After waiting for more than 6 weeks finally the day had come to pick up the bike at the Port of Brisbane!

The whole mission was made possible by the help of Glen, a fellow motorbike enthusiast and keen traveller, who I met through Horizons Unlimited.

It was a great feeling to dissemble the crate, putting the front wheel back in and re-attaching all the bits and pieces. But we also had to replace the stuffed fuel filter that got clogged up with bad South American fuel and caused fatal end to my trip on the last day. Anyway, with a bit of OZ and NZ ingenuity we replaced the filter and added an additional filter (just in case), and after 3 attempts of cranking she fired up as good as new...

What a feeling to ride her home, sitting in the saddle again after 7 weeks of abstinence... yeah.

And thanks again to Glen! The next round of beers is on me!

Off now for a spin around the block...