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Originally Posted by markharf
I had a warranty repair done on a Kawasaki a couple of years back which took a month or longer. I was several thousand miles into a trip at the time, and ended up buying a backpack, flying to Europe with it, wandering around bike-less, then returning to pick up the bike. It cost thousands of dollars, and I got back to Europe with the bike just in time for winter--subzero temps, ice and snow all the way through Germany and parts of France, etc. etc. etc.
It's all part of the game. Be glad it happened in North America instead of, say, the Bolivian altiplano.
Count me as one who will continue reading appreciatively. Thanks for the text and photos!
Mark
PS: For big trees, head for the Pacific coast, where there are many which put those puny Rocky Mountain cedars to shame. And if it's really thickness that matters, look for El Arbol de Tule outside Oaxaca--something like 15 meters in diameter (not girth). You and the DR's will be there before you know it, countershaft seals and all.
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Heya Mark
Thanks for your supportive words, yeah always better looking at the brighter side but I have to admit this has wound me up a bit having now spent 1 month sorting the bikes out out of teh 3 months we "had", especially with such little miles on them.
Suzuki spent $1602.54 on Ellens and .......... $3953.71  on mine and third gear still grizzles  .... at least the countershaft seal is still in the hole!!!
We have made the most of the situation by getting and out looking around but it has involved a lot of back tracking etc is now nice to be heading South again hopefully trouble free.
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