Day 1: 1,294.7 Miles Along

I had a hell of a ride today. I left Cincinnati just after 05:00 and just blasted interstates all day. I hit one really bad construction area in Illinois; it was backed up for miles because it went down to one lane. So I did some very slow lane splitting and shoulder work when traffic was at a dead stop to get through it.

I made it around Indianapolis, St Louis, and Kansas City during business hours with no problems whatsoever. And I just went through Denver to get here, Golden Colorado, where I am camping in the parking lot at Avalanche Harley-Davidson.

I didn't even have any problems with truck drivers today.

What I did have problems with was the bike. The heated grips don't work. The cigarette lighter charging port fell out (I caught it). The battery tender doesn't send any juice to my heated gear. The charging port in the tour pack doesn't work. The CB won't give me the option to turn it on. And the bike doesn't think it has a WHIM installed anymore (wireless headset interface module), which may be in conjunction with the CB. 😞

When I stopped at St Charles Harley in Missouri, I pulled into the service bay and asked them if they could just see if I had blown a fuse. I told him I was in a hurry, and the response was, "It'll cost $129 and take a couple of hours." I said never mind and left.

All in all, a really great day with mostly good roads, only a little bit of sprinkles in Indiana, and just a few asshole drivers. I'll take it!!

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