|
Delta-Wye posted:So I totally put a deposit on a bike last Saturday Highways, imo, are the safest roads unless you forget you're invisible. Don't think for a second that they can see you, even with eye contact, and you'll be fine.
|
#
?
Nov 2, 2015 08:48
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 19, 2024 16:02 |
|
|
I'd rather be on the freeway then endless miles of stop and go lights. Way safer to just go with the flow on I5
|
|
#
?
Nov 2, 2015 17:06
|
|
|
Yep, I'd get in the left lane and cruise at least until WA530 - Hwy 9 north from there is nice.
|
|
#
?
Nov 2, 2015 17:55
|
|
|
I was a bit concerned about keeping up with traffic on such a slow rig, but I found a couple old gopro videos on youtube of a fellow pulling past traffic on i5 and also on i90 crossing the bridge. I was looking for the i90 stuff specifically because I don't want to have to drive around the lake! The guy didn't seem to have any trouble keeping up with traffic at all. I was thinking wa9 from ferndale all the way down to 228th over to Lake City Way. I drove down it on the way back from the dealership and it's a well maintained road and quite a few spots are limited to 25 or 35mph. Other than some fun looking switchbacks as it goes through some hills and around a lake, it's not too bad. Once you get to Lack City, it's pretty much a straight shot into the city from there by either by hopping on I5 for a couple exits (only a couple spots with merging to deal with) or taking poo poo surface streets through the u-district. I think corners are going to be okay (throw some weight in the tub and lean) I'm mostly worried about hitting poo poo on the right with the sidecar. I'm expecting lane position is going to be the tricky part so I'm going to endeavor to not slam it into stuff. I'm going to try and find insurance before I do this though just in case lol
|
|
#
?
Nov 2, 2015 18:20
|
|
|
Delta-Wye posted:I was a bit concerned about keeping up with traffic on such a slow rig, but I found a couple old gopro videos on youtube of a fellow pulling past traffic on i5 and also on i90 crossing the bridge. I was looking for the i90 stuff specifically because I don't want to have to drive around the lake! The guy didn't seem to have any trouble keeping up with traffic at all. What is this super slow bike you're thinking won't have the speed for the highway?
|
|
#
?
Nov 3, 2015 19:09
|
|
|
It's a ural  They have a max output of around 40hp but with the front profile of a small car. My understanding is that hitting 70 requires basically redlining the engine and you're going to be maxing out at 55 going up a long hill, but I haven't taken one up to those speeds yet. Anyways, the video didn't look too bad and that should have been a carbed bike based on the posting dates. My rig is newer with fuel injection and should have marginally more oomph but we'll see if that pans out. Delta-Wye fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Nov 3, 2015 |
|
#
?
Nov 3, 2015 20:54
|
|
|
Spiffness posted:I'd rather be on the freeway then endless miles of stop and go lights. Way safer to just go with the flow on I5 I once saw a man ride a Vespa-style scooter from Everette to Seattle on I-5, racer crouch, engine screaming the whole way at ~70
|
|
#
?
Nov 3, 2015 23:35
|
|
|
If you get your license suspended, can you still drive a 50cc legally? Zoom zoom! VVV Right, you need a license, not an endorsement 
Delta-Wye fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Nov 4, 2015 |
|
#
?
Nov 4, 2015 02:11
|
|
|
Well you still need a license to operate a vehicle... E: http://www.dol.wa.gov/driverslicense/mopeds.html its all nice on rice fucked around with this message at 03:42 on Nov 4, 2015 |
|
#
?
Nov 4, 2015 03:36
|
|
|
The DUI-mobiles are those bikes with the engine and gas tank slapped on, I think.
|
|
#
?
Nov 4, 2015 06:57
|
|
|
Slim Pickens posted:The DUI-mobiles are those bikes with the engine and gas tank slapped on, I think. Washington's just weird in not allowing unlicensed mopeds.
|
|
#
?
Nov 5, 2015 15:36
|
|
|
Trip report: Survived. 7ish hours is too long for a first ride imho. I know this now.
|
|
#
?
Nov 5, 2015 18:39
|
|
|
Fuckin' sweet. T? Patrol? Gear-Up?
|
|
#
?
Nov 5, 2015 18:49
|
|
|
It's a pretty decked out Gear Up. I got it slightly used and I think it rides pretty nice. Supposedly the previous owner decided he hated how it (sidecars in general) rode and traded it back in for a two wheeler after 600 miles. Hopefully I didn't inherit someone's poo poo box! I did get it up to 70 in a flat straight away - she was none too happy, but she did it.
|
|
#
?
