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Title: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Dane Allen on 06/05/13 at 23:25:50 In Mt. Vernon visiting my family with my eldest daughter. who is 7 and it's her first time on an airplane or seeing snow in person, and I can't help but notice the motorcycle traffic. I am looking for other riders and seeing what they ride and just wanting to be on the Savage. There seems to be no lane splitting up here. Going from Sea-tac Airport to Bellevue in rush hour I did not see a single motorcycle and had to wonder if the lack of lane splitting was a deal breaker for people riding to work. I wonder if more people would ride if they could get though traffic easier. Anyway, in Mt. Vernon I am relieved to report that motorcycling is alive and well. I saw a trike conversion, many Harley type touring bikes and a lot of v-twin C50 types. Hoping to see a Savage come by very soon. Yeah, the bridge falling into the river is a real headache but thankfully the red tape has all been cut and am told the wheels of whatever covers critical infrastructure repair have been excessively greased ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Serowbot on 06/05/13 at 23:49:13 Snow?... is this Mt.Vernon Virginia?... Hope you both have a nice visit... ;)... |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by mpescatori on 06/06/13 at 02:14:28 I think he means "Mt.Vernon, WA", it's halfway between Seattle and Vancouver. BTW, Dane, there's a sweet GN250 on special offer at Mt.Baker Motorsports in Bellingham... :D |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by WD on 06/06/13 at 05:12:51 All they do is kick Tucci & Sons a sufficient amount and the work gets started. The I-5 interchanges in Olympia only took 30 years... Major road contracts go to mobbed up companies. Mt Vernon is HD and Kawasaki country, no Slowpokeys allowed. ;) Which bridge failed? I used to make runs from Tacoma to Lynden fairly frequently. |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by mpescatori on 06/06/13 at 08:17:13 Meanwhile, back in the Pacific Northwest... http://25.media.tumblr.com/269a5841db3a506e552361ff7aa56d58/tumblr_mnjzw0F8hx1r3s5n0o1_500.jpg :o Sorry, completely off topic, but I just couldn't resist... ;) |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Dane Allen on 06/06/13 at 09:16:01 766B7E68787A6F7469721B0 wrote:
I'm pretty sure I couldn't get that on the plane... ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Dane Allen on 06/06/13 at 09:18:04 1201450 wrote:
The I-5 bridge that crosses the Skagit into Burlington. Oversized load struck the overhead girders and an entire section went into the river. |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Dane Allen on 06/06/13 at 09:19:26 7167706D75606D76020 wrote:
Thank you!!! Yes, it's Mt. Vernon, WA and we are getting ready to go up to Mt. Baker (not the motorsports place) ;D |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by pebble on 06/07/13 at 15:22:23 We have tons of bikes here! They're all in the far left (carpool) lanes. ;) I actually never noticed how many riders there are here until I got on a bike in March. :o |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Dj12midnit on 06/08/13 at 13:14:42 We have lots of bikes here you just have to wait for the sun shine as 90% of them are fair weather. Which is why you can get good deals on older low millage bikes. |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Dane Allen on 06/10/13 at 11:02:41 69673C3F6064696364790D0 wrote:
Really?? Just may have to check that out. Where is the best place to look for listings? Craigslist? |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by dsluggo on 06/14/13 at 18:27:13 7A5F505B7F52525B503E0 wrote:
The I-5 bridge that crosses the Skagit into Burlington. Oversized load struck the overhead girders and an entire section went into the river.[/quote] lwhen did that happenr. i'm familiar with "galloping gertie" |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by kimchris1 on 06/16/13 at 16:51:48 Yes Dj is correct. Seems when the sun comes out so does most of the bikes. Lots more riders than when the sun isn't around. I ride shade or sun as long as it isn't pouring. I have been caught in the down pours a few times, even hail.. NO thank you on that. This a.m. I rode home with some nice bright sunshine on my shoulders as well as in my eyes at times. Welcome back Dane.. Have you thought of moving back? I do hope your visit was a pleasant one and your trip home is pleasant as well.. Come back and bring the bike, we could have a meet up and ride with some of the others in the area.. :) kim |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by kimchris1 on 06/16/13 at 16:56:13 Oh and as for the bridge, they have installed one temporary span for now. Final repair by Fall if I heard right. Could not have happened at a worst time. The accident that took out the bridge happened right before Memorial weekend. I was relieved that no one died in the accident. 3 vehicles went into the water. Again luckly no one died. :) kim |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Dj12midnit on 06/16/13 at 17:25:23 I got my c50 from craigs list. fully loaded 08 with only 8000 miles. Even has a cb radio. One of these days I am going to have to give it a try. Breaker breaker. I on the other had ride a little more then the norm and doubled the millage on the thing in a year... Drove by the bridge yesterday and it is looking almost ready. word is, it will be open some time next week. I tell you this though if you make the trip around 12AM there is no traffic. ;D |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by WD on 06/16/13 at 21:05:06 Sure there is, that's when we used to bootleg the 105,500 plus pound combos up to the cold storages in Burlington, Anacortes, Lynden, Bellingham... the Alcoa plant northwest of Bellingham... Stanwood scale was almost never open at night, fudge the logbook the next morning and hope we didn't get stopped at the southbound scales just north of Burlington. ;D I of course had the misfortune of losing the computer on my 2001 Peterbilt's Cummins N14 right on the southbound scales one morning, with a full load of powdered milk on board... >:( |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Dane Allen on 06/17/13 at 14:18:50 3B393D333822392361500 wrote:
Yes, I think about moving back all the time!! I must admit that I have become accustomed to the lane sharing they allow in California. There are day where Van Buren, a two lane arterial in each direction separated by landscaped median, is so jammed with traffic that it will be stopped for 3 - 4 traffic lights (each about a mile apart). I can just drive down the middle in 1st and pass it all. The handlebars are about the same width as my shoulders so if there is space enough for me to walk through then I can nudge the bike through. Most people are cool with it and some even edge their cars over when a cyclist comes through. I've even had people move over when I wasn't even planning to lane share but didn't want to be rude so I went. :) Visit was great, my 7 year old daughter's first plane trip and first time seeing snow, courtesy of Mt. Baker. I would like to see if I could get the bike on Amtak but not for a year or two. |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Dane Allen on 06/17/13 at 14:22:57 4F5C180 wrote:
I have friends that work at Commercial Cold Storage in Mt. Vernon. They put sensors on that side road that went past Kesselring, the name escapes me...darn went blank. |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by WD on 06/17/13 at 14:48:56 Commercial Cold right on the riverbank? If so, been there... you have to know what you are doing to get in and out of that facility, it's tight. And if you have on a max load reefer container, shrink the chassis before trying to get in. Tolerable with a day cab, I drove a long wheelbase coffin box sleeper. |
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Title: Re: Back in the Great Pacific Northwest Post by Dane Allen on 06/17/13 at 15:54:52 4C5F1B0 wrote:
That's the one. The railcar tracks are all gone now and all paved over. Didn't fix the trucking space problem. |
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