The New And Improved Unofficial R65 Forum V2
Technical Discussion => Ride Reports and Event Reviews => Topic started by: Bengt_Phorqs on July 04, 2013, 06:25:54 AM
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Anyone going to the MOA rally in Salem, OR?
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I wish..... :(
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Too far considering all that has to get done around here this summer - if I was to go I'd want to take off 2 weeks' time at minimum so I could sightsee and enjoy the trip and not just slab it across..
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It's a long haul for sure. I'm riding with a group from the local BMW club in DFW, we're leaving next Friday, July 12, and expect to return on July 28 or 29. I've been around the world and back again but never have been to the left coast. Really looking forward to this ride.
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Have a safe and pleasant trip! May we assume that Mrs. Phorqs is also going on her BMW?
Keep an eye out - you might have a Monte on a Turnip riding out after you-LOL!
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Mike, Mrs. Phorqs can't get the necessary time off. I retired at the end of March. At first I wasn't going to go but she pretty much insisted that I make the trip. My son, Earl Phorqs, lives in Portland, Oregon so I'm hoping to get to spend a few days with him as well. He needs a little help getting his R65 running again. I think he probably just has some varnish in the carbs so we may get that sorted out.
If memory serves some of our members like Wirespokes and Daryll Richmond live in the area. Hope to get a chance to meet them. I'm pretty sure that Monte "Mongo" Miller won't be making the ride.
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Hi Bengt!! Well, I am packing to go to Salem. Whether it actually happens is unknown until Tuesday morning when I plan to leave for Duluth,MN and Aerostich factory first. I'll go around Huron to the Soo and keep to a northern route like Hwy. 200 across the mid-west. If heat too much or I am unhappy by Duluth, I'll simply ride up and around L. Superior and head back home.
I'll PM my Tracfone no. to you, Bengt. Meet at the airheads tent at some point...leave a message there if you are there....then the beer tent!!
Any sound from Melena??
Cheers for now, Sue
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Sounds good Sue. I'll send you a PM with my cell number. I was thinking about Melena not too long ago. If I recall she had a close call a few years back on her bike and since then I haven't seen her post too much here.
Surely there are a few others from this forum that will attend. Anyone? Anyone? Buhler?
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I haven't decided yet. I live maybe 35 miles from Salem. If I decide to camp or spend the night in town I'll probably ride my bicycle; if I just go for the day I'll take the R65. My friend Tom lives maybe a half mile from the fairgrounds, I wonder if he has a place I could crash. Err, sleep....
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I'll be there with my highly modified 83 Yellow and Black R65 GS. I'll wander around and try and find you guys. I'm leaving shortly for N. Cal to see my Daughter and then over to Susanville to meet up with others for the Ishi adventure ride that makes its way to the Salem rally. :)
Jerry
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THAT'S the only R65GS I've ever seen, even if it didn't start life as one.
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I'm leaving on Saturday and heading that direction - riding the GS. Taking a northern route as well. I should be there Wednesday. Sue - hope to see you there! Ride safe.
Neal
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I live in Portland and was planning on going for the day on Saturday. Hope to see some of you there!
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Mike "Bengt Phorqs" Crenshaw was in Montana about 13+ hours ago, heading to the Rally in a group of six bikes outta the Fort Worth BMW club.
Oughta be rolling in soon.
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Arrived in Portland last night and stayed with my son Allen "Earl Phorqs" Crenshaw. We'll head down to the rally today. It's nice and cool in Portland this morning.
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They made it!
Allen "Earl Phorqs" Crenshaw, Sue Canada and Mike "Bengt Phorqs" Crenshaw.
(https://bmwr65.org/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi196.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Faa1%2Fmontmil%2F7391c35b-7016-42c3-965e-4105384635c0_zps13fa1842.jpg&hash=8ffe0a45a6d4ca8b30175f8abfff4081caccfc76)
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Here's a link to a video I made of some photos my buddy Dave and I took at the Salem MOA rally. Too bad I was not able to connect with any of the R65 folks. The first two bikes are R65s, sort of.
http://youtu.be/a5Az7p6UpDw
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YAY!!!!!!!! I'm very glad to see that Sue and Mike made it out to Salem!!
:)
I hope that Neal made it too - did anyone see him at the rally?
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I went down on Saturday morning. First thing after wandering into the vintage judging area, I bumped into Wirespokes. We wandered around and spotted Jerry's yellow R65 GS and introduced ourselves.
Looked around the airheads area for other R65 owners but wasn't able to spot any. Some beautiful bikes and lots of nice people.
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So, the flag didn't make it to the MOA rally, huh?
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The R65 flag/pillow case is MIA.
I had it a couple years ago at the North Texas Norton Owners Lake o' The Pines Rally but shipped it off to someone -I forget who- requested it for a rally event.
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Well, that certainly blows.... :(
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Was it requested in a post on this forum? Maybe we could track it down.
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Was it requested in a post on this forum? Maybe we could track it down.
Post or PM. I've slept since then.
