Day 121 – Boquete, PA to Panama City, PA
December 21, 2010 12 Comments
Day 121 – Boquete, PA to Panama City, PA 12/20/10 Mileage: 311
Today was a transit day with a little over 300 miles of mostly super-slab down the Pan American Highway to Panama City. I spent several hours in the morning updating the blog and bouncing emails, so I got a late start and arrived late in the day and had to ride the last few miles at night…something I loath doing.
Some nice section of road coming out of the mountains before the Pan American super slab…
I think I like the new bridge better…
What to do when you’re grinding down 200 miles of interstate…dick around with the camera of course!
I’m doing 60 in the picture above…looks like I’m standing on the side of the road…
The big news for the day however is that I found a solution to my rear shock problem…or more specifically, a solution found me! Ricor Racing Shocks, maker of high performance motorcycle shocks, has offered to “sponsor” my ride! I was speechless at the offer and it took me all of about 3 seconds to think that one over! So, Don from Ricor is sending me one of their high performance shocks and a set of “Intiminator” inertia valves for my front forks…for free.
Shameless plug: www.ricorshocks.com
Out of the ashes of a big problem comes an opportunity to make my bike better than new! The KLR is an unsophisticated motorcycle and that goes for the suspension as well. Having the opportunity to not only solve my current problem but make the suspension perform much better than new is a huge bonus! It also could not have come at a better time as the worst (best?) roads of the trip will soon be under my wheels in the mountains of Peru and the Bolivian Altiplano. So a big thanks to Ricor for helping me out of a jam!! With that, it’s on to Colombia and South America!!!
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If I ever need some motorcycle shocks I am definitely going with the Ricors!
Ha….thanks Dori! Yeah, I got lucky that Don from Ricor was following my blog…he got in touch with me when he read I was having trouble my rear shock…pretty cool stuff. How are you?!
A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO DON AND RICOR FROM A VERY GRATEFUL MOTHER. THAT IS GREAT LENNY. MAKES ME FEEL MUCH BETTER.
WE ARE OFF TO LISA’S. HAVE A GREAT DAY AND HAVE YOU DECIDED TO SHIP THE BIKE AND FLY??
EVERYONE LOVES THE BLOG AND WILL BE HAPPY TO HEAR ABOUT RICOR AND THE SHOCKS, ETC.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL. SHALOM, MOM
Lenny, that is outrageous! Good for you – you must be totally thrilled. Great news – have fun. Lynn
Thanks Lynn! Yeah, that’s good stuff for sure. With the money and effort it takes to keep the blog up…it just paid for itself!
YAY! see I told you, could have made a few phone calls from the get go, who knows what interest you could have turned up!!! great news!!! Micks tonight for the tree trimming gig……be safe ox
Oh cool…bummed to miss out. Tell everyone I said hello!!
Fantastic news about the sponsor.
JILL, THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT ABOUT MY COMMENTS. YOU KNOW ME, I SAY IT AS IT IS AND LOVE PEOPLE.
YOU AND PAUL ENJOY YOUR BEAUTIFUL TWINS ON THEIR FIRST CHRISTMAS. BE WELL AND BE HAPPY TO EVERYONE ELSE WHO FOLLOWS THE BLOG..
LENNY, SO GLAD YOU SHIPPED THE BIKE AND ARE FLYING. ONLY ANOTHER MOTHER WOULD APPRECIATE HOW HAPPY I AM. FROM ONE PROUD AND HAPPY MOM.
Welcome to South America.Hope that your flight and the bikes went well. We are off to Jacquie and Hank in the morning and we hope we don’t get snowed in. Terrible, terrible rain, floods and mud slides in Calif, etc. You picked a good time to be away.
Be well and be safe. You must feel really great knowing that you are getting the best to fix the bike.
Love ya, Mom
Thanks…feels great to be in South America at last! Have a safe trip to Boston…TTYS!
Awesome news Lenny. Finally, a sponsor!!!! Good Job!