Adventure Sidecar does the Barlow Road

RedMenace · 08-02-2010, 07:21 AM

My Brother ,his son, Jon and I pre-ran the August tour route last weekend(August 20~22, 2010 Dualsport Sidecar Skills Mini Tour
$600 ) It includes the old Barlow Road, a pioneer wagon road at the end of the Oregon Trail. This has a few very rugged sections which should provide us with a fun, challenging ride! We sure had a good time checking it out!

we stopped often so I could take route notes

My fan stopped working fairly early on. We stopped and did some field tests. I ended up wiring in a connector which allowed me to hook the fan directly to the battery via my gps power outlet.

When we got to the Barlow Road, we paused to wire our lunch to the mufflers. We soon were riding through the woods accompanied by the fragrent aroma of Tamales cooking!

A hydration device, such as a camelbak, is a very good idea!

When we got back to pavement we felt we had accomplished something!

The Barlow Road is a rugged track. The pioneers had to lower the wagons down the steep sections with ropes and double up their teams to haul them back up the other side. It was an unimaginably hard trek and done after the cross country push across the Oregon Trail had worn them to the bone. Not every one survived the trail

For us, it was a challenging ride and an interesting glimpse into local history

RedMenace · 08-02-2010, 07:45 AM

Rainier_Rider · 08-02-2010, 12:01 PM

This is purdy cool.

XPLORZ · 08-02-2010, 02:32 PM

Well....crap.....if I had known you had hot tamales I would have stayed for longer than just seeing if you guys were OK.

Here is my ride report.

kwisn · 08-02-2010, 11:13 PM

Ck here for fan harness short.

RedMenace · 08-03-2010, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwisn

Ck here for fan harness short.

thanks,will do!

08-02-2010, 07:21 AM	#1
RedMenace ^OP Adventure Sidecar Joined: Dec 2001 Location: GoodLiver,Oregon,USA Oddometer: 4,852	Adventure Sidecar does the Barlow Road My Brother ,his son, Jon and I pre-ran the August tour route last weekend(August 20~22, 2010 Dualsport Sidecar Skills Mini Tour $600 ) It includes the old Barlow Road, a pioneer wagon road at the end of the Oregon Trail. This has a few very rugged sections which should provide us with a fun, challenging ride! We sure had a good time checking it out! we stopped often so I could take route notes My fan stopped working fairly early on. We stopped and did some field tests. I ended up wiring in a connector which allowed me to hook the fan directly to the battery via my gps power outlet. When we got to the Barlow Road, we paused to wire our lunch to the mufflers. We soon were riding through the woods accompanied by the fragrent aroma of Tamales cooking! A hydration device, such as a camelbak, is a very good idea! When we got back to pavement we felt we had accomplished something! The Barlow Road is a rugged track. The pioneers had to lower the wagons down the steep sections with ropes and double up their teams to haul them back up the other side. It was an unimaginably hard trek and done after the cross country push across the Oregon Trail had worn them to the bone. Not every one survived the trail For us, it was a challenging ride and an interesting glimpse into local history __________________ the Red Menace "You are measured by how you ride by people who ride, and how you pose by people who pose." Alejo "Riders who get pissed off are doing it wrong." DAKEZ RedMenace screwed with this post 08-02-2010 at 03:09 PM

08-02-2010, 07:45 AM	#2
RedMenace ^OP Adventure Sidecar Joined: Dec 2001 Location: GoodLiver,Oregon,USA Oddometer: 4,852	__________________ the Red Menace "You are measured by how you ride by people who ride, and how you pose by people who pose." Alejo "Riders who get pissed off are doing it wrong." DAKEZ

08-02-2010, 12:01 PM	#3
Rainier_Rider Gone Joined: Jan 2008 Location: Delete this account. Oddometer: 1,560	This is purdy cool. __________________ Delete account.

08-02-2010, 02:32 PM	#4
XPLORZ Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2006 Location: Battle Ground, WA Oddometer: 307	Well....crap.....if I had known you had hot tamales I would have stayed for longer than just seeing if you guys were OK. Here is my ride report. __________________ '09 BMW R1200GS Adv '06 Suzuki DR650 '02 Kawi ZX-12R

08-02-2010, 11:13 PM	#5
kwisn One Happy Dog Joined: May 2008 Location: Griffonderosa Dog Ranch Oddometer: 6,739	Ck here for fan harness short. __________________ kwisn

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