So the ol’ donkey made it just across the BC-AB border heading to Lake Louise and then conked out and no coaxing would make her go any further.
This is the first mechanical failure on the road for this motorcycle and given the abuse I’ve inflicted over the years it’s pretty remarkable.
Cell phone access is dodgy in the Rockies and I couldn’t complete a call to CAA but a passing motorcyclist was able to make the call (thanks Ducati-Kevin) and soon enough driver Dan was dispatched out of Canmore and taking me to the BMW shop in Calgary with sad bike on the trailer - in part through a hellish thunderstorm with fork lightning and some hail.
Hopefully soon I’ll know what’s what and get outta the outskirts of southern Calgary.
CAA - thanks.