PDX GSX1300R

[LC4CARL]

If you recall their previous ride on board BMW GS1200s, each of them suffered from broken rear shock mounts....

Oh yeah...

Something about waaay overloading I would say. I always liked the GS series. My buddy "Motozilla" created a super knarly conventional fork set up for his back in the day. The guy was a legend...

 

[LC4CARL]

Best Detroit Lions this Michigan boy can recall...

 

[LC4CARL]

Reading material. Even has my name on it.

 

[LC4CARL]

High-tech attic lighting solution for periodic inspections...

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Best Detroit Lions this Michigan boy can recall...

They played very well. Now the 9ers will have to play Taylor.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Is this an old flathead?

 

[LC4CARL]

Is this an old flathead?

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Maybe...

 

[LC4CARL]

 

[jsteevs]

Good to know there are riders around PDX. I am around the Troutdale area, getting my first busa ready for the season. Got a new used full yoshi exhaust now I need to delete pair valve and get ecu flashed. Burn off old tires, get new ones, etc.

 

[LC4CARL]

Good to know there are riders around PDX. I am around the Troutdale area, getting my first busa ready for the season. Got a new used full yoshi exhaust now I need to delete pair valve and get ecu flashed. Burn off old tires, get new ones, etc.

I'm just over the river in Vancouver. We should hook up sometime.

 

[LC4CARL]

From: AMA Grassroots <grassroots@ama-cycle.org>

February 2024

National and Regional News

Washington D.C. — Congress and state legislatures nationwide are increasingly concerned by efforts to limit the sale of gas-powered vehicles. In 2022, California adopted a measure to require zero tailpipe emissions on new cars by 2035. Following the California model, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington aim to prohibit the sale of gas-powered vehicles in the future.

My understanding is that my own Washington state will be requiring California emissions compliance on new vehicles soon.

 

[LC4CARL]

Fancy new moto gloves!

 

[sixpack577]

Fancy new moto gloves!

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How soon are you going riding in the rain, snow, and freezing temperatures?
You know, for the official org test report,
we are like a group of bickering motorcycle magazine editors here anyway
lol

 

[LC4CARL]

How soon are you going riding in the rain, snow, and freezing temperatures?
You know, for the official org test report,
we are like a group of bickering motorcycle magazine editors here anyway
lol

Planning on overnight in central Oregon in a few weeks. Come what may. I’ll stay in the lower elevations and hope for good weather.

I’ve been reading my ghost town books. Some are 40 to 50 years old, so a lot can change. I’ve found a couple of places to check out.

Abandoned near Dufur to Maryhill - Mark Gotchall Photography

Photography trip report and images of abandoned buildings near Dufur, Oregon. Abandoned schools, buildings, homes, and wind power turbines near Maryhill, WA.

www.mnvphotography.com

Looking at a Coretech tail bag to round out my kit. Good price. Could put it on the rear seat or luggage rack.

https://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/cortech-super-20-tail-bag

 

[LC4CARL]

Why…

Aren’t motorcycle tires the same size? We can brake harder than we accelerate.

 

[LC4CARL]

Quick loop following the Washougal River. Found a new pioneer cemetary. Rode in and out of rain a few times. Initial impression of the new gloves is that they are biased more toward "dry" than "warm" (they are not a heavyweight glove). Bike is a mess. Rear brakes are terrible.

 

[michael parris heuberger]

Quick loop following the Washougal River. Found a new pioneer cemetary. Rode in and out of rain a few times. Initial impression of the new gloves is that they are biased more toward "dry" than "warm" (they are not a heavyweight glove). Bike is a mess. Rear brakes are terrible.

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Hi were the pioneers or land thife?

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Hi were the pioneers or land thife?

Geebus man, read what you type.

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Quick loop following the Washougal River. Found a new pioneer cemetary. Rode in and out of rain a few times. Initial impression of the new gloves is that they are biased more toward "dry" than "warm" (they are not a heavyweight glove). Bike is a mess. Rear brakes are terrible.

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That’s the crappy part about riding in the rain, the bike gets filthy!

 

[LC4CARL]

Hi were the pioneers or land thife?

Best guess is these were the families that came across on the Oregon Trail. Must have been extraordiary to see the frontier. The Willamette Valley was a big draw.