Ride Reports and Photos

 

Reports from 2008

Jun - COG @ 10,000 - COG National Rally in Frisco, CO

Reports from 2007

Feb - Ride Planning Session
Jun - Poudre Canyon Ride
Jun - Breckenridge Ride-to-Eat

Motorcycle Endurance and Touring Stories

Oct 2004 - The Pueblos Revolt - Matt Lasley's Land of Enchantment 1000
Sep 2004 - Back Road Bruce's Colorado-Arizona-Colorado Ride (625K PDF)
Jun 2004 - South from Alaska - Randy Bishop's Scenic Ride Home from Hyder
May 2004 - North to Alaska - Randy Bishop's IBA SaddleSore 2000 to Hyder
Aug 2003 - Cotton-Butt Ride to Missoula - Phil Tarman's ride to the IBR finish line
Jun 2003 - Colorado Border Burner - Randy Bishop's IBA BunBurner 1500
Jun 2003 - Border Patrol - Terry Todd's IBA BunBurner 1500
Oct 2002 - One Cold Bun-Burner - Phil Tarman's and Mike Reid's IBA BunBurner 1500
Jul 2002 - Colorado FreeWheeler's Thin Air TT Endurance Rally - Brian Hopkins' First Rally
Jul 2002 - Colorado FreeWheeler's Thin Air TT Endurance Rally - Joe Nassif's Great Ride
Feb 2002 - Lance LaCerte's Trip to New Zealand.
Jul 2001 - Randy Bishop's 1000-in-24 to 15 Continental Divide passes.
Jul 2000 - Colorado FreeWheeler's Thin Air TT Endurance Rally
May 1999 - Pete Skaates' Northwest USA Motorcycle Trip and Touring Strategies
Jul 1999 - Chapter "C" Freewheelers Thin Air TT Endurance Rally.
Jun 1998 - Utah 1088 Motorcycle Endurance Rally . Photos.
May 1997 - SaddleSore 1000 - Randy Bishop's IBA SaddleSore 1000
Jul 1996 - Hot Cross Buns. Rick Hall's IBA BunBurner Gold 1500.
Jun 1995 - Summer Solstice Tour. 1000 miles around Colorado in one day.
Aug 1990 - Ride the Divide. 9 Continental Divide passes in one day.
Aug 1980 - Schofield Pass on Streebikes. Doug Grosjean's adventure.

Reports from 2006

Apr - Wrench Session
Jul - Results of the 2006 Two-Bits Rally
     Report - by Karl Zuercher
Aug - Iron Butt Association National Meet - Denver
Oct - Open Garage

Reports from 2005

May - Peak-to-Peak Highway
Jul - COG July 4th Ride to Southwest Colorado
Jul - Results of the 2005 Two-Bits Rally
     Report and photos - by Randy Bishop
     Two-Bits Two - by Matt Lasley
     Two-Bits Rally '05 - by Kirk Nichols

Reports from 2004

Aug - Two-Bits Rally
     Report by Matt Lasley
     Post Mortem by Matt Lasley
Oct - Impromptu Fact Finding Tour to Woodland Park
Oct - Impromptu Front Range Canyon Blast, 100 miles of Front Range canyons
Dec - International Motorcycle Show

Reports from 2003

Apr - Elephant Rock Lunch Ride
Apr - COG Tech Day at Rick Hall's Mountain Estate
May - Tour d'Fort, a ride to historic Wyoming
Jun - Back Home Again In Old Nebraska - A Tour of the Kawasaki Factory
Jun - The Mineral Ride, a ride to mining towns in the Rockies
Jul - Cripple Creek Gold Rush, a ride through the old mining districts
Aug - A Bunch of Passes Ride, nine passes in the the Rockies
Sep - Cary Crain's ride to the COG SW rally in Panguich, UT

Reports from 2002

Apr - Wrench Session at Rick Hall's Mountain Estate
Apr - The Ride to Cabela's. Ft Morgan, Sidney NE, Cabela's, National Park stamps.
May - The Ride to Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
May - The Ride to Deckers and Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument
May - Ride to the COG National Rally in Montrose
Dec - International Motorcycle Show

Reports from 2001

Apr - Ride the Prairie! Ft Morgan, Sidney NE, Cabela's, Oregon Trail, Wyoming.
May - Buffalo Creek, Deckers, Woodland Park, Florrisant, Cripple Creek, Victor.

Reports from 2000

Apr - Track day at Mountain View Motorsports Park.
Apr - CO-105, Palmer Lake, US-83, Franktown loop.
May - Deckers, Tarryall, Kenosha Pass loop.
Jun - Wyoming Border Crossing. Poudre Canyon, WY-70 and Battle Pass, Steamboat Springs. Rabbit Ears Pass, Gore Pass.
Jul - COG National Rally, Part 1 at Brian Head, Utah.
Jul - Wet Mountains, Bishop's Castle, Westcliff.
Aug - Colorado Western Slope. Fremont, Independence, and McClure Passes. Grand Mesa, Black Canyon, Monarch Pass.
Sep - Front Range Canyon Blast. More great canyon roads from Golden to Lyons.
Sep - Explore Utah. Four Nat'l Forests, Mt Nebo loop, Huntington Canyon, and the famous UT-12.

Reports from 1999

Apr - Sedalia, CO-105, Palmer Lake, Monument.
May - Pine Junction, Deckers, Woodland Park, Lake George, Tarryall, Jefferson, Kenosha Pass.
Jun - Summer Solstice Tour. Rocky Mtn Natl Park, Granby, Willow Creek Pass, Winter Park, Berthoud Pass.
Jul - Medicine Bow Mountains southwest of Laramie, WY. WY-230 and Battle Pass.
Sep - Black Hills COG Ride. Getting back to the American West.
Sep - Front Range Canyon Blast. Golden to Lyons via Coal Creek, Boulder, Left Hand, and South St. Vrain Canyons.

Reports from 1998

Apr - Black Forest, Garden of the Gods, Palmer Lake, Perry Park
May - Deer and Turkey Creek Canyons, Pine, Buffalo Creek, Deckers, Woodland Park.
Jun - Summer Solstice Tour. Pikes Peak, Cripple Creek.
Jun - COG National Rally, Texas Hill Country
Jul - 5th Annual Ride the Divide. Pagosa Springs to Steamboat Springs rolling rally. Over the Continental Divide on 14 passes.
Aug - Front Range Canyon Blast.
Sep - AMA Superbike races at Pikes Peak International Raceway
Sep - Steamboat Motorcycle Week, a Colorado classic

Reports from Previous Years

Oct 97 - Idaho Springs, Beau Jo's
Jul 97 - Ride the Divide. Steamboat Springs to Pagosa Springs.
Jun 97 - Summer Solstice Tour. Berthoud and Boreas Passes, Cripple Creek, Pikes Peak.
May 97 - Iron Butt Saddlesore 1000. CO-NM-CO.
Jul 96 - Ride the Divide. Pagosa Springs to Steamboat Springs.
Jun 96 - Hot Cross Buns. Rick Hall's Iron Butt BunBurner Gold 1500.
Jul 95 - Ride the Divide. Steamboat Springs to Pagosa Springs.

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