I'm not sure how "manly man" a guy is who has to consult the owner's manual to figure out where to place the jack. But, I appreciate Melissa's devotion to her mechanically challenged husband. Nonetheless, we got the tire fixed and are now riding high on some brand new 33" MT/R's. We met a really great couple in Death Valley, Cameron and Patti. They were sitting outside the general store, near the pay phones we used to call in our unemployment claims, and we got to chatting. They were on a day-long marathon ride on their BMW motorcycle. We chatted bikes, I drooled over his 1100 and we exchanged emails. We hope to keep in touch and do a ride some time with them...that is, after we actually have bikes to ride upon. Speaking of which,
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