From:russell hughes
E-Mail:<russellhugheskj@yahoo.com>
Subject:Ark Road Run report
Date:Thu Jun 17 15:39:03 2004

  The weather was perfect for throwing rocks at Harley's,
and I would have but I felt sorry for the owners as they had
enough stacked against them already.  

 There were aproximately 100 bikes at the event here in the
lovely Ozark mountains.  The hills and turns were a true
stress test for the bikes and the riders.  We had one rider
go down due to road debris, the injuries have been reported
as only minor.

 The first day 155 miles was sunny and in the 90 degree
range which helped the non Henderson machines switch into
the automatic self destruct mode.  

 While refueling the Hederson riders were were told of an HD
bike laying in the yard of the gas station attendant.  We
got directions and the chase was on.  We ended up on a
gravel rode that was so steep we were throwing rocks in low
gear with our back tires in order to climb the hill.  We may
have even caught the sound of banjoe music.  We found the
bike that turned out to be an Allstate then promply returned
to the run knowing we would not lose sleep over not checking
it out.

 The second day 208 miles was partly cloudy/overcast making
the ride plesant, the temp. was in the 80's.  The turn
around point was Eureka Springs Ark.

 The third day was 110 miles with mostly over cast skies
with only a few sprinkles.  We crossed the lake on a ferry,
the ride took about 15 minuets.

  The two Hendersons were a 29 KJ and a 23 Deluxe belonging
to myself and Chris Thompson respectively. The trusty red
Deluxe experienced a broken seat spring that was easily
repaired on the road and had no other problems.  

  My old paint but newly assembled KJ had 200 miles on it at
the start of the run.  The new KJ oil pan (lower case) and
new KJ timing gear cover worked well.  I too had no
mechanical problems other than a venting issue with one gas
cap.  I would like to thank everyone who helped me locate
parts and Irv Truax for his moral support.