CentralCoastCA
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When returning home from our Canada ride, we got caught on a secondary roadway chip and seal job without warning, on our way to the Grand Coulee Dam (SR 174 west of Wilbur, WA). The rocks were 3-4 inches deep and well, they ate my RT belt in one mile.
Contacted Auto Club for a tow (3 hour wait because the tow came from Couer d'Alene) and the nearest dealer was Westside Motorsport, 65 miles away in West Spokane, WA. Hubby contacted them and spoke to the general manager John. They did not have a belt in stock but found one 35 miles away in Couer d'Alene. By sheer luck the owner of Westside lives there, so he picked up the belt that night. Westside also gave us a phone number to a Best Western Hotel located by the dealership, since we would arrive at their facility after closing time.
Tip of my hat to Peter :doorag: from Frazier Towing, a rider himself, who took great care with my RT.
Hubby rode over to dealership the next morning and they were waiting for him. The shop replaced the belt, inspected the RT for further damage (none), replaced a bolt in my battery that was too long and cautioned about depleted capacity (it died today, LOL), reset the limp mode and error codes and had us on our way by 1 pm. Rode 1,800 miles home without further incidents.
It was no fun breaking down, but we are very glad that Westside put us on their priority repair list and treated us very, very well. :yes::firstplace:
Contacted Auto Club for a tow (3 hour wait because the tow came from Couer d'Alene) and the nearest dealer was Westside Motorsport, 65 miles away in West Spokane, WA. Hubby contacted them and spoke to the general manager John. They did not have a belt in stock but found one 35 miles away in Couer d'Alene. By sheer luck the owner of Westside lives there, so he picked up the belt that night. Westside also gave us a phone number to a Best Western Hotel located by the dealership, since we would arrive at their facility after closing time.
Tip of my hat to Peter :doorag: from Frazier Towing, a rider himself, who took great care with my RT.
Hubby rode over to dealership the next morning and they were waiting for him. The shop replaced the belt, inspected the RT for further damage (none), replaced a bolt in my battery that was too long and cautioned about depleted capacity (it died today, LOL), reset the limp mode and error codes and had us on our way by 1 pm. Rode 1,800 miles home without further incidents.
It was no fun breaking down, but we are very glad that Westside put us on their priority repair list and treated us very, very well. :yes::firstplace:
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