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People ask what can happen if the locating pin comes out of the front Main bearing carrier.... this bike was fitted with the early type non-slotted main bearing shell..... needless to say the top end was toast too... this is why I recommend you take the sump off at every major service.

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By Cindy Bennett, #4170

Parting is such sweet sorrow....

Ending our 100 day Ultimate South America expedition a couple of weeks back prompted a mixed bag of emotions. The last day ride into Cartagena, Colombia in high 30’s temp with 90% humidity and slow traffic was the final challenge and I could not wait to get off the bloody bike! Heat induced thoughts of dumping it on the outskirts of the city and either setting fire to it or leaving the keys in it were very tempting but the end must be reached.

The following day’s trip to the Port in preparation for the trip home was similarly hot and miserable - but leaving my Tigresa in the shippers warehouse with plans for the following days of narcotics inspection with a camera down the fuel tank - very invasive - gave pause to appreciate the opportunity we had to undertake this epic trip and I did give her tank a fond farewell pat before catching a welcome airconditioned taxi back to the hotel.

We made some wonderful friends on this trip who we will definitely keep in contact with, we have seen the best and worst of each other and provided words of support when needed or a joke to lighten a tense moment. These riding buddies were luckily of a similar adventuresome nature and didn’t blink when a Death Road trip was up for grabs. Many tall tales were told over an end of day beverage (or 5). We will miss this camaraderie almost as much as the amazing scenery of the South American continent.

However living out of a suitcase and changing hotels most nights will not be missed - what starts as a novelty for the first 60 or 70 days became a necessary evil to complete the trip. We had one day when the support vehicle was caught up in roadworks and didn’t arrive until the wee early hours, so the practice of packing a set of clothes and a small toiletry bag in the topbox paid dividends for those of us who were doing this. For the others a good learning.

Those of us with pets and loved ones at home were also keen to get home to reacquaint ourselves, and the fantasy of doing washing whenever we wanted and sleeping back in our own bed was a definite attraction. I know that in short order I will be planning the next major expedition, all lower 48 USA states in 2025. This one will not be an organised tour, but we will catch up with all our American riding friends to point us in the direction of the best riding roads. Ride on!

A happy group of travellers! Scooter battles at roadwork delays!

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NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE!

Race to Dakar Charley Boorman

Extreme Frontiers Charley Boorman (Racing Across Canada)

What If I Had Never Tried It Valentino Rossi (The Autobiography)

The Road to Mali Craig Carey-Clinch

No Room for Watermelons Ron & Lynne Fellowes

A Motorcycle Courier in the Great War Captain W.H.L. Watson Australia Motorcycle Atlas

With 200 Top Rides (6th Ed) Hema Maps

Overland Magazines - issue #’s 11; 19; 21; 22; 25; 26; 27; 28 and 29.

Adventure Bike Rider - issue #’s 44; 46; 51 and 53

The Touring Motorcycle Jeff Ware & Kris Hodgson

BMW Twins Mick Walker

BMW Boxer Twins Ian Falloon

BMW Motorcycles Bruce Preston

A Century of BMW Manfred Grunet & Florian Triebel

The BMW Story - Production & Racing Motorcycles Ian Falloon

Bahnstormer - The Story of BMW Motorcycles LJK Setright

BMW Company History

1972

BMW Munich Berry on Bikes - The Hot 100 - Steve Berry

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