goede dag,

tomorrow i will check if the bearings are compatible and if there are any in stock here in BA, either at BMW or a bearing supplier.

if i need them i will get back back in touch, thanks for now anyway, by the way are you the couple who changed their clutch recently ?

Thought I better answer my earlier question about what happens when you are involved in an accident. But I suspect that what happened to me may not be the standard procedure.

After the accident the police took my license and told me I would get it back once I had made a declaration about the circumstances of the accident. I went and did this as requested and then was told I needed to go to the judiciary office the next day to speak with the judge. In a case like mine where nobody was seriously injured and where there was a dispute over who was responsible for the damage to the vehicles, it is a small matter but which is fairly lengthy to sort out. The most important thing was I was not prevented from leaving Chile.

I never got to speak with a judge, the other party had appointed a lawyer to represent him and the judiciary office told me I needed to do the same. I explained that as a tourist I had to leave Chile to continue my trip and needed my license. It seemed that nobody wanted to reach a quick settlement and after 17 days of this nonsense, I managed to repair the bike and leave Chile.

Perhaps one day this may come back to haunt me. Perhaps not. I have had no subsequent problem reentering Chile further south on the way to Tierra Del Fuego.

So it seems I have lost my license (will have to get another when I return to the UK) but that seems better than paying for a lawyer and/or expenses the other party is claiming from me. Next big trip I will ensure that I have 2 driving licenses to cover such inconveniences.

On a brighter note, the bike has been fixed and is going well. Looks a bit ugly with the gaffer tape front end but I just stand in front of this part in all the pictures now! Good to have reached Ushaia without further incident.

Good luck to you other guys with problems.

wow, quite a solution you found there, Matt! Just driving off to Ushuaia. I don't think the other party will be very happy with you

Very nice the africa twin is fixed again and you've made it to Ushuaia! If you want to go for a , we'll be here for another day.
Cheers
Ferry

@goggstrotters: yep that's us, with a brand new clutch!


[This message has been edited by berde (edited 01 March 2005).]

Hey Ferry
How long did you wait for that clutch? And was the jungle trip worth 100 bucks?
Julia & Kev

the bike is sorted, with the kind help of Sandra and Javier at ´Dakar Motos´ in BA, they are unbelievably nice people and it makes us happy to know that the HU community is there to help any of us when the time arises.