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06-13-2009, 06:50 PM
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| Track School Dazed   Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can |  '09 More Sport Bike N.W. info... More Sport Bike NW info.... 2009 Sound RIDER! Rally in the Gorge July 29 - August 2 in the Columbia River Gorge A few great reasons to make it to our Rally in the Gorge this summer would include: Meet and learn from 3 time AMA Superbike Champ Reg Pridmore Ride the KTM demos courtesy of KTM USA Watch the new High Speed movie from Jeff Jensen on the big screen at the Twisted Throttle Main Stage Get your mojo workin' every morning with coffee beverages and breakfast offerings at the Moto Mojoe's cafe inside the main exhibit hall Meet and learn from 2009 AMA Hall of Fame Inductee and Riding Skills guru David Hough Take in a rolling clinic or two Enjoy four nights of camping at the fairground at no additional charge Ride the twisties along our recommended rides Ride the Ducati demos courtesy of Eastside Motosports Participate in the Silent Auction and pick up on some great items from Avon Tyres, Ventura Luggage, Black Dog Cycleworks, Dunlop and more Ride the 200 mile poker run on Saturday. Choose from our paved or duals sport routes! Enjoy the Tierra del Fuego presentation by Globerider's Mike Paull Friday night at the Twisted Throttle Main Stage Enjoy great BBQ from Outlaw BBQ Ride the historic Maryhill Loops Road Meet PNWRiders from the Pacific North West! (Ok, the last one's mine, but stop by and say Hi!) INFO LINKY>>>http://www.soundrider.com/rally/ |
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06-13-2009, 09:44 PM
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| Superbiker  Joined: Apr 2008 From: Bowels of Hell I Ride: white & nerdy. | WOOT! I should just buy my tickets today and quit waiting until the last second. This would be my 4th. Last year's was SOO much larger than the first year they did it, and cooler too! Back in those days the local VFR club comprised most of the volunteers.  |
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07-07-2009, 01:07 PM
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| Training Wheels  Joined: Oct 2007 From: Snohomish I Ride: '82 Suzuki GS1100E & '95 GS500E - '07 BMW K1200R Sport | 
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07-09-2009, 10:49 AM
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| Training Wheels  Joined: May 2008 From: Bainbridge Island I Ride: 2005 Ducati 800 Supersport |
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07-12-2009, 09:43 PM
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| Pit Crew  Joined: Jul 2008 From: Eugene, OR I Ride: '08 Kawasaki Versys |
On another note, I'm having difficulty finding anyone from the Eugene area that's going... are you coming up this direction? I think it would kinda suck going by myself for my first time ever at this event, but I'll do what I have to do! | |
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07-16-2009, 04:59 AM
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| Track School Dazed Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can |  Sport Bike North West~Last call for $109 signups!
Sport Bike North West~Last call for $109 signups! RALLY IN THE GORGE LINK>>>http://www.soundrider.com/rally/ 7/29-8/2 Last call for $109 signups Our 7th annual Rally in the Gorge is shaping up to be the best ever. We've got great speakers including Reg Pridmore, David Hough, Ramey Stroud, Bret Tkacs, Mike Paull, Tom Mehren and more. We've got great rides, both on and off road, with detailed maps to accompany them. Our 200 mile poker runs are some of the best ever. Our list of vendors and door prize partners continues to grow. We've got Ducati and KTM demo rides. We've got free camping and camping gear for rent if you need it! We've got great onsite food choices and there's more right in town. We've got location, location, location! Advance registration ends soon so sign up now and avoid the $119 walk-up rate. Are you going to the same old rally year after year? Try something new and join us for 5 days, 4 nights and TOO MUCH FUN! Link>>>http://www.soundrider.com/rally/ | |
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07-16-2009, 07:35 PM
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| WMRRA Qualifier  Joined: Jan 2009 From: Marina del Rey! Blog Entries: 5 I Ride: in rain, sleet and slushy snow: '08 GSX650F, '07 CBR1000RR |
I'm rolling in Wednesday afternoon, hope to meet you all there. | |
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07-26-2009, 06:15 PM
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| WMRRA Qualifier  Joined: Jul 2007 From: Olympia I Ride: K6 GSXR 600 |
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07-26-2009, 08:42 PM
