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got to go see mom s40 style
03/27/14 at 11:18:28

birthday coming and mom's 80 so "I gots to go" but currently the wife needs the truck and I just completed a bunch of modifications to the bike making me nervous about the 16hr ride..

mostly the Shorai lithium has me worried because they are very sensitive to over charging, fire actually shoots out of the battery (so I hear)

talk me into going? (you know I will) Grin

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Re: got to go see mom s40 style
Reply #1 - 03/27/14 at 13:21:10

Life is an adventure......go for it.

I once completely tore a car apart. Engine out, transmission out, suspension off, interior out. I spent the whole winter rebuilding and repainting it, and finished it on a Thursday night. I drove it for an hour on Friday just to make sure everything was OK....then on Saturday morning drove it from Cincinnati to Appleton, Wisconson for a national car show. I thought I heard all kinds of things falling off on the way up - but it made it there and back just fine.

Pack a fire extinguisher......and go see mom! My mother is 86 and lives 5 hours away.....and I visit as often as I can.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28908 L.A. California Gender:	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #2 - 03/27/14 at 13:37:37 put a volt meter on, might be a good time for extra lights, a stereo, heated gloves, and socks.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28852 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #3 - 03/27/14 at 14:05:59 Fire shoots out the battery?... Great fun,.. very exciting... Go... ... Hi to Mum... ...
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #4 - 03/27/14 at 19:03:18 Nothing ventured....nothing burnt!
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #5 - 03/27/14 at 19:24:36 Baptism of fire! Take it for a ten mile ride and if nothing falls off, catches fire or comes apart inside the crank case, go for it. If you're a little iffy, ride the first couple hundred miles at 60 mph and see what happens then open it up. Good luck! Your mom is worth it!
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pg Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 5273 In Transit	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #6 - 03/27/14 at 19:44:22 If you decide to go, take a look at this thread. It may prove to be beneficial. Tool bag and other prudent items: http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1384282006
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shorty Serious Thumper Offline be careful out there gentlemen Posts: 547 southern NM Gender:	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #7 - 03/28/14 at 02:59:09 thanks gentlemen.. you know I'm going, just want encouragement (got it)
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18142 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #8 - 03/28/14 at 05:03:21 Maybe you should mount the battery up on the top of the headlight - so you can keep an eye on it! If you were not having any battery/charging troubles before.....not sure why you would have them now. I put a Earth-X in last year....and it works fine.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #9 - 03/28/14 at 14:55:20 Excuse to ride? Really?
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Re: got to go see mom s40 style
Reply #10 - 03/31/14 at 15:26:32

Dave wrote on 03/28/14 at 05:03:21:

Maybe you should mount the battery up on the top of the headlight - so you can keep an eye on it! Shocked

If you were not having any battery/charging troubles before.....not sure why you would have them now. I put a Earth-X in last year....and it works fine.

I put an automatic Halon fire-control system on it, along with a video camera transmitting the image to my visor Cheesy

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PerrydaSavage Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Riding "The Rock"! Posts: 3522 Republic of Newfoundland Gender:	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #11 - 04/01/14 at 05:46:42 Go see yer Ma! If worried about the funky battery, just replace with a regular battery before setting out ... Ride Safe and of course us snow-bound northerners expect a full Ride Report (c/w pics!)!!
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18142 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #12 - 04/01/14 at 06:21:42 When is the date of departure?
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shorty Serious Thumper Offline be careful out there gentlemen Posts: 547 southern NM Gender:	Re: got to go see mom s40 style Reply #13 - 04/01/14 at 11:27:48 Dave wrote on 04/01/14 at 06:21:42: When is the date of departure? end of this week, wife and kids are in NC with other relatives.. somebody is always home to feed the critters
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Re: got to go see mom s40 style
Reply #14 - 04/13/14 at 07:57:19

back from mom's (16hrs round-trip).. bike was great, only exciting time was the MAJOR traffic jam on the interstate.

I slowly rode around and between cars to get to the exit, a trooper saw me and tried to exit but was jammed up in traffic. I kinda hid because it seemed like he wanted to write a ticket.

The lithium battery is fine, no fires, I decided the move to muffler bracket location is great.

The new Dunlop K555 is garbage, not round, the bead is all the way out and still have an out-of-round tire.. I never stressed the plies installing, never buying this Indonesia crap tire again

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