Is it summer yet?

I have been bad about posting . Have I been riding?, yes, have I been riding a lot?, no.  As noted previously, I am a fair weather rider, i.e. I enjoy riding, when I don't have to worry about wet roads, slippery divider lines or manhole covers, so my recent rides have been somewhat dictated by the weather map.  The riding prep now includes a look at the  radar map and where there is a green spot (rain),  don't go there.  My rides have been limited to some local roads or down to the quintessential  Ducati hang out, the coffee shop.

That said, I have managed to put on about a 1500 miles or so combined on the bikes, which even included an eventful  scooter ride with a few folks  that saw us dodge a couple of deer, pick up a fallen biker and see one of our scooter riders scoot break down :(.  

The Monster is due up for an oil change now, so looking to get that scheduled in the next few days. 

Solo ride to Tillamook

Left home to just run a loop around a local lake, but once that was done, decided to extend the ride a bit and head out to coast the back way. The road I took is one of the less travelled roads that follows the Nestucca river. My first time on this road this season. The road itself was in pretty poor shape with lots of debris and potholes through from the winter. There is also a short gravel section on this road, but fairly well packed. Anyway, quite an adventure, don't think I'll be taking this road again until later in the season :).

On the positive, the river was full and flowing and the views were pretty amazing. The road pops out in Beaver, OR by the coast, so rode that up to Tillamook and then Hwy 6 back to Portland.