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    motojobobo
    啓蒙家
    Joined: 22 Aug 2015

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    20 minute ride out of the city at a small town, Porongo. Still working at gradually ironing out kinks in the Guzzi.
    Thru checks and trial/error over the week we’ve ruled out several possibilities: inyectors OK, spark plugs OK, compression in cylinders OK, spark plug wiring OK. It seems to lead to a faulty software.
    Next step will be to reload SW into the ECU and see if that solves it.
    Pain in the neck but bike is a thrill to ride once lver 2500 rpm. ✅✅

    The journey is the objective.

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      motojobobo
      啓蒙家
      @goosehd
      Joined: 22 Aug 2015

      @goosehd said in Motorcycles:

      @motojobobo What are your symptoms? Surging like the bike is running out of gas and then run normally again repeating for the duration of your ride. I think that would describe a pinched tank breather hose. If it is, you might be able to check by loosening off the gas cap slightly.

      Just a though and I may totally be off base.

      @goosehd I ran it with an unlatched tank cap (risky, not recommendable) and problem continues…

      The journey is the objective.

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        Denimhead 0
        Iron Heart Deity
        Joined: 4 Sept 2023

        Swapped out an aging rear tire for a fatter White Wall. Some nice bikes at the shop.

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        IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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          Ross
          IHUK Crew
          Joined: 6 Dec 2021

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          This weekend was too good not to go out, spent most of it on bike finding roads i didn't even know existed, like this one which apparently goes underwater at high tide

          ...shame i managed to get my big fat finger in the picture...

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            FlavourFade
            Raw and Unwashed
            @Ross
            Joined: 15 Jan 2024

            @Ross beautiful bikes and landscape! I need to get a bike again... Every time the sun comes out I see bikes everywhere

            Insta: free_the_fades

            wtb:
            The Pale Rider XXL

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              Denimhead 0
              Iron Heart Deity
              @Ross
              Joined: 4 Sept 2023

              @Ross

              Beautiful bikes. Nothing like exploring on the bike while the sun is shinning.

              IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                Jett129
                見習いボス
                Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                I always said...As long as you have gas,you're not lost.

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                  7tacos
                  Iron Heart Deity
                  Joined: 1 May 2010
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                    neph93
                    見習いボス
                    Joined: 18 Aug 2014

                    Spotted on the streets of Xàlo today in southern Spain…

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                    “Some of those that work forces
                    Are the same that burn crosses”

                    • Virginia Woolf
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                      motojobobo
                      啓蒙家
                      Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                      Past Saturday we went on a bike trip with several friends, 7 bikes altogether. Our end destination was Toro Toro, the town and the national park encompassing the area go by the same name. Toro Toro sits at 2700 mts and it is one of the three sites known in Bolivia for dinosaur tracks.

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                      Brief stop on the way in the Saipina valley, hoping to see condors lazily surfing the thermal currents but no such luck today.

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                      Local produce for sale by the roadside. Green ones are watermelons (sandia in spanish); yellow ones are pumpkins (zapallo). These pumpkins have these prominent protuberances which look like worts but I assure you they taste wonderful in a local soup.

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                      We still have cobblestone roads around here. My bike’s suspension isn’t too happy on these bumpy surfaces. Dual sport/adventure bikes have an easier time on them.

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                      This shepherdess was having a difficult time getting her sheep to share the bridge with our parked bikes. With loud encouragement from a couple of our travel buddies we managed to get them safely across. She wasn’t in a good mood after the nuisance caused by visitors.

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                      Gasoline is in very short supply around the country; diesel is virtually unobtainum. We had to buy fuel in 3 liter bottles in the secondary market at between a 60% to a 87% markup. Approximately half of our total fuel fill-ups were this way. We knew we would face this before setting off.

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                      These tracks are supposed to belong to a herbivorous dinosaur

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                      Now most tracks we were shown were sunken imprints (negative relief), but these here in positive relief were more difficult to understand as to the WHY. Our guide had a confusing explanation so I’m not sure I can convince any of you guys either. Perhaps a paleontologist in the forum will clarify? These are believed to belong to a carnivorous dinosaur.

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                      Couple more examples…plenty and varied dino tracks to see here.

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                      As this is a bike thread after all, I feel compelled to include these two pics with my dino-juice guzzling steed framed by rocky, geology themed backgrounds.

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                      This sunrise pic was our parting view as the mountains were briefly struck by these orange rays before the sun was totally blocked out by a grey sky for the rest of the day.
                      A fun, 6 day, 1200 km trip.

                      The journey is the objective.

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                        Denman John
                        Haraki san Prodigy
                        @motojobobo
                        Joined: 27 Dec 2023

                        @motojobobo Looks like an awesome adventure ~ thanks for sharing your travel pics!

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                          Denimhead 0
                          Iron Heart Deity
                          @motojobobo
                          Joined: 4 Sept 2023

                          @motojobobo Awesome pics, looks like quite the adventure.

                          IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                            jimcasey
                            Raw and Unwashed
                            @motojobobo
                            Joined: 10 Aug 2016

                            @motojobobo Looks like a really good run. More power to you. Is the Guzzi sorted yet?

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                              goosehd
                              Mod Squad
                              @motojobobo
                              Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                              @motojobobo absolutely love your adventures and these pictures!! Thank you 🙂

                              "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                Jett129
                                見習いボス
                                Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                                Total agreement with what everyone else said. Looks like an awesome trip.

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                                  Ross
                                  IHUK Crew
                                  @motojobobo
                                  Joined: 6 Dec 2021

                                  @motojobobo said in Motorcycles:

                                  dino-juice guzzling steed

                                  I need to use this term for bikes from here on out

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                                    motojobobo
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                                    Cheers guys @Denman-John , @Denimhead-0 , @goosehd ; glad I was able to entertain you with them!!

                                    @jimcasey no she isn’t…..I was going to spare you guys this stupid story, but since you asked.
                                    I was going to do this trip on the Guzzi regardless of the glittch to speed up the first checkup service. Obstacle was gasoline. You won’t believe this:
                                    This country is chock-full of silly bureaucratic rules. Every vehicle (besides paying taxes, being insured, pass technical inspection) MUST go through an additional hurdle of registering it with the national oil authority and getting a plastic ID similar to a credit card. You MUST show it at gas stations to fill up otherwise they’ll refuse. Here comes the kicker…I already did all that as soon as I got the Guzzi on the street (you have to physically show the vehicle you are registering), but the bureaucrats have ran out of plastic IDs!!! I have to wait until late August to get one. Unbelievable, but hey, there are other niceties locally which make it worth putting up with this junk. So, the responsibility of getting me to Toro Toro and back fell on my R1200R. She is an unbelievable traveller.

                                    @Ross jajajajaja glad you got a laugh out of it!

                                    The journey is the objective.

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                                      jimcasey
                                      Raw and Unwashed
                                      @motojobobo
                                      Joined: 10 Aug 2016

                                      @motojobobo what a palaver. Still, having a nice beemer to fall back on must soften the blow.

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                                        Denimhead 0
                                        Iron Heart Deity
                                        Joined: 4 Sept 2023

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                                        IG - gratefuldenimhead (jeans and boots), Norseamerican (bicycles)

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                                          Jett129
                                          見習いボス
                                          @Denimhead 0
                                          Joined: 17 Aug 2011

                                          @Denimhead-0 Nice shot! Love the B&W.

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