Broken Wheel

Sunday Morning Domenica Mattina

Ok, the first day is over. We tried a different way to Utah which was longer, 585 miles. We rode about 250 miles until the winds got heavy. Then we rode through 10 miles of a sandstorm which covered our windshields and bikes with sand. Then the weather quickly changed to rain which made mud on our bikes. So this morning Charleen was cleaning both bikes while Clint and I were talking with Dennis Watson. Dennis put us up for the night in his house. It is now Sunday morning and we are at a restaurant eating breakfast. We will go towards Las Vegas and then turn west and then north in Nevada going to the Bristlecone Pine Forest near Big Pine, California.

Il primo giorno e’ finite dopo 585 miglia. Dopo 250 miglia c’erano venti forte e poi una tempesta di sabbia e finalmente pioggia. Le moto sono sporche ma stamattina Charleen pulisce le moto quando Clint e io parlaviamo con Dennis Watson. Dennis e’ un’amico dal liceo e noi permette stare alla casa sua. Adesso e’ domenica e siamo mangiando la colazione al ristorante. Andremo sud attraverso Las Vegas e poi ovest e nord in Nevada e poi California.

Well, on our way north in Nevada we saw a Toyota Camry broken down. We stopped to see if we could help. Too bad, a connecting rod had come through the engine block. Little did we know what lay ahead for us. After turning west towards California I encountered a rockslide with rocks scattered across the road. I went between the biggest ones but I did not know that the trailer wheel hit a rock. Later I noticed that the bike was not handling correctly. Then we came into the twisty section and the bike was dangerous. It seems that I had a flat trailer tire. Clint and Charleen motioned for me to stop. We looked at the wheel and saw that it was NOT just a flat tire. It seems that the rock had broken the actual wheel. Somebody pulling a trailer came by and took my trailer into Bishop to a campground where we spent the night.

In Nevada abbiamo visto una macchina rotta. Siamo fermato per offrire assistenza ma una biella ha rotto distruendo il motore. Non abbiamo saputo che cosa aspettera’ per noi. Un po piu’ primo di California ho visto tante rocce sulla strada. Non ho battuto niente con la moto ma il mio carello ha battuto una roccia grande e ha rotto una ruota. Accidenti!! Presto arriva qualcuno con un camion e carello. Lui ha portato il mio carello al campeggio dove siamo stati la notte.

Monday Morning Lunedi Mattina

This morning I ordered a new wheel assembly from the manufacturer in Tennessee to be shipped overnight. Hopefully it will arrive tomorrow and I can be on the road in the afternoon. Clint and Charleen will go ahead with their planned route and hopefully I will meet them Wednesday in Eureka, California. We hope!

Ho ordinate una ruota nuova che dovrebbe arrivare domani. Clint e Charleen partiranno oggi e ci incontriamo ancora mercoledi a Eureka, California, speriamo.