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I'm home safe and sound as of 4:30pm yesterday!! Whew...what a long ride. Best news is that LRB, my faithful companion in this epic trip to Salem and back, was outstanding..nary a blip of any trouble. None! He seemed to just get better humming along with the liveliness of a newborn lamb at 5000 rpm at anywhere from 63-70 mph, constantly for 8 hours per day. He travelled 6,183 miles or a bit over 10,000 kms! His white rims are filthy but it is brake dust and road dirt. Not as much oil even on the rear! I may have a brake light switch to repair as a fellow in a truck in a tailback said my brake light wasn't working...may be just a bulb too.
I mailed UPS'ed my camping gear home along with all excess gear. UPS steered me wrong when they stated the total cost...I had asked specifically if it would be cheaper to carry the gear into Canada and send it from there but they quoted me a price I thought to be reasonable so I sent the box from Salem at the rally site. They were wrong...brokerage charges almost doubled the cost...so I learned a lesson there and UPS should have known too. Still it was worth every penny NOT to have to lug that extra weight around all the way home and have to climb aboard looking like a "John Cleese" leg move!
LRB pretty well got 56-60 mpg too! Just add gas, watch oil (only added a bit) and check the tires for pressure...that's it. He got a brand new Avon AM26 rear tire at the rally as the Bridgestone was close to its TWI marks. I took the wheel off at the oak grove campsite across the road from the rally site and carried the wheel with a new found lady rider friend from LA who helped me put the new tire back on. Then Chris Walstow happened by to visit...Chris from BC....remember from our forum here and he buttoned up the bolts/nuts for me so I felt it was done by an expert. One less thing to worry about!
This long trip..one month...but time with friends too in BC....gave me lots of time to contemplate so when I am rested up I'll try to write out the thoughts I had about tripping on the R65LS, 30 years young!
Saw Neal or R65Guy in the beer tent! You know I met Bengt and Earle Phorqs and now Chris our old forum friend. So glad all got home safe and sound and I have quite a few people out there to contact that were nice to me enroute. I don't think I'd ever go so far again without company. It gets lonely out there alone but it is less stressful when riding when one is alone. It is the dinners and evenings that drag and there is a tendency to not stop as much. But I did fill the gastank about 130 miles intervals just to be sure I'd always have enough on those long empty stretches. I was very aware of the troubles in '08 when I had the accident in Saskatchewan after the Gillette rally. Not knowing quite what happened there and also thinking about micro sleeps that can come over you without warning gave me pause! To get out there I travelled hwy 200...Lewis and Clark route and home I tried out the Trans Canada and was impressed. Prairies in Canada more interesting...rolling etc....but road still dead straight! Highlights...Lolo Pass, North Cascades Parkway, Crowsnest Pass, North of Lake Superior and parts of Olympic Peninsula Hwys.
More later........yawn!
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Great post, Sue. Anxious to hear more.
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Looking forward to hearing the whole story. What a great trip!
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Yay! I was thinking about you just this morning Sue and wondering where you were in this old world. Nice write up too. It is more fun with a travelling companion, that's for sure. We had seven bikes in the group I travelled with and that was about 4 or 5 too many. Getting off to a start in the morning takes longer, rest and gas stops take longer too. But it was good to see you again and have a good chat.
I'm looking forward to your more complete report. -Mike
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YAY Sue!!!!!!!
Glad to hear you had a trouble free and pleasant trip! And, it was certainly a big one, too! Are you feeling that you've got a bit more self confidence back? It is a long road to rebuild after a bad incident - I'm so very glad to see that you did make the big trip and it went smoothly!
Look forward to hearing more about your trip when you get a chance - catch up on your rest in your own bed! Zzzzzzz
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Hi Sue! Concur - a great post - you are one of my motorcycle role models for making the trip that I wish for but have never done. Thank you for sharing - your words speak to thoughts which I have about making the trip solo, including times when one might miss companionship to share the highlights and challenges on a 2+-week journey. Meeting people and creating good memories is one of the reasons I ride. Glad to hear the bike ran fine, and I recall your showing me how you outfitted 'him' so well when we were at the scorching Bloomsburg rally. Congratulations and well-done! best, Mike
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Hi Sue,
Glad to see you got home safe and sound, although I had no doubts you would. It was great meeting up with you again and seeing your bike.
Maybe we will see you at the next National.
Cheers,
Chris
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Hi Gang,
I had a great trip except for a breakdown 100 miles from my daughters in Eureka, Ca. It went to one cylinder and I diagnosed it as a bad coil and rode the last 100 miles on 1 cylinder! Exciting!
I installed the whole new electronic ignition system in it last winter and the new Dyna coil failed. I got a used dual coil from a nice bike mechanic that I figured would work and that got me 400 miles before it melted! Then I went back to the 1 cylinder coil till I got a Olds Cutlass Ciera coil pack and that lasted me all the way home.
The rally was great I met up with Signe again and now we're "going steady" That's her in back of me and my new "sister" Deborah on the back riding around the grounds at Salem.
At the Stanley Stomp We did it 4up around the campground! That's about 600# I figure altogether "Junior" is a real workhorse!
I got an award for Junior as most modified special class or something like that. Cool.