Two weeks ago Gary and I hauled Robert's bike from Meeteetse to Idaho Falls. Robert broke down when he came for Mom's celebration. His clutch cable broke and he got stranded in Cody. We managed to get a temporary fix for him and he made it to Meeteetse. That was as far as he made it. Told him that sorry he broke down but so glad that he was broke down in Meeteetse and not some small town in Wyoming. Fortunatley we were lucky that the owner's of the Vision Quest granted permission for us to keep his bike there for two weeks.
I took a Friday afternoon off and to Meeteetse we went. I told Gary that it would be easier to just haul the bike on our trailer. The trailer has a ramp and it would just be easier to load than into the bed of the pickup. Gary pointed out that the trailer doesn't have a chock to stabilize the front wheel. Once we got down the road, the bike would just tip over. It would be easier to just load in the pickup. He said that the bike is small so it would be no problem. Called Robert to tell him what we were doing and he said that he wouldn't get off work on Saturday until 2:00 pm. I told him to have some help when we unload it.
Gary borrowed a ramp from one of his friends and off we went. Got to Meeteetse and loaded up the bike. It was not an easy task. The bike is a pretty heavy one and once we got it on the ramp, we just couldn't get it into the bed of the pickup. The bike was just too heavy. It was not looking good. Fortunately there was a small hill at the back of the motel. Gary backed up to it, then we pushed the bike up on the hill and rolled it into the bed of the truck. Success!!! We then tied the bike down and met Mom for dinner at the Cowboy.
Gary and I woke up bright and early on Saturday morning and we were on the road at 6:00 am. We ate breakfast in Cody. Our route took us through Yellowstone Park, we had plenty of time to spare so we wandered around West Yellowstone for a bit.
Made it to Idaho Falls, Robert met us at the Dennys just off the highway. Got to Roberts place and he had three friends to help unload, they were a welcome sight. His friends were glad that we had a ramp, think they had visions up lifting this bike out of the pickup. Robert said that he has the right clutch cable and that he would work on it. Most people that Robert and Gary talked to think that because we didn't have a clutch cable that it wasn't connecting to the switch which wouldn't start the bike. It started at first because Robert got it right the first time. Haven't talked to Robert to find out if he is up and running yet.
Gary and I left Idaho Falls around 2:30 and headed home. It sure was a long day but we made it. Both of us were tired. Gary did all the driving, I drove the last 300 miles. We got back to Hardin around 9:00 pm. Made quite a few stops on the way just to get out and stretch our legs.
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