Slab Pig
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I ReeheeHEEaally like the way you think.
Yahoo.
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...I guess I should also add that I've dropped my RSV four times...usually during low speed drills.
Just kidding.
I'm the third owner of my RSV. When I bought the bike, I brought it home and looked at the guards. They were ground down a bit on both sides, front and back, so I know the the previous owner(s), dropped the bike at least once, probably more.
I've dropped it twice during low speed drills and another three times from just not paying enough attention to what I was doing. Usually, the bike will just start going. Once past the point of no return there's no stopping it. Luckily, the bike just falls onto the guards and rests there. (more like slowly lays down like a lazy pig) You just have to pick it up, which is challenging in itself, to say the least. Just remember to pick it up really fast before anyone sees you.
Quite embarassing.
Not withstanding my prior post on this subject (which I truly believe), what else can I say, but that the RSV is a real pig at low speed
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Forget the tires. Any new tire is going to feel great...cause they're new. They're very round when new and will turn very fast.
Nothing will improve low speed handling better than low speed drills in an empty parking lot. I agree with those on this post recommending practice, practice and more practice.
You can scrape the floorboards at low speed on this bike with no problem with just about any tire on the bike.
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Most of us have seen our bikes from odd angles. Glad to hear you got up OK.
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Not a favorite, just a road report.
Ride: July 2009, Friday, Afternoon
Gas Available: Pretty much in every town on the route.
Direction: Dayton
Avg Speed: 65
Flora: Wheat/Alfafa Farming (guessing)
Fauna Encounters: 0
Subjective Temp: Warm
Road Condition: A beautiful ride for this desert rat with route in very good condition offering rolling hills, sweepers and an occasional tighter corner. Plenty of passing opportunities with a few passing lanes provided on longer uphill pulls.
Smokeys Seen: 0
Traffic: Light. Intermittent drips and trickles.
Construction: None
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Name of Restaurant Bisbee Breakfast Club
Street Address Erie St
City Bisbee
State or Province AZ
Website (Optional) www.bisbeebreakfastclub.com
Quality of Food Great
Quality of Service Great
Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes
Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) Eclectic
Alcohol Served? -
Additional Comments About a mile or two from the center of old town, on the way out of town going south, just south of the Copper Queen Mine, there's a round-about. Erie street comes off the round about. It's at the end or beginning of Erie, depending on how you get onto Erie.
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Without going into a very subjective discussion on the difference between a 1) route with collection of sweepers with one or two tight corners and 2) twisties, I offer, here, my mia culpa to anyone taking light hearted offense to my statement, "Texas and twisties should not be used in the same sentence."
After googling the route, looking at pictures and hearing what some of you had to say about The Sisters, I can say that twisties certainly do exist in Texas, even if they're only slightly easier to find as those in Arizona.
In the future I will expand my definition of twisties from a route with "alot of hairpins, chicanes and tighter corners" to include a route with "alot of curves".
As a final note, if I were to attempt to mount any one of the sisters, I'm sure they would find me inadequate to the task and promptly buck me off, boot me out and engage another rider with more talent.
BTW,
All in fun.
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I took a look on Google and I'm still not convinced. No retraction or mia culpa, yet. 10 mph curves, huh? Is that what they're marked?
I guess I'll have to mosey on over there and run the routes.
I guess that I'll then have to go to Kentucky. I'm sure I'd get tired very quickly running never ending corners (with a town around every corner?), seeing that I'm a light weight flat-lander that has to ride an hour to get to anything resembling a corner here.
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OK guys. Before I print a retraction and grovel for forgiveness, please send me the routes on a google url.
I realize that my credibility is laughable being a flat-lander from AZ and seeing the routes I take.
Let's see what you dudes call a twisty.
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Guffaw!
Twisties and Texas shouldn't be used in the same sentence.
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Oh.....that's what that flashing light means.
