Day 419– 31st January 2010
Posted by TravellingStrom on January 31, 2010
Sunday – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Just a note here. I will be here in Buenos Aires for a week or so and will not be updating the blog every day, just maybe when/if something happens that is unusual or I get bored or whatever
Basically today I started to strip the bike down of things I wanted to keep. Stephen the potential buyer turned up around midday and went for a ride, he seems happy and the deal may go through. The bike he had originally intended to buy was involved in a crash and is useless and the rider still in hospital 
After the test ride, I just proceeded to strip it right down of all the hardware and panels. Most of the aftermarket electronic addons that I had installed, like heated grips, chain oiler, fusebox, power points etc I intend to send to Brisbane ready to be installed in my bike there.
As today was a Sunday, it was a quiet day, but the supermarket was open later on, so that allowed me to buy some tucker and beer 
Work stopped during the evening and beer was consumed until all hours. There is no real rush as I found I needed some of the original bike parts from the US, plus I also needed to do a few repairs and those parts need to be ordered as well
Day –0 miles and km
Trip – 54,042 miles and 86,972 km
Cheers
TravellingStrom
WORLD 
Kevin said
After your epic journey you deserve a little R & R. Thanks again for sharing. Can you let me know what Richard’s (the UK guy)blog site is I think he and his wife are still on the road.
Cheers
TravellingStrom said
Hi and thanks
Are you referring to Graham and Sue? If so it is
http://www.gands2up.blogspot.com/
If not, let me know their names
Cheers TS
Mightywizard said
I bet he’s the guy who bought Annette s ( the New Zeland britsh canadian girl, http://www.alaska2argentina.co.uk/ ) bike and back off couple days saing the bike was no good, if you sell it run run run lol
TravellingStrom said
Yep, it is, the bike is no good because a deposit was paid, the bike was involved in an accident and so he is trying to get the deposit back. But the bike will take a lot of effort to fix, so mine was then next best thing
I just checked that site and the bike that is here and stuffed is not a Vstrom, it is a DR650, so I have no idea what the photo is all about on there.
Cheers TRS
Mightywizard said
Ok, I think she got a hit from behind.
TravellingStrom said
Well, not by seeing the bike, the front forks are stuffed?
Anyway, she is in hospital again and went in for another op, maybe the shoulder, not sure.
Mightywizard said
Not much, the forks a looking ok. You can see her bike at her website. At the hospital in Rio Grande Arg they did a bad job on her shoulder and it healed in the wrong place.
She should be home by now.
Robert said
Hi Richard,
glad to see you are safe and sound.
I have been away for 2 weeks and have just read all the
updates from your blog.
looks like the last week has been very tough, but you have masterd it and everything else.
way to go Richard, excellent Blog, the Strom sounds and looks like a great bike.
When are you going home ?
keep safe
Bob
TravellingStrom said
Hi m8
I have made a handshake deal, just the paperwork to complete and the bike is sold. I expect to be home late Feb after a USA detour
Cheers Richard