June Has Been A Busy Month!

It's time to catch up! June has been busy in many ways, some good, and some not so good. June 1st started out, not so good. We packed up our DRZ's, and headed out on an over nighter to Summer Lake Hot Springs. The ride was organized by our good friends at Giant Loop. You are probably familiar with Giant Loop motorcycle bags. They are an awesome company, run by great people, and they're based right here in Bend, Oregon. Coincidentally, we are dealers of Giant Loop gear, and if you ever need some, give us a call! The ride started off just fine. About 25 riders heading off to the outback, to have a great time. Perfect weather, what could go wrong? 

   Billy and Steve share a good laugh, as we assemble at Giant Loop, before the ride.

Taking a break. The really technical part is behind us. Should be smooth sailing from here. 








"Should be". It's a little unclear what happened next. There was sand, there was a big bump, the dust hadn't settled, and there was some speed involved, but the end result was that Stacie, flew over the handlebars of the DRZ, and made a Superman style landing. The DRZ was just fine. Stacie, not so much.

Left arm in severe pain, but Stacie rode the DRZ all the way back home, about 50 miles, and then said to Billy, "We might want to have this looked at".

The painful ride home, involved navigating through this cattle drive. Typical Central Oregon stuff.








The good doctor at urgent care took a few x-rays, and said "You broke it!" Well, that kind of puts a damper on Stacie's activities. No riding, no bike moving, and one handed typing.  When the going gets tough, the tough get going. Last weekend, Stacie rode on the back of Billy's motorcycle, drove a stick shift car, and she's planning to be back on a motorcycle, by July 7th, for a trip to Canada.

Here is Stacie, all cleaned up, and attending her daughters graduation from the University of Oregon. 






Lots of other good things have been going on around the shop! We have had bikes going out on tours with Greg Munn, and High Desert Adventures . We have also had some great folks renting from us, and having a blast exploring Central Oregon.

Father and sons, came from Dubai, England, and Tigard, OR, for a five day family reunion ride. They had a great time!







There is always maintenance work going on. Tires and oil to be changed, chains to oil, and bikes to wash.

Billy is balancing a knobby tire for "Darth", our semi famous BMW F800GS. 

Darth is a work horse. With 92,000 miles, we have been trying to put this bike into semi retirement, but you can't keep a good bike down! Darth has a few more dates this summer.






Speaking of retirement. Billy will be retiring from the corporate world next week! He will be making his last commute from Portland, and residing in Bend full time. Billy can't wait to put all  of his time and attention into the rental, and touring business! Congratulations Billy!