{"id":515,"date":"2025-02-19T22:59:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:59:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=515"},"modified":"2025-02-19T22:59:43","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:59:43","slug":"%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bb%e3%82%ad%e3%82%a2%e3%82%ab%e3%81%a7%e3%81%ae%e3%83%90%e3%82%a4%e3%82%af%e3%83%88%e3%83%a9%e3%83%96%e3%83%ab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/en\/2025\/02\/19\/%e3%83%a9%e3%83%bb%e3%82%ad%e3%82%a2%e3%82%ab%e3%81%a7%e3%81%ae%e3%83%90%e3%82%a4%e3%82%af%e3%83%88%e3%83%a9%e3%83%96%e3%83%ab\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle trouble in La Quiaca"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The problem occurred in La Quiaca, a border town between Argentina and Bolivia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day before I left, I tried to refuel, but the battery was weak and the engine wouldn&#8217;t start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3304.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I just replaced the battery a few days ago so the battery should be fine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I googled it and it seems like the regulator is probably broken if the battery won&#8217;t charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3882e899219&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3882e899219\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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and release it to stabilize the voltage and avoid excessive storage while driving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3882e89954e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3882e89954e\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_3303-768x1024.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" 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