This story may well be longer than the pic for a change! I didn't get out the door till Tuesday morning about 10:30 I had planned to leave on Friday but the ole lady made an appointment to have a new internet service installed  on Monday and I don't like any one messing around in my office or with my computer  not to mention my friend was in the hospital! so I am making my way northwest I stopped in Alva long enough to get gas them headed on to Coldwater Ks. every thing seem to be going smooth it wasn't too hot just a nice ride I got gas there and headed on north! I got to LaCross and noticed my speedometer  jumping around. it would come out about an half in. I got a bit worried about it so I stopped again it Stockton Ks long enough to get gas and take it apart to see how it was supposed to be held in! 

once I figured the part that holds it in was worn but it could not get away  I  put it back together and headed on down the road. I wanted to be camped at Glenco when I stopped. well all went pretty well till I got to Nebraska the first big town I see a detour sign thru town shit. well I guess it was a good thing I brought a bucket with me at the edge of town 

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I put it on this is the same town I got ticket in last time went thru there with out it!  I had barely made the turn to go into town when I saw a cop getting into his cruiser after issuing a ticket (Blue lights were on) I got caught at the red light just even with his door!   I made it the rest of the way thru town and to the out skirts and there was another HP well about a mile past that I stopped and took the bucket off! I kept it pretty handy just in case since I didn't know the road I was traveling. well I made the 20 miles east then Headed back north to Karney just on the out skirts I caught the highway back west just adding 40 miles to my trip! I had effectively by passed a bridge I found out later!   

I went on north to Ansley where I got gas and then Bassett and on to Winner SD it wasn't quite dark when I stopped for gas! I decided I might stop for the night once I got to I-90 because I'm not crazy about riding after dark! well I pulled in at the motel and checked and they wanted $80 for the night I just laughed and said I would ride on into Sturgis tonight  thanks but no thanks! hope the room sat empty all night! well I started west toward Sturgis and was not 30 miles down the road when I saw a flash of lighting off to the northwest 
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