Day one of the ride in the books.
We rode 576 miles (927 miles) from Dallas, TX to Raton, NM.
We stopped for lunch at Coyote Bluff Cafe in Amarillo, TX. We had to wait about 20 minutes to get in and it was worth it. We both had Green Chile Burgers accompanied with fries and unsweetened Iced tea. The service was very friendly, the atmosphere unique and the food very good. Recommended.
Unfortunately, some miles before arriving in Amarillo, TX, Bill’s KTM 1190 started to have some issues which he thinks is related to the fuel pump. Dave and Mitch (that we’re trailering up to Meeker, CO) were close by, so they turned back and met us at the restaurant where we passed one of the KTM 690s to the back of the truck and loaded Bill’s bike onto the trailer.
As we did not have a ramp to load the 690 onto the bed of the truck we used some ingenuity and a concrete built up ramp to help us.
With the 3 bikes loaded we made our way to Raton, NM and we arrived at about 5pm local time.
The maximum temperatures we experienced were 94F (34C) and there was quite a lot of head wind (about 10 o’clock) after leaving Amarillo.
Day 2 will be about 450 miles (700kms) as we keeping going north west to Meeker, CO.
Make Life a Ride !
Lunch in Amarillo, TX - Great Green Chili Cheese Burger
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