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Merry Christmas Andi & Ellen!
Hope you guys have a good one, you aint missing much here its -30 C and the ski hills have had nearly 4 metres of snow so far this Winter, Sammy is stuck in the living room until April/May time and he is looking bored! so enjoy riding that lovely KTM!
Feliz Navidad!
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26 Dec 2012
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Originally Posted by Gipper
Merry Christmas Andi & Ellen!
Hope you guys have a good one, you aint missing much here its -30 C and the ski hills have had nearly 4 metres of snow so far this Winter, Sammy is stuck in the living room until April/May time and he is looking bored! so enjoy riding that lovely KTM!
Feliz Navidad!
Hugs
Grif & Lisa XX
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Heya Grif & Lisa, it is only about 12 -14 deg C here in Phoenix ... still a bit warmer than you though, dropping to 2 degs at night.
Good you bought Sammy in, you don't want her radiator to freeze eh
That lovely KTM has a wee guts ache and is off to the shop tomorrow hopefully for only minor surgery but we won't know until the doctor opens her up ... not good
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29 Dec 2012
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Hope your doing well
Hi from Panajachel. We are here until Jan 19. I hope we can still meet somewhere along the way. Cheers
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30 Dec 2012
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Hi from Panajachel. We are here until Jan 19. I hope we can still meet somewhere along the way. Cheers
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Heya Sara
At this rate we won't be out of Phoenix until this time next week so we are miles behind, we got taken for a ride on the bike we bought so many hours of repairs and a fair stack of money.
Not good at all, from a fello ADVer as well, we were ripped.
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30 Dec 2012
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Your luck has to change in 2013, shit time, hope it all goes better from now, maybe catch you on the road
Gino & Fiona
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30 Dec 2012
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Bastard!!
Aw that sucks!!!! As above 2013 is for sure is your lucky year.
Feliz Nuevo Ano
Sara
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30 Dec 2012
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Hello Andi and Ellen.
I've been reading your entire ride report in advrider and about your bad luck with the KTM and the complete mess it's in. I can't believe a inmate would sell off a bike with such problems while advertising it as if it were in pristine condition. I hope you guys get it sorted out with the lease amount of cash outlay. And to you Ellen, sorry to read of your get-off in Mexico. At least you gave it your all. Tossing in the towel and going 2-up is a smart choice as the road ahead through Mexico and South America is dicey and could be more challenging to a novice rider.
Your Artic adventure was good reading as one day I hope to do the same.
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