Portland Motorcycle Travel Examiner

blacksheep · 11-16-2009, 11:11 PM

Howdy fellow riders! My name is Chris Brotherton and I write for Examiner.com as the Portland Motorcycle Travel Examiner. I just wanted to share my articles with you all. You can read them here on my page:

Portland Motorcycle Travel Examiner

Fast Eddie 919 · 11-16-2009, 11:26 PM

Come up an do an article about Vancouver bike night next summer, K?

james1300 · 11-17-2009, 12:14 AM

Welcome Chris! Glad your here! Love them Turbo's!

'Sportbike North West' is coming in 2010!
In the Columbia River Gorge!

FZ6Rider · 11-17-2009, 01:32 AM

I see that you write more about Corvallis and Albany, why not Portland or Salem?
It is Portland Examiner.

Oh, you live in that area. Happy writing.

blacksheep · 12-14-2009, 11:25 PM

This past weekend was the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in Seattle. I made it the four hours up there through the crappy weather to cover it. Although I was a little pressed for time when it came to talking to a lot of the people, I made sure to get a lot of pictures though. There is a slide show for this article and there will be at least one more, possibly two more slide shows in the near future. Feel free to pass the link on to your friends: Cycle World International Motorcycle Show

james1300 · 12-15-2009, 06:50 AM

Thanks Chris! What bike are you planning to ride when the weather gets warm?
Here's another fun event...http://www.damtour.com/

Hope to see you on the road!

blacksheep · 12-15-2009, 07:10 AM

I ride a 1982 Yamaha Seca Turbo. It is my $200 "barn find"! I put about $300 into it to get it on the road, so for about $500, I had a fun and comfy bike to ride. It still needs some cosmetic stuff, and now it needs another new set of tires, but I love that bike. I put over 10,000 miles on it in the last year and a half and only left the state once. I may be planning a trip to Vegas this summer, we will see what the future holds!

Just keep riding!

Shrek X · 12-15-2009, 07:20 AM

^^ should we expect to see you at events around town? bike nights? toy runs?

Ordrock · 12-15-2009, 07:45 AM

Did you have your bike in your pick-up bed parked on the second floor of the parking garage? We parked right next to the truck. That bike also needed a few parts repalced, but what a cool bike. I didn't even know Yamaha made a Turbo Seca.

blacksheep · 12-15-2009, 02:49 PM

Shrek: I actually don't live in Portland, that is just where the nearest Examiner.com hub is. I would like to make it to events around there as much as I can this summer. Being a poor college student has it's financial limitations.

Ordrock: Actually, my bike sat at home neglected. I drove my wife's cage to the show, even though I really wish I could have taken the poor thing. There was a sweet Seca 900 at the show that the owner had grafted a 650 Turbo fairing onto. It really looked as though it had rolled off the showroom floor with it. That bike will be in a near future story as I got a few good pics of it. And the guy sounds like a good source for parts for my own bike....

Thank you for reading my articles!

blacksheep · 12-27-2009, 11:50 PM

I have finally been able to put up the third and final installment of the International Motorcycle Show stories. Please pass the link on to others. There is a slide show with some cool custom bikes and other vehicles.

Desvio · 12-28-2009, 02:23 AM

Nice work on the articles, you have a growing talent!!!

Know the starving college student thing well, and a motorcycle was my only independence in school. Corvallis isn't very far, and we have many people down there. Along with many of us that travel far, write about bikes, get with the group. We've got a pretty good bunch of people on here!

james1300 · 12-28-2009, 05:28 AM

Here's an event you should make an effort to attend!
'Sport Bike Northwest'! LINKs>>>http://pnwriders.com/rally-week-gorge/
Great people awsome rides, and you can sign-up and ride 'Maryhill Road'!
Its only open to motorcycles during 'Sport Bike Northwest'!

james1300 · 12-28-2009, 05:42 AM

Another FUN Motorcycle related thing to do is attend a OMRRA event!
Including a 'Taste of Racing'. For $5.00 you get to ride a 20 minute session on the race track. NOT at race speeds! This gives you the chance to ride the course and do something most riders only dream about>>>Would you come to an OMRRA race weekend...

kirkcdl · 12-28-2009, 06:37 AM

Blacksheep,if you like to look at truly awesome Wings,check out the gallery at http://www.nakedgoldwings.com/galler...N_position=3:3

Also,if you're planning a trip to the Las Vegas area,go another 100 miles in April,to the Laughlin River Run,more bikes than you can possibly check out in a weekend- http://www.laughlinriverrun.com/home.php

blacksheep · 12-28-2009, 08:51 PM

Thank you guys all so much. I guess it is time to start filling out my 2010 calendar. You have given me so many great subjects for articles. Money permitting, I will make an effort to make it to as many as I can.

