Galveston to Dallas ... and back ...

[MPRanger]

After getting my bike broke in, I rode to Dallas for Easter.
I shook the poor thing apart but have it mostly back together now.

I do not need to change my tires or back sprocket. My bike did just fine
the way it came.

http://www.stormloader.com/users/gregjaynes/bike/shakedown/index.html

Regards,

[TheOtherRide]

Hey, nice write-up. Sounds like you had an adventure, only maybe not so much the fun kind. :? How did you manage to have breakdowns near/in a town when businesses were open? Wish I had that kind of karma! lol

[MPRanger]

Dear Princess,

It was actually a blast. Once I address all the issues from it, I'm sure
they will not happen again. I guess civilization has spread about
everywhere by now as far as being near hardware stores when I
needed one.

MPRanger

[TheOtherRide]

You obviously haven't been across Montana/Wyoming/S. Dakota... :D

Glad you got it all fixed.

[Jim]

Cool, sounds like it was a fun trip.... Remeber loc-tite is your best friend ;)

[FMYStreetRacer]

hell yeah that sounds like a fun trip.

[sheadouglas]

Wow MP that was a great write-up. I've had a couple of those bolts come loose myself. Just got to loc-tite em. That sure is a nice looking ride ya got.

[mdsuave13]

i wish i had more chinabike buds nearby me, i am itching to do a long distance ride on one... i like the fact that its almost always an adventure on these bikes as things are bound to happen on a 300 mile ride...

did you feel intimidated by the drivers going 80 mph? around here, the speed limit is 65 on most of the interstates, so i have to basically stay at top speed to stay with the flow of traffic at the speed limit..

[MPRanger]

mdsuave13,

No I wasn't to wooried about traffic. I45 is a nice hiway and I stayed in
the right lane. I definitely got jostled around though with the bow wave
from those semi's and then again on the backwash as they went by.

Greg