While shopping around for 4T oil (very hard to find there) we entered a KTM store. To our surprise, a promotional video from Romaniacs was being displayed and everyone was excited we were from Romania. Hearing about our journey and the problems we were having, the manager invited us to the warehouse/shop (serving both KTM and Lifan brands) so we can work on Palomina. Since we had no replacement gaskets, they even provided us with the proper dies so we can build them. Just like in the old days! 🙂 Thanks again, guys!
At the KTM shop
Bike maintenance
Acquiring BMW parts in this part of world turned to a real challenge. At the local factory dealer they had nothing on stock and ETA was 3 weeks… but at least they allowed us to test the new F800GS… What a bike! So we headed to the biggest aftermarket parts store in Lima. To our surprise, they had no catalog and we were asked to provide the malfunctioning part so they can try to match it against the parts on the shelf. Having no other option, I decided to remove the parts right there: brakes, chain, sprockets, even the oil seals… In the end I was able to purchase solely the chain and order the rest of parts from MAX in US.
Lima, Peru
Once in Lima we took some pictures, first in the Miraflores (beach) area and then in the older District. At some point we got stopped by the police just because the cop was curious what kind of bike we had, how many cc, top speed etc. In turn they helped us find a hotel and they even recommended us to the hotel staff as being “friends of the chief” 🙂
Sechin
The Sechin archaeological site is the capital of a pre-Incan culture, estimated to be ~4000 years old. Some sculptures and other traces can be found there
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The Sechura Desert
This is the second desert we had to cross, after the Sonoran Desert in Northern Mexico. But this was even more dry compared to the first one, and almost no plant was to bee seen. At some point the chain got off the sprocket… again. After such a long ride I was so tired I fell asleep right on the bike!
