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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Bidding farewell to Norway
Iceland!
Monday, August 11, 2008
The good news is....
I made a call to Garmin Denmark and they agreed to swap the GPS cradle out with any dealer I could find who had a Zumo in stock. Luckily my guys at MC Marine in Bergen had it in stock and agreed to the swap. I really have to thank these guys because not only did they swap it out they spent 45 minute on the phone figuring it out with nothing else to gain but my satisfaction. I wish could say I recommend the BMW dealer in Bergen, but I can't.
Now the shock. Hyperpro delivered as promised and I was quite pleased when the mechanic looked at the problem and agreed the shock was messed up. It's been a perplexing problem because there hasn't been an signs of leakage. That said, the mechanic figured that whatever charged the exterior control had leaked out. The shock was bad enough I could easily press down the back of the bike and bottom it out. Unfortunatly, the shock was supplied with a upper bolt that was too short for the application so any attempts at fixing it myself would have brought me back to the dealer anyhow. This was more than a bit aggitating but the mechanic figured a work around.
Overall, I remain impressed that Hyperpro and Klaus, the US distributor, have taken this matter as seriously as they did. The biggest problem is that I have paid for a shock that the distributor hasn't been charged for and I still need to ship, but am unable to do because of the travel circumstances. I remain optimistic that this will have a happy conclusion and will let you know the results.
Now the shock. Hyperpro delivered as promised and I was quite pleased when the mechanic looked at the problem and agreed the shock was messed up. It's been a perplexing problem because there hasn't been an signs of leakage. That said, the mechanic figured that whatever charged the exterior control had leaked out. The shock was bad enough I could easily press down the back of the bike and bottom it out. Unfortunatly, the shock was supplied with a upper bolt that was too short for the application so any attempts at fixing it myself would have brought me back to the dealer anyhow. This was more than a bit aggitating but the mechanic figured a work around.
Overall, I remain impressed that Hyperpro and Klaus, the US distributor, have taken this matter as seriously as they did. The biggest problem is that I have paid for a shock that the distributor hasn't been charged for and I still need to ship, but am unable to do because of the travel circumstances. I remain optimistic that this will have a happy conclusion and will let you know the results.
If it's not one thing, it's another...
After coming off nice weekend at the music festival, I now have to deal with my problems. If all goes well, I'll have a new shock and new tires today. Nice for Iceland.
The problem is my GARMIN GPS cradle is now kaput. That means no GPS. The last couple of days that was not a problem, but now Stuart and I are going separate ways and it is about to become a BIG PROBLEM.
A search of Garmin's website produced little in the ability to get spare parts in Norway. The GPS is only 5 or 6 weeks old anyway, so why it's gone to shit I do not know.
Anyhow, it's the day before I set sail to Iceland, so I have a lot of work to do!!!
The problem is my GARMIN GPS cradle is now kaput. That means no GPS. The last couple of days that was not a problem, but now Stuart and I are going separate ways and it is about to become a BIG PROBLEM.
A search of Garmin's website produced little in the ability to get spare parts in Norway. The GPS is only 5 or 6 weeks old anyway, so why it's gone to shit I do not know.
Anyhow, it's the day before I set sail to Iceland, so I have a lot of work to do!!!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Fwd: Jan Olav ønskjer å tipse deg om ei sak.
Sometimes we even seen interestng to the press.
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Begin forwarded message:
From: jan-olav@goc.no
Date: 9. aug 2008 17.18.37 GMT+02:00
To: cyclebloke@mac.com
Subject: Jan Olav ønskjer å tipse deg om ei sak.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
A festival in Norway
Any way I look at it I love Norway. The scenery is amonst the best on
the plant, the riding is amazing and people are great. Yesterday and
today we are at true norweigen festival on the coast. It is in a
small town and huge numbers of people have come from all around. In
fact, everyone I met in the last town is here.
the plant, the riding is amazing and people are great. Yesterday and
today we are at true norweigen festival on the coast. It is in a
small town and huge numbers of people have come from all around. In
fact, everyone I met in the last town is here.
Word seems to have gotten out that there are a couple of guys who have
riden around the world on motorcycles at the festival. I found this
out while relieving myself at a concert last night when someone asked
me if I was one of the people. It's not often I have to introduce
myself while pissing and being right handed makes it awkward shaking
hands at such a moment. None the less we have been invited to
numerous happenings around town and allowed to camp free... If I got
the story in the toilet right.
The concert was a lot of fun too. Norweigen country music with the
likes of johnny cash during breaks. And to hear the people here sing
Rocky Top, was a truely special moment.
Well it's off to find coffee...somewhere..
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Friday, August 8, 2008
Just maybe there is hope...
After exploring numerous options yesterday, it appears Hyperpro of Holland will be manufacturing me a shock today and express delivering it to me for Monday delivery. I am told such a thing is almost unheard of so I am quite please to recieve this attention. For this I have Klaus, the Hyperpro rep back in the States and Jan at Hyperpro to thank.
Provided all goes according to plan, I will be leaving for Iceland as scheduled and not forced into skipping it. This is a huge relief to me.
As an alternate, the Great folks at BMW of Grand Rapids are standing ready to ship my original stock shock to me if needed.
If I haven't mentioned it already, Norway is a beautiful place to get stuck, but also one of the most expensive on the planet. Another week here and I could buy a new motorcycle:-)
I'm really quite fortunate to have some great folks standing behind me, thanks to all!
Provided all goes according to plan, I will be leaving for Iceland as scheduled and not forced into skipping it. This is a huge relief to me.
As an alternate, the Great folks at BMW of Grand Rapids are standing ready to ship my original stock shock to me if needed.
If I haven't mentioned it already, Norway is a beautiful place to get stuck, but also one of the most expensive on the planet. Another week here and I could buy a new motorcycle:-)
I'm really quite fortunate to have some great folks standing behind me, thanks to all!
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