Always on the day before...

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 08-07-95  6968  Enschede (Netherlands) 

 

On friday before we went on vacation, I went to dinner with my collegues to celebrate the end of the school year (I was a teacher then). After dinner I fired up the Dnepr, gave it a bit of extra gas to make an impression, kicked het in the gear and... nothing: the gearshift no longer worked.

I had to be towed back home by a friend. A very humiliating experience, though I must say, she had never given me such a quiet ride before.

So, the next day (saturday), I hauled her up a bit and got out the rear wheel and the gearshift. After opening the gearbox, it appeared that adding a few rings would be enough to make it work again. So al this seemed worse than it really was, but it was a bit frightening so close before the start.

here is what the gearshift should look like..