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richmeyer · 11-06-2009, 09:23 PM

Lucky.

r6jon · 11-06-2009, 09:38 PM

Snake eyes!

Brady · 11-06-2009, 10:37 PM

Fast Eddie 919 · 11-06-2009, 10:54 PM

A photo from my last trist up that a way!

We do indeed have many a lovely road in the Portland/Vancouver area!

richmeyer · 11-06-2009, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by Brady

Just saying that you are lucky to have a nice little road like that right in your backyard. My garmin took me that way while i was working in portland this week. Im jealous. Still

? Not rocket science. Just take the compliment damnit.

Aprilia · 11-07-2009, 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by richmeyer

Just saying that you are lucky to have a nice little road like that right in your backyard. My garmin took me that way while i was working in portland this week. Im jealous. Still

? Not rocket science. Just take the compliment damnit.

Next time you're down this way, let us know and we'll show you some more of those roads (and most are much better than Germantown...).

Transported · 11-07-2009, 12:23 AM

Germantown from Skyline to Route 30 is awesome, if you don't get a car in front of you. But, I'd have to give the nod to McNamee for its length, technicality and lack of cars.

Aprilia · 11-07-2009, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by transported

germantown from skyline to route 30 is awesome, if you don't get a car in front of you. But, i'd have to give the nod to mcnamee for its length, technicality and lack of cars.

pv2 · 11-07-2009, 02:08 AM

Just be careful of the gravel which seems to be sitting in some of the corners.

Not that it was planted there, must be something to do with the magnetic attraction of rocks for the center of the road and the superposition of centripetal force of moments about a point and the right vector force.

dragracer1951 · 11-07-2009, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by Transported

Germantown from Skyline to Route 30 is awesome, if you don't get a car in front of you. But, I'd have to give the nod to McNamee for its length, technicality and lack of cars.

McNamie does rock. I like Germantown down to the hwy too. But McNamie is just a hoot.

Originally Posted by pv2

Just be careful of the gravel which seems to be sitting in some of the corners.

I don't ride a sportbike any longer on the street. On the tard, a little gravel isn't a bad thing...

richmeyer · 11-07-2009, 09:51 AM

Originally Posted by Aprilia

Next time you're down this way, let us know and we'll show you some more of those roads (and most are much better than Germantown...).

I just might take you up on that. I just might wait till spring though, the leaves were looking a bit nasty last week. Perfect conditions for, say, a 2009 WRX STI...just wish I had one.

trunkmonkey · 11-07-2009, 01:14 PM

Germantown used to b my fav yrs ago, but since then every cager has found it to b a perfect shortcut around 26 or wherever they're headed. I loved drivin it in the 06 STI I had

. There r tons of great road in this area, and I can play for hours right in my back yard. Ride year round and gravel, leaves, rain etc become no prob

mfrankpdx · 11-07-2009, 01:19 PM

I learned about Germantown 10 years ago when I used to commute from Hillsboro to St. Johns for company meetings. When I got my first bike a few years ago, it was one of the first roads that I went to ride. It is a beauty, if only it was longer.

richmeyer · 11-07-2009, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by mfrankpdx

It is a beauty, if only it was longer.

Agreed.

GSXCherrios · 11-07-2009, 03:03 PM

What about Logie Trail just north of McNamee?

Transported · 11-07-2009, 03:48 PM

Logie trail is more technical with tough hairpin switchbacks, and it is probably as long as McNamee with even fewer cars or houses. But, the road surface is not as good and, because so much of it is under trees, that surface tends to stay damp and develop moss. I probably like it second to McNamee, but wish the road surface were a bit smoother and provided more bite.

If you've got to decide which direction to run them from Skyline, then I'd recommend down McNamee to 30, left on 30 to Logie Trail, and then up Logie to Skyline again. The switchbacks on Logie are more fun going up than down, and the tight sweepers on McNamee are more fun going down into left-handers than up (and into traffic) on the right handers where your front end is going to get light and want to drift you wide into oncoming traffic.

Aprilia · 11-07-2009, 04:12 PM

Apiary...?

Brady · 11-07-2009, 04:17 PM

Originally Posted by richmeyer

Just saying that you are lucky to have a nice little road like that right in your backyard. My garmin took me that way while i was working in portland this week. Im jealous. Still

? Not rocket science. Just take the compliment damnit.

HAHA! Ok i gottcha

rolandk · 11-07-2009, 06:49 PM

What... no love for Rocky Point Rd?

BlackSabbatical · 11-07-2009, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Transported

Germantown from Skyline to Route 30 is awesome, if you don't get a car in front of you. But, I'd have to give the nod to McNamee for its length, technicality and lack of cars.

