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For those that dont want to scan through all this trying to figure out what the plan is:

Meet us for pancakes at 7am, or meet us at motocorsa around 8:15am on Sunday 8/31. The pancake place's address is somewhere in this thread, and the route we are going is also somewhere in this thread......

There are some new riders going as well it looks like, so dont be afraid of being the only new guy to show up. Come have some fun.

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Okay you Sally's, no excuses this time (me included) lets get a gaggle of people together for this one if we can.  Lets start some discussion on what day is best and where to go.  Sunday or Monday is fine with me im off both days. Weather looks good.  I aint plannin the route cause i dont know any good routes, ill leave that to someone else. And just cause im posting this dont mean im the leader, cause anyone thats ridden with me knows I aint the fastest one in the bunch. I will show up though i swear....

So far ive heard three people that want to go....jbubble, johnny, and bible boy. I know theres some more....maybe we could end it at the brewery on powell for some food?? Start throwing out some ideas folks....

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 [beer]

Mt Hood Fruit Loop?  I don't know the whole route but can find it - where's that book.  It's not the traditional Mt Hood loop that most people do . . .

Oh, and if we want BB to come we either need to start early enough where I can hold mass before we go on Sunday OR it needs to be Monday.  But then do we lose JB?  If it's a choice between the 2 who do we pick?  Shall we flip a coin?

If it comes down to a vote JB has a 2 point lead . . . she has (*)(*)  ;D

You're damn skippy Chuckles!! The boobies def. give me extra points. And the tight jeans.  [thumbsup]

Like I said, I'd love to go. I'd just need to borrow a bike (I might could borrow J's but I need to ask first) and I'd need to borrow a helmet. I think I can stuff my boots and jacket into my luggage somehow.

With his work schedule, I really doubt he'll be up for a day run but I'm good for Sunday or Monday.

Tight jeans?  She's got a 3 point lead now!  ;D

Ummm . . . I gotsa extra helmet.  It's an older HJC Symax . . . It was washed after the last use like 2 years ago so it's clean but it is older and . . .

i have an extra girls helmet, its black only worn twice by my wife....we were going to sell it she cant ride on my monster.....its a cheap helmet but its a small and black you can for sure use it if youd like.

Thanks guys!!  :D

I wear a small Shoei so SaltLick's would probably work. Thanks so much.  [beer]

Oh, forgot to mention that I've only been a moto girl for a year so I'm still a bit of newb. That ok? I don't wanna hold you guys up.

We could do the Mt St Helens run! [evil]


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Saltlick says he's slow . . . with a Monster his wife can't handle (you sly dog you) . . . and I know I'm slow so you should be OK.

Krolik . . . . . dude . . .

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GENIUS!  [laugh]

ok that? ^  not me. good god, my ass is twice that size.


Sounds good, as long as I'm not holding people up, I'm cool.  [thumbsup]

And thanks again guys, for lettin me come along.   [beer]

So yur sayin . . .

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or .  . . what?

ahhh ha ha ha ha !!  thats funny chuck.

What ive noticed is on the rides when theres newbies, they never leave anyone behind....either theres a tail person that stays behind everyone or they wait at the stop signs for ya.  Im slower than the others i have ridden with, not much slower i usually arrive a minute or two behind everyone else, last ride i kept up with everyone the whole time til the very end when i got stuck behind a few cars. So no worries, you wont be holding anyone back.

Gotta love sweep riders!!  Well if I get my bike back in time I'm so in!!  Be nice to meet you all for one big group ride... um, so I can forget all your names over the winter.  LOL  Can't say I've done a lot of distance riding, especially on the Duc.  So depending on the route not sure if I'll make the whole one, but definitely will give it the ol 1, 2!

I'd be up for it! It'd be nice to meat some of you finally.   [moto]

Dude, you've seen me. Yes, thats about accurate.  [thumbsup]

Yay!!! Thanks to SaltLick (and Neikos' offer as well) and Mother, I have all I need to ride with you guys.

Thank you!!!!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D









Can you tell I'm excited?  [thumbsup]

I would be interested in doing a group ride but i am a super newbie.  I have only had my bike since February and have only put on like 2000 miles so far.  I have never done a group ride so people would have to explain all the ins and outs and what not.  My vote would be for earlier Sunday or afternoon on Monday that's my vote. 

Here's an idea:

Let's get an early start, and I don't mean the usual 10:00 am or 11:00 AM.  To me it seems that the mid-day traffic just starts to build up just as we're starting to roll.

Here is a crazy idea:  let's roll about 8:00 AM.  Heck, Dad used to get us up earlier than that to go fishin', right?

The benefit will be wide open vistas on the road with token traffic, and for once we get to the lunch time stop early, ahead of the crowds.

