great way to start out 2009

[Canonball]

so i was gonna go for a ride today but a dead battery decided otherwise, and with it being a holiday no one is open. guess i'm stuck at the house today  

[ohgood]

so i was gonna go for a ride today but a dead battery decided otherwise, and with it being a holiday no one is open. guess i'm stuck at the house today  

walmart ? they have batteries for $35 or so, mine is almost 3 years old, fine.

[Canonball]

although I loathe wal-mart you're probably right, the next question is do i feel up to riding my road bike up there and riding it back with a battery strapped to it?

[Canonball]

ok so I guess its just been a little longer than I thought it has since I rode last, just had to try a few more times and I got it to crank up. apparently I'm still a little new to the motorcycle thing......

[Jackstand Johnny]

Cold bike batteries need to get "warmed up" some to activate all the elcetric goodness in it sometimes. I have the same problem.

[fred]

You could always try push starting it... You have a decent chance of getting it running, just aim downhill and try to get it started before you reach the bottom. Worst case, you'll get some exercise pushing the thing around...

[neverendingninja]

Yeah, the GS is so light, most people can probably push start it on level ground. I know I did when I first got it; the battery was dead, and I wanted to ride it right away.

Glad you got it going, though.