Start Location: Klamath Falls, OR
Ending Location: Yuba City, CA
Miles Today: 306
Trip Miles: 860
States Visited: 3
National Parks Visited: 1
Low Temp: 56.6° F
High Temp: 90.8° F
Min Elevation: 27'
Max Elevation: 5929'
Route Map:
Pinnacle NP 2023 - Day 03
So it seems this may not have been a good time for us to make a trip.
It
all started on Day 1. We plugged in our headsets to start the trip and
my speakers worked and Linda's spreakers worked, Linda's microphone
worked but mine did not. I assumed it was a bad cable connecting the
bike to the headset since they are notoriously problematic. I always
bring a couple of spares but they were stashed away where it would be
difficult to get at quickly so we just took off figuring we would fix
it that night. That night we did some troubleshooting and it wasn't the
cable and doesn't appear to be the bike connection which means it is
most probably the headset itself. I don't know if I can repair it but,
if I could, I don't have the tools and equipment with me to do it any
way. I can't complain too much sine the headsets, which were top of the
line when we bought them, have to be at least 30 years old and have
been on may trips and several helmets. It may be difficult to replace
it if I can't fixi it since all of the new headsets are Bluetooth. We
may just have to wait on that until we get home.
On Day 2 we
had the issue with the miles long backup to get into Crater Lake. It
was only meant to be a side trip but it was still a pain sitting in the
backup and then finally having to give up and head to our final
destination for the day.
Today was our biggest problem yet.
About 8 miles after our mid day gas stop, the speedometer stopped
working, it just sat at 0. Normally that would not be a major problem
since the tach was working and I can judge the speed pretty accurately
from the RPM. Unfortunately the speedometer controls a number of other
things including the odometer reading, turn signal cancelling,
automatic radio volume control and (the big one) cruise control. When
you are riding 300 to 400 miles a day, cruise conttrol is pretty
important. Doing some research tonight it looks like the most common
problems with a failed speedometer are either the cable or the small
gearbox on the front wheel. If the problem is the gearbbox or the inner
cable it should be a simple, quick fix. If the inner cable is
completely broken and the part of the cable near the speedometer can't
be esily removed, the outer cable has to be removed and half of the
bike disassembledto get at the cable. We are In Yuba City tonight and
the Honda shop is closed. We will be there first thing tomorrow morning
to see if they have the required parts and if they will fix it. If the
fix requires major disassembly we may skip it and wait till we get home.
Other
than that it was an uneventful day. Google took us on some
'interesting' roads but ultimately got us to our final destination.
There seem to be an awful lot of motorcycles around Yuba City and at
all of the hotels so we are wondering if there was some kind of event
taking place this weekend. If possible we will try to ask one of the
riders at out hotel tomorrow.
