Wes is in Montana

[joedrum]

seems to eating lunch now .. right close to hiway 41 i think it was ... im watching wes have great day :BigGrin:

 

[brianinpa]

his Spot Tracker looks like it lost it's way...

 

[wilcoy02]

wi fi in mcdonalds.
there is a 1983 black Goldwing sitting on the entrance ramp in grand prarie alberta, It has a c5 installed and a LTERNATOR CONVERSION ON IT, I just walked away from it. the engine got a knock in it and I could only do 40 mph, then it finally just up and stopped.

I found a 98 valkerie. had to modify the back for my trunk. weather is cool at night and real nice daytime.
Very hard to get wy fi out here.

Only 25 miles from Dawson the beginning of the alaskaian hwy. Not much time for posting.
We plan on taking our time going north from here.

Will post when I get more time and wy fi,

 

[zman]

Saying your bike broke down and you bought another?..if that's the case that really blows.

 

[slabghost]

Anyone near his bike to collect it? I presume the valk came with a hitch? Glad to see you aren't stranded.

 

[dan filipi]

Oh man, that really sucks Wes!

Maybe there's a Canadian on here in the area can go snatch it up?

 

[slabghost]

I posted an appeal on the valk forum too.

 

[brianinpa]

Damn!

 

[zman]

If you cant get a storage I would strip the C5 off and the alt conversion and take that back home..the rest can be left if worse comes to worse but a C5 has value.

 

[brianinpa]

Wes,

Hodgy from Saunders site and North American goldwings is from Calgary...

 

[backlander]

Getting the word out to We Ride Canada members trying to find someone in the area to retrieve the bike and store it for him.

 

[joedrum]

:shock: opcorn:

 

[joedrum]

makes you wonder what happen to it

 

[zman]

joedrum » Sat Jul 18, 2015 9:27 am[/url]":1zrqabqt]
makes you wonder what happen to it

I am guessing a rod gave by the sound of it.

 

[dan filipi]

I've been thinking on this. Could be a lot of things.
Couldn't go above 40 mph and had a knock.
Bad gas, plugged carb, fouled plug, bad connection to a coil killing 2 cylinders.
What was the weather like? Water could short out plugs.
Further in, could be slipped timing belt, blown head gasket.
Gees many possibilities.

 

[backlander]

Unless I misunderstood, if it was left on an entrance ramp at Grand Prairie Alberta there may not be anything to worry about as it probably will not be there when he returns. Must be sparsely populated as I haven't found anyone yet that might retrieve it. I would have thought maybe he arranged storage for it before he continued on, does anyone know ?

 

[slabghost]

Way I read it he just abandoned it. Damn shame really but I doubt there was much choice. By now it's probably been impounded.

 

[wilcoy02]

Bike not worth taking home and tearing apart.
I just left it.
got to mile 0.now about 40 mil E marker.

 

[joedrum]

totally understand ...the end

 

[brianinpa]

OUCH!