Miles today 272
Up early and on the road fueled by Thomas's French toast.
I know it doesn't seem like it but 272 miles is a pretty big day for us in this part of the world. Traffic, road construction, and mountain riding slow us down a fair amount so we where pleased with today's ride. Motorcycle riders tend to find rider friendly places to stay and then spread the word so as recommended by Paul and Renee from Holland we parked ourselves at the Hostel Casa Blanca in Cali.
The plan was to leave the next day however. There is nothing quieter to a motorcycle rider than the sound his bike doesn't make when he pushes the starter button and nothing happens, crap. The super reliable KLR, my bike, didn't start. Jim shook his head and while unpacking his just packed bike mumbled something about paybacks for comments I made about Max's bike, the KTM, while it was having it's problems.
Jim and I, manual in hand, tore into it trouble shooting every circuit we could then broke for lunch. We then decided to call in a professional. The owner of the bike shop next door,Sammy, called around and found the best motorcycle electrical guy in town. While awaiting his arrival I began to reassemble some of the parts Jim and I took apart but that tested out ok. As I did I tried the starter again as I had been doing all morning just in case a miracle occurred this time she started up as if there had never been a doubt that she would.
The electrician showed up as promised and checked a few circuits out. He showed me what he thought might have been the problem. When I asked how much for his visit he said "nothing, I didn't fix anything". To me that wasn't right so I gave him some money, he smiled, shook my hand and wished me luck on the trip.
.
Photo for the Hostel Casa Blanca rider wall of fame!
Location:Medellin to Cali
No comments:
Post a Comment