I got up early and went out to work on the bike’s oil fill cap leak issue. After removing the plastic insert that goes in the head it was immediately apparent what the problem was. The o-ring was shot, flattened out on the side against the plastic insert, allowing grit in and oil out. I replaced it and then got cleaned up, packed the bike, and headed for Lubbock. The ride went well, up until I got just past Clovis, NM. The skies opened up with a classic high plains thunderstorm. I managed to skirt most of it, just catching the trailing end of the first cell and watching the other one move up as I went by. I rolled in to Jason and Vic’s place and had a blast catching back up with them.

Tomorrow, home…