• Day "The End" (For Now)

    May 24, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    The rest of the Tour of Valor rally went fine. And by fine, I mean this:

    I rolled 50,000 miles on the bike 😁.

    I got my 5th Lap of the 48 stops in the Outer Banks 💪.

    I got my 2nd Madonna of the Trail pictures 📷.

    I dropped the bike and the curb scratched up the saddlebag 😭.

    I almost got killed in the DC area traffic, but that's normal 🤬.

    But best of all, I had a great time catching up with old friends and making new ones, which is what it's all about 🫶.

    This morning about 50 bikes met up at the Marine Corps Museum and had a police escort to the Iwo Jima Memorial. I had never been up close to it and man, did it blow me away. Just awesome.

    I took off right after our group photo to grab the DC Tour of Honor stops and get the hell out of there. I made it up into Pennsylvania when something came apart in the primary 😭. I thought I stripped the belt, but then something very heavy started banging around. I managed to limp her 1.5 miles to a Harley dealership. They couldn't get me in their schedule, but they did help me rent a U-Haul and load the bike in the back.

    So now I'm driving a U-Haul with Luci in the back headed for Kentucky. 😳

    So much for riding for a while. I'll let you know what happens with her. Fingers crossed it's under warranty 🤞🤞🤞.

    So long [for now], and thanks for all the fish! ✌️
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