I live in the mountains where it snows a lot. But, about one day a month it melts so that I have about five miles of clear road. You wouldn't believe how good that five miles feels in the wintertime. Well worth the extra bit to keep it insured through the winter. Have fun and good luck with your...
Sounds like a loose battery connection. That is if the battery is indeed, fully charged. Did you check it with a voltmeter or did you take it to a place that sells batteries so they could do a proper load check on it. Most of the time you can have a plumb dead battery and a voltmeter will still...