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Photo by Marc Gibaud, Clouds on Tres Cerros and Mount Fitzroy, Argentinian Patagonia

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Photo by Marc Gibaud,
Clouds on Tres Cerros and
Mount Fitzroy, Argentinian Patagonia



 
 
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Gatineau

This is where we ran into the first major problem with one of the bikes. We had headed off from St Andre Avellin that morning happy with the repairs to Tonys bike. We had good weather the roads were good......about an hour had passed and looked down at my clocks to see RED warning light for temp!!!! Thats not good....clutch in, indicate and pull over.

Tony had a squint and it was the water pump. Luckily there was plenty of water around, as still snow on side of roads. Filled up again and headed for nearest town. Gatineau.

Took pump off and found seal had gone, Yamaha dealer that deals in boats and quads, had the seal. great, stripped it they replaced seal, put back together, job's a fish.....welll thats what we thought.......didn't work....went to another Yamaha dealer, found that the mechanical seal had gone, haven't got the part.......can get you the part though........not for two days though....great thanks....lets have a squint round then.

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