Chris' Ultimate Coast to Coast Ride

Chapter 12

No Place Like Home

A few days after being home, I started to take inventory on the bike for damage.  I hadn’t touched the bike since pulling it into the garage.  Aside from dirt and mud being everywhere, including be burnt into the cylinders, here is the tally of the major damage:

• Aeroflow Fairing cracked

• Face Shield cracked

• Left engine guard cracked at the skid plate

• Oil leak at the engine seal with the transmission

• Run-N-Lites blown.  The inside of the lights were literally packed with mud

• Both lamps in the Motolights cracked. One continued to work even when broke!

• Jesse Bag mount broke on the right bag.  I made it home with the bag strapped to the mount.

• Rear tire was shot, but it got me home.  The Metzlers had done their job.

             There were some other minor dings and scratches but nothing major.  Almost everything listed above was replaced or repaired at no cost by the manufacturers including, Aeroflow, Jesse, Motolight and BMW.  You can’t beat that. 

             Winter has long since descended on us here in Maryland and the temperatures have been hovering just above zero for what seems to be forever.  When I first returned home, I was sure I would never head back to Prudhoe Bay again.  Now, several months removed from the experience, I find myself wanting to go back again this summer.  A ride begins with just a few thoughts of some distant destination.   The adventure begins from there.  This summer may just be in time for another adventure.  My pit crew has been voicing some complaints about a real vacation.  We shall see.

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