Hi Mike,
here's the short & sweet.
1st nightn stayed in Inwood, Va. It's exit 5 off I-81. Me and Howie stayed there last year on our way to MV.
Next day, bike farted out. I did the usual checking for loose connections and such. and I also gave an extra tug on the batt bolts. Then the bike stated. Put the seat back on and away we go for about 20 miles and the amp meter plunged to "0" again and the motor gave up the ghost again.
Offed the seat again and checked for any loose wires. All looked good, bike started again so off we went again. I knew my batt was good because if it wern't my bike wouldn't have started after what seemed to be a total drain. I also knew it wasn't my stater, 1st: no ele burnt smell and the amp meter went right up to the perfect 14.3. That left a bad wire/conection or te voltage regulator. Just about that time I saw Shennadoah Harley shop, so I took the next exit and turned around for the shop. That the same place that fixed me up last year when I broke down. It was the stater then.
Back to day 2, I was able to ride for about 20 miles at a tyime and it seemed every time she quit, I'd wigle some of the same wires under my seat and the bike would fire off again for another 20 miles. Well, the shop got me right in, good batt, good stater, good voltage regulator. believe it or not, bad breaker. Got back on the road for $47.00 and only lost 2.5 hours of road time. Till then it was in and out of the rain comeing from the west but no I Irean. Made it to the Iron Horse Resort finally at 11:15 pm and stayed there for 3 nights. I really enjoyed it as did Sue. We'll go back again hopefully and highly reccomand it to one and all. Check it out on line!
Yesterday got off to a very late start, nearly noon. Sue and I stoped in Chattanooga to visit a friend "JohnTN" for a nice very long air conditioned lunch near the Thunder Creek H-D shop. John rode with us when we left about 5 pm and headed down I-75. Our next stop was somewhere between Chattanooga and Savannah. Well we made it to Savannah last night and was checked in by mid-night. No idea on the miles we've been, cause straight roads have not been a part of the plan for this ride. I wasn't sure I could even get this far, but here I an writing to ya'll while I wash and dry the road dirt and debris off my clothes. We I guess I should correct that, "Sue washes the dirt and debris off our chothes. I'm sitting here typing away on a computor at the Hampton Inn that works. lol We plan on visitin with my brother Dave here in Savannah before we head out. Not sure which way we'll go, but now we have a few day of clean threads and the even smell good.
till next time
I'll be thinking of yo al
your friend
Sam and Sue
Hey Mike, Not sure if we'll make it but would like to meet up and maybe go out and get some seafood somewhere. Can you PM me yuour phone number if I don't getr back to this computor I could give Howie a call, I thuink he has your number (s)
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