Blaze thru Oregon 2011

[mjn]

The 8th annual mjn ride is complete.

Just like in years past, I was lucky enough to spend 2.5 days with some of the best people you'll ever meet.

This year the count was 21 riders.

We spent Saturday afternoon thru Monday evening in (mostly) Central Oregon, where there are roads that'll make any sportbike enthusiast drool.

No awards, just one minor get-off, no breakdowns, and just about the most perfect weather anyone could ask for.

Here are a few shots of the weekend;

The "parking lot" at our bed and breakfast;

Me trying to learn somethin from tufbusa... and what a great teacher he is.

Make no mistake... Scootergirl can ride!

Me mid-turn..

tufbusa and I havin some fun;

Tufbusa;

 

[BA BUSA]

Good times Brother!!!
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[mjn]

Dr. E. Ran all weekend on Shinko's... SHINKO'S? You know tuf had to put his two cents worth in on that one..

BABUSA. The dummy rode all the way up here to ride aonther 900 miles with us. I think he might be a brick or two shy upstairs....
Seriously, he's my sweep every year. Just too dam bad we live so far apart..

Mike, on a beautiful ZX10. He flew on that sucker;

Another Mike, another ZX10. Some of you may know him as ZXmurphy. Great guy, and a great rider;

Rich says this was a "thumbs up" caught early..... dunno. Looks mean!

 

[mjn]

It was great to have Keith (skydiver) along again this year, here he is cookin along;

Group one taking a break overlooking the Klickitat river;

Little closer view of what we saw;

The oldest bar (still running) in Washington state. The Bluebird, in Bickleton.

Taking another break in the Blue Mountains of Oregon;

Saturday was a hard night... some of us had to take it easy for a bit Sunday morning....

 

[busa186]

What parts were you in?

Me and my dad just got back from overthere. We went from Lebanon to sisters out to john day. Then up to long creek to spray then fossil over to madris back home.

Beautiful country out there. Seen a 06 le in fossil and another busa with a back on hwy 218. Great ride
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[dadofthree]

Great share

 

[skydivr]

GREAT PICS MARK!! I just got home about 2 hours ago. Again, MANY THANKS for a great trip! I have just under 17 GIGS of unedited video from the trip, along with a few pics! It will take me some time to get thru them, but I've seen parts of some when I was following you and SteveO...What a Fricking BLAST!!

 

[mjn]

Good times Brother!!!
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I definitely was buddy!! Glad you're home safe.

 

[mjn]

What parts were you in?

Me and my dad just got back from overthere. We went from Lebanon to sisters out to john day. Then up to long creek to spray then fossil over to madris back home.

Beautiful country out there. Seen a 06 le in fossil and another busa with a back on hwy 218. Great ride
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The white LE would have been Bill from Portland area. He wasn't with us, but he led a group over from PDX.

If you were on 218 Monday morning and saw a black/silver Busa, it was probably us. There were 8 of us total in the first group; my black gen 1, two gen 2's, a gixxer 1K, three ZX10's and a CBR 1K.

 

[mjn]

GREAT PICS MARK!! I just got home about 2 hours ago. Again, MANY THANKS for a great trip! I have just under 17 GIGS of unedited video from the trip, along with a few pics! It will take me some time to get thru them, but I've seen parts of some when I was following you and SteveO...What a Fricking BLAST!!

It was a pleasure to have you along again dude. I just wish I could've found more tar snakes and gravel for ya..

 

[busa186]

The white LE would have been Bill from Portland area. He wasn't with us, but he led a group over from PDX.

If you were on 218 Monday morning and saw a black/silver Busa, it was probably us. There were 8 of us total in the first group; my black gen 1, two gen 2's, a gixxer 1K, three ZX10's and a CBR 1K.

I was there Sunday, man that sounded like a lot of fun.
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[mjn]

I was there Sunday, man that sounded like a lot of fun.
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Yea, we didn't have any Busa's on 218 Sunday. One of my groups ran 218 late in the day.. Led by a Tuano and a 1200s. My group did grant 20, Dooley, 52, and 53 on Sunday. We had a blast, but we were toast by the time we got back to Fossil!

 

[Twobrothersbusa]

Looks like a good time for sure....

 

[mjn]

I wore my Org teeshirt Monday... I think it might have made me faster!

 

[mjn]

Rich doesn't care where he sleeps....

Got lots of great footage! My guess is we won't be able to show any of it....

Skydivr in Shaniko, Oregon;

Here's a real touching photo of tufbusa and Dr E.

 

[skydivr]

Ok, I've seen ENOUGH fricking gravel

Here's a few pics I had also, to include Mike Sullivan and the lovely Scootergirl!!

 

[skydivr]

Some Snow, and last but not least, the MIGHTY TUFPOODLE!!

 

[GoldenChild]

Dr. E. Ran all weekend on Shinko's... SHINKO'S? You know tuf had to put his two cents worth in on that one..

BABUSA. The dummy rode all the way up here to ride aonther 900 miles with us. I think he might be a brick or two shy upstairs....
Seriously, he's my sweep every year. Just too dam bad we live so far apart..

Mike, on a beautiful ZX10. He flew on that sucker;

Another Mike, another ZX10. Some of you may know him as ZXmurphy. Great guy, and a great rider;

Rich says this was a "thumbs up" caught early..... dunno. Looks mean!

WOW No Phone call from the BABUSA THIS TIME....HMMM SUSPECT>>>

 

[BA BUSA]

WOW No Phone call from the BABUSA THIS TIME....HMMM SUSPECT>>>

Sorry Daniel, I wanted to stop by and say hi. But I had to get up to Kennewick and back home sooner than I thought. 2,540 miles this trip...I will take a extra day next year and stop by.


Any chance we can get YOU to join us for the "2012 Blaze Thru Oregon" ?
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[Djxtrodinaire]

Wow awesome pictures!