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great pics from the other part of the southern hemisphere! but those spanish kids need some safety gear!
and regarding your bike prep, just some ideas, if you have the time and resources: it would be good to do the usual locktite fixes. not because the bikes are chinese, i d do them on any bike, incl. front sprocket and stator bolts w medium strenght loctite. and greasing or oiling all cables. they have little lubricant in them from factory.
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11-01-2014, 11:42 AM
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I'm quite amazed by the history in the area, between what you and OG have shared with us.
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11-01-2014, 11:44 AM
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11-01-2014, 01:17 PM
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11-01-2014, 01:40 PM
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Weldangrind, culcune, zingshoen
Agree with the Loctite preps and the lubing. Why I also would want a shop manual to see if the thing had been set up right..... Another yes on safety gear. Jesus the things people ride in down here, I want riding togs.....too damn hard at any age to get over road rash or worse.... Have e mailed the central Zongshen dealership here in Peru twice and they have not bothered to answer my e mails, asking only if the RX3 is in any of their stores and if there is a store in Trujillo. So far nothing. Far as protecting a sweet 2 up situation ah yeah definitely agree I would want better protection for a traveling partner as well. A number of things I could say come up here but I will refrain.... Expat |
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11-02-2014, 10:44 PM
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11-03-2014, 12:56 PM
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Surprise surprise surprise..... in response to two e mails last week an hour ago the Zongshen office in Lima called me. They say they will have the RX3 shipment in the showroom the 15th. Latest from land of the Inca.....
and thought I might drop a few shots of day before yesterday at the beach on ya'll to help pass the time.....and for those in snowier cooler climes..... seriously though one would expect with us being only a few degrees south of the equator latitude wise that it would be toasty hot here right? Sea like bathwater also, yes....nope. Nights need a sweater. Days in the water definitely wetsuit or ya heart stops......late afternoon on the beach with the mountain in the background; sunset and afterglow. Pretty place. |
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11-03-2014, 01:01 PM
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Finally- a fellow wave chaser getting the last ride of the day.....and waterfront just after sunset. Water is COLD I am here to tell you.
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11-03-2014, 01:07 PM
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Thanks for the update, and for posting the beautiful photos from the beach.
The overnight lows are below freezing here, in East Idaho; I hate winter.  As we near the equinox, the sun should be almost directly overhead at the equator. However, the Peru (Humboldt) Current brings cold water from the South Pacific to the coast of Peru.  http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...2/Peru-Current http://www.fofweb.com/wgco/Print.asp...4&WinType=Free 
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11-03-2014, 02:51 PM
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Spudrider-
Do not envy your temps, wind and snow..... Man.... Here is the quotation I got from Zongshen Peru today. I hope the photos, specs on stopping distance &c get uploaded. Now.....her is an idea- be the first RX3 rider in Patagonia. Then in March or April, store the bike here or sell it and go to Europe- maybe buy a BMW R 60 Boxer and tour there- Fantasy?? maybe I dunno but I ve not spent much time in Europe and would like to sniff that place pit before I get damn old. Of course I might be able to book from Colombia or Venezuela to Europe by ship (the way I came down there), carry the RX3 as supercargo and do it that way...... Expat Edit- document uploaded but didn't appear hmmmm uploaded as .doc. Original as docx. Last edited by expat42451; 11-03-2014 at 02:54 PM. Reason: drooling, idiocy and inability to post the document |
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11-03-2014, 04:11 PM
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Can you take a digital photograph of the document, or type the information?
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11-03-2014, 05:36 PM
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If I can get an answer from Lima whether they actually have one there, I may ride down there-8 hours each way- take few photos and come back.....or stay there...... Wrote the guy in Lima back asking if they had one on the floor..... waiting to hear....waiting.....waiting.....<sigh>......waitin g....... |
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11-03-2014, 06:02 PM
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Update!!!!!
They have one white one for sale in Lima !!!! Just heard from the guy.
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11-03-2014, 07:24 PM
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Thanks for the additional pics.
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11-03-2014, 07:25 PM
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