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Name of Restaurant Bill's Pizza
Street Address 107 S. Cortez
City Prescott
State or Province AZ
Website (Optional) http://www.prescott-good-eats.com/Bills-Pizza.html
Quality of Food Great
Quality of Service Great
Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes
Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) Pizza
Alcohol Served? No
Additional Comments On the east side of the court house square.
I know that what is good eats is very subjective and, for pizza, even more so, but this pizza is really good.
No beer! No problem. The Bird Cage across the town square has Stone IPA on tap. The Cage would pass as a biker bar. You'll feel very confortable there.
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Name of Restaurant Palisade Cafe
Street Address 113 W 3rd St
City Palisade
State or Province CO
Website (Optional) -
Quality of Food Great
Quality of Service Great
Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes
Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) Eclectic
Alcohol Served? Yes
Additional Comments Beer on tap.
Best green chile I've ever tasted.
Didn't see any bikers in biker garb, but if a beer and good food is what you're looking for, then give it a try.
Parking won't be an issue.
Hope you enjoy.
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Name of Restaurant Ranch House
Street Address 23225 Broadway
City Yarnell
State or Province AZ
Website (Optional) -
Quality of Food Great
Quality of Service Great
Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes
Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) American
Alcohol Served? No
Additional Comments Consistenly great breakfast.
Order the ham steak to split between two or three. It's as big as the plate and 1/2 inch thick.
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Name of Restaurant International Bar and Cafe
Street Address 59 Main St
City Austin
State or Province NV
Website (Optional) -
Quality of Food Good
Quality of Service Average
Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) -
Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) American
Alcohol Served? Yes
Additional Comments I've only eaten here twice. Once for dinner, once for breakfast. Pork chops were moist and tasty, the veggie and potato were acceptable. The corn bread, while tasty, was hard as a brick. Breakfast the next morning was only passable.
Then why am I recommending it?
If you're traveling with your dog, you can take your dog into the bar to party with you.
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Name of Restaurant Bandon Fish Market
Street Address 249 1st St. SE
City Bandon
State or Province OR
Website (Optional) www.bandonfishmarket.com
Quality of Food Great
Quality of Service Good
Biker Friendly? (Parking, Trusted Location, Etc.) Yes
Kind of Food? (Mexican, Chinese, etc.) Fish and Chips
Alcohol Served? No
Additional Comments On the waterfront in old town.
I've only been to the coast on vacation about eight or so times, but of all the places that I've tried, this is the best fish and chips and chowder, so far.
I hope you enjoy.
As for biker friendly, I didn't see any other bikers there. I don't dress like a biker, so I really can't say yes or no. I selected 'yes', 'cause I can't imagine that they would turn anyone away or treat you badly, even if you looked like Marlon Brando. When they ask you want you want, just remember to reply, "Whady ya got?"
Plenty of public parking. Parking lot is public and doesn't belong to the market.
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Not a favorite, just a road report.
Ride: July 2009, Weekday, Noonish
Gas Available: Sisters
Direction: West
Avg Speed: 65
Flora: Ponderosa/Fir
Fauna Encounters: 0
Subjective Temp: Balmy
Road Condition: Very Good with sweepers and an occasional tighter corner in Santiam Pass, which is four lane undivided.
Smokeys Seen: 0
Traffic: Intermittent drips and trickles
Construction: None
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Not a favorite, just a road report.
Ride: July 2009, Weekday, Late AM to Noonish
Gas Available: Mill City, Detroit
Direction: West
Avg Speed: 65
Flora: Ponderosa
Fauna Encounters: 0
Subjective Temp: Balmy
Road Condition: Good with sweepers once in the mountains.
Smokeys Seen: 0
Traffic: Intermittent drips and trickles
Construction: None
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July 2009, Saturday PM
Gas: Otis, Grand Ronde.
No construction, but with everyone and their mother trying to get out of the heat in Portland, there was a HUGE backup starting ~6 miles from the US 101 junction. This was true stop and go, with more stop than go. Try to time your run to the coast on Sun - Thur or early morning.
