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  • September 10, 2010 at 1:11 am #98939

    Peter
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    Posted this vid showing how quickly a good day riding can change

    Bike as dead as a doornail.
    Lucky some other riders had a car not far away and went back and got a tow rope to take the bike to a crossroad.

    I did the dash back to home base to get the 4×4 and trailer to retrieve dead bike and stranded rider.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkzwE2PRntc

    Cheers.

    September 10, 2010 at 3:17 am #187230

    simon burke
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    bummer.

    love the commentary tho.

    hope you get it fixed ;)

    Bol :woohoo:

    September 10, 2010 at 3:35 am #187231

    Greg
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    I am trusting you have helmet 2 helmet communication or Kath talks to herself :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

    Will only be something simple you would think like a power fuse or broken lead, connector or the likes as it has no battery power at all by what I could see :blink:

    Lets us know what you find pls

    TB

    September 10, 2010 at 4:20 am #187232

    Peter
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    Yes, we have Interphones !!

    Bike was taken to yammy dealer and fixed so no dramas there. Just pissed that it put an end to a weekends riding.

    Well TB, thats the thing,

    There was battery, plenty of battery, speedo and neutral indicator on when key turned.
    But not a peep out of the starter motor.

    When I came back to the bike, we let it sit a few minutes.
    Then I did a quick check over all the electrical stuff I could … checking they were connected … hey presto bike starts.

    Motor runs fine, Cathi jumps on and rides 3 metres and bike dies again, never to come back to life.

    We get back to base and call NRMA …. he comes, but is useless, and doesnt know bikes but checked what he could and confirms battery and fuses all good.

    We had no tools on the trail ( naughty I know, bumbag was back at base ), we will take them from now one as need spanners to take seat off to get to Battery on the XT250.

    September 10, 2010 at 5:14 am #187243

    Greg
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    The intercoms are great we have been using them for nearly 18months now :) So there was battery power but the dealer didnt tell you what was wrong with it?

    TB

    September 10, 2010 at 5:18 am #187233

    jamie
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    Hate bikes breaking down and wrecking rides, i was waiting for you to unleash a few choice words, i reakon i would have by that stage :laugh:
    hope its sorted.

    September 10, 2010 at 5:19 am #187234

    Peter
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    He did say what went wrong. Some connection somewhere had come loose.

    He told Cathi when she picked it up.
    And now that info is lost in the blonde hair and Oestrogen !!! ROFL !

    September 10, 2010 at 5:27 am #187246

    Cathi Meredith
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    Riggs wrote:

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    And now that info is lost in the blonde hair and Oestrogen !!! ROFL !

    You are a very brave man Riggs :angry:

    For everybody else, it was the connector between the kill switch and the engine.

    September 10, 2010 at 5:32 am #187235

    Peter
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    :P

    September 10, 2010 at 6:48 am #187247

    Greg
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    You go Riggs :laugh: your either stupid or brave or bravely stupid or stupidly brave either way go you love your work :P

    and

    Dont stand for that Kath rip it into him :angry: :laugh: :laugh:

    TB

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