So, I rode the motorcycle down to Houston a couple of weeks ago to visit the folks. It started out rough. When I pulled in for the first gas stop, the left saddlebag was hanging by one bolt and the cords for the lights! Luckily, I had some bungee cords packed. So, I rigged it up for the rest of the ride down:
It stayed pretty solid for the rest of the ride down, but every few seconds I still was checking to make sure it was still there. The ride itself wasn't too bad. I only got uncomfortable about ten hours into it. I took a lot of back roads and state highways going down, so, it took about fourteen hours to get there. (It's normally 9.5 hrs in a car)My time down there was very relaxing. I spent a lot of time in the pool. The three of us rode down to Brazos Bend State Park, which is about 45 minutes southwest of Houston.
Last fall, one of my parents' dogs died. This brought them down to one dog and two cats. Every time an animal passes away, they say they won't get another one, but it never works out that way. Because of Sheltie Sanctuary (website), they now have three dogs and two cats.
Missy
Sunshine
Molly (Who, incidentally, sleeps like this literally all the time)
While we were fixing my saddlebag, we decided it would be a good time to reinforce the bags with steel plates.
It took us several hours to cut the plates and drill the holes for the bolts, mainly because we were cutting the steel with a Dremmel (it kept overheating) and the batteries for the drill weren't holding a charge.
One bag done!
Repairs complete! I must say, they are really solid now.
The ride back to Memphis was fairly uneventful. I took the interstate back to save some time. I did have to stop at one point in the afternoon for about a half an hour because it was so hot it felt like I was riding in an oven. I could tell I was getting overheated, so I stopped and got re-hydrated. Overall it was a good trip and a nice test, since I'll be riding the bike to Denver for the 4th of July.
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