Subject: trip home from RCR-VI
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 05:08:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: fsommer@hadco.com
Reply-To: east@dnrc.bell-labs.com
To: Multiple recipients of list <east@dnrc.bell-labs.com>

Let me start by thanking Martin. Thanks. I left the park Sunday,
about 9 am. It was hot. Headed north towards Indiana on some
back road. Things went well untill my left saddlebag came
unhooked at the top, and pivoted on the bottom rail. The top
was slidding on the road and wore a hole about an inch wide,
by a foot long. The lid stayed shut, so nothing was lost.
 Crossed the Ohio River and meandered through southern
Indiana into Cincinnati. I stayed with my parents, soaking
up the central air for a couple of days. This gave me time to
remount the windshield and change the oil. And check all the
nuts and bolts. Changing the brackets and adding a couple of
rubber mounts took care of the vibration in the windshield.
 On Wednesday, I took off for Pittsburgh and spent a day
with Buz Armpitage. There is nothing like touring a hilly
city in a VW bus that is deisel powered. 0-50 in 11 minutes.
You get to see all the sites, for along time.
Left for New Hampshire Friday morning at 60 degrees and it
felt nice. Donned the rain gear for a couple of hours of drizzle
and fog. Lost a bolt out of the rear pipe and the exhuast was
quite loud. A hardware store and 25 cents got us back on the
road to mingle with the rush traffic in Hartford, CT.
 Got home in time for a few beers with the friends. All told,
Emily took me 3100 miles, through 14 states, with only five
breakdowns. Let me finish by thanking Mr. Bill for the
hospitality, and him and PoPs for being patient and waiting
for me.

Fredneck Pondscum III    DoD #75   Emily '76 shovelhead
 aka Fred Sommer  fsommer@hadco.com

 Real motorsickles have kickers.