Just another PNW ride

RVFR · 08-05-2006, 11:26 PM

Thought I'd show a couple pics of the ride today..anyone guess where?

R.W. · 08-06-2006, 01:32 AM

Man I can't take it no more !!! All those pictures, PM me next time you go on a ride. Is that road the Clatskaine#47 ?

WhiteKnight · 08-06-2006, 12:24 PM

Tail of the Dragon!!! No wait....thats TN/NC. ummmm...ok I give. But you are making me very very gealous for all the beatiful scenery and twisty roads. ARRGH!!! lol

RVFR · 08-06-2006, 02:32 PM

Hey, get some time off and I'll show you the country side.. Hey, Reg you coming up after the 20th?

reg71 · 08-06-2006, 06:27 PM

I'm hopin to come up soon. I rode a bit today with some guys on sportbikes. We had a great time, but I ground off the hero tabs on the right. The left is still semi-intact. I'm tryin to decide what a reasonable amount of miles to do in a day is to see how much time off I need to make it. I have to take a day and ride hard then subtract a few miles from that, and then figure that for an amount I can do... I'm thinkin maybe 500 in a day shouldn't be awful but I haven't done that much yet.

KrautBurner · 08-10-2006, 03:20 PM

can't see the pics (here at work) Damn government computers !!!

where do you do most of your riding?
I like to go around the Olympic Peninsula (northwest Wa)

always looking for more PNW riders (vfr or not)

Russ

Dark Sceptre · 09-01-2006, 02:53 PM

I'll bite - Tell me where and I'll come down to Oly and buy you a cuppa joe.

randy.B
Mill Creek, WA

Dark Sceptre · 09-01-2006, 03:16 PM

...on this circuit? comments?

RVFR · 09-01-2006, 03:39 PM

Sounds familiar. I may have. So yes anytime your up to it I'll meet up. Hey, going on a ride up around Rainier on Sunday you should too.

Dark Sceptre · 09-01-2006, 06:16 PM

It's east of the Necanicum Hwy, the last leg of the infamous Clatskanie-Nehalum section. It looks like it tracks the railroad which would suggestion it's big sweepers but it looks pretty twisted on the map.

I think on Sunday, my son and I are gonna piece together a bunch of windy roads from Woodinville up to Bellingham and back...

High Bridge Road
Ben Howard Road
Old Machias Highway
Burns Road
Hwy 9, Arlington to Sedro Wooley
Bow Hill Road
Cain Lake/Park Road
Mosquito Lake Road
Southbound on Chuckanut
Improvise last 50m south - maybe ready for some freeway by then.

You should consider submitting some of your ride logs to www.roadsnw.com.

I'll make a point of making good on the coffee offer with you before the riding turns wet. Is Johnson Creek/Skookumchuck worth the trip to Olympia to ride? Or maybe you have some secret paved logging roads out to the west?

randy.B

R.W. · 09-01-2006, 09:30 PM

RVFR
PM with your address, I'll met you at your house for the ride Sunday, I should learn were you live anyway since it's Grand Central for all the PNW rides. Maybe have time for breakfast? Or should I eat my Captain Crunch and wait for lunch in Packwood...

RVFR · 09-01-2006, 11:26 PM

Eat the captain crunch, one nevers nows what'll happen on this one PM on the way; just a side note Buz aka mike is coming down too, so get in touch.

RVFR · 09-01-2006, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Sceptre

It's east of the Necanicum Hwy, the last leg of the infamous Clatskanie-Nehalum section. It looks like it tracks the railroad which would suggestion it's big sweepers but it looks pretty twisted on the map.

I think on Sunday, my son and I are gonna piece together a bunch of windy roads from Woodinville up to Bellingham and back...

High Bridge Road
Ben Howard Road
Old Machias Highway
Burns Road
Hwy 9, Arlington to Sedro Wooley
Bow Hill Road
Cain Lake/Park Road
Mosquito Lake Road
Southbound on Chuckanut
Improvise last 50m south - maybe ready for some freeway by then.

You should consider submitting some of your ride logs to www.roadsnw.com.

I'll make a point of making good on the coffee offer with you before the riding turns wet. Is Johnson Creek/Skookumchuck worth the trip to Olympia to ride? Or maybe you have some secret paved logging roads out to the west?

randy.B

Thanks will do.. yea have a couple here and there.

R.W. · 09-02-2006, 01:16 PM

Alright, it has been a month, Are you going to tell us where it is, or are you going to keep it a secret. Or do I have to ride it out of ya

RVFR · 09-02-2006, 06:31 PM

Yep, you' have to ride it outa me LOL

R.W. · 09-04-2006, 02:01 PM

Well the good news is I got the information out of RVFR on which road this is, the bad news is I couldn't ride it out of him. The man has skills.

But the ride yesterday was awesome, RVFR knows the Washington twistys better than Lewis & Clark. How many times can you go on a ride and say you seen Washington's two greatest attractions up close. Mount Rainier and Mount St Helens. I had no idea that the eruption caused so much devastation for that many square miles.

