Sport Bike North West Rally Pix!

[Swanny]

Sport Bike North West, a.k.a. "Rally in the Gorge" is an annual gathering of enthusiasts from all over the NW area of the U.S. It goes on for 5 days and is located in the middle of some of the best roads in the area. This was my 5th straight year in attendance.

Everyone I ride with here I met here and have built lasting friendships. We live all over the area and usually only get to ride together at this event. Every year we find a couple of new strays to add to the herd.

If you live near enough to attend next year, I recommend you make the trip, and look me up....My bike isn't hard to find!

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Here's the girls getting reacquainted from last year...


I spotted a naked RSV1000....


My buddy Chuck's Buell...causing landslides all week....


There is a paved barn to park yer bikes in....after the beer garden closes everyone trolls the barn kickin' tires....

[Swanny]

Morning in the Columbia Gorge.....


Up at Windy Ridge, Mt. St. Helens.....17 mile dead end epic road...






The Hippies were representing....this was my buddy Dave's camp.

[Swanny]

Sweet 'busa...


And a Super Duke...


I accompanied my buddy Bill who rides the flaming CBR on a demo ride for the S1RR.....he was very impressed. "So smooth...." I know Bill, I know....


Brian on his Blackbird...


Taking a break before another set of canyon twisties...

[Swanny]

This is just 1 set of curves on one section we rode, and rode, and rode....


Here's the kid of the group on his '08 CBR10000...


Kind of a lame pic. of me, but it's the only one I got of me riding...


Blackbird in the corner....


DJ left early....put in over 450 miles that day on his '09 ZX-14....

[Swanny]

Heading out to Central Oregon on our last day of riding....


In historic Shaniko....the town is like 160 years old....


At the Shamrock in Fossil, OR....right after raping Hwy. 218. Notice a fine set of jubblies...


One of the herd....the photographer can be seen in the window reflection...


On Hwy. 216....riding through a Wind farm...

[Swanny]

And here we all all before going our separate ways on Sunday morning....



No mechanical's, no crashes, no drama....just great riding with great riders for 5 days. Oh....and a LOT of drinking after we parked the bikes!

Thanks fer looking guys!

Hope to see more S1000RR's there next year. Other than the demo....mine was the only one there....and she LOVED the attention!

[Rainman]

It was a great week of riding. Wish I had taken the S, but had plenty of smiles on the GT. Next year buddy.