And here is the awesomest part:  meet for blueberry pancakes and [bacon]!! at 7:00 AM, fuel ourselves, then roll at 8:00 AM.

This is gonna be a big event, so let's do it up right, right?  [thumbsup]  Blueberry pancakes = Elmers at Stark and I-205.

My $.02.

JohnnyD

Hell yah!  The day's half over by 10AM!!!

I'm game for an early start and a man's breakfast to get us off . . . errrrrr . . . started.

JB,

Don't worry about your newb status.  We watch out for our own and that means you.  We got your back.

JD

i second that motion.  I live right by that Elmers.  I am really looking forward to the ride. 

J bubble, since I can't ride right now, my gear needs to get used. I have an XS HJC helmet (that is still too big for me anyway...) and a Dainese jacket that is probably a small-medium. It's more of a fashion jacket so it's cut really short at the hips and doesn't zip into anything, but it's got armour and has survived one crash already with little more than some dirt streaks and a small hole in the elbow. I also have Sidi boots you can borrow if you can fit into them. (I'm a size 6.5)

Let me know if you wanna borrow any of that stuff, and you can also borrow the Ninja too but it doesn't have insurance on it at the moment, so you'd wanna make sure your insurance covers you on another bike.

OK:
Sunday 8/31

Meet at the Elmer's at Stark @ I205 at 7:00 AM for  [bacon]& [coffee]

Leave at 8:00 AM, next stop MotoCorsa at approx 8:15 AM, then west on Hwy 30 to Scapoose.

Stop for gas in Scapoose, Scapoose-Vernonia Rd to Hwy 47, Hwy 47 to Apiary Rd, Apiary Rd to Hwy 30.

Cross the bridge to Longview WA, north on I5 to Castle Rock (exit 49), stop for gas.

East on Hwy 504 to Johnston Ridge Observatory! [moto] [evil]

Awesomely epic, Viktor.

F'in A thats a great idea guys, im all for the early start hell my kid has me up at 6:30am anyways on my days off.  So we stop at Motocorsa around 8:15 for anyone that is not meeting for pancakes?? Good idea, and a good plan for a ride.  Hey were going to have two girls on the ride...this should be awesome!

So anyone who is reading this....if you dont want to meet for pancakes meet us at motocorsa around 8:15am. Dont leave if were not there, hang out a while we usually get to motocorsa and wait about 15-20 minutes before leaving.

<raises hand>

I have a question

why stop at motocorsa?

i think to get people that dont want to meet for pancakes at 7am

We're heading west, and there's probably some westsiders that don't want to ride to 205 and then head back west.  I'm not planning a long stop at MotoCorsa, just roll in and gather up any folks who are waiting.   [thumbsup] 

Hey C, thank you for the offer. SaltLick is gonna let me borrow his wife's small helmet and I'm gonna shove my boots, jacket, and armored pants into my luggage somehow. Oh, and I'm stealing Mother's bike.  [thumbsup]

I really appreciate the offer, thank you so much.  :-*

Captain Viktor,

How many billion miles from Portland and back is this ride?   :o

My buttocks are concerned . . .

including my knees, my backbone, my prostrate and balls

You wankers!  Sunday is a no-go for me... ah well.  Have a great ride.  [thumbsup]

We'll have to get together another time so we can talk about how weird these NW people are and commiserate over the loss of Bojangles and real bbq... [thumbsup]

I second a possible buttocks revolt, and 2 out of 4 of the others, but you get the idea.. LOL  I've done the Apiary Loop etc, and not too bad, and that WAS on the SR.  So you should be able to hang JD! :)

Victor rides are 3 fuel stop rides

cuz he is hardcore

Yowza!!  Well I'll see what the ol girl's got in her. :)

I can do this loop with one fuel stop, provided I'm at full to start with. ;) 

The extra fuel stops are for those with thirsty bikes & small tanks. ;D

We took this ride once, well close to it we went to Rainier, then once we hit 30 two of us went back on 30 all the way home.

The ride there takes about 2hrs from motocorsa going Victors route. Now thats without stopping for gas, or any troubles. Ill have to stop a few times cause of my clipons, and my oldness. So im figuring 2.5hrs there, and its only one hour back if you take I-5 the whole way, which i plan on doing cause after 3.5 hrs on my bike the way i got it setup thats about all i can do until i get some rearsets or some risers.

