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the most thorough and resourceful mechanic, moussa from bamako, used scrap paper (hanging from mirror) to rig up sealants for our newly reassembled engine...
and the wheels on the bike...

December 27th 2005
No quantity nor quality of our combined wits, water, crackers and immodium could have prevented or led us out of our motorcycle maintenance problems. (Maybe that’s a little bit of an overstatement…it is amazing how one little thing ‘let go’ snowballs rather quickly.) … but generally speaking…riding a 21-year-old 600 motorcycle through West Africa is bound to land one in some predicame ... read more
Africa » Mali

Malian Flag The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in... ... read more
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