Shrek X · 12-28-2009, 08:56 PM

^^ dont forget Puddinfest 2010!

and Wednesdays at PIR deserve at least one writeup (everyone else has...lol)

blacksheep · 01-06-2010, 10:57 PM

I have a new article. This one was kind of a bit of fun, a winter reminder of why we ride. It is obvious that riding in a cage has made me soft, as I am kind of a whiny ass at the beginning of the story. However, with a ride in the rain, that put me back in the right place. You can read it here:

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-1...-take-the-bike

blacksheep · 01-06-2010, 10:57 PM

I have a new article. This one was kind of a bit of fun, a winter reminder of why we ride. It is obvious that riding in a cage has made me soft, as I am kind of a whiny ass at the beginning of the story. However, with a ride in the rain, that put me back in the right place. You can read it here:

http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-1...-take-the-bike

galenernest · 01-06-2010, 11:04 PM

You get paid to write these articles?

So far 2010 hasn’t been a very kind year for me so far. Yes, I know that it is only a few days into it, but I still feel as though I have been kicked around a bit. Although just before the New Year, I was knocked out with a horrible flu (not the piggy flu) and tried to cut my finger off. So I thought that it had to get better.


11-16-2009, 11:11 PM	#1
blacksheep Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2009 From: Corvallis, OR I Ride: 1982 Yamaha Seca Turbo	Portland Motorcycle Travel Examiner Howdy fellow riders! My name is Chris Brotherton and I write for Examiner.com as the Portland Motorcycle Travel Examiner. I just wanted to share my articles with you all. You can read them here on my page: Portland Motorcycle Travel Examiner __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-16-2009, 11:26 PM	#2
Fast Eddie 919 Streetfighter Joined: Jan 2009 From: Vancouver, WA Blog Entries: 1 I Ride: GXSR 600, ZZR 1200	Come up an do an article about Vancouver bike night next summer, K? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-17-2009, 12:14 AM	#3
james1300 Track School Dazed Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can	Welcome Chris! Glad your here! Love them Turbo's! 'Sportbike North West' is coming in 2010! In the Columbia River Gorge! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter Last edited by james1300; 11-17-2009 at 12:17 AM..


