We found out that Mark made it to Yakima at 3:00 in the morning.  He left to get us at 8:00 last night.  We asked for a late check out at the motel, and they said no problem.  I was able to watch almost the whole NASCAR race, as Mark & Lori didn’t show up until 2:30 in the afternoon.  We went around the corner so Joni could fill up, as she was going to ride until it got dark.  I tried to go the wrong way, yet again, and Joni rode past me to set me straight.  That was the last that we saw of her for over 3 1\2 hours.  She rode for 246 miles without stopping!  I have never been able to do that, as I can only get to 140-150 miles before running out of gas.  With her new Road Glide, she has a 6 gallon tank.  Her computer read out told her that she could still go another 40 miles.  I am so proud of her to be able to ride for 3 1\2 hours, and 246 miles in one sitting!  After that, we stopped at a pizza place, had dinner, and loaded up her bike as it was getting dark.  We got home at 11:30 at night.  That was not the way that I wanted to return from a 30 day ride.  The next morning, I put another head on the motor.  I had 2 extra sets.  I pulled the oil pump off and put new gaskets in it.  I pulled the primary chain and clutch assembly off to put on a new outer clutch hub.  The one that I took off had a 3 piece starter ring gear on it with a couple of the teeth broke off.  I replaced it with one with a solid ring gear on it.  It’s good to have spare parts laying around when you need them!  I had it all back together and running good on Tuesday.

Additional Info for the friends of Ratbike Milo:

These pictures are from 1977, the rat bike before becoming The Rat Bike,  deep in Eastern Oregon, I had a fire in my saddle bag that burned-up our clothes.