[Shopshirt Mofo]

So before I go out on the road at the house, I check my signals and brake light. Then I cruise around the block listen for any odd sounds....then do a couple of hard stops.

Anybody else do that? Just curious.

 

[knightslugger]

nope.

 

[dragknee]

i always check TCLOCK before i go

Tires
Controls
Lights
Oil (and fuel)
Chain
Kickstand

 

[MrSciTrek]

How about including some letters for Helmet, Gloves, Leather... other?

 

[dragknee]

you're supposed to put those on before you even get on the bike...

but that TCLOCK is just a mnemonic to help you remember important things to check on the bike...

if you look under the seat, there is a sticker that lists the pre ride checks too...

 

[GeeperZ]

I check all electrically operated gizmos, indicators, brake lights etc. after washing the bike - which is once a week. I do a couple of hard stops a week.

Good habits are easy to lose & hard to regain...

 

[eXce!!eNt]

it's TCLOCS, and it's a pre-ride inspection routine that they teach in MSF

T - Tires & Wheels
C - Controls
L - Lights & Electrics
O - Oil and Other Fluids (coolant, hydraulic fluid, fuel)
C - Chassis
S - Sidestand

close though

 

[jlmay]

it's T-CLOCK depending on where you're from. K for kickstand, S for sidestand.

personally T-CLOCS just looks wrong.

 

[dragknee]

kickstand sidestand whatever... six of one, half dozen of the other

i learned t-clock

http://www.motorcycle.ohio.gov/faq.htm#tclock

 

[eXce!!eNt]

it's T-CLOCK depending on where you're from. K for kickstand, S for sidestand.

personally T-CLOCS just looks wrong.

I'm sorry if it hurts your feelings. That is how it is written in my MSF Basic Ride Course handbook, Sixth Edition, Third Printing: December 2005. Maybe you should contact the publisher if it bothers you that much? Here, I can get you the address...

 

[dragknee]

TCLOCK: serious business.

 

[jlmay]

http://www.micapeak.com/info/T-CLOCK.html and 3 editions of The idiot's guide to motorcycling written by 2 editors of motorcyclist magazine feature it as TCLOCK. And it was used by the MSF prior to the new TCLOCS abbreviation.


: stop being a douchebag and trolling 90% of my posts.

 

[eXce!!eNt]

It really doesn't matter to me, but apparently you're having a hard time grasping that the acronym has been modified by different educational venues. Oh, and stop name calling.

 

[jlmay]

it's T-CLOCK depending on where you're from. K for kickstand, S for sidestand.

personally T-CLOCS just looks wrong.

it was used by the MSF prior to the new TCLOCS abbreviation.

yes that looks like I'm having a hard time grasping that it was changed, even though I acknowledge the change compared to this

it's TCLOCS, and it's a pre-ride inspection routine that they teach in MSF

T - Tires & Wheels
C - Controls
L - Lights & Electrics
O - Oil and Other Fluids (coolant, hydraulic fluid, fuel)
C - Chassis
S - Sidestand

close though

and

I'm sorry if it hurts your feelings. That is how it is written in my MSF Basic Ride Course handbook, Sixth Edition, Third Printing: December 2005. Maybe you should contact the publisher if it bothers you that much? Here, I can get you the address...

stop trolling and you won't be deserving of the names.

 

[Administrator]

Guys, please PM each other all night long. Or just avoid each other.

Thanks.

 

[Gman]

I do a once over on my bike before getting on it. Mostly visual stuff. I start the bike before putting on helmet / gloves etc

 

[Shopshirt Mofo]

Right the arguing is painful. I just kind of posted this to see if anyone else does their pre-ride checks and hopefully a reminder for some to do theirs. I feel safer doing it! 8)

 

[derf]

I do a sort of check every time I ride, not everything every time, the big things I check is the tires, I use a good digital guage.

Then when i go I do a quick brake check.

Every few times I ride I look at everything.