That Was The Week That Was

What a week.
Stripping the bike down in the open with bits lying everywhere hoping that the problem would be on the top of the engine. Unfortunately as each piece was removed the problem showed itself to be the con rod and the pin it rotates on. In laymans terms it meant an engine removal and strip and rebuild.
Removed the engine but was not prepared to have the engine parts lying around the paved area at the back of the flats where I was holed up.
I searched for a solution looking for alternative locations for working but alas found none.
I was prepared to bide my time and visit friends while waiting for parts to come and a solution to the problem of no covered work space, when the idea came to buy a vehicle and take the engine home to fix and reassemble and then return to refit.
I found a van and bid on ebay for it and won the bids with 250€. I was preparing to leave for Wurtzburg to collect when I found out about the legalities of buying and registration of used vehicles in Germany. I needed my insurance certificate to hand to get the plates and also proof of residence too. I had neither, so that would have caused further delays waiting for all documents to be sent out to me.
At this point one of my support group who lives in Lubeck contacted me to tell me that he was flying out to Liverpool for 35€ on Wednesday and if I could get to his place there was a bed and a meal waiting.
I hesitated no more and booked my flight and a ride in a car for the monday afternoon on the lift share scheme they have in Germany
http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de/lif...843/1255298400

The plan now is to get a van and return for the bike and the engine as soon as possible, but I might have to wait to accrue some geld for the operation.
So long for now