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Message started by springman on 10/31/16 at 09:00:51

Title: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to ride!"
Post by springman on 10/31/16 at 09:00:51

I was going to ride in to work today, roughly 30 miles each way. I rolled the bike out of the garage, got geared up, sat on it, put it in neutral and hit the start button. It cranked but did not sound quite right. I pulled out the choke and cranked again and this time I could tell that it was cranking slower than usual. Finally I tried a few times to push start but I guess I am just no longer the young stud I used to be and was not able to get enough speed. I was not happy but at least my wife had not left yet so I gave up and rode in to work with her. Most of the way in there was very heavy fog. Visibility was limited.

Thank you Lord God, you certainly know better than me and I appreciate your taking care of me.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by Ruttly on 10/31/16 at 10:02:03

If it was a true sign from God , your bike will now start right up !

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by Drestakil on 10/31/16 at 10:58:20

I think my guardian angels put in a lot of overtime. In your case though, I still think about getting a new battery.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by verslagen1 on 10/31/16 at 11:24:42

Had some of the same here after a rainy weekend (.1") ::)
She puttered then ground for a minute.
I actually had to use choke to get her to start.
I think winter is here. :-?

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by Dave on 10/31/16 at 13:15:58

I often feel the same way. When I somehow make a wrong turn, or get off track somehow - I sometimes wonder if God wasn't sending me on a better path.

Our weather in KY was great over the weekend, and I got a lot of yard work and wood cutting/splitting done. I was able to stop for a bit in the afternoons and sneak in an hour ride on the curvy back roads. On Sunday I rode 22 from Butler over to Route 10, and there is a small abandoned store where folks stop to take a break and sit it the chairs and picnic tables, and they have a functioning outhouse on the property. There where 3 sport bikes parked there, and after a few minutes of chatting a pickup truck pulled up, and it turns out he was there to pick up a GSX750 that had gone down pretty hard. They had just been on the route 22 I had taken, and on the last corner this fellow went down, and his bike shot off the road and went over the top of the farmers fence before it hit the ground the second time. The rider was mostly unhurt - but he said he was sore (I betcha he is even more-sore today).

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by springman on 10/31/16 at 19:42:26

I took the battery out of the bike and saw that it was almost completely dry. I cleaned it up, filled it up with distilled water and it is charging right now. And it is taking the charge. I'll leave it charging overnight and will hopefully ride later this week.

I do take it as a sign of the Lord watching over me and I am thankful.

Usually by the end of October, beginning of November it is cold here but we are having 60's in the morning low 80's in the afternoon. Good riding weather.

You all be safe and may God watch over each and everyone of us. :)

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by Ruttly on 10/31/16 at 20:02:14

A month ago we had a accident at work. The crane operator misjudged his load coming off the ship clipped a stack of 3 40' containers knocking them off the ship and on to the dock. My friend a very religious guy was driving a tractor/trailer under the crane at the time and one of the loaded containers crushed his tractor. Talk about God looking over someone , he survived with a few injuries but was smiling and gave me a thumbs up as he was loaded in the ambulance. A very lucky guy , the man upstairs was truly looking after him. Inches from death!

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by springman on 10/31/16 at 20:49:04

Ruttly, that truly is amazing.

After seeing that my battery was basically dry, I am guessing that even if I had gotten it started it may very well have died on me at some point. Or at least I would have been stranded at work in the afternoon.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by stewmills on 11/01/16 at 06:51:26

I wanted to ride the Ninja to work last week, and when I was all geared up and ready to leave it didn't seem to have enough battery to completely spin it over and crank (charged it later and it is now fine). Never had problems with it before. I started to just swap over and ride the S40, but I also had that gut feeling that God was telling me it wasn't my day to ride, so I just got in the truck and headed on to work. I never noticed anything that day that I was saved from and you don't always 'know', but when you get that gut feeling it's best to just stand down.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by springman on 11/01/16 at 10:12:55

It is ... strange I guess you could say. But definitely trust your gut. You made the right choice Stew and it is probably even better to not to know what you were being protected from.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by Ruttly on 11/01/16 at 10:14:57

Agreed , one should never tempt fate !

