Murfreesboro -Rest Day
September 19
The Cannonball Day of rest is typically really a day of work. Of course, it also decided to rain all day.
My task for the day is making sure all is good for the sendoff tomorrow. I changed the spark plugs, primary and rear chain, adjusted the valves, checked the magneto points and various other items.
Dorsey, Kent, and Mike spent time trying to solve my missing pedal problem. Zeke found bicycle pedals and adapters yesterday. Turns out the adapter is what I needed but the pedal was a bit too large. The bigger issue was my pedal crank was cross threaded and needed to be fixed. That was where all the time was focused. We were lucky that the Norton team had the specific tap we needed. Team Mike-Dorsey- Kent spent quite a bit of time getting the threads correct. They were really a big help. Tom Banks had a spare pedal he loaned me.
Below you can see the finished product. The black piece is the adapter.
At the end of the day, we saw a hint of sunlight and a double rainbow. Hopefully this is a good omen for what’s to come.
