmch]

I use Blu Tack under the battery nuts. Also, it's not just the 10mm socket for me, it's also the 5 & 6mm hex bits.

[@dieterich6533]

4:16 bro, use solder filled heat shrink tubing. Cheap and easy, no water can get in 👍

[@willjohnson5861]

Those connections are good, but a proper solder connection you can do with a soldering iron and waterproof heat shrink tubing is better. Honestly though, they will both last long enough

[@killerdeviant]

If I forget the kickstand, I take a second to make sure I have the mental capacity to ride that day 😂😂😂

[@ravenlorans]

Kickstand? MY Bike rides just fine with it down. Are there bikes it won't run if down?

[@kathrynwhitby9799]

@@ravenlorans only new ones. (80's bikes were more fun!)

[@chrismader3689]

On the subject of sockets, I have two pieces of 8/32 threaded rod with wing nuts in my tool roll. One holds deep and shallow 8mm and 10mm (KLR) and the holds shallow everything else, all metric and 1/4” drive.

[@skierboy85]

I have found a previously lost 10mm socket while searching for the one I just lost. The key is have like 6 10mm sockets on hand at all time. It's weird that I never loose a 10mm wrench, just the sockets.

[@michaelglinski3809]

Simple tip for the battery terminals I've used on every bike I own that has a battery (all six of 'em): Take the vent tube that comes with your new battery, or a comparable vinyl hose. Clip a short length off it, maybe 3/4", or however wide your terminal is. Now, take the nuts of the battery, slide them into the terminal, and stuff the bits up tube underneath. When the bolts are out, the tubing holds the nuts nice and tight to the top of the battery terminal. When you put them in, the bolt squishes them down, ready to pop back up when the bolt comes back out again. Simple, cheap, easy, and works like a charm.

[@keiros1]

I have to remove one of the two mufflers on my '09 Vulcan every time I have to do a chain adjustment. The right side one covers the castle axle nut so you can't get a torque wrench on it to tighten it to spec. *why*

[@WHarp-qc4cp]

Hmm, chain? my '09 VulcanC is belt driven

[@steve23464]

After purchasing my 1st bike I disconnected the kickstand switch because I didn't want to deal with the hassle of it dying everytime I forget to lift the stand. Now I just deal with the inevitable scrape of the kickstand on the 1st left turn.

[@SmittyAZ]

Hold old is a bike that doesn't die when you try to ride off with the stand down? 😅

[@ravenlorans]

@@SmittyAZ 81 Honda CB 750 Custom... It runs just fine with it down.

[@kathrynwhitby9799]

true heroism!

[@8OneOfTheNobodies8]

Once I was fitting a modul to make my break light flicker and all was going well (it was on a new bike) after the install witch incluced clipping wires and stuff I plugged everything in to place then the time came to test it and ... nothing happened when I pulled my break lever, the amount of instant panic and regret one can feel in a split sec Oo ! Oh no was my thought untill I remember my bikes lights only comes on AFTER I had the bike running .. turned on the bike and the modul and lights worked as intended :D yay! from pure gut wrenching panic to entirely happy :D

[@Mikey_Chopps]

Bro, I became physically anxious watching most of this video. 100% spot on, 😅

[@John_Ridley]

I got the "piece of vinyl tubing under the battery nut" trick from Ari years ago. But it's also not a problem putting a new battery in my current main ride, a CX500 with the battery on the side :)

[@theprodigalstranger5259]

@spitescorner If you really want to top the tank get yourself a McCuff tank protector. Its $23 on the zon but your paint will thank you for it!

[@Cheezeball99999]

Solution to Thing 1: Kick start. My buddy's 2022 Harley had a dead battery a few months ago, and I reminded him *that* was *exactly* why I don't want a newer, EFI bike. Then he bought a 2017 too, and its battery went flat after about a week. Kick start. My XS650 doesn't give a darn how many volts or amps are in the battery, it fires on the first kick every single time above freezing, and the third kick below. Every. Single. Time.

[@caseyb.894]

As far as that gas spray goes, try thinking of the gas nozzle as a front brake lever, your leaning into a corner and ya need to trail off the brake! Works for me and I've never spilled a drop.

[@countryjoe3551]

A small piece of rubber fuel or vacuum hose slipped under the battery nut before you put the battery in the box makes it a piece of cake.

