All Blog Posts Tagged 'ride' (9)

This ride was originally scheduled for Oct. 3rd, but only two members were able to make it. So we re-scheduled the ride for Oct 10th. We had five members, one gentleman and four ladies! Ralph said he was going to have to work in order to get more men on the Valley Chapter rides! As far as the scoots go, we had a Honda Helix 250, a SYM RV250, a Kymco People 250, a brand new Piaggio BV 500 Tourer for Kathy, and a Honda Silverwing. We started our ride from the Dairy Queen parking lot at 25th St.… Continue

On Saturday, 8-29-09, the OSC Valley Chapter led a ride over the Mckenzie Pass. We met at Salem Harley/Vespa, and left at 10:30 am with Kathy Smith in the lead. We had 2 members join us from the Portland area, 3 from the Salem area, and met one member near Albany. We had 6 scooterists total (3 male and 3 female) - a Vespa GTS 250, a Piaggio BV 250, a Piaggio MP3, (2) SYM RV250's, and a Suzuki Burgman 400. We took I-5 south to Hwy 34, where we met up with our member from Albany. We headed east… Continue

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

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

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

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

The Oregon Scooter Club's monthly ride is this Sunday, July 6. Meet-up location: Hip Drip Cafe (inside the EcoMotion dealership at 1625 NE Sandy Boulevard) Meet-up time: 11 AM (ride leaves at 12 PM sharp) This will be one of our longer rides, between 80 and 90 miles. We'll be heading north into Washington to visit the grist mill near Woodland. This route will include short segments (less than 2 miles each way) on I-5 to get us across the Columbia River, so please exercise judgment if your scoo… Continue

An updated flyer on the Ghost Town Tour and a Ghost Town Tour FAQ are posted in the events section of this web site. Check ‘em out and register for this great ride Continue

The OSC open ride last Sunday (May 11, 2008) was a great success! Phil Oliver lead 16 scooters on a ride thru the winding hills of outer southeast Portland. Be sure to mark your calendar for the June 1, 2008 Rose Garden Tour Ride. See the events section of this website for details Continue