WCRM 2014 Ashland Oregon June 6, 7 and 8th

[viffergyrl]

try it for yourself.
tripadvisor.  put in ashland, OR.  for hotels.  Relax Inn doesn't show.

Orbitz.  put in ashland, OR.  hotel only (no airline tickets).  click.  Relax Inn doesn't show.

On TripAdvisor it is under B&Bs and Inns (not hotels). If you search specifically for the Relax Inn on TripAdvisor it shows up. Yeah... it's not a hotel apparently.

[Sport-Touring]

[greench440]

Or you could just click my link.  

[viffergyrl]

Or you could just click my link.  

I'm telling you... it takes a village sometimes.  

[MisterSmooth]

Or you could just click my link.  

Coming from you, that just sounds naughty.  

[XLR8]

I guess I need to see if I can make this ride. I got a new job in March and I've been waiting to see how the timing will work out with all the new stuff I need to do.

[rc30boy]

UHOH, I will get pics if time permits, will tell you it is older, least well kept, seemed clean though, and there is a reason they only charge $45 or $50 a night when all the other places close by run almost double that, some triple.  For those who made the meet in Weaverville last June, on par with the Motel we stayed in there...and to be clear, on par means relatively close to...

[Explorer]

Looks like I'm in for some Dual sporting.
Jim

[denydog]

I might be up for the trip this year. Appreciation to rc30boy for doing the legwork.

[M.Brane]

UHOH, I will get pics if time permits, will tell you it is older, least well kept, seemed clean though, and there is a reason they only charge $45 or $50 a night when all the other places close by run almost double that, some triple.  For those who made the meet in Weaverville last June, on par with the Motel we stayed in there...and to be clear, on par means relatively close to...

 I had no real complaints about the Trinity. The sheets were clean. The shower, and the A/C worked. I could park my bike a couple feet from my door. I could walk to the liquor store. I could stay up 'till nearly midnight drinking, and yakkin' in the commonway before anyone complained.

 My kinda place.

[viffergyrl]

Reservations made at the Best Western Windsor. M.Brane and I are in for this fieldmeet.  

Who else?

Is there any interest in having a motel with a block of rooms and have that be the 'host' motel? It's a month away so not sure we can get a block, but we can try. And no we're not having another poll.

[Acadian Rider]

I cannot commit at 100% but there's a possibility that I'll attend for at least 1 night.  Let me explain.  

Paul (Riding friend) and I are planning to leave Moncton (Canadian East Coast) on May 24th and ride all the way to California and back.  We are looking at a 5-6 week / 12,000 mile trip.  If everything goes according to plan, the itinerary we have drawn up would put us in the Ashland area on the same dates as the WCRM.  

It would be nice for us East Coast folks to meet some of the West Coast folks.  

The Best Western looks like a nice place to stay but we won't reserve until the dates approach and we have a better handle on where we'll be on those dates.  

 

[viffergyrl]

That. Would. Be. Awesome. Hope the stars align.

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[rc30boy]

For any of you who have done a trackday with Keigwin's here on the West Coast, you will have met Dave Moss, he is the suspension guru that comes to the track and sets up bikes as part of the program.  I have had him help me multiple times and he is really good at getting all the fiddly bits just so as well as giving some really kick a$$ seminars on the way suspension works and how to get the best out of your bike.

 This long and rambling preamble is the intro for my letting you know he will be in Southern Oregon setting up bikes maybe June 6th, for sure June 7th, the cost is $45 for an advance ticket, $55 at the door, he sets your sag, does all the rebound, compression stuff and he does it from having spent 20 years at race tracks around the world learning what works and what doesn't. (He runs a VFR400 with the AFM as well as a Honda 4 cylinder 250cc and has won 3 championships in his respective classes so he does put his money where his mouth is)   He is also quite cognizant of the difference between a good street set up and a track set up. He will also be offering suspension seminars on Saturday afternoon/evening and maybe Friday evening.

I just thought I'd let you know in case any of you are interested in that sort of thing.

[MisterSmooth]

Say, Wade, where is Dave going to be doing his thing?

Thanks for the heads-up!  

[M.Brane]

 Sadly I doubt I will have my 98 back together by then. Would love try a pro setup on the nice suspenders.

[rc30boy]

Dave will be in Medford at 931 Chevy Way, it's the Motorcycle Superstore corporate headquarters, available from 10AM to 3PM, also talk of maybe some time with him Friday the 16th, more on that as it becomes available.  There is also talk of him doing a Q&A at Oregon Motorcycle Adventures/KTM shop at 4pm on Saturday.

[viffergyrl]

For any of you who have done a trackday with Keigwin's here on the West Coast, you will have met Dave Moss, he is the suspension guru that comes to the track and sets up bikes as part of the program.  I have had him help me multiple times and he is really good at getting all the fiddly bits just so as well as giving some really kick a$$ seminars on the way suspension works and how to get the best out of your bike.

 This long and rambling preamble is the intro for my letting you know he will be in Southern Oregon setting up bikes maybe June 6th, for sure June 7th, the cost is $45 for an advance ticket, $55 at the door, he sets your sag, does all the rebound, compression stuff and he does it from having spent 20 years at race tracks around the world learning what works and what doesn't. (He runs a VFR400 with the AFM as well as a Honda 4 cylinder 250cc and has won 3 championships in his respective classes so he does put his money where his mouth is)   He is also quite cognizant of the difference between a good street set up and a track set up. He will also be offering suspension seminars on Saturday afternoon/evening and maybe Friday evening.

I just thought I'd let you know in case any of you are interested in that sort of thing.

Dave will be in Medford at 931 Chevy Way, it's the Motorcycle Superstore corporate headquarters, available from 10AM to 3PM, also talk of maybe some time with him Friday the 16th, more on that as it becomes available.  There is also talk of him doing a Q&A at Oregon Motorcycle Adventures/KTM shop at 4pm on Saturday.

OK I'm still not clear on dates and locations for Dave Moss.... Is this correct below?

Friday, June 6: Tentative
Format: TBD
Location: TBD
Time: TBD

Saturday, June 7
Location:  Motorcycle Superstore corporate headquarters, 931 Chevy Way, Medford, OR
Format: Individual Suspension Set Up
Time: 10 AM - 3 PM
Cost: $45 in advance (who do we contact?); $55 at the door

Location: Tentative - Oregon Motorcycle Adventures/KTM (Medford?)
Format: Q&A
Time: 4 PM

[Chronic]

Well, dang!!  I was hoping to attend and meet y'all, but, once again, work gets in the way of fun  ( i just gots to find a way to make early retirement happen)

I did one of these at Dr. Gill's a bunch of moons ago and had a blast.  An Ashland run really sounded good to me, too!!   Dang!!!

[rc30boy]

Yes, you have sussed out the Dave Moss thing perfectly, and I will let you know what happens with the Friday schedule.

[knobnose]

Tried to make a reservation at the Relax Inn- looks like my kind of place. Whoever answered the phone either had very limited English or was pretty deaf, after a a bit of back and forth where she said "yes" or "no"or "reservation yes" without much connection to what I was saying, she hung up.
Still looks like a cool place, I'll try again tomorrow.
Has anyone else tried them?