Ted and Marilyn provided each of us with our own bedroom and we all slept well without having to try to eek out some REM time amongst all the snoring,\u00a0 Breakfast was served at 0730 and it was easily the best breakfast we’d had all trip.\u00a0 We started getting John’s bike up on blocks so we could change out his blown right front fork seal.\u00a0 We got that done and got a parts list put together then headed to a local independent to get Rich’s bike looked at.\u00a0 The guys at Thunder Road in Fairbanks moved Rich’s bike to the front of the line and were working on it within 15 minutes of us getting there.\u00a0 They had it fixed once around noon but found another problem.\u00a0 Turns out it was in the charging system – they got his bike fixed and he was back on the road.<\/p>\n
In the mean time, John, Ted & I went to the Harley dealer to check on my fuel hose.\u00a0 The guy checked the tracking number and sure enough, just like Ted said – sometime tomorrow (Friday) and the UPS guy usually shows up around 1700.\u00a0 That means that even if it shows up Friday, I wouldn’t be able to have it installed until Saturday, if they even work on Saturday in the service department – UGH!!!\u00a0 Oh well, guess I’ll just have it shipped back to CA and hope my repair holds.\u00a0 Back to Ted’s to work on John’s fork seal.\u00a0 That turned into a bit of an ordeal but long story short there – we did get it done.\u00a0 Marilyn made sandwiches for lunch.<\/p>\n
As for my fuel line – at 1325 the Harley dealer left a message on my phone, my part was IN.\u00a0 Not only a day early but early in the day to boot.\u00a0 I picked it up and we went over to Thunder Road to see if they wanted my business as well.\u00a0 He said, sure and we headed back to Ted’s to get my bike.\u00a0 It’s 17 miles from Ted’s to Thunder Road, I couldn’t have picked a worse time of the day to make that ride.\u00a0 I got SOAKED on the way over there.\u00a0 I have all the rain clothes and everything but just didn’t contemplate that it would be pouring rain for a 7 or 8 mile stretch.\u00a0 No big deal though – I’ve been wet before, so far I’ve always dried out – I’ve always said that.\u00a0 While they were woking on my bike I noticed the owner – Jerry”s – bike and he had an aftermarket horn on it.\u00a0 He demonstrated it for me & I said, good enough I’ll take one.\u00a0 SWEET – all the bikes are ready to roll.\u00a0 We’ll be heading out sometime tomorrow, still working on a destination.<\/p>\n
Marilyn made lasagna for dinner, we all sat around talking about this and that until it was bed time.\u00a0 Ted has lived up here for over 40 years and some of the stories he had to tell were fascinating.\u00a0 Us guys stayed up a little too late out in the garage\/workshop drinking beer kicking tires, while my boots and gloves were drying out under next to the wood burning stove.<\/p>\n
Before we move on, I want to say a special thank you to Ted, Marilyn, and Nick.\u00a0 Without those people, we would be stuck.\u00a0 They took us in and we were immediately family to them – not too many of those kind of people out there and we couldn’t have made it this far without their kind assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ted and Marilyn provided each of us with our own bedroom and we all slept well without having to try to eek out some REM time amongst all the snoring,\u00a0 Breakfast was served at 0730 and it was easily the … Continue reading