It is like you go from the most scenic area with wildlife and 100-200' trees to a nuclear waste land.

40 bikes on the ride yesterday, never been on a ride that big, but ended up riding in a 6 man group, but that's a different story...

RVFR · 09-04-2006, 11:54 PM

You're to kind there RW, you do just fine. Now that was what I call an all out adventure of the wild & wierd kind, glad you had a good time.

KrautBurner · 09-08-2006, 10:03 AM

Saturday (the 2nd of sep) I saw 2 VFR's (one red, one yellow, both 5th gen)
both northbound on I-5 between Cottage Grove and Eugene, oregon (about 3-5 min appart)

then monday (the 4th)
I saw 4 VFR's all 5th and 6th gen bikes
comiing off the seattle bambridge ferry in bambridge island at about 6pm

any of you guys here?

RVFR · 09-08-2006, 12:45 PM

Hmm not I, as the sept 2nd was the trip of hell dand how come I don't see these guys Monday I was home cleaning up the bike, but you did say5- 6 gen so that really leaves me out.

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08-05-2006, 11:26 PM	#1 (permalink)
RVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Jan 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 11:42 PM Location: Olympia Wa. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 VFR750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 3,526 Thanks: 26 Thanked 55 Times in 50 Posts	Just another PNW ride Thought I'd show a couple pics of the ride today..anyone guess where?

08-06-2006, 01:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
R.W. Uber Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Last Online: Today 12:03 AM Location: Russian River CA - Find Me! My Ride: 99 VFR View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,178 Thanks: 5 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Man I can't take it no more !!! All those pictures, PM me next time you go on a ride. Is that road the Clatskaine#47 ? Last edited by R.W.; 08-06-2006 at 12:41 PM.

08-06-2006, 12:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
WhiteKnight Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 04:37 PM Location: South Central Ky - Find Me! View my Photo Gallery Posts: 2,342 Thanks: 5 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts	Tail of the Dragon!!! No wait....thats TN/NC. ummmm...ok I give. But you are making me very very gealous for all the beatiful scenery and twisty roads. ARRGH!!! lol __________________ http://www.nrwhiteknight.net

08-06-2006, 06:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
reg71 Squidleyous Maximus Join Date: Feb 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 10:38 AM Location: Central Coast, CA - Find Me! My Ride: 1998 VFR 800, 2003 YZ 450 F, 1990 Suzuki DR 100 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 4,427 Thanks: 4 Thanked 43 Times in 31 Posts	I'm hopin to come up soon. I rode a bit today with some guys on sportbikes. We had a great time, but I ground off the hero tabs on the right. The left is still semi-intact. I'm tryin to decide what a reasonable amount of miles to do in a day is to see how much time off I need to make it. I have to take a day and ride hard then subtract a few miles from that, and then figure that for an amount I can do... I'm thinkin maybe 500 in a day shouldn't be awful but I haven't done that much yet. __________________ _____________________________________________________ Reg71 - Central Coast, CA 98 VFR 800 - 5G Brotherhood

08-06-2006, 02:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
RVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Jan 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 11:42 PM Location: Olympia Wa. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 VFR750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 3,526 Thanks: 26 Thanked 55 Times in 50 Posts	Hey, get some time off and I'll show you the country side.. Hey, Reg you coming up after the 20th?

08-10-2006, 03:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
KrautBurner Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Last Online: 09-27-2008 01:31 AM Location: Bremerton, Wa - Find Me! My Ride: 2008 Kawasaki 1400GTR sold: 2004 VFR VTEC Asphalt Black Posts: 190 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	can't see the pics (here at work) Damn government computers !!! where do you do most of your riding? I like to go around the Olympic Peninsula (northwest Wa) always looking for more PNW riders (vfr or not) Russ

09-01-2006, 02:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
Dark Sceptre Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Last Online: 05-15-2008 04:31 PM Location: Seattle, WA - Find Me! My Ride: 2006 Honda VFR View my Photo Gallery Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Too long to be Ben Howard, Johnson Creek maybe I'll bite - Tell me where and I'll come down to Oly and buy you a cuppa joe. randy.B Mill Creek, WA

09-01-2006, 03:16 PM	#8 (permalink)
Dark Sceptre Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Last Online: 05-15-2008 04:31 PM Location: Seattle, WA - Find Me! My Ride: 2006 Honda VFR View my Photo Gallery Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Did you do the Lower Nehalim/Foss Road... ...on this circuit? comments?

09-01-2006, 03:39 PM	#9 (permalink)
RVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Jan 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 11:42 PM Location: Olympia Wa. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 VFR750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 3,526 Thanks: 26 Thanked 55 Times in 50 Posts	Sounds familiar. I may have. So yes anytime your up to it I'll meet up. Hey, going on a ride up around Rainier on Sunday you should too.

