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I'm 98% confident that by the time this meet happens I will no longer have my VFR either. The dawn of the Africa Twin.

African Twin Nice.... Having buyers remorse now. Looking Forward to your thoughts on your new ride and off road reports.

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E-Ticket and the Flying Ant are coming to ride with y'all.

Will talk w/ my wingman this weekend and commit on a room later this weekend.

Cheers! - ET

Good deal for you southerners, your loose pocket change = zillion kanuckistan pesos.

Great to see Flying Ant and her official backer upper are coming.:)

When we get closer to the date, I will try to arrange a group convoy of those from the Fraser Valley. Looks like we will be reasonably represented. Even the ride to Nelson from here is a nice ride. The Crowsnest Hwy (Hwy3) is a nice bike ride almost the whole way. Have to hustle my but back home right after though for my wedding anniversary. Someone would not be amused if I were out riding about then.

Thats a great idea.

Video of what Randy's last rout to the kootenay was, you can see him on his white bike demonstrating precise parking technique at 3 minute mark into video.

Sounds good,

I didn't ride nearly as much as I'd have liked last summer so am going to try to make both events.

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Count me in aswell! another vote for july. I need to make up for this year and do both meets.

Thanks for Organizing Mike

So bummed I'm not out there riding with my VFRD friends :(

Have a good ride! stay safe!

Hey Lee,

Damn, i would of joined you guys but made another commitment. I love the cascades, and that schoolhouse brew!

have a good ride!

Good to see more choices in sport tour adv bike... disappointing to see no usd forks, really Honda why not?. better midrange power would be a must to compete with the others not sure how they are going to achieve that with same engine. New FJ- 09 would have to be a real consideration if it has the same triple as fz claimed 115 hp lots of low end grunt

http://www.asphaltandrubber.com/bikes/2015-yamaha-fj-09-leakpocalypse/

I like the looks of Honda a little better, but that triple might be hard to beat for adv bike. Might have to trade my triumph 800

You guys are scaring me!

+ is lots of pretty red rocks. And Bud light is now available! Only straight roads for you though :)

Home last night long day 13hrs 400 miles. Not exactly iron butt mileage, must be getting old. Riding up windy ridge caught a glimpse of a blue 6th gen going the other way sure enough it had silver side bags.caught up with Quenel and Erin while they were having lunch and rode Back with them around Mnt rainer and then to Sedro whoolley .

thanks for letting the miss fit join in and ride with you guys had a blast! you guys were an awesome group lots of new ridding buddies were made for sure, maybe next year i will get back to V4

cheers, Jeff

Had a great ride to troutdale took long way around. some great frs roads by sweet home peter Dan lake? Quartsville rd and Ended up in Detroit where I met up with Randy and Susan who personally guided me on some back roads to the edgefield mcmenamins 9, bars 9 ipa's half way done cool place! should make for an interesting ride home tomorrow, through backside of mnt st Helens.

Had a great time awesome peeps thanks lee for putting this together!

Cheers Jeff

We're here with the newly weds

Jeff come come down early and we can go look at that Vfr in Lynwood

You mean mine? I work in Lynnwood and live in Bellevue:

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/mcy/4572498903.html '> http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/mcy/4572498903.html

If, by chance, anyone knows someone selling an Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (2001-2007, including 2003 Rally Raid edition), I'm very interested...

that's a first never seen a vfr with knobbies!

Breaking News!

Bart Madsen from Motorcycle USA will be joining us for the Saturday ride around Twisted Sisters loop. He will be riding a 2014 Interceptor and hinted there may be some chance of a select few trying it .... Swapping bikes on the ride. He said not everyone will be able to and those that do have to sign some legal agreement !

In his article he said . . . "Fire the Interceptor to life and riders are greeted with a familiar V-Four cadence. I can’t vouch for improvements compared to the 2008 model, as I haven’t ridden the latter model . . . "

I can supply him with just such a model year for his comparison (even has ABS and will have some brand new PR2's on it). Does that put me in contention? :smile2:

It may, we will have to let him decide how many get a chance on it. In my opinion you and Jimbob are in the running because you were the first to request a ride on it. I'd like to see Jeff get a ride as he lost his beloved Viffer on an Oregon ride a couple of years ago, I would like a ride on it, so that's four already.

Ya for sure i would like to have a spin as well, if its possible. I'm at a disadvantage i only have 3 cylinders now. miss my v4:(

Jeff come come down early and we can go look at that Vfr in Lynwood

Is that the same one? surprised it hasn't sold. Your going to make fun of my sissy bike.

https://goo.gl/maps/Ctayw

After bend on sunday heading home is a question for us.. and looking at maybe this route back to canada.

Thoughts.. and any travel buddies :)

north of bend off 22 quartsville rd passes by peter lake towards sweet home one of the best rds in that area

were you doing this in one day? if so i dont think u will have time to visit spruce goose u need a good 3 hrs to enjoy that museum almost 600 miles and 101 is heavy motor home traffic this time of year.lots of good roads just east of 101. Or I would consider staying east up to cougar to randle do windy ridge its now open and make a loop through mnt rainer better than the Olympic peninsula.

was this little dippy doodle on twisted sister rout planned fs420? whats it lead to

choco: Two Long Sleeve extra large Sand; Two Short Sleeve extra large Light Sand, Two Short Sleeve extra large Sage 6,

VFORE: One Long Sleeve Large Sand, One Short Sleeve Sand

Slo1: 1 LS Large, 1 short sleeve Large Lt Sand

Jimbob: One medium Short Sleeve and one medium Long Sleeve in the light color

Sparrow75: One Long Sleeve Large Sand

Nice pictures and thanks for up date i gota get down there this year, any word when windy ridge is going to open?

Add me in for a Tshirt doesn't mater what there made of. My fav is the technofiber ones as well, one of my most comfortable riding shirts.

? She has my balls in her purse you know.

Old codgers like you have no use for those anways

If your thinking of going you should book rooms soon, Red lion in Bend is sold out except for the block of rooms Choco held under Vfrd (Anderson)

I agree thats way to much, that dealer is crazy not to take 6k for that bike.

10 years old it will need new tires all fluids changed before you ride it, back then they came stock with shitty metzeler tires they were bad new, at 10 years old i would hate to think.

Looks Great Lee! thanks for planning a ride in that neck of the woods, can never get enough of that area (except for those suicidal deer). Those dates look doable for me.

I may still be on a crumpet instead of a VFR will have to see..

I love that IPA in Baker city

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Great ride report, well done! Lots of great ideas for routs to sum sum 3

Didit you sure didit up good..........

Not sure how you’re going to top this meet! I can’t say enough how great it was to come back to the hotel and have nice cool keg at our disposal form the great people at horsefly brewing, much appreciated after a long ride through some of the best rds Colorado has to offer. The giant big ass maps were great, got me wanting to do all of those roads, which I did and some. I do love maps. Mark form Scott’s printing did a great job. Took the time to ask me about how my ride was each evening was much appreciated. Great seeing some old VFRD faces and meeting some new faces always a great group.

After a total of 4200 miles made it home the long Way. What a pleasure to ride with 2 of the best riders/peeps I know. Lots of great memories to keep me going through the winter thanks guys for letting me tag along.

Cheers