Josh P
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Pulled over to put on rain gear and now battery is dead. Any suggestions?
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Help. Stranded at hwy 115 & tapley 1/4 line
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muay_thai_dan
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what he said, or run with it and try to jump on it and then jump starting it in 1st... (much easier to do on a smaller bike / if u are a bigger guy)
Might want to hop on the seat when you let the clutch out so the rear wheel has some weight over it for traction. Especially if the road is wet.
I'm with danp - check how tight battery terminal connectors are. Battery could be drained, bad r/r, stator... Start with easy stuff (terminals, fuses), try bumping it (the way lightcycle described it) - if not, give us more details... CAA as last resort...
If you can't bump start it on your own, put the helmet on the ground by the rear tire - if someone stops to help, ask them to push you... to bump it.
If you can't bump start it on your own, put the helmet on the ground by the rear tire - if someone stops to help, ask them to push you... to bump it.
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Josh P
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My phone died right after I posted that. Great luck I'm having. It was the fast clicking sound that comes with a dead battery. It's on a flatbed now headed to Peterborough. No clue what the issue is. I started having to plug the bike in after installing a Scorpio alarm last year but never this. It always started when out even when it sat for a day or so.
You can unplug the power harness from the main Scorpio unit, same effect as a power switch. Just remember to disarm it first in either case!
Also, the alarm should only drain the battery that much over like a month or more, unless it is indeed a weak battery. You can disarm the alarm if the bike will be sitting a while, which will help. The alarm is designed to turn off certain features automatically over a time period (or if it detects the battery is getting low.)
Also, the alarm should only drain the battery that much over like a month or more, unless it is indeed a weak battery. You can disarm the alarm if the bike will be sitting a while, which will help. The alarm is designed to turn off certain features automatically over a time period (or if it detects the battery is getting low.)
Indeed, which is unfortunately not as common knowledge as it should be.
I've pulled over for several riders on the side of the road with their helmet by their rear tire, thinking something was wrong, and meanwhile they were just stopping to make a phone call or taking a break.
Meanwhile, I've also stopped for riders who looked like they were doing the above (helmet on their mirror or elsewhere, but not on the ground) and they actually did need help.
It's actually not covered (from what I recall) in the MSF courses, though it really should be. There should be a standardized signal for "I need help!" and this technically is supposed to be it -- just not many people actually know about it.
Thank you, noted. And hopefully will not have to put it in use.
Also, took the Humber course 4 years ago. Do not recall it being mentioned.
Yes.
SOS is an acronym for Save Our Souls. Sounds like hyperbole if improperly used but in this case, with the multitude of snafus as listed above and dinner getting cold, I think helmet on the ground by tire is a not unreasonable strategy.
Put your helmet 10 or so feet on the side of the road behind your bike. This way it's pretty clear that you need help and it gives people more time to slow down and pull over to help you out.
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