Chix on 66 – Day 3 Milwaukee to Chicago

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Saturday June 11th – Milwaukee: It’s finally the day! Kickstands up on the Chix on 66 – 2022 event. Milwaukee to Chicago down Route 66 to Santa Monica…. so it begins…

We have been planning this event for a year, so it was a bit surreal when it actually happened. I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel, but I didn’t expect to feel numb. It was a very strange, but actually welcomed feeling I suppose since there was so much going on – photos, conversations, excitement, nerves, some effort to appear organized and finally it was time. A little after 1 p.m., we saddled up, left the museum, said goodbye to Milwaukee, and headed south along the lake to Chicago. Many took the lake route – a few took highway. My group took the lake route. We went through Racine and then as we got into the Chicago area, our path along Sheridan lead us through miles of beautiful mansions. Old Chicago money!

Then we spilled out into a park which was a pleasant surprise.

Thanks to Stephanie Schreiber and KA Miller for providing the routes for this leg.

The last 8 miles were a bit hairy. Heavy city traffic translated to hot motors. In retrospect, I probably should have pulled us over to let the bikes cool down, but we forged ahead. Sharon Panhead pulled over because her oil light went on. Turns out her filter was plugged, and some of the oil came out the top and got on her rear tire. At that point she had a very jarring experience with the laws of physics and the effects of hot motor oil on a rear motorcycle tire.

Thank dog and all that’s holy, Sharon and her bike are fine. It was late by the time all the Chix gathered at the Ohio House Motel after our first day of riding.

I have no photos of my own from this day. These are from Jenny Bass/Bass Cycles, Jose Torres and Marjorie Kleiman.

Published by Karan Andrea

I ride motorcycles, I live motorcycles, and I write about motorcycles. Both of my blogs are written for motorcyclists: atomicshovel.blog tells the never-ending story of my 1974 Harley-Davidson FLH, which I have named the Atomic Shovel. My other blog coachk.home.blog is written for riders of all skill levels, but is primarily aimed toward the rider who is transitioning from the riding range where they learned basic skills, to the open road. This blog address the most common questions I see in the online groups and forums: dealing with anxiety - yes, that is the number one question, navigating traffic, parking, holding your bike on an incline, just to mention a few. Much of what I write is simply drawn from my own experiences - successes, failures, do-overs. Nothing in either blog should be construed as the absolute one and only approach; rather, look at them as a starting point for your own discovery process.

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