Greetings

[JohnnyDucati]

HEY NOW! Don't diss the bike! It's the rider that is slow. I think I got passed by a Vespa on the way down St. Helens.

No dissin' going on, I assure you.  Just my usual sarcasm in play.   

Your 1098 is top-grade shizzle, for sure.  And as far as your riding goes, I tend to see your rear more than you in my rearviews!

[mandrews]

Hi All,

It is good to hear there is interest on the ride and everyone is quick to post. 

John had a good plan on the route.  I'll bring a map for the review, prior to departure, incase there is a need to update due to road washouts.

Larry (another Duc rider) may be up for the ride also.  I may find out tonight if he and a couple of others, may be in as well.

Regarding meeting at Motocorsa, Larry suggested we meet at the bakery around the block, incase some people get there early.  I'm up for that and will leave a note on Motocorsa's front door for the new meeting location, just incase those that have already responded don't get this post. This will give everyone a quick caffeine break.  Directions are below.

Regarding the pace, I keep the speed a 'little' over what is posted.      I think that everyone should ride at a pace they are comfortable with.  The group can break up into groups if needed.  The lead group can wait for those at major direction changes.  Thoughts anyone?

Anyway, I looking forward to getting out and riding with you.

St. Honore Bakery is located at 2335 NW Thurman St. It is less than a quarter mile from Motocorsa.
Directions: from the intersection of NW Vaughn St. and NW 23rd (near Jack-in-the-box), go south on 23rd one block, turn right on NW Thurman St., go west 1/2 block and look for the bakery on the right.

P.S. Spell check didn't catch the 'Motley' reference or the missing '0'.  Writing and drinking don't mix.

See ya 

[Dirteagle]

Sounds like a plan! I think I know the bakery you speak of. Should be easy to find.

I too like the slightly over the posted pace. Is there a close fuel stop to the local? I`ll be coming over from the coast, will need to top off.

[SaltLick]

Hey Mike, welcome in. I know you. Nice to see you in here 
Good plan for Sunday. I got a Monster Mod (you know about those) planned for that day with one of the creeps from here or you bet I'd join ya!
-Billy

he meant "stalker" not a creep.   Creep is chucks specialty. 

[8 lives]

pending nothing comes up i will go. 

[ryandalling]

Great ride everybody! Something over 250 miles in total from my odometer.  That last stretch back from Tillamook... on Hwy 6...crikeys... I was trying to pass 5 cars at a time to find some open road... finally passed 3 fifth wheel campers at once and the road cleaned up real nice.... open and fast till Banks... then it got all poopy again... but 26 always sucks.... nice meeting all the new people and seeing all the old peeps again.  JB let us know how the bike is.... still looked all pretty... amazing that there was no real damage. If anybody has pics... post them up....

Great turn out too... like 11 riders at the start... and we had 6 left at Tillamook when we slabbed it back.... even some PAcifica riders on ST's and Multis..

[8 lives]

Why on earth would i take incriminating pictures of my boo boo?  I was pretty lucky all considering.  I am going to clean it up tomorrow and adjust the turn stops and clip ons which i think should fix it. 

[Dirteagle]

Yehaa! What a blast. Great ride guys. Nice to meet all of you.Thanks for letting me tag along. I clocked in with 256 miles on the odometer. I did`nt get any pictures of the one minor incident though.. I guess I was more concerned with helping JB get his bike back on level ground and checking it out.  Hope there is no real damage JB and you feel OK tomorrow.

Hope the weather holds for some more rides like that.

[jdubbs32584]

Oh JB! You ok? What happened?

[ryandalling]

Maybe the JB moniker is a bad omen... we got JB and Jbubble going down in the last two rides....

[jdubbs32584]

Maybe the JB moniker is a bad omen... we got JB and Jbubble going down in the last two rides....

I agree. Cursed. What should my new name be?

[morganf]

I agree. Cursed. What should my new name be?

"Lucky" ?

In all seriousness, glad you're ok bro. It could have been a lot worse. Bikes can be rebuilt, riders are a little more diffcult to repair.

Otherwise, great ride today everyone! Was great to see some new faces and ride some new roads!

Hopefully we can squeeze another ride or two outta this season before the rain and cold set in.

Morgan

[8 lives]

My shoulder is a bit sore.  I took some ibuprofen and iced it some.  Tomorrow is going to be bad i think.  For those of you that weren't there this is what happened.  We were on a pretty twisty road with lots of linked turns and elevation changes.  I was heading into a turn too hot and righted the bike to slow down when i just froze up.  I looked straight ahead of me and crossed into the oncoming lane and went down in the thick gravel on the shoulder of the road.  It was a total newbie mistake i admit and while it was happening my brain was saying turn or you are going to go into the ditch.  I took first impact on my right shoulder and laid the bike down on the right side.  I have some minor scratches on the tank and front fender.  The steering stops and clip on needs to be adjusted so they don't hit the tank when i turn the handle bars.  All in all not very bad considering how much worse it could of turned out.  Minor blemishes to the bike and a sore shoulder.  They say the first crash is the worse so im glad i finally got that out of the way.  Thanks to dirteagle and the other guy that i didn't catch his name for helping me get the bike back on the road. 

Despite the lay down it was a good ride with lots of people.  I am starting to put together peoples online names and real names which is nice. 

[Visolara]

I crash a lot too.

You learn a lot from the pavement, trust me. 

[8 lives]

I crash a lot too.

You learn a lot from the pavement, trust me. 

I don't think i like my lessons from pavement/gravel.  If i can learn something from this and get better on corners then it will be well worth it.