davemoore
Apr 21st, 2009, 8:27 am
The ghost town of Terlingua, Texas, is about as remote as it gets. It's my antidote to civilization and I try to make it out there at least once a year. Eight of us rode there this past weekend, including my friend Tom Cantrell from Albuquerque. As we were about to head out Saturday to ride in the National Park, Tom informed us his clutch cable had snapped.
On past trips, I had met Ralph Delmar, who runs a motorcycle repair business down there called CycleTek. He was formerly with BMW Fort Worth. I called Ralph and he said "I was about to leave for lunch, so give me a minute. I have 50 clutch cables in the back" and looked up the P/N for an '03 F650GS clutch cable and, by golly, he had the exact part. Thirty minutes later, we had it in hand and fixed Tom's bike within minutes.
So put this number in your cell phone if you're planning to ride out there: Ralph Delmar,CycleTek, (432) 371-2560. Ralph says if you get the answering machine, leave your number, your problem (make, model, what's broke) and where you are and he will get back to you.
On past trips, I had met Ralph Delmar, who runs a motorcycle repair business down there called CycleTek. He was formerly with BMW Fort Worth. I called Ralph and he said "I was about to leave for lunch, so give me a minute. I have 50 clutch cables in the back" and looked up the P/N for an '03 F650GS clutch cable and, by golly, he had the exact part. Thirty minutes later, we had it in hand and fixed Tom's bike within minutes.
So put this number in your cell phone if you're planning to ride out there: Ralph Delmar,CycleTek, (432) 371-2560. Ralph says if you get the answering machine, leave your number, your problem (make, model, what's broke) and where you are and he will get back to you.