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Post by xsyamahadg on Mar 30, 2008 21:59:17 GMT -5
Just wondered if anyone has been stranded on the road with mechanical problems with their bike. And if so, what did you do about it, fix it, truck it, or what.
I had an ignition wire break and had to find a safe place to leave the bike until the next day. I went back after the bike, sorted out the broken wire and rode it home.
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Post by shoe48 on Mar 30, 2008 22:48:13 GMT -5
I did the Gum wrapper Fuse thing a couple years ago ,, Stopped to get gas and the fuse blew , went inside the station and bought a pack of gum , came out and rode straight home ,, then disconnected the battery till it was really fixed ,, I also had a Honda stop running along RT71 a few years back ,, The ground cable came off the engine , I rolled into a truck stop . Bought Metric tools and put it back on ,, This year I am getting a tool kit together in a bag so I will have a few things including fuses both styles ,, Me and Harbor frieght are as one now ,, After reading a post by 8 track ,,it got me thinking my luck might run out one of these days better carry my own tools now
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Post by marvinsc on Mar 31, 2008 6:01:26 GMT -5
As Shoe remembers, My stator crapped out in Metamora Indiana last September. I bump started it and was escorted back to the Motel (30 miles) by the Guys I was riding with. Once there I went to Tractor Supply and got a charger and removed the battery and hooked it up. Brian (bwringer on the gsresources forum) had a stator at home in Indianapolis and early the next morning Me, Jeff and Mark headed for Indy right into the Teeth of a monster thunder storm with Me on battery power with the headlight unplugged. We got there OK and 1 1/2 hours later I had a new stator and Me and Jeff headed home. Plan B would have been for Me and Jeff to stop and swap batteries every hour or so until We got home.
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Post by jgreenfi on Mar 31, 2008 7:32:15 GMT -5
Lost a front wheel bearing on my 2006 Roadliner S with only 147 miles on it (just bought it brand new a couple days before that).. I was on 534 heading north just south of 224 when it happened. I felt a vibration in the handlebars and was able to get it off the road without touching the brakes, etc. Good thing because when I (out of habit) grabbed the front brake to dismount, the brake lever came all the way to the handlebar with no pressure... The bearing was so badly damaged that the brake rotor was 'walking' out from underneath the brake caliper....
Off-duty deputy was on his bike and stopped to assist... He called a guy with a box trailer to get it over to my dealer (at that time) in Canton... After some heated discussion, I was back on my way with the bike in a few days....
I don't ever want to re-live that one... SO many things could have happened and your mind could go crazy with the "what if" questions...
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Post by xsyamahadg on Mar 31, 2008 8:56:29 GMT -5
Flat tires worry me, with bikes like the V-Star, there is no center stand, so a flat tire on the road means you either truck it to a dealer or truck it home.
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Post by bill on Mar 31, 2008 9:54:13 GMT -5
I have been lucky up to now, but as a backup my Insurance company, Carole Nash have a home start/roadside recovery plan built into your insurance premium.
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Post by 8trackmind on Mar 31, 2008 11:05:02 GMT -5
Flat tires worry me, with bikes like the V-Star, there is no center stand, so a flat tire on the road means you either truck it to a dealer or truck it home. I carry enough tire repair stuff to fix 'em on the side of the road. Irons, plugs compressor, the works. The only major failure I've had was my fault. I had one set of points close up on me 50 miles from home. I wasn't keeping up with 'em like I should. Fwiw, my old 1000 would hold 65 two up on two cylinders.
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Post by x90rider on Mar 31, 2008 11:13:21 GMT -5
Flat tires worry me, with bikes like the V-Star, there is no center stand, so a flat tire on the road means you either truck it to a dealer or truck it home. I carry enough tire repair stuff to fix 'em on the side of the road. Irons, plugs compressor, the works. We also carry a tire repair kit with a small compressor. It will work for the bike or the trailer.
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Post by mgorman on Apr 14, 2008 21:29:23 GMT -5
My "breakdowns" are listed in the pole.
One flat rear 5 miles from home. Tire needed replaced so I just rode it home. By the time I got there the thing was too hot to touch and was pretty much destroyed.
A CDI went out on the Transalp but because each piston has it's own CDI, 2 plugs and two coils, I rode the 10 miles home on one cylinder.
Had a battery short out on a bike with an electric fuel pump. Hitched a ride home, bought a new battery and got dropped of at the bike. Installed the new battery and rode home.
I do carry a can of fix a flat in the bikes that have bags.
Luck has been on my side.
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Post by thundercloud on May 11, 2008 19:21:29 GMT -5
Not lately,but plenty of times when I rode Triumphs,Nortons,Royal Enfields,and BSA's. But they taught me alot. Those really wre the good old days.
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Post by papagino on May 13, 2008 20:44:20 GMT -5
There should be a response for "Which Time?". I used to have an old SR 500 that dumped me with surprising regularity (thus "used to have"). I most often fixed it on the spot, but had to truck it home a time or two.
My Concours recently had the rear tire go down suddenly at higway speed. That was a truck to the dealership. Cost $75 to get the pucker mark out of the seat...
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Post by harleymec on Aug 17, 2008 0:56:19 GMT -5
locked the motor on 270 in columbus and almost died
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Post by wenchie on Aug 17, 2008 8:53:09 GMT -5
Wren is very picky about maintence on the bikes ( and cars) Especially mine, so in the 4 years I have been riding I have been lucky. I am sure my day will come & just hope I handle it when it happens. ( Crossing fingers that I haven't just jinxed myself )
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Post by roadrunner on Aug 17, 2008 15:48:11 GMT -5
No problems with any of my bikes --- but, I almost ran out of gas out west. Had to buy gas from a lawnmower gas can. A guy running a convienence store only charged 15 bucks for 2 gallons! It got me to the next gas station though. ;D Some of those times you remember really well.
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