Emi was looking pretty haggard from traveling 4000 miles over asphalt, gravel, dirt and through rain. I thought for this 4000 mile anniversary that I'd treat her to a little tender loving care.
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Across from the hotel was a moto taller (moto service shop) called Multiservicios Dany. The manager's name was Elesao. Nice guy. He offered me a package maintenance deal for a cleaning, oil change, air filter cleaning, chain and sprocket lube. The total cost was about $45. I felt like it was a time saver and bargain for me. They did a great job and Emi came out sparkling.
The second thing to which I wanted to treat Emi was a shorter pata (kickstand). Under normal circumstances a motorcycle is designed to lean on it's kickstand at a certain angle. However, when more weight is placed on the moto, from tools and luggage, it will stand more upright. This makes the moto a little less stable when parked and on uneven ground it can result in a tip over. This has happened to Emi twice. Totally my fault for parking on uneven ground.
Therefore, I wanted to shorten her kickstand which would result in a lower lean and more stability.
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Down the street from Multiservicios Dany was a metal taller called Adulam Soldaduras. I spoke with one of the fabricators named Isaac. He said that he could do the work.
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First he took the kickstand off the bike.
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Then he cut about 3/4 of an inch off the bottom.
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Then he welded a 2 x 2-1/2 plate to the bottom.
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Then he rounded off the edges to make them smooth. Also he painted the bare metal black.
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Then he reattached the kickstand to the moto.
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Here's the old shoe next to the new shoe. It fits perfect and looks great.
Isaak charged me 45 pesos and I tipped him an extra 5 pesos. The total cost about $6.30 and the work was done within 20 minutes. Fantastic workmanship. Good guy.
Now Emi is all cleaned up with a new shoe and ready to hit the road.
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