{"id":611,"date":"2025-02-20T10:11:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=611"},"modified":"2025-02-20T10:11:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T01:11:19","slug":"in-potosi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/en\/2025\/02\/20\/in-potosi\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorcycle trouble in Potosi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The day before I left Potosi, I tried to start my motorcycle to refuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once again, the engine wouldn&#8217;t start.<\/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_6658.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a similar symptom to the last time, but this time it&#8217;s a little different<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cells are rotating<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I checked the battery voltage and it&#8217;s about 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