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Sweeping Winger 2026 Photos

You are allowed two per year, as normal culling, , ,
with tags.

When we were lucky enough to get two for the season, my Dad would jerk a hind quarter.
Sliced and heavily black peppered (fly deterrent) , strung over the clothes line for almost a month.
Stored in a grocery bag under the sink, venison jerky.
Handy snack while enjoying an enduro, slip a chunk in your goggle strap, , ,

I don't think an old classic would have survived this, long travel forks saved it from a sky launch.
I flinched @ the beam, b4 the weeds. :hail
 
Saturday, @two wheel tramp and I left Eureka heading south, and after breakfast in Ferndale, we took Mattole road. While Reama is a fantastic rider, after 50,000 miles of wringing her bike's neck, it went on strike for better working conditions and more pay. As of this writing, they are still in negotiations.

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I rode back and forth between the "pay me, or I won't operate" bike and cell coverage to tap into @Lonster and his knowledge to try and come up with a quick solution. While that didn't materialize, it did give me a chance to take some pictures.

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Once a ride was secured, and there was nothing left for me to do, I carried on out Mattole Road. Seeing the rescue wagon along the way made me feel better about abandoning @two wheel tramp with her broken bike. I headed south on 101 to Branscomb Road, and then came back up Leggett, with zero cars in front of me, before heading down to Shelter Cove for the night.

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I had an ocean-side room, and the weather was awesome!

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The sunset at Shelter Cove was a nice way to wrap up the day!

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Weaverville was today's destination, and after a nice breakfast surfside, I took Alderpoint Road from Garberville, after a fun rip up and out of Shelter Cove. But not before my obligatory boat-launch-ramp photo.

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Alderpoint was a hoot! and still in the upper 70's to low 80's, downright pleasant.

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I stopped at the bar/convenience store in Mad River on Highway 36 to figure out the rest of my route, since it was only 12:30, and taking Highway 3 would put me in Weaverville way earlier than I wanted. So I figured another rip up to the Berry Summit on Forest Road 1 was appropriate.

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I was marvelling at how much suspension travel I was accessing, and patting myself on the back for deftly dodging potholes...

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I rode on a Marchesini rim that was bent like that for 10 years. No worries.
Bud, I Definitely agree with you with the awesome pics and story.
Reed, Thanks for all the effort in the abduction of Reamma. I'll let you know where I buried the body, in case I get caught. ;)
Did you notice that the all the pics you posted on USFS 1 have really nice pavement? :LOL:
You definitely get some miles in, in a day. I'm a little jealous.
 
budman said:
Broken bikes and bent rims. Oregon folk. :rolleyes


:laughing
Brilliant pics!! :thumbup

Huge props to @Lonster for the save. :Port
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I love @Lonster and he knows it.

He and I had a great chat yesterday and I’m hoping we get to ride together on Sunday.

As for Oregon folk, we ride hard. :x
Lonster said:
I rode on a Marchesini rim that was bent like that for 10 years. No worries.
Bud, I Definitely agree with you with the awesome pics and story.
Reed, Thanks for all the effort in the abduction of Reamma. I'll let you know where I buried the body, in case I get caught. ;)
Did you notice that the all the pics you posted on USFS 1 have really nice pavement? :LOL:
You definitely get some miles in, in a day. I'm a little jealous.
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Damn, I should have bought that life insurance policy! My kid could have been a thousandaire now that I’m dead.
 
Lonster said:
I rode on a Marchesini rim that was bent like that for 10 years. No worries.
Bud, I Definitely agree with you with the awesome pics and story.
Reed, Thanks for all the effort in the abduction of Reamma. I'll let you know where I buried the body, in case I get caught. ;)
Did you notice that the all the pics you posted on USFS 1 have really nice pavement? :LOL:
You definitely get some miles in, in a day. I'm a little jealous.
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After hitting it for the second time in three days, it was better than I remembered it! The rough section doesn't last long, and I figured out the lines pretty well. Coming down FS 6, some big frost heaves were kind of wild and fun! I'm a glutton for punishment! But once I get out of Oregon, I feel like I need to load up on riding to tide me over until my next trip.
 
Dr_SLO said:
I found the footage and location of the deer incident from the Friday ride up to Eureka. I also found the location along Orr Springs Road. It's mostly how I described it. Deer shot out, I tagged it, then I went for a little excursion.

Here's the video I've not had chance to truncate the video so go to the last 20 seconds to see the action.

Here's the location...

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Wait, wait, wait. How did the bike make it out unscathed, it looked like you sumoed over a 4x4 in that video. I'd have expected as least one square wheel :laughing glad you survived the encounter with the stilted rat!
 
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