Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine on '78 kz 650

Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine on '78 kz 650 10 Jun 2010 12:53 #374912

seige Topic Author Offline User Posts: 6 Thank you received: 0	I plan on a cross country trip coast to coast leaving around July 20th. Mostly southern route to Vegas, Zion, Grand Canyon, then to Colorado ect. I plan on taking about 3 1/2 weeks to get to Maine. Any route tips or riding company welcome.
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Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine on '78 kz 650 10 Jun 2010 19:49 #374998

DoubleDub Visitor	Wow - that's ambitious! Have fun, ride safe!
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Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine on '78 kz 650 10 Jun 2010 21:52 #375022

quick650 Offline User Posts: 11 Thank you received: 0	If you make it to Denver when you come through Colorado let me know. I have a '78 kz650 and I'd love to see how it stacks up to one thats tuned to go cross country. 1978 KZ650 B2
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Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine on '78 kz 650 11 Jun 2010 16:45 #375147

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seige wrote:

I plan on a cross country trip coast to coast leaving around July 20th. Mostly southern route to Vegas, Zion, Grand Canyon, then to Colorado ect. I plan on taking about 3 1/2 weeks to get to Maine. Any route tips or riding company welcome.

Long ride! Should be a helluva good time. If you pass through northern Pa, I'm about 8 minutes off Interstate 81. Holler and stop by. I'll buy you dinner, lunch...whatever time of day it is and you can check your bike over at the shop if you like.

If you think you're going to be needing anything like a tire or whatever, plan ahead and I can make arrangements to help you get it taken care of.

Larry C

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Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine on '78 kz 650 11 Jun 2010 17:13 #375151

Skyman Offline User 1978 KZ1000-B2 LTD 1982 KZ1000-M2 CSR Posts: 913 Thank you received: 3	I WISH I could go with you. Sounds like a blast. So...do you live in OR or ME? If OR, I'd be happy to do some shorter warm-up rides with you sometime. (If only it would finally warm up! ) West Linn, OR
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Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine on '78 kz 650 11 Jun 2010 19:19 #375180

hardr0ck68 Offline User Who put the what in the where? Posts: 804 Thank you received: 3	I am in Presque Isle ME right now, let me know what day you plan to hit Portland ME and I will head down to meet up. 1977 kz650 c1 bought it because I was told it would never run again...I like to prove people wrong.
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Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine on '78 kz 650 08 Aug 2010 16:55 #389412

seige Topic Author Offline User Posts: 6 Thank you received: 0	Started out a little later than expected. Been on the road 5 days and in Reno now. Best ride by far has been RT 299 in northern cali between Arcata and Redding. Lots of hills and banked curves, a crotch-rockets dream. Watch out for deer though. Tomorrow headed across Nevada via rt 50, "loneliest road" Hope I'm prepared...
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Portland, Oregon to Portland, Maine on '78 kz 650 08 Aug 2010 17:04 #389413

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I just did that 50 route, pretty boring and hot, that was just about the 7th of July. If you get to Colorado Springs I'll set ya up with a cold beer and a bull session!

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