If you think about it that way, we could be at the observatory by 11:00am at the latest if we left at 8:15,  stop for gas in Vernonia and stopped a few times to wait for people or what not. Heck you could be home by 1:00pm thats with hanging out at the observatory for an hour.....  [bacon]

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=2170+NW+Wilson+Street+portland+oregon&daddr=NW+Yeon+Ave+%4045.548275,+-122.715854+to:NW+St+Helens+Rd+%4045.564220,+-122.746580+to:NW+St+Helens+Rd+%4045.583440,+-122.767961+to:NW+St+Helens+Rd+%4045.630700,+-122.823740+to:NW+St+Helens+Rd%2FUS-30+%4045.659040,+-122.860230+to:45.826885,-122.981987+to:3029+Spirit+Lake+Highway,+Castle+Rock,+WA+98611.&hl=en&geocode=%3B3822640242925045751,45.548275,-122.715854%3B13965334858145335368,45.564220,-122.746580%3B14078538877361263934,45.583440,-122.767961%3B12995385212713929081,45.630700,-122.823740%3B12577528121653838659,45.659040,-122.860230%3B%3B&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=6&sz=12&via=1,2,3,4,5,6&sll=45.824014,-122.837791&sspn=0.139004,0.362549&ie=UTF8&ll=46.259408,-122.980614&spn=0.137913,0.362549&z=12

I think I can join as well. I have a family dinner on Sunday... but I think I may be able to sneak a fun ride in.  ;D  I like the idea of starting early. As to the length of the ride... the seat on my bike is like a half an inch thick... if I can make it without complaints... you all can make it better.

I don't believe there are that many folk in this group that get the mileage we do

I have been getting a very consistent 48-52 MPG

what are you getting Vic and chuck and everyone else

Not that you asked me but I consistently get 42-58.  I was getting over 60 on the Canada trip.

Hey I resemble that remark!!  Cursed S2R!!  Big CC's and yet small gas tank, WHAT were the engineers thinking!?!!?   [bang]   My freak'n CAR gets the same gas mileage as my bike.. figure that one out!?! Sheesh!  [roll]

I only get about 40 mpg on my Rs.   :'(

Translates to about 105-110 miles per tank.

If I get really lucky.... I can make it to 90 miles before the gas light does the peepee dance.

All my Ducati's got/get crappy mileage, I always just fill up every 100 miles or so.

I got about 120 miles before the fuel light comes on....

When I was doing my 8 mile commute, it was 130 miles for the light.

Now that I live in the boonies, is 150 miles.

So 38 mpg

750 Carby.

My neenja sips gas at about 75-80mph.

Oh, I forgot, the scooter gets 90-ish.  2 stroke 150cc.

Holy hell!!  Ok I don't have much to complain about then.  But depends, I haven't really gotten on her yet either. ;)

The light used to come on between 140 and 150 (Supersport tank is like 4.1 or 4.2 gallons, can't recall the reserve capacity).  Now the fuel light don't work anymore.  :'(  Found that out when I pushed it to 170 miles, figured I'd better get gas before it died on the side of the road... it took almost exactly 4 gallons.  After that, I just don't bother with the fuel light, and fill it when I hit 140 miles.

I average 44-45 mpg with the typical mix of city/freeway riding I do.  This last Cougar Run, though, I averaged 49.5 mpg over the course of 220 miles (round trip starting and ending in Wilsonville).  And that's with a 900!

I usually get 42-44 mpg, but on occasion I have gotten as high as 51 mpg.  That's with the pod filters/PCIII. [evil]

I'm in the same boat as Ryan, around 90 miles and my gas light is on. Doesn't seem to matter if I flog the hell out of it or go easy on her. My S4RS was the same way. Damn thirsty Ducs anyway....

I get 40 a gallon if I cruise legal and straight. Anything else will pop the gas light at 115 miles in from full on my carb'd nine hundy.

Im bored so im taking count:

Whos going this Sunday??

So far:

JohnnyDucati
Krolik
SaltLick
Neikos
JBubble
SR1K_Femme
ryandalling
phlipmode
jb78

Did i forget anyone?? Morganf you coming?

That would make 10 people so far....

Yeah, I am in.

Keep that Huckleberry sonofapregnant dog Ryan away from me.  He makes me misbehave . . . ;D

Last time we bisbehaved... Bambi took a long nap... wonder what we can get into this time.  [evil]

I hope Bambi and his friends stays home on that day.

Him and Thumper and Rose and all the rest of their furry gang . . .

I hope Andy and Barney Fife stays at the doughnut shop, too.

So far:

JohnnyDucati
Krolik
SaltLick
Neikos
JBubble
SR1K_Femme
ryandalling
phlipmode
jb78
Morganf
Tailgunner

The area, Helens or Detroit was it?

wow this is turning out to be a large group if everyone decides to show up. 

Yeah Billy! Yeah Morgan! 

St. Helens.....the link to the route is map quested a few replies back.

Ug. No helmet for JBubble afterall.   >:(  Who else had one? Ninja? Neikos?

No worries hon. I'll PM Neenjah. Might also try to borrow Katie's.  [thumbsup]

We may not be in town this weekend (racing up at WMRRA this weekend), if you need to borrow a helmet, let me know what size, and we can leave one out.

