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Meet at MotoCorsa at 11AM. [moto]

Cougar Run. [thumbsup]

Yippee Kye Yay. 

Count me in.  Cougar Saturday.  Corvalis on Sunday.  Sheesh!  My butt will be sore . . .

J

Dammit! I gotta work... cough, cough, sniffle....

Woo hoo!!! Maybe we can convince Veektooor to actually lead the pack!!

Yup, since I'm calling the ride, I'm in charge. [evil]


Bwaaa haa haa.



 [laugh]

Bugger!  I R movin to Wilsonville on Friday and Saturday, not gonna have any time to go for a "fun" ride.  :(

At least we're getting into the better weather... more opportunities to ride.  [moto]  Since I got the oil changed, I think I've racked up another ~150 miles already, and that's just fair weather commuting, errands, and trips across town.  I haven't even been on any "fun" trips yet this season...

Need to do Detroit Lake again, too (preferably after the snows have mostly melted and the sand/gravel/pumice is gone from the roadways).

what is a cougar run again?

That is my birthday.

hmmm....

i'll see if I can get a bike or turn mine back into a street bike for the day....

We could do a Sassy Run for your birthday?  ;D  Who is in?  (Or you can borrow Julie's Ninja 250... it is lowered... but that just means it's easier to scrape a knee in the corner.)

Serious? I would love to ride a little ninja.

I could handle setting that up... we may need to do some test rides... cause I am serious... the thing is lower than most mopeds... oh... and I may need to find some front blinkers first. There was an... incident.   ;D

Blinkers?  I have hands.

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Dave, Cougar is (was?) a tiny little town in the shadow of Mt. St. Helens on the banks of Lake Merwin.  Some great windy roads on the way up there and great scenery and views.  Once you're up there, the roads get crazy twisty.  You go up I-5/205 to Woodland, then hang a right and follow the Lewis River.

If you have never been up there, it is gorgeous.  A great place to drive up there with your family and spend an afternoon.  There are some great hikes in the area (especially Ape Canyon, a volcanic lahar area with beautiful volcanic rock formations and crashing rapids/waterfalls).

I used to camp and windsurf on Merwin in my younger days and drove up there fairly often, just never on a moto.  I'm itchin' to go.

I think you'd like it, too.  Bring your camera.   [thumbsup]

J

We generally head east on Hwy 14  to Carson, turn north on the Windy River Hwy, and then up to Cougar through Old Man Pass.

Hey, that's excellent.  I wondered if that might be the return loop, but even better going up that way.

Do you guys come back through Amboy-Battleground?

I'm the newb on this run so I don't know what the gang protocol is . . .

J

not going to be able to make this ride.  I have to do a bachelor thing for a friend at the coast.  You know this is my favorite ride tho, so I am a little bummed to be missing it.  :(

I might be able to make it if y'all will have me

Okay, so Mo and I will be missing the ride this time... methinks Cougar will need scheduled multiple times this summer.  [beer]

Bump


Who is gonna be there?

What's the riding style like? I will be taking it pretty easy so I wanna make sure I'm not holding anyone up...

Me?  I think I am going to ride . . . cautious.  Yup, cautious (believe it or not).

Why, do you ask, is JohnnyDucati actually going to ride "cautious"?

1.  First big "summery" day of the year.
2.  Lots of people hitting the road.
3.  Lots of cops hitting the road.
4.  Record snow pack melting and washing debris onto the road.
5.  Johnny doesn't know this road - never been up from Stevenson to Cougar.  I always came through Woodland or Amboy.
6.  Work colleagues warning me about frequent accidents on this loop.
7.  DMF'ers warning me about this road.
8.  I don't want to hurt me/someone else/my moto.
9.  I want to do this loop again (and again).
10.  I just feel like doing this one slow.

"And that's all I got to say about that." (forrest Gump).

Riding style..... hmmm.... anyone got a bike I can use?

11 AM MotoCorsa!

Be ready to leave by 11:10AM, gas up before you get there, the first gas stop is the Texaco in Stevenson Wa, ~40 miles.

i like that area, up there is the Scamania Lodge, we go there a few times every year. Thats a cool trek up 14 all the way to Stevenson, squirley ass roads though be carefull.

