FRIDAY 24th JULY 2009 (CLEANING THE HORS)

FRIDAY 24th JULY 2009


As a result of walking for eight hours yesterday, today was a non-day. We slept through most of it! However, we did manage to get ourselves together enough to meet with Cihan to discuss more details re shipping the bike.


We learnt that they now need to 'box' the HORS tomorrow, not Monday as first thought. This suits us better as Monday was leaving it all a bit late but puts a halt to our plans of riding to EPHESUS to see the city ruins.


This news put some energy into the bones and we had to get busy and CLEAN the bike.

What is considered TOO much of an oil leak? When the OTO-WASH wont go near it...!!! Paul was told to go away and clean the oil THEN they would steam wash it. Not much help to us (and there wasn't THAT much oil on it).


Frustration level was high as they HAD the degreaser, but wouldn't sell, we couldn't find any to buy (have been looking for a few days) and so The HORS made its way back to its stable - up a one way street the wrong way...!!!


Back to 'home' where the process began of manually cleaning the bike with rags and petrol and lots of washing powder and water. The bike came up very well. It was sprayed down with CRC to protect the surface a little during the shipping process.




We found a GREAT place to eat (ALIN's) - the first meal we've enjoyed since being in IZMIR. It cost us 36,650,000 Turkish Lira (on paper the most we've ever spent on a meal!). In reality about $30 Aussie dollars. We will be revisiting.