Day 35 started very well, we could sleep very well in our tents and the weather was ideal, minimum temperature was around 16 degrees celsius and there was a slightly wind, so in the Morning everything was almost dry. We had a breakfast together and then we started the ride to Theth, the road was around 100 km of tough unpaved roads. The first part was around the river and it reaches height up to 50 meters over the river, so a mistake is fatal. The road is very old, so it is half digged into the mountain and half supported by stone walls. The ground is a mix of pure stone and small rocks. Then the road starts climbing and in some points it is clearly visible the old pavment made by blocks (irregular, but around 20x20 cm^2), some parts are still digged into the stone and here I did a ride mistake, I took a big hit on some sharp stones, immediately I heard the sound of the flatting tyre: pffffffffff.
I parked the bike in the shadow, removed the the front tyre, the e07 front is really soft so I was able to break the beads just by hand. I changed the inner tube and I started pumping it, I used a CO tank but it didn't work...the hebo pump broke. Filippo gave me his ktm pump, we started pumping but the tyre didn't pump up....fucking hell the spare one had a hole on it (not where I had used the lever). I used the inner tube of Filippo and the tyre was ready to be mounted. Meanwhile a Ktm 640 from Austria arrived, the rider, Hans, stopped to see if we were able to manage the problem (of course were we...) and to talk a little bit. Very nice and kind man, more than the bikers that passed nearby our camp yesterday Evening and didn't stop or waved hello. He left and we mounted the front tyre. After some kilometers we meet him at an intersection: he had a Zumo but no maps, so he didn't know where to go.
We started riding together the 40 kms to the Theth. Amazing places and landscapes, it is incredible that so many people ride to Theth without passing here and just by taking the almost till the end asphalted road. We need more people like Hans! We had a lunch with him in Theth and he payed it all, he said he was really thankful to us because we rode the bad road with him. Thank you very much again!
We climbed the last road till the top of the pass, where the paved road began: I rode very fast with Filippo, the e07 is really a badass tyre, also after around 13k kilometers! Near Koplik we divided from Hans and we headed to the south of Shkodër lake, then to west and then north to Budva.
We rode on the costal road as pirates, then in Budva we stopped for waiting for Flurin. When he arrived I went on in order to lead them to the appartment, when at a X intersection, the left lane was full of cars that were turning left, after having passed them I went again on the left lane but a car on the right lane (the right lane was marked as just go straight or right) turned left suddenly. The car hit my right leg and my side right luggage was literally broken and threw away from the impact. The bike started shaking meanwhile I was screaming "Porcodioooooo" (Flurin told me he could even hear me screaming it). Luckily I was able to stop 20 meters after the impact without falling or hitting something else. The guys immediately came to see if I was allright (Pravo?)): yeah I was, but I was shaking full of adrenaline. I thought he called the police but actually he call some friends which arrived after 10 mins and started to say that I had to pay since it was my error. I said no fucking way, then they called the police (some cars already passed by, none did stop..), a police car with just one man came, they shaked hands as old friends and the policeman didn't care about anything (documents, insurance). The other driver started filling the insurance accident report, with all my datas but without filling the dynamic part. He asked me to to sign it. Fucking idiot. Then after more than an hour in which he was saying thar the car damage was just 50 € and that my insurance wouldn't have been involved even if I had said it was my fault (idiot^2). Then the policeman said that I moved the bike and this was a fine for sure (He said a lot of other things, which weren't true). I was really pissed off by all this nosense thing and discussing with stupid people is very annoying, so I told him I would have given him 50€ and now he said the damages were 100€. After some Porcodio, coglione and figlio di puttana I gave him 100€ and they disappeared with the speed of light. This is really bad, it's a "lot" of money of my trip, but I didn't want to lose any more time nor going to the police, etc (It was Friday, so I was afraid to have to wait till Monday). I'm really happy that I'm still here, moreover with no scratches or injuries, it is very sad how some people do mistakes and don't accept the consequences of them even if these consequences are nothing and could have been really worse. No worries, I didn't see any rainbow bridge, so the Gods didn't open the Gates of Valhalla for me today, so let smash Budva!