Road in good condition with well marked sweepers, increasing in number the closer you get to the coast. Passing lanes provided in the several places.
Intermittent townage with the usual reduced speed zones.
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Not a favorite, just a road report.
Ride: July 2009, Weekday, PM
Gas Available: Loma, Rangely.
Direction: South
Avg Speed: 70
Flora: Farm, high desert, pine/fir to Pinion.
Fauna Encounters: 1 mule deer in the mountains
Subjective Temp: cool.
Road Condition:
Generally good. No construction. Once past the farms in Loma, straights and sweepers take you into the mountains where sweepers and tighter corners are found. Out of the mountains more straights and sweepers. All corners are well marked with no suprises.
Cars Passing Same Direction: few
Cars Passed Same Direction: few
Cars Passed Opposite Direction: slow drip
Smokeys seen: 0
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Road Report, July 2009
Road is down to dirt all the way through Monticello, in every direction, but no waits, as this town is very small. Dirt is well packed in the tire tracks. Sand and small gravel elsewhere.
State liquor store about 3 miles south of Monticello sells real beer. Monticello doesn't offer much. If you have a choice, move on to Moab.
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Not a favorite, just a road report. This is an '08 report.
Ride: July 2008, Weekday, AM
Gas Available: Fields, Denio Junction.
Direction: South
Avg Speed: 75
Flora: High grass and desert to low desert.
Fauna Encounters: 0
Subjective Temp: Balmy to Warm.
Road Condition:
I'ts been a year, but I remember generally good. Long straights with a few well marked sweepers. Fields is very tiny. Not sure I'd count on getting gas there without making inquiries first. Denio Junction has gas just a few miles south of Denio.
Cars Passing Same Direction: 0
Cars Passed Same Direction: I want to say 0. Maybe 1 or 2. It was a while ago.
Cars Passed Opposite Direction: 1 or 2
This is a lonely road.
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Not a favorite, just a road report.
Ride: July 2009, Weekday, PM
Gas Available: Silver Lake.
Direction: South
Avg Speed: 70
Flora: Pine and Pinion to high desert
Fauna Encounters: 0
Subjective Temp: Warm.
Road Condition: US 97 to OR 31 Junction:
Generally good. One construction wait for 15 minutes closer to La Pine. No dirt. Otherwise divided four lane in good condition most of the way to La Pine. However, the posted speed limit in the Peoples Republic of Oregon is 55 and everyone seems to take it seriously. Some are doing 10 over, but most seemed to be taking it very seriously.
Cars Passing Same Direction: few
Cars Passed Same Direction: lots
Cars Passed Opposite Direction: steady flow
Smokeys seen: 0, but it was pretty busy and I was watchin traffic, not looking for smokeys, so I may have missed one or two that were well placed.
Road Condition: OR 31 Junction to Lakeview
Fair. Slightly choppy in places, but not a problem with higher speeds, as one is able to open it up a bit on this section. Long straights with well marked intermittent sweepers and a few well marked tighter corners. Intermittent residential, e.g. ranch house and/or speed zoned small town (very small).
Cars Passing Same Direction: 0
Cars Passed Same Direction: 2 or 3
Cars Passed Opposite Direction: slow drip
Smokeys seen: 0
OR 31 meets US 395 about 20 miles north of Lake View. US 395 was in good condition.
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I had to get from Salmon, ID, to Pendleton, OR, so I didn't have time to smell the roses. Thanks, I'll keep it in mind the next time I'm in the area. I really could have used a nice soak. Had I stopped for a soak, that would have been the end of the road for that day.
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Thank you all.
in Watering Hole
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I'm moving on...
Thank you all, especially to Free Bird, and perhaps others the keep this site going that are unknown to me.
Sold my Venture and bought an FJR. The Venture will always hold a special place in my memory like my R5C and TX650. An awesome bike for long straight roads.
This site's tech info got me through a clutch upgrade and valve adjustment. Thank you again.
Thank you all.
Ride on,
Slab Pig