oregon sh owners?
 

oregon sh owners?

Canby
 

2001 red SH in canby

Here's to another red '01, just north in Milwaukie.

If ya ever want to ride let me know, I am usually hittin' the roads most weekends when it's not raining.

newberg, ready to roll. I need an excuse to get out. Work keeps getting in the way!

Black sh in Beaverton always ready to ride Fri-Sun.

'98 SH in Eugene.

'99 in Vancouver, WA

98 Red SH in North Portland, let me know~!

I really want to meet up with another SH in my area to compare the way my bike runs. I am a little worried about carb sync and CCT, but I might just be paranoid from reading about it all the time on the forum. If your intrested shoot me a PM when and where and I will be there. Im available......right now!

Thanks!

I went for a 90 mile (round trip) jaunt from Vancouver up the 503 to Merwin/Yale Resevoir on Sunday. What an awesome day! Next weekend is going to be beautiful as well. I don't know the area that well, so if any of you Portland area SH riders want to meet up, I would love to follow you around wherever you ride!

I am in love with this bike, and I don't know anyone that rides. :(

inner SE portland !

tim

Let's ride!
 

Maybe Friday PM (25th) or Saturday AM (26th)? Hook up at the Mill Plain / 205 Starbucks. Bubba, want to take us on your loop?

Carl



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Sounds good to me! I think Sat. 26th morning would be the way to go. Far less traffic. Meet at 8am? Earlier or later, it doesn't matter to me.

Del

i'm booked the 26th. could get out friday PM ( after 4pm ) or possibly sunday the 27th. route would depend on time. the run to cougar is fun but if you don't mind a bit of slab, going down hwy 14 and loop from carson is a real treat !

if you want to get together with others:
http://www.pnwriders.com ( good place & usually moderate pace )
or
http://sportbikes.ws ( where the hooligans are :) )


tim

I want to do that hwy 14 run too. Id be happy to ride anywhere curvy really. Sat and Sun are equally open for me. I should be able to meet up by 5pm on Friday night, if that is best day for everyone else. Friday is a little tougher thanks to traffic, but I can make it work.

Say the word, Ill be there with bells on!

North of Carson looks neat. Take 503 back to 5?

Fri PM, Saturday or Sunday early for me.

NEVER !!!!!

it's better to take 503 south into amboy - you can still run to woodland but on the southern route, but again there are good roads , towards yacolt, that will take you into battleground.

tim

Either that or follow the 503 South through Battleground. A little less freeway that way. Sounds like start time would be up to you Trinc.

sunday 27 ? it's a bit early to confirm in stone, but i normally like to get going by 10:00.

i like to get my head around the ride before going...

route is normally set by the time available & pace set by those involved.
how long have you guys been riding ? ( ie. smell the daisies or remember to breath :shock: )


tim

I havent even been on a group ride with my SH. I am not new to riding, but this is my first sport bike. I've put 2000 miles on it in the 3 months I've owned it. Put me next to you, and I am novice (smell the daisies). This will be my first chance to compare my ability. I am already sorry for slowing you down. :(

10AM Sunday is great for me!

it's all good... but there may be sections where we increase our spacing :evillaugh:.

tim

I want to go to where are we meeting? I think springbubba can vouche hat I can keep up even with it occasionally running on one cylinder

Starbucks - 11502 SE Mill Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WA

Ya, I can vouche for him. His bike doesn't even run right, and he left me behind. My excuse is twofold:

1) He knew the road like the back of his hand.

2) He has been riding his SH for 35,000+ more miles than I have, and he has I don't even know how much more experience riding than I do.

Thats all. If it weren't for those things, I would have been right with him. Great fun anyway. We had a big day of troubleshooting.

Thanks for the short ride. Nice view from up there.

so... meet 9:30 - rolling @10am ?

route:
loop back around taking hwy 14 E

we can break up the ride and take washougal river road which just loops back around to hwy 14.

stop in carson for gas then up wind river / curly creek rd

NF 90 / Lewis river rd to cougar.

turning at Jacks on 503 ... yale bride rd to amboy.

at this point there are a bunch of roads around lucia falls / yacolt etc. etc.


tim

9:30 Perfect! I got my new tires on, and I am chomping at the bit.

