Day 02

Today was a very interesting and intense day to say the least.  I started out around 6:30 AM (PST) and headed East.  I had a great ride through the mountains and into Lake Tahoe.  I made it to Lake Tahoe around 10:30 AM (PST) and filled up the tank and grabbed some food.  I then headed to Carson City, which is a nice place by the way.  I stuck to Hwy 50 into Nevada since I knew I couldn't keep up with traffic on I-80 (the speed limit out here is 75mph).
I pulled into Fallon around 1:00 PM (PST) and by that time I was burnt out (the Vespa wasn't enjoying the heat ether).  No mechanical issues to speak of, I could just tell it wasn't happy.  So, reluctantly I picked up a U-hal.  I know what you're thinking (but that's not the point!).  Yep, I get that, but I also don't want to trash the bike I just bought.  So the plan is to truck it out of Nevada and over the Rocky Mountains, once on the other side I'm dropping the truck off and ridding the rest of the way home.
I love the Vespa and I love driving it, but these things aren't built to take the heat and the stress from the mountains.  Oh well, I tried it, and to me that's what counts.
Here's a few pictures from the day.
- Michael