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Bald Peak and Two Rivers -- Ride Report

On a beautiful afternoon 12 scooter and 13 riders participated in the Bald Peak and Two Rivers Ride. The smallest scooter was a Piaggio 150 and the largest was a BV 500 (Arjen – there is another BV 500 lurking in the OSC – your bike is no linger an orphan). There were 2 non-OSC members on the ride. A couple of the riders had not participated in a ride that met up at Holman’s restaurant and did not know about the pato behind Holman’s. You can general find the OSC on the patio. The ride left Hol… Continue

Added by OSC Admin on July 5, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Painted Hills Tour – Ride Report

On Friday afternoon the OSC rolled out of the Damascus Safeway bound for the Painted Hills. 11 scooters rolled that day ranging in size from Morph is 250 to a BV 500. A 12th scooter was trailer over Mt. Hood and joined in the second day. Camp that night was in Maupin. On Saturday at 8:15 AM we headed out in two groups. A fast group lead by David Clayton and a slower group lead by Christie Slight on a Honda 150. The day consisted of a 210 mile ride through farm land, along rivers, through ghost… Continue

Added by OSC Admin on July 2, 2009 at 4:54pm — No Comments

Back Roads to Albany – Ride Report

The weather looked threatening; but five scooters, the smallest of which was a 125, headed out from Vespa of Salem just as the clouds parted. With out a drop of rain the OSC Willamette Valley Chapter’s held its first official ride started racking up 85 miles of leisurely riding; with speeds that did not exceed 45 MPH. Out heading out from Salem we followed the Willamette river down to Albany and into Bryant Park for a break. After a short cruse through historic downtown Albany we it the back ro… Continue

Added by OSC Admin on June 30, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

OSC Scooter Raid FAQ - Registration in Now Open

We are cranking it up for our annual OCC event, Oregon Scooter Raid 7. Rides, campfires and scooter camaraderie. Check out the attached FAQ and make your reservations by sending an e-mail to president@OreognScooterClub.org Raid_FAQ_06_20_09.pdf Continue

Added by OSC Admin on June 20, 2009 at 10:26am — No Comments

Hagg Lake 2009 Ride Report

Hagg Lake rides are an OSC tradition and the 2009 ride is in the books as a success. The skys were overcast all day but that did not dampen the sprites of the 19 riders who participated in the ride. Two groups were riding in this year’s Hagg Lake ride, A slower relaxed group and a maxi-scooter group. The relaxed group left Holman’s at 11:30 AM with 2 Honda Metropolitans, a Honda 70 Passport, a Vespa 200, a Helix, a Majesty and a Burgman 400. At 12:10 PM they rendezvoused with the west side rela… Continue

Added by OSC Admin on June 7, 2009 at 7:19pm — No Comments

OSC Spring Overnighter Ride Report

It was a small group but an ambitious couple of riders who headed out the last weekend in May, 2009 for the OSC Spring Overnighter. As indicated in the ride description the destination was selected at the pre-ride meeting. At 9:30 AM it was kickstands up as 2 riders, both on Burgman 400 scooters headed for loop around Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Via the back roads through Beaverton, Forest Grove and Vernoia the scooters made their way the Westport Ferry, the last ferry operating on the Colu… Continue

Added by OSC Admin on June 2, 2009 at 8:49am — No Comments

Three Ferries Ride Report

Kickstands were up at 9:30 AM on Saturday when 8 scooters, including 2 Piaggio MP3s, headed south from Portland to cross the 3 ferries on the Willamette River. Scooter displacement ranged form 250 cc – 500cc. There were 9 riders with one of the MP3s riding two-up. The ride was 206 miles and was completed in about 6 hours including a rest stop at Willamette Mission state park, a lunch stop in Jefferson and a fuel stop in Silverton, Oregon. At the fuel stop a member from Salem, Cory, who was not… Continue

Added by OSC Admin on May 24, 2009 at 7:50am — No Comments

Bullwinkle’s Fun Center Ride Report (May 17, 2009)

It was nearly a prefect day when 12 bikes rolled out from Holman’s restaurant heading for Bullwinkle’s. Our smallest bike was a Honda 90, followed by a Yamaha 125 and a vintage Honda 200. In keeping with our theme of a small displacement ride, speeds never exceeded 45 MPH. Check out he photo below of these three riders with their small displacement bikes. After a trip down the shores of the Willamette, a loop around Lake Oswego and thru the open spaces of West Linn south of I – 205 we arrived a… Continue

Added by OSC Admin on May 18, 2009 at 5:30pm — No Comments

June’s Hagg Lake Ride To Accommodate Both Faster and Slower Riders

To accommodate the OSC’s wide variety of scooters and riders, we will leave Holman's in two waives. A slower more relaxed ride, with top speeds of about 45 MPH, will depart at 11:30 AM, and faster ride will leave at noon. The two groups will link up near the lake for a chance to have a little scooter talk. Looking for you on the road – OSC Bug Continue

Added by OSC Admin on May 14, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Small Displacement Scooters - Slower Relaxed Ride This Week End! Come Ride With Us!

