All Shooting Stars fade out after an amazing show.
After 30,000 Miles, all kinds of roads and trails, ups and downs, wind and rain The Shooting Star ran out. She had a good strong run. She ran farther and saw more than any other 1995 KLR 250. She fell short by about 380 miles to her destination.She will be missed.
We took her to the local mechanic to make sure if we could replace the rocker arm that the rest of the engine would still alright. We found that one of the exhaust valves was bent and unmovable. It would take a lot of time,(which we are running out as it’s turning to winter) to find all the parts if we could even find them for this rare bike in this part of the world. After much deliberation we decided that the best thing was to try and sell her as is. We were able to sell her in a few hours to a local who thought that he might be able to bring her back after a lot of time and love. Maybe with a whole new engine. He had the time to do it and had a daughter to give it to. I’m happy that the shooting star is going to another girl. She is a girls bike that only a true women can handle. I hope that one day she will fly again.
Luckily We still have the strong White Rabbit that we can both ride for the 380 miles left to Ushuaia and 2 awesome VW buses that can hold my gear. We are still south bound and enjoying what the road brings with it.
Ahhh....she saw some beautiful places and had a beauiful rider! shooting star will always be in our hearts!
ReplyDeletePaul and Camille, I see that Shooting Star has found new home. Good for her, the new owner, I mean... :) We also did see you passing us on one motorcycle! You both fit there quite nicely! We are very sorry about our website not working that day when we we planed to get together in Puerto Natales. But since we were waiting for news from you and didn't get any, we went to check it out and got a chance to fix the problem. Thanks for that. A shame, we did not get to chat into wee hours of the night. I am guessing you are in Punto Arenas now, hopefully, long enough to be able to get in touch. Kinda emergency, if you are still traveling with 2 VW. We are in Punta Arenas till tomorrow ferry. Please, if you see this, shoot us a line at vnextstop@gmail.com or on Facebook Vnextstop. We will keep an eye for your email.
ReplyDeleteDiana and Zilvinas on bicycles
A broad and ample road, whose dust is gold,
ReplyDeleteAnd pavement stars,—as stars to thee appear
Seen in the galaxy, that milky way
Which nightly as a circling zone thou seest
Powder’d with stars.
Paradise Lost. Book vii. Line 577.