The adventure ends prematurely

As I noted yesterday I thought I had lost the final drive unit as I was crossing between BC and Alberta. Not in the mood then to elaborate, I will do that now as it really is as good as it could be.

We were sitting at a weight station and a truck driver stopped to check his load. He was a biker - we chatted and when he discovered what was going on he told us to NOT go back to Dawson Creek but go on to Beaverlodge. They had "the best motorcycle shop" within hundreds of kilometers. A call to CAA, same as AAA, to change the tow destination and we learned we could not get a tow truck for 7 hours. However a couple from Grande Prairie had also stopped and they were pulling a toy hauler. They loaded my bike and hauled me to Beaverlodge. They waited until we arranged a room and then unloaded my bike. I used my friends trike to return for my trailer and by 4 pm we were safely placed in a motel with all our belongings.

Monday am. I walked to the Honda dealer, two blocks away, and explained my problem. They brought a bobcat over, lifted the bike and took it to the shop. Immediately placed it on the rack and torn it down. In 30 minutes I knew the splines of the drive shaft had stripped. IF they could find a part I could be back on the road within a day. No such luck. Worse than that Honda Canada has the part on backorder. A search of other dealers and trike dealers finds nothing so I decide the best solution is to take it home.

Now I am in a town of 1000 people. The whole town is 5 blocks long. I find a 17 foot U-Haul truck one block the other side of my motel to load my bike and trailer and take it home. By 3 pm the bike and trailer are loaded. We will start out first thing tomorrow. Considering where I am, things absolutely could not have worked out better with the exception of a drive shaft and the receiving sleeve being available. Now we will see how well AAA takes care of us when we submit the claim for disabled travel interruption.