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Tail of the Dragon

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30 avril 2016
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Jour 1
samedi 30 avril 2016 à 19:39
☀️ 12 °C
Altitude: 285 p
États Unis Bells Hill 42.94637, -71.513242°56’47” N 71°30’48” W
We join this build already in progress
30 avril 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
I didn't take any pictures before this because I was just assembling things. Really the first picture is when I had already picked up the new bike and had just put the cargo carrier on the trailer. This is a mock-up of how the trailer will look. I tried hard to incorporate some of the plywood that was on the original trailer but just didn't have enough. The plywood in the picture is my own, a piece of the camper wall.En savoir plus
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Jour 1
samedi 30 avril 2016 à 20:00
🌙 11 °C
Altitude: 285 p
États Unis Bells Hill 42.94637, -71.513242°56’47” N 71°30’48” W
Welder's work
30 avril 2016, États Unis ⋅ 🌙 11 °C
When other bikers do this project they make the trailer narrower and the drawbar longer. To narrow the frame I took a Sawzall and chop chop done that was easy. To narrow the axle I took it to a welder. (And the tongue too.) When I got the axle back it doesn't seem quite right. I am suspicious it is just a fraction off. Great. That's the whole reason I didn't want some dropout at a muffler shop to weld it. And the tongue now weighs ten times what it did before. Sure, he "overbuilt" it and he dressed the welds very nicely but all that steel is just loading down my trailer with dead weight. Not to mention he charged 2/3 more than the trailer is worth! Well, I learned something new today, just not the kind of lesson I want.

It's too bad this website won't let you zoom in on the original picture - in the first pic there's detail you can't see on the site. Let's see if another pic will help.En savoir plus
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Jour 2
dimanche 1 mai 2016 à 16:59
🌧 8 °C
Altitude: 285 p
États Unis Bells Hill 42.94637, -71.513242°56’47” N 71°30’48” W
Knuckles busted
1 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
I can't remember what I was going to say about the first photo. I remember the second very clearly.
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Jour 2
dimanche 1 mai 2016 à 20:20
☁️ 7 °C
Altitude: 285 p
États Unis Bells Hill 42.946329, -71.51320142°56’47” N 71°30’48” W
Nah, that doesn't matter.
1 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
Dad, remember what I said about the bore of hub-centric wheels needing to match the diameter of the hub? This Chinese trailer came right from the factory with wheels that don't. Look at the second picture. It has the extra complexity and expense of milling a flange of a specific diameter around the hub! Some guy in a Chinese factory said, "We don't have wheels that fit? Just get bigger ones, that doesn't matter." And Harbor Freight doesn't care either. If the trailer was carrying live animals or, I don't know, GLASS, it might very well matter.En savoir plus
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Jour 3
lundi 2 mai 2016 à 15:29
🌧 8 °C
Altitude: 285 p
États Unis Bells Hill 42.94637, -71.513242°56’47” N 71°30’48” W
Eye candy
2 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 8 °C
The obligatory "I made the trailer much stiffer" shot. ...Huh, that hardware looks good.

Are you wondering why the deck doesn't cover the back of the trailer? That's just me being clever. If you look at the profile (side view) of the car carrier it is indented in the bottom. This is where the roof rack of the car should sit. So the bottom of the carrier isn't flat. To make the carrier have a large, flat base I cut the wood to match the size of the indent. Now the carrier sits flat on the trailer. How clever.En savoir plus
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Jour 5
mercredi 4 mai 2016 à 05:59
☁️ 6 °C
Altitude: 285 p
États Unis Bells Hill 42.94637, -71.513242°56’47” N 71°30’48” W
Project done
4 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
On those TV shows where they build cars they give each one has a clever name. I'm calling this project "I Love You Every Bit as Much." (Yes, it's definitely sarcasm.)

