"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/26/2018 at 22:09 • Filed to: Two Wheels Good
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"Mercedes Streeter" (smart)
11/26/2018 at 22:09 • Filed to: Two Wheels Good | 1
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I goofed and didn’t get my Goldwing to safety in time, so it’s enjoying the snow with the CF Moto. Interestingly though, only one of the two bikes started in this 20 degree freeze...
Despite the cover being partially ripped off by high winds and the dashboard filled with snow, it started after only a second of cranking.
I’m especially impressed because the dashboard clock runs 24/7, so I expected a weak battery or something.
The Goldwing - while spared from snow cover - didn’t start. I believe this is in part for two issues:
1) It hadn’t run in a month (in the summer this isn’t a big deal, but it still takes just a little cranking to wake it up).
2) I have no idea where Neutral is. The front brake is locked. I only tonight realized that this is somewhat common and the resolve is to bleed the brake or run the bike for about a mile . The reason that this is a problem is that if in gear the engine tries to start while also powering the transmission. That’s hard on the bike in the summer, let alone the cold.
The easiest resolve here will be to figure out how to convince starting fluid into the impressively well sealed carb system. Once the engine fires I can then free the front brake, get it onto a trailer, then off to safety.
In the meantime, the scooter is the winner!
themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
> Mercedes Streeter
11/26/2018 at 22:22 |
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I went outside to do the winterizing of the bikes last weekend and the triumph was, like a british bike, dead. The KLR fired up on first pr ess of the start button...
Sometimes stereotypes exist for a reason.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Mercedes Streeter
11/26/2018 at 22:28 |
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Can you get winter tyres for motorcycles?
bob and john
> pip bip - choose Corrour
11/26/2018 at 22:31 |
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yes. yes you can. Hidenau make them
shop-teacher
> Mercedes Streeter
11/26/2018 at 23:15 |
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As disappointed as I am to still have it, you clearly made the right decision to buy that instead of my Helix.
Future Heap Owner
> Mercedes Streeter
11/27/2018 at 01:22 |
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I continue to be impressed by automotive batteries. When I first got my little Bluetooth OBD-II dongle, I was worried I might drain my car’s battery if I left it plugged in overnight, since there’s at least a little LED on it whenever it’s plugged in, and maybe more going in with the brains. But it’s never been an issue. I leave it plugged in all the time now.
Are these things’ batteries a lot smaller than a car battery? They must be, right? There’s not a ton of room for them. But the scooter’s battery must still be able to run that clock for years.
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pip bip - choose Corrour
> bob and john
11/27/2018 at 03:57 |
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TIL
SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
> pip bip - choose Corrour
11/27/2018 at 04:50 |
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I can't stop giggling...they reckon Aussies are crazy...