Welcome back to our scooter road trip to the Ozarks! We rode the final few miles to Pevely, Missouri, where we set up our motocamp for a couple of days. We continued to St. Louis and rode to the top of the Gateway Arch on the following day. Skip around with the chapter markers below.
We had an opportunity to use the @Greenchileadvgear Dynatow motorcycle tow strap again when Adrian's PCX ran out of gas in the Ozarks. I used the strap to tow him a few miles down the road for fuel. Neil rode ahead to put fuel in his jerry can, and he found us on the road while we were towing. These tow straps are amazingly useful!
Green Chile Adventure Gear // Dynatow Dynamic Motorcycle Tow Strap
https://greenchileadv.com/collections/z-drag-and-recovery/products/dynatow-dynamic-towstrap
Adrian suggested that we visit the Gateway Arch in St. Louis because we were camped only about 45 miles away from there. That was an excellent idea, and I'm glad that we took the extra detour. Our ride to the top of the Arch in a glorified tumble dryer was a unique experience! 🤣👍
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Time indexes:
0:00 Starting Day 3, leaving the Round Spring Campground in Van Buren, MO
3:42 I removed the wind deflector because the bracket was too intrusive
5:50 Neil can't see where he's going in the fog, stopping to upgrade his windscreen
6:50 Dr.Pulley variator problems in my PCX, sliders are turned sideways again
9:35 Resuming after breakfast at Big Momma's Bistro and a brief work detour
11:03 Rolling twisty backroads and running on fumes
14:26 Adrian's PCX ran dry, towing it again with the Green Chile Adventure Dynatow strap
21:22 Arriving in Pevely, blind corners and tailgating cagers
25:45 Arriving at the Federated Autoparts Raceway, searching for a campsite
28:47 Watching some of the qualifying sessions and heat races at the track
36:05 Resuming on Day 4, riding to see the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, MO
38:34 Navigating surface streets in St. Louis is challenging
39:40 Homicidal cagers running red lights and narrowly missing pedestrians! 😲
41:30 Arriving at the Gateway Arch, taking a 4-minute tram ride to the top
46:04 Brief tour at the top of the Arch
47:35 Watching a helicopter take off from above? Nope, our time ran out.
49:00 Beginning the 3-minute tram ride down
53:49 Check out these awesome video walls in the museum!
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