June 19, Monday
A very windy day today!
Here's yesterday's sunset:
We set off on Scarlet after breakfast, to go find the Flaming Gorge Rock formation.
Once we got on Utah 44 the winds got really strong, to the point where a couple of times I was barely in control of the rig it seemed. Martha reports at one time the sidecar seemed to be in the air!
To top it all off, there was a series of steep uphill climbs which eventually forced me to go into second gear in order to maintain any kind of momentum forward! I rarely have to go into second gear so this was confirming to me the clutch needed replacing soon.
After a rather rough downshift into second at one hill, I pulled over to take a look at stuff. It was at that point that we agreed that perhaps it was too windy to be riding today as well.
I had to adjust the clutch cable in order to get some working performance from the clutch. I think the clutch pads are now worn to the point where shifting requires more effort than usual.
Still, got Scarlett turned around and back down the hills, through the town of Manila and back to the campsite with no issues. Both Martha and I complimented Scarlett on being a good girl and getting us home safe. I got Scarlett loaded up on the trailer and secured with only minor issues.
Clutch pack has been ordered, it should be close to home by the time we are home later this week.
To calm my nerves down afterwards, I rode Yagi, my TW200 around the State Line Cove Campground area...once again checking out the rock formations. Temperatures were in the mid-70s but it felt much warmer under the sun!
2 comments:
That flat grassy patch would look like a glacier if it were white.
The clutch gave up the ghost in saving you from even worse mud pits. As you say, a clutch is small price to pay to escape to safety.
Glad you self-extracted without calling in the high-dollar calvary.
I think that you're right CCjon, an old glacier path!
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