new to the club

[redneck]

Hi yall, meet some riders and get to know the club and the events

[elfboy]

Welcome. Be sure to check out the calender to find out when/where to meet up with folks. Wed. night Pergs bike night is a good bet usually

[redneck]

Do they have any meetings other than wed night? (on the weekends)?
Im out of town all week have weekends off for riding...

[twostroke]

Just P.M. me or call,I will be happy to ride with You. Edit: Mon.=no and Friday=no. for me not the club.

[Lauren]

Hi yall, meet some riders and get to know the club and the events

Randy?

[redneck]

That would be me Randy hey you...

[redneck]

That would be cool. I thought about doing somthing on fri night at coffee cat in scotts valley. see if I could get some interest...

[epim]

That would be cool. I thought about doing somthing on fri night at coffee cat in scotts valley. see if I could get some interest...

Sounds good. i'd show. The peanut butter cool cat rules.

[samatye]

I made those back in the day. Before I got fired. Coffee Cat has a great product, I just wish the owner wasn't a total DOUCHEbag...

[epim]

I made those back in the day. Before I got fired. Coffee Cat has a great product, I just wish the owner wasn't a total DOUCHEbag...

Sucks to hear the owner sucks, the people behind the counter are always nice.

[samatye]

oh yeah, staff is awesome, the Roastmaster is awesome, just the owner is bad news. Couldn't give a fuck who came in and gave him money, and gave no respect to his customers or employees. Bad all around. But yeah, I miss Coffee Cat's great products and the staff has always been great! :-D

[Gabitril]

Hey, I'm a new rider in Santa Cruz. I just bought a bike, but the battery died on me. I don't really know what I'm doing and figured this would be a good place to talk to someone who did. Can I just jump it from a car, or would that blow up the battery or something? Suggestions? Thanks!

[Junkie]

Jump it with a car that ISN'T running... but if the battery died, there's likely something else wrong too.

[seric]

You could damage the Voltage Regulator/Rectifier assembly jumping it from a car. How old is the battery? There's a few different things that could be causing the issue.

Here's a good flowchart to help troubleshoot:

http://www.megageek.com/mcelectric/mcflow1_raster.gif


I'm sure you could also get responses from the forum with some more information. You should probably take the battery out and have it charged. A shop like Cycle Imports on Rodeo Gulch would probably do it for u. Where are you located in town?

[epim]

Seric is right, jumping a bike from a car can damage it's relatively fragile electrical system.

It's best to remove the battery and toss it on an automatic charger for a couple days. What make and model of bike? Certain bikes, (well, pretty much every honda) are prone to charging issues.

A flat battery could be due to:
-You left the bike in the 'park' position (one notch past 'lock') that leaves the tail light on.
-The stator died.
-The Reg/Rec died.
-The battery is just old.

I would fully charge the battery, fire the bike up, and put a multimeter across the leads. You should see between 13.5 and 14 volts. Many bikes have to be tested with the engine speed somewhere above idle, so check your owners manual to find out where.

Let me know if you need any more help. Also, if you need any work done: Cycle Imports off South Rodeo Gulch is awesome.