Can I invite a non-Superhawk? There is one guy I know that rides a Ninja 600. I haven't ridden with him yet, but I met him through my wife, and I told him I would go on a ride with him sometime.

i don't care... but with people i've never meet or riden with lets keep the group small.

tim

10-4

Roughly how long (time) will the ride take?

i'd count on 4-6 hrs ... a lot depends on the pace & fuel stops. + lunch.

tim

Is it the weekend yet.........?

'99 Yellow SH in Corvallis. Trying to set up a ride with a friend from Albany (Kawi Z100) and a friend from Tualatin (CBR F4i). Looking at doing HWY 26 into Tillamook/Astoria area and down 101 to Pac. City and taking Valley Junction back towards Corvallis. New to SH's but been ridin about 13 years now.

I'll have to catch you guys next time. Post a few photos for us.

Carl

so many good road between corvallis & astoria - i'd try & focus on the two locations seperately.

focus on the northern route: meet in newberg.

219 north out of newberg & hit NE bald peak rd.
W onto laurelwood / spring hill into gaston
N onto 47 then hwy 8 W ( gales creek ) to glenwood
NW timber rd to hwy 26 ( a don't miss rd ! )

backtrack E on hwy 26 to hwy 47

through vernonia ( slow through and around town - cops )
take apiary rd.
at this point you have a choice of which loop to take
meisner rd / canaan to hwy 30 & loop back on apiary to 47
( watch for signs the road back to apiary will be larson or heath )
or.

take stay on apiary & head N to clatskanie
back S on hwy 47

hwy 202 W to jewel
fishhawk falls hwy 26. ( the whole road is freshly paved )

W on hwy 26 to hwy 53
Down the famous hwy 53 toward Mohler but turn on miami river road
that runs into geribaldi & hwy 101.

thats a big day but you'll get most of the best roads in the area.


if you decide to slab a bit more into astoria hwy 202 N of jewel is pretty beat up. i havn't been on it this year ( i normally only run it once a year ) but the reports are the same as last year. understanding it's a crapy i do enjoy the route.


tim

+1 on keeping the group smaller. Fewer people usually means fewer problems, not that problem are bad, just keeping the number of people under 7 or so is about right.

+1 on highway 53 awesome stretch of road, I also road through jewel that road was shredded it was very difficult even at speed limit pace because of how rough it was. Even if it was freshly paved it would not be a great road for beginners too many blind decreasing radias turns if I remember right.

well i hate to say it but i'm going to have to reschedule.

straight up. a ride to fossil was planned for saturday which i can go, wife has to work so i have the kids. my friends got together and change plans to make the run on sunday.

i feel back ducking out to go on another ride but the guy leading the ride knows the area really well & i've never been out there... i just have to go.

i hope you'll understand.
tim

Cool man. I'm glad you get to go on the ride you were hoping for. I hope I can go on a jaunt with you sometime, whenever you can. I am pretty flexible, time wise, so I am ready when you are. I really want to come check out Track Day at PIR. When is that?

Anyway. Cornandp, and anyone else in the area, I want to ride somewhere, anywhere, this weekend. I want to go on the ride we have planned, but I am open to any ride at all, since I haven't been on one yet. Say the word!

PIR.

http://www.portlandraceway.com/index...d=14&Itemid=29

aug 11 is my next trackday ( still need to sign up...lazy ass) with motocorsa.

if you have full gear you can go out on OMRRA race weekends... during lunch they have TOR ( taste of racing ). for $20 you get 20min on the track. NO instructions, just a bunch of people running around the track ... they do hold the pace to intermediate but there is always new ( slower ) riders. the nice thing is NO prep is required. street bike trim ( lights & mirrors ) all OK.

http://www.omrra.com/
click on TOR link.

full track day is the best way to start.
cascade trackday ... not the best for entry level riders imo ( they run only 2 groups )

motocorsa. i ride just about every one. great group & i know most of the instructors.. very nice guys. ( 3 groups )

PSSR. a little more money but again top notch instruction. ( 3 groups )

all trackday orgs: the slow group (c), has instruction before you enter the track & the morning sessions are lead around the track to help with turn in , brake points & to get the flow of the racing line. the afternoon they let you pass & open it up a bit.

it can seem overwelming the first time out but everybody is very cool & make the process as easy as possible. if you decide to go out i can give you some help/advice on getting your bike prep'd etc. etc.

tim

Thanks for all of the info! Ill come down and take some pics of you tearing it up.

thanks for the good info. it's not very often that i get a weekend off so i have to get in as much riding as possible. i've hit every backroad in my area so a lot of those do sound really appealing. thanks again.