Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Panama Red .....

Hi . Finally arrived in Panama after 24 hrs of travel , yeah it sucks but no pain no gain right ... so did i tell you it rained non stop for the next 4 days , i went and bought an umbrella . Stazing at a friends house right now where i have the bike stored . Well actually it seems i did not store it, what was i thinking when i left here . Oh boy what a mess , the battery was dead , the chain was rusty metal was corroded and everything was covered with bird shit. 
the battery was completley dry, so i walked around about 4 miles and found all the bike shops in Panama , ther last one was the kawi dealer , but not the place you get parts , Finally managed to get oil fliters , oil , new battery and lubricant , chain oil as well. Back to the bike , well 4 days of work later it is back to running well , i had to pull the carb off twice , to clean it or the bike would not run without the choke on . Did some research on the internet and found a solution , drill 2 holes in tis and that and all is running well now - The bike is like new , and im just waitng for permit to enter the country so i can leave it. Their are 2 ways to get to Columbia , by boat or by plane.  I was to late to book the boat so i will leave by plane, so the bike get loaded on the cargo plane and i take the passenger plane hopefully tomorrow but you never know... i am in Panama .... more to come from Columbia ...            

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Hi Glen,

Right on dude. I wish you tons of adventures this winter down there. I'm sure you will make us all proud. BY the way, when are you coming back and when should I order a new wing from you to get it in time for spring lessons? Cheers,
Emmanuel