Aye-Aye, Cap'n. 

victor is waxing up his pucks as we speak...... [laugh]

Yo! Can't make it with you guys today (werk  :-X ) but thought I would chime in and give you a report on said route as I rode it on Thursday. All clear, almost no gravel or other debris, no cars whatever, nice and cool up there  ;D ...

Yesterday I rode out to Astoria through Mist and all that - no traffic to speak of either, 202 has gotten worse though (as to condition) and they were doing some destruction up by the big clear cuts...

Have fun; I'll tag along next time!  [thumbsup]

we really need

as a group

to go to applewood

Now there

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an

idea! [thumbsup]

*shakes fist at sky*  I love the the run you guys are taking today....*sighs*.  Everyone ride safe.  Have a great time... [bang]

I love that place

anyone know the owner?

 ;D

Great ride guys. Sorry I slowed you down with my issues. However, I thought I did a great job coming off the mountain in fifth gear the whole damn time. Dropped it off at 'Corsa... hope they can get it shifting again. Sport bikes were not meant to have just one gear.  ;D

Sorry I didn't go guys. I went to see Mase this morning and then went to brunch with his family and Amber.

I saw and met Johnnyducati at Cyclegear while I was picking up my new treads previous to droppping of the beast at Cheshire's for a change and headlight/turn signal problems (and a good once-over by a professional since the wreck).

Sorry i didn't make it to the ride, I was chatting w/Daric at his shop while you guys rode off. No ducati at my home for a few days.  :'(

The Doc.

Damn. Wish I coulda made this ride. stuck at home fighting the flu.  :'(

who did go?

Hey Doc, good choice with Chesire. Your bike's in good hands. I'm glad you took it there  [thumbsup] and you will be too.

The ride - I wish I could have gone, it's my favorite 'loop' as we call it. I spent the day helping a friend out. Now I'm beat.

How was it? Any pictures you can post? What were the roads like?

Billy  :)

Viktor was in fine form, setting a good pace for the 2 of us following (Ryan and me).  It was hotter than a mofo.  Started from Motocorsa right on time at 11:15 AM and headed for Stevenson via Rte. 14 in Wa.  Stopped for H20 and gassed up in Stevenson, then turned off at the Wind river and headed north to Cougar.  Love those twisty roads.

Ryan took 1 good cell phone picture.  I took one with my cell phone but screwed it up (forgot to save it) - dang it.  We stopped at Old Man Pass (an aptly named rest stop for yours truly) where Ryan took this pic.  The snow bank made a good backdrop.

(http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm173/JohnnyDucati66/ks003-1.jpg)

Unfortunately, Ryan started to have some gear box issues.  Testament to his manliness, he nursed it all the way home in 5th gear  [thumbsup].  Sorry man, hope you get that fixed.

On our way downhill towards Cougar, we came across an unfortunate accident only a few minutes old.  There were 1/2 dozen or so bikes pulled over going the other way (uphill).  Flares were out and passersby in their cages had pulled over and were flagging traffic to slow down.  It appeared that a Kawasukihonda sportbike thingy had crashed approaching the turn.  I didn't get a good look and didn't see much - I think the 3 of us were trying hard not to rubberneck and were concentrating on getting throught the gauntlet of the cars/bikes by the roadside.  A few minutes later, two ambulances and a doctor(?) in his Merc SUV w/flashers on passed us going uphill towards the scene as we approached Cougar. 

Me, I was looking forward a cool frosty pop at one of the Cougar pubs, and Victor promptly blows right past them  :'(.  He takes us to the remnants of the burnt-down Climbers Store at the turn-off to Amboy.  As we pulled over battling our dire thirst, Ryan and I had a collective A-ha moment where we remembered that the place was now history, but Vic wasnt aware of that.  From there, Ryan trundles off by himself back to Motocorsa from there via Woodland/I-5.

Victor and I barely muster up the energy to get to Nick's Biker Bar 2 miles down the road in Amboy.  We carefully parked between the oil spots left by the Harleys and went inside to the salvation of air conditioning, ice water and lunch.  Nice place, Nick's.  Good place for a bar fight because there's plenty of room to swing a dead cat in there and you can hurl your beer bottles unrestricted by walls or other impediments.  We made it out OK, though, just in time to catch the PEAK HEAT OF THE DAY at 2:30 or so as we struck for home.  My leathers are not perforated, by the way.  Did I mention it was hot?

