Lewisburg Saddle past the garbage dump and back again

After the oil change where I drained out the seafoam and replaced the filter, it was time for a test ride.  First stop was at the gas station to get some gas.  I put in 1.967 gallons on 80.4 miles driven.  That worked out to about 40mpg which is not bad considering all of the riding I did in 1st gear at very high RPM in Walla Walla and the long session of parking lot riding to break the clutch loose.

From difficulties on a previous ride finding a paved connector between the Camp Adair Road and the Kings Valley Highway, I decided to try and find a route from the other direction.  No such route presented itself.  After a few miles, Tampico Road turns into gravel.  I turned around at this point and headed back out to 99W and back to Corvallis.

The bike ran like an absolute dream.  It shifted very well, was responsive, and handled quite admirably.

My odometer read 36 miles for the ride.

Map of route.

A quick jaunt along 53rd Avenue

To give my bike one last test of the now-fixed transmission before draining the oil and Seafoam out and replacing the fluid, I went on a quick jaunt up and around 53rd Avenue.  Everything went very well.  My bike shifted like nothing at all.  Smooth and clean.  I did notice that trying to turn the left turn signal on and off is getting a bit more difficult.  One of these days I really need to clean that switch assembly out.

My odometer indicated about 15 miles.

Map of ride.