I decided that I would make a run to Greensboro via “Greensboro Road”. A bit of a shakedown run in a way. Last time I tried this I dropped the bike. This time it wasn’t quite as exciting.

I got about 5 miles down the road and CLANK . My license plate bracket broke and my license plate fell off and into the wheel well. That would be the license plate bracket that got bent a few months ago when someone rearended me. I’ve been putting off replacing it. I guess I waited a touch too long.

Of course, it smashed the tail/brake light into little pieces again. Grumble.

Fixing it good enough to get home was interesting. I realized my rigging kit was a little on the slim side. I had only two components of the Holy Quadrilateral Of Improvised Repairs. I had a swiss army knife and vice grips, but no duct tape or cable ties.

So vice grips it is. Managed to catch some rain on the rain home just to top it off.

Now I need to somehow figure out how to get a new bracket/tail list, or rig one up. Hopefully the trip to Sturgis will go better.