Rhonda had an interesting afternoon yesterday.
As some may recall my ignition switch has been flaky as of late. First tumbler pin popped out so I could sometimes insert the key, turn ignition on, then remove the key. I was just waiting for it to fail so last week I ordered a new Honda ignition/lock key set.
Well on the ride back to work from lunch the bike died at an intersection. Kaput. Pulled over to a parking lot. Started fiddling with the keyswitch to make sure that wasn't the issue, and it got stuck in the lights only setting. Fark. So I decided to unhook the battery and lo and behold the negative battery cable bolt was loose. That's what had killed the bike, and I forked with it for nothing and now I'm stranded an hour from home.
Or so I though!
I checked my phone to see where my newly-ordered ignition set was. When I had checked that morning it hadn't updated and it was still on the other side of the country. BUT. HOORAY it was out for delivery. Problem: I'm at work. Wife is out running errands with the baby.
I called her and begged and pleaded for her to drop everything and run home for the postman. Turns out when she got home he had JUST finished writing the missed delivery notice and was about to leave our house. Talk about perfect timing.
So she then drove out to meet me at work with my new Honda parts. I managed to push the bike back to work and still see all my afternoon patients, albeit SOAKED in sweat from pushing it back to work in 27C heat. Once the patients were seen I was able to remove the old switch, reconnect the battery, and off I went.
Wife saves the day!
Rhonda is like new again. Now I just have to put in the seat latch and then it'll be one key for the bike and I'll be able to keep a spare at home.
Whew. What a day it was. Now to get something for the wife to say thanks.
