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Started off Saturday morning for New Hampshire,you couldn't have asked for a better day. Arriving at my destination after five hours of riding i shut off the engine, started gabbing to my old friends, unloaded the saddle bags and headed in for some R&R. After three hours of eating burgers and drinking beers it dawned on me that i forgot to take the key out of the ignition,i got up looked out the window didn't see the Rockets head lights glare so i assumed i was just having a senior moment. Morning came we all loaded up the saddle bags cleaned the windshields and were all ready to start off on the second leg of the trip. Looking down I see the ignition key steering me in the face and turned all the way to the right,i knew then i had screwed up. Hitting the switch , the battery was dead as a door nail it was wishful thinking on part that after eight hours of leaving the key in the igniton that it would start. I figured no big deal i'll just get my buddies jumper cables and be on my way. Looking at the weather i knew we were going to be in for a wet one. After three or four minutes on the cables she started right up and we were on the road again.
This is where it gets interesting,i knew all i had in the gas tank was about a gallon of gas if that.As we left for the closest gas station/ general store two miles away,the rain was pouring down on us. I pulled up to the pumps,not wanting to shut down the bike it dawned on me the only way to get the tank filled was to pull the key. I pulled the key out to open the gas tank big mistake,after filling up i turned the key and nothing dead in the water. After an hour and a half an old timer drove in with a pair off jumper cables and gave me another jump.If i had carried a spare key with me i could have avoided a long wait and a major rain storm. Live and learn
This is where it gets interesting,i knew all i had in the gas tank was about a gallon of gas if that.As we left for the closest gas station/ general store two miles away,the rain was pouring down on us. I pulled up to the pumps,not wanting to shut down the bike it dawned on me the only way to get the tank filled was to pull the key. I pulled the key out to open the gas tank big mistake,after filling up i turned the key and nothing dead in the water. After an hour and a half an old timer drove in with a pair off jumper cables and gave me another jump.If i had carried a spare key with me i could have avoided a long wait and a major rain storm. Live and learn