2012 West Coast Discovery - Page 5

dammitdave · 02-04-2013, 07:45 PM

Wonderful photos guys!!! I loved the Ruby Grade video from the GS. That can be a workout on the little bikes but a GS would be cardio. Keep it comin'!!! DD

Comrade Art · 02-04-2013, 11:13 PM

Great pics, enjoying your trip. Thanks for posting

bemiiten · 02-05-2013, 03:57 AM

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DockingPilot

I was just amazed that I was not seeing Mike & his Panzer capsized on one the of tight sandy turns.

Well I did come close a time or two! Here is a short clip of the run up the 'Jungle' I catch a rut about 10 seconds in and have to do a little course correction.

bemiiten · 02-05-2013, 04:07 AM

Riding through the Wenatchee NF North of Carlton.

johnpitts01 · 02-05-2013, 04:50 AM

Well I did come close a time or two! Here is a short clip of the run up the 'Jungle' I catch a rut about 10 seconds in and have to do a little course correction.

Hey Mike. I like the camera angle. First time I've seen the video. What strikes me most is how "relaxed" you are on the bike. I know that's one of my biggest obstacles. I'm still a bit tense and fighting the bike a bit.

JB

johnpitts01 · 02-05-2013, 04:51 AM

Riding through the Wenatchee NF North of Carlton.

I remember this stretch. I was behind the big GS. I had Mike in sight for about a minute - then he was gone. I couldn't keep up

Yani · 02-05-2013, 05:00 AM

Hey Frank

Great RR so far! Noticed you rocked the Revit Sand gear on this ride. How did you like it after 2 straight weeks in the saddle? Still liking my Sand gear, unfortunately though it hasn't been put to test like yours was here. Most of my riding since I got the gear has consisted of the commute to work and back.

Marc

DockingPilot · 02-05-2013, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Yani

Hey Frank

Great RR so far! Noticed you rocked the Revit Sand gear on this ride. How did you like it after 2 straight weeks in the saddle? Still liking my Sand gear, unfortunately though it hasn't been put to test like yours was here. Most of my riding since I got the gear has consisted of the commute to work and back.

Marc

Hey Marc!
Yea, like it alot. You do know when the temps drop in it though.

Rockaway · 02-05-2013, 08:28 AM

Thanks for taking the time to send us desk jockeys all the pics and dialog. I'm sure the are more guys than myself that would like to meet up as you cross into Oregon. There's a great place called the Charberger, just across the bridge of the gods outside of Stevenson Washington.

Have a safe trip!!

Greg

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larryboy · 02-05-2013, 08:31 AM

Hey Frank, most of those burned areas are just logged clear cuts, we used to burn them after logging so you can get back down to dirt to plant new trees. They call them 'meadow restoration projects' now, people don't like the term 'clear cut' anymore.

Enjoying the ride...

DockingPilot · 02-05-2013, 08:47 AM

Thanks Rob!

DockingPilot · 02-05-2013, 08:48 AM

I just had an entire entry typed out when...........

true grip · 02-05-2013, 09:34 AM

Please don't get discouraged. I'm waiting for more. You guys take great rides and thanks for sharing your knowledge

madeouttaglass · 02-05-2013, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DockingPilot

I just had an entire entry typed out when...........

Happened to me once too. An hours work- poof!

Keep them coming please. There are plenty of us with cold and snow outside right now. This helps us dream of warmer times and riding.

Catastrophic Failure · 02-05-2013, 10:49 AM

Looks like an awesome ride, great start to the report and super photos! Reading the RR makes me wonder why I ever leave the state! You hit the weather perfect, as Washington set a record last fall of 90 days - no rain from July through September.

02-04-2013, 07:45 PM	#61
dammitdave Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Port Townsend, WA Oddometer: 1,122	Great So Far! Wonderful photos guys!!! I loved the Ruby Grade video from the GS. That can be a workout on the little bikes but a GS would be cardio. Keep it comin'!!! DD __________________ ...what this really wants is an outgoing, gregarious, driven, type A; an extrovert, Alpha male P.T. Barnum salesman type with little time left to examine his life or to worry about knocking things off the coffee table with his tail....John Burns I got the right gal when gas WAS $19 cents a gallon she's has put up with me for 58 years...AK Bike

02-04-2013, 11:13 PM	#62
Comrade Art Working stiff Joined: Sep 2006 Location: LO, Oregon Oddometer: 311	Great pics, enjoying your trip. Thanks for posting __________________ Vietnam Adventure "All human beings by nature desire to know" - Aristotle

