Bow Tie Tour

Day 6 – Not much happens today

Slept in till noon then went into town to get coffee and look for a charger for my camera that I had left back in TN. We got some work done then ate dinner with the Sorenson’s house a the Machine Shed. The Machine Shed is like Cracker Barrel but with better food and nicer decorations.

Day 7 – Tires, Nebraska and lots more Nebraska

We woke up early and went to the local Yamaha dealer to get the oil changed and Eric’s tire fixed which had a slow leak. Luckily for us the dealership had wireless internet so we were able to work while they fixed the bikes. I also bought a mesh jacket to save myself from the heat. We left around 1pm and headed due west into Nebraska.

After an hour or so of riding I noticed that Eric’s tire was almost flat so I waved him over to the side. As soon as we got stopped the tire went completely flat. The plug from the dealership had fallen out leaving a nice round hole. Thankfully we had a tire repair kit, so we fixed our first flat tire on the side of the road and kept going. We spent the rest of the afternoon riding, riding along corn fields, riding along soy fields, etc. At 10 pm we pulled into McCook Nebraska, the biggest town in the middle of nowhere, they actually have a Wal-Mart! We spent the night with the Crothers, friends of mine and the Math-U-See reps for Nebraska, Montana, South Dakota and Iowa.