# road today! battery eSploded in UB parking lot wtF **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 5, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013 "2009-03-05T11:56:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/1 "2009-03-05T11:56:57Z")
well like the title says super excited riding to school, get close to school, pull over, battery is literally leaking, original battery after 13 years, turn around, go to advance, pick one up, rides like new and no more bogging down, hell YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH anyone else ride? theres a blue victory parked next to me =) ---
**Author:** ![Tim](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tim/32/5211_2.png) [@Tim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tim)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/2 "2009-03-05T11:58:15Z")
I’m stuck at work, but there looks to be a lot of salt on the roads so i’m real iffy ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 11:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/3 "2009-03-05T11:58:42Z")
That salt looks unforgiving, if I take the bike out at all today it may only be up and down my street ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/4 "2009-03-05T12:00:25Z")
all the way to my house the roads were beautiful, idk maybe im just lucky ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/5 "2009-03-05T12:04:28Z")
Roads out here are clear too… ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/6 "2009-03-05T12:15:18Z")
you road today? ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/7 "2009-03-05T12:15:38Z")
just for that I hope a tsunami washs out all the roads lol ---
**Author:** ![JUICEDSS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/juicedss/32/7185_2.png) [@JUICEDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JUICEDSS)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/8 "2009-03-05T12:19:14Z")
It’s supposed to rain in the a.m. tomorrow. If it clears in the afternoon, I will pick up my new bike from the dealer. ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/9 "2009-03-05T12:21:35Z")
> [@Willybeen](#): > > Roads out here are clear too… Really? No half-blind geriatrics or cranked-up rednecks? ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/10 "2009-03-05T12:25:28Z")
The next few days are gonna bring rain, it’ll be good for the salt to wash off the roads, but I think that it is supposed to be freeze and snow out next week now. ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/11 "2009-03-05T12:27:13Z")
> [@newman](#): > > you road today? no i lied ---
**Author:** ![Willybeen](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/willybeen/32/7351_2.png) [@Willybeen](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Willybeen)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/12 "2009-03-05T12:28:38Z")
> [@Avatar](#): > > Really? No half-blind geriatrics or cranked-up rednecks? Welllllll, we have that too… we have it all down here. > [@ubengineering](#): > > no i lied oh shit son. ---
**Author:** ![burnt\_toast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnt_toast/32/7518_2.png) [@burnt\_toast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnt_toast)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/13 "2009-03-05T12:29:19Z")
> [@newman](#): > > you **road** today? > [@ubengineering](#): > > no i lied you don’t get it. :roflpicard: ---
**Author:** ![ubengineering](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ubengineering/32/5171_2.png) [@ubengineering](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ubengineering)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/14 "2009-03-05T12:31:08Z")
i hope it doesnt rain 2nite i have to ride home =( ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/15 "2009-03-05T12:31:23Z")
I’m planning on pulling mine out this weekend to see if anything needs attention before things get srs. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/16 "2009-03-05T13:18:25Z")
> [@Willybeen](#): > > Roads out here are clear too… lol. You point this out every chance you get. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/17 "2009-03-05T13:19:11Z")
> [@ubengineering](#): > > i hope it doesnt rain 2nite i have to ride home =( i heard it’s going to reign. ---
**Author:** ![Paulo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/paulo/32/7328_2.png) [@Paulo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Paulo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/18 "2009-03-05T13:19:29Z")
> [@Willybeen](#): > > Roads out here are clear too… For the love of god. I didn’t even mention Hawaii this often when I lived there. Get over yourself and your ORANGE bike! lol ---
**Author:** ![MacK5270](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3d9bf3/32.png) [@MacK5270](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MacK5270)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/19 "2009-03-05T13:24:56Z")
i took my buddys ducati out to gas up and run a bit, lots of salt in tonawanda, its nice out ---
**Author:** ![eclipsed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbce88/32.png) [@eclipsed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eclipsed)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013/20 "2009-03-05T13:35:08Z")
> [@newman](#): > > i heard it’s going to reign. know it isn’t! [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/road-today-battery-esploded-in-ub-parking-lot-wtf/64013.md?page=2)