Subject: RE: [East2] RCR, DNF
From: Mike DiTullio
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 10:57:11 -0400 (EDT)

Another bike DNF.

Yes, the bike voted Least Likely To Be Stolen, died about 120 miles north of the
campsite on our return trip. And what really pisses me off is that it appears
(from roadside testing with a multimeter) that the new stator I put in last
Sunday is the culprit.

So now it's the bike that can't be stolen.


We had to hole up in a hotel in Little Switzerland for the rest of the day and
wait for Tom Biggs (big round of applause) to get Sandra's minivan down to NC so
we could shove the bike in the back of it. And to say the management of the
MountainViewMotel ( http://www.mountainviewmotel.com/ ) were helpful would be an
understatement. Checkout time was 11am, we were told not to worry about it and
if Tom needed a nap or a shower when he arrived then go for it. The motel's
restaurant is closed on Mondays so they went out and bought us peanut butter,
jelly and bread so we could have breakfast.

We left little switzerland around 4:30 and made it just south of Roanoke were we
stayed at a Days Inn. Did you know you can stay in a hotel for less than the
cost of a KOA Kozy Kabin?

The next morning Sandra and Tom took the van back to NJ via slab and Blake and I
headed north via backroads. We had a nice ride back, albeit one day later, and
even managed to stay dry the whole way.

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"These 115mph passes are becoming all too common"
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