CN - Monday
We got up late on Monday morning (well, we were up with Elena and Marco chatting until 3am) and were able to catch up on some much needed sleep. First good sleep for me in a week. Marco has a welder friend Antonio and Ken and I both wanted to have our kick stands shortened so the bikes would sit better when parked. The loaded bikes compress the suspension and make them very upright and unstable on the kickstand. I usually have to find an area that slopes to my left to even be able to get off the bike without it falling over. Antonio's shop is in Aguascalientes so we all hopped on bike and headed out.
Right away I noticed something different with the idle on my bike. It wasn't firing consistently. When accelerating, it felt like it was running out of gas, sputtering and struggling to gain speed. I got to Antonio's in one piece, but the whole ride was extremely stressful. Riding in heavy traffic, trying to follow Marco since we had no idea where we were going was a challenge for me. To top it off the idle kept rising and falling and I was having to constantly try to adjust the screw to keep the thing running at every stoplight. Just when we get the clutch fixed, this now starts happening. I begin to think this bike is cursed.
Antonio made quick work of our kickstands and now we have happy perfect leans when parked on the stand. His shop was outfitted for serious metal work - in fact this is where Marco built his side car rig. We have been blessed with so much generosity from strangers when we travel - he charged us nothing to do the work. Thanks Antonio!!! And thanks to Marco for setting everything up and taking us over there! Marco has been so generous and helpful during our stay here. He is also well connected and a very good friend to have. He gave us his number and we are to call him if we need anything during our time in Mexico and he will make a call and get it handled for us. What an awesome guy!
After leaving the shop we went a short way and grabbed some delicious lunch. I was a stress basket the whole way there - even tho it was only a short distance. The problem seems to be getting worse. While at a light, with my had off the throttle, the bike revved up to over 7,000 rpm's on its own! Freaking crazy! At the cafeteria style restaurant I had the chicken mole which was delicious. Ken's pork verde was crazy good as well. I am in food heaven here in Mexico!
The ride back to Amigomoto was stressful the whole way. I could not wait to get off that bike. Ken is baffled at this point as well as to what the problem is. Once we got back we tore the bike down once again checking carburetor, air-box, etc. Once it got dark and it didn't look like we were leaving anytime soon, we committed to another night at Amigomoto. We had planned to leave in the morning but with my bike misfiring the way it was there was no chance. Tuesday we plan to strip down the electrical system to see if that is causing the issue.
We had a mellow night of ordering food out and watching Borak the movie. Ken had never seen it so Elena insisted - lots of laughs and a good relaxing night. Hopefully we will find the issue in the morning but until then, we are going nowhere. Going to be unsure of when we will be back on the road again.
We got up late on Monday morning (well, we were up with Elena and Marco chatting until 3am) and were able to catch up on some much needed sleep. First good sleep for me in a week. Marco has a welder friend Antonio and Ken and I both wanted to have our kick stands shortened so the bikes would sit better when parked. The loaded bikes compress the suspension and make them very upright and unstable on the kickstand. I usually have to find an area that slopes to my left to even be able to get off the bike without it falling over. Antonio's shop is in Aguascalientes so we all hopped on bike and headed out.
Right away I noticed something different with the idle on my bike. It wasn't firing consistently. When accelerating, it felt like it was running out of gas, sputtering and struggling to gain speed. I got to Antonio's in one piece, but the whole ride was extremely stressful. Riding in heavy traffic, trying to follow Marco since we had no idea where we were going was a challenge for me. To top it off the idle kept rising and falling and I was having to constantly try to adjust the screw to keep the thing running at every stoplight. Just when we get the clutch fixed, this now starts happening. I begin to think this bike is cursed.
Antonio made quick work of our kickstands and now we have happy perfect leans when parked on the stand. His shop was outfitted for serious metal work - in fact this is where Marco built his side car rig. We have been blessed with so much generosity from strangers when we travel - he charged us nothing to do the work. Thanks Antonio!!! And thanks to Marco for setting everything up and taking us over there! Marco has been so generous and helpful during our stay here. He is also well connected and a very good friend to have. He gave us his number and we are to call him if we need anything during our time in Mexico and he will make a call and get it handled for us. What an awesome guy!
After leaving the shop we went a short way and grabbed some delicious lunch. I was a stress basket the whole way there - even tho it was only a short distance. The problem seems to be getting worse. While at a light, with my had off the throttle, the bike revved up to over 7,000 rpm's on its own! Freaking crazy! At the cafeteria style restaurant I had the chicken mole which was delicious. Ken's pork verde was crazy good as well. I am in food heaven here in Mexico!
The ride back to Amigomoto was stressful the whole way. I could not wait to get off that bike. Ken is baffled at this point as well as to what the problem is. Once we got back we tore the bike down once again checking carburetor, air-box, etc. Once it got dark and it didn't look like we were leaving anytime soon, we committed to another night at Amigomoto. We had planned to leave in the morning but with my bike misfiring the way it was there was no chance. Tuesday we plan to strip down the electrical system to see if that is causing the issue.
We had a mellow night of ordering food out and watching Borak the movie. Ken had never seen it so Elena insisted - lots of laughs and a good relaxing night. Hopefully we will find the issue in the morning but until then, we are going nowhere. Going to be unsure of when we will be back on the road again.
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| Antonio modifying our kickstands. |
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| The birdhouse and fire pit. |
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| Back view at Amigomoto. |
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| Marco's supercool rig. |
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| Elena and Marco. |
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