greatest/proudest biking moments

Passing my test first time was so proud i had date tattooed on my lower back.

Best moment? doing my first and so far only trackday-scraped my rhs peg

[northwind]

It was probably my test as well. Putting my 125 back together after having to replace half the wiring and rebuild the carbs- with no clue at all what I was doing- and having it actually start for the first time in 2 months was a good moment too.

But the absolute best moment was my first real ride after I got back on the bike after missing 6 months through injury... I'd done a couple of wee wobbly test rides which were really frustrating- I had to relearn to ride without using my right leg at all, and all my muscle memory was wrong, so for the first few rides it was like I'd forgotten how to ride- but then I eventually said "**** it" and went off on a 200 mile ride all over the place, no destination in mind at all. Total agony by the end, and I wasn't fast... But I've never had such a fantastic ride before or since, because for 6 months I'd not known if I'd even be able to sit in the saddle, and it all started coming back to me at about Galashiels.

[yorkie_chris]

Ohhhh yes that reminds me...

Rewired the SV, couldn't get any ignition at all, had been buggering about with it for WEEKS, new coils, new alternator, new ECU, not a fart out of it.

Finally, traced a broken wire underneath the ignition switch (the one bit I didnt rewire! Grr!)

11.30 at night, had no can on the exhaust, all the turning it over to get spark had dumped a fair bit of fuel into it, croc clipped the broken wire to earth....
zz zz BAM BRAAAARRRRPP
Right fireball out the pipes and a cloud of black shiit with the first bang, but god it sounded good hehe

[mister c]

Best one for me was passing my DSA test for CBT training, but was very closely followed by a little race up the Cat & Fiddle on a Mille GT Moto Guzzi with the ex wife on the back, chasing (& beating) a ZXR 750 . I asked her if she wanted a drink after I had passed the pub (meaning a coffee in Buxton) to which she replied "I'll have a very large Brandy" .
It all stemmed from the night before when she told my mate in the pub that I was a boring rider when she was pillion, so I just wanted to show her how boring

Letting the clutch out without causing the bike to stall.Oh happy days!

[mattSV]

Originally Posted by fizzwheel

The North / South 2006, first time I really gelled with my GSXR, the whole weekend has realy stuck in mind.

What a weekend that was - over 900 miles, 300 of which were on some of the most amazing roads I have ever ridden. Great company, 'enthusiastic' riding and loads of laughs. Even my puuncture at the end couldn't take the shine off.

impossible to pick just 1 moment from the last 10 years - it's all been great!

Obviously passing my DAS first time also the fork conversion I've just done having never done ANY work on my bike (not even removing the wheels!).

But for riding it has to be the final leg of the invasion of the valleys where the pace got a little more spirited and I managed to keep up with the leading riders (they probably weren't going flat out but it was still a great feeling being relatively new to riding and my first group ride).

Passing the test, obviously ... but apart from that, best moment so far was putting up my tent on Skye for my first night away on my own just riding around Scotland... although the whole weekend of AR07 is a close contender too... and my first trackday at Croft (even the bit where I binned it lol)...

Oh, I can't decide. It's all been ace.

[Ch00]

Best moment for me was when I passed my Response bike course at work!

Ch00