+1 on SkooterG riding any FJR that comes his way (for a very low price I might add!)
Anyway I rode my FJR today and even messed with the suspension settings to maximize comfort and performance. It is nice to mess with it.
Today was a weird day. The first odd thing that happened today was I heard an engine noise and looked up. A yellow crop duster biplane flew about 100-150 feet over my head and then touched down on a gravel runway just 20 feet adjacent to the road I was on. That sure would have made great shot but the camera was in my tank bag and not my hand. Oh well I have great memory. It is great fun to watch the crop dusters, but I don't want to be too close when they drop their load.
Next odd thing was a coyote running in an empty field and heading for the road I am on, so I slow down, and the critter never broke stride, crossed the road and kept on trucking.
Next odd thing was a male pheasant was strutting around in the road as I approached. He didn't flee but continued to strut with his tail and head erect as I passed by at a reduced speed. I think it is mating season and he thought my FJR was a competitor.
The purpose of today's trip was to ride the Tucanon River road a because don't think I have been there before.
Along the way I found myself on Hwy 261, once again, oh darn!
Tried a different angle.
Further down Hwy 261 there is a nice location for a photo so I stopped again. The road drops down to the Snake River and does not waste time doing it.
It is more dramatic in person.
Along the Snake River.
I arrived at the Tucannon River road a 28 mile down and back affair. Eleven miles in the road turns to gravel. Humbug. I later learn the entire 28 miles used to be paved, but like so many places, the road maintenance has gone from good to bad over the last 20 years.
My trip cut short I head for the town of Dayton Washington and enjoy a gyro sandwich.
It was a lazy ride home enjoy a few nice roads on the way.
It was a good day to be on the FJR.
Searching for roads paved with Asphalt, unless I am riding the mighty DR650 bushpig.