Bumpy road on old 99W

Trip with Carl from my house on 18th street in Corvallis, Oregon out along the Independence Highway to Independence, Oregon.  Then to Monmouth, Oregon where we turned southbound on Highway 99w for a few miles before taking a right turn and then a left onto the old 99w complete with very bumpy cement road surface.  Just after the old 99w rejoins the new 99w, we turned right and ran out along a country road for a ways before we turned around on account of Carl being a bit low on gas.  Returned to Corvallis on 99w.  Stopped for gas at the Towne Pump near Fred Meyers.  Got 2.214 gallons at $4.199/gallon for $9.30 of gas.  Total miles on that tank was 114.6.  Fuel economy was ~52mpg.  That was city driving, mountain roads, highway driving, and testing the bike while we finished repairing it.  Total tank capacity is 3.5 gallons meaning I had 1.2ish gallons till bone dry.

Total of 65 miles.

Second ride

Rode with Carl out past Crescent Valley High School, up Lewisburg Saddle, down along Sulfur Springs Road to the garbage dump then out through old Camp Adair to Independence Highway.  We went south along the highway till we met up with Highway 20 which we took back into Corvallis and back to my place.  Lots of bugs in the creek bottoms and out by Camp Adair.  Really fun on the twisties but maybe I was a bit aggressive for only my second real ride!

30ish miles.

First Ride

First ride on my bike and first real ride after having taken the Basic Rider Training Course back in May. Carl and I practiced a bit in the parking lot at the grade school next to my house before heading out along 29th to Walunt, around to 53rd, along the back road to Philomath, turning left onto Western Blvd all the way back through campus to 14th to 11th then up to my house. Good ride. Had to really adjust the crap out of the handle bars a couple of times. Couldn’t see out of my mirrors because the bars were a wee bit too low.

15 miles.