Biking blues...

[Lindsey]

Well, I finally got around to putting plates on the Ninja. I was really really excited about it. People have been riding around for a couple months now and I've been feeling some jealousy! So today I got to my grandma's house, where it was stored for the winter. I opened the garage door and took it outside to start it up. Nothing. Not only would it not start, none of the lights or anything even came on. Dead battery So then we went about taking all the plastic off and pulling the tank off to get to the battery. We boosted it and it started but stopped as soon as the cables were gone. We put it on a charger, and an hour later it was still dead. So now it's time for me to drop another $150 on a battery.
I'm blaming my dad for this one. Every sportbike owner I know had told me to take the battery out and keep it inside during the winter, because if it freezes in the unheated garage it would be toast. My dad said that's bs and it should be fine! He said it was too much work to take the tank off, and why would they build them like that if you were supposed to take the battery out? This fall I'll know better!
Anyways, so this is a pretty disappointing day for me. I know lots of people are probably like "It's just a bike, it's just another week without riding" but we only get like 4 or 5 months of good riding weather up here so every day counts lol. I have missed it terribly over the winter!

[DianaB]

I'm sure that you'll have it up and running in a day or two. Just be glad that it's the battery and not something that it would have to go in the shop for. It could be worse. You'll still have plenty of days to feel the wind blow through your hair!!!!

[Lindsey]

That's very true. I'm glad it isn't anything worse, because my warranty expired at the end of March and I decided not to renew it. The bike is only a year old, so what could really go wrong? Of course, that almost always means that something WILL go wrong! But at least the battery is something I can do myself!

[judy]

And it's not terribly expensive. I hope you get it back soon!

[Janet]

We will need a picture of you riding the bike ya know???

[Tink]

Bummer Lindsey!
I hope you get to enjoy it after all this hassle!

[Lindsey]

Originally Posted by Janet

We will need a picture of you riding the bike ya know???

I'll be sure to get someone to take a picture of me this year For now, here's a picture of the bike last year after I washed it. I love the color. I call it "cute" but the guys don't like that term lol
I got a call from my dad this afternoon, and he had talked to a friend of his who told him that sometimes bike batteries will need to be hooked up to a charger for at least 24 hours before they hold a charge, so it is now hooked up to the charger in my grandma's garage. He told me not to go out and buy a new one until I find out if it works in a day or two. It's good news if it works, but if not there's another couple of days wasted! I guess I'd be more sad if the weather was going to be nice this week, so luckily the forecast is rain!