Wow!! Thanks for the photo tour Melissa! It looks like you had quite a journey. And on a 450 no less!!! Amazing. (I've driven cross country on a motorcycle before but I was on a Goldwing.) What an adventure! You and Pony did great. Be sure and keep us posted on any other rides/developments.
Paul * Paul LeBoutillier * *www.hondanighthawks.net <http://www.hondanighthawks.net/>* Honda Nighthawk Lovers Email group <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/nighthawk_lovers> On Sat, Jun 28, 2014 at 6:06 PM, Melissa Hickson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > This summer, I rode my 1986 CB450sc from Knoxville, TN to Yosemite, CA on > a solo road trip. It was a great time. I saw some amazing sights and met > some interesting people along the way. I had a myriad of mechanical issues > during my trip, and learned a great deal about working on my bike. Now that > I'm safely settled in at the park, I thought I would share a few photos > from the adventure. > > All told, it was a bit over 3050 miles, in about 3 weeks' time. I either > camped or couchsurfed along the way. > > During that: > carburetors gummed up > reserve gummed up > ignition switch and kill switch lost the ability to kill the engine > tachometer quit working > headlight went out > fuel line kept kinking > front brake light switch broke > bolts on luggage rack sheared off > dropped the bike :( and bent the gear shift so far as to be unusable > exhaust melted holes in saddle bags (and contents) > > And a few other minor things that I can't remember right now. > > It was quite an experience! > > The photos are probably in a crazy order... > > Eventually I want to blog about my trip at adventuremel.blogspot.com, but > I'm really far behind. > > Cheers! > Melissa > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
