| Author | Message | ||
     Goldtooth |
Kids and wife are still sleeping, time to sneak away for a quick ride and breakfast. Living just outside of the West Hills, I have great access to some amazing roads with better scenery. This is one of my favorite routes to Kettlemans. Used to do it on my bicycle when training for STP (Seattle to Portland). Little chilly this morning but worth it. On Thompson Rd      Closed so down 53rd Ave       53rd is nice but I do not like to rip it up. Too pretty and lots of stuff on the road usually. Down to Cornell, through the tunnels, past the bicyclist, headed towards 23rd and Lovejoy. Love these carriage garages   Yeah, Kettlemans! Love the Stumptown coffee and bagels. Nice to warm up too.   Headed over to Icon to snap some pix of the bike. Love their gear!  Off to Thurman for some more views       Went up towards the Zoo and Rose garden then back down to Burnside to Skyline   Skyline to Germantown, no cars! Great way to finish the ride back to 185th. Got home, the family was just waking up, time to start the day. Have a great Memorial Day weekend! nate | ||
| Ltbuell |
Thanks Nate,hope you have a great Sunday and a better tomorrow.Got back from Nevada on a recon mission and it was way positive and positive results.Celebrated in a low key my b-day yesterday as we flew back to here(poop'd out),the wifey's gonna cook one of her favorite din-dins that i like tonight so that will be alrightie then..... | ||
| Ltbuell |
oh yeah,almost forgot..i really liked what you've done with the scoot...wish i had the sheckels to do the XB rims thing..looks awesome on your scoot..... | ||
| Rodent |
Thanks for those pics, and great narration. I feel like I was on that ride with you. | ||
| Desertfox |
I don't believe a word of it. "Kids and wife are still sleeping" Bull, you started it up and they woke up  Beautiful pictures though. | ||
| Goldtooth |
I push it down the street to start! I am a nice neighbor. nate | ||
| Kalali |
That's a beautiful road. I love early Sunday morning runs too before the roads get crowded with the church crowd.... Thanks for sharing. | ||
| Outdoors |
Great pictures. I really like the look of the XB wheels on a tuber. Wish someone would make up some well made spacers so that this was a "drop in" change. How do you find the gearing with the XB pulley? Great ride. | ||
| Court |
GREAT PICS ! . . . My oldest lives in Portland and LOVES it . . I used to go there for Buell stuff quite a bit and fell in love with the roads, parts and bridges. It's an amazing city! Thanks ! | ||
| Goldtooth |
Thanks Court, I was born here and couldn't think of anywhere else I would like to live. The XB gearing is ok, little bit more off the line. nate | ||
| Court |
You picked a GREAT place to be born . . . in the City of Roses. Portland is famous for so many things it's tough to list . . coffee, gorgeous bridges, parks, roads, Microbreweries, Stumptown (and about 100 others) coffee and Dorothy McCullough Lee. If fact . . you don't have to look much further than the story of Dorothy McCullough Lee to understand the will of the folks of Portland. My son recently purchased his first house . . a beautiful bungalow in some neighborhood known for historic bungalows. He's an amazing guy, amazing musician and writer, who would never dream of owning a car. He rides is bike to the light rail, takes the train to work and grows most his own food. Portland, as you know, is a city of bicycles and some very smart folks. Always interests me that Trek makes two bikes named after "places" . . the SoHo and the Portland . . the last 2 places Son #1 has lived. I used to go to Portland quite a bit to push Buells when they were new. I rode a good deal with a group, mostly Triumph riders who were Intel engineers. I've never met an unkind person in Portland. Keep the pics coming . . . by the way . . I also got a gallery of photos from the Oregon Coast Aquarium & Yaquina Bay Lighthouse this weekend. Amazing place you were born . . Remind me to tell you about the Buell I stole and took to Portland. | ||
| Harleyms |
what....no voodoo doughnuts? bacon on a doughnut how can that be wrong....lol (Message edited by harleyms on May 31, 2011) | ||
| Goldtooth |
wrong side of town for Voodoo, maybe next time! nate | ||
| Court |
I exist on imported Sterling coffee . . . . . | ||
| Goldtooth |
haha! I gotta have my Stumptown! | ||
| Fast1075 |
That X1 is awesome dipped in gorgeous and sprinkled with kickass. | ||
| Andreax1 |
Verry beautifull X1! Can you post other photo of the bike? | ||
| Nwrider |
Nice x1. I just picked one up a couple months ago and love it. I have been riding it on some of those same roads. Beavertonian here. | ||
| Goldtooth |
  thanks for the positive comments. Can't wait to do another run tomorrow morning! nate | ||
| Skntpig |
Nice bike and great pics. What kind of shock is that? | ||
| Goldtooth |
Penske from American Sport Bike | ||
| Ts01 |
Nate, thanks for the pics..reminds me of Rt 113 in northeast New Hampshire in the White Mountains. |
