would have a look at it. We arrived
very late, near 11:30pm and there he
was waiting with the shop door open
to greet us, even offering a place to
stay. He said he’d travelled the world
and the motorcycle community had
always looked after him, he was just
paying it forward.
The next morning revealed the
damage; oil and metal pieces in plac-
es where they shouldn’t have been.
Finished!
Jerome drove us to a truck rental
place and helped us load the Ural for
the return trip to Calgary. We were
still on top of the world, the bike
didn’t set us back, we continued our
travels in our Jeep.
The elation came from this poten-
tial disaster. While stranded road-
side, surrounded by the Canola, the
sun setting behind us, I asked Sam if
she would marry me … this was to be
our engagement story.
With a month off work we were
going to use the time to travel across
Canada come heel or high water.
With good disposition you can get
through any setback, they’ll always
come, you just have to go with the
flow.
We can’t continue the story without
sharing the incredible lengths both
Ural motorcycles and our dealer,
Destination Cycles, went to, not only
fixing the bike but making things
right. When we returned home,
we discovered a brand new motor
installed and Ural had reimbursed
us for the van rental and fuel, even
covering the new motors first service.
Every warranty issue we brought to
the attention of Ural within the first
two years was dealt with promptly
and we never paid a cent … nothing
but excellent service.
Never deterred, we never gave up,
trekking across Canada by Jeep, the
whole time talking about how we
would do it on a motorcycle. As soon
as we returned home we were back
out, exploring at weekends on the
Ural.
We travelled to Costa Rica and
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