JeremyJ

Sunday and we, now four, wanted to get an early start across the flat lands of Kansas. My bike, Big Red, that had been running so well failed to proceed!! Despite numerous efforts it appeared that there just wasn't enough battery power to fire her up. So GB borrowed some jumper leads from the servo and she started if a bit reluctantly. Wouldn't idle but that;s OK as we wouldn't be doing much idling!!. Decided to get going and if we needed a battery we would get one in Denver. We rode state route 18 to avoid the interstate. A great bit of road. We stopped at Lincoln for breakfast and a refuel. A small country town with character. It seems there is quite a bit of oil under the ground in these parts as you ... read more

Up early for a quick breaky and hit the road north on Interstate 65 to Indianapolis. We decided to get off the Interstate at Indianapolis and took state route 36. Whilst this was a bit slower, 70mph instead of 80+ on the Interstates we passed thru some great countryside and many interesting towns like Rockville, Montezuma and Tuscola. It wasn't long before we were back in Decatur and heading for McGorry's Golf & Grill. Just in time for a quick refreshing beer before heading for Charlie's to get ready for dinner. The Smoky Mountain trip had been well worthwhile and a great experience. We had covered some 1300 miles (2092kms) in the five days. The next day was an opportunity for some R&R before the next big stage of our journey - The Ride to the ... read more

Today was THE big Day - Tale of the Dragon. Biker's dream road. Set off early and commenced with the Foothills Parkway. Such beautiful countryside with excellent winding roads with an ever increasing number of bikes. Everywhere we stopped we were greeted by fellow bikers from all over the states. A short stop ended in long stops exchanging experiences of Aus , our trip and bikers' tales. The Tale is all it is made to be 318 bends in 11 miles - BLOODY AWESUME. At the end we stopped at Deals Gap to let the adrenalin levels drop, have coffee and lunch. Met a County Sheriff and took photo's with his car. He had a story of the highest speed a rider was booked at by him. The rider was caught doing 70mph. The speed limit ... read more

Ross and I had a great breakfast at McGorry's before heading east towards Philadelphia. Had a great run along the Interstate at 75/80mph. Just keeping up with the traffic!!! It was a warm humid day but we did the 280miles arriving in Cincinnati around 3.30pm. Contacted Dave and was given directions to his house. It was great to catch up with Dave after a gap of 40+ years. After lots of joshing and a bit to eat Dave's wife, Shari, drove us into Cincinnati to watch the labour day fireworks over the Ohio River. They reckon that the fireworks are one of the best in the world, but not as good as the Sydney New Year fireworks. After the fireworks we went to a local pub, Allyn's, for a few drinks. Had a great time. Two ... read more

We were up early and over to the HD Museum Cafe for breakfast. We were their first customers for the morning and treated us to the best breaky. Then it was back into the Museum to finish off what we had missed yesterday. We also went into see the Evil Knievel exhibition. This was well worth the visit. Lots of stuff I did not know about his up bringing, lack of business acumen but more importantly his total dedication to doing the impossible. After a compulsory visit to the Museum shop for appropriate souvenirs we headed south in the trusty Hyundai for Decatur. This time the GPS behaved herself most of the time. She did try a couple of times to misdirect us but we just shouted back at her and she seemed to get the ... read more