We should be back Sunday afternoon sometime.

Is this your first race at Pacific? Let me know how the track is... I have heard mixed reviews.

Jbubble, I'll leave my HJC out for you at my house. If you need to know how to get there, let me know and I'll PM you directions.

Hey sweetie, I'm PM'ing your pookie and we're talking about it. He's thinking about leaving it at Elias's house since I'll be house sitting for him for a couple days.

Thank you so much!!  ;D

Hey JB, I laps have a spare helmet. One can't have enough I swear. ;)
It's an xs, scorpion.  Hopefully we'll get ya fitted right so you can roll with us. :)

Thanks hon! If C's or Katie's doesn't work, I'll give you a call and we can me up.

Y'all are awesome.  [beer]

Hmm... epic ride, a dozen Ducs, multiple new members I haven't met yet.  I might need to skip church for this one.  I'll think it over.

Dude . . . seriously!

I'm an ordained minister . . . I can give you your sermon . . . then you get to do both in good faith.

<shakes head>

Dude...

It's not about the actual Sunday service/sermon.  That's merely a manmade tradition.  Christianity ("Reformed Evangelical") is a lifestyle, not a program (read: tradition-heavy religion).  The point of going to church is to participate in worship with other believers.  Receiving a canned "sermon" from a random "ordained minister" is pointless.

I don't mean to be harsh, that's just reality.  :-\

And as an aside (which I'm sure most of you are aware of anyway), I am a fallible human being, so I'm not always representing my faith very well.

Okay, end of threadjack... feel free carry on with ride-related discussion.  If'n we wants to discuss faith/religion/etc later, we can do so offline, where my hands aren't tied by board rules.  ;)

This is the way we like you!!  ;D  [evil]

Canned?  Random . . .

I'll random your can MR!

Wait . . . . that doesn't sound right . . .  [cheeky]

Sounded right to me.

Just ask Yacob.

Yah . . . is an hour and 15 minutes enough time to get served and eat at Elmer's?

Which one again?

What?  What?

Can anyone help me get to Elmers? I'm not comfortable riding on my own in Portland. I'd prolly be coming from somewhere in town. PM me and I'll let you know where I'll be.

You can count on me, JBubble.

I am a pushover for damsels in distress.

If you're gonna be in the portland's eastern provinces somewhere, that's where I am.

We'll get you to the Elmer Fudd's in one piece.  [thumbsup]

J

PMd ya.  [thumbsup]

I am going to miss the pancake breakfast and just meet you all there at motocorsa... I will be at motocorsa at 8am (i know you all probably wont get there by then, i shall wait).  I aint much of a pankcake person, and im coming from Beaverton (Sally)   Nothing against you guys, but chuck scares me.   He tried to touch my no no red light area last time we got together.  God only knows what he would do at a pancake house...... [popcorn]

I . . . huhwha?

You hit his kill switch?  [evil]

Baaahaaaahahaaaa!!

I'm with Salty there... gonna miss breakfast and meet up with y'all at MC.

That is precisely what you would be doing

He just ain't gettin it.  [moto]

 [laugh]

Sure, this group of believers in Ducati...

Arun invited me to their Sunday morning rides... told him I'd love to go, but I'm at church on Sunday mornings.  He said he understood, and that he was "at his own church."

I get that though. Sometimes when you are totally in the moment and in your own world you experience a joy that you don't get on a day to day basis. A lot of people feel a spiritual connection with whatever deity they may believe in when they are out of body like that.

The weather couldnt be any better for Sunday, 68 degrees sounds like a good temp to me.

Oh, well.

Looks like Elmer's should wait for another day.   :'( 

The early discussion was around doing the Cougar run, and Elmer's is on the way east.  That changed, of course.  We're headed west.

So, it doesn't make sense to go east to Elmer's then back-track to MotoCorsa.

See you hooligans at the meet-up at Motocorsa between 8:00 to 8:15 on Sunday.

 [thumbsup]

J

The wink + mischevious grin on his face told me that he doesn't take it that seriously, hun.  ;)  It was meant as a joke.

There is an Elmers near PIR thats not so far out of the way to MotoCorsa from the East side.

Umm... I was just looking at those directions.  Those go to Silver Lake, which is about 40-45 miles shy of the observatory.  The observatory is around 5 miles from the St. Helens crater.  Soooo.... it's ~135 miles in to the observatory.  Updated map here (satellite view):

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=2170+NW+Wilson+Street,+Portland,+or&daddr=45.717686,-122.875214+to:Apiary+Rd+%4045.948916,+-123.113504+to:NF-5049%2FSpirit+Lake+Memorial+Hwy+%4046.277269,+-122.216961&hl=en&geocode=%3B%3B644217241490824916,45.948916,-123.113504%3B9203526173261272463,46.277269,-122.216961&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=10&via=1,2&sll=45.855586,-122.736511&sspn=0.761338,0.862427&ie=UTF8&ll=46.230678,-122.235947&spn=0.189047,0.215607&t=h&z=12

Here's the observatory website:
http://www.gonorthwest.com/washington/cascades/mt_st_helens/johnstonridge.htm

Note the mailing address... that's what ends at Silver Lake in the first set of Google Map directions.  That's just the mailbox, though.  The observatory lookout is quite a ways further.