[@zeromitch8792]

Helmet undone is common for me and impossible for me with gloves on lol. 10mm always gone, true talk.

[@ofoosy]

My Magna is fun, I have to jump and throw my knee down to get both retention clips to click in. as the main and passenger seat are held down as one unit despite coming apart as seperate pieces

[@GordonReidZA]

About 6 months before I started riding I watched another biker give himself a traumatic brain injury by not doing up the chinstrap on his helmet between that and a fear instilling story my grandmother told me repeatedly (first time age 5) I have not once forgotten to do up my helmet. On the other hand I have lost no fewer than 3 bolts of varying importance because I forgot to check their tightness before setting off.

[@Whiskers74]

I get around the battery terminal issue by buying batteries with threaded terminals. Removes the need for the nut entirely. Also, wiping up splashed fuel with paper towel can scratch your paint if there's any dirt on it. Replace your fuel cap, and rinse it away with water if you want prevent scratching your paint.

[@SaddleTrampTV]

They way I find my 10mm is I say out loud; "Where is my 11mm or 1\2 or etc". Then suddenly the 10mm appears just like that... Half of the time.

[@kenbowlus2995]

The 10mm "missing sock syndrome" issue is so real and prevalent that they are sold in 5-packs and 10-packs.... buy the 10-pack, you'll lose at least 5 of them. 😜

[@kennethlindahl9206]

Went into a hardware store to get a 10mm, looked at the place there supposed to be. all gone! I went and got a salesman, he looked at the spot and said "I just got done stocking them". They disappear in the store. I keep them on the card they come on from the store then they cant run away.

[@ramishrambarran3998]

I have an FZ25 Yamaha, made in India. L&R turn signals have one common LED idiot light on the dash that you do not see in sunlight. So you can ride for miles with a flasher on. Two 12v piezo buzzers from the electronics did the trick. One wired to each front flasher, and hidden a cover on the headlight is loud enough for you to hear with a full face helmet on ! ......by the way. This 2021 FZ25 does not have any inhibitor switch on the kickstand. Nada !!!! Trinidad & Tobago. West Indies.

[@SummitCoyote]

when i was practicing when I first started riding i had the kickstand issue... ive also done it in parking lots. it's extra embarrassing when people are around to see it lol. ive definitely dropped the battery terminal bolts and captive nuts. i once found a screw i dropped in the bike 200 miles later.. oh yeah. if you wash your visor, it's pretty much guaranteed you're going to get a bug within the first few minutes of your next ride. you get the post-filup drip too? lol 😊

[@At.Aversa]

First time i borrowed my little brother bike on the way back i stalled the engine tried to restart with a bunch of cars behind me, battery death... Luckily i was close to the place we store it called my brother we try to push start it and it doesn't work so i just pushed it back was about a mile and a good workout. ones we got a new battery in it the bike ran fine.

[@firestorm755]

Brilliant!! You forgot one though. It's winter, you've got a ton of gear on, you start riding and realise you forgot to put your ear plugs in!! That really is annoying. Or while working on your VTR you drop an airbox screw, it's falls into the v off the engine. There's literally no way to retrieve it without removing the airbox, carbs and maybe the expansion bottle for the cooling system.

[@geraldburmeister9637]

cleaning chain lube off the rear wheel was a pain till I tried $3 lemon furniture polish from the dollar store. Crap just wipes right off and the furniture polish helps resist dust as well. Same furniture polish works as a spray and shine for the bike as well as the helmet and wind screens. For the battery spin the little bolt with a mechanics magnet and it will draw the little nut right up to the bolt and thread on.

[@dustindutcher6898]

Glad to hear the bug splatter issue is not just me. A huge bug, dead center and in the first few miles. Every freaking time!!!

[@carlosserrano6730]

The heat shrink one is why when someone asks me if I'm a mechanic, I tell them no. If I were to splice a wire, there's a 50/50 of forgetting that heat shrink. 😅

[@MisterOcclusion]

I put a convenient bit of cotton cord under the battery nuts. Not that i didn't sit there and stew for a while the first time i changed one

[@Eblade19990]

Man great video!! 😂😂😂 I can relate!!!!

[@abeemad584]

That first bug is always so juicy too. Big ol' splat

[@P45K141N3N]

This video was pure ptsd. Maybe except for the gas spilling I have a 5,4 gallon fuel tank so I don't feel a need to fill it to the brim.

