I'm at the dealership around 9 am and the service manager immediately knows the problem. He says that they probably forgot to put the o-rings on the ABS sensor. That turns out to be the problem. This is a great shop. You can tell it's a rear motorcycle shop by the inventory stuck in the ceiling. The shop has two stories with the service department downstairs and sales/parts upstairs. They look like they've been there a hundred years. With the oil leak problem fixed and a new tire on the front, I'm heading southeast. I'm hoping to get into Tennessee for the evening and then push home the next day.

Instead of going through St. Louis I'm going to follow the Mississippi River along it's west bank. In Charleston, Missouri I take Highway 60 toward Paducah, Kentucky. Before long I cross a beautiful old steel bridge crossing the Mississippi. After that I'm in Illinois for just a minute and I'm on another equally beautiful bridge crossing the Ohio River. There are sections of Highway 60 that are wonderful with a lush tree covered roadway.

I do stop for the night in Tennessee. The next morning I stop at the BMW dealer in Atlanta. The owners, Bob and Linda are great people who are seriously into motorcycling. It turns out that they are about to leave for the Grand Canyon and are finishing up some final details at the shop. I stop at this dealership every chance I get since it is so great. Then it's time for the long drone down I-75.

It will be nice to get the dog out of prison tomorrow. Once again, a BMW has let me down. In Colorado I almost bought a V-Strom, and then thought about the warranty I've purchased. When will I learn?