Last week I put 1000 km on the old 1200.

After the car show, I went out to the coast. Here is the road from Portland over the mountains to the ocean.
Miles of forest ...



Going over the mountain pass, foot to the floor for several minutes, the Header cracked:



At Seaside, decided to fill up



North up the coastline to the mighty Columbia River



4-mile-long bridge






Climbing up to the top. I didn't floor it like in the old days...



Johnny Five is somewhere around here...



New cars and TVs heading up the river...



Down the bridge to WA




Welcome To Washington



Tsunami Evacuation Route



My old high school



At Seaview



At the onramp to the state highway

Some nice pics there DD, 4 miles of bridge! thats awesome.

Nice stuff DD. Never been to the Pacific Ocean in America...only the Atlantic. Maybe someday.

and what an awesome cruiser to do it in. would have put a smile on the dial.

but a kink in the back

how long was that mountain climb for the exhaust to get so hot. was it running a bit lean too at altitude?

certainly some amazing views. If google maps looks
so impressive by air with so much water and forest
in that area, I still cant fathom the real beauty.
Im so tired of melbourne roads with all the rain
weve had there are potholes and undulations galore
in the last 2 years. I supposed I cant complain
compared to our Kiwi brothers but those roads and
bridges look like the best cruising you can do.

Only a good a12 will kill the exhaust :)
I had vibration fatique with similar results when
my muffler was loose and leveraged the stress on
the welds of the flange.