Mr. Clean
05-25-2007, 04:45 PM
Some of you may remember my first post and what got me into trikes, some may not. My Uncle has 250r’s and lives in Coos Bay Oregon ten minutes away from Oregon Dunes National Rec Area. So twenty years later I decided to take my wife Tanya for 10 days in Coos Bay Oregon and Northern California. I booked this back in November a couple months after I got my first 250r.
Well I got back this past Tuesday and here are some pics and a little story.
It took four different planes to get to the small airport at North Bend/Coos Bay airport. Our last two planes were prop planes. We flew by Mt. Hood, Mt Rainer, and Mt St. Helens. We arrived on the 10th at around 9:00 p.m. I wanted to see the dunes again; moreover I wanted to ride the dunes again. So I mentioned that we should go to the dunes the next day. Now that my Uncle is 77 he does not get around so good anymore and come to find out the bikes had not been started since last summer. No problem all I do is work on my 250r’s; they are Honda’s they will run!! So I drain the carburetors, tanks, add fresh gas and fill up the tires; then both 85 250r’s fire up within the first three kicks and his 89 trx 250r fires up in two kicks. Alright, game on!!! Now to the 185s, so I pull and pull and pull, no luck, tow start it is. Got the 185s running, not it is time to go to the dunes. The wind was blowing hard and it was cold, but I didn’t feel it at all. Well due to the condition of my Uncle I got about and hour of ride time playing in and around “Box Car”. My Uncle has become so old and grumpy he would not let me ride his bikes without him and he really is unable to ride, so that leaves me SOL!!!!
The next day we did some local sight seeing,
Sunday, Tanya and I are off to Northern California and Redwood National State Park, in Humboldt County California. We stayed in a town called Orick, California and hiked all over the forest. This is a must see, you may think you have seen big trees but these are the BIGGEST. Truly an amazing sight, everyone must see in their lifetime.
We then headed back to Coos Bay and then on to a campsite at the Umpqua Lighthouse State Park. Tanya and I were to meet some friends who were driving out from Salt Lake City, Utah. They were late leaving so we rented a YURT. The dunes in this are the Winchester Bay section of the dunes, although I did not get to see them. There is a campground called Discovery Point that Tanya and I walked to. In a sea of Banshees I stumbled onto four 250r’s. When I inquired as to taking a photo I got some strange looks. I told one guy I had four 250rs’ and he looked at me like I was full of it. Oh well, maybe he will read this thread. This was pretty painful to see these bikes and know I have four in Florida and some back in Coos Bay and cannot ride. The owner of the 86 told me he had a tri-z in the trailer, should of got a photo. Tanya and I rented a couple of golf carts from Spinrell and all I can say is they sucked!!! They were underpowered POS’s. At least Tanya had fun.
After the camping we had a day to get packed and do final preparation and flew all day Tuesday.
Crazy how many things change, and many stay the same. It was very hard to be so close to the Mecca of riding spots and could not ride, at some point driving up Hwy 101 I could not even look at the dunes I was so disappointed. I had to kick back and relax; the vacation was more for my wife, it was her Birthday and I wanted her to see the redwoods and the beautiful Pacific coast and to spend time with family that is in the latter stages of their life.
Well I got back this past Tuesday and here are some pics and a little story.
It took four different planes to get to the small airport at North Bend/Coos Bay airport. Our last two planes were prop planes. We flew by Mt. Hood, Mt Rainer, and Mt St. Helens. We arrived on the 10th at around 9:00 p.m. I wanted to see the dunes again; moreover I wanted to ride the dunes again. So I mentioned that we should go to the dunes the next day. Now that my Uncle is 77 he does not get around so good anymore and come to find out the bikes had not been started since last summer. No problem all I do is work on my 250r’s; they are Honda’s they will run!! So I drain the carburetors, tanks, add fresh gas and fill up the tires; then both 85 250r’s fire up within the first three kicks and his 89 trx 250r fires up in two kicks. Alright, game on!!! Now to the 185s, so I pull and pull and pull, no luck, tow start it is. Got the 185s running, not it is time to go to the dunes. The wind was blowing hard and it was cold, but I didn’t feel it at all. Well due to the condition of my Uncle I got about and hour of ride time playing in and around “Box Car”. My Uncle has become so old and grumpy he would not let me ride his bikes without him and he really is unable to ride, so that leaves me SOL!!!!
The next day we did some local sight seeing,
Sunday, Tanya and I are off to Northern California and Redwood National State Park, in Humboldt County California. We stayed in a town called Orick, California and hiked all over the forest. This is a must see, you may think you have seen big trees but these are the BIGGEST. Truly an amazing sight, everyone must see in their lifetime.
We then headed back to Coos Bay and then on to a campsite at the Umpqua Lighthouse State Park. Tanya and I were to meet some friends who were driving out from Salt Lake City, Utah. They were late leaving so we rented a YURT. The dunes in this are the Winchester Bay section of the dunes, although I did not get to see them. There is a campground called Discovery Point that Tanya and I walked to. In a sea of Banshees I stumbled onto four 250r’s. When I inquired as to taking a photo I got some strange looks. I told one guy I had four 250rs’ and he looked at me like I was full of it. Oh well, maybe he will read this thread. This was pretty painful to see these bikes and know I have four in Florida and some back in Coos Bay and cannot ride. The owner of the 86 told me he had a tri-z in the trailer, should of got a photo. Tanya and I rented a couple of golf carts from Spinrell and all I can say is they sucked!!! They were underpowered POS’s. At least Tanya had fun.
After the camping we had a day to get packed and do final preparation and flew all day Tuesday.
Crazy how many things change, and many stay the same. It was very hard to be so close to the Mecca of riding spots and could not ride, at some point driving up Hwy 101 I could not even look at the dunes I was so disappointed. I had to kick back and relax; the vacation was more for my wife, it was her Birthday and I wanted her to see the redwoods and the beautiful Pacific coast and to spend time with family that is in the latter stages of their life.