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Ducati Multistrada 1200 – another ride and another review

Last year I test rode the 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200 just after it had first arrived in this parts of the world. The European Motorcycles of Western Oregon offered me another chance to ride the beautiful and powerful Multistrada earlier … Continue reading

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Ducati Monster 696 – Test ride and review

I’ve never been too interested in roadster style or sports motorcycles. But I’ve been thinking more about pavement riding more recently. It doesn’t help that there are so many nice roads in this area. And then the Ducati Monster caught … Continue reading

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Eugene Celebration – focus on a couple of cars

Every year the city of Eugene closes its downtown streets for car traffic and opens them (for a fee) for the people. Vendors, musicians, and all sorts of events take place. This year it happened on the weekend of August … Continue reading

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The Buena Vista Ferry and the City of Astoria, Oregon

The Buena Vista Ferry and the city of Astoria have nothing in common with each other.  They are not close to each other there is no common road connecting the two of them. One is a Ferry, the other a … Continue reading

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Steamboat Inn, Oregon

I was invited to an organized rider with the nice folks of the local Triumph dealer. I probably mentioned this before, but just in case I will say it again: I’m not much of a group rider.  I like it … Continue reading

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Camping on Mt. Hood Area

When I moved to Oregon in 2005, besides Oregon being such a riders paradise, the primary motive for the move were my close friends of many many years who had grown up in Oregon.  We were all in Ohio at … Continue reading

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A Bridge not too far: The Golden Gate Bridge – Day 5

It is time to go home. Before I started last stretch of the trip back home, I followed a path towards the beach, to say good bye to the ocean. Here it is. Looks like my South Atlantic. Cold, windy, … Continue reading

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A Bridge not too far: The Golden Gate Bridge – Day 4

It was a great night of sleep again.  Nothing like being on vacation and waking up naturally, with no pressure whatsoever. Meet Otto, the proprietor of the Westport Inn. 85 and all, he is keeping it going. Otto offered coffee … Continue reading

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A Bridge not too far: The Golden Gate Bridge – Day 3 Part III

I like to check the general stores along the road.  This one was in Elk, CA. I would like to mention one thing about traveling on Hwy 1 and 101: the number of bicyclists traveling long distance along the road.  … Continue reading

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A Bridge not too far: The Golden Gate Bridge – Day 3 Part II

Where was I? Yes, Tamales Bay. The fog on the distance, where the Ocean is. From Tamales Bay I continued north, the road distances from the Ocean for a while. I stopped for photos in several of the small communities … Continue reading

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