Lesson Learned
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2008
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From: Celebration, FL
It's not uncommon for the battery to go bad from a bad regulator, and the loose ground could just be incidental. A bad ground could also damage a regulator, especially if there is arching, they are directly connected.
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Road Master
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From: Southern Indiana
Road Master
Joined: Jan 2008
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From: ohio
Yea I learned my lesson on that too. When my relay went a couple weeks ago I had absolutley no tools to use to check things. I started carrying my Gerber and I'm ordering a Windzone tool kit off ebay to carry in the pouch.
+1 on people stopping to help. everyone short of old ladies and young hott chicks stopped to see if I was okay or needed something. I guess there are still good people out there!
+1 on people stopping to help. everyone short of old ladies and young hott chicks stopped to see if I was okay or needed something. I guess there are still good people out there!
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Road Master
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From: Southern Indiana
Yea I learned my lesson on that too. When my relay went a couple weeks ago I had absolutley no tools to use to check things. I started carrying my Gerber and I'm ordering a Windzone tool kit off ebay to carry in the pouch.
+1 on people stopping to help. everyone short of old ladies and young hott chicks stopped to see if I was okay or needed something. I guess there are still good people out there!
+1 on people stopping to help. everyone short of old ladies and young hott chicks stopped to see if I was okay or needed something. I guess there are still good people out there!
Road Master
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Northwest WI
I carry tools so I can help other people and hope I never need them for myself but have saved my butt more than once. Glad folks were there to bail you out. Hope your got your bike fixed with the new battery.
A couple nights ago I was out on a long ride and had pulled over along the road to send the bride a text message with my eta. As I was sitting there a Grandma and Grandpa who were well over 70 and pushing 80 pulled up alongside me in their car to see if I needed any help. I was impressed that they stopped and thanked them for stopping.
A couple nights ago I was out on a long ride and had pulled over along the road to send the bride a text message with my eta. As I was sitting there a Grandma and Grandpa who were well over 70 and pushing 80 pulled up alongside me in their car to see if I needed any help. I was impressed that they stopped and thanked them for stopping.
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Road Master
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From: Southern Indiana
I carry tools so I can help other people and hope I never need them for myself but have saved my butt more than once. Glad folks were there to bail you out. Hope your got your bike fixed with the new battery.
A couple nights ago I was out on a long ride and had pulled over along the road to send the bride a text message with my eta. As I was sitting there a Grandma and Grandpa who were well over 70 and pushing 80 pulled up alongside me in their car to see if I needed any help. I was impressed that they stopped and thanked them for stopping.
A couple nights ago I was out on a long ride and had pulled over along the road to send the bride a text message with my eta. As I was sitting there a Grandma and Grandpa who were well over 70 and pushing 80 pulled up alongside me in their car to see if I needed any help. I was impressed that they stopped and thanked them for stopping.
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Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Eastern Washington State
I'm having a fork bag made and I think most of my tools will fit in there. I have a couple of screwdrivers, pliers, some wrenches, wire ties, elec tape and a small roll of safety wire. Got a heavy zippered bag at Home Depot and everything fits quite nicely in it. Lays in the bottom of my saddle bag till the fork bag is done.
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Road Master
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Central NJ
I keep my Gerber MT in my fork bag as well as a Swiss Army Knife, spark plug wrench, a set of folding allen wrenches, and one of those 6-in-1 screw drivers. I also keep a couple of zip ties, some electrical tape, and an extra set of plugs. Doesn't take up much room, and will handle a lot of issues. Guess it comes from riding British bikes for so many years. 