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    Time to Ride motorcycles in NE Oregon

    I have been thinking about going over to NE Oregon to ride paved (curvy) roads for the Memorial Day Week in 2019.

    Lets GO.

    Memorial Week is a great time to ride NE Oregon. Haines, Oregon has a great museum. You could spend an hour just looking at 1 glass case, it is so full of stuff. Sumpter, Oregon has a huge Flee Market during the Memorial Day weekend. Lots to see in and ride in that area too. There are lots of great roads in the area surrounding John Day, Oregon. I have spent 4 or 5 Memorial Day weekends in the past (extended out to a week sometimes) traveling around that area.
    There is lots of great scenery in the area.





    And history.


    The area has been encouraging motorcyclists to come to and ride. All the businesses are motorcycle friendly passing out this and other maps.
    Map Linky

    If anyone is interested in tagging along, let me know. I will be taking the Momentum over to use for base camp. KEN

    P.S. Weather permitting. (Sometimes the snow is still flying)
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    Quote Originally Posted by orbiker View Post
    Now that's funny--I posted the pic in the other thread before I saw yours here!

    Besides all the great riding, there is fantastic Wild Plum wine, too, from David Hamilton Winery in Mount Vernon. (Yum!)

    OK, so one more pic...(from 2011):

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    Sounds like fun. I think I have ridden every paved road in Central and Eastern Oregon on a bike. I wish I still had one and could go along. I could probably show you some new stuff that would just knock your socks off. You are going to a good area.
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    Feel free to post any motorcycle or RV pictures related to traveling in Oregon here.

    Discussion of riding in NE Oregon is required also. KEN

    2016 trip to Prairie City, Oregon
    Backpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
    Motorcycle trips across the USA with a tent - 1978 to Present.
    02-10-2005 - 2002 F350 SWD PSD and 2003 Citation 10'8S mostly for Crater Lake Ski Patrol.
    10-29-2015 - 2016 Grand Design 380TH. It's HUGE compared to a camper.
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    Quote Originally Posted by warsw1 View Post
    Sounds like fun. I think I have ridden every paved road in Central and Eastern Oregon on a bike. I wish I still had one and could go along. I could probably show you some new stuff that would just knock your socks off. You are going to a good area.
    I'd love to "hear" about a road that I don't know about over on the East side of the Cascades, especially in the NE corner.

    245 out of Unity, Oregon (was before the forest fire)) is great.
    Backpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
    Motorcycle trips across the USA with a tent - 1978 to Present.
    02-10-2005 - 2002 F350 SWD PSD and 2003 Citation 10'8S mostly for Crater Lake Ski Patrol.
    10-29-2015 - 2016 Grand Design 380TH. It's HUGE compared to a camper.
    10-19-2018 - traded truck for a 2016 Ram 3500 DRW Laramie CC 4 X 4 Long Box.
    03-16-2019 - Traded Momentum for a New 2018 374TH-R Solitude
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    If your scootin around the area and if the plan works we will be hosting at Cove Palisades SP, we will be the Kayak adventure guides for the month of May, 2019
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    Quote Originally Posted by orbiker View Post
    I'd love to "hear" about a road that I don't know about over on the East side of the Cascades, especially in the NE corner.
    Where are you planning to base camp and how far out are you willing to ride? Do you return to base camp every night or do you do some camping out?
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    Fumoto oil drain valve,
    Husky floor liners,
    WeatherTech No Drill Mud Flaps,
    Firestone Ride-Rite Suspension Kit
    Reece Pro Series 20K lb 5th wheel hitch

    2018 Solitude 375res
    8K lb axles, springs & hubs with Nev-R-Lube bearings
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    Quote Originally Posted by D2Reid View Post
    If your scootin around the area and if the plan works we will be hosting at Cove Palisades SP, we will be the Kayak adventure guides for the month of May, 2019
    I'm thinking the Madras area is too far west, but thanks Dallas. Come for a ride one of the days maybe.

    Quote Originally Posted by warsw1 View Post
    Where are you planning to base camp and how far out are you willing to ride? Do you return to base camp every night or do you do some camping out?
    I'm thinking a 80 to 100 mile radius from John Day or Prairie City. It's hard to get reservations in many of the camp grounds over there. I like Depot RV Park in Prairie City. And if the RV comes we would be returning to base camp.
    In the past, I camped in the tent hopping each night. I am more in the relax mode these days. Bates State Park might be an option too.
    Memorial Day is May 27 2019. The Fossil Run (A.B.A.T.E. of Oregon) is usually that weekend too. With the Sumpter Flee Market also being that weekend, it's get somewhere early and grab a site and have a backup idea or 2. Clyde Holiday SP is an option also.
    Backpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
    Motorcycle trips across the USA with a tent - 1978 to Present.
    02-10-2005 - 2002 F350 SWD PSD and 2003 Citation 10'8S mostly for Crater Lake Ski Patrol.
    10-29-2015 - 2016 Grand Design 380TH. It's HUGE compared to a camper.
    10-19-2018 - traded truck for a 2016 Ram 3500 DRW Laramie CC 4 X 4 Long Box.
    03-16-2019 - Traded Momentum for a New 2018 374TH-R Solitude
    FULL TIME RV'er Nov 2021

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