[@KiRiTO72987]

Meanwhile me with my 3.2 gallon tank

[@P45K141N3N]

@@KiRiTO72987don't worry I used to have the BMW X-Country which has a 2.5 gallon tank 💀

[@criose]

8:45 Preach brother.

[@johnsaporta4633]

Vintage lens running commentary... Battery: vintage makes it simple. Seat: vintage makes it simple. Soldering: ouch! Fun to blame the previous owner Lost fastener: ive been lucky Busted fastner: welcome to vintage. 10mm socket: my tools are 5S organized. Non issue (smug) Kickstand: nah, it's you, sir Helmet: nope, I'm always last to roll off. D ring, baby! Gas spray: chemist, maybe I should tend bar.... Neat freak. Bugs: bingo! Thanks, Spite!

[@impaledface7694]

Wrenching teaches me patience and acceptance. My old italian bikes use a ton of 13 and 17mm bolts... and some 10's. Found the double sided 10mm/13mm wrench was clutch. For me? it's torx. What in tarnation is that torx size? is it t25? t27? t30? Oh crap I grabbed the security torx set AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Don't forget JIS #2 fun times. It's more fun when you don't have a kickstand or neutral cutoff switch. Then you hit the ignition, and the bike lurches forward 2-3 feet before you let off and say "what a retard". Then you get on an 80's suzuki and forget to pull in the clutch when starting ah.

[@davesy6969]

Regarding battery terminals, tear off a small piece of sponge and stuff it under the nut and it will hold it up to catch the thread and stop it from falling out. I also carry a tiny bottle of eye drops and several sheets of kitchen roll. I also keep my bike keys on a brake disc curly lead attached to my wallet so i don't misplace them.

[@eamon317]

I use those yellow paint brushes that you get in a crayola watercolor set, I just jam it under them pull it out when I have it screwed in

[@davesy6969]

@eamon317 You can leave the sponge in permanently, so you never need to find a brush.

[@donaldcameron8909]

Yeah I'm with this

[@disekjoumoer]

Just hold the nut in place with a screwdriver.

[@903lew]

I’ve always used a magnet to keep the nut just that little bit elevated. This sponge method sounds a lot smarter.

[@Big_Tyrone138]

For me, I work on my bike outside, so one annoying thing is when I have an entire project to get on with, but the weather either sucks, or it starts sucking, and I need to rush to finish it.

[@ravenlorans]

Or when your Baseball Cap Flies Off because you went 1mph Over 50 because most of your riding is In Town... ( No Helmet Law where I live or is Not Enforced ) Yes, I wear a Helmet on Long Trips.. Having to wear Safety Googles over your Glasses so your Eyes Don't keep watering up. Cruise Control Don't do any good on your main road because it's nothing but Hills and even on Flat Smooth Roads it don't hold. Running Out of Gas because you have No Gas Gauge.. and you are just Lucky enough to be able to Coast Up the Off Ramp and Back Down to the Gas Station 1/4 mile away... That you have to Be Extremely Careful on a road they just got done laying gravel on or you will drop your bike.. That if you attach Air Horns Meant for Truck/Semi, No One Will Still Hear or See you.

[@carlosanklan5866]

Hi Spite, sorry for this question on this video, but from all KZbinrs, I think you are the best in terms of helping others :) I am 6ft2 220lbs, new rider, and not sure between the Husky Svart 401 2023 model vs Kawasaki Versys-X 300, if you need to choose one, which one? Most of my riding will be in town, but I have nice backroads nearby, and let's say my riding will be 70% pavement and 30% not paved. Thank you for your help.

