kbasa
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All good
OK, I finally got through to Rob and he's all good.
He was in Utah, outside Moab when he went down on an oil spill in the road. He lowsided on the left side and as he went down let go of the bike. The bike came to rest against a mile marker by the side of the road and Rob was able to get up and wander over to inspect it. His 'Stich is fairly shredded but still usable.
The bike, however, needs some TLC. All the lights and stuff on the left side are trashed and there's some pretty good road rash on the bike. The biggest hurdle is a hole ground through the valve cover. When I talked to to him, he was in a 4x4 shop and they were TIG welding the hole shut so he could ride it.
The plot thickens a little here, though, if that's somehow possible. The welder told Rob that up the road at Jiffy Lube a guy was in there with a siezed engine. Apparently, his oil filter fell off and the car puked all its oil out on the ground. Right about where Rob was. When I talked with him, he was going to go find the guy and have a discussion about the whole mess and what to do about it.
He commented that the folks in Moab have been terrific and there a good three or four folks that deserve a steak dinner courtesy of the Rob Nye Iron Butt Travel Fund. He's pressing them to hook him up with a steak house so they can all go have a big feed.
I asked him about timing on this leg and I think he's going to ditch the bonuses and just concentrate on mission #1 - get home safely. He's going to head to Lakeland, which he's got until Saturday to accomplish. I think even a dork like me could get from Utah to Florida in three days if I was properly motivated.
I'm certain that Rob's properly motivated.
OK, I finally got through to Rob and he's all good.
He was in Utah, outside Moab when he went down on an oil spill in the road. He lowsided on the left side and as he went down let go of the bike. The bike came to rest against a mile marker by the side of the road and Rob was able to get up and wander over to inspect it. His 'Stich is fairly shredded but still usable.
The bike, however, needs some TLC. All the lights and stuff on the left side are trashed and there's some pretty good road rash on the bike. The biggest hurdle is a hole ground through the valve cover. When I talked to to him, he was in a 4x4 shop and they were TIG welding the hole shut so he could ride it.
The plot thickens a little here, though, if that's somehow possible. The welder told Rob that up the road at Jiffy Lube a guy was in there with a siezed engine. Apparently, his oil filter fell off and the car puked all its oil out on the ground. Right about where Rob was. When I talked with him, he was going to go find the guy and have a discussion about the whole mess and what to do about it.
He commented that the folks in Moab have been terrific and there a good three or four folks that deserve a steak dinner courtesy of the Rob Nye Iron Butt Travel Fund. He's pressing them to hook him up with a steak house so they can all go have a big feed.
I asked him about timing on this leg and I think he's going to ditch the bonuses and just concentrate on mission #1 - get home safely. He's going to head to Lakeland, which he's got until Saturday to accomplish. I think even a dork like me could get from Utah to Florida in three days if I was properly motivated.
I'm certain that Rob's properly motivated.