Day 1 - Thursday August 17th

It’s are first day of riding and we already hit double digits at 89 miles. Wow, we rode all the way from Redwood City California to Modesto CA via back roads. Zena’s Ascot is still having starter motor troubles. It sporadically fails. Dave’s 750four is leaking from brake fluid and has a vacuum problem that is fouling the spark plug on his number one cylinder. Kevin’s R50 /5 is the oldest bike of the lot (36 years old) and is running like a dream. We are sweating in our riding suits, and all three of us still feel a bit stressed from our pre-trip preparations.