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| Superbiker  Joined: Mar 2008 From: Inner SE Portland / Bucerias, Nayarit I Ride: for my sanity, 03' CBR1100XX |
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07-27-2009, 01:54 PM
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| Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2007 From: Snohomish I Ride: '82 Suzuki GS1100E & '95 GS500E - '07 BMW K1200R Sport |
I just returned Saturday from an 800 mile trip to Castlegar, BC for a little STN get together, but the bike's washed and ready to head out again. I'll keep an eye out for any PNWR folks. I'm usually wearing a hat, helmet, or some other gear with the STN logo. Don't forget the sunscreen! | |
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07-27-2009, 02:01 PM
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| Track School Dazed Joined: Oct 2005 From: CENTRAL I Ride: When I can | Hey, my first year I stayed at the ECONO Lodge! We will be in the RV section. Look for a Grey/Silver Chevy and white camper with a white 14' enclosed trailer. Stop by! |
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07-27-2009, 02:14 PM
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| HondaKilla  Joined: Jan 2008 From: Hillsburrito, OR I Ride: Like a duc wrangler |
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07-27-2009, 05:56 PM
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| Superbiker  Joined: Jul 2008 From: Klamath Falls, OR I Ride: With a cowbell | I dont know about y'all...but if its as hot as they say its going to be... morning and evening rides are gonna be the ticket... 106 degrees ?!?!?!?!?!?!   |
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07-27-2009, 09:29 PM
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| Superbiker Joined: Apr 2008 From: Bowels of Hell I Ride: white & nerdy. | ACK! I might need to buy a new tent then.. the one I have has NO ventilation (used it mainly for camping during the fall). Crap.. that's going to suck to use the tent I have right now. And I've run out of time to get one (have a post-work meeting tomorrow). Oh well.. 106!?!? Nutz.... I'm sorta roaster here at 85... :0 |
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07-27-2009, 10:10 PM
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| Superbiker Joined: Mar 2008 From: Inner SE Portland / Bucerias, Nayarit I Ride: for my sanity, 03' CBR1100XX |
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07-28-2009, 09:41 AM
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| WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Jan 2009 From: Marina del Rey! Blog Entries: 5 I Ride: in rain, sleet and slushy snow: '08 GSX650F, '07 CBR1000RR |
Let me know if you want me to pick a tent up for you and bring it down with me. I live next to a Sportsman Warehouse...just tell me how much you want to spend and pay me back when you get into Stevenson. Rob | |
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07-28-2009, 07:19 PM
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| HondaKilla Joined: Jan 2008 From: Hillsburrito, OR I Ride: Like a duc wrangler |
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07-29-2009, 03:28 PM
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| Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2007 From: Snohomish I Ride: '82 Suzuki GS1100E & '95 GS500E - '07 BMW K1200R Sport | I checked in at the motel 2:45pm. Went over to the fairgrounds to sign in, then stopped at the market for cold beverages. Hottest temp I saw on the instrument display was 111 F south of Kelso. Talked to some folks that came down east of Rainier & St Helens with temps in the 80's. I'll head back to the fairgrounds about 5:30 to see if anyone wants to go over to Walking Man Brewing for a bite to eat. Look for the STN logo. edit: It was a pleasure meeting james1300 and Steve this evening. This would have been a nice place to stay,  But I chose this,   Plenty of parking, and cool bikes,  Sportbike/Sport-Touring/DualSport Northwest 101,  I'm riding this tomorrow!  Last edited by denydog; 07-29-2009 at 08:32 PM.. |
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07-30-2009, 06:28 AM
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| Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2007 From: Snohomish I Ride: '82 Suzuki GS1100E & '95 GS500E - '07 BMW K1200R Sport | Another great morning on day two! Funny that, I just had breakfast with Reg Pridemore. Well we were both in the motel's complimentary breakfast area and exchanged a few pleasantries.  Well I'm off to the fairgrounds to buy a cooling vest, ride a KTM, and slip a ride in there somewhere. edit yet again: It's early evening. Any other rally attendees online? Hangin with Reg, three time AMA champ, notable for winning first on a BMW R90S, and then Kawa KZ1000's.  Did a few laps on the Rowena Curves today.  