Saturday 8/24/19
I went to play in the (not so) local casino poker tournament. It was a nice sunny day between days of forecast rain. So I took the opportunity to ride the motorcycle.
I made to about 150 of the 165 miles needed. The bike died. Sputtered a bit and then just quit. It turns over and might sputter a time or two but will not run. Great!! 150 miles from home and AAA towing is only good for 100. Then you have to pay 5-6 bucks a mile after that. Nope, not gonna happen.
I also found out that to use AAA to tow a motorcycle you need RV coverage. Okay, I added that while I had them on the phone. What they didn't tell me is that it isn't in affect until 72 hours later. I found that out from the tow truck driver. Again, GREAT!!
Okay, a BMW motorcycle dealer is only 10 miles away from the breakdown. $100 to get me there. That is a heck of a lot cheaper than what it would have cost to get me towed home.
Get to the dealer and it is a Harley/BMW place and their BMW tech is off until Monday. One more time, GREAT!!!
Okay, I leave it there for the tech to diagnose on his return on Monday. Now to get myself home. I've seen the Enterprise commercials where they say they will come pick you up so I call them. Yeah, they'll come pick you up IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE OPEN. But none of them are open after 1 pm on Saturday in the Louisville, KY area except the one at the airport. That one does not pick you up.
$15 taxi ride to the airport. $164 to rent a compact car to get me home. I had to rent it until Monday as none of the Enterprise places near my home will be open until Monday. AND none of them do after hours drop off. So I can't just drop it off today.
I'm home. No bike. $279 less in my wallet/bank account. Of course I also missed the poker tournament and I'd been doing good in them lately.
Can you say "Not a happy camper"?
Hopefully the tech just finds a clogged filter so it doesn't get stupid expensive. But I'm beginning to hear that Hee-Haw song about "If it weren't for bad luck................"
I went to play in the (not so) local casino poker tournament. It was a nice sunny day between days of forecast rain. So I took the opportunity to ride the motorcycle.
I made to about 150 of the 165 miles needed. The bike died. Sputtered a bit and then just quit. It turns over and might sputter a time or two but will not run. Great!! 150 miles from home and AAA towing is only good for 100. Then you have to pay 5-6 bucks a mile after that. Nope, not gonna happen.
I also found out that to use AAA to tow a motorcycle you need RV coverage. Okay, I added that while I had them on the phone. What they didn't tell me is that it isn't in affect until 72 hours later. I found that out from the tow truck driver. Again, GREAT!!
Okay, a BMW motorcycle dealer is only 10 miles away from the breakdown. $100 to get me there. That is a heck of a lot cheaper than what it would have cost to get me towed home.
Get to the dealer and it is a Harley/BMW place and their BMW tech is off until Monday. One more time, GREAT!!!
Okay, I leave it there for the tech to diagnose on his return on Monday. Now to get myself home. I've seen the Enterprise commercials where they say they will come pick you up so I call them. Yeah, they'll come pick you up IF THEY HAPPEN TO BE OPEN. But none of them are open after 1 pm on Saturday in the Louisville, KY area except the one at the airport. That one does not pick you up.
$15 taxi ride to the airport. $164 to rent a compact car to get me home. I had to rent it until Monday as none of the Enterprise places near my home will be open until Monday. AND none of them do after hours drop off. So I can't just drop it off today.
I'm home. No bike. $279 less in my wallet/bank account. Of course I also missed the poker tournament and I'd been doing good in them lately.
Can you say "Not a happy camper"?
Hopefully the tech just finds a clogged filter so it doesn't get stupid expensive. But I'm beginning to hear that Hee-Haw song about "If it weren't for bad luck................"