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Cant make it, got a birthday party. Next time
Plannin ta leave the Stripes by my place....
Hwy 6 & FM185 by 9am & take a fairly direct but nice pavement route thru the Gap to Hico ..then up 2481 to Bluff Dale
Plenty of time after lunch for some skinny pavement....
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I had a kinda similar situation several years back...on my TDM850 down by Leakey on 336Was on my way to meet up with Rod for the ride out. Got to McGregor on fumes so I grabbed a quick tank of gas and...nothing. Wendy won't start.
Walked her over to the parking lot to check. You could hear the fuel pump spool up but when you tap the magic button there's a click and the gauges die.
Ok, time for a little road-side repair time. Pulled the seat and realized all my tools were at the house since the last time I lubed the chain.
Reseated the ignition fuse, same thing. Replaced with a spare, same. Did a "bad thing" and used a spare 15A fuse for the 10A it needed, still nothing.
And during each of these there would be a click and the gauges would die. That includes resetting the clock. After the last time the pump didn't spin up.
Called the wife to come save me. Told her where the jumper cables and my tools were. Being the extra she always is, she also brought my multi-meter.
And after she told the wee ones that Opa was stuck, they chanted that to her most of the way over.
Hooked up the jumpers and it kicked right over. So I'm looking at a low or dead battery at least.
Hopped on and started towards the house. Going thru town was fine but when I got up near cruising speed on the other side of town, the gauges started flickering, blinking the fading out just before the bike started sputtering. Once the speed dropped a little it started to run again.
With trial-and-error testing I found that if I kept it running between 3500 to 3800 rpm it would continue to work. If I ran at 4000 too long the gauges faded and it sputtered. If I ran below 3500 the gauges would go nuts and the ride got rough. And some roads themselves were rough and the gauges would go nuts then even if I kept everything stable.
I was able to nurse it home at about 45mph with the wife right behind me the whole way with her flashers going trying to ride herd on two very bored little girls.
Now I get to check the battery, regulator and alternator along with going thru all the fuses and connections to make sure the flickering on rough roads isn't a flaky connection.
Ah well. Another test of my poor maintenance skills...before and after.
Sorry I couldn't make it KP but this one caught me out.
Sorry I couldn't make it KP but this one caught me out.
Doug, thanks for letting us try to chase you on 51. That was fun. You're fast.
Should have come down FM 203 as well. I love going down FM 51 been doing it over 35 yrs. I was just going fast in the curves slow in the straight parts. Had fun. Nice to meet you today, sir.
Yesterdays ride was just about as good as it gets. Could have used a little less wind maybe.
Sorry I was too late to ride with you all. Hopefully I'll heal up quick.
That hamburger was one of the best I've had in a while. I had the 310 to jasper.
Anyways, see out there in 4 months.
What time did you get there? I didn't remember seeing another AT in the parking lot. Was hoping to meet you.
I was on a little bike, always fun. It was just a great day to ride. Mitch got me 3 water crossings or so on the way home. I knew he would help me out.
Was on my way to meet up with Rod for the ride out. Got to McGregor on fumes so I grabbed a quick tank of gas and...nothing. Wendy won't start.
Walked her over to the parking lot to check. You could hear the fuel pump spool up but when you tap the magic button there's a click and the gauges die.
Ok, time for a little road-side repair time. Pulled the seat and realized all my tools were at the house since the last time I lubed the chain.
Reseated the ignition fuse, same thing. Replaced with a spare, same. Did a "bad thing" and used a spare 15A fuse for the 10A it needed, still nothing.
And during each of these there would be a click and the gauges would die. That includes resetting the clock. After the last time the pump didn't spin up.
Called the wife to come save me. Told her where the jumper cables and my tools were. Being the extra she always is, she also brought my multi-meter.
And after she told the wee ones that Opa was stuck, they chanted that to her most of the way over.
Hooked up the jumpers and it kicked right over. So I'm looking at a low or dead battery at least.
Hopped on and started towards the house. Going thru town was fine but when I got up near cruising speed on the other side of town, the gauges started flickering, blinking the fading out just before the bike started sputtering. Once the speed dropped a little it started to run again.
With trial-and-error testing I found that if I kept it running between 3500 to 3800 rpm it would continue to work. If I ran at 4000 too long the gauges faded and it sputtered. If I ran below 3500 the gauges would go nuts and the ride got rough. And some roads themselves were rough and the gauges would go nuts then even if I kept everything stable.
I was able to nurse it home at about 45mph with the wife right behind me the whole way with her flashers going trying to ride herd on two very bored little girls.
Now I get to check the battery, regulator and alternator along with going thru all the fuses and connections to make sure the flickering on rough roads isn't a flaky connection.
Ah well. Another test of my poor maintenance skills...before and after.
Sorry I couldn't make it KP but this one caught me out.
I got there just in time to see you all gear up. Said high to a couple of guys and that was it.
I was hoping to ride too, but I was hungry!