Don, of allmototire.com, based in Graham Wa, and at the rally selling and doing tires, saved my bacon. I was heading out of the fairgrounds this afternoon, when someone chased me down to tell me I had a flat rear tire (duh). I thought my bike felt like a pig, because I had just gotten off a Super Duke demo ride! So after making my way across the fairgrounds on a half aired down rear tire, Don ended up patching Two small punctures in the rear tire that I was just trying to get through this trip with, because I had a fresh set waiting at home. Due to unforeseen circumstances (including not finding the second hole until after patching the first), this guy worked almost two hours patching two holes with inside patches in 105 degree temps, and refused to take more than $20! I saw some good tire prices in his trailer, and he claims he mounts & balances tires for $15, free if he sells you the tire. He deserves some business in my book.  Sorry for the shameless plug  Last edited by denydog; 07-31-2009 at 05:06 PM.. |
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07-30-2009, 10:45 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Jul 2008 From: Eugene, OR I Ride: '08 Kawasaki Versys | There are three Kawasaki Versys here that I know of. Two of us did 320 miles today in the excessive heat. Went to Mount St. Helen's, then down to Trout Lake for a delicious late lunch and chatted it up with the waitress from Sri Lanka, then down the Klikitat (sp?) to The Dalles, then the Rowena curves to Hood River, and back. Took most of the day, have pics, but don't have the energy this late tonight to get them uploaded... |
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07-30-2009, 10:58 PM
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| Training Wheels Joined: Oct 2007 From: Snohomish I Ride: '82 Suzuki GS1100E & '95 GS500E - '07 BMW K1200R Sport |
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07-31-2009, 07:19 AM
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| Training Wheels  Joined: Jan 2009 From: Olympia, WA I Ride: FJR1300AE, BMW, DL650K4 | The one Versys with the Happy Trail panniers - belongs to ---- Sherry from Happy Trail. Was there on Tuesday and one of the first bikes in the barn. Steve
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08-02-2009, 10:00 AM
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| WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Jul 2007 From: Olympia I Ride: K6 GSXR 600 |
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08-02-2009, 12:28 PM
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| HondaKilla Joined: Jan 2008 From: Hillsburrito, OR I Ride: Like a duc wrangler | Couple of the good shots from my trip in hatties, it was 105 at MarryHill, speaking of Marryhill:  Then we came back for me to droooole on my future bike: only 3 of these in the USA!!!!  Even let me sit on it!!!  The RC8 is alright, but i was seriously unimpressed with the KTM's i demo'd...   I decided not to include all the empty "beverage" containers of our camp area  and we had some noisy visitors a few times:  All in all it was an AWESOME TRIP!! way way too hot but very worth the heat exaustion, hopefully it will be a little cooler next year but i'd take this all over again over a thunder storm!! great meeting some new riders too, keep up the great work gentlemen!  Last edited by TwistedTimes; 08-02-2009 at 12:31 PM.. |
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08-02-2009, 04:05 PM
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| HondaKilla Joined: Jan 2008 From: Hillsburrito, OR I Ride: Like a duc wrangler |
 first time through those corners your guys Honda scared the holy shisnit out of me!!!!! lol. you have website where your going to post those pictures?EDIT: i see it, sorry, still kinda suffering from all that hot air....  | |
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08-02-2009, 06:11 PM
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| Pit Crew  Joined: Jan 2009 From: Vancouver, WA I Ride: '05 600RR |
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08-02-2009, 06:13 PM
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| MotoGP Contender  Joined: Oct 2005 From: Kirkland/Kingsgate I Ride: in circles |
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08-02-2009, 06:42 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Jul 2008 From: Eugene, OR I Ride: '08 Kawasaki Versys | What? That's Bob (tall one) and I discussing the differences between our Versys...Versyses...Versys' (however you spell Versys in the plural sense).  HAHAHA! Caught me checking PNW on my laptop before falling asleep! That's awesome! |
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08-03-2009, 06:22 AM
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| WMRRA Qualifier Joined: Jan 2009 From: Marina del Rey! Blog Entries: 5 I Ride: in rain, sleet and slushy snow: '08 GSX650F, '07 CBR1000RR |
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