Day 15 Thurs 20th Aug We didn’t get to bed until 2am so had a late start to the day, and after stocking up on yet more oil for my thirsty bike, we found an auto shop and they let us give the bikes a once over. Mine was in desperate need…
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TAT Day 13
Day 13 Tues 18th Aug We had such a great day of riding today, managing to do just over 180 miles! This probably doesn’t sound like a lot to most of you, but seeing as we normally only manage a maximum of 150 miles when we’re on paved road, to do more than 180…
TAT Day 11
Day 11 Sun 16th Aug After a breakfast of homemade rolls and jam, we said goodbye to Dale, Liz and Owen and got off on our way. We rode back to Marvell and got back on to the trail, and as promised the dust began. It wasn’t anywhere near as deep as Dale had warned…
TAT Day 7
Day 7 Weds 12th Aug I thought Sam was underestimating what we can achieve when he said that we’d probably only do about 100 miles, but when we only managed 30 miles I thought that he was actually quite optimistic! We would have got a lot further had we left town straight away, but…
T.A.T. Day 1
Day 1 – Thursday 6th August Well it was a fun and relatively easy start to the T.A.T., despite my bike spewing out all of it’s oil as we stopped in Tellico Plains for fuel. Ed had just pulled up to chat to some other TAT riders, and as I leant my…
NYC – Take 1
After spending a good day with Mike, we decided to head off without the bikes and spend a couple of days in Manhattan. It was a fun couple of days, and we got to see a few of the iconic sights, the first being Grand Central Station. We’d only ever seen it in films and…
To Vermont
Being Independence day, or Treason Day as Ed likes to call it, we thought that it would be fun to spend the night at a proper campsite with entertainment and fireworks. We stopped at a couple of campgrounds but no-one was willing to do us a deal, and after being spoken to quite rudely by…
To Mt Washington, New Hampshire
The following day was spent roasting in the sun, chatting to lots of random people who were intrigued by the bikes, and fixing Ed’s piston. He soon discovered that his piston really wasn’t in good shape, and that where the rings had been slapping around they’d scored a groove in the side. …
Welcome to the U S of A!
It was weird leaving Canada, after over 8 months in the country it felt strange going somewhere else. We were both looking forward to a change though as Canada had become so familiar to us, we were looking forward to a change of scenery and something new. The people had been absolutely wonderful though, and…
Dryden to Thunder Bay
Tuesday 24th February – Thursday 26th February I woke up early to finish putting my bike back together; I pushed the seal back in, put the cam chain and sprocket back on, then called Ed in to help me re-position the carb and air filter. This should have been a fairly easy task, however where…
