Stuck in Chambersburg.............

[Charlie McCready]

Thanks to Joe and the gang with him that came by this morning to check on my Interstate. We couldn't get it to start using the push start button after taking it all apart to check it. We decided to not start home not knowing what the problem is. A local Gold Winger came by the Travelodge Hotel with his GW battery which we hooked to the leads on my Interstate. It fired right up!!!  The battery in my bike is bad. There is an Advance Auto Parts Store a couple blocks down the street. They are charging a new battery for me now. It'll be ready at 4PM this afternoon. We're just gonna chill out here 'til morning and head out tomorrow morning.  Thanks again to everyone who helped last night checking it out and Joe and his entourage for coming by this morning.   Thanks to you too OSS, you're good for something after all !!!   See ya all down the road.

[MP]

Glad you got it fixed, charliemac.  See you later this year!
MP

[Charlie McCready]

Thanks Melvin, picked up the new battery at 4PM and it's installed and running. Now, time for dinner and rest !!!  It has been a hot, gorgeous day here. And we spent it sitting on the hotel balcony watching all the bikes go by.  And there were hordes of them.

[hubcapsc]

We knew it was your battery all along, we was just funnin' you 



-Mike

[Windjammer]

  Just hope it is not your ALT. going bad. As it won't keep the new battery up very long.

[Oss]

glad that the battery tender jr was able to get the battery juiced up enough to get you to the hotel   I was hopin that it was just that darn switch.

Steamer was really lookin forward to havin you wrappin your arms around him while he gave you a lift to the hotel down the road.   You lucked out my friend !

See you this summer I hope when you and KD get to the Vet cemetery to see her dad.  We have a place for you both and double chocolate donuts for KD  just say when.

Oss

[Wolf1910]

  Good to visit with KD and you Charlie...Hope you guys make it to Marlinton

[Normandog]

try the battery out of another bike. Maybe you could have been on your way home a little sooner.
Oh well, live and learn. I hope I remember this.

[2tonevalk]

Was nice meetin you guys.  Enjoyed sharing the wind and rain with ya.
Glad that it wasnt something worse and hope you got home ok.

Ride safe
Robert and Glenda

[Charlie McCready]

Thanks for the help everybody. We just got home, left Chambersburg at 9am. Got rained on 4 times from Roanoke, VA to Wytheville, VA---'bout 75 miles.  The Valk did great, 369 miles to the house. I assume by that the alternator is ok. (?) We'll see.  I plan to test it running with a voltmeter.

Thanks again troops !!! 

[Oss]

those red and black valks dont seen to be as reliable as the stately black and beige ones