Aug 29, 2026 · 40 min · 14 segments
What's up, Riders? This week, Brian is joined by Chris, who’s finally back in the Harley game after fifteen years. Together, they dive into their motorcycle journeys, the intricacies of bike…
So, yeah, both my bikes are down still, still waiting for my Rota.
What's going on with
that?
So, I fried the battery.
So, we were riding...
And I could smell some stuff.
It smelled like, it honestly smelled like pasta was burning.
So I was like, what is that smell? I didn't put two and two together.
And then, you know, then the bike wouldn't start.
Then the battery died.
So I put it on the jumper cables.
I jumped it.
It started right up.
So I'm like, oh, it must be the battery.
So I go buy a new battery, go for a little ride, come back.
I smell raviolis again.
And I was like, oh, something ain't right.
And then it clicked.
I'm like, oh, it must be overcharging my battery, frying it, melting, boiling off all the acid in the battery.
So that's why I came to the conclusion that it's my regulator.
So my regulator should be here today.
Put that on and go for a ride and hopefully all is good.
But I did notice it's got 17,000 miles on it, my bike.
And someone else has already put a regulator on there because there's a ground wire and then there's one wire that runs behind the fuse panel.
So, yeah, both my bikes are down still, still waiting for my Rota.
What's going on with
that?
So, I fried the battery.
So, we were riding...
And I could smell some stuff.
It smelled like, it honestly smelled like pasta was burning.
So I was like, what is that smell? I didn't put two and two together.
And then, you know, then the bike wouldn't start.
Then the battery died.
So I put it on the jumper cables.
I jumped it.
It started right up.
So I'm like, oh, it must be the battery.
So I go buy a new battery, go for a little ride, come back.
I smell raviolis again.
And I was like, oh, something ain't right.
And then it clicked.
I'm like, oh, it must be overcharging my battery, frying it, melting, boiling off all the acid in the battery.
So that's why I came to the conclusion that it's my regulator.
So my regulator should be here today.
Put that on and go for a ride and hopefully all is good.
But I did notice it's got 17,000 miles on it, my bike.
And someone else has already put a regulator on there because there's a ground wire and then there's one wire that runs behind the fuse panel.
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