Nov 5, 2015 18:59
|
|
|
Bham to Seattle (or the other way I can't really tell) in 7 hours? Sounds like an adventure
|
|
#
?
Nov 5, 2015 19:14
|
|
|
clutchpuck posted:Bham to Seattle (or the other way I can't really tell) in 7 hours? Sounds like an adventure Spent a couple hours dicking around in Bellingham/ferndale then took WA9 real slow. I also got turned around in Bothell somehow and ended up accidentally making a 'quick' detour to Echo Lake  nothing terrible, it just took forever.edit: I just noticed I'm around half the posts in this thread. My friends are all tired of hearing about this poo poo though so I'm probably going to be keeping it up, ha! Edit 2: I wasn't 100% what was going on when it happened (you can see/hear me slow down and go wtf) but when i checked the video I am very glad I wasn't turning left off of lake city way! Watch the white car to the left. https://youtube.com/watch?v=lrlh87eBa0g Delta-Wye fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Nov 5, 2015 |
|
#
?
Nov 5, 2015 19:47
|
|
|
Is it just me or is it unseasonably cold? Just had to order heated gear for the first time because under 40 degrees with my RevIt H20 gloves is utter clammy hell.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2015 01:08
|
|
|
Nah we usually get our real cold weather done in November/December. What was it, 1988 or 89 when we had that super snowy November?
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2015 01:31
|
|
|
It was nice enough this weekend to go out and practice my side wheelies The last few days have been miserable once the sun's gone down though. http://gfycat.com/GrandioseTornAustraliansilkyterrier
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2015 03:59
|
|
|
The mornings are usually the worst, cold-wise. But basically, once it's cold and wet, it's Misery Town, population Your Hands. My Rukka lobster gloves are working great, though, keeping my hands warm and dry. I had a little dual-wheel slippage this morning when I hit some frost, but it wasn't too bad. I'm still considering getting some heated gear, but it's just so drat expensive. I'm saving up for an Aerostich (or similar) so blowing $300 on heated gloves and all the accoutrements seems kinda silly to me.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2015 07:06
|
|
|
Delta-Wye posted:It was nice enough this weekend to go out and practice my side wheelies What the gently caress? Is that a shaft-driven dual sport?
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2015 20:06
|
|
|
It's a hack. Judging by the driveshaft, it's a Ural 2WD hack.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2015 20:28
|
|
|
clutchpuck posted:It's a hack. Judging by the driveshaft, it's a Ural 2WD hack. Holy poo poo. Do want.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2015 20:41
|
|
|
clutchpuck posted:It's a hack. Judging by the driveshaft, it's a Ural 2WD hack. It's a 2014 Gear Up. It's my first bike and it's stupid fun to drive around. I got it a few weeks ago and I can't wait for spring/summer to roll back around again.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2015 22:48
|
|
|
Delta-Wye posted:It's a 2014 Gear Up. It's my first bike and it's stupid fun to drive around. I got it a few weeks ago and I can't wait for spring/summer to roll back around again. Whoa, I didn't know they still made Urals! What is this madness? That's a beautiful machine, man.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2015 22:54
|
|
|
Anyone up here have/know where I can get my hands on a gs750e tank? I need one for my project. I'm looking for the e not the es, the es has indents for fairings.
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2015 19:05
|
|
|
Have you checked Bent Bike?
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2015 19:11
|
|
|
clutchpuck posted:Have you checked Bent Bike? I only checked the lynnwood one. I bought one there that looked right but it ended up being too long and the tunnel was wrong also.
|
|
#
?
Dec 5, 2015 18:33
|
|
|
Could anyone offer some insight on riding on Vancouver Island? Or from the island along the coast to say, San Francisco area? I'll be moving there in the spring from Toronto and am looking forward to generally better weather, traffic, roads and more interesting scenery. I currently have a Honda CB1100 but am looking to get something a little more sport-touring oriented once I get there (read: Yamaha FJ-09). Just wondering if anyone knew of some good routes or destinations on the island or in the vicinity? I was thinking that for any trips south it would make more sense to take the bike across on the ferry in the bed of my truck and offload it somewhere around Astoria and go from there. Looks mostly like superslabs anyway until that point, but I could be wrong. Definitely want to do lots of riding in Oregon also. Thanks.
B.Wales! fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Jan 14, 2016 |
|
#
?
