Post by shalomrider on Sept 8, 2013 21:13:38 GMT -5
howdy, had a good sunday drive with a friend to mary peak just south of corvallis oregon. i joined him at his place and we attached a gel pad to his kawasake vulcan. i had it laying around so figured he should be using it as i've noticed him start squirming around after an hour or so riding. he usually leads the way because he knows the area.
so we headed out highway22 westbound and took a back road to visit a small airport he likes to go by and then met highway 99w and headed south to corvallis. after 30 miles or so we took a cut-off which would get us to hwy20 west. on the way through corvallis a fellow pulled alongside on what looked like an 850 bmw. he was really enjoying the roar and acceleration of that nice motorcycle. what i noticed was the aerodynamic backpack he was wearing on his back. wierd looking. any-way another 20 miles or so and southbound on i think it was hwy34 we started hiting the nice smooth-road switchbacks and turned up the side road to mary peak. it is a wonderful curvy road that climbs at least a quick couple thousand feet and tops out at a state park. we stopped and got a couple pictures which i hope to be able to attach. they may be too large to attach though so if they don't come through i'll have to study how to get them reduced.
after a break and pictures we were off down the mountain through the woods and steep drop-offs at the side of the road. we stopped at a co-op store to get a lunch and healthy shopping items. it speciallizes in organic produce and gluten free etc. when we fueled at corvallis he wanted to try my bv350 so i switched to his vulcan. after about 20, 000 miles with no clutch, it was a bit of adjustment to get used to the transmission. we rode back to the airport near monmouth and swithced back. his comment was ----smooooth-. i found the vulcan really stable on the corners compared to the slight twitchiness of the piaggio.
all-in-all it was a great outing with a new friend. it was about 140 miles round trip and well worth doing.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
so we headed out highway22 westbound and took a back road to visit a small airport he likes to go by and then met highway 99w and headed south to corvallis. after 30 miles or so we took a cut-off which would get us to hwy20 west. on the way through corvallis a fellow pulled alongside on what looked like an 850 bmw. he was really enjoying the roar and acceleration of that nice motorcycle. what i noticed was the aerodynamic backpack he was wearing on his back. wierd looking. any-way another 20 miles or so and southbound on i think it was hwy34 we started hiting the nice smooth-road switchbacks and turned up the side road to mary peak. it is a wonderful curvy road that climbs at least a quick couple thousand feet and tops out at a state park. we stopped and got a couple pictures which i hope to be able to attach. they may be too large to attach though so if they don't come through i'll have to study how to get them reduced.
after a break and pictures we were off down the mountain through the woods and steep drop-offs at the side of the road. we stopped at a co-op store to get a lunch and healthy shopping items. it speciallizes in organic produce and gluten free etc. when we fueled at corvallis he wanted to try my bv350 so i switched to his vulcan. after about 20, 000 miles with no clutch, it was a bit of adjustment to get used to the transmission. we rode back to the airport near monmouth and swithced back. his comment was ----smooooth-. i found the vulcan really stable on the corners compared to the slight twitchiness of the piaggio.
all-in-all it was a great outing with a new friend. it was about 140 miles round trip and well worth doing.
lotsa miles and smiles to ya
ken
