Bike Superstitions?! What?s yours?

[Steve - RS125]

Is it me or do most if not all of us have a little ritual we perform before we get on the bike or after we get off?

When I say ritual, I dont mean an Indian sun dance (Although I may start if this rain keeps up) but silly little things.

Whenever I get on the bike I always give the tank a little pat before I start her up, nothing to obvious.

The main thing I always do and never fail to do is give the little a beasty a pat (Like you would pat a good dawg on the head) and say well done after a ride out and I am back safe and sound. Dont know why.

Maybe I need a straight jacket?

Do any of you have silly little routines?!
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[cestrian]

Not really a ritual but I hate riding dirty bikes so I tend to wash mine before I go out. I spray grease the rear sprocket before I ride too.

[Gazdaman]

I have to turn the ignition on and off 15 times, and if anyone disturbs me or I get it wrong I have to start again.

I'm joking, I don't have any superstitions, other than I don't like getting on and off the 'high' side of the bike when it's on the sidestand, but that's obvious really.

Gaz

[Steve - RS125]

Not that obvious it seems Gaz.............

I would just like to say "A Mate" (Ok you got me, I lied) done this on my last bike.
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Aprilia RS 125cc - July 2005 to Present
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[iloveriding]

My wife has a huge hex about riding the bike or driving the car, She always avoids petrol stations
Tony
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[gmanxiii]

i need to sacrifice 3 goats and a virgin before i get on mine
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[Steve - RS125]

Why not try sacrificing 3 goats and fu*king a virgin?
Please note that I mean a virgin of legal age!!! lol
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Suzuki VL Intruder 125cc - September 2004 to July 2005
Aprilia RS 125cc - July 2005 to Present
Suzuki RF600RR - May 2006 to October 2006 (RIP RF600)

[gmanxiii]

[Dazbo666]

I'm starting to get obsessive about checking that the side stand is up whenever I'm about to go for a ride, but thats mainly because I've stalled due to the side stand switch so many times when trying to pull away

Like Gazdaman, I also hate getting on and off the bike on the high side... but mainly cos I'm pretty short.
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[gilera172]

im not going to lie i do have my own little routine, it is when leaving work in canary wholf i must go down a lift, in thiws lift i must get my keys out of any pocket they are in and zip back up the pocket before i exit. otherwise i feel funny but im ok if i take them out before hte lift jsut not after, i think to myself why do i do it but its not ocd or anything just that i just kept to routine.....-
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[Gazdaman]

Ah yeah ok, I do check 4 or 5 times that all my pockets are properly zipped up and the sidestand is fully up.

Gaz

[baldy]

for some reason i always put my hand on the front tyre when i get to work, i dont know why.
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[baldy]

i try to avoid looking at the back, it reminds me of how much i need a new one.
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[Jackyboy]

checking petrol.
I open the cap - have a good peer in before i start the engine.
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[Richard Green]

Mines rather a sad ritual aswell i always find myself putting her in neutral before i get off

[st3v3]

I used to too, but since my ignition stopped working(won't kill the engine, have to stall it) I don't do that, I just leave, my side stand down and don't remember to bring it up. And It seems to have become a ritual for me run out of petrol about 1/4 of a mile from my destination, I do fill it up, but obviously not frequent enough
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[JakeyR]

Always have my visor 3/4 of the way down before i get on the bike, once I'm on the bike its allowed to come up again, but i can't get one the bike until I've done the routine underwear check though.
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[biggerjohn]

Not really though of it as a ritual but there is something I do every time I go out on the bike.

I sit myself on the bike and before I put my gloves on I stick my hand down my pants and get the “equipment” into a comfortable position.

You can get some odd looks but a dislocated tactical is no laughing matter.

[Fisty]

[quote=I do the same but touch the rear instead.quote]

Who's rear?
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[Fisty]

Not sure if i have an ocd or somthing, i have to put my left boot on first, and my left glove, also get on from the left side of the bike.
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[Steve - RS125]

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[Steve - RS125]