[@MrBlindbird]

The bug on screen thing makes me curse every time...and it does not only count for the visor,why do bugs always splatter RIGHT in the midle of your vision on a carwindow???plenty space to the right where the passenger sits but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO it HAS to land right there where you're looking trough....and to ad insult to injury,that damn bug came equiped with razor sharp wing shields that cut your windshield wiper as soon you try and remove said bug...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRG 😂

[@scorpion-ninja8228]

Lol, yea taking out the battery on my Kawasaki Concours 14 can be a pita, compared to the other Ninjas, which you just remove the seat and WHOOMPPPPPP THERE IT IS!!! 😂

[@Right-Handed_Neutrino]

Holy shit, I just went through this Friday & Saturday. I put my bike up for sale (2014 ZX6R ABS) and got more interest than I expected. I put in a new battery, have tons of accessories so I spent 6 hours making sure they all worked. I was up till 3am Saturday morning just to give up. I spent 3 hours trying to get my front brake reservoir to clear my double bubble Windscreen with my 2" Riser clip-ons. So I finally get it all back together, 2 hours past the time he was supposed to be there and he never showed up. I was kinda relieved, because I was done for the day. I've done this dozens of times. The bike is in immaculant condition. I swapped in the factory rearsets and took off my Driven Racing rearsets. Well when I did this, I switched to a Rear Left-Hand Thumb Brake (car accident in Dallas years ago; I can't use my right foot all that well anymore) and I can't find the odd sized banjo bolt to my ABS pump. I had used a normal length banjo bolts with my steel braided lines. The factory one uses a longer banjo bolt because the OEM line has a riser on it to clear the other lines on the ABS pump. Then I couldn't find the right length shift rod. Still haven't figured out how to clear the brake fluid reservoir yet. How the bolt hole is angled & these risers & Puig Double Bubble W/S, makes it very difficult. Lost a couple 10mm sockets too

[@jordanzzzh]

one time after draining the oil from my motocycle engine I forgot to put screw back the drain plug and started pouring fresh semi-synthetic oil in the engine...👀 Only after wasting $30 worth of oil that I realized the huge puddle of oil on the floor and had to not only buy new oil again but also clean all of that up... 😅

[@MattMills91]

I have been a professional wrench since 2011 and I have NEVER lost a 10mm socket. I lose flashlights, prybars, ratchets, pliers and screw drivers like a man.

[@Yoda8945]

Changing a battery should be simple. My BMW RNineT required removal of 16 Screws/ bolts to remove the battery. What should be a 15 minute job takes 1-1/2 hours.

[@barrydaly2292]

5:29 The torque wrench nightmare😮 changed oil set wrench checked setting. Tighten sump bolt. No click surely it's tight enough trusted wrench. Went lose. next time oil change, sump plug had stripped thread. NEVER AGAIN will I trust a $ 50 torque wrench. My elbow and wrist from now on.

[@Stacy_Smith]

CONTROVERSIAL STATEMENT: Do twisting and braiding instead of solder and crimp splices. Fun fact! 2 dissimilar metals in the presence of an electrolyte (humidity alone can be an electrolytic source) creates a process known as galvanic reaction. Anyone ever noticed green corrosion after some time has passed located at the location of a soldered or crimp spliced joint? Galvanic reaction. (If splicing a zinc & a copper wire crimp or solder away. You're fuct anyway and soldering/crimp splicing is a better joint.)

[@motoNudziarz]

I was buiyng 10mm and 13mm both sockets and spanners, like I was hardware store, now I have 10/13mm sockets and spanners distributed evenly about 3 pcs/10sq. ft.

[@docsamson2299]

Oh, those gosh darned retaining nuts!!! Made me rage quit more than once! As for bolts going missing within the bike? Just make sure you stuff a towel or rag under the F4i's CCTL when it's time to replace it. Don't ask me how I know... 🤣 Still can't strap up my helmet with gloves on... I'll pay more for gas if it means I can regulate the flow easily (looking at you, Costco!)...

[@ravenlorans]

Waiting to Make a Left Turn and the Light Don't Turn Green even tho you are On the Sensor. Then Find Out that for Bikers, It IS LEGAL to Make a LEFT Turn On a Red IF No One Is Coming from other Direction... I waited for one to turn Green for 15 Minutes... Someone pulled up behind me...

[@popoclay5532]

Must have had fun trying to fill tanks in CA...I mean, it's so much fun trying to pull back the rubber end and angle it just right to see the tank neck, hoping the light is hitting the hole just so. grrrr

[@TheJerzeyGuy]

🤷🏼‍♂️ but that's why I buy 10mm by the pack from Amazon 🤣🤣, bought 2 packs last year , 1 pack immediately grew legs but at least I still have a few from the second 🤣🤣

[@fernandosartori844]

All my riding life had Japanese bikes and one Harley. Now in my sixties I got severely nostalgic for the looks of my first bike a Honda CB-350 and purchased a Triumph Street Twin. How embarrassing to be at the gas station fighting the stupid gas cap. Why the British had to be different from everyone else?

