<![CDATA[If you want more adventure in your life, ride a #motorcycle]]>If you want more adventure in your life, ride a

Got on my bike to ride home from work, turned the key... all electronics died 3 seconds after turning on and stayed dead.

Battery completely gone? Didn't sound or feel like a fuse.

Pushed the motorcycle to the motorcycle shop a couple of hundred meters down the road.

A five minute diagnose later: wires going into the ignition lock are broken. Fixable, but not now. Give us your name and phone number, here's the keys for a loaner.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/6e942d86-88db-4fda-94bb-70f92774b51e/if-you-want-more-adventure-in-your-life-ride-a-motorcycleRSS for NodeTue, 07 Apr 2026 00:52:46 GMTTue, 10 Mar 2026 17:42:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to If you want more adventure in your life, ride a #motorcycle on Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:26:18 GMT]]>@fschaap I've had the opposite of that electrical problem (i.e. impossible to diagnose). In my case, it was exacerbated by heat, so I was able to limp the 1700 remaining km home by riding in the mornings and evenings, and keeping the engine under 4500rpm.

It is so valuable to have a reliable shop nearby. I'm envious.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/eedly/statuses/116206284217753757https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mindly.social/users/eedly/statuses/116206284217753757Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:26:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you want more adventure in your life, ride a #motorcycle on Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:26:17 GMT]]>@fschaap Now try that in the wild and you’re stuck without a bike for a week or so. 🤣

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/arnan/statuses/116206284125490425https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/arnan/statuses/116206284125490425Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:26:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you want more adventure in your life, ride a #motorcycle on Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:15:17 GMT]]>@Andy Yeah, roadside assistance is really worth it if you really need it. I do pay for it! I was happy I was close to the motorcycle shop so that was the easier solution 🙂

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fschaap/statuses/116206240884980835https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fschaap/statuses/116206240884980835Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:15:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you want more adventure in your life, ride a #motorcycle on Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:09:09 GMT]]>@fschaap I had something similar last year. Ended up getting recovery out who, after stripping off most of the front end, repaired the wires. So glad I was in the car park at work, he’d never have stripped it down like that at the side of the road.

I used to resent the annual cost, but after that, it’s worth every penny!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/Andy/statuses/116206216772124652https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://tenforward.social/users/Andy/statuses/116206216772124652Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:09:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you want more adventure in your life, ride a #motorcycle on Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:59:24 GMT]]>@ankedesign Het viel me alles mee. Het vervelendste was nog alle voering in mijn pak want 's ochtends is het koud en nu was het 17 graden. Beetje zweten 🙂 Ik kende de garage gelukkig, ik tank er ongeveer 1 keer per week omdat ie langs de uitvalsweg het dorp uit zit.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fschaap/statuses/116206178459024659https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fschaap/statuses/116206178459024659Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:59:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you want more adventure in your life, ride a #motorcycle on Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:55:53 GMT]]>@fschaap joh! Dat dat kan zeg. Lekker stukje duwen dan maar!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ankedesign/statuses/116206164629330841https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ankedesign/statuses/116206164629330841Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:55:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you want more adventure in your life, ride a #motorcycle on Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:45:29 GMT]]>Totally excellent service and trust from a small village motorcycle shop!

As an aside, I love how mechanics define "This is a good car" (*slaps the hood*).

It means: everything works and it is dependable. I got a 20 yo Hyundai i10 with 261K kms on the odo. It runs fine and the radio works.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fschaap/statuses/116206123682519351https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/fschaap/statuses/116206123682519351Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:45:29 GMT