I have already bought the wiring harness for the bike. The trailer hitch is scheduled to arrive Friday. The obstacle course with Sarah is Saturday. Mother's Day is Sunday. I still don't know if my last-minute vacation request was approved. This trip is going to be a mad rush with no time for testing, or a mad rush for nothing.En savoir plus
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Jour 10
lundi 9 mai 2016 à 08:17
⛅ 7 °C
Altitude: 233 p
États Unis Sebbins Pond 42.93009, -71.4863942°55’48” N 71°29’11” W
Let's go!
9 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
The trailer is full. How'd I do that?
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Jour 10
lundi 9 mai 2016 à 11:55
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 233 p
États Unis Southbury 41.49151, -73.2137341°29’29” N 73°12’49” W
Foliage
9 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
South of Hartford lots of trees still don't have leaves
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Jour 10
lundi 9 mai 2016 à 13:32
☀️ 20 °C
Altitude: 171 p
États Unis Leighfs Pond 41.52059, -74.0217741°31’14” N 74°1’18” W
Alexis Diner
9 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Time for a break! Just went over the Hudson, beautiful weather. Bike running fine, trailer pulling great.
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Jour 10
lundi 9 mai 2016 à 16:01
☀️ 21 °C
Altitude: 351 p
États Unis Little Bush Kill 41.09234, -75.0029341°5’32” N 75°0’11” W
Delaware water gap
9 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Nice and rural here.
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Jour 10
lundi 9 mai 2016 à 18:05
☀️ 19 °C
Altitude: 486 p
États Unis Mahoning Creek 40.82295, -75.7083140°49’23” N 75°42’30” W
The lovely Mahoning Inn and Suites
9 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
I'm making up the lovely part. It's in between an auto parts store and a Ford dealer. But it's clean. The reason I picked it was I was starting to feel some fatigue. If you're not 100% focused on the road it's time to stop.En savoir plus
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Jour 11
mardi 10 mai 2016 à 08:48
☁️ 10 °C
Altitude: 476 p
États Unis Mahoning Creek 40.82291, -75.7084240°49’22” N 75°42’30” W
Plan of attack
10 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
I'm going to be riding through rain today. I congratulate myself on being clever and planning ahead. I brought weatherstripping along (I also brought duct tape and zip ties and I've used both already lol.) The car carrier isn't designed to be waterproof. Hopefully the weatherstripping will make it water resistant.En savoir plus
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Jour 11
mardi 10 mai 2016 à 11:38
☁️ 12 °C
Altitude: 397 p
États Unis Hogestown Run 40.24681, -77.0291140°14’49” N 77°1’45” W
Gas stop
10 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
I think I have to keep making entries for this site to record my route.

