So many notions, most unrealistic in the end, ran through my feeble brain the last week or so.
Substitute the TW200 with an E-Bike? Less moving parts, yes but costs and their performance envelopes just didn't justify costs.
Give up taking a motorcycle, whether the T-Dub or Scarlett, the Ural Sidecar Rig, when going camping? Just take the Honda CR-V for transportation right? Not quite, sometimes the CR-V will stay home with Martha if she's not camping with me. So some kind of ride must come along.
Sell Yagi for something newer and hence perhaps more reliable? Nope. Still have to fix Yagi to sell her and new motorcycles are pricey these day. I looked at the Honda Trail for a bit, but my cheapness won out.
Martha and I have also determined that we were getting "on the bus to Abilene" in terms of replacing Umarang, the Class C motorhome I call the VRRV (Vehicle Recovery RV) with a pickup truck and travel trailer. That idea has now been shelved until Uma suffers some unfixable issue or we give up camping hopefully years from now.
Will I continue to ride solo down sketchy trails? Nope, that's the shift in paradigm I believe. I will ride safer trails and remain within cell signal distance when possible; even though I might have to walk a few miles to get to said signal sometimes. Solitary riding is good for the soul but having someone come by and give aid or a ride back to the VRRV is "mo better".
I'm still debating the replacement cost of a refurb'ed inReach Satellite Beacon locator.
I replaced Yagi's stator with an OEM one from Partszilla.com today. Double the price of the previous one from Caltric but the warranty is a full year vs 3 months as I found out from Caltric. My fault, I "assumed" their product would have the standard 1 year warranty, nope. Caveat Emptor. I do NOT recommend their stators.
So, at almost 22K miles, the T-Dub is now on her second replacement stator. The original's wiring was damaged due to carelessness on my part. The first replacement failed shortly after 3 months. I hope this third one lasts until I sell her if ever.
If I can find someone who is good with a soldering iron, am going to ask him/her to transfer the wiring from the Caltric unit to the OEM stator that came with the motorcycle. Then, I'll have a spare.
And now to paraphrase and with apologies to George Michael:
Well, I guess it would be nice if I could trust you
I know not everybody has got a ride like you
But I gotta think twice before I give my heart away
And I know all the games you play because I played them too
[Chorus]
'Cause I gotta' have faith
I gotta have faith
Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith
I got to have faith, faith, faith
[Verse 2]
Baby, I know you're askin' me to ride
Say, "Please, please, please let's go and ride"
You say I'm givin' you the blues
Maybe you mean every word you say
Can't help but think of yesterday
And someone who let me down without a clue
[Chorus]
Yes I gotta have faith
Ooh, I gotta have faith
Because I gotta have faith, faith, faith
I gotta have faith, faith, faith
In case you're wondering what the song sounds like:
8 comments:
That's good news on the stator fix. Could have been so much worse.
Have seen the Honda Trail 125 new in the $3800 range, just saying.
If you aren't in a hurry, I think I have an InReach stuck away somewhere.
Won't be back to Texas until Mid-December though.
Thanks for sharing your part’s source….I don’t need to ask.
Good, better luck!!
CCjon. The sad part is I can't part with even 3,800 easily. Thank you, but no need to part with yours I'll figure out something.
Coop, as usual I'm learning things the hard way, I'm thinking I need to quit looking for the cheaper versions when sourcing parts.
Nice getting the TW on the (dirt) road again. Any thoughts on why it failed? Heat possibly…
RichardM, I believe it was a short somewhere in the stator. Recall that there was no ohm resistance on the wires leading to the stator's pickup.
Riding in not so remote areas with cell phone reception might be a good option in the meantime. Whatever you decide to go for, be safe. Cheers, SonjaM
I shall, SonjaM....
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