Monday, April 29, 2019

DMT - Day minus 11 - Packing

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I'm sure there are people who are organized about packing for a trip. Regrettably I'm not one of them. This is how it starts. D...
Saturday, April 27, 2019

DMT - Day minus 13 - Very Happy Tires

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Getting down to the wire with all the details that need to be checked off. Like new tires for the Rally. This is the Dunlop 606 whic...
Friday, April 26, 2019

DMT - Day minus 14 - Very Happy Trails

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Just got off the phone with Tim at Happy Trail and he knew my problem before I got even half way through describing it. Seems that there wer...
Thursday, April 25, 2019

DMT - Day minus 15 - UnHappy Trails

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Some things just work - always. McDonald's french fries. My Seiko Kinetic watch. A Chevy pickup truck.  Until they don't. Ha...
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Monday, April 22, 2019

DMT - Day minus 18 - Parts of Parts

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All the bikes for the trip are in the garage. Check them over, adjust the chains and we're ready to go! Oh how I wish that were true ....
Saturday, April 20, 2019

DMT - Day minus 20 - Frustration - Part 4

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Stress relief. Instead of waiting for the Africa Twin parts to arrive from the UK I decided to buy another bike to prevent having the fatal ...
Friday, April 19, 2019

DMT - Day minus 21 - Frustration - Part 3

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While waiting for Godot, my new helmet,  a Bell MX-9,  arrived today thanks to Marty at 4into1.com   Old helmets are great nostalgia ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 DMT - Day minus 23 - Frustration - Part 2

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This is what I'm supposed to look like in 3 weeks Even if everything fell jelly side up it's hard to imagine that it would all ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2019

DMT - Day minus 24 - Frustration

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These are the pictures of frustration. A high performance exhaust system that adds a couple of (quiet) horsepower and saves 18 pounds ...
Monday, April 8, 2019

DMT - Day minus 32 - I can breathe again - a little

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Travel is all about planning. Or not planning. Or forgetting the details you should have planned for. My new passport arrived t...
Friday, April 5, 2019

DMT - Day minus 35 - Two heads are better than none

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The heads are back from Hord Power - YEAH !! The valves and seats have been reworked and the heads have been resurfaced. This is goi...
Tuesday, April 2, 2019

DMT - Day minus 38 - Progress is slow as time passes quickly

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The parts have been ordered to put the Africa Twin back together again. Some of them I could source from my local Honda dealer but the rest ...
Sunday, March 31, 2019

DMT - Day minus 40 - Spring time filled with anticipation

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These are home made churros which are linear donuts coated with sugar and cinnamon. These are really good and remind me of the ones I got fr...
Tuesday, March 26, 2019

DMT - Day minus 45 - Shady Character

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Applied for my passport which required a new photo.  I have to admit that i'm not sure if I'd let this person into my country...
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Sunday, March 17, 2019

DMT - Day minus 54 - Duhh

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It's the little things that kill you. Small details that get overlooked and then bite you in the butt. A good case in point is my passpo...
Friday, March 15, 2019

DMT - Day minus 56 - Directions

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The heads are on their way to the people at Hord Power . They are the experts on the Hawk GT family of Honda 52° v-twin engines. This includ...
Monday, March 11, 2019

DMT - Day minus 60 - My heads on the bench

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Finally got all the tubes and hoses out of the way and just kept taking off things until it all got loose. Admittedly crude, but effective. ...
Saturday, March 2, 2019

DMT - Day minus 69 - Trouble with my head

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This is how it goes with the Africa Twin engine Freaking hoses everywhere! The biggest pain with all of this is getting al...