| This was a second attempt at this trip. The
first one was several weeks earlier. We left in
the rain and made it as far as Beaver Lake near
Tamworth. At this point my bike decided to run on
only one cylinder. We spent over an hour cleaning
plugs and adjusting gaps but had no luck. My bike
would not go over 40 mph. We finally gave up,
returned home and went to a movie. The
following Saturday, August 13, 1977, we attempted
the trip again. This time we were successful. We
included a stop near Eganville to see the
Bonnechere Caves which were quite interesting.
Both Leif and I had purchased "Mount
Kilimanjaro" backpacks for the trip which
after the first hour of travel, we quickly
renamed "Mount Kill A Man" as they were
not meant for motorbike excursions.
The bikes both ran well, we had good weather
and it was an enjoyable trip.
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