It is always a scary ordeal when you put yourself at the mercy of a mechanic. As the take off date approaches for this monstrous trip, scenarios of anything that could possibly go wrong are filling my mind. Of these scenarios, perhaps the most catastrophic would be either one of the bikes quitting on us. We have already discussed this scenario and the plan of action will be "two men, one bike" and neither of us are excited by the prospect of that!
So when I walked into Metrik Mayhem and asked Jesse if he could do me a favor and just go through it and find what is most likely to go next and fix it, I was nervous about the cost, but more nervous about what horrible news I might find out about my beloved DR. Jesse had already done a wonderful job resealing my forks and the price had been half of what other area shops were asking, so this gave me some comfort. I received a phone call only a day and half later to come pick her up. When I arrived Jesse walked me through all the work he had done. He had cleaned the carbs, re-wired my brake light switch, easy-outed two broken off bolts in my engine, resealed with yamabond, and even a bunch of little stuff that I would have just left alone and been bothered by for the 11,000ish miles to come.
He had taken time on this bike and worked on it like it was his own. It was relief to hear the expert opinion that the DR was worthy for the roads (and not roads) that we will soon travel. If you are in the area and need work done on your bike, quad, sled, or even lawn mower take it to Metrik Mayhem right on Wonder Lake Rd.
Next week, Nathan's KLR get's the same treatment. Finger's crossed.
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