joel
Well-Known Member
We took our annual 4th of July trip this time with our Bushtec trailer.
We left Spokane June 30th after work 150 miles south on 395 to Kennewick Wa for the night.
It was very windy and high gust winds from the sides.
The bike handled very well with the trailer, and the trailer never felt like the wind pushed it .
7 / 1 we continued south on 395 to Wa st rt 14 along the Columbia river to Biggs Junction. Fueled up and than south on 95 into Oregon.
This is where the wind was much stronger and at one point there was a feeling of no resistance from the trailer than a sort of a thud .
My assumption is the trailer was on 1 wheel for a second or two the landed back down.
After an hour of this we turned on to 216, the wind calmed down some and we were going along the Deschutes river and into Maupin Oregon for the next 2 nights.
Blue = route
Yellow = lodging
We than started east on 218.
This is a great out of the way twisting route, to follow down to 26.
We stayed in Prairie City Oregon on the 3rd.
From there , east on 26 to 7 into Baker City for lunch, and than made our way to Enterprise Oregon for the 4th.
We left in the morning on 3 leading to the Rattle Snake grade.
Another twisting highway to the bottom than again as you climb back up the other side.
A few hours later and we were home.
This was a 700 mile circle with the trailer. And was fun to pull.
If you're ever close to the route we took you will enjoy the scenery.
We left Spokane June 30th after work 150 miles south on 395 to Kennewick Wa for the night.
It was very windy and high gust winds from the sides.
The bike handled very well with the trailer, and the trailer never felt like the wind pushed it .
7 / 1 we continued south on 395 to Wa st rt 14 along the Columbia river to Biggs Junction. Fueled up and than south on 95 into Oregon.
This is where the wind was much stronger and at one point there was a feeling of no resistance from the trailer than a sort of a thud .
My assumption is the trailer was on 1 wheel for a second or two the landed back down.
After an hour of this we turned on to 216, the wind calmed down some and we were going along the Deschutes river and into Maupin Oregon for the next 2 nights.
Blue = route
Yellow = lodging
We than started east on 218.
This is a great out of the way twisting route, to follow down to 26.
We stayed in Prairie City Oregon on the 3rd.
From there , east on 26 to 7 into Baker City for lunch, and than made our way to Enterprise Oregon for the 4th.
We left in the morning on 3 leading to the Rattle Snake grade.
Another twisting highway to the bottom than again as you climb back up the other side.
A few hours later and we were home.
This was a 700 mile circle with the trailer. And was fun to pull.
If you're ever close to the route we took you will enjoy the scenery.
