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VancouverWA to AustinTX = MotoGP


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On ‎4‎/‎11‎/‎2019 at 3:10 AM, motopumps said:

So, what is actually happening on the trip???

Good question.  We are riding our motorcycles.  Isn't that enough? ;)

MotoGP in Austin.

National Parks.

AZ 152 and 191.  Plus US108, NM78, TX 170, 166, 118.

The Los Milagros Motel and Borderland Café.

Riding with buddies that you have ridden with for over 15 years.

A nice cold beer after a hot day of riding.

The list is too long, as there is something for every one on a trip like this.  But then, i'm kind of simple and it doesn't take much to make me happy.  Today, I stayed in the motel and watched the MotoGP on my phone and the Masters on TV.  I didn't even go to the track, as I left that up to my friends to do.  I also worked on added a number of days to this ride report.

I'm just happy to be on the road, meeting people and talking.

 

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(2)2005 FJR1300abs:  230,000 m
2015 FJ-09:  114,000 m (Replaced engine at 106K)

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Day 11:  Watched it rain in the morning from our motel 6 rooms.  Afternoon some went to the track, I didn't this year.  Looked at some nice old cars and street rods in the parking lot.

Day 12:  MotoGP Races.   A. Rins Wins after Marquez crashes.  Rossi comes in second, with K. Abraham a distant 3rd.  Dovizioso comes from 13th to finish 4th.  Good race.  Tiger Woods wins the Masters.  Great comeback.  Really good watch.

We leave tomorrow for Van Horn TX,  458m.

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2015 FJ-09:  114,000 m (Replaced engine at 106K)

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Sounds like a terrific trip! 

The wife and kid and I were there yesterday. Got absolutely soaked in the torrential downpour in the morning. But the sun came out and the wind picked up and we dried out in time for qualifying. 

So Marquez finally couldn't do it huh? I thought he was unstoppable here. I'll have to see if I can find some highlights of the race somewhere.

Have a great rest of your trip!

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Day 13:  Austin to Van Horn on 290 and I-10.  One big boring day.  Hard to stay awake.  

Day 14:  Best riding day so far.  We took I-10 to I-25 to Hatch, where we headed West on NM26 and North on NM27.  We turned onto NM152 at Hillsboro,NM.  Stopped at the Store Cafe and had lunch, which amounted to Bumble Berry Pie and Ice Cream.  

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On ward to the curves on 152.  Awesome is all that I can say, and can't imagine how I missed this road the last time I rode to Silver City, NM.  We then turned North on NM35 and headed for the Gila Cliff Dwellings.  35 is a good curvy road with many farm/ranches along the way.

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After the Gila Cliff Deweling, we road down to Silver City and stayed in the Palace hotel.  The brought thunder storms and rain.  My bedroom ceiling started to drip water from a leak in the roof.  

Best day of riding.

 

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2015 FJ-09:  114,000 m (Replaced engine at 106K)

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Since I got back, it has been pretty busy around home.  

Day 15:  This was expected to be one of the best rides of the year, only to experience rain, clouds and snow.  We headed out of Silver City, NM on 180 towards the junction of 180 and 78.  Turned left onto 78 and really enjoyed the ride down to 3-Way.  The ride through Gila Nat. Forest is really special and shouldn't be missed if you are in the area.  Then of course you are headed for US-191, and are expecting something special anyway.  The Freeport-McMoran Mine is something to eperience too.  It just goes on for ever and you are riding right through it.  191 ended up being wet, with rain and later very cloudy with snow on the side of the road and cold.  We took it easy and made our way over the pass and stopped at Hannagan's for lunch.

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A little snow shower at Hannagan's and then we were back on the road headed to Show Low.  Both 180 out of Alpine and 260 through the Fort Apache Indian Res. were pleasant and beautiful rides.

Day 16:  Another big surprise came on this days ride to Globe, when we dropped into the Salt River Canyon (?) and came across about 10 miles of BLISS, nicely done twisty roads with switch backs and slow stuff made fast.  Minimal traffic and just go, go, go.

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Stopped at Subway for a salad and went on to Coolidge Dam.  I've wanted to check this dam out for many years.  It is one of the coolest dams I have ever seen.  Love these art deco creations.  

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We turn around and back tracked to Globe and then headed to Roosevelt Dam.  Not near as interesting and many more people.  Go Figure.

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After this we headed up to Payson then west to Chino Valley for the night.  A very nice day of riding in the mountains, canyons and sight seeing.

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2015 FJ-09:  114,000 m (Replaced engine at 106K)

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Day 17:  Horses headed for the barn.  Ride west on freeway to Boulder Dam and on to Las Vegas.  It was on the warm side so we took a little loop ride up to Mt. Charleston.

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Made contact with a bug on the long ride north to Beatty.

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For us, we have done this ride many times and often don't stop to take pictures because we have done that before.

Day 18:  Beatty to Winnemucca was as usual, windy, cold and dry.  Surprise Sunset in Winnemucca.

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Day 19:  Winnemucca to Crescent Oregon.  Highway 140 from Denio Junction to Lakeview present a couple really nice riding events.  First is the ride down a shear cliff and dropping in elevation over 1000 feet.  It is twisty but you need to be aware of the rocks and gravel that comes off the cliff daily, but is still fun going up or down.  Then as you get closer to Lakeview, Oregon you go over a pass and wind your way down the mountain on a nice curvy road.  Pavement is good.  Stopped for lunch in Lakeview and then road NW on OR-31 to La Pine then south on US97 to Crescent.

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Day 20:  The ride home from Crescent was non eventful. Hwy 58 to Eugene and I-5 to Vancouver through noon time traffic, which was okay.

Now I'm changing tires, oil and doing some lubing of cables and then making a ride to US 191 again in May.  This next trip will be 13 days and 4,200 miles.  We have an opening if someone wants to join us.  The S2000 just cancelled.

 

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(2)2005 FJR1300abs:  230,000 m
2015 FJ-09:  114,000 m (Replaced engine at 106K)

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