I parked the bike in the shadow, removed the the front tyre, the e07 front is really soft so I was able to break the beads just by hand. I changed the inner tube and I started pumping it, I used a CO tank but it didn't work...the hebo pump broke. Filippo gave me his ktm pump, we started pumping but the tyre didn't pump up....fucking hell the spare one had a hole on it (not where I had used the lever). I used the inner tube of Filippo and the tyre was ready to be mounted. Meanwhile a Ktm 640 from Austria arrived, the rider, Hans, stopped to see if we were able to manage the problem (of course were we...) and to talk a little bit. Very nice and kind man, more than the bikers that passed nearby our camp yesterday Evening and didn't stop or waved hello. He left and we mounted the front tyre. After some kilometers we meet him at an intersection: he had a Zumo but no maps, so he didn't know where to go.
The lovely road to Theth
We started riding together the 40 kms to the Theth. Amazing places and landscapes, it is incredible that so many people ride to Theth without passing here and just by taking the almost till the end asphalted road. We need more people like Hans! We had a lunch with him in Theth and he payed it all, he said he was really thankful to us because we rode the bad road with him. Thank you very much again!
Theth, after lunch at Bar Lek Gurra
Leaving Theth on the SH21. This is not a 125 version of the XRV.
SH21
We climbed the last road till the top of the pass, where the paved road began: I rode very fast with Filippo, the e07 is really a badass tyre, also after around 13k kilometers! Near Koplik we divided from Hans and we headed to the south of Shkodër lake, then to west and then north to Budva.
Hanging (out) with friends.
We rode on the costal road as pirates, then in Budva we stopped for waiting for Flurin. When he arrived I went on in order to lead them to the appartment, when at a X intersection, the left lane was full of cars that were turning left, after having passed them I went again on the left lane but a car on the right lane (the right lane was marked as just go straight or right) turned left suddenly. The car hit my right leg and my side right luggage was literally broken and threw away from the impact. The bike started shaking meanwhile I was screaming "Porcodioooooo" (Flurin told me he could even hear me screaming it). Luckily I was able to stop 20 meters after the impact without falling or hitting something else. The guys immediately came to see if I was allright (Pravo?)): yeah I was, but I was shaking full of adrenaline. I thought he called the police but actually he call some friends which arrived after 10 mins and started to say that I had to pay since it was my error. I said no fucking way, then they called the police (some cars already passed by, none did stop..), a police car with just one man came, they shaked hands as old friends and the policeman didn't care about anything (documents, insurance). The other driver started filling the insurance accident report, with all my datas but without filling the dynamic part. He asked me to to sign it. Fucking idiot. Then after more than an hour in which he was saying thar the car damage was just 50 € and that my insurance wouldn't have been involved even if I had said it was my fault (idiot^2). Then the policeman said that I moved the bike and this was a fine for sure (He said a lot of other things, which weren't true). I was really pissed off by all this nosense thing and discussing with stupid people is very annoying, so I told him I would have given him 50€ and now he said the damages were 100€. After some Porcodio, coglione and figlio di puttana I gave him 100€ and they disappeared with the speed of light. This is really bad, it's a "lot" of money of my trip, but I didn't want to lose any more time nor going to the police, etc (It was Friday, so I was afraid to have to wait till Monday). I'm really happy that I'm still here, moreover with no scratches or injuries, it is very sad how some people do mistakes and don't accept the consequences of them even if these consequences are nothing and could have been really worse. No worries, I didn't see any rainbow bridge, so the Gods didn't open the Gates of Valhalla for me today, so let smash Budva!
Today I've been looking for a new front inner tube, I was able to repair mine, but Filippo was needing one. I found a shop and they ordered one from Podgorica, ETA around 18.00. Tailor shops were closed from 12.00 till 16.00, so I did the maintenance during this time. I have also changed the fuel pump back to the original one: I want to see if the motorbike runs better. A woman took my luggage and she understood how it was built together. After an hour I had my luggage back: I thought she would have sewed all parts, but she did just some points and used a glue...let's hope it will hold till Switzerland. Duct tape is ready for for action, just in case the glue fails. Budva is an amazing and strange place, on the beach there are some dancing caffe (Trocadero is the most famous one), you can dance and have fun there under the moon with loud music till 1 o'clock in the Morning, then you have to go to some clubs, as the Top Hills, which is huge and has view on the bay. Average quality of things in the city is poor and prices are pimped, but it is a funny place for having Movida holidays!
Tomorrow we should hit Žabljak, the weather should be nice! The ride will go on!
Tomorrow we should hit Žabljak, the weather should be nice! The ride will go on!
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