11-17-2009, 01:32 AM	#4
FZ6Rider Shredder Joined: Aug 2008 From: Woodburn, OR I Ride: 2010 S1000RR Motorsport & 2007 FZ1 Retro & 2005 R6 track	I see that you write more about Corvallis and Albany, why not Portland or Salem? It is Portland Examiner. Oh, you live in that area. Happy writing. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-14-2009, 11:25 PM	#5
blacksheep Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2009 From: Corvallis, OR I Ride: 1982 Yamaha Seca Turbo	This past weekend was the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in Seattle. I made it the four hours up there through the crappy weather to cover it. Although I was a little pressed for time when it came to talking to a lot of the people, I made sure to get a lot of pictures though. There is a slide show for this article and there will be at least one more, possibly two more slide shows in the near future. Feel free to pass the link on to your friends: Cycle World International Motorcycle Show __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-15-2009, 06:50 AM	#6
james1300 Track School Dazed Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can	Thanks Chris! What bike are you planning to ride when the weather gets warm? Here's another fun event...http://www.damtour.com/ Hope to see you on the road! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-15-2009, 07:10 AM	#7
blacksheep Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2009 From: Corvallis, OR I Ride: 1982 Yamaha Seca Turbo	I ride a 1982 Yamaha Seca Turbo. It is my $200 "barn find"! I put about $300 into it to get it on the road, so for about $500, I had a fun and comfy bike to ride. It still needs some cosmetic stuff, and now it needs another new set of tires, but I love that bike. I put over 10,000 miles on it in the last year and a half and only left the state once. I may be planning a trip to Vegas this summer, we will see what the future holds! Just keep riding! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-15-2009, 07:20 AM	#8
Shrek X Mr. 500,000 Joined: Dec 2006 From: Out There... some where... I Ride: VTX	^^ should we expect to see you at events around town? bike nights? toy runs? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-15-2009, 07:45 AM	#9
Ordrock Pit Crew Joined: Oct 2008 From: Medford, OR I Ride: 2007 Yamaha FJR 1300	Did you have your bike in your pick-up bed parked on the second floor of the parking garage? We parked right next to the truck. That bike also needed a few parts repalced, but what a cool bike. I didn't even know Yamaha made a Turbo Seca. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-15-2009, 02:49 PM	#10
blacksheep Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2009 From: Corvallis, OR I Ride: 1982 Yamaha Seca Turbo	Shrek: I actually don't live in Portland, that is just where the nearest Examiner.com hub is. I would like to make it to events around there as much as I can this summer. Being a poor college student has it's financial limitations. Ordrock: Actually, my bike sat at home neglected. I drove my wife's cage to the show, even though I really wish I could have taken the poor thing. There was a sweet Seca 900 at the show that the owner had grafted a 650 Turbo fairing onto. It really looked as though it had rolled off the showroom floor with it. That bike will be in a near future story as I got a few good pics of it. And the guy sounds like a good source for parts for my own bike.... Thank you for reading my articles! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-27-2009, 11:50 PM	#11
blacksheep Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2009 From: Corvallis, OR I Ride: 1982 Yamaha Seca Turbo	I have finally been able to put up the third and final installment of the International Motorcycle Show stories. Please pass the link on to others. There is a slide show with some cool custom bikes and other vehicles. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-28-2009, 02:23 AM	#12
Desvio Joined: Mar 2008 From: SE Portland / Bucerias, Nayarit Mx I Ride: 03' CBR1100XX, 84 GL1200A	Nice work on the articles, you have a growing talent!!! Know the starving college student thing well, and a motorcycle was my only independence in school. Corvallis isn't very far, and we have many people down there. Along with many of us that travel far, write about bikes, get with the group. We've got a pretty good bunch of people on here! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-28-2009, 05:28 AM	#13
james1300 Track School Dazed Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can	Sport Bike Northwest 2010 Here's an event you should make an effort to attend! 'Sport Bike Northwest'! LINKs>>>http://pnwriders.com/rally-week-gorge/ Great people awsome rides, and you can sign-up and ride 'Maryhill Road'! Its only open to motorcycles during 'Sport Bike Northwest'! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-28-2009, 05:42 AM	#14
james1300 Track School Dazed Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can	Another FUN Motorcycle related thing to do is attend a OMRRA event! Including a 'Taste of Racing'. For $5.00 you get to ride a 20 minute session on the race track. NOT at race speeds! This gives you the chance to ride the course and do something most riders only dream about>>>Would you come to an OMRRA race weekend... __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-28-2009, 06:37 AM	#15
kirkcdl Chicken Strips Joined: Apr 2009 From: Roseburg,OR I Ride: 1984 Naked Goldwing 1200,1993 ST1100	Blacksheep,if you like to look at truly awesome Wings,check out the gallery at http://www.nakedgoldwings.com/galler...N_position=3:3 Also,if you're planning a trip to the Las Vegas area,go another 100 miles in April,to the Laughlin River Run,more bikes than you can possibly check out in a weekend- http://www.laughlinriverrun.com/home.php __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-28-2009, 08:51 PM	#16
blacksheep Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2009 From: Corvallis, OR I Ride: 1982 Yamaha Seca Turbo	Thank you guys all so much. I guess it is time to start filling out my 2010 calendar. You have given me so many great subjects for articles. Money permitting, I will make an effort to make it to as many as I can. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


12-28-2009, 08:56 PM	#17
Shrek X Mr. 500,000 Joined: Dec 2006 From: Out There... some where... I Ride: VTX	^^ dont forget Puddinfest 2010! and Wednesdays at PIR deserve at least one writeup (everyone else has...lol) __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


01-06-2010, 10:57 PM	#18
blacksheep Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2009 From: Corvallis, OR I Ride: 1982 Yamaha Seca Turbo	I have a new article. This one was kind of a bit of fun, a winter reminder of why we ride. It is obvious that riding in a cage has made me soft, as I am kind of a whiny ass at the beginning of the story. However, with a ride in the rain, that put me back in the right place. You can read it here: http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-1...-take-the-bike __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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