On the road again, Roels bike started to loose power. Nothing new for Bas and Steve, but first time for Roel. It soon turned out to be serious problems. Not much later, Roels bike died in a little village. We decided to try to get a lift to Samaipata, where we thought we would have better chances for repairing. We hitchhiked until we got a 60km ride to Samaipata. Roel in the back and Bas and Steve following.
Just before sunset we arrived in hostel Posada del sol, where we would stay for the next week.
Next morning (saturday 18th) we tried to find the cause of the problems, but couldn’t find anything wrong.
]We decided to bring it to a recommended mechanic in the next village on monday. In the mechanic shop they found out that the piston and pistonrings were worn, because of a blocked exhaust pipe. Roels bike was indeed smoking like hell and using more oil than fuel, but we never thought all this carbon would block his exhaust and wear the piston.
It took only four days for these great guys to find the problem, find new parts (which was fairly difficult, because there are only three XT600’s in Bolivia…..ours) and get it all back together.
Although the workshop didn’t really look like it was one of profesionals (with chickens, dogs and cows walking around), these guys sure knew about bikes. On thursday the bike was good to go and ready for a testride. The mechanic had his own way of doing a testride.
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Assunto: Atravessar o Continente Americano de XTé 
Qui Jan 06, 2011 2:47 am
mas percebe-se bem 
