As I mentioned the in the last post, we went on a bigger ride on Wednesday... It was South out of KC to Joplin, Missouri and then onto Neosho... This is a little town out in the rural part of the state...
But they have a factory that makes those little trailers like is attached to the back of Al's scooter... The scooter is a 650 cc machine, so it has no trouble with the trailer...
Backing up some with the story, we have been researching a trailer for Al and his wife to take to Colorado next month and he decided to have this one built... We ordered it from Hub Cycle in Independence about a month ago.. It was finished, so we road tripped to get it...
Neosho was 175 miles each way from our home here in Olathe, so I wasn't sure I could make that much as a round trip... So we packed a small bag in case I needed to stay overnight...
And then I also discovered I had a Doctor's appointment on Wednesday morning as well.. That set us back until after noon for a departure... But once we left, we made a very fast trip down there...
The trailer place turned out to be a very old warehouse cement block building that had more junk in it that actual factory... And they only assembled the trailers there ordering most of the parts from other vendors.. But right in the doorway was Al's new little toy waiting patiently...
We hung around for a while as they showed us around and then we got the trailer connected... I was holding my breath as I had wired the scooter without having the trailer to prove the lights worked as I did it... But it all came on and worked correctly....
At about 4:30 we headed out for home... I was feeling fine... Sometimes my cancer surgery will get to causing me trouble on these longer trips, so I really never know which Rod will show up on what day...
We ate supper at a Subway in Nevada, Mo which was halfway back.. We discussed if we should get a room, but then thought heck lets go for it!!
It was twilight as we arrived back at Al's home with the new toy.... The lights on the back are newer style LEDs and they lit up like a Christmas tree...
Wow a 350 mile day, after a doctors visit in the morning... I was done........
And for Biscuit fans, she was safely staying with the grandkids at Ben's home.. She was able to spend two nights there sleeping on their beds and playing ball in the back yard... She didn't want to come home..
Retired Rod
350 miles - that's a long day. A whole lot further than we travel in a day. Glad you made it without any problems. The trailer is cute. We have friends out of Washington that have a bike and a trailer and they love it.
ReplyDeleteHey I'm still on my second tank of gas for the season. I'll be lucky if I hit a hundred miles this year. Handy looking trailer.
ReplyDeleteNow that was a trip alright ...... The trailer looks really nice on the back of the bike. I am sure it will come in handy for your friends on their trip .... Like the Biscuit report....she is having a great summer with the kids.... Good for her..... Roll on, Rod.....your bike trips are lots of fun and worth sharing with the rest of us.....
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