Jan 14, 2016 23:50
|
|
|
I don't know much about Vancouver Island but I've done a bunch of touring in California down to Pismo and all over Oregon. Motorcycles generally get preferential treatment on ferries; first on/first off, and on WA state ferries they expect you to just cut the line to the front, so if you're gonna tour and ferries are involved, I'd leave the truck at home. Might be worth it to ferry across to Anacortes and take the ferry from Whidbey Island to Port Townsend. Washington around the Olympic Penninsula from Port Townsend is worth riding. Neah Bay is pretty cool. Hurricane Ridge is pretty cool. Definitely not super slab anywhere near there. Oregon coast is cool. You can't go wrong from there all the way to SF. Remember to do the Avenue of Giants in northern California instead of sticking on 101 and make sure to take the turn at Leggett by the drive through tree to get to the coast. The rest of Oregon: holy poo poo just get out of the city and it's awesome. Quartzville Rd/NF-11 near Sweet Home is transcendent and McKenzie Pass is cool as hell with the twisty roads and giant lava flows. Bend is a fun town and the scenery from there to Dayville and then north to Biggs Junction is super. Then the ride westbound on I-84 through the gorge, gotta see. Maybe go on the Washington side to avoid superslab. Most of this youtube is in Oregon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYnnCa6xIeE I'm gonna get out to Oregon again this summer and check out Crack in the Ground. e: and this https://www.google.com/maps/dir/43....4ab32df!1m0!3e0 clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 00:29 on Jan 15, 2016 |
|
#
?
Jan 15, 2016 00:18
|
|
|
B.Wales! posted:Could anyone offer some insight on riding on Vancouver Island? Or from the island along the coast to say, San Francisco area? I'll be moving there in the spring from Toronto and am looking forward to generally better weather, traffic, roads and more interesting scenery. I currently have a Honda CB1100 but am looking to get something a little more sport-touring oriented once I get there (read: Yamaha FJ-09). Just wondering if anyone knew of some good routes or destinations on the island or in the vicinity? I was thinking that for any trips south it would make more sense to take the bike across on the ferry in the bed of my truck and offload it somewhere around Astoria and go from there. Looks mostly like superslabs anyway until that point, but I could be wrong. Definitely want to do lots of riding in Oregon also. Thanks. I'd be down to do some explioring with you. I'm living in Vic. I've heard great things about the islands nearby being dope for trails and not having any cops on them.
|
|
#
?
Jan 15, 2016 04:17
|
|
|
clutchpuck posted:I don't know much about Vancouver Island but I've done a bunch of touring in California down to Pismo and all over Oregon. Beaucoup Cuckoo posted:I'd be down to do some explioring with you. I'm living in Vic. I've heard great things about the islands nearby being dope for trails and not having any cops on them.
|
|
#
?
Jan 16, 2016 05:11
|
|
|
I need reliable short-notice motorcycle shipping if anyone has a favorite company. Moving to LA for a spell and want the bike there ASAP.
|
|
#
?
Jan 16, 2016 19:05
|
|
|
Uship + careful review of reviews is the way to go.
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2016 03:29
|
|
|
Got it sorted. Trust Trailer Dan for everything. The other bidder had no reviews and used allcaps with a hotmail address which had never ever ended well for me.
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2016 05:27
|
|
|
Saw you posted in the Seattle thread then looked here. Glad to hear you got it sorted safe travels.
|
|
#
?
Jan 17, 2016 08:07
|
|
|
Oh hey, a local thread! Location: Seattle Bike: 2010 Harley Crossbones (started with an old Honda XR100 at 10, graduated to an '86 Ninja 600 in high school, various sportbikes throughout the years, finally settled down with the Harley) Years ridden: 21 street, 28 total (poo poo, I'm getting old) Down for: scraping floorboards on Highways 20, 112, 97, etc. etc. etc.
|
|
#
?
Jan 30, 2016 00:45
|
|
|
Just went for a ride around Monroe. Went a little ways along some dirt road and single track until I got nervous about getting stranded, as that rear tire doesn't work worth a drat in mud. It was a good ride, though. My husky exhaust strikes again, though. This time on my brand new Klim pants.   Anyone know some good trails within an hour of Seattle? Also, if anyone wants to go ride on one of the nicer weekends, I'm down for that too. The 610 felt kinda heavy for rough stuff, but being short and not being able to get a foot down easily makes that stuff difficult anyways.
|
|
#
?
Jan 31, 2016 02:58
|
|
|
Walker valley orv park. Try rat trap pass too
clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 04:01 on Jan 31, 2016 |
|
#
?
Jan 31, 2016 03:54
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 19, 2024 16:02 |
|
|
A 610 might be a handful for anything but the fire roads at walker valley. Get an electric start 250 and rage
|
|
#
?
Feb 1, 2016 22:51
|
|