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by MMRanch on 11/02/16 at 08:31:26

Same here :

I don't get mad at being delayed anymore ... but , say thank you Lord for directing my path instead !

Our weather has had me ridding every day , most of the time taking the long way around !!! ;D

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by springman on 11/02/16 at 08:57:18

I was too tired last night to even think about putting the battery back in the bike but I will hopefully get it done tonight even though I will not get home until around 9pm. I would like to ride in to work tomorrow. And I am expecting the bike to start up right away.

But Lord, I know you are listening and watching so please just let me know what I need to do. And like MM says, I don't mind being delayed, I just want to be safe.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/02/16 at 09:18:39

484B4952555C565A553B0 wrote:

I would have it tested after you charge it. Batteries are fickle enough without having a
Walking Wounded
flaky battery just waiting for you to be far from home to roll over and die.
They are not cheap but I would be considering a new glass mat soon.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by springman on 11/02/16 at 20:26:53

You have a point JOG. I may just order a battery soon. For now though, I just finished putting the battery back into the bike and it started on the first crank. The charger indicated it has a full charge. I was going to check it with my multimeter but apparently the batteries in the multimeter have gone kaputz. If good weather I may ride tomorrow.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by Dave on 11/03/16 at 02:28:18

It is November 3rd, and at 4 AM it was 66 degrees here in KY.

I decided to rid the bike to work......and when I hit the starter button....nothing! I thought about this thread......then moved the engine "STOP" button and the bike fired right up! Most likely not any kind of intervention from above.....just a bit of stupidity on my part!

As a slight off topic comment....the weather has been incredible here in KY. There is a chance of rain in the afternoon hours today - but it is gone by evening. The next 10 days are supposed to be dry with daytime temperatures in the upper 60"s! I am still using my outdoor shower every night....I usually have it winterized by this time of year.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 11/03/16 at 08:30:00

You rigged up an outdoor shower?
Howcum?
You toss a bone in and sucker Lily into bath time?

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day t
Post by Dave on 11/03/16 at 08:49:58

The outdoor shower is wonderful.....on a hot day after doing yard work, it is very refreshing - and I don't have to waste anytime cleaning and drying off the glass walls of the indoor shower! And....it has a nice shelf that is very handy for setting my "end of the day Margarita" within reach!

And....it does have a hose on the bottom so Lilly can get her bath when needed.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by springman on 11/03/16 at 08:53:24

That was good Dave. Yeah, I rode in to work today myself. There is some chance of rain today but it was a cool 71 this morning. Bike ran great and it did start on the first try.

Enjoy the weather Dave. :)

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by stewmills on 11/03/16 at 09:09:13

It's been ~85 day/60 night here. I haven't ridden since last Friday as I have had some sort of stomach issue going on and don't want skid marks on my motorcycle seat :o :o :o but I think I should be able to ride tomorrow, as I do most Friday's.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day t
Post by Dave on 11/03/16 at 09:29:09

727564766C686D6D72010 wrote:

I have had some sort of stomach issue going on and don't want skid marks on my motorcycle seat :o :o :o

Couldn't you ride "sidesaddle"? :-?

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by stewmills on 11/03/16 at 09:47:07

Maybe...but in the event of an 'incident' my engine would look (and smell) worse than MM's after he hit bugs bunny. Would be an ugly situation.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by springman on 11/03/16 at 10:01:22

I feel for you Stew. My stomach has been doing somersaults today and I am not feeling so hot. Just took a swig of good ole Pepto.

Note to self - Go to bathroom before heading home tonight! ;D ;D

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by Kris01 on 11/03/16 at 18:26:27

I've never checked my battery water level in almost 3 years of owning this bike. Should I be concerned? She cranks beautifully.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by springman on 11/03/16 at 19:24:05

I never really thought about checking the water level on the battery before, but as hot as it is in Houston I guess it makes sense to check it at least once a year. If your battery is 3 years old you may be needing a new one soon. It can't hurt to check it.

Title: Re: And the Lord said "It is not a good day to rid
Post by MMRanch on 11/03/16 at 20:14:17

Another day in Paradise , I make-up a reason to ride everyday ! 8-)

Only thing I'm spending more $$$ giving the cows city water than I'm spending on gas for the Bikes ... :-?

Rain might be good ? ::)