Shake-down Ride Part 3: Taco John's in Lawrence for a pow-wow and a cool drink

After parting ways with Gilly and Uncle Bill near Topeka (thanks for a great tour of the Skyline Mill Creek Scenic Tour Route, Gilly!) we headed for Lawrence via US 40.


We stopped at Taco John's on 23rd Street in Lawrence for a cool drink and a meeting about the Big Ride. As I stood in line to order my drink, I noticed that Mike H. was still in the parking lot. When he finally came in, he told me that he dropped his ignition key down inside the fairing of his Gold Wing and he couldn't find it!


After cooling off a bit and discussing details of the trip, we headed outside to see if we could fish the ignition key out of Mike H's Gold Wing.


We all gathered around while Mike H broke out his official Honda Gold Wing tool kit and started dismantling the left-side fairing assembly in search of The Key. Several minutes and a dozen screws later, The Key was recovered. I think we did a fantastic job of supervising and supporting the recovery effort!


It was a beautiful day and a great shake-down ride. Total mileage: 291 miles.