[@PetrolJunkie]

1) Use the right tools. Put the screwdriver away and use a hex driver. Pay attention to what you are doing. Profit. 2) It is what it is, practice makes things easier. 3) Crimping is better where there might be vibration. If you have to solder, build a routine so you don't forget steps. 4) Keep spare hardware. If you have the service manual for your bike they often have a hardware list. Just put a box together with several of every size. Replace what you use ahead of time. Some bolts shouldn't be reused, keep plenty of those on hand. Problem solved. 5) Keep your tools organized and you don't lose them. If the spot is empty you haven't put it away yet it's time to double check. 6) Disable kickstand kill switches. They are evil and unnecessary if you have real skills. 7) Put your gear on in the same order every time and you tend to forget steps less often. Don't let yourself get lazy about it and short cut. 8) Filling your tank isn't that complicated. Lift, let it drip, put a paper towel from he windshield washing station under the nozzle, put it away. If they are out of towels, that's why you keep a rag on the bike. Life gets easier when you use your head for something other than a hat rack.

[@ZackaryMac]

These are all dead on! Although...I can honestly say I never had a problem with 10mm sockets, or any sizes. But the rest...YUP!

[@ZeroKitsunei]

I honestly don't understand why the terminals aren't threaded now. Or take the blocks and wield them in place. I know powersports batts are stupid expensive, but i'd pay like an extra $20 for a feature like that. The cheaper ETX batts can do it. So why can't the other manufactures do it? Or like slightly longer bolts? That way I don't have to put a tiny piece of folded cardboard under the blocks.

[@Eric_from_Kansas]

That damn kickstand gets me at least twice a week. I'm super paranoid about splashing gasoline though, so that STILL hasn't happened to me yet. Mainly because I hate huffing gas all day so... Super careful. Oh what gets me almost every ride though is about to kick it into 1st and after fighting with the heated gloves, getting the cameras synced, and getting the helmet fastened - realizing I forgot to put my damn ear plugs in... I'm old and have had a lot of explosions and gunfire close to the head so I can't afford to NOT wear plugs😂

[@leanit5756]

Ever try properly lubing a chain on a CRF450L with the plastic damper on the rear sprocket? Argh!!!! That one gets to piss you off before every ride.

[@RaphaelChan888]

I've put a colour on my 10mm socket. Plus I'm Aussie so we predominantly use metric 😀 But yeah, I can relate to most of these things. I often find it's like solving one of those patience puzzles where you have to jiggle some ball bearings and objects around until everything eventually falls into place

[@firefighter1c57]

I was adjusting the valves on my then girlfriend's Ninja 500. I was reinstalling the coolant tubes when I mistakenly said aloud, the worst case scenario is to drop one of these screws in the sparkplug hole. .21 seconds later... yep, right in the cylinder.

[@rodx5571]

I have an Electraglide and have changed the battery, I must add that in order to install the terminals there is a 3/4 round "D" shaped spacer that goes on the outside between the terminal and the terminal block on the battery. If you substitute ANYTHING for that, the terminal will vibrate loose on a long ride. On my Harley it will make the engine cut out, make the ammeter act crazy, and damage the voltage regulator if you dont fix it fast enough. On a Sturgis run from south Texas, on the way back i was 200 miles from home and this very issue occurred. I have gear in my back seat, and on all of my saddle bags. Hell getting the seat off. Its happened more than once i am ashamed to say.

[@jessehughes88]

Maybe I’m just super organized but I have all of my 10mm sockets right here in my drawer. I have one of each style and they all have a specific slot in the drawer (I don’t like unnecessary excess)

[@froinlaven71]

Manufacturer uses two different socket sizes for your oil drain plugs Wiring for the headlight is so jammed in there it takes you 20 minutes to just try and stuff it all back after changing the bulb A side panel is press fit with hole grommets. You know exactly how it lines up and have taken it off 100 times but you can never line the panel up correctly and it's 5 minutes of cursing to get it to go back on Figuring out which way to slide open the vents on your new helmet because the manufacturer used a different direction than the last one you had Geared up, ready to go, bike started, everything strapped tight and you get this incredible itch on your foot or head that requires you to rip your gear off immediately to scratch it. Pulling your credit card out to pay at the pump without taking your gloves off. It'd be quicker to just pull your gloves off, but no no, you have to do this THIS way. Checking the tire pressure on your rear and the valve is lined up perfectly hidden behind the chain/belt and exhaust

