Nearly killed myself this morning

[HenryDorsetCase]

my bike stranded me in the middle of the Curletts Rd Blenheim Rd intersection at 8.55 am. So not quite peak traffic but close to it, at the busiest intersection in the city.

Full on sphincter pucker lemmetellya.

I was going northbound on Curletts heading toward upper riccarton and had split traffic up to the front of the queues. took off from the lights and stalled the bike* and it rolled to a stop about ten feet out from the line. And it would not go again. Dead battery.

It had been on charge too: entirely my fault, I had known it was a bit dodgy for a while and I hadn't been arsed getting it sorted out.

Organised a rescue and a replacement battery and away I go. I have seldom been as scared on a bike as being stopped in the middle of that fucking intersection with traffic passing on my left and my right....... and three lanes queued to my right looking to get me if the ones coming from behind don't.... fark. That could have gone really really badly.

Moral of the story: if you think it is time to replace your battery, it probably is.

*what a fuckwit

[Maha]

Standing your ground is all you can do in that situation, only when traffic has thinned out a bit is it safe enough to get off and push it to the curb.

Shall we pass the hat around?

[James Deuce]

Shall we pass the hat around?

We should just mail a 10 pack of new undies.

[Banditbandit]

Triumphs aye ?? Shockingly bad electrics since forever ...

[willytheekid]

Sounds like a fun start to the day mate

...this winters been mean as to batteries, my year old motobatt is also having issues (Went dead flat during the cold snap the other week...it maybe dying already...damnit!)

-mental note...DONT chance stalling at the lights like Henry lol...must grossly over rev, double pump da clutch, and ensure I launch off on one wheel (Sorry officer...mate nearly died doing it your "safe" way )...yeah, that should work out nicely



Glad you didnt get clipped Henry...great choice of intersection by the way (couldn't have found a busier one lol)

[jasonu]

Does anyone know of someone on KB that might be able to sell this man a high quality, low weight battery at a very reasonable price???

[SVboy]

Does anyone know of someone on KB that might be able to sell this man a high quality, low weight battery at a very reasonable price???

I see what you did there!!

[Mom]

must grossly over rev, double pump da clutch, and ensure I launch off on one wheel

Dont. I actually did that a few years ago, stopped at lights on a slight incline to boot. Somehow I grabbed a big handful of throttle and dumped the clutch. If I hadn't given myself such a big surprise I might have actually enjoyed the resultant wheelie!

[vifferman]

Sounds like a fun start to the day mate

...this winters been mean as to batteries, my year old motobatt is also having issues (Went dead flat during the cold snap the other week...it maybe dying already...damnit!)

My Motobatt is some unknown number of years old - at least 5, possibly/probably older. I went against recommendations (to get a Yuasa), and I'm not sorry I did - it's been great.
Now that that is out in the open, it'll probably explode /implode (but I suspect it's waiting to coordinate its demise with my car battery, which is definitely not happy).

[BuzzardNZ]

Sounds like a fun start to the day mate

...this winters been mean as to batteries, my year old motobatt is also having issues (Went dead flat during the cold snap the other week...it maybe dying already...damnit!)

-mental note...DONT chance stalling at the lights like Henry lol...must grossly over rev, double pump da clutch, and ensure I launch off on one wheel (Sorry officer...mate nearly died doing it your "safe" way )...yeah, that should work out nicely



Glad you didnt get clipped Henry...great choice of intersection by the way (couldn't have found a busier one lol)

Having had the same thing happen to 3 of my Motobatts under the same conditions as yours, I'd say it's fucked and it won't hold a charge for long. Still, you could try.

[BuzzardNZ]

my bike stranded me in the middle of the Curletts Rd Blenheim Rd intersection at 8.55 am. So not quite peak traffic but close to it, at the busiest intersection in the city.

Full on sphincter pucker lemmetellya.

I was going northbound on Curletts heading toward upper riccarton and had split traffic up to the front of the queues. took off from the lights and stalled the bike* and it rolled to a stop about ten feet out from the line. And it would not go again. Dead battery.

It had been on charge too: entirely my fault, I had known it was a bit dodgy for a while and I hadn't been arsed getting it sorted out.

Organised a rescue and a replacement battery and away I go. I have seldom been as scared on a bike as being stopped in the middle of that fucking intersection with traffic passing on my left and my right....... and three lanes queued to my right looking to get me if the ones coming from behind don't.... fark. That could have gone really really badly.

Moral of the story: if you think it is time to replace your battery, it probably is.

*what a fuckwit

Yeah that sounds pretty scary. Years ago one of mine died halfway thru Mt Vic tunnel during rush hour, not a pleasant experience.

[RDJ]

I absolutely, 110%, sympathise. Couple of years ago I had a fuel pump go out on me in Knoxville, Tennessee. In the evening, in gangland territory. Yikes. Good that you made it out of there in one piece.

Whenever possible, I keep my battery booked up to a charger; yes, including buying a extension cord so I can charge it when overnighting at a motel. I also carry a spare fuel pump. Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you!

[george formby]

My Motobatt is some unknown number of years old - at least 5, possibly/probably older. I went against recommendations (to get a Yuasa), and I'm not sorry I did - it's been great.
Now that that is out in the open, it'll probably explode /implode (but I suspect it's waiting to coordinate its demise with my car battery, which is definitely not happy).

I had hoped to replace the battery on me bike with a motobatt but none fit so back to the original Yuasa. Been sat for a month in the cold & damp but fired up instantly. Can't really fault them. Last one must have been at least 8 years old before it stuttered.
Been in a similar situation OP, middle of Aberdeen, dark, snowing like a bastard and rush hour. Bike stalled, no kick starty, no lights, lots of pissed off Kilties. It was rubbish and I could sharpen pencils with me date for a week afterwards. But, it was a win.

[Oakie]

Does anyone know of someone on KB that might be able to sell this man a high quality, low weight battery at a very reasonable price???

Here you go.

[Kickaha]

Moral of the story: if you think it is time to replace your battery, it probably is.

*what a fuckwit

I jump started a muppet today with a flat battery, after it started he tells me it's been a bit hard to start for a while now, I felt like stabbing him

...this winters been mean as to batteries

Winter is always mean on batteries, sales double +