Raven's Roads
Living an interesting life: the travels and musings
of motorcycling author Linda R. Moore

Jun 15, 2006

I’m all mucky.

The footpeg assembly is removed (again). I loosened the exhaust pipe. It gave me access to a certain bolt, which was very large and stiff. I thought the problem through, then got the right sized socket, extension, and the Very Big Torque Wrench. The bolt got “broken”, and is now in partial disarray. Yes, I’ve been fidding with my bike alone again. Woo-hoo! I have a long way to go on the “figure out which bits to do” score, but the actual “figuring out how to get to parts I’ve been told to get to” part is coming on in leaps and bounds.

That’s as much as I’m doing until Don comes home, but I guess the engine bars really will go on tonight.

Raven’s Roads 2 looks like it will be happening. I don’t have any concerns over the bike at the moment. Interestingly, it will be an adventure in two parts. At the last minute we were invited to help with setup and teardown of a fireworks display in Napa. I get to go closer to fireworks than I’ve ever been before. I won’t be touching the fireworks themselves, but will be shovelling sand and setting mortars, etc. There’s also a wedding I want to attend. It’s going to be a trip arranged around weddings, since there’s a Vegas wedding, too. A real honest-to-goodness pink cadillac and Elvis wedding.

My bags are packed–though I do need to get a larger bag for my back seat. I’m very much simplifying what I’m taking this time; I’m becoming an Experienced Traveller. Woo-hoo.

So, the plan, such as it is, will be to leave on Saturday. Don will accompany me overnight, and I’ll putter around looking for markers, and will meet him the weekend after, too. Then I putter around for another week, return to California, do my stuff there, and return to Nevada direct from Napa. Sadly, Don and I have abandoned the idea of meeting in Vegas, so my sojourn there will be brief; attend the wedding, meet a friend, head back out.

My itinerary leaves no room for bad weather or hiccups. Therefore, if I have bad weather or hiccups, I won’t be doing the entire route. Not to worry. I’m going to see some glorious sunrises and some fabulous roads. I’ll meet wonderful people and dance with the spirits. No matter what shape it takes, it is going to be a great adventure and I should have at least 200 more snarfs to enter by the end of it.