So, y'all up for a ride that's roughly 135 miles each way?   [evil]  This last Cougar Run was 220 miles round trip for me, including to/from my apartment in Wilsonville.  This trip would be 270 miles round-trip from MotoCorsa... plus 18 miles each way between my place and there... That's a long day, but doable with enough stops to rest the derriere and wrists.  I'm still thinkin' about it.  My family isn't gonna be at church, because they need to run up to Burlington to pick up the closest new (leftover) 2007 CBR600RR (in all-black) to replace Tom's busted-up one.  I'm debating between goin' to church myself, goin' with you guys, or going to pick up a new bike with them.

Dam i didnt know that. Im going to head back when we hit I-5 N going towards the observatory. I can probably handle up to a 4 hr ride tops and thats being back in beaverton after 4hrs with my clips ons. I really dig them but they are not meant for that long of a ride since they are mounted below the triple tree with no risers. It bunches my knees up and i got a bad knee. I thought the observatory was like a  15 min drive once you hit I-5 North. Oh well.  At that point when you guys hit 1-5 North i will head back on 30 through St. helens then back home on Cornelius pass road. It will still be fun.

Got yourself a coffee-shop-to-coffee-shop racer huh Salty? You should be on the lookout for some riser-type and sell those ones. Shame to see that it limits your saddle time. Looks cool though  8)

I dont ride for that long usually, so i like them for what i do (frequent 2hr rides) my left knee cap is all busted up from a previous accident involving my knee cap coming completely off..you dont want to know believe me....so ive never been able to take more than a 3-4hr ride on any sport bike and thats with a stop every hour to stretch it out.  That is why ive been skipping the Cougar run, and anything else i think will involve me being on a bike longer than 3 hrs. With my knee i should be riding something with forward controls but dam if im getting a harley  :P  Anyways, so the clip-ons dont really hinder me from taking longer rides since i wouldnt take them anyways. I know i can handle this ride, but i think the extra 110 miles round trip to the observatory would do me in.  No problems though, hell it will be fun ill be hangin in there for many hrs so its all good.  No regrets here from these clip ons Billy, i love em! The pain is worth the fun.

Maybe, just maybe, if we ask Viktor reeeeealy nicely, with all due respectfullnessitude, maybe we could

consider, table a proposal, run it up the flag pole -

on "modifying"

our route ever so slightly?   :-[

Y'all sure bout that? Might just be the last charge for these immortals.

nah you guys keep going, dont cut it short on my account.

hey Guys..  I'm from NYC and in Portland for a bit. I'm thinking of tagging along.
I brought my GSXR and not my monster tho   ;)   

I'm shooting for the MC meet time as well.  Being west side, seems silly to drive past where we're starting up. :)

Going to talk to Brad today at Moto and hope to hell my part is in or will be tomorrow. I really want to ride! :(

Feel free to join in on our Reindeer games.

Pat-

We'd be bummed out if you didn't show up.

I'm sure you can find Motocorsa via google or mapquest.  If you need some navigation advice, just ask.

Blast off is slated for 8:15 AM sunday morning.

JohnnyD

One thing to note Pat... if you Google MotoCorsa, they have two locations.  One on NW Wilson Street, the other on SW Canyon Rd.  We meet at 2170 NW Wilson Street, which is on the north end of Downtown, near the west end of the Freemont Bridge (I-405).

 [thumbsup]

Oh hey Salty...

If'n you just wanted to ride the first fun portion then come back down 30, you're lookin' at a 106mi round trip back to the intersection of Cornelius Pass Rd and Hwy 26:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=2170+NW+Wilson+St,+Portland,+OR+97210+(Ron+Tonkin+Motocorsa)&daddr=US-30+%4045.760470,+-122.878340+to:Apiary+Rd+%4045.949196,+-123.106981+to:W+B+St+%4046.090260,+-122.941970+to:45.55517,-122.901306&hl=en&geocode=%3B11105881854467525963,45.760470,-122.878340%3B14444685287593352794,45.949196,-123.106981%3B712810572808221171,46.090260,-122.941970%3B&mra=mi&mrcr=3&mrsp=4&sz=12&sll=45.600107,-122.845345&sspn=0.191207,0.215607&ie=UTF8&ll=45.825928,-122.851868&spn=0.761744,0.862427&z=10

If you go back Cornelius Pass Rd, I have no idea how far it is back to your place, so you can use that link and modify the destination accordingly.  But yeah, that also looks like a decent ride.  [thumbsup]

word up holmes thanks for the link, that is the way i was planning on going yeah its a good stretch. Yahooo cmon weekend get here.

