3/9/14 Day 5 Key West to Cocoa

AOB was 8 am to go get the attached official pic with the club flag at the Southernmost buoy.

After the pucture we gassed up and started heading north. Friends of mine work at a campground on Sugarloaf  about 16 miles north of Key West and they had made breakfast reservations at a place called Mangrove Mamas for all of us. We met at 10 and ate at a leisurely pace. About 11:45 we left headed back to Cocoa. Just before we left Pete who now rides a Honda Valkeryie had to show Tom & I how smooth his bike runs compared to a Harley. See the attached video to be amazed.

By now the sun has warmed things up and its beautiful riding weather so sunscreen was needed. Going north we were pretty much able to maintain the speed limit as traffic kept moving and we were ahead of the mass exodus that probably occurs Sunday afternoon. I forgot to mention that after lunch on Friday when we left the restaurant for the last few miles to Pete's that when he put my heel down to shift into 2nd that my heel shifter was missing. I had noticed it was loose just before lunch but it obviously fell off just before lunch somewhere on 95! This happened once before but I was able to find it when I went back. The vibration wears a flat spot on the bolt enough to allow the shifter to slide off the shaft. So on the way back from Key West we planned to stop at Space Coast Harley in Melbourne which happens to be the top selling dealer in the country. The pic is they're showroom.

 We got there about 5:40 and parts & service were closed but sales were going strong. We hung out for a short while admiring the new bikes except for Tom who doesn't believe in bikes that aren't simple that he can work on. Mark & I have noticed that he likes the cruise control and we have averaged 75 mph plus. "Old Red" couldn't do those things!!! We opted to come back tomorrow to get
my parts and Mark's headset cable needs replacement. We leave for the last 30 miles back to Cocoa
and stop for dinner on the way back. We get to Pete & Joe's about 9:30. It about a 375 mile day and I'm over 2000k for the trip. Tomorrow will be a rest day. We're keeping and eye on the weather at home as we hear there may be a storm brewing!