Aftermath

Turns out I was not the only bike not returning home under there own power. Alec's bearing issue became crippling near Quebec, but the idea of drinks and a night out was plenty to convince Dwayne and Jeff to drive a truck to retrieve Alec and the limping BMW.
Thursday morning I picked up Zips trailer and headed to Poland to let the Ural expert in New England diagnose the issue. Bill also suggested that a bad bearing could cause the issue.
I picked up Alec's BMW in Portland and dropped her off in Hampton. Nice to drive my truck, it had been a while also I has been missing talk radio and hot coffee things you don't get while riding.
The next post will be a de-briefing on the trip and lessons learned.