I've had a few bad experiences on group rides, but after reading the replies to a topic I posted on the subject, I've come to the realization that it probably had to do with the people I was riding with. Which is better than the alternative: that I'm some anti-social, Anthropophobic, shut-in like sacduc. So this will give me a chance to to find out, was it them or is it me. I'll be in the 8:15 @ MC group. I do have a question: there's a plan for breakfast before, but is there a plan for lunch and/or booze for after?

That makes the list so far:
JohnnyDucati
Krolik
SaltLick
Neikos
JBubble
SR1K_Femme (AKA Nikita)
ryandalling
phlipmode
jb78
Morganf
Tailgunner
patricks2r
cloud2blue (lucky #13)

And in closing: an important lesson in the difference between ninjas and crazy people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v51BCrABwcc

hey cloud2blue your not the one that rides around NW with the icon lucky #13 helmet on are you? 

I think we nixed the idea for breakfast - too early, too far and too many peeps to coordinate breakfast.

I am going to stop for coffee at NW23rd and Kearny (Mio Gelato) just before the 8:15 AM meetup - I gotta have my java shooter.  That is not far from Motocorsa & anyone's welcome, the more the merryer.

Oh, yeah - we must stop for lunch somewhere.  I have a chronic condition that requires me to eat regularly:  i get hungry.

JohnnyDucati

 >:(  ugghhh, so after 3 hours at the ER yesterday afternoon, and some damage to my hand,  I am not going to make the ride... I was looking forward to meating up.  :(   Another day...

man sorry to hear that what the hell happened to your hand?

It got in the way of our two dogs fighting,  I received about 9 deep puncture wounds and a quality chunk torn out of my right index finger.  My right hand is currently bandaged up, and is quite black and blue.  The pain killers I'm on pretty much prevent me from doing anything fun, 'cept for being on pain killers.

jesus, well hope you get better soon.   :-[

Dude- major bummer about your injury.  good luck, we'll catch you next time.

They serve chai?  I'll meet you there for tea and a biscuit.

What time were you thinking?

Hey Beatches ill try to make it there too, hell i pass right by it on my way to motocorsa. Ill just leave a little bit earlier....see you all there or if im running late at motocorsa.

I have to collect JBubble in the Clackamas Highlands very early 7:00ish, avoiding the usual hordes of brigandes, buffalo stampedes, highwaymen, armegdonites, survivalists and camel spiders.

Her Bubbleness and I hope to swing by Mio Gelato about 7:45 just in time for me to snort down a triple esspresso  :o before jittering on down the road to MotoArunoCorsa by 8:15.

I got this timed to the minute . . .

J

I just picked up my baby tonight!!  And she's runn'n like a champ!  So I will most definitely be there Sunday, and more than likely at Mia's.  Need my java fix.  :)  Now where is the first bathroom stop on this epic journey is the REAL question. ;)

First bathroom stop is in Scapoose at the gas station where we fill up, its only about 15 minute drive from motocorsa.

Let's keep it safe tomorrow peeps. Three riders went down in a single wreck on the Estacada to Detroit run, one of them didn't make it. Let's make sure we all ride at our own levels and not try to keep up with that guy in front... Let's relax and have fun... and take over some dive for lunch.  [thumbsup]

JD . . . you suck!  Get a guy all worked up  . . .

OK, since I've been publicly, and unceremoniously, dumped . . .

I'll be at Mia's ~7AM for a leisurely spot of tea and strumpet  ;)

Gawd I crack me up!  [laugh]

I could be convinced to join ya... you seriously going to be there??

I'll be there.  [thumbsup]. I'm a newbie also, riding since last september and this sounds like a ton of fun. I hope I can last the full 5-6 hours of riding. Motorcorsca at 8:00am is where i be coming from the boro. I will be very pleased to meet you all since I've been talking to you guy's off and on for the last year and i'll be able to put a face to you all.

 [leo]And just to let all of you guy's know HWY 30 is a huge speed trap. I drive from hillsboro to st. helen's(or) 5 day's of the week and you they are always looking for people going 15 to 20 over the limit.

And are we planning to stop for lunch? anyboby know a gopod place they way we are headed?

Seriously. 

I loves me a good chai and a tasty breakfast yummy before a long day of riding.

There is that one restaurant we stopped at the last time we made the run up to Johnston Ridge, when the Ninja guy biffed it.  :-\

...  I have a radar detector if that matters  [evil] [leo]

I'm not gonna be goin' this time... I'm trying to throw what might be a minor sinus infection, or some kind of nose bug which has turned into a minor cough.  I'd like it to stay "minor" (then go away quickly) and exhausting myself riding all day ain't exactly a brilliant way to remain healthy.

