jimp
Sport Tourer
Jim P reporting from Slovakia - thats the other half of the old Czechoslovakia. I overheated the motor on Seans C10 when the fan sensor went out, and afterwards the bike refused to start. Not knowing the language, it has taken me two and a half days to find a mechanic to help me diagnose the problem. It lost all compression in cylinders 1 and 4, 3 is half what it should be, only 2 has any compression.
The bike is dead, and I am over 700 miles from Heidelberg in Germany where Sean lives. It will take several days to get a new head gasket, and who knows if I can get the head machined. Although that shouldnt be too much of a problem.
Now this is adventure touring. Any chance we have any COG members in Slovakia? :rotflmao:
I will report back in a few days when I get it sorted. Just thought I let you all know what was going on. The GCE Rally has been fun, but the weather has been extremely hot and humid. What riding I did was on everything from goat trails to superb freshly paved roads. Bernd and Gie gave their OtP trip report last night and everyone enjoyed it. I added color to their commentary for some stuff.
See ya down the road. Cheers! Na zdravy!
The bike is dead, and I am over 700 miles from Heidelberg in Germany where Sean lives. It will take several days to get a new head gasket, and who knows if I can get the head machined. Although that shouldnt be too much of a problem.
Now this is adventure touring. Any chance we have any COG members in Slovakia? :rotflmao:
I will report back in a few days when I get it sorted. Just thought I let you all know what was going on. The GCE Rally has been fun, but the weather has been extremely hot and humid. What riding I did was on everything from goat trails to superb freshly paved roads. Bernd and Gie gave their OtP trip report last night and everyone enjoyed it. I added color to their commentary for some stuff.
See ya down the road. Cheers! Na zdravy!