How to... replace a broken seat

more than short distances seems utopian...

Big Update

Longtime it's been. And everybody's asking himself: What was the guy up to the whole time? Therfore the resume of the supersummer and summerwinter when I didn't have time left for the blog. Was working now and then aswell.
It all started with the Schnapsidee (german for an idea of a drunkard filled with Schnaps) to drive a motorcycle to Sri Lanka (which by now would be even more of a Schnapsidee). Therefore I bought the legendary XT600 Ténéré from 1983 with its humongous tank. To check it I took it all apart:

I removed the ugly 80ies plasticstuff, sold it and put stuff that pleased my eyes better. While checking the engine I had to realise it's complete crap so I put a 'new' one. Here's when I was trying to sort the wiring:

After a long forward and backward it's close to being rideable now but not tested yet. But the route to Sri Lanka by now is impossible.
Here some pics from the close-to-final-state:

A big day

After I inofficially bought my bike on 10th of december by now (2,5 month later) it's finally mine. Now I can be a proud owner for 4 weeks before it's getting sold again. To achieve this I only had to fight a bureaucracy apparatus that in the whole universe probably only is outmatched by the vogons. One of the highlights was amongst others that one lady wanted me to submit the divorce papers of the former owner. But that I only have a room in Sua for 3 nights didn't seem to bother anyone. All obstacles passed without getting crazy or screaming. Zen-level: Master. Oh, and the pen-drawing really is a signature. They are a bit more extravagant here in Ecuador.

Esmeraldas II

7.30 am: Lunchbreak

 

Quito - Bahía de Caráquez

Along the Ring of Fire and through the Páramo to the ocean.

Quito offroad II

Well, on sundays you can't get paperwork done in Quito. Therefore back into the mountains with Diego...

Quito offroad

With Diego, my mecanic from Mariscalmotos off the streets close to Quito. Best weather and free sight to Cotopaxi. That's the way to fight boredom while waiting for papers.

Quito - Piñas

From Quito to the Buenaventura-reserve next to Piñas in 2 days - a motorcycledream on the Panamericana with a short detour through the Amazone forest.

Surfrack

How many people do you need in Ecuador to weld a surfrack?

Company car

My work car for the next 5 month and the 3 mecanics that are getting it up and running perfectly. The day after it's going to have racks for my surfboards and then I'm heading South.