It's been cool and sprinkling but the rain gear is working.
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Jour 11
mardi 10 mai 2016 à 13:21
☁️ 12 °C
Altitude: 558 p
États Unis Greencastle 39.79215, -77.7308139°47’32” N 77°43’51” W
Lunch break
10 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
This town has some beautiful old houses on a tree lined street leading up to a main street with lots of brick businesses in great condition. I'll try to get a picture on the way out. I've seen a couple interesting things I would have liked to stop at but I only found out about them as I was going by them.En savoir plus
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Jour 11
mardi 10 mai 2016 à 15:12
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 656 p
États Unis Rouss Spring 39.16873, -78.1613439°10’7” N 78°9’41” W
Civil War sites
10 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Wow, there was like 5 battles right in this one town. I was going to stop at the Stonewall Jackson HQ house because my roommate is a history buff, but it is in the center of town and will be hard to reach with bike and trailer.En savoir plus
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Jour 11
mardi 10 mai 2016 à 16:05
⛅ 16 °C
Altitude: 512 p
États Unis Guard Hill 38.95868, -78.195538°57’31” N 78°11’44” W
Gas, sun, and no rain
10 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
What a difference in conditions, real nice now. Im off the highway, almost to skyline drive!
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Jour 11
mardi 10 mai 2016 à 17:38
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 512 p
États Unis Lions Park 38.92892, -78.1940738°55’44” N 78°11’39” W
Local lounge
10 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I'm at the Knotty Pine bar and lounge. They forgot to add "dive" to the name. I asked for a beer list and they had bud, coors, miller, and their lites, nothing else. Well, I feel like a local with a bud in front of me. There's not a big difference between Front Royal, VA, and anywhere else... at least on the surface. For example, there's still only a faint accent. Must be more subtle. Like the last restaurant I went in two different people started a conversation with me. And one person at this one. You know you can get a license plate with the "don't tread on me" snake on it? I was expecting to see a lot of economic depression but not in the towns I've seen along the interstates.En savoir plus
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Jour 11
mardi 10 mai 2016 à 19:12
☁️ 16 °C
Altitude: 732 p
États Unis Dungadin Heights 38.88876, -78.2304838°53’20” N 78°13’50” W
Campground
10 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Wow, did I stumble onto a gem. This campground is amazing. The first two pictures are the drive in. The third is the cabin I'm staying in, it's $45/night! There are two guys in the cabin next to me. They rode a goldwing and a big BMW from Toronto. Sounds like they've ridden all over the US. Going to go sit with them a bit.En savoir plus
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Jour 12
mercredi 11 mai 2016 à 09:36
🌫 12 °C
Altitude: 735 p
États Unis Dungadin Heights 38.88848, -78.2301338°53’19” N 78°13’48” W
No view
11 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ 🌫 12 °C
The view out my front porch is poor. I think today I will travel further south. the weather there will be better at the end of the week. I'll return here to see this road on my way back. This means I'll be spending more time on the highway in the rain with semis. Rats.En savoir plus
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Jour 12
mercredi 11 mai 2016 à 11:31
🌧 15 °C
Altitude: 968 p
États Unis Cave Hill 38.66399, -78.4841238°39’50” N 78°29’3” W
Local attractions
11 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Change of plans. The rain is just enough to stick on my visor and the inside keeps fogging. I'm going to try and kill a couple hours. I've seen mention of these caverns while researching this trip. Let's see what it's like.En savoir plus
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Jour 12
mercredi 11 mai 2016 à 11:45
🌧 15 °C
Altitude: 951 p
États Unis Cave Hill 38.66402, -78.4839138°39’50” N 78°29’2” W
Luray Caverns
11 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
The caverns was really good. They have a large variety of structures and the path through the area was really well laid out. The real thing is way better than pictures so I'll just put a couple here.

Boy I was whipped by the end of the tour. Granted I was carrying like 30 lbs of motorcycle clothes but geez, is this getting old? It sucks. Now to check the bad news-dar and see if I'm going to get wet.En savoir plus
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Jour 12
mercredi 11 mai 2016 à 13:33
🌧 16 °C
Altitude: 810 p
États Unis Main Street Baptist Church 38.6654, -78.4584538°39’55” N 78°27’30” W
Lunch at Uncle Buck's in Luray VA
11 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Mmm, apple butter, sweet tea, and country music. Y'all.
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Jour 12
mercredi 11 mai 2016 à 15:26
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 1 266 p
États Unis Mount Sidney 38.2517, -78.9547738°15’6” N 78°57’17” W
Hot
11 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Now it's all blue sky, some puffy clouds, and I'm freakin hot! On this highway the scenery looks identical to new england.
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Jour 12
mercredi 11 mai 2016 à 16:48
⛅ 21 °C
Altitude: 1 293 p
États Unis Spring Gap Creek 37.62812, -79.5703437°37’41” N 79°34’13” W
Weather
11 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Caught up to the downpour. Was totally blind before reaching the exit.
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Jour 12
mercredi 11 mai 2016 à 18:19
🌧 21 °C
Altitude: 1 312 p
États Unis BLRI landscaping area 37.20902, -79.9582237°12’32” N 79°57’30” W
BRP
11 mai 2016, États Unis ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
One goal reached!
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