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Forum: Face plant 02-09-2013, 07:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,903
Posted By CavScout
I was up ahead of these two inmates, and ripped...

I was up ahead of these two inmates, and ripped through this section about twice as fast. I remember hitting this obstacle and thinking, "Sheesh, I hope nobody goes down on that..." It wasn't a rock;...
Forum: Face plant 02-07-2013, 11:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,903
Posted By CavScout
Cliff? What cliff?

As I dug through my video of the Washington Backcountry Discovery Route from 2011 to make a larger video, this little gem rose to the surface. This was on the morning of our second day, headed from...
Forum: Beasts 12-06-2012, 11:32 PM
Replies: 7,786
Views: 3,014,263
Posted By CavScout
Custom made by the first owner. Unbelievably...

Custom made by the first owner. Unbelievably burly. Thicker aluminum that any other brand I've ever seen, hard-mounted to the frame in 3 places each side, plus steel bars across the back. I've had 5...
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 11-30-2012, 10:17 AM
Replies: 7,163
Sticky: PNW Flea Market
Views: 1,747,201
Posted By CavScout
Thanks. I let the posting slide for a few weeks 2...

Thanks. I let the posting slide for a few weeks 2 months ago. Bummer! All the guys I ride with are going XR650 or DR650...which means I've been left behind while they go play on the single tracks....
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 11-29-2012, 10:40 PM
Replies: 7,163
Sticky: PNW Flea Market
Views: 1,747,201
Posted By CavScout
Question Suzuki V-Strom DL650 for sale

Posted in the big flea market, wanted to put it here too. And ask, is my price crazy? I've been trying to sell this beast for months. If anything it seems underpriced...I'm selling it for far less...
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 11-06-2012, 10:27 AM
Replies: 202
Views: 55,416
Posted By CavScout
Bearcat Lodge

Maybe this is old news for some of you (I posted this on the Eug/Springfield thread as well), but if you're planning to ride out east next summer, be aware that the Bearcat Lodge in Seneca is no...
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 11-06-2012, 10:24 AM
Replies: 9,101
Views: 495,086
Posted By CavScout
Bearcat Lodge

Maybe this is old news for some of you, but if you're planning to ride out east next summer, be aware that the Bearcat Lodge in Seneca is no more. According to an 80-year-old grandmother at the gas...
Forum: Ride reports 10-21-2011, 03:02 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 888
Posted By CavScout
Thanks all. Another video should be on the way...

Thanks all. Another video should be on the way soon of the WABDR!
Forum: Ride reports 10-12-2011, 12:09 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 888
Posted By CavScout
6 feet under...

If you liked it, comment! I've found video posts get buried within...oh...10 seconds of being posted. Need a little extra help! :D
Forum: Ride reports 10-12-2011, 10:08 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 888
Posted By CavScout
Motorcycle Spelunking

Yeah, that's right. Motorcycles in a cave. Don't read the ride report, though. Watch it! :clap

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Forum: Beasts 09-26-2011, 08:58 AM
Replies: 7,786
Views: 3,014,263
Posted By CavScout
Sleepy Strom on the WABDR

It had been a long day on the WABDR. It was nice and warm, the road was soft, sun setting...perfect time for a nap.
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 08-13-2011, 10:30 PM
Replies: 1,398
Views: 136,524
Posted By CavScout
Just to be double-extra-sure (since I'm planning...

Just to be double-extra-sure (since I'm planning the trip for 3 other riders...) - no problem making Packwood by 5 or 6 pm even if we don't get out of Cascade Locks until 1 pm? Thanks, just being...
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 08-10-2011, 12:54 PM
Replies: 1,398
Views: 136,524
Posted By CavScout
Question Thoughts?

Planning to ride S to N starting Sept 1st. We'll have a late start due to work issues, so we won't hit Cascade Locks until about 1 p.m.

So, about how long does the first leg of the ride take? Is...
Forum: Beasts 07-07-2011, 03:03 PM
Replies: 7,786
Views: 3,014,263
Posted By CavScout
Is this bike still in the PNW? Looks like it...I...

Is this bike still in the PNW? Looks like it...I almost bought it (what, 2 years ago now?) but went for one that came with panniers instead. Do you ride many dirt/gravel/where-the-hell-are-we roads?
Forum: Ride reports 06-20-2011, 08:50 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,667
Posted By CavScout
So, does anyone have any ideas on how to keep...

So, does anyone have any ideas on how to keep videos at the top of the pile longer than one or two days? I'm finding that the problem with posting videos on this site, instead of photos and a written...
Forum: Beasts 06-20-2011, 08:19 PM
Replies: 7,786
Views: 3,014,263
Posted By CavScout
5 is Company

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Forum: Equipment 06-20-2011, 07:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,085
Posted By CavScout
Thanks for the information. It seemed pretty odd...

Thanks for the information. It seemed pretty odd to me; the lock looked completely clean even before we hosed it with WD-40. I'll check in with Yann.
Forum: Day Trippin' 06-18-2011, 10:08 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 737
Posted By CavScout
Video of the gravelly, slippery, sketchy water...

Video of the gravelly, slippery, sketchy water crossing. Not one we could just bomb through. The water wasn't that deep, but there was 6-12" of gravel lose gravel to wade through.

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Forum: Equipment 06-18-2011, 09:54 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,085
Posted By CavScout
Haven't heard from Yann, the owner of the...

Haven't heard from Yann, the owner of the Rotopax. I'll ask him how R-t-pax's customer service is next time I see him! :D
Forum: Equipment 06-18-2011, 09:52 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,085
Posted By CavScout
We had been riding on gravel and dirt roads for 2...