No doubt, I had a great time, heat and other stuff not withstanding.  Hope Vic and Ryan feel the same way.  I am looking forward to the next run on this loop with more of the gang.

Catch you later.

JohnnyDucati

Sounds like a fun ride.  [thumbsup]

Awwe cool, sounds like a decent time for the most part. Too bad about Ryan's gearbox and the other inncedent. Hopes for quick repairs.

That is a cool white-on-white picture and yes Victor, you to can own one of those purdy pearly 848's. Stop thinking about it and just do it!!!  [laugh] Does the picture not speak just that?  ;)

While riding up through Old Man Pass, we'd hid a low spot in the road where the cold air from the snow would collect, and it would be "Ooohh, chilly!" [thumbsup]

Looks like one of the return springs snapped... got stuck in the gear box and proceded to tear everything up. Will need a new stator cover, stator, flywheel, couple of gears, some other what nots, and a return spring... all of which will need to be shipped in from glorious Italy. I asked if they could have them put a couple of bottles of wine in there too... but they said no. However, the voice mail that Brad left when he told me the damage started with, "Mad props to you for making it back from Cougar in 6th gear." 

From where the picture was taken... I found out I was stuck in second coming off the mountain. Then I pulled off and fiddled with it... and proceded to get the beast stuck in 6th. From there... the wobbly bits had wedged themselves into all the lower gears, and trying a downshift would reward me with a high pitch whine, on the verge of a grinding sound...similar to forcing a downshift in a car... without clutching.... high revs and a lot of clutch play got me down to the freeway... where I just let the bike take off.... she likes 6th gear on the freeway. I roll into Corsa and the first question was... "did you drop it?" Nope... no droppie... nothing that would cause it to misbehave like that... just a sad day to have to nurse my 848 back to the shop for fixer upper time. I guess I made my flywheel considerably lighter on the way home... cause some of the loose bits gouged chunks out of it. I am rambling now... but I attribute it to the nice sun outside and me inside with no bikey...  [bang]

Wow!  That sucks about the gearbox issues Ryan...   :-\  The voicemail from Brad sounds kinda funny, though... mad props indeed!

Wish I could'a gone, but I was moving my crap from Tualatin to Wilsonville.  Next time, hopefully.

Glad all of you made it back in one piece!  [thumbsup]

You think I should have them look at the clutch? Having to hyper clutch like that the whole way back... I never over heated... but I was concerned about what it could do to the clutch.

If you had to slip the clutch excessively (which I would imagine, seeing how you were trying to do everything while stuck in 6th), I'd ask them if they can replace it under warranty, seeing how excessive wear was done because of a covered part failure.


Wait... this is under warranty, isn't it?

It had better be under warranty... that is all I have to say.

Why you gota ride your bike so hard you brake the clutch?  [evil]

Clutch worked.  ;D

Gears did not.  :o

So I may have broke the clutch trying to get the home.  [bang]

God... I love emoticons.  [moto]

Speaking of warranty . . .

I'm driving to work only to come across a motorcycle on the side of the road and a guy standing there talking on a cell phone so I stop to see if everything's OK . . . you know.

Nope.  Bike died.  He bought it Saturday, had 160ish miles on it.  Halfway from Tigard to Hillsboro it started running on 1 cylinder, the second one gave out and the bike was dead on the side of the road but he had called AAA and was OK so I went to work.

Later my boss, a riding co-worker and I were talking and m boss mentions how he stopped to check on a guy on the side of the road with a broke down Buell (same guy) and my co-worker says "That's not the lifestyle he was buying when he bought a brand new bike on Saturday." and I replied back . . . well he did buy a Harley  [laugh]

My dad bought a brand new HD Ultra-classic. Full dress touring package in the copper penny anniversary color (barf, barf). Speaker cover thingie doesn't snap on correctly from day one; it takes three months to get a new one. Week 1: electrical system shorts out. Week 3: cruise control conks out. Week 4: engine shuts down suddenly on I-5.
New Harley Moto in my house: "Some people say you get what you pay for . . . at Harley they only give you the name, the look, and bike problems."

The Doc

Ps: I will admit that some of the parts on the Buells are put together well. Mostly they look wierd, or cheap.