Had a blast again. It was good seeing everyone and meeting new folks. Sorry Nancy & TP if I was a handfull, I dont remember.
Ride up was great. Going home sucked!
After getting a 4 hr delay of a head start due to the rain it went down hill. 10 miles west of town the sky was black. Ok, we just need to get south. Well the lightning picked up and so did the winds. Boy this is gonna be good.
Mile up the road and trees are white. Nice. Bam here it is a hard rain, no little warning drops just a bucket full. I flip my flashers on so Kit can see me. Pea size hail everywhere. Rain and hail running down my face and had to spit out ice a dozen times. I cant see the road and Kit is gone. Oh well we will meet up down the road. Finnally after 2 miles of this I had to pull over. Of coarse all the drive ways are mud and I hit the worst one. Rain washed out the drive so it was a muddy stream. Front end falls in and is stuck. It was so muddy I did not use the kickstand, she is upright by herself. 2 bikes pull in and say a gas staion is a mile up the road. Took all 4 of us to push it out. Oh yes still rainin like a bitch. Kit finnally joins the pack and we go to the station and wait it out. I went and changed into dry closthes and realize I did not pack underware. WTF? After about 2 hrs we decide to rain gear up and get south. For 2 hrs we left our gear on. Still froze. Finally I put my leather on and was warmer. Still soaked but was warm. Awhile later a tractor pulling a wagon was in the same lane. I slow far enough back so Kit can see it. I didnt use my brakes tho.
I'm watching her come up fast and not gauge how slow we are going. She locks up the wheels and she gets into big ol tank slap. Musta hit the tank 4x on each side. Bike was thrown all over the road while I watched it. Some how she pulled out of it. Rolled up next to me and I gave her a thumbs up and she just shrugged her shoulders.
We pass the tractor but he decideds he is turning left while we are passing. Both of us dang near got clipped. I asked if she needed to stop to regain herself and she said no. Awhile later we stopped for gas and she said she was not scared at the time of the tank slap but about 2 miles down the road when she was thinking about it. Finally in Battle Creek a bee hit the corner of my shield and hit me in the corner of my nose. I wipped him off but stung me anyway. Man my eyes watered and my nose hurt. Had to stop. Good thing in all of this some guy asked if I wanted to buy his gf for $5. Hmmm....a 20 yr old nice blonde? I told him yes I do. He laughed and she crapped. lol It did not get warm till a hour north of Ind St line. Then it was hott! All in all Im proud of her for riding that far being new.
