Five gear items. Non-negotiable before the motorcycle moves. Swipe through the breakdown — then tell me in the comments: Which one did you skip when you started?

So I went to a great evening with one of my most favorite bands of all times (which their lead guitarist, which is also my biggest idol since i was a teen,is also a very good friend of mine, but that’s a story for other time 😁) and had an excellent time with them. Now at this point you may wonder - how is it even remotely related to motorcycles, and especially to fails (as the header says). So - once I’ve packed myself, I went to my motorcycle which was parked right near the entrance, geared up, hoped on, put it in gear, and…. Front wheel jammed, making me lose balance and slowly dropping the motorcycle on its side 🤦🏻‍♂️ In hindsight - I forgot I’ve added the disc lock on the right side (which was closer to the wall I’ve parked near) and it did what it supposed to do - lock the front brake… Fortunately I have crash bars so no damage at all to anything, and I was still on 0 kph, but my inflating jacket did went off, so goodbye 64$ for new gas cartridge for it 🥴 Note to self: always put the disc lock on the more visible side to the eyes…

I am Muslim. I do some ritual whenever I get on my motorcycle wheather it short run or long run. Do you anyone do the ritual as per your religion?

Just what to share my experience on my first ride. Since I was a kid, I alway was fascinante with motorcycle. Today I finally got to live the dream. Is never to late 🙏🏼

I’m Elad Best, a 35 y/o rider from Israel. Since I was a child, I remember my father used to have a scooter he used to ride, and one time also took me for a very short ride as well. I wanted to get my own motorcycle license at the age of 16, but my parents were against it, I had to accept it and move on. Later when I turned 18, my younger brother wanted to get his motorcycle license and after a big argue, got his permission. Once I’ve seen it, I took my chance as well and got my own license as well 👹 I hadn’t had any motorcycle of my own for the next 4 years, and eventually got me an SYM Joymax 125i as a starter (even though I already had a license for any motorcycle I wished for). After a year and half, it was my time to get a bigger, more powerful one. So I went to Honda’s dealership and got myself my lovely Honda Forza 300. I’ve got married to my awesome wife, but we had to get a car instead, so I’ve sold my Honda and left the motorcycle community for 3 years sadly, but my father just got himself a new motorcycle, which triggered me to get one as well. At first I wanted to get a Suzuki V-Storm 650, but because my dad just got himself a Kawasaki Versys 1000, I’ve changed my mind and got my own Kawasaki Versys 650. Today my Versys is my best pal on the track against sport motorcycles (it knows how to fight well surprisingly!), and also joining me in my police duty in my hometown as a police motorcycle (has special permits for it). Thank you all for reading ❤️ See you all in class!