motovetro said:It's almost here. I'm leaving early saturday morning from Bothell, north of Seattle. Going through the volcanoes and Goldendale. From there on Condon and probably pick a route east and south. No stopping for garage sales unless it's motorcycle related.
ZG said:So is the ride for this event on Saturday or on Sunday? I have no shot of getting there Friday night for a Saturday morning ride, but could possibly make it there Saturday mid afternoon... just trying to determine if that would be too late if folks are checking back out and leaving on Sunday morning...
Let me know, thanks! :beerchug:
Charlie_Gary_NWAD said:I'll be there sometime Friday evening. :06: It's midnight before and I'm currently trying to get my gps to find Grant County Fairground. :-[
Charlie_Gary_NWAD said:I'll be there sometime Friday evening. :06: It's midnight before and I'm currently trying to get my gps to find Grant County Fairground. :-[
motovetro said:About those old faces, some of them are no longer riding. We had some great stories at the Blue Mountain in years past. Still would be nice to see them show up in a cage just to hear some "true" tales. I rolled by the old place on the way out, it was a good spot for Labor day. After that I kept on through to Fossil, Antelope, breakfast in Maupin, crossed into Washington, Carson, and did FS 25 to Randle. There was a sportbike wreck on it, some were waiting for an ambulance. I am surprised they don't speed trap the area, it has been busy for the last decades on the weekend. That rough area makes me consider using the 12 miles of dirt on 23. Then off to Morton, Cayuse, Enumclaw and finally the slab home. Made it by 7pm, still daylight.
Charlie_Gary_NWAD said:The front tire feels pretty good. The Bridgestones are super grippy, but they are also kind of bouncy. The Michelin rolls into the corners nicely, but requires more pressure on the inside bar to keep it on track through a corner. That may change as I wear the flat spot to a round shape, and we've got some warm weather coming up to help with that. I figured I would run the tire to its end and see how it works. The Bridgestone on the rear is a known entity to me, so I only have to focus on a different front tire's tendencies. I have noticed when the weather is cool and the tire is not up to temp it slips the tiniest bit as it takes a set into the corners, but it's very slight. I'll gradually push it harder and see how it does in different conditions, but it won't surprise me if I go back to the BT45. That is the only front tire I've never felt one bit of slip from on dry pavement. I'll have to see how this tire does turning into the gas station tomorrow morning. That corner is about 1.5 miles from my house, and it's not enough distance to adequately warm up an Avon Storm or Dunlop 701 for a peg-dragging turn. The Bridgestone seems to require about five revolutions, but that may just be the requirement to get enough speed to test the traction. ;D
I thought I was going to get the butterflies, but my battery died about five minutes into our day. This was my first weekend with the camera, and I learned the battery is good for about two hours between charges. That's the same amount of time I get from an 8gb micro SD, and I filled one up Saturday. Now I know I need to have a battery ready for each card I want to use. Between that and my phone going dead, I think it's time I came up with a weather-tight plug-in spot for USB cables. The microphone in the camera leaves a lot to be desired. When we were in camp I shot about one minute's worth of not much, and if you turn the volume up all the way you can hear some mumbling but not make out what is being said. : Maybe I was covering it with my hand. :-[ I'll have to look to see where it is. The video quality is pretty good, though, and I think I can finally pull some stills from video and get decent pictures. 8)
Charlie_Gary_NWAD said:Are these power thingies you speak of found at the local computer store, or the auto parts store?
Charlie_Gary_NWAD said:Another video from Oregon. Following Bob.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pAb7mxndDs
Charlie_Gary_NWAD said:Now I have an excuse for crawling up someone's pipes. You always look so far out in front. As for the soundtrack, I hope Joe Satriani isn't one of those guys who will try to cut my jimmies off for exposing people to his music. :-\
C1xRider said:Charlie_Gary_NWAD said:Another video from Oregon. Following Bob.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pAb7mxndDs
Nice! I think that's one of the roads that was on my Sunday list, but went south with you and Dave instead. I'll put that one on the list for the next time I'm in that area.
BTW, good work on the sound track.