While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren’t worth paying twice as much as Rinaldi tires for.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThey cost AR$107.237, approximately USD 75, at Mercado Libre.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Dunlop D604s cost AR$230.000, approximately USD 161.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen I removed the rear wheel, I found something unusual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt turns out the bearing was broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m not sure when this broke, but I’m glad I found out before an accident happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI immediately looked up the model number in the manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is a 6204UU bearing, number 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI wanted a Japanese-made bearing, and luckily I found a bearing shop in Bahia Blanca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI purchased bearings from NSK Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe 6204U bearing that was broken this time cost AR$9,500, approximately USD 6.56.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also replaced the rear wheel bearings at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6203U bearings, costing AR$5,000 each, approximately USD 3.45.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also purchased the corresponding bearings for the front wheel for when I replace them next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6202U bearings, costing AR$4,900 each, approximately USD 3.11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince this is my first time replacing bearings, I searched on YouTube and learned that I can remove them without special tools by using a grip anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, the only type I could buy in Argentina was the screw-in type, not the drive-in type.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis meant I would also need to purchase a separate, longer T-wrench that fit the screw heads, so that was out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI have no choice but to search for a specialized device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nBasic equipment is not available in Argentina and must be imported from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe price is AR$55.712, approximately USD 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat’s a bit expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI see.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren’t worth paying twice as much as Rinaldi tires for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They cost AR$107.237, approximately USD 75, at Mercado Libre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Dunlop D604s cost AR$230.000, approximately USD 161.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen I removed the rear wheel, I found something unusual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt turns out the bearing was broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m not sure when this broke, but I’m glad I found out before an accident happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI immediately looked up the model number in the manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is a 6204UU bearing, number 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI wanted a Japanese-made bearing, and luckily I found a bearing shop in Bahia Blanca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI purchased bearings from NSK Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe 6204U bearing that was broken this time cost AR$9,500, approximately USD 6.56.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also replaced the rear wheel bearings at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6203U bearings, costing AR$5,000 each, approximately USD 3.45.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also purchased the corresponding bearings for the front wheel for when I replace them next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6202U bearings, costing AR$4,900 each, approximately USD 3.11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince this is my first time replacing bearings, I searched on YouTube and learned that I can remove them without special tools by using a grip anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, the only type I could buy in Argentina was the screw-in type, not the drive-in type.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis meant I would also need to purchase a separate, longer T-wrench that fit the screw heads, so that was out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI have no choice but to search for a specialized device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nBasic equipment is not available in Argentina and must be imported from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe price is AR$55.712, approximately USD 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat’s a bit expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI see.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. 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When I removed the rear wheel, I found something unusual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt turns out the bearing was broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m not sure when this broke, but I’m glad I found out before an accident happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI immediately looked up the model number in the manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is a 6204UU bearing, number 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI wanted a Japanese-made bearing, and luckily I found a bearing shop in Bahia Blanca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI purchased bearings from NSK Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe 6204U bearing that was broken this time cost AR$9,500, approximately USD 6.56.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also replaced the rear wheel bearings at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6203U bearings, costing AR$5,000 each, approximately USD 3.45.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also purchased the corresponding bearings for the front wheel for when I replace them next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6202U bearings, costing AR$4,900 each, approximately USD 3.11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince this is my first time replacing bearings, I searched on YouTube and learned that I can remove them without special tools by using a grip anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, the only type I could buy in Argentina was the screw-in type, not the drive-in type.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis meant I would also need to purchase a separate, longer T-wrench that fit the screw heads, so that was out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI have no choice but to search for a specialized device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nBasic equipment is not available in Argentina and must be imported from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe price is AR$55.712, approximately USD 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat’s a bit expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI see.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. 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It turns out the bearing was broken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m not sure when this broke, but I’m glad I found out before an accident happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI immediately looked up the model number in the manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is a 6204UU bearing, number 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI wanted a Japanese-made bearing, and luckily I found a bearing shop in Bahia Blanca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI purchased bearings from NSK Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe 6204U bearing that was broken this time cost AR$9,500, approximately USD 6.56.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also replaced the rear wheel bearings at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6203U bearings, costing AR$5,000 each, approximately USD 3.45.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also purchased the corresponding bearings for the front wheel for when I replace them next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6202U bearings, costing AR$4,900 each, approximately USD 3.11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince this is my first time replacing bearings, I searched on YouTube and learned that I can remove them without special tools by using a grip anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, the only type I could buy in Argentina was the screw-in type, not the drive-in type.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis meant I would also need to purchase a separate, longer T-wrench that fit the screw heads, so that was out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI have no choice but to search for a specialized device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nBasic equipment is not available in Argentina and must be imported from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe price is AR$55.712, approximately USD 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat’s a bit expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI see.