Move to Cochrane.
After participating in the Marble Cathedral (Cavernas de Marmol) tour, it was raining, but I decided to move to Cochrane.
Tomorrow it will rain either way, and this area is prone to rain, so I thought it wouldn't make much difference whether I moved today or tomorrow.
After participating in the Marble Cathedral (Cavernas de Marmol) tour, it was raining, but I decided to move to Cochrane.
Tomorrow it will rain either way, and this area is prone to rain, so I thought it wouldn't make much difference whether I moved today or tomorrow.
Tomorrow it will rain either way, and this area is prone to rain, so I thought it wouldn't make much difference whether I moved today or tomorrow.
After participating in the Marble Cathedral (Cavernas de Marmol) tour, it was raining, but I decided to move to Cochrane.
Tomorrow it will rain either way, and this area is prone to rain, so I thought it wouldn't make much difference whether I moved today or tomorrow.
The town of Cochrane.
This town is very small, and if there were any tours, I could have joined them from here. However, when I inquired based on the tour signs, I was told, "There are not enough people, so there are no tours tomorrow." So, I decided to go to Argentina without joining any tours. Hmm.
Move to Los Antiguos.
Head north along Route 7, slightly backtracking, towards the "Paso Rodolfo Roballos" border crossing.
The scenery in this section is spectacular.
I could have gone to Chile Chico, but I chose this route because it seemed more interesting.
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Chain trouble.
Today was the most difficult day since leaving Colombia.
In fact, it was only because I hadn't done basic maintenance on the motorcycle, so it's my own fault, and other motorcycle riders on overseas tours might laugh at me. Nevertheless, there's no doubt that it was a difficult day.
Today, I traveled 190 km on an unpaved road from Cochrane, Chile, through the X-83 road to the border "Paso Rodolfo Roballos," and then on the Argentine side, I took highway 41 to Los Antiguos.
My chain was just replaced 1300 km ago in Puerto Montt, and I thought it was still in good condition, but it seems that wasn't the case. Despite only traveling this short distance, I had a terrible experience today because the chain came off five times. I didn't bring a large wrench for chain adjustment because it's heavy, and I thought it would be fine to have the chain adjusted at a shop while getting an oil change. I was wrong.
The chain came off for the first time at 90 km, then again at 110 km, and a third time around 115 km. After that, I had to drive about 20 km between stops to prevent the chain from coming off, which took a lot of time. When the third problem occurred, I became pessimistic, thinking that I might have to keep fixing the chain and driving the remaining 90 km repeatedly. However, I was able to regain hope when I realized that if I drove slowly, it would be okay. Nevertheless, as I observed the chain from the first time it came off to the fifth time, I was surprised to see it stretching so rapidly, as if it were about to roll off a cliff. I can't believe it stretched this much in a single day. And it's a new chain that has only been used for about 1300 km. Is this a different kind of initial stretch that usually occurs around 500 km? Or is this rapid stretching also part of the initial stretch?
Today was the most difficult day since leaving Colombia.
In fact, it was only because I hadn't done basic maintenance on the motorcycle, so it's my own fault, and other motorcycle riders on overseas tours might laugh at me. Nevertheless, there's no doubt that it was a difficult day.
Today, I traveled 190 km on an unpaved road from Cochrane, Chile, through the X-83 road to the border "Paso Rodolfo Roballos," and then on the Argentine side, I took highway 41 to Los Antiguos.
My chain was just replaced 1300 km ago in Puerto Montt, and I thought it was still in good condition, but it seems that wasn't the case. Despite only traveling this short distance, I had a terrible experience today because the chain came off five times. I didn't bring a large wrench for chain adjustment because it's heavy, and I thought it would be fine to have the chain adjusted at a shop while getting an oil change. I was wrong.
The chain came off for the first time at 90 km, then again at 110 km, and a third time around 115 km. After that, I had to drive about 20 km between stops to prevent the chain from coming off, which took a lot of time. When the third problem occurred, I became pessimistic, thinking that I might have to keep fixing the chain and driving the remaining 90 km repeatedly. However, I was able to regain hope when I realized that if I drove slowly, it would be okay. Nevertheless, as I observed the chain from the first time it came off to the fifth time, I was surprised to see it stretching so rapidly, as if it were about to roll off a cliff. I can't believe it stretched this much in a single day. And it's a new chain that has only been used for about 1300 km. Is this a different kind of initial stretch that usually occurs around 500 km? Or is this rapid stretching also part of the initial stretch?
In fact, it was only because I hadn't done basic maintenance on the motorcycle, so it's my own fault, and other motorcycle riders on overseas tours might laugh at me. Nevertheless, there's no doubt that it was a difficult day.
Today, I traveled 190 km on an unpaved road from Cochrane, Chile, through the X-83 road to the border "Paso Rodolfo Roballos," and then on the Argentine side, I took highway 41 to Los Antiguos.
My chain was just replaced 1300 km ago in Puerto Montt, and I thought it was still in good condition, but it seems that wasn't the case. Despite only traveling this short distance, I had a terrible experience today because the chain came off five times. I didn't bring a large wrench for chain adjustment because it's heavy, and I thought it would be fine to have the chain adjusted at a shop while getting an oil change. I was wrong.
The chain came off for the first time at 90 km, then again at 110 km, and a third time around 115 km. After that, I had to drive about 20 km between stops to prevent the chain from coming off, which took a lot of time. When the third problem occurred, I became pessimistic, thinking that I might have to keep fixing the chain and driving the remaining 90 km repeatedly. However, I was able to regain hope when I realized that if I drove slowly, it would be okay. Nevertheless, as I observed the chain from the first time it came off to the fifth time, I was surprised to see it stretching so rapidly, as if it were about to roll off a cliff. I can't believe it stretched this much in a single day. And it's a new chain that has only been used for about 1300 km. Is this a different kind of initial stretch that usually occurs around 500 km? Or is this rapid stretching also part of the initial stretch?
Today was the most difficult day since leaving Colombia.
In fact, it was only because I hadn't done basic maintenance on the motorcycle, so it's my own fault, and other motorcycle riders on overseas tours might laugh at me. Nevertheless, there's no doubt that it was a difficult day.
Today, I traveled 190 km on an unpaved road from Cochrane, Chile, through the X-83 road to the border "Paso Rodolfo Roballos," and then on the Argentine side, I took highway 41 to Los Antiguos.
My chain was just replaced 1300 km ago in Puerto Montt, and I thought it was still in good condition, but it seems that wasn't the case. Despite only traveling this short distance, I had a terrible experience today because the chain came off five times. I didn't bring a large wrench for chain adjustment because it's heavy, and I thought it would be fine to have the chain adjusted at a shop while getting an oil change. I was wrong.
The chain came off for the first time at 90 km, then again at 110 km, and a third time around 115 km. After that, I had to drive about 20 km between stops to prevent the chain from coming off, which took a lot of time. When the third problem occurred, I became pessimistic, thinking that I might have to keep fixing the chain and driving the remaining 90 km repeatedly. However, I was able to regain hope when I realized that if I drove slowly, it would be okay. Nevertheless, as I observed the chain from the first time it came off to the fifth time, I was surprised to see it stretching so rapidly, as if it were about to roll off a cliff. I can't believe it stretched this much in a single day. And it's a new chain that has only been used for about 1300 km. Is this a different kind of initial stretch that usually occurs around 500 km? Or is this rapid stretching also part of the initial stretch?