Plug #1 – The Hands of Sean Perry: These are the folks that are helping me with maintenance on the house while I’m gone. I had a leak in the roof and they got on it without multiple emails and did it for a great price. If you need renovations or repairs done in the Asheville area, Seans your man.

Plug #2 – Hotel Lusiana: We’ve been in San Jose, CR trying to get Shannons oil leak fixed. The KTM dealer is in a suburb called Santa Ana and about a mile away is Hotel Lusiana. Its under construction and the owners, an Itialian couple, have given us a discount. Last night they even made us dinner in their kitchen. The owner of the hotel, Ivan Sala, was a World Superbike competitor and was Costa Rica’s 2007 Supermoto champion so he’s been great. Last night he took us downtown for a street bike get together. I followed him through pot hole filled, dark streets, weaving through traffic and ignoring all good sense. It was a classV ride of a different ilk that I’ll not soon forget.

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Ivan steams us clams in white wine, mmmmm.

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Ivans wife Elena and two rosy Gringos

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Shannon rides bitch while his bikes in the shop

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Costa Rican Super Moto meeting

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Plug #3 – Todo Moto: This is the Kawasaki dealer in San Jose. They had a lot of KLR parts in stock and while hard to find, worth the effort.