Just a rant

[Mykneesbehurtin]

We left Friday for Natural Bridge Ky for a 3 day weekend of riding.Most of the bikes are within 5 years old and a couple evos thrown in the mix,my buddy has a 2002 dresser that he just had a CSC trike kit installed.so we get within a couple blocks of the motel and he breaks a throttle cable,well he idles on to the room.

Now this about 5 PM so at 9 AM Sat we start making calls and find a Indy shop that has one that will work.So two guys go after it and 3 of us start getting the bike ready.After installing it we have a good day of riding.

So this morning we get ready to leave and the 94 dresser wont turn over,dead battery.So we remove the seat,and guess what ,yep loose cables ,both of them.As luck would have it there was a Napa just down the street,so off they go again to get a battery since none of us had jumper cables.So new battery installed fires up,air cleaner is about to fall off so we take the cover off and the three screws that hold the filter to the backing plate(Screaming Eagle stage 1 kit),there is one missing and two are loose.Then the guy says yeah i knew the battery was getting weak but i thought i could get the rest of the season out of it.

Moral of the story ;do a pre trip inspection,if you dont have the ability to do it yourself get some one to do it for you or help you.And especially if you know your bike may not make it stay home.In both of these cases these issues could have been caught before they left.Now I know you cant see everything and sometimes **** just breaks. Okay i'm done.

[Fearless]

We left Friday for Natural Bridge Ky for a 3 day weekend of riding.Most of the bikes are within 5 years old and a couple evos thrown in the mix,my buddy has a 2002 dresser that he just had a CSC trike kit installed.so we get within a couple blocks of the motel and he breaks a throttle cable,well he idles on to the room.

Now this about 5 PM so at 9 AM Sat we start making calls and find a Indy shop that has one that will work.So two guys go after it and 3 of us start getting the bike ready.After installing it we have a good day of riding.

So this morning we get ready to leave and the 94 dresser wont turn over,dead battery.So we remove the seat,and guess what ,yep loose cables ,both of them.As luck would have it there was a Napa just down the street,so off they go again to get a battery since none of us had jumper cables.So new battery installed fires up,air cleaner is about to fall off so we take the cover off and the three screws that hold the filter to the backing plate(Screaming Eagle stage 1 kit),there is one missing and two are loose.Then the guy says yeah i knew the battery was getting weak but i thought i could get the rest of the season out of it.

Moral of the story ;do a pre trip inspection,if you dont have the ability to do it yourself get some one to do it for you or help you.And especially if you know your bike may not make it stay home.In both of these cases these issues could have been caught before they left.Now I know you cant see everything and sometimes **** just breaks. Okay i'm done.

All I could possibly add Amen brother!!! Travel safely Fred

[desertclassic]

Yep, Yep Jim

[Big Juice]

Ya hit the nail on the head!

[Bubba49]

Sounds like it's time to look for a new riding buddy or two...

Bubba

[Sunman]

In 1998 we planned a ride to Sturgis with a group of 15 bikes. The person planning the ride owned an indie bike shop in Somerville, Texas. We had planned this ride for over 6 months. The indie shop owner told me that the day before we left on the ride several people going on the ride called him and asked if they could bring their bikes in for him to take a look at some issue they had been having. One of them wanted to know if he could do a tune up on their bike that they just hadn't had the time to get done! The day before the ride!

As luck would have it the indie shop owner's bike had problems with oil pressure and he ended up having to ship his bike back to his shop in Texas from Rapid City and ended up having to rebuild the engine. Go figure!

Sunman

[Redharley]

Some of the best memories come from stories like these in my opinion. Don't want to have issues but the stuff that happens along the way that wasn't planned is always what jumps out and reminds me of the rest of the trip.

[Bikerbozo]

So I was riding back from Sturgis by the scenic route. Through Albuquerque. My throttle cable was fraying so I got off the highway looking for HD dealer. Wrong end of town. Stop and go through a million lights. Pickup truck pulls next to me and girl hangs out the window and yells "welcome to Albuquerque"....and whips them out! Welcome indeed. And, yes, dealer did have old cable I needed also.

[Pastor Ron]

The longer I live....the less common sense I see.

[Jack Klarich]

It never fails, out and about for a nice ride and some JERK has to cut me off and hog my lane GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR