:22yikes: A friend of mine wrote the following and is asking for anyone else with similar situations to chime in:
Have you ever heard of a goldwing taking off in neutral? I got on my bike Sat. morning to go to work, started it, raised the kick stand and it took off and smashed into the back of my garage. I only had time to grab the front brake which either didn't do any good or it was too late. If it was in gear, it wouldn't have started with the kick stand down. It accelerated briskly (like full throttle), but I never gave it any throttle. I never touched the shifter either. After impact, the bike stopped and the neutral light was still on. I pushed it back a few feet and shut it off. It did some damage but I am more concerned about riding it again. This is a serious problem. I'm glad it didn't happen out in public. I could have killed someone or been killed myself.
Please, this is serious....save your funnies for other threads please. Thanks.
Have you ever heard of a goldwing taking off in neutral? I got on my bike Sat. morning to go to work, started it, raised the kick stand and it took off and smashed into the back of my garage. I only had time to grab the front brake which either didn't do any good or it was too late. If it was in gear, it wouldn't have started with the kick stand down. It accelerated briskly (like full throttle), but I never gave it any throttle. I never touched the shifter either. After impact, the bike stopped and the neutral light was still on. I pushed it back a few feet and shut it off. It did some damage but I am more concerned about riding it again. This is a serious problem. I'm glad it didn't happen out in public. I could have killed someone or been killed myself.
Please, this is serious....save your funnies for other threads please. Thanks.