slybonesjesse
Sport Tourer
Well what do ya think of this one. PilotGT with 19K on it when I left, a bit over 20K at time of problem. If your paying attention to the different threads, I was out for a mear 1700mi loop for the long weekend. I had the speedo cable break, my GL1800 footpeg come apart and the front tire go bad. It was day 3 and a good 1300mi into the trip. I start out in Montana and I-90 it back to spokane. Then its Hwy25 from Davenport along FDR Lake to Kettle Falls. Then Hwy 20 all the way home. This is the plan. I don't notice much before this. Nothing back in Post Falls where I got gas or any of the places I stopped and took pics along Hwy 25. Things seem ok for most the ride. But as I am slowing making the turns from Hwy 25 onto Hwy395 / 20 and then the left onto Hwy 20 I notice the front end has a thump, thump, thump to it. I stop and inspect but don't really see anything. So I press on. By the time I reach Sherman Pass I can feel it on the corners a little, but seems ok on the straights. I stop in Republic and look again. Still didn't see anything. I looked over both tires pretty good. So I thought. Shortly after leaving Republic I stop again. Something is wrong. And I find it. The front tire as a big air bubble in it. Its like the rubber has separated from the belts below and air is filled on underneath and bulging the tire. I check the cell and there is no coverage. So from here to Tonasket, which is only like 40 miles, I slowly limp along going slow enough that if it blows I wont die from the resulting injuries. In hindsight I wonder if I should have gone back to Republic, it was closer. A closer town, but further from home. Which is my next call. Call home and spring the good news to the wife I am broke down in Tonasket. Wife says she will get the Dodge Dakota from my mom and come and get me. 6 hours later she arrives with my parents. My mom, who is 82, spends 5 hours crammed in the back of a Dodge Dakota. Once we get the Connie loaded up and ready to go, we look for Dinner. The restaurant in Tonasket is now closed. Its only 8:45pm. 30 minutes later we are in Omak and the restaurants are closed there too. So we head to the KFC for dinner and the Best Western for the night. Day 4 - 240mi ( in the back of a truck ) With the Connie still in the back of the truck, we drive on home. All is now safe and sound in the garage. And in tack. No damage, or injuries. Nothing a little $$$ wont fix up. And an extra $250 for the rooms, food and fuel in the parents truck. http://mysite.verizon.net/slybones/IMGP2660L.JPG 2003 Concours, 50K COG #6953 IBA 28004 http://mysite.verizon.net/slybones/Concours/connieMain.htm