After a nice breakfast with
GR and his lovely sweetheart I prepped the bike making sure it had oil, air in
tires, and loaded my gear. GR and I are
headed to Lisbon , a small town in Ohio that houses the Steel Trolley Diner. BuzzCap7 (BC7) has been wanting to go there
for some “F*^king Pie”……as he and GR refer to it.
BC7 is riding in from Baaaston , MA on his way to Council Bluffs NE where I’m supposed to meet him after hanging out
with my USMC flying buddy in Nashville . Unfortunately
my buddy, who is an international consultant, got a gig and had to work the
weekend. So, GR graciously invited me to
go back to Ohio with him so I can tag up with BC7 at the Steel
Trolley.
GR and I have been trying to
figure out a way to surprise BC7 but the dude has an iPhone with every app on
it and he stalks my bike since it is equipped with the LiveViewGPS! No matter what act of subterfuge we would
think of it would always fall apart because of the iPhone. So we decided just to ride to the meeting
point and not try any funny stuff. And
sure enough, when we arrived at the parking lot BC7 was already there, iPhone
in hand, expecting the two of us!!
It was a great reunion for
the three of us and we had a fun time at the Steel Trolley having coffee and
f**king pie and telling stories that escalated the BS.
After pie we decided to ride
back to GR’s place so BC7 could meet GR’s wife.
And this is where the real fun began.
BC7 is in total fear of riding on gravel. GR’s house is set back in the woods and the
ride into the barn is via all gravel!
BC7 made it in, we posed for
pics, and then we were off to Brownsburg IN where we would end our first day of
riding.
I took the lead out the
gravel road and reached the little country road where the asphalt started and
looked in my mirror for Buzz…..no Buzz!
Where the heck is he? After about
5 minutes he finally came up the gravel and was not looking too happy. Turns out that he almost spun out of control
on the grave as he gave his 103 power!
After that the ride was
uneventful and we successfully reached Brownsburg with plenty of daylight.
I’m looking forward to
riding out to all the destinations we have planned for the next 2 weeks in the
west.
C ya’ll mañana,Gonzo
Twitter: @GonzoCrossUSA
Email: GonzoCrossUSA@gmail.com
Cell: 949-433-0761
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