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I’m not sure when this broke, but I’m glad I found out before an accident happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I immediately looked up the model number in the manual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is a 6204UU bearing, number 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI wanted a Japanese-made bearing, and luckily I found a bearing shop in Bahia Blanca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI purchased bearings from NSK Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe 6204U bearing that was broken this time cost AR$9,500, approximately USD 6.56.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also replaced the rear wheel bearings at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6203U bearings, costing AR$5,000 each, approximately USD 3.45.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also purchased the corresponding bearings for the front wheel for when I replace them next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6202U bearings, costing AR$4,900 each, approximately USD 3.11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince this is my first time replacing bearings, I searched on YouTube and learned that I can remove them without special tools by using a grip anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, the only type I could buy in Argentina was the screw-in type, not the drive-in type.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis meant I would also need to purchase a separate, longer T-wrench that fit the screw heads, so that was out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI have no choice but to search for a specialized device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nBasic equipment is not available in Argentina and must be imported from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe price is AR$55.712, approximately USD 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat’s a bit expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI see.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
This is a 6204UU bearing, number 28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I wanted a Japanese-made bearing, and luckily I found a bearing shop in Bahia Blanca.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI purchased bearings from NSK Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe 6204U bearing that was broken this time cost AR$9,500, approximately USD 6.56.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also replaced the rear wheel bearings at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6203U bearings, costing AR$5,000 each, approximately USD 3.45.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also purchased the corresponding bearings for the front wheel for when I replace them next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThese are 6202U bearings, costing AR$4,900 each, approximately USD 3.11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince this is my first time replacing bearings, I searched on YouTube and learned that I can remove them without special tools by using a grip anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, the only type I could buy in Argentina was the screw-in type, not the drive-in type.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis meant I would also need to purchase a separate, longer T-wrench that fit the screw heads, so that was out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI have no choice but to search for a specialized device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nBasic equipment is not available in Argentina and must be imported from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe price is AR$55.712, approximately USD 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat’s a bit expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI see.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I purchased bearings from NSK Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 6204U bearing that was broken this time cost AR$9,500, approximately USD 6.56.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also replaced the rear wheel bearings at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are 6203U bearings, costing AR$5,000 each, approximately USD 3.45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also purchased the corresponding bearings for the front wheel for when I replace them next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are 6202U bearings, costing AR$4,900 each, approximately USD 3.11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since this is my first time replacing bearings, I searched on YouTube and learned that I can remove them without special tools by using a grip anchor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, the only type I could buy in Argentina was the screw-in type, not the drive-in type.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis meant I would also need to purchase a separate, longer T-wrench that fit the screw heads, so that was out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI have no choice but to search for a specialized device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nBasic equipment is not available in Argentina and must be imported from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe price is AR$55.712, approximately USD 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat’s a bit expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI see.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
However, the only type I could buy in Argentina was the screw-in type, not the drive-in type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This meant I would also need to purchase a separate, longer T-wrench that fit the screw heads, so that was out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI have no choice but to search for a specialized device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nBasic equipment is not available in Argentina and must be imported from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe price is AR$55.712, approximately USD 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat’s a bit expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI see.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I have no choice but to search for a specialized device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nBasic equipment is not available in Argentina and must be imported from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe price is AR$55.712, approximately USD 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThat’s a bit expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI see.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Basic equipment is not available in Argentina and must be imported from China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The price is AR$55.712, approximately USD 39.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s a bit expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Incidentally, in Brazil\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI see.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSo, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSince the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
The same item is R$79.9, approximately USD 15.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, this means I shouldn’t buy it in Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’m going to Brazil in two months, so I’ll buy it then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the broken bearing won’t come off part number 11, I’ll contact Taller in Bahia Blanca to have them replace it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nI found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I found it on Google Maps and contacted them via WhatsApp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also asked about the price beforehand before going there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThis is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\nI went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
It was finished in about 20 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The amount was AR$30,000, approximately USD 20.37.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is cheap for Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I went back and installed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIncidentally, I also checked the air filter, as I’d driven about 5,700km since the last time I changed it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nIt was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\nDate of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"While I was staying in General Pico, I ordered a replacement rear tire from Mercado Libre in Bahia Blanca. This time, the tire is a Brazilian-made Rinaldi. Since there are no unpaved roads until my next tire change, and the Dunlop tires wore out after about 7,900 km, I decided they weren#8217;t worth paying twice<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/?p=8175","_jin_ogp_image_url":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/thumbnails-ogp-2906-1.png","_jin_last_featured_id":3029,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[6,7,5],"class_list":["post-8206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-maintenance","tag-6","tag-7","tag-5","en-US"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8206"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8241,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8206\/revisions\/8241"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8179"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dream-journey.net\/moto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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It was clean, only lightly dusted, so I will continue to use it without replacing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Date of work: June 17, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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