I'll be joining my parents on their road trip to Seattle (well north of) to get Tom's new '07 CBR600RR.  We're prolly gonna stop off and see some touristy stuff on the way back as well.

Y'all have fun, and ride safe!  [thumbsup]

I'm on my way!  ;D

'A' Group made it to the the top of Johnston Ridge Observatory. 'B' group didn't even head into Washington??  It was 40 degrees at the top and then it poured down on me, the last 80 miles back. It was, however, a great ride... a lot of cool new faces. Why did it take us this long to plan a big group ride like this one?? Nice meeting you all.

I think maybe there was some confusion on where we were suppose to regroup and continue.  Some members in B group were cold and decided riding in the rain wasn't going to be that much fun.  All in all i still think it was a good ride even if we didn't all make it up to the observatory.  Did anyone take a head count of how many people made it today? 

 >:(   I blame Dave for the rain. I think he owes us all bike washes  [cheeky]

Great ride today! Was nice to meet all the new peeps.  [bacon]

Morgan

14 bikes total.  I think Johnny snapped a pic at the gas station. I want to see it.

I was with group B, there was 6 of us. we got tired of getting rained on and we didnt know which way group A went we figured you guys headed towards st.helens. We all wound up at the blue moon for lunch [thumbsup]. Goddam rain.

Honestly, I don't know which was worse... the 40 degree weather at the top of St. Helens... or the gaddamn rain on the way home... everything is soaked and I probably have pneumonia... aagghh!!  [bang]  But, the ride was fun.  [moto]  [thumbsup]

I went home via St. Helens & 30 through Nw Pdx.  Gloves wet.  Leathers wet.  Socks wet.  Underlayers wet, too.

That was a great ride, despite the rain & cold. 

Glad to meet all the new guys and hope to see more of them inthe future.

I vote that we have a getogether session this week at a decently disreputable pub/bar.  We have to have a debrief to go over the details of the ride.

For example:  I have noticed that Ryan's form is atrocious.  His outside elbow is angled one or two inches too far outboard at maximum lean in the turn, and his butt looks fat in those Icon jeans.  Come on, Ryan.  Get it together, will ya?   [roll]

Positive feedback of this nature at the post-ride debrief will make us all better riders in the future.  And the riding critique will become more eloquent with every additional beverage.

 ;D

Hey, sorry I couldn't make the ride, but I still wanted to at least put some name to faces.  I didn't get to everyone, but it was nice to those that I did. :)  The beach run on Sat, really messed up my knees and shoulders, and I sure didn't think I had another 200+ miles in me for today.  But I did ride to an east side coffee shop with dad and it was NOT a Starbucks.. I went very european and decided to go 'independent'.  ;) 

Thanks to Johnny D for letting me know he made it, as did the rest of you guys.  I know I froze on my way down there, but I can't imagine the top of a mtn, and pouring ass rain on the way home.  It was crappy enough driving through it in the cage!!

I'll be there for the next ride I promise!  :)

It was a great ride. The weather wasn't perfect but it never is. It was good to finally meet everyone, not that i completely remeber do to it being about 9 in the morning and there was about 10-14 people all together when we all exchanged name's.
The road going up there is well taken care and smooth curve's. make the beast with two backsing wonderful.

thank's you for letting me tag along. [thumbsup] I need to go soak my ass in a hot bath with a  [drink] from riding 8 hours.

Hey everyone...  thanks for letting me come along it was great meeting all of you.  I guess I was lucky...  I didn't see much rain on the way back. - John, I changed my mind and went back into Burger King - That extra 20 min BK stop saved me from a lot of the rain.  And to think I thought BK was a bad idea  ;)

Also..  This new Alpine Stars DryStar suit is the jam.

B group thought all of the trust fund babies with their sparkly eye-talion sport bikes would head straight to the spa at the first sign of rain.

Musta been the Monster riders in the A group that shamed you all into continuing  . . .

Bwaaaa haaaaa haaaaaaa!

I am the hippopotomos Koo-koo-catchoo!

Good time guys. Nice to meet the new faces too. Once "B" group came out of that detour nuts and onto highway 30 we were a bit wet and I havn't been cold in months so we all decided to slab it down hwy 30 to NW 21st & Glisan for lunch.
I got 142 miles on my little outting. Good for you guys who went all the way through with the orig plan. I would have hated that in the conditions.

JBubble, post up whenever you want to get away for the Motherless domain you are staying at. I'll meet you along the way and we'll go cause trouble/fun/hooliganism  :) -billy

I want to see the pics.....whos got um?

