Kms today 6
After brekkie at the motel we rode back to the motorcycle shop to pick up my dirty washing. My bike was sitting outside and I discovered that despite the promises yesterday, they didn't have the mechanics to do any work on it and I would have to check the bike over and fit the new rectifier myself. We went to the laundromat and washed a load of clothes and while there I got the message that the rectifier had arrived. So we went back and after borrowing a few tools I had the fairing off the side of the bike and took the old rectifier out and replaced it with the new one. The battery had been charged so I could start the bike and check the charging with a multi-meter. Unfortunately, no charging voltage was evident. So I checked the alternator and found it was short circuited with no resistance. The stator was stuffed and it would not be possible to get one let alone fit it until next week; so that was that. We called Jon Daggett with the news and decided to leave both bikes and take up his offer of a hire car. He booked one through Hertz and then made arrangements to recover the bikes back to Sacramento. The Honda Dealer had an unusual bike in the showroom built for winter!
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| Unusual Suzuki built for the snow! |
Not the end of the trip we would have wanted and we missed the Beartooth Hwy, a highly regarded bikers road leading into the north end of Yellowstone.
We will pick up the car tomorrow and drive the 650 kms to Yellowstone. We need to get there by 5 pm, so will need to leave early.
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