Im actually starting to fall in love with Logie myself, but yea McNamee is great except for the local community that loath Wednesday evenings in the summer (gee I wonder why)

BlackSabbatical · 11-07-2009, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by rolandk

What... no love for Rocky Point Rd?

would actually be a great road if the road didnt hold up to its name, it should be renamed gravley point road

Transported · 11-07-2009, 07:09 PM

Rocky Point would probably move up above Logie for me, if the road surface weren't so degraded and full of debris almost all the time. I've run over fan belts and other car parts on that road. Maybe it beats the hell out of cars, too.

mfrankpdx · 11-07-2009, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Aprilia

Apiary...?

Not curvy enough, unless you're going 100 mph. But Meissner/Canaan right off there is awesome.

CandyBeemer · 11-07-2009, 07:23 PM

i had a blast going up Rocky Point Rd the other day.
Yeah it was wet n leafy in places, but it was a lot of fun to push the bike around going uphill, outta those turns.
Good fer practice (practicing having fun, that it is .. oh, and control)
The lower parts were dry n quick, with nicley linked turns.

Aprilia · 11-07-2009, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by mfrankpdx

Not curvy enough, unless you're going 100 mph. But Meissner/Canaan right off there is awesome.

Yeah. Meissner/Apiary is a fave of polvo2's, too.

SS

rolandk · 11-07-2009, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Transported

Rocky Point would probably move up above Logie for me, if the road surface weren't so degraded and full of debris almost all the time. I've run over fan belts and other car parts on that road. Maybe it beats the hell out of cars, too.

Last year I saw a sports car railing down RP and run off the road, so its not kind to cars either.

h2oboy · 11-08-2009, 12:32 AM

Originally Posted by Transported

Rocky Point would probably move up above Logie for me, if the road surface weren't so degraded and full of debris almost all the time. I've run over fan belts and other car parts on that road. Maybe it beats the hell out of cars, too.

They have repaved several spots on RP. I had a run on it with no gravel and smooth pavement..... I shoulda done it several times but I had somewhere to be

ch3no2 · 11-08-2009, 12:50 AM

I recall a section of Cornelius Pass towards 30 as your heading down the N. side of the peak that has a left and right hander that are both reverse cambered that used to eat up a lot of bikes in the day

Lot's of great roads out on the west side, no doubt!!!

TwistedTimes · 11-08-2009, 04:42 AM

huh... i've never been up Rocky Point.... maybe i should check this place out, off of Timber Rd right?

dragracer1951 · 11-08-2009, 05:20 AM

I like Rocky Point too. Gravel just means you need to be able to alter your line.
Pavment's a little busted up, but it's not a big deal on a tard.
I chased Vaun down all them roads and was wondering how he does it on a sportbike...
They're all big time fun.

curveaddict · 11-09-2009, 10:26 AM

(Apiary is)

Originally Posted by mfrankpdx

Not curvy enough, unless you're going 100 mph. But Meissner/Canaan right off there is awesome.

rolandk · 11-09-2009, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by HondaKilla

huh... i've never been up Rocky Point.... maybe i should check this place out, off of Timber Rd right?

Nope, its on the very north end of Skyline and goes to Hwy 30.


