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Well, since we didn’t make it to BBB we decided to self-isolate in Joshua Tree, but did come back with some damage… mostly to Gianni though. We were whipping down some sandy dirt roads on our way out to Giant Rock outside of Landers. Cruising at like 45, enjoying sliding around, come around a corner and BAM! HUGE section of whoops. We hit them hard at full speed and go flying into the air. I’m sure all 4 were off the ground, then slam into the next one. I think it must have looked like those pics of the Class 11 taking off.
Engine shuts down when we finally stop and I’m like fuck we’re stranded. Get out, look at the shocks, beam, engine and everything seems okay. Gianni hit her head on the ceiling then slammed into the door panel hard enough to put a good crack in it, but mechanically we were ok. These things really can take a beating!!
Joshua Tree makes for nice photos though. Worth another trip too, and if you don’t know the stories around Giant Rock its pretty cool. Would be a fun spot to camp.
That squeak from the front brakes came back… rather than taking the brakes apart, checking everything over, and putting them back together again just so the squealing comes back in a few hundred miles I bit the bullet and got some disc brakes from Russel. Stops on a dime now, which is definitely a plus around LA. Its hard to enjoy cruising around when people constantly cut you off. This is definitely an “open road” bus, not a city runabout. Of course, the job wouldn’t have been done correctly without a few Voodoos.
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