I rode to Portland and back this weekend. Over two days I logged 520 miles. Under normal circumstances not a big deal. But this is the most significant riding I’ve done this year. I could not have picked a better weekend for it.
I left Mount Vernon at 6 am Sunday morning. The trip down was a straightforward blast down I-5. Early Sunday morning traffic was non-existent. The VTX was humming and I quickly fell into “the zone.”
Work began on April 21 on a seven-month project to restore and rehabilitate the popular Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park.
“Over 350,000 people visit Hurricane Ridge each year and while we recognize the inconvenience that road construction can pose, we are eager to get this project underway and to provide a safer, more enjoyable roadway for visitors.” according to Acting Park Superintendent Sue McGill. “And we’re very pleased to announce that the construction will occur during only one summer season, rather than two as originally planned.”
The $12 million road rehabilitation project is a partnership between the National Park Service, the Federal Highway Administration and local contractor Lakeside Industries. When complete, the Hurricane Ridge Road will be completely resurfaced, along with the Hurricane Ridge parking lot and numerous pullouts along the road.
The Washington State Department of Licensing expects to issue the last 6-digit license plate number, 999998, by the end of the month. The state is keeping the 999999 as a potential heirloom that may be put on display sometime down the road.
New motorcycle plates will begin with 0A0001. The department projects this number configuration will supply enough plates for the next 50 years. The DOL has been issuing plates with six numbers since 1975. Before that, plate numbers were made up of two letters, followed by three numbers.
EagleRider, the world’s largest renter of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, announces the opening of a new location at SeaTac airport. Located at the Advantage Rent A Car counter, the new EagleRider location offers rental of Harley-Davison and Honda motorcycles.
EagleRider co-owner Chris McIntyre comments of the new location, “Seattle has always been a key destination for motorcycle enthusiasts. From exploring the kitschy neighborhoods in downtown Seattle to a meandering drive through the Cascade Mountains, Seattle is a gateway to exploring the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest.”
By MIKE LEWIS
P-I REPORTERThe problems and their solutions sit stacked within the same bins at Georgetown’s Twinline Motorcycles. Heads. Pistons. Cams. Dogs, cogs, clip-ons and clubmans. The entrails of dead bikes harvested to someday give noise and motion to rebuilt ones.
Ian Halcott, owner of the Georgetown shop, pointed to the disassembled Honda CB160, the skeletal Yamaha RD 400 and the carcasses of bikes as old as or older than he is. These are, he said, months of detail work, endless headaches and, if not managed carefully, the greasy seeds of bankruptcy.
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