Members who ride smaller displacement and vintage scooters are an important part of the OSC. We heard your call for rides with a slower pace and this weekend’s ride (5/17/09)to Bullwinkles will have top speeds of about 45 MPH. Check out the events tab for details on this Sunday’s slower relaxed ride. We want you there – join in! Continue

Added by OSC Admin on May 14, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Want more OSC activities and rides outside of the Portland area? This new OSC Chapter may be for you.

There are lots of great scooter rides in the valley and we want to take advantage of the 2009 scooter season. Join us to link up with other OSC members this Saturday for the inaugural meeting of the OSC Mid-Valley Chapter. Check out the Events tab for more details, but be there to help us launch the Mid-Valley chapter. All scooter enthusiasts are welcome, OSC member or not, and the club is buying pizza and soft drinks. Scooter season is here so let’s get things moving for our new chapter.… Continue

Added by OSC Admin on May 3, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

A new issue of Kickstart is now up!

Click on the "Kickstart" tab to view the Spring 2009 issue of Kickstart! We hope to have these up more regularly in the future. Be sure to email us photos and articles for the next issue. Stay tuned... Continue

Added by OSC Admin on April 29, 2009 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Raid meeting 4-22-09

Raid meeting 4-22-09 7:30 p.m. 9 members in attendance. 0 non-members First order of business was put forth by Rick. Rick wanted to find out what type of Raid we, as a club, wanted. The consensus was that an open to non-scootering public was not the way to go. We would not close or post a limit on attendance. Officers would keep a watch on the site and it's permanent residents. Comparing the attendance from the last few Raids, there was the thought that there would be no more the 65 people or s… Continue

Added by JasonRadies on April 28, 2009 at 8:05am — No Comments

May Ride Destination Announced - Bullwinkles Fun Center (Date changed to May 17, 2009)

We are off to Bullwinkle’s Fun Center in Wilsonville for our May open ride. All scooters and riders of every skill level are welcome. Check out the details under the events tab. Come Ride With Us - T his free event is open to members and non-members. Please note this ride is on the third Sunday of the month rather than the usual first Sunday. Continue

Added by OSC Admin on April 26, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

OSC Officers meeting 3/11/09 Attending: Steve Castle, Rick Fletcher, Julie Goodrich, Tom Carey, Nic…

OSC Officers meeting 3/11/09 Attending: Steve Castle, Rick Fletcher, Julie Goodrich, Tom Carey, Nicole Walters, Jason Radies Start of meeting 7:36 PM. Agenda review and adoption was reviewed and adopted. The meeting minutes from last meeting were accepted. Membership The club is up in paid members from 77 to 86. The membership officer is using the OSC web site to talk to members about renewal. 10 renewal letters have been sent out. The web site has a current count of 117 profiles. Steve has… Continue

Added by JasonRadies on March 26, 2009 at 8:23am — No Comments

New Sunday Meetup Location

We are trying out a new meetup location for the Sunday rides. It will be at Holman's Restaurant at 15 SE 28th Ave just south of Burnside at 11am. They have plenty of seating and a full breakfast menu! They also have parking available in their lot just south of the building and on the street out front. We spoke to the staff and they were more than happy to welcome the business. You may want to arrive a little earlier if you are a slow eater! Thanks, OSC Continue

Added by OSC Admin on March 25, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

2009 RAID Theme

Raid will be upon us before we know i… Continue

Added by OSC Admin on March 12, 2009 at 8:00am — 4 Comments

THANK YOU!

Another great time to be had at the OSC Mixer at the Green Dragon! A raised glass and loud Cheers to all those who rode their scooters in the freezing cold and rain that evening! The food was delicious and a great many beers were hoisted by present and new members. Look to the site for more events like this one in the near future. Best, the Veep Continue

Added by Julie on March 10, 2009 at 4:38pm — No Comments

OSC Members Mixer

Calling all scooterists!

The Oregon Scooter Club invites you to a Members Mixer Saturday, March 7, 2009, starting at 5:00pm at the Green Dragon Bistro and Brewpub in Portland - 928 SE 9th Ave/SE Belmont St - (503) 517-… Continue

Added by Tom on February 25, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

OSC Officers meeting 2/11/09

OSC Officers meeting 2/11/09 (Minutes re-ordered to match proposed meeting agenda) Attending: Steve Castle, Rick Fletcher, Julie Goodrich, Tom Carey, Nicole Walters, Jason Radies Start of meeting 7:25 PM. Agenda review and adoption was reviewed and adopted. Officer status/quorum All officers are in attendance except Roger. Roger out for personal reasons. Review/acceptance of 11/5/08 meeting minutes Reviewed and accepted Presidents opening remarks Rick stressed the need to recognizing and re… Continue

Added by JasonRadies on February 16, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments