The repair & clean up to the Spyder are now complete. The O ring to the oil filter housing was defective. Mark took the motorcycle out for a test ride on the interstate last night. After planning this trip for the past year it was a devastating disappointment to say the least. The bike has the state of the art technology built-in so to speak as it requires programming when you're towing the trailer/when you're not, and etc. Therefore, when it happened and no warning at all displayed that the bike was failing, Mark hit the kill switch to shut the bike down. Yup, it'll take a while to restore our faith in the bike's performance. Again, we want to say THANK YOU to all who have been following our travel Blog and although we didn't make it outside Vermont, it's great to have seen a lot of interest in our travel!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Plan B Vacation
Everything we had packed for the USA Tour trip is now unpacked and put away :( Yesterday, Mark and I went to Accent Travel and made reservations to fly to Fort Lauderdale instead leaving August 14th. In the meantime, we'll be back at work starting tomorrow, Wednesday. It's my hope that the ocean view from our hotel room in Florida will help erase at least for the time being anyway the view Mark had Friday night & again Saturday morning as he/we watched the Spyder motorcycle being driven away on the back of the tow truck and back to Land Air. However, Mark and I both know things could have ended much worse and are grateful and appreciative to the people who stopped to offer us help and to the people who provide roadside assistance 24/7!!!!
Monday, July 25, 2011
Sick Spyder
Here are some pictures of my sick Can-Am Spyder RTS:
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| Dead Sypder on a Spyder gurney heading to Land Air. |
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| Me steering the Spyder on the back of the tow truck. |
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| Looks like the Spyder had a main artery cut. Oil shot out to the center line. |
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| Where the Spyder bled out oil |
Saturday, July 23, 2011
We have reached failure
I like to believe that everything happens for a reason. Now I know that Sh!t happens, but come on now, seriously. We started out today at 3pm to head for the first corner Madawasaka, ME. only to have a horrendous breakdown. One that is so serious that I have to question Can-Am's capability of building a steadfast product. I have lost all faith in my Spyder RTS. The worst thing is failure when you are heading out on such a grand trip as this only to be stricken down 90 miles in to it.
16.8 miles outside of St. Johnsbury, VT, I was going up a hill and the bike downshifted and began spraying oil all over myself, Diane and the bike. I hit the kill switch as the thick smoke started to pour out of the engine. I carefully steered the bike to the side of the road. We were dead in the water, and in the middle of nowhere.
Long story short, luckly I have roadside assistance, which was great to have after 2 1/2 hours waiting in the middle of nowhere. Luckily Diane's son in law, came to our aide to give us refuge in his car from the mosquito infested forest. Thank you John!!!!!!!!!
We are safe and at home now. Thanks to Pete the driver of the tow truck, that was finally sent to our location. Someone once said " That the only real failure in life is the failure to try". We tried, but we shall try again, just not this vacation.
I think were still going to take a vacation, but not sure where. We'll keep you updated.
Mark & Diane
16.8 miles outside of St. Johnsbury, VT, I was going up a hill and the bike downshifted and began spraying oil all over myself, Diane and the bike. I hit the kill switch as the thick smoke started to pour out of the engine. I carefully steered the bike to the side of the road. We were dead in the water, and in the middle of nowhere.
Long story short, luckly I have roadside assistance, which was great to have after 2 1/2 hours waiting in the middle of nowhere. Luckily Diane's son in law, came to our aide to give us refuge in his car from the mosquito infested forest. Thank you John!!!!!!!!!
We are safe and at home now. Thanks to Pete the driver of the tow truck, that was finally sent to our location. Someone once said " That the only real failure in life is the failure to try". We tried, but we shall try again, just not this vacation.
I think were still going to take a vacation, but not sure where. We'll keep you updated.
Mark & Diane
Friday, July 22, 2011
One hour until take off!
Very busy week with packing up last minute items and with the birth of my first Grandson Liam Thomas Lovett!! Mark and I will be leaving UVM's campus at 3PM ... yup, that's in one hour from now ... follow our Blog as we travel we'll be posting and adding pictures!!
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
10 Days and Counting
Counting down to the final take off day. We are testing the SPOT device tonight to make sure it works.
Go Spot Go! :)
Go Spot Go! :)
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Counting down ... 17 days left before take off!
Mark & I are scrambling with trying to get last minute items we need for the trip. Saturday was spent setting up the tent ... purchasing dry bags to pack up our clothes ... and mapping out our route. Getting ready for some steamy temperatures as the South is heating up and in some places we'll be traveling are already 110+ degrees. Staying hydrated, is equally important as is our safety. As time gets closer to departure, we'll be posting more, including pictures, so stay tuned!
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