south america- chile - motorbike on fire but not only

Chile 

Reuninitg with My zebra in Valparsio was full of doubts.  She was tired of travel - me too. We still had hope will reach buenbos Aries in Argentina - original plans was to maybe go to Peru and Bolivia, but things changed


I remember watching Che Guevara film and his travel. The Motorcycle diaries and his travel on La poderosa - the might one. Old Norton 500 and their travel was one of my motivation to get to South
America.

In Valparasio I stayed in Villa Kunterbunt, owners are known for their motorbike minded place - they also helping with transportation customs etc so good place to be, seemingly name Villa Kunterbunt is taken from old Swedish child film Pippi langstrumpf, probably by the look - wooden old villa. 

my zebra once again - beatifull marraige we have 

unpacking motorbike was still a fun - but first attempt of staring failed, and I had to to work 2 days to find out what was the problem, and once again this was electrics - finally i got this sorted and i could zipp of once again

Lukasz Gorniak and his friend Marta Zajchowska was starting their big travel from Valparasio
we were heading to colect motorbikes from depot, for me travel was ending but for them this was big start
All the best and save travel

On my way out of the valparasio  I made picture of west coast of pacific ocean

- same ocean i was standing in Vladivostock but on the otherhe  side of the globe 

Fire over my zebra,
going througt flames 

Leaving colourful city of Valparaiso was stressful as no Sat Nav. I have tried to get to the mountains in next day or two to cross Andes, 

Somehow I was luck and I meet Italian rider Claudio Breeano. He was first class equipped and had GPS, he was heading over the Andes so I kindly asked if I could follow him just to get over the mountains 

He was faster and after maybe 50 km I felt power lost.
I thought this is either petrol problem or I have size the engine for the forth time, but I was going downhill so I could try me revs to detect what going is wrong, than slowed down and pulled to the right

and than!!!.....

flames of fire came to to height of my face, 

I have jump of the moto, and on the first milliseconds of panics i started open my pannier to get my laptop and diary bag out - I was thinking this is the end ....
but it wasn't
in some way I have recalled what  old man said to me , The man I have meet in Poland when getting my motorbike shipped
He was triyng  weld my plastic tank but he wasn't able do that as tank what he said was fire proof made, - Accerbis extended range tank - saved my life

having around 20 litres of petrol and highly flames around tank - makes me to run away, but this little tough  about fire proof of having fire prove tank, gave me few second to calm down and turn of the petrol valve off
 than , than petrol start goes down and i with silly way try to blow out with my mouths, it did worked and flame was gone

Believe or not this was my second motorbike fire. First when I was 14 year boy - my old 250 Jawa was with same scenario , petrol leak from carburetor,


In all of this mess I haven't realise that other cars stooped of of them was some kind motorway rescue car, but the fire die so no much more of excitement

The only think I need to repair was  my burned petrol hose So I replaced it so quicly that my italian freind was amaized thinking this fires are every day task,

 I was happy, I am alive and motorbike starts first time

Few moment latter me and Italian were heading in to the Andes few hours later we start climbing up

aye brows burned as well my zebra tank slighlty as well