Wrecking crew ride

Wrecking crew: Brat pack, R1 Wolf pack, Crotch Rocketeers Our day started like any other. Meet at McDonalds/Chevron, BS, hit Decker Rd. Whilst cruising through the Alsea curves one of the R1s lost his brakes and lowsided. I was near the back of the pack and came around a corner to see the GSXR rider in front of me giving the danger ahead signal. We all pulled off, helped rightside the bike (a beautiful red/white crossplane R1). The rider was alright, and save for some cosmetics, nothing that a little bit of elbow grease couldn't put back together.

 We were back on the road quickly and made our first stop in Alsea. The lowsided R1 needed its brakes bled (the reason for the crash). With that out of the way we were zipping towards the coast. Highway 34 offers plenty of good corners, and plenty of places to get stuck behind traffic. For the intrepid rider on a powerful machine, with the will to cross the double yellow, one can overcome the traffic.

I kept up with the main pack, leaving the SV650 and Honda 250 cafe racer behind.

We rallied at Waldport, took pictures and rested. Then we departed north to visit the twisties where an overconfident rider had totaled his bike a few weekends before. I don't see what the big deal about the crashsite was, but I know my limits...

In Newport we ate lunch, fueled and tackled the last leg of hwy 101. HWY 101 would be awesome if there was no speed limits or tourist traffic. Sure you can pass one RV, but you just get stuck behind another.

Siletz HWY is another cornering enthusiast playground. It has an excellent mix of curves, twists, and sweepers. Most of the traffic was no problem to overcome, but one vehicle accelerated like mad to try to prevent our passing on a straightaway. Douche.

In Siletz a pair of riders (green ZX6r, Black R6) passed us and stopped just down the road. They were still passing a joint back and forth when we departed.

Our next wreck was on Logsdon. I felt it was an excellent road, but the newest rider on the ride felt the asphalt. His body positioning wasn't good and he lowsided. With help from the fixit guy he got his bike back rideable and caught up with us at the next rally point.

The last leg was several miles of marked 25mph continuous corners. An excellent road. You finish one corner, and position and ride into the next. Very good rhythm to it. At the end of that road one of the more experienced riders complimented my riding. Coming from an excellent rider like that, its a huge compliment.

200ish miles, two not so bad wrecks, amazing memories.