Category Archives: Riding the Yamaha

These are the reports of rides on the Yamaha WR250R. I bought this bike on February 2009.

An Unexpected Trip to the Ocean

Posted on April 9, 2012 by cesardagord

Dry weather on the forecast for the weekend and I get a call from Doug on Thursday asking whether I wanted to go riding. Riley suggests we go back to the High Pass area. He reports the snow is gone … Continue reading →

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High Pass, Snow, Low Pass

Posted on March 6, 2012 by cesardagord

Finally I can report here the first ride of the year.  And what a ride it was, what a great way to start the new riding season! Before the weekend I had checked the weather forecast and those wise people … Continue reading →

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Praire Mountain, Oregon.

Posted on September 4, 2011 by cesardagord

Where is that 250? In the back of the garage? Since the trip to the Death Valley in March this bike has been sitting quietly at a corner of the garage. I took it out, lubricated the chain, checked pressure … Continue reading →

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Death Valley, March 2011

Posted on May 27, 2011 by cesardagord

After so many motorcycle reviews and ride reports from Death Valley, I had to go try it myself.  And I was not disappointed.  In fact, I realize that words, photos and videos never capture it the way it deserves to … Continue reading →

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The Steens 2010

Posted on September 10, 2010 by cesardagord

A quick Google search for the word “Steens” will produce interesting one-sentence descriptors of Oregon’s Steens Mountain: “About as far from any populated place as you can get in the Lower 48 States about says it for Oregon’s remote Steens … Continue reading →

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1,000 miles of Oregon dirt (OBDR)

Posted on July 10, 2010 by cesardagord

It has been a long time coming.  Being a motorcycle rider, with a dirt bias, living in Oregon, riding the Oregon Back Country Discovery Route (OBDR) is a natural consequence. I thought about it for too long, and it finally … Continue reading →

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Pine Mountain 2009

Posted on September 8, 2009 by cesardagord

Following up on the idea of camping at the Pine Mountain observatory, the usual suspects minus a few, decided to first camp at the Newberry Lakes and then move to Pine Mountain for a night at the observatory. All accounted. … Continue reading →

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Metolius Oregon 2009

Posted on July 8, 2009 by cesardagord

I had heard of the Metolius river for a while, had ridden past the sign on US 20 a few times.  It is time to take a look at it. Let’s try the WR250R on a real adventure. I met … Continue reading →

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Owyhee Oregon 2009

Posted on June 8, 2009 by cesardagord

Did you know the Owyhee river and region were named after a couple of Hawaiians? From wikipedia: “Owyhee” and “Hawaii” are two different spellings for the same word. When Captain James Cook discovered what he named the Sandwich Islands (known … Continue reading →

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Backyard Rides 2009

Posted on May 8, 2009 by cesardagord

Now with two bikes, time to get busy in the practice sessions.  The first 600 miles were all done in controlled situations.  After that I started venturing towards my usual routes in the Coast Range. This bike is a sweet … Continue reading →

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