We’re terrible bloggers!
We managed to not write anything for MORE THAN A MONTH…
Shame on us!!
But anyways here’s an update…
First Big News: HRM King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, the longest reigning monarch of the world, passed away on the 13th October 2016 and we’re currently in a 30 day mourning period in Thailand. This means we are all wearing black or dark clothes to show our respect to a really amazing King and Human being and also to the Thai people, many of whom are seriously saddened by his passing. Most Thais feel like they lost their father, guardian and protector.
Just a few days ago thousands gathered to sing the Royal Anthem in honor of their late King. Many foreigners joined too, sadly we weren’t feeling too well that day so we weren’t able to join the crowd. http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/huge-crowd-of-mourning-thais-sings-royal-anthem-in-honor-of-late/3226848.html
Having lived in Thailand off and on for the past 10 years we both share in the sadness we see around us and we can’t help but show deep respect for the life of selflessness he lived.
Setbacks…
Our poor baby won’t ride!! It’s been over 3 months now and we HAVEN’T BEEN ON A LONG RIDE anywhere…
We have an older model of the GS1200…
We’ve had many an adventure on it but a few months back we had a problem with our gear indicator. I guess the eager car washers here used a high pressure spray on it and got water into the potentiometer. It faithfully drove all the way home, but literally as soon as we drove into our garage our baby died. Anyone who has a GS1200 knows that if some little electronic thing doesn’t work, the whole bike just won’t start!!
We’ve been trying to order a new part to replace our broken one but we just found out…THEY ARE OUT OF STOCK TILL APRIL 2017!!!
Arrrrrrggggg, we can’t wait that long!! We’re desperate to go for a ride on our baby asap! So if you stumble across this blog post and you know of somewhere we can get second hand parts for a 2004 model of the GS1200 please feel free to contact us.
Here’s s a picture of the part we need just in case…
Shopping…
Since we can’t seem to find this much needed part, we might as well shop for other stuff for our upcoming adventure…right???
So, we figure we need a good all seasons, light weight tent specifically for motorbike travelers. We’ve set our eyes on the Redverz tent. What do you all think? It costs a pretty penny but we reckon that it might be worth it because it will be our home for possibly 50% of our travels…
Here’s the video review that really sold us on it… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew0gGFkkd9E