Single Cylinder Psyche

This day was mostly a trek west on Hwy 2 across the farm country of southern Iowa, with some jogs at the end of the day to Wilber, Nebraska and Beatrice, Nebraska.  It’s been surprising to me how interesting miles of rural road can be.  It truly is a dynamic…

Continue reading Oct 24: Centerville, Iowa to Beatrice, Nebraska

Yesterday ended with me checking into an any-port-in-a-storm Super 8 Motel at the edge of Centerville, Iowa, and very glad to have had that option.  This morning I woke up to a steady rain with forecast for more.  I didn’t want to spend the day riding in the rain or blogging in a Super…

Continue reading Oct 23: Centerville, Iowa

The plan for this day was simple, get back on Hwy 136 and head west without any turns until it’s time to stop at the end of the day.  It would have worked except the town I planned to stop at, Unionville, Missouri, didn’t have the operating hotel that Google…

Continue reading Oct 22: Havana, Illinois to Centerville, Iowa

At the end of yesterday there was one thing left to finish on the exhaust repair, and I went to bed uncertain about how conservative of an approach to take.  The trade-off was additional day(s) delay waiting for a part (the OEM nut) vs finish the job with what I had available…

Continue reading Oct 21: Terre Haute, Indiana to Havana, Illinois

This day turned out to be scooter repair day.  The low-beam headlight had gone out a couple of days before, and I was able to replace that without a problem.  Also, the exhaust was starting to get noisy.  This usually means the gasket between the motor and muffler is going bad.…

Continue reading Oct 20: Terre Haute, Indiana