• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

Out and About (Terra, Strada)

Clete said:
Saw my second Terra/Strada in person Saturday. Turned down Barrows into Progress Ridge shopping center. Had to take a detour to check it out. Made my daughter think we were going to the toy store. Sorry, Soph just had to look at that bike. Thought it was a Terra, until I saw the cast wheels, must have did the Terra to Strada plastic change. Made me think, got to get the SV posted on Craigslist.....
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Hey, that was very likely me. 6'4', 280, Red Aerostich / Silver helmet? I've got a Strada with a Terra front fender. Was headed down Barrows, turned right into Progress Ridge by Fuddruckers. Back through the parking lot and out, as going back to check out a sign I saw at the last light.
 
Been working like crazy, not much riding, finally spent some time on the Strada this past weekend. Poked around Browns Camp and did some of the first off road riding I've done in 35 yrs. Nothing serious, all the trails were rated easiest. Bike did fine, wished for knobbies in a couple of spots. Fan comes on quick when you ride as slow as I do. Took a couple of shots at an overlook before I did any trails.

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krussell said:
Hey, that was very likely me. 6'4', 280, Red Aerostich / Silver helmet? I've got a Strada with a Terra front fender. Was headed down Barrows, turned right into Progress Ridge by Fuddruckers. Back through the parking lot and out, as going back to check out a sign I saw at the last light.
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Ya, that was you. Sending you a PM.
 
I gotta say...I like this bike.So far its handled everything thrown at it with ease.Here are a couple of pics of the last outing.

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Running the ridgeline of Big Walker Mtn
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...and from the descent off the side.It used to be a two track,but now mostly an overgrown creek bed.

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HuskyDude said:
There was no one there when you came in??? Must not have expected you that quick.:busted:

Nice vid.:thumbsup:
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Unfortunately that's not me