Originally Posted by ppro
That is not as bad as the dumb stretch of 11 that one has to use to transition to 81 from the PA Turnpike. It's beyond comprehension why they didn't make an interchange - the two cross!
All that still is a dream compared to the I-95 corridor running from Baltimore to New Haven. I have all but abandoned that route. That's non-stop insanity. What an improvement to be found when I finally decided enough was enough and did some exploring for different routes. That combined with getting EZ-PASS has actually made the trip something to look forward to.
Now if I could find a way to hide a CB antenna on a Crossfire....
It was a decent ride - just a little rain on the last leg of the return trip.
I felt like I was driving a fart-can magnet sometimes. These guys driving all sorts of "tuner" rides kept locking onto me. On the way home on 76 one kept trying to bait me to go faster. I was already going fast enough without making myself eligible for a ticket so I didn't go for the bait. Sure enough, my detector alerts and shortly after, behind a mound were two of PA's finest, waiting for somebody to cross the line, and a chase vehicle a little further down the road.
I got some good seat time, lots of open road, and endless tunes.
Massachusetts roads are in a sad state so that was a little brutal. I ended up knocking off the splash plate that is under the radiator. My brother noticed it the next day. Turns out the drawing the service manual does not match my splash plate. But thanks to my brother, I got it snapped and strapped back on so it would not catch some air on the interstate and fold back under the car...
I need to do some more research to identify the missing fastener and get it put back together right.
Apart from going into the details, I got about 22 hours in the cockpit in two installments. It doesn't get any better than that!