Hack sighting & Oregon or bust

The other night we were visiting a relative in the hospital and were too tired to have a home cooked meal so ended up at an English Pub for a quick dinner. Outside I noticed a Charlie6-mobile




It was a pristine Norton 750 Commando with


(a sidecar)

I don't recall ever seeing a sidecar on a Norton before. It had the usual gauges, speedometer and tachometer. Simple but functional



I was imagining that I was riding in the mountains of Colorado and breathing in the fresh mountain air.



There was no windshield, nor any spare tire but the seat looked comfy



And as I suspected, the sidecar was not made by Norton but it appeared to be very well made and was attached solidly

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Oregon or bust . . .

Well, I've run out of time . I spent the weekend doing chores which included cutting and trimming the lawn and trying to de-weed the walkway. When we replaced our front walkway we decided to install paver stones but the weeds always find their way into the crevices and I decided to do something about it. It is not often that I spend my whole sunday at home doing chores when I could be riding. But things don't get done by themselves. I also didn't want to dirty my Pink Crocs



so I opted to use my washable footwear instead

I'm trying to pack light but I'm not so good at it. I've packed and repacked, removed, added, culled and my clothes are starting to weigh a lot and I still haven't added my chargers, netbook, pocket drive, cameras (video and still) and we are only going for 6 days (5 nights). There is such a wide range of temperatures from Yakima to Lincoln City so I had to bring my jeans, just in case because I notice that night lows are 7c with highs of only 18c, as compared to Yakima which was mid 35-38c.

Tonight I relubed my chain and re-checked my tire pressures. Tomorrow I will double check everything and try to repack to conserve space in my sidecases. Shoes and crocs take a lot of room due to their non-ergonomic shape so I may have to resort to outside storage



My riding Buddy (SonjaM) & myself plan to leave in the early hours Friday morning . I plan to leave around 5:30am and head south towards Bend, Oregon where we will be meeting our blogger friends . Or course we will take the long, scenic route through Toppenish as I love Mexican food.

Watch out . . .



the Canadians are coming . See you on the road .