How not to prepare for an emergency
by: seamus26 - Aug 17, 2017 8:20:24 GMT -5
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Post by seamus26 on Aug 17, 2017 8:20:24 GMT -5
Let me tell you about my ride Saturday. I took
the ZNEN out (solo) because I'd been in a little bit of a funk and
wanted to clear my head. It was a beautiful ride. I was on my way home
after about 40 miles of back roads when it started to rain. I thought,
"I'm really glad I put my windshield back on for this ride. I'll be ok".
I had even treated it with Rain X, so vision wasn't a problem. Then I
heard the pop and lost all power. My drive belt broke. Did I mention it
was raining?
Fortunately, I carry a tool kit and a spare belt. "I'll be ok", I
thought to myself. I pulled over, got out my tool kit, removed the CVT
cover and realized that the spare belt the dealer had sold me was about
five inches too long. Did I mention that it was raining? Oh, and my
socket set went up to 14mm. The variator nut ... 16mm.
I called the dealer, who was already closed. Fortunately, it's a
small place and the number is Jason's (the owner) cell phone. He
answered and I explained what had happened. He had one of his techs run
into the shop and, based on the few numbers I could decipher from the
chunks of rubber I had pulled out of my CVT, put the proper belt in the
mailbox.
I called my wife and asked her to swing by the shop, grab my bigger
toolbox and meet me by my paralyzed bike. I really wish the rain would
stop.
About half an hour later, my wife arrived with the belt. She
remembered to bring our dog but forgot ... the toolbox. Actually, in her
defense, she remembered to put the toolbox in the truck, but at the
last minute decided, because of where I was located, to bring her car
because it was easier to park alongside the road. Aaaand forgot to
transfer the toolbox.
So, as the sun began to set, she ran to Walmart, leaving me once again stranded by my bike, to buy a set of sockets.
I successfully finished the job and we made it home around 9:00 last
night. I say successfully, but I didn't bother putting the cover back on or the bike together. That all went in the trunk and I finished up the job on Sunday. If I had actually had the right socket and the right belt that
two hour plus ordeal would have been half an hour tops.
Guess what size spare belt I now have and which socket went in my tool kit.
the ZNEN out (solo) because I'd been in a little bit of a funk and
wanted to clear my head. It was a beautiful ride. I was on my way home
after about 40 miles of back roads when it started to rain. I thought,
"I'm really glad I put my windshield back on for this ride. I'll be ok".
I had even treated it with Rain X, so vision wasn't a problem. Then I
heard the pop and lost all power. My drive belt broke. Did I mention it
was raining?
Fortunately, I carry a tool kit and a spare belt. "I'll be ok", I
thought to myself. I pulled over, got out my tool kit, removed the CVT
cover and realized that the spare belt the dealer had sold me was about
five inches too long. Did I mention that it was raining? Oh, and my
socket set went up to 14mm. The variator nut ... 16mm.
I called the dealer, who was already closed. Fortunately, it's a
small place and the number is Jason's (the owner) cell phone. He
answered and I explained what had happened. He had one of his techs run
into the shop and, based on the few numbers I could decipher from the
chunks of rubber I had pulled out of my CVT, put the proper belt in the
mailbox.
I called my wife and asked her to swing by the shop, grab my bigger
toolbox and meet me by my paralyzed bike. I really wish the rain would
stop.
About half an hour later, my wife arrived with the belt. She
remembered to bring our dog but forgot ... the toolbox. Actually, in her
defense, she remembered to put the toolbox in the truck, but at the
last minute decided, because of where I was located, to bring her car
because it was easier to park alongside the road. Aaaand forgot to
transfer the toolbox.
So, as the sun began to set, she ran to Walmart, leaving me once again stranded by my bike, to buy a set of sockets.
I successfully finished the job and we made it home around 9:00 last
night. I say successfully, but I didn't bother putting the cover back on or the bike together. That all went in the trunk and I finished up the job on Sunday. If I had actually had the right socket and the right belt that
two hour plus ordeal would have been half an hour tops.
Guess what size spare belt I now have and which socket went in my tool kit.