11-06-2009, 09:23 PM	#1
richmeyer Endorsed Joined: Apr 2009 From: hellevue, wa I Ride: 2008 Ducati Hypermotard	Germantown Road Lucky. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-06-2009, 09:38 PM	#2
r6jon Streetfighter Joined: Aug 2007 From: Salem, Oregon I Ride: 2006 R6	Snake eyes! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-06-2009, 10:37 PM	#3
Brady MotoGP Contender Joined: Jul 2008 From: Hillsboro, Oregon I Ride: like the wind bullseye	__________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-06-2009, 10:54 PM	#4
Fast Eddie 919 Superbiker Joined: Jan 2009 From: Vancouver, WA I Ride: 04 Kawi ZZR 1200	A photo from my last trist up that a way! We do indeed have many a lovely road in the Portland/Vancouver area! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-07-2009, 12:23 AM	#7
Transported MotoGP Champion Joined: Dec 2006 From: Portland, Oregon Blog Entries: 1 I Ride: '99 R1, '80 Suz GS450S	Germantown from Skyline to Route 30 is awesome, if you don't get a car in front of you. But, I'd have to give the nod to McNamee for its length, technicality and lack of cars. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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11-07-2009, 02:08 AM	#9
pv2 Streetfighter Joined: Jun 2008 From: Portland, Oregon I Ride: 03 RC51 SP-2	Just be careful of the gravel which seems to be sitting in some of the corners. Not that it was planted there, must be something to do with the magnetic attraction of rocks for the center of the road and the superposition of centripetal force of moments about a point and the right vector force. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-07-2009, 01:14 PM	#12
trunkmonkey WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Jan 2008 From: Beaverton, Oregon I Ride: SV650s	Germantown used to b my fav yrs ago, but since then every cager has found it to b a perfect shortcut around 26 or wherever they're headed. I loved drivin it in the 06 STI I had . There r tons of great road in this area, and I can play for hours right in my back yard. Ride year round and gravel, leaves, rain etc become no prob __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-07-2009, 01:19 PM	#13
mfrankpdx Moderator Joined: Jul 2007 From: Portland I Ride: '07 R1, '08 WR250X	I learned about Germantown 10 years ago when I used to commute from Hillsboro to St. Johns for company meetings. When I got my first bike a few years ago, it was one of the first roads that I went to ride. It is a beauty, if only it was longer. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-07-2009, 03:03 PM	#15
GSXCherrios Pit Crew Joined: Jan 2009 From: Federal Way, WA Blog Entries: 5 I Ride: Rain, sleet, but no snow: '08 GSX650F	What about Logie Trail just north of McNamee? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-07-2009, 03:48 PM	#16
Transported MotoGP Champion Joined: Dec 2006 From: Portland, Oregon Blog Entries: 1 I Ride: '99 R1, '80 Suz GS450S	Logie trail is more technical with tough hairpin switchbacks, and it is probably as long as McNamee with even fewer cars or houses. But, the road surface is not as good and, because so much of it is under trees, that surface tends to stay damp and develop moss. I probably like it second to McNamee, but wish the road surface were a bit smoother and provided more bite. If you've got to decide which direction to run them from Skyline, then I'd recommend down McNamee to 30, left on 30 to Logie Trail, and then up Logie to Skyline again. The switchbacks on Logie are more fun going up than down, and the tight sweepers on McNamee are more fun going down into left-handers than up (and into traffic) on the right handers where your front end is going to get light and want to drift you wide into oncoming traffic. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-07-2009, 04:12 PM	#17
Aprilia Sweep Crusader Joined: May 2009 From: Portland, OR I Ride: ... "sweep."	Apiary...? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-07-2009, 06:49 PM	#19
rolandk Pit Crew Joined: Feb 2008 From: Portland, Oregon USA	What... no love for Rocky Point Rd? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-07-2009, 07:09 PM	#22
Transported MotoGP Champion Joined: Dec 2006 From: Portland, Oregon Blog Entries: 1 I Ride: '99 R1, '80 Suz GS450S	Rocky Point would probably move up above Logie for me, if the road surface weren't so degraded and full of debris almost all the time. I've run over fan belts and other car parts on that road. Maybe it beats the hell out of cars, too. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-07-2009, 07:23 PM	#24
CandyBeemer Training Wheels Joined: May 2009 From: portland, or I Ride: BMW R1200S	i had a blast going up Rocky Point Rd the other day. Yeah it was wet n leafy in places, but it was a lot of fun to push the bike around going uphill, outta those turns. Good fer practice (practicing having fun, that it is .. oh, and control) The lower parts were dry n quick, with nicley linked turns. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-08-2009, 12:50 AM	#28
ch3no2 Pit Crew Joined: Apr 2008 From: Poulsbo, WA I Ride: 03 Aprilia Tuono Rsv, 00 Honda VFR, 83 Honda V65 Magna	Corn Pass road I recall a section of Cornelius Pass towards 30 as your heading down the N. side of the peak that has a left and right hander that are both reverse cambered that used to eat up a lot of bikes in the day Lot's of great roads out on the west side, no doubt!!! __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-08-2009, 04:42 AM	#29
TwistedTimes HondaKilla Joined: Jan 2008 From: Hillsburrito, OR I Ride: Like a duc wrangler	huh... i've never been up Rocky Point.... maybe i should check this place out, off of Timber Rd right? __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter


11-08-2009, 05:20 AM	#30
dragracer1951 MotoGP Champion Joined: Sep 2005 From: Bremerton I Ride: 03 Are See fiddy one, 05 DRZ400SM, 95 FZR1040, 69 Combat Commando Roadster, 73 Commando Interstate, 67 BSA B44, 71 BSA B50	I like Rocky Point too. Gravel just means you need to be able to alter your line. Pavment's a little busted up, but it's not a big deal on a tard. I chased Vaun down all them roads and was wondering how he does it on a sportbike... They're all big time fun. __________________ Follow PNW Riders on Facebook and Twitter

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