March 12, 2011
Julie's Birthday… Rode hard to Puerto Escondido. About 150kms from our destination, my bike starts doing a funky chicken with the ABS light coming on and going off and then my dash starts going dead and coming back on and then the fuel injection light comes on and the FI starts flashing on the dash… Passing a vehicle, the bike starts missing and then dies in the middle of nowhere. Oh Shit! Dead battery! Remove the battery from my bike and start removing Michael's, the battery connections is seized and corroded. Drill the top of the battery bolt and switch batteries. Pulled the headlight fuses and push started Michael's bike, which now has my battery. Road to Puerto Escondido and just as we found a hotel the bike quits again. Beer time!! 6:30 at night. Sun going down the only thing left to do is dinner and cervasa.
These Adventures are for Fathers and Sons. Michael and I completed this in two stages. Our motorcycle adventures reached the furthest northerly point in North America and the most southerly point in South America attainable via motorcycle. The 1st stage was completed in 2008 after Michael's 16th birthday. The 2nd stage started on Oct 4, 2010 & ended March 27, 2011, 2 weeks before Michael's 19th birthday. Check out our 2016 Adventure across Canada @ http://mjcanadatour.blogspot.ca
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