We had been riding on gravel and dirt roads for 2 days. I'm guessing dust is the issue. Pretty lame that they sell a lock that can't get dirty...for an off-road product! :huh Good reason not to use...
Forum: Equipment 06-16-2011, 12:05 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,085
Posted By CavScout
Question Video: Rotopax Fail!

Has anyone else ever had this issue with their Rotopax lock? We had to dismantle it from the bottom, and still can't get the lock open. :baldy Any ideas?

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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 06-13-2011, 09:34 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 426
Posted By CavScout
Thanks, helped a lot. The ranger I spoke with...

Thanks, helped a lot. The ranger I spoke with called me the day before the ride, just like he said he would.

The roads were a lot muddier than we wanted to mess with, and once we were up in the...
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 06-13-2011, 08:12 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,285
Posted By CavScout
Lesson: don't post directions while drinking late...

Lesson: don't post directions while drinking late at night! :freaky Left brain must of have been thinking about the trip I had coming up out to Hart Mountain...
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 06-06-2011, 03:01 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,285
Posted By CavScout
Siuslaw Motorcycle Roads

Here are some of the best roads I've found in my back yard, east of Eugene. (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=212549245498046472885.00048e07a959c5d09c010&z=10)

Don't get...
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 06-06-2011, 02:46 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 426
Posted By CavScout
Question Freemont NF: Road Conditions?

Heading through the Freemont NF this weekend on our way to Malheur Cave. Anyone know how high up we might be able to get? The FS rangers I've talked to said there are 12-foot drifts up high, but most...
Forum: Beasts 06-04-2011, 09:41 PM
Replies: 17,175
Views: 2,762,821
Posted By CavScout
800 vs. F800

Not sure if this is the place for this but here you go.

I took a BMW F800 and a Tiger 800 for test rides today, back to back. The 800XC wasn't available, but I have sat on it and looked it over....
Forum: New Zealand 05-09-2011, 07:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,002
Posted By CavScout
Thanks for the site - I checked Craigslist, and...

Thanks for the site - I checked Craigslist, and there was hardly anything. Makes sense Kiwis would have their own site to trade on.
Forum: New Zealand 05-09-2011, 07:55 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,002
Posted By CavScout
Sounds good to me, Wanaka is on our list. When do...

Sounds good to me, Wanaka is on our list. When do you think you would be coming through Oregon next year?
Forum: New Zealand 05-02-2011, 01:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,002
Posted By CavScout
Need 2 bikes, want to keep arm and leg

I'm told leaving Oregon to visit New Zealand is kind of like just staying home but spending a lot of money to do it (sorry Kiwis, you don't have the monopoly on amazing geography and roads :D). Oh...
Forum: Beasts 02-25-2011, 09:21 PM
Replies: 7,786
Views: 3,014,263
Posted By CavScout
V-Strom with A/C!

I forgot the kitchen sink...but not the air conditioner! :clap

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23068608@N00/5478289048/" title="Getting ready for summer riding weather? by TS Wallace, on...
Forum: Day Trippin' 02-14-2011, 10:42 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,933
Posted By CavScout
I'm getting one! :clap

I'm getting one! :clap
Forum: Day Trippin' 02-14-2011, 10:37 PM
Replies: 225
Views: 39,652
Posted By CavScout
Thanks for sharing! Riding near this area on the...

Thanks for sharing! Riding near this area on the Washington side this fall, on our way north, anyway. Hope to hit up the Oregon side before then. What a great state we live in! :clap
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 02-14-2011, 10:31 PM
Replies: 296
Views: 75,010
Posted By CavScout
Why oh why oh why

This has to be the most painful thread ever. Pity those of us who must sell one to get another.

I should clarify here, I had to part with the MOTORCYCLE, a 1982 Yamaha Seca XJ550 with only 5,000...
Forum: Ride reports 02-14-2011, 09:21 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,667
Posted By CavScout
Bulldog is going to frequent some of your "new"...

Bulldog is going to frequent some of your "new" places up in Alaska this summer, via Canada, lucky duck. Glad you all are enjoying it, more to come!
Forum: Ride reports 02-13-2011, 06:46 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,667
Posted By CavScout
A perfect morning

Delintment Lake is at about 5,600 feet, so it was cold the next morning. It was absolutely spectacular.

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Forum: Ride reports 02-10-2011, 09:29 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,667
Posted By CavScout
Off to the Frenchglen and the Ochocos!

We were up before the sun the next morning, our goal being to hit the hot springs for cowboy coffee before breakfast in Fields.

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Forum: Ride reports 01-31-2011, 11:17 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,667
Posted By CavScout
Yeah, take care of that before you head out to...

Yeah, take care of that before you head out to camp. You don't want to leave a pile out there, and it's a bad idea to dig a hole with all the high-speed traffic cruising around during the day.
Forum: Ride reports 01-31-2011, 11:13 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,667
Posted By CavScout
:rofl:rofl:rofl We flog them regularly! (note...

:rofl:rofl:rofl
We flog them regularly! (note cracked windshield, scratched crashbars, mangled skid plate...)
Forum: Ride reports 01-22-2011, 09:22 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,667
Posted By CavScout
Wandering into Nevada

Highway 140 has to be one of my favorite roads. There's nothing out there but prairie and dramatic grades and hills. It wanders into Nevada like a lost child and then just as confused trips its way...
Forum: Ride reports 01-22-2011, 09:08 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 5,667
Posted By CavScout
Thanks for the tip...unfortunately I've already...

Thanks for the tip...unfortunately I've already planned out my vacation for the year, mostly on more motorcycle adventures! :evil Looks like a good time, and miles of good roads for sure.
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