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My motorcycle has a huge petrol leak |S7E56|
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
Riding from Lake Bosomtwe toward the Togo border, this Season 7 episode follows a journey shaped by a ferry’s limited departure time and a serious fuel leak. The ride has to be divided across two days, with a problem in the motorcycle’s rear tank adding an unexpected complication.
About this film
This is an episode in Itchy Boots’ “Return to Africa” journey, travelling from Lake Bosomtwe in the direction of the Togo border. The day’s progress is constrained by a ferry that runs at 10:30 in the morning: the rider cannot reach it in time, so the plan is to stop overnight in a town about 30 kilometres from the ferry and continue the following day. Alongside this scheduling decision, the motorcycle develops a fuel problem. The rear tank is no longer connected to the main tank, and the petrol in it leaks out. The episode’s story therefore brings together a practical travel decision and a mechanical setback while the wider journey continues toward the border.
The journey
The stated route is from Lake Bosomtwe toward the Togo border, with a ferry forming the key point in the day’s travel plan. Because the ferry’s single stated morning departure is at 10:30, the ride cannot be completed as initially hoped in one day. Instead, the journey is split: an overnight stop is planned in a town roughly 30 kilometres from the ferry, followed by continuation the next day. The description does not name the town, specify the ferry crossing’s destination, or give further route or road-condition details. It does establish how the timetable determines the pace of travel and why an overnight pause becomes necessary.
People, places and moments
The available account centres on the rider, the motorcycle and the decisions required to keep moving. The rear tank’s connection to the main tank has failed, causing the petrol in the rear tank to leak away. The rider’s note is not to use that tank again until it is fixed. The description does not say how or where the repair will happen, whether the motorcycle is otherwise affected, or what takes place at the border. Lake Bosomtwe, the planned stop near the ferry and the direction of Togo provide the episode’s geographic frame, while the leak supplies its immediate mechanical concern.
What to expect
- A motorcycle journey from Lake Bosomtwe toward the Togo border
- A two-day travel plan shaped by a 10:30 a.m. ferry
- A rear-tank petrol leak and a decision to leave that tank unused until repaired
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