09-01-2006, 06:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
Dark Sceptre Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Last Online: 05-15-2008 04:31 PM Location: Seattle, WA - Find Me! My Ride: 2006 Honda VFR View my Photo Gallery Posts: 22 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lower Nehalum It's east of the Necanicum Hwy, the last leg of the infamous Clatskanie-Nehalum section. It looks like it tracks the railroad which would suggestion it's big sweepers but it looks pretty twisted on the map. I think on Sunday, my son and I are gonna piece together a bunch of windy roads from Woodinville up to Bellingham and back... High Bridge Road Ben Howard Road Old Machias Highway Burns Road Hwy 9, Arlington to Sedro Wooley Bow Hill Road Cain Lake/Park Road Mosquito Lake Road Southbound on Chuckanut Improvise last 50m south - maybe ready for some freeway by then. You should consider submitting some of your ride logs to www.roadsnw.com. I'll make a point of making good on the coffee offer with you before the riding turns wet. Is Johnson Creek/Skookumchuck worth the trip to Olympia to ride? Or maybe you have some secret paved logging roads out to the west? randy.B

09-01-2006, 09:30 PM	#11 (permalink)
R.W. Uber Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Last Online: Today 12:03 AM Location: Russian River CA - Find Me! My Ride: 99 VFR View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,178 Thanks: 5 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	RVFR PM with your address, I'll met you at your house for the ride Sunday, I should learn were you live anyway since it's Grand Central for all the PNW rides. Maybe have time for breakfast? Or should I eat my Captain Crunch and wait for lunch in Packwood... __________________ Member- 5G Brotherhood Life begins at 45 degrees

09-01-2006, 11:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
RVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Jan 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 11:42 PM Location: Olympia Wa. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 VFR750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 3,526 Thanks: 26 Thanked 55 Times in 50 Posts	Eat the captain crunch, one nevers nows what'll happen on this one PM on the way; just a side note Buz aka mike is coming down too, so get in touch.

09-02-2006, 01:16 PM	#14 (permalink)
R.W. Uber Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Last Online: Today 12:03 AM Location: Russian River CA - Find Me! My Ride: 99 VFR View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,178 Thanks: 5 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Alright, it has been a month, Are you going to tell us where it is, or are you going to keep it a secret. Or do I have to ride it out of ya __________________ Member- 5G Brotherhood Life begins at 45 degrees Last edited by R.W.; 09-02-2006 at 02:03 PM.

09-02-2006, 06:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
RVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Jan 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 11:42 PM Location: Olympia Wa. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 VFR750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 3,526 Thanks: 26 Thanked 55 Times in 50 Posts	Yep, you' have to ride it outa me LOL

09-04-2006, 02:01 PM	#16 (permalink)
R.W. Uber Guru Join Date: Jul 2006 Last Online: Today 12:03 AM Location: Russian River CA - Find Me! My Ride: 99 VFR View my Photo Gallery Posts: 1,178 Thanks: 5 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	Well the good news is I got the information out of RVFR on which road this is, the bad news is I couldn't ride it out of him. The man has skills. But the ride yesterday was awesome, RVFR knows the Washington twistys better than Lewis & Clark. How many times can you go on a ride and say you seen Washington's two greatest attractions up close. Mount Rainier and Mount St Helens. I had no idea that the eruption caused so much devastation for that many square miles. It is like you go from the most scenic area with wildlife and 100-200' trees to a nuclear waste land. 40 bikes on the ride yesterday, never been on a ride that big, but ended up riding in a 6 man group, but that's a different story...

09-04-2006, 11:54 PM	#17 (permalink)
RVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Jan 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 11:42 PM Location: Olympia Wa. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 VFR750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 3,526 Thanks: 26 Thanked 55 Times in 50 Posts	You're to kind there RW, you do just fine. Now that was what I call an all out adventure of the wild & wierd kind, glad you had a good time.

09-08-2006, 10:03 AM	#18 (permalink)
KrautBurner Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Last Online: 09-27-2008 01:31 AM Location: Bremerton, Wa - Find Me! My Ride: 2008 Kawasaki 1400GTR sold: 2004 VFR VTEC Asphalt Black Posts: 190 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Saturday (the 2nd of sep) I saw 2 VFR's (one red, one yellow, both 5th gen) both northbound on I-5 between Cottage Grove and Eugene, oregon (about 3-5 min appart) then monday (the 4th) I saw 4 VFR's all 5th and 6th gen bikes comiing off the seattle bambridge ferry in bambridge island at about 6pm any of you guys here? __________________ An ancient chinese secret when racing....one eye tach, one eye track! Nitrous is like a hot woman with STD's, you wanna hit it but are affraid of the consequences "Speed kills drive a honda"

09-08-2006, 12:45 PM	#19 (permalink)
RVFR Uber Guru Join Date: Jan 2006 Last Online: Yesterday 11:42 PM Location: Olympia Wa. - Find Me! My Ride: 97 VFR750 View my Photo Gallery Posts: 3,526 Thanks: 26 Thanked 55 Times in 50 Posts	Hmm not I, as the sept 2nd was the trip of hell dand how come I don't see these guys Monday I was home cleaning up the bike, but you did say5- 6 gen so that really leaves me out.