[@TacticalHamsterDance]

The bugs are annoying, for some reason it's always a bug in the middle of the windshield in the first 15 minutes and then nothing, maybe one or two for the remainder of the ride, even if you ride the whole day. The absolutely worst thing is the battery nuts, however. A combo of #1 and #4 (I think). While cars somehow manage to have both batteries and cables in one piece, this is apparently impossible on bikes. And the worst thing? They are unique, not common nuts. Sure, the screws are all unique too but you can just go to a dealer and for a small price of few dollars per screw you can buy them - not the battery nuts, however. They are only sold with batteries. So you're mounting the battery back, paying attention to the screw, cable, terminal, when suddenly your finger slips - and you hear a single ping. Nothing falls to the ground. You go onto your knees, check, try to lay the bike down on one side, on the other, nothing. Now you can throw an otherwise perfect battery out.

[@dadandkids5028]

Don't use electrical tape. Use Nitto No. 11 rubber tape. It is self-amalgamating, which means that it sticks to itself and forms a solid rubber sleeve around the connection. Has to be cut off, won't unroll.

[@Tasselhoff88]

My cheap ass Biltema socket kit from 20 years ago still has the original 10mm socket, even after 3 engine rebuilds and a lifetime of small jobs with that kit. But otherwise 9/10 spot on.

[@taylodl]

I'm an old guy but a new rider who's wrenched on several cars. The 10mm is universal. Even on cars. Same damn problem! Those nuts in the battery was a new one on me. Put a dab of grease on it, set it down, used the screw driver to line it up, and the grease holds it in place. The other thing that's hit that's different is they use Loctite on everything! Quickly learned if you don't want to bugger up those "phillips" screws trying to remove them then you'd better get a set of JIS screwdrivers. That was a new one on me!

[@SGTvolcan]

I got one for you. You're riding down the highway and strike fairly shallow pot hole and head a bunch of metal clanging on the ground. You get back home to discover your primary engine mount bolt has shattered and disappeared. No one?.....Guess its my fault for buying a chinese bike.

[@T3hn00bz0r]

Love the Portillos shirt. Just had some for lunch 😂

[@Atrip111]

Done the kickstand thing. Worse on scooter it wont even start. So your confused...oh ya im dumb kickstand down. I probably even left mine at work once would not start. Got ride home, came back next day started right up like normal. Probably was angry and exhausted trying to start w kickstand down.

[@jackstephens2519]

Spite off topic question but what size riding suit do you wear? I’m very close in size to you at 6’4 and 230ish pounds with a 34” inseam and the size charts have me totally lost.

[@Ninja-400-girl]

Holy cow, do you have a secret camera in my garage... I think I've experienced a lot of what your talking about.

[@joekool4]

I've never had an issue with seats. Even my xvs1100 with a home made bracket this add a passenger seat to a Corbin solo seat. But, my current bike bolts on from underneath. So I let the backrest hold it in place.

[@FanaticalKilla]

Spite, you should try a Echo Quick Release Helmet Clasp, it passed M2005. Standards and its not easy to get off without two hands.

[@ChrisVanMiddelkoop]

I am pretty sure I know where my 10mm is. Pretty sure…. If not, I know the 4 places it usually is hiding at.

[@kellygrant4964]

Valve stem.... washed my bike and was shining up my back wheel. Barely touched my rubber stem and it broke off. So off to the shop to get a new one put on. Why didn't anybody ever mention to change these buggers. So new wheels new stems.

[@Cthooligan]

At least in your state, you don't have evap cushions that need to be pressed to dispense the gas from the pump. Push that spring back with one hand, while also balancing the nozzle over the tank and pulling the trigger with 2 fingers to avoid the early cutoff. Hope you do it right or the lever will go limp and smack your fingers. A lot of extra work just to get that extra 5 miles before I have to fill up again.

