Portland or BUST!

[Desmostro]

I heard that most of the time they just hand you the nozzle and let you do it yourself, I know in a car they pump the gas, but man that's going to be weird on a bike, especially since normally I don't get off my bike... it's like he'll be sitting in my lap pumping the gas 

...and then straddling the tank to get your visor with the squeegee. 

Same price as here and cheeper + free service. Thank you. I wish it was here. There are gas stations that are 100% war veteran run. I think that's awesome.

+ 1 on Crater Lake. Spectacular/ life changing. But if you follow everyone's little 'must sees,' the trip will rival "Long Way Around." 

[Cynic]

+ 1 on Crater Lake. Spectacular/ life changing. But if you follow everyone's little 'must sees,' the trip will rival "Long Way Around." 

Ah yeah, well I will do this trip a few more times so I am taking notes, both the Lovely Wife and I have family in Oregon, so it's a frequent trip for us. 

If it was just me I think we'd be doing a lot more miles, but I am trying to keep the Lady from killing me at the end of the day! 

[707soldier]

I wish you a safe and a happy trip. Enjoy!! 

[johnc]

i like portland, but i LOVE busts

[r_ciao]

When you get to Portland, you gotta visit Motocorsa located at 2170 NW Wilson St, Portland, OR 97210.  This place rocks!  I have visited a majority of the Ducati dealerships in the West and have to say that this dealership is probably the best!  Lots of bikes, coffee bar, lots of apparel, cool displays, music, moto racing on TVs, and accessories galore.  People are super friendly.  Seems that the further I visit from California, the people get nicer.  Californians are nice.  I'm born and raised, but people further out are even nicer.

[Desmostro]

When you get to Portland, you gotta visit Motocorsa located at 2170 NW Wilson St, Portland, OR 97210.  This place rocks!  I have visited a majority of the Ducati dealerships in the West and have to say that this dealership is probably the best!  Lots of bikes, coffee bar, lots of apparel, cool displays, music, moto racing on TVs, and accessories galore.  People are super friendly.  Seems that the further I visit from California, the people get nicer.  Californians are nice.  I'm born and raised, but people further out are even nicer.

+1  There's more crack in the water. Or less crack or something. I'm always astounded at how friendly people are in Portland. I get chatted up for 10 min.s buying muffins. Genuinely friendly intelligent people. I think it has to do with many things but the lack of density is huge. Though there are 2 million people around the metro area, you never get this feeling like you have to kill someone to get a parking space or a coffee. Everything seems easy getting around. The train around town is free. Flowers bloom out of control. Its green always. Like that.