S3 stranded me tonight!

get out of work at 5.
get on motorcycle at 6:15.
arrive canadian border around 7.
get waved through.
try to start bike.
try to start bike.
wheel bike over to side.
try to start bike.
try to start bike.
check out REALLY HOT girl w/Dad getting their car searched. :razz:
check fuses.
check battery contacts
try to start bike.
try to start bike.
try to start bike.
canadian customs people offer to call canadian tow truck.
try to start bike.
ask about 10 people if they have jumper cables.
they don't.
make calls.
push bike up hill. try to bump start. nothing.
push bike up hill. try to bump start. nothing.
push bike up hill. try to bump start. nothing.
push bike up hill. try to bump start. nothing.
getting sweaty.
push bike up hill. try to bump start.
starts!
:-D
ride home.

lesson = make sure your battery is good before taking it very far from home.

[miker]

Cat, it wasn't your S3 that stranded you, it was you who stranded you. You can't blame your poor S3 for not starting when you haven't maintained the battery. Poor thing, you better go out and say sorry before she does it again. Then give her a nice battery top up and if that doesn't work, give her a battery transplant with a good Gel battery. :-D

That way, when there is a hot girl at the border, you can try your puffing and sweating on her instead of on pushing the bike :-D :-D

Mick