48758 - First day heading west was exciting. On the wet road at 0700, rain gear on, rain gear off, rain gear on again. Hit a downpour in Pittsburg, PA. Rained so hard we had to drop the speed to 45 just so I could see the fog line. That lasted a good 30 minutes and just as it let up we look towards the east bound lanes to see a straight truck (furniture van) head right for us coming thru the medium. We gassed the bikes but before it entered our lane of travel it hit the pavement and spun it 180 degrees back the way it came. It then hit the bottom of the ditch, went up on the two right wheels, spun and up on the two left wheels before it was back on the east bound lanes of travel. I bet that guy crapped his pants and the scratch and dent section of that store will have additional furniture in it tomorrow. All and all to much excitment for me - hopefully tomorrow the sun will be back out and the skys will dry out. Did manage to rack up 686 miles today. With that pace, weather permitting, we should arrive home late on the 4th. Lisa must be slipping - neither mishap was reported to me before hand or she's waiting to cash in a policy! Added some photo's, 1. storm clouds to the west, 2. early evening sunset in Grand Island, NB, 3. corn - corn - corn, 4. camp last night. Posted 735 miles today - speed limit go up as we head west - Nebraska 75 MPH. Changed out the front brake pads this evening, can't believe Renton Motor Sports missed them when I had them do a safety check on the wing before I left. Took us about 20 minutes to swap out both sets in the front. Ready for the road again.
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