[@humech]

I'm having electrical issues in my husqvarna ever since an amazon battery charger caused a short somewhere (god I hope it's not the ecu), the frickin battery terminal thing has been driving me nuts!! I'm usually fine with it but I've taken the battery in and out multiple timers during this process 🙃

[@richardjreidii]

Battery under the seat, bike with a significant lean. It was like 10 years ago I was under an evacuation notice from whatever hurricane was coming through so I’m making a run for it out of the state of Florida on my V-Strom 1000 and the battery dies when I’m stopped to get gas at I swear the only place that had gas left in central Florida at that point. Managed to bum a ride to batteries plus about 10 miles away and then had to carry the battery back which took me like three and a half hours only to endure the hell of trying to get those cables attached in the dark, because the gas station was closed at that point because they too were fleeing the state. I wound up zip tying the cables to the terminals because I couldn’t get it to work with what I had available to me. When I finally stopped in Lexington Kentucky like 18 hours later like 30 hours on the hoof at this point, I obviously crashed out and the next morning with daylight and a Walmart two blocks away I was able to get the battery installed correctly but up to that point every time I had stopped for gas, which was four more times on my travel to Lexington I had to pop the seat and fiddle with the zip ties to get the connection Good enough to crank the bike over again.

[@smashy_smasherton]

Learning the hard way about JIS drivers. Spilling Dot 4 on your tank. Not noticing directional arrows when changing tire..

[@joetheagent]

the kickstand one is always humbling... I would add dropping your bike because you failed to double check the kickstand position after having rolled your bike forward in the garage and just setting it back down like the kickstand was in the proper position when in fact... it was not.

[@skcakajmr]

Lmao... I just put my battery back in for this riding season. Man, it was a pain to put it back in properly. Thing doesn't slide in right and had to take it out two or three times because it was just stay in an angle. Then I had to put the USB wires on top of the connector and the screws were not going in properly. Almost felt like I was stripping the screw. Good ol' time messing around with the battery

[@llandor]

I've bought a quad lock usb charger for my phone, but I haven't dared trying to connect it up yet, not helped by the design of my kawasaki where i have to remove the air filter box as well as the tank to get to the battery terminals. Hopefully I'll get through the operation without short circuiting myself or dropping any bolts into the void

[@daveallen8824]

How about going to the gas station in Canada on a long trip and after filling up, the bike won't crank. It's cold, it's raining, and now your bike won't start. Nope, kill switch was fine. Somehow, I had managed to leave it in gear... But what a relief when I popped it in neutral and it fired up!

[@adam346]

my mild annoyance has nothing to do with doing your own work but rather getting someone else to do it. I had decided I was going to get the place where I bought it to do the work.. a certified Honda dealership that exclusively sold Honda. 600 miles in and I take it in for first service. I get the bike back with a full checklist of health and told to enjoy it. 2000 miles and a winter storage later and I pull it out and do my checks... and there is little to no oil. There was no splatter or drips in the place I had stored it for several months so it had to of gone in like that.,,, The real kicker? I asked they fixed the mistake, they said bring it in for an oil change and then charged me full goddam price for said oil change. I f*cking hate these people.

[@racefeen22p]

Damn it He's right about the battery! I could barely call myself a motorcycle rider because I used to race dirt bikes when I was young and just recently own a 250 scooter. But when I went to swap out that battery, the boat fell through a hole in the battery tray into the front end of the scooter. I had to take apart half of the plastics just the magically find the boat sitting on the ground that I already searched like five times. It must have silently fell while I was disassembling the plastic

[@mjordan812]

#1 - put a bit of folded cardstock under the nut. This will hold it up against the terminal so the screw has no trouble engaging the threads. Also, as the cardstock is soft, it will compress and not keep the screw from tightening properly.

[@itzikca]

To be honest, except for the random screw falling down the motorcycle I have none of those issues 😂 you’re just very disorganized

[@joeykulakowski902]

Regarding forgetting heat shrink wrap there's a product called "Solder seal wire connector" It includes a solder, wrap, water proof connector in 1 convenient product and you only need a heat gun to install. Works great and much easier! And great list, I especially hate those battery terminal connectors and how the rectangle part can fall out easily when you unscrew the bolt. Why don't they just change the design so it will hold the rectangle part? To get around this after I disconnect all connections I then install the bolt again so nothing will fall out when i remove the battery.

[@layeredchip3220]

Modern bikes that don’t have any basic features, like a disc brakes, a tachometer, or a fuel gauge. I’m getting tired of measuring my fuel with a ruler!