And I'm Off!

[beechfront]

I'm pointing towards Seattle. I doubt I'll make it that far but who knows. Taking my 2 meter radio with me to kill time in the evenings. So if anyone between NE & WA hears KC0ONV calling - be sure to pick up!

[beechfront]

7 days, 2500 miles later

i'm back. and as i thought i didn't make it all the way to seattle. I lost two days putting around wyoming waiting for weather to clear - and when the snow started up friday while I was in Yellowstone I decided it was time for me to head back. Guess I'm not hard-core enough.

Had my longest drive ever - I drove straight through from Jackson, Wyoming to Loup City, NE yesterday - 14 hrs, 760 miles.

not counting about 10-15 minutes during some very heavy rain when i lost a couple cylinders (i think i need new plug wires) - the bike ran like a champ the whole time. started great even in the mts below freezing. I did notice a little clutch slippage as I neared home though.

Aside from the ultra-crappy weather... all in all it was a great trip - hopefully I'll get some pictures up here soon.

[graybird78]

beech

Glad to see you made your trip with no problems. Hope you enjoyed the senary. sounds like weather put a damper on some of your trip.but doesn't sound like it dampened your spirit.

[TopCatGr58]

Home Safely!

Hey there Beech,

Glad you made it back in one piece. I had to readjust my clutch on my way to XSEast2002, pulled the cover off and did it in the parking lot of a convenience store! I had my full set of tools with me. After readjusting it, it worked fine, so that's probably all yours will need!!!

Speaking of weather, I've got possibly 2 days before ISABEL tries to blow us away, living here in southeast Va. just a jump from the NC northern border!!!! I hope Godzilla doesn't have to learn how to swim!!!

T.C.

[beechfront]

PICTURES

Here are a few pictures I put together. Might take awhile to load.

[beechfront]

i will check the adjustment - though i just adjusted it about 3000 miles ago. it seemed to have worsened rather rapidly.

i hyave this problem of always looking for an excuse to tear into things when i should just leave well enough alone.

[Jerry]

Nice photos and write up! To bad about the weather, but looks like a trip to remember.