What's it worth to you?  :o

Thanks to all of you for showing me what a group ride is really supposed to be like. Yeah it was a damp in places and a little chilly at the top and I got fracking soaked in Vancouver, but it was still better than most my past group rides. Great road, no failures, no ambulances, and only a little harassment (spooge in blue Mini needs his tires slashed) Actually, thinking on it, it IS the best group ride I've ever been on.

I would be happy to ride with you characters anytime. Hope the feeling is mutual.

No one tell him about the "reverse shifting" issue.  Actually, let's not tell anyone . . .  ;D

Yah!  We   r dumb! :P



 [bacon]

Well shit. Mother already knows. Oh well. Hes old, maybe he'll forget by the time he gets back.

ha! that was awesome....had me fooled.

A trip to Ranier on a monster....about $10 in gas.

To see chuck and billy pushing victor down the road on mothers bike trying to get it push started......priceless!

i will gladly exchange you one night with ryan.  Ryan i am sorry but i need to see the pics.

I want to thank everybody for an awesome time.

Thank you SaltLick and others for suggesting and setting up a ride and inviting me.

Thank you JohnnyDucati for escorting me from estecada into portland and backing the bike up to the curb for me.

Thank you to all who checked on me and d made sure i was doin ok.

Thank you to Chuckles, Krolik, jb, and the others who helped me restart jacobs bike. damn gp shifting.

Thank you Krolik for gettng me back to 224 so I could get back to estecada.

:-*

Where is this Yacob guy at?

And thank you Jacob for going to Louisiana to support the hurricane victims. He is our own Super Hero  [thumbsup]

JBub, thanks for bringing his bike out. I was unaware that it could actually ride down the highway with us.

Again, if you get bored out there this week in the evenings I would be happy to show you around and hang out.

Billy  :)

I still feel wet and miserable from that last 80 miles. I think I caught a damn cold.  [bang]

Why are you staying up in Esticada if Jacob is out of town?  Come down and sleep on the couch, play with the dogs, and watch movies, or surf the net all day at our house.  At least we have city lights down here.

Hey Billy Im getting ready to post up in the drinking thread to see if anyone wants to grab dinner and drinks tonite. :-)

His parents graciously offered to look after me while im here. It would be nice to be somewhere closer though that has interwebz. My phone bill is gonna suck ass at this rate. Let me talk to them and make sure that would be ok. Thank you!

JBubblicious-

If there's a get-together (or even if not), text me and I can be your guide to get you to whatever destination you need.

Instead of me coming out to Estacada to fetch you, if you are comfortable with it, just start driving along the main drag towards Portland, then call me when you get to the 1st McDonald's or Walgreens or 7-11 or supermarket, etc., once you emerge from the wild frontiers.

I will meet you there in just minutes, then from there the world is your oyster.   [thumbsup]

JohnnyD

Pictures? Anybody got em?

I forgot . . . camera is in the garage.  I'll try to remember tonight.

Ta-dah!  Nothing fancy . . .
http://gallery.me.com/orducrider#100068 (http://gallery.me.com/orducrider#100068)

Thanks neikos for posting those pics for everyone to see.  I just noticed jbubble is flipping the camera off in one of the pics.   :o

Looks like an excellent shindig. I both loathe and envy all of you jerks.

What are you complaining about?  You're in majestic Alaska . . . go find your adventure!

Found it, pawned it, bought a $5.50 can of Busch Light with the money I got. Ready to come home and ride. :P

You want that I take your bike out for you?  :P

I'll take lots of pics of the two of us together doing fun things . . .  [evil]

 ;D

course im fliping the camera off. im an angry little leprechaun.

hey little leprechaun i will give you a box of lucky charms if you show me the way to the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.  I could use some of your gold to buy a S2R 1000. 

 :o

So sorry. All my gold was taken by the grumpy bear who lives in a cave on the mountain and rides a rat bike with gp shifting.

;D

I could take this in such a wrong direction . . .

Did I mention that you havn'et lived until you ride ehind a dozen ducs with . . . enhanced exhust profiles?

Man what a sound we made . . .

oh no you misunderstood me.  I want gold, women don't buy bikes.  Unelss i could find a women that would buy me a bike.  Now that's a possibility. 

Photoshop Lily with a gold frame, a black front wheel, titanium case and no deflector, and I wouldn't know the difference. :P I think we're the only two yellows here.

Just proves what I've been saying all along . . . I'm one of the "cool" kids  [laugh]

Here are some pics from the big ride....

(http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp25/patricks2r/corsaride2.jpg)
(http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp25/patricks2r/corsaride1.jpg)

and here is a pic from my trip to Fossil yesterday - oh snap

(http://i394.photobucket.com/albums/pp25/patricks2r/FOSSIL.jpg)

Pff, not anymore, you repaint-considering reject.

Way to represent, Pat!!  See you in Asheville!!!