02-05-2013, 04:07 AM	#64
bemiiten SWM Adventuer Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Hamilton NJ. Oddometer: 4,150	Riding through the Wenatchee NF North of Carlton. bemiiten screwed with this post 02-05-2013 at 04:29 PM

02-05-2013, 04:50 AM	#65
johnpitts01 Studly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2005 Location: South Joisey Oddometer: 539	The man and the machine Well I did come close a time or two! Here is a short clip of the run up the 'Jungle' I catch a rut about 10 seconds in and have to do a little course correction. Hey Mike. I like the camera angle. First time I've seen the video. What strikes me most is how "relaxed" you are on the bike. I know that's one of my biggest obstacles. I'm still a bit tense and fighting the bike a bit. JB __________________ '12 Yamaha Super Ténéré (Blue) '08 WR250R I refuse to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death THE DEAN OF WESTERN ADVENTURE ROUTES Backcountry Byways Journal

02-05-2013, 04:51 AM	#66
johnpitts01 Studly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2005 Location: South Joisey Oddometer: 539	I couldnt keep up Riding through the Wenatchee NF North of Carlton. I remember this stretch. I was behind the big GS. I had Mike in sight for about a minute - then he was gone. I couldn't keep up __________________ '12 Yamaha Super Ténéré (Blue) '08 WR250R I refuse to tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death THE DEAN OF WESTERN ADVENTURE ROUTES Backcountry Byways Journal

02-05-2013, 05:00 AM	#67
Yani b00b Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Newton, NJ Oddometer: 51	Revit Sand Hey Frank Great RR so far! Noticed you rocked the Revit Sand gear on this ride. How did you like it after 2 straight weeks in the saddle? Still liking my Sand gear, unfortunately though it hasn't been put to test like yours was here. Most of my riding since I got the gear has consisted of the commute to work and back. Marc __________________ 12' Triumph Tiger 800 XC 10' Triumph Scrambler That rug really tied the room together

02-05-2013, 08:28 AM	#69
Rockaway Gregtiger800 Joined: May 2012 Location: Oregon Oddometer: 30	Thanks for taking the time to send us desk jockeys all the pics and dialog. I'm sure the are more guys than myself that would like to meet up as you cross into Oregon. There's a great place called the Charberger, just across the bridge of the gods outside of Stevenson Washington. Have a safe trip!! Greg Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

02-05-2013, 08:31 AM	#70
larryboy Paint it black. Joined: Jan 2005 Location: Über Alles,Ca Oddometer: 12,861	Hey Frank, most of those burned areas are just logged clear cuts, we used to burn them after logging so you can get back down to dirt to plant new trees. They call them 'meadow restoration projects' now, people don't like the term 'clear cut' anymore. Enjoying the ride...

02-05-2013, 08:47 AM	#71
DockingPilot ^OP Hooked Up and Hard Over Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Andover, N.J. Oddometer: 7,444	Thanks Rob! __________________ Frank Reinbold "Every bike I ever had, was the best bike I ever had, when I had it" *2010 FOREVER WEST* NEW ENGLAND AND CANADA OFFROAD F800GS 14 DAY IDAHO ADVENTURE KTM 950 TRANS AM TRAIL WEST TRANS AM TRAIL VID CLIP THE DEAN OF WESTERN ADVENTURE ROUTES

02-05-2013, 08:48 AM	#72
DockingPilot ^OP Hooked Up and Hard Over Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Andover, N.J. Oddometer: 7,444	I just had an entire entry typed out when........... __________________ Frank Reinbold "Every bike I ever had, was the best bike I ever had, when I had it" *2010 FOREVER WEST* NEW ENGLAND AND CANADA OFFROAD F800GS 14 DAY IDAHO ADVENTURE KTM 950 TRANS AM TRAIL WEST TRANS AM TRAIL VID CLIP THE DEAN OF WESTERN ADVENTURE ROUTES

02-05-2013, 09:34 AM	#73
true grip Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2011 Location: Centerville TN Oddometer: 108	Please don't get discouraged. I'm waiting for more. You guys take great rides and thanks for sharing your knowledge __________________ The wicked flee when none pursueth. Proverbs 28:1

02-05-2013, 10:49 AM	#75
Catastrophic Failure Catastrophic Failure Joined: Aug 2010 Location: Tacoma Oddometer: 85	Looks like an awesome ride, great start to the report and super photos! Reading the RR makes me wonder why I ever leave the state! You hit the weather perfect, as Washington set a record last fall of 90 days - no rain from July through September. __________________ Continental Divide Trail 2008 14 Days - Western TAT 2010 Wyoming Hotlap 2011 Idaho - Ring of Fire Tour 2012

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