If your body is supposed to be your temple, this is mine!
I am glad I get bragging rights for bringing this bike but it is starting to wear on me. I am a bit too tall for it which puts my knees in a bind and makes them ache, my back was toast before I ever left and the hammering the front takes on these rough roads is killing my wrists. But other than that I'm ok!
Today was another long day, creek crossings and tons of gravel. The Ozarks had a few surprises. We went up one road that would have given a Jeep a run for it's money. I had to get Brett out before we broke it then I had to climb the remainder of the ridge in 2 wheel drive.
We also had our first breakdown today. It came as a result of the constant pounding these rough roads give the bike. A clamp worked it's way off one of the carburetor snorkels and we picked up a fast idle from it. I safety wired it and zip tied it enough so we could limp to the nearest town. On the way there I noticed a bad bog in the throttle response. My guess is we sucked some dirt into the jetting system. We cleaned the carbs and ran fuel cleaned for a couple of tanks and it seams to have worked itself out.
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