I slept not well. In the morning I made some records in my diary, because I was too tired yesterday.
Then we have breakfast (rather good one).
After breakfast we decided to replace the back wheel. We what to understand
why the back wheel was blocked yesterday, clean all the parts from scale
and add some new grease. We also decided to replace the tire, because the
one we have was rather bald.
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It was very small rain from the morning. We spend rather long time for all operations. Than we also decided to replace the breaks pads. After we installed the new breaks pads we have some problems installing the wheel. And later we spend a lot of time, trying to adjust the breaks. The breaks seem to be OK, but after we drove some time (in the internal garden) the wheel became little bit hot. Finally, we decided to move with this breaks. We thought, that after some time (some distance) they adjusted by them selves.
We collect our stuff in the hotel, paid for our staying and for the phone rings and run our motorcycle. We drove now very carefully, stopping after each 2km and checking the breaks and the temperature of back wheel. They became very hot! We little bit release the breaks and keep on driving. Stop again and check the wheel. Its hot again!! We even more release the breaks and drive. At the next stop we found that the wheel is still hot. We decided to drive very carefully, because its impossible to release breaks completely. We performed two or more stops to check out the wheel temperature.
After some time we stopped in center of the square in some small town to adjust the clutch. It was small rain, very nasty.
Next stop to check breaks we performed near the old man, who was selling the apples. While we where checked the breaks the old woman replaced the man. We decided to buy some apples (and after we check them out we also bought some plums). As we bought we began to eat them and spoke with woman. It was very intrusting to talk with here, because I cant speak Poland and she cant speak any other language. But she understands some Russian words.
Later we stopped at the cafe at the gasoline station to buy some more food. There, at the parking we saw the truck with yellow Russian numbers (this a old style numbers for join-venture companies).
After brief dinner we keep on moving. Near some cross we stopped to
see the map and to understand wear we are and where we should go.
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After we check the map we decided to turn and immediately we passed the cross our motorcycle was stopped.
We do not panic at all, because very soon we understood that the gasoline was over. We poured the petroleum from the can to the tank and then we visit the gasoline station (it was very closed to the cross, you can see the sign on the photo). We spend some time, discussing, which petroleum we should use (I never mention about this problem before, but its a real big problem). As usual we spent a lot of time for all this procedures.
We keep on driving. It was already dark and it was still a small rain. We decided to stop at the hotel when it was 50km to Poznan. We parked our machine at the open-air parking and covered it by the film. Also we paid some extra money to the parking keeper.
At the hotel we visit the restaurant. There we begin to talk about the life. I asked Xavier which French films he saw, which people (famous in France) was simpatico to him. We continue our conversation in the room. Xavier told me what he didnt like in my self he was very surprised with one moment in Moscow, when we together bought some fast food in the street (that was near metro Oktiaborskai) and begins to eat it. At that moment some homeless man begins to stick to Xavier. At that moment I said some special Russian worlds and explain to that guy that its better not to disturb my friend. So, Xavier told me that I was not correct at that moment. I just reply that I was care about him self at that moment.
We watched TV (The Simpson serial) and talk about girls and famous people, that Xavier appreciate and love.
