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  • #46
    When I was in Washington (Seattle/Port Angeles) it rained almost all the time and in the summer hardly ever got above 75º. I have to admit there are some great roads there. Especially up on the Olympic Peninsula.

    I've lived in Oklahoma/Texas for more than 20 years and I've never actually seen a tornado. Have seen a snake or two though.

    The thing I like here is it's warm 9 out of 12 months. I grew up in Montana and always HATED winters. Y'all can keep the snow and rain and gloom.
    Greg

    Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

    ― Albert Einstein

    80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

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    • #47
      Originally posted by BA80 View Post
      When I was in Washington (Seattle/Port Angeles) it rained almost all the time and in the summer hardly ever got above 75º. I have to admit there are some great roads there. Especially up on the Olympic Peninsula..
      The peninsula is not the part of the state where you want to live if you don't like rain... after all, it does have the only Rain Forest in the continental US (Washington has a number of unique features). For that part of the state, a two month riding season is about right...

      My mother never got over her fear/hate of snakes; she was sudden death on even the poor local harmless ones...
      Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two

      '78E original owner - resto project
      '78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
      '82 XJ rebuild project
      '80SG restified, red SOLD
      '79F parts...
      '81H more parts...

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      '93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
      '86 XL883/1200 Chopper
      '82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
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      • #48
        I live in SW Washington (Portland, OR metro area) and I'm going out for a ride in a bit... hasn't rained since 6 last night road are dry! as for a 2 month riding season.... I ride years round between rain storms! They make this stuff called riding gear, it keeps you warm.....Pick a Hwy into the Cascade Mountains and you can't go wrong! unless your from a flat state, the sudden change in altitude might make you lite headed
        Don
        1979 XS1100SF "Old Man" bought by my Dad brand new in 79, customized in 80 with Vetter, Standard tank, and touring seat. I inherited in 02 when Dad passed. Been riding it since 09. No resto, bike is a survivor...

        2007 RoadStar 1700 Midnight Silverado "The Black Pearl" Cobra Slash-downs, K&N filter. More mods to come


        old:
        1989 kawi ex500
        1996 yzf-r6
        1999 yzf-r1
        2001 kawi zx-6r
        2000 Ducati 748
        2002 YZF-R1
        2005 V-Star 1100 Classic

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        • #49
          Yeah, I'm going for a ride too. It's 70º here and dry as a bone. I'll go look for a hill or 2.
          Greg

          Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

          ― Albert Einstein

          80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

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          • #50
            Originally posted by BA80 View Post
            Yeah, I'm going for a ride too. It's 70º here and dry as a bone. I'll go look for a hill or 2.
            well its a dry as a sponge here and the on-ramp to get on I-5 from Ridgefield Is taller than any hill you can find in OK

            I spent some time on the plains out in OK as a kid trying to play cowboy... beautiful country. But I missed fir trees and mountains real quick... Then I got married and had kids, I should have stayed on the plains
            Don
            1979 XS1100SF "Old Man" bought by my Dad brand new in 79, customized in 80 with Vetter, Standard tank, and touring seat. I inherited in 02 when Dad passed. Been riding it since 09. No resto, bike is a survivor...

            2007 RoadStar 1700 Midnight Silverado "The Black Pearl" Cobra Slash-downs, K&N filter. More mods to come


            old:
            1989 kawi ex500
            1996 yzf-r6
            1999 yzf-r1
            2001 kawi zx-6r
            2000 Ducati 748
            2002 YZF-R1
            2005 V-Star 1100 Classic

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            • #51
              Tulsa is in the east/northeast part of Ok. In the rolling hills just west of the Ozarks. It ain't totally flat but there is certainly no mountains.

              Moved here to get away from wives and kids. They found me anyway.
              Greg

              Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”

              ― Albert Einstein

              80 SG Ol' Okie;79 engine & carbs w/pods, 45 pilots, 140 mains, Custom Mac 4 into 2 exhaust, ACCT,XS850 final drive,110/90/19 front tire,TKat fork brace, XS750 140 MPH speedometer, Vetter IV fairing, aftermarket hard bags and trunk, LG high back seat, XJ rear shocks.

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