Michael
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Hey all
Just had my first ride of the season. I am in New Brunswick Canada, and its been one heck of a long winter. I put the bike away Nov 11, so it has been almost 19 weeks since I have rode her.
It is a balmy 4 degrees celcius here today (39 F) , but the sun is shining, and spring is in the air. I only went about 10 miles, to charge up the battery, because the roads are a bit scary, with all the gravel and salt from the winter maintenance. Hopefully the roads will be swept within the next few weeks.
I guess we all have a case of nerves, after storing a bike for over 4 months. I was wondering if she would start at all. After doing all the routine servicing, such as oil/filter change, adding distilled water to battery, cleaning breather etc..etc..etc, I decided to put in the battery, and try to gear boost it. I don't have a charger, and figured I would give it a go. I went out to the street in front of my house, which has a slight hill, and pushed along with my feet, till i figured I had enough speed, and let the clutch out in 4th gear....away she went, without a hitch....Man I was happy....big sigh of relief, LOL.. I then drove for a while, periodically stopping and shutting her off at the top of a hill, and testing the battery charge. She starts now with one push of the starter....YEA!
As we all pull our bikes out for the season, (Or those who haven't already), here's hoping your first ride, is as pleasurable as mine.
cheers
Michael
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