This afternoon, Jordan and I went on a nice little ride up and over Alsea Falls. It turns out that the center stand on the XS850 is the first thing to ground out when going hot into corners. I do believe that I might remove it very soon. Other than left hand turns, I was able to keep up with Jordan’s Duke just fine. For a 31 year old motorcycle, the XS850 runs pretty darn well!
Hayden Covered Bridge
The Hayden Covered Bridge is just west of Alsea. It was originally built in 1918 and has been rebuilt or repaired several times since then. This was the first stop on a ride to visit many of the Central Coast covered bridges.
The plaque reads: “Hayden CovereD Bridge. Rehabilitation completed 2003. Covered bridge was originally constructed in 1918, and rebuilt in 1946. Benton County Commissioners Jay Dixon, Linda Modrell, Annabelle Jaramillo.”
This bridge has wooden pilings.
Sunday ride with Karen
Yesterday Karen B and I went out for a lovely Sunday ride on the Corvallis-Waldport-Florence-Monroe-Corvallis route. The route was about 200 miles total. Google Maps is glitching a little so the map below might not be completely accurate.
With the warm weather we both were in light jackets the entire time without problem. The coast was a bit chilly but it wasn’t that bad as long as the sun was out.
We stopped for fuel twice. The first stop was after 106.3 miles of driving. I took on 2.421 gallons giving me 43.9 mpg. The second time was after 90.5 miles where I got 1.90 gallons which gave a 47.63 mpg economy. Also up in Newberg I bought gas after 130.5 miles for 2.978 gallons which equates to 43.82 mpg. I’m not sure if I’m being heavier on the throttle (both of the 43mpgs were from solo riding), am riding in more city traffic conditions, or if there is something starting to go wrong with the bike. However, the 47.63 was achieved with a passenger so who knows 🙂
The bike performed flawlessly on the trip. It is such a pleasure to ride a Pacific Coast on the Pacific Coast!
I should also mention that I put about 230 miles on the bike with two other undocumented rides. Last week I did a quick ride around town and up Lewsiburg saddle and I also rode my bike to my parent’s house and back with a detour through Perrydale.