Blaze thru Oregon 3

[mjn]

Well, this is the 6th year for this annual ride.  The last three years have been in Oregon...hence the title.

I was lucky enough to spend 2.5 days with a fantastic group of friends and riders (18 of us this year).

The mileage was a bit less than previous years due to the heat.  Round trip from my house ended up somewhere around 750 miles.

Here are a few shots for y'all;

Quick break at Lyons Ferry park, Wa.

Buford Grade, just south of the Wa/Or border...nice lookin road huh??

A few shots of our short break at the Hells Canyon overlook..

From left;  Scootergirl, Scooterrash, BABUSA, Buz, and yours truly;

Sweet line-up of bikes....particularly the one in the front!!

 

[Mr Bogus]

Hmmm Gas Gas Gas, brakes are optional!! can hear that all the way from here...

looks like a fun ride..

 

[mjn]

Scooterrash...messin' around like usual..  

Scooterrash mid corner....  sorry we don't have any real hard chargin' pics...  when we were in the real fun stuff, we didn't stop  

Our buddy Brian on the cleanest ZX12R you'll ever see....and he's put 41K on it so far...

Me....could have been a good pic, except I caught up to a car just as we reached the "photo" area..

Me again..

Another few pics of Hells Canyon..

BABUSA headed for the john...

Rich pretty much sums up our thoughts...

Two of the coolest people you'll ever meet, or get to ride with..

 

[mjn]

Jeff and Heather brought along a pair of SuperDukes....   Wow.  Seriously cool bikes!

Lettin' the adrenaline subside just south of Ukiah, Oregon..

Only thing bad about the backwoods roads in Oregon...they're darn tough on tires.  Here's my Qualifer, with 1200 miles on it..

At my place for the after-ride party..

Doesn't get any better than this.

My buddy Rich (BABUSA) rode up from Santa Clara in basically 2 days travel time...then, after an intense three days in Oregon, he climbed back on and proceeded to go 640 miles the next day...ended up in Redding.

He made it home mid day wednsday.. with a very sore backside, I'm sure.

Glad you made it home safely buddy.  Thanks again for comin up.

Brendan...we missed ya man!  See you at the Ranch next year!

We had 4 Busas along this year, mine was the only first gen bike,
BABUSA on his '08
Stagerulz on his '08
and Truwrecks on his '08

I'll wager those guys will have a few shots to add as well.

 

[jefferycarman]

Wowser! Sounds like a great time, and some great shots to boot. Been thinking of hitting some of those areas once I get some time off

 

[mjn]

Wowser!  Sounds like a great time, and some great shots to boot.  Been thinking of hitting some of those areas once I get some time off

Let me know. I'll help you out with a fun route...

 

[ozz]

cool ride and thanks for the pics! i love riding in Oregon, a friend of mine in Merlin near Grants pass rides a busa so i head that way sometimes

 

[scootergirl]

The whole trip was a blast! Tufbusa and I logged about 1500 miles and had a GREAT time with everyone. Finally got to meet Doug (Truwrecks) in person and ride with some other great folks. It was a little hotter than expected but we made it through and enjoyed every minute.

I didn't take any pictures but I'm sure there will be more to come from the others!

 

[raydog]

Great post, great pics, from a great state...you guys seem pretty great. Doyle

 

[321CYA]

Awesome pics

 

[Tufbusa]

Was a great fun ride. However, my skinny arse was happy to see my sofa after 1500 miles of play time.

I'm not trying to swell has big arse head but MJN may very well be the best Busa rider in the entire Northwest? When Mark twists the throttle on the bad boy through the twisties, you best have big Kahoona's on board or you'll be left in the dust.

 

[mjn]

Was a great fun ride. However, my skinny arse was happy to see my sofa after 1500 miles of play time.

I'm not trying to swell has big arse head but MJN may very well be the best Busa rider in the entire Northwest? When Mark twists the throttle on the bad boy through the twisties, you best have big Kahoona's on board or you'll be left in the dust.

What a crock of sh#*t

You know full well that you could've caught and passed me if you wanted to...  If Rich hadn't had 10+ pounds of Vodka sloshin' around in his saddlebags...he'd have been right on my butt too!

 

[TruWrecks]

I had a blast.  I broke loose from my assigned group a few times.  I didn't get many action shots, but I did get a few.

First stop before the groups split off.

Hells Canyon overlook before the "Fast" groups got there.

Some corner shots:

 

[Spudley]

Hate to tell you this bruddah...but you're wearin' MY LID.......didn't anyone tell you

?......take it back....

Helluva ride.....

 

[dbf82]

Looks like it was a whole lotta fun

 

[Aquaman]

Great shots Mark. I soo missed not being there this year! I'll be there next yr. bro! Ooh, and I reconigse that back porch anywhere.

 

[mjn]

Great shots Mark. I soo missed not being there this year! I'll be there next yr. bro!  Ooh, and I reconigse that back porch anywhere.

I'm gonna hold you to that brother!!





Great pics Doug! What about some of those vids??

 

[Rayabusa0818]

Doesn't get any better than this.

My buddy Rich (BABUSA) rode up from Santa Clara in basically 2 days travel time...then, after an intense three days in Oregon, he climbed back on and proceeded to go 640 miles the next day...ended up in Redding.

  He made it home mid day wednsday..  with a very sore backside, I'm sure.

Glad you made it home safely buddy.  Thanks again for comin up.

Brendan...we missed ya man!  See you at the Ranch next year!

We had 4 Busas along this year, mine was the only first gen bike,
BABUSA on his '08
Stagerulz on his '08
and Truwrecks on his '08

I'll wager those guys will have a few shots to add as well.

That's just a sprint for Rich

 

[mjn]

Doesn't get any better than this.

My buddy Rich (BABUSA) rode up from Santa Clara in basically 2 days travel time...then, after an intense three days in Oregon, he climbed back on and proceeded to go 640 miles the next day...ended up in Redding.

  He made it home mid day wednsday..  with a very sore backside, I'm sure.

Glad you made it home safely buddy.  Thanks again for comin up.

Brendan...we missed ya man!  See you at the Ranch next year!

We had 4 Busas along this year, mine was the only first gen bike,
BABUSA on his '08
Stagerulz on his '08
and Truwrecks on his '08

I'll wager those guys will have a few shots to add as well.

That's just a sprint for Rich

yea, no doubt!

That was nothing compared to the 835+ day on the way back from the Bash...

 

[PDBusa]

Mark, where's the glove pics?  

How do you guys pack for overnight trips? Tank bag? Back pack?