405 Miles and 2 Great Lakes!

Started in Monroe on the shores of Lake Huron and rode the entire “thumb” then shot across the peninsula to Traverse City on the inlets of the shore of Lake Michigan. A few bike problems but we worked through them and pressed on. Great weather and tons of traffic...

530 miles and 3 states

Started in the rain in Cave City, Kentucky. Went through Lexington crossed the Ohio river into Ohio and on to WPAB outside Dayton where Matt lived as a kid. Around Cincinnati and Toledo and onto Monroe, Michigan for the night. Bates and I had a first.. decided a motel...

Rain Rain Rain…

Entire day of rain from 8AM till about 4:30. Got Matt’s bike fixed in Paducah then headed back south into Tennessee On some beautiful roads. Too bad we could not crank down on it with the wet roads. Had a few other electrical issues we had to work but we made it to...

450 miles, Mayfield Kentucky

A few traffics issues today, nice lunch on Beale Street in Memphis and some good roads in Tennessee and Kentucky. About 4 this afternoon we realized Bates main headlight and aux lights were not working. Got to the motel and worked on them for awhile but still inop....

Day 2

Bates said leave by 7… I said if we are out of here by 8 we will be doing good. It’s 7:30 and still not loaded. Heading for Hot Springs, Little Rock, Memphis and Bowling Green...