Recent content by Ally House

I have both an FZ1 and an FJR in my stable. For a long trip, the FJR wins, hands down. I have not ridden pillion on it, so I don't know how it stacks up, comfort wise, for a passenger. I think it would be way more comfortable than the GS would be. I have heard that the 'Wing is the utmost...

Lets see..couple angles. Never stopped on the bike...yet. Several tickets in vehicles when I was delivering pizzas. Last two stops I ended up with an escort to my 20th HS reunion (so my hometown was about twice as big as it was when I left) on the first, and a stern warning for having two...

Kinda hard to think about riding with a foot of snow and freezing rain here in Eugene. Trees falling, powerlines down... Suffering from PMS* *Parked Motorcycle Syndrome

I don't know how to do fancy route stuff. We took Hwy 126 E out of Springfield, took the Hwy 242 cut-off and went over McKenzie Pass into Sisters, then back to town on Hwy 20/22/126. There are a couple nice combo rides to do; one includes FR 19, The Aufderheide, from Oakridge to Blue River...

Yes they are, and I absolutely love them. I have a tail bag as well for my extended trips.

Great pictures of some great riding. Nice to get a late fall break, isn't it?

I ride as long as the roadway isn't icy or snowy. November-January can be dicey although we usually get some dry unfreezing time in those months. I have decent warm/waterproof gear that includes heated, battery-operated jacket and gloves.

Where are you going in Portugal?

Old School, if you pass up Colorado (why you would I can't imagine...) let me know. There are some fantastic roads in that Oregon area that you mapped out, including some mining country roads.

Two of my former co-workers and I broke free last Thursday for a ride over SR 242, Old McKenzie Highway. It is usually closed for winter sometime in October, so we were lucky to get this ride in. Kris, Pammy and me. Combined, 75 years of service to the Lane County Sheriff's Office...

I am delighted with my '02 Gen 1. Love the large tank, roughly 200 miles per fill up. I would by another FZ1 in a heart beat...although the FJR does look pretty cool.

I will be ordering one. RIP my firefighter brothers. Ally House LCSO

The only input I have is from a car trip 26 years ago...but Lake Louise and Lake Moraine are really wonderful. This sounds like a fabulous trip!

Man, I have missed this. Hope you waved at Creswell when you went by; if you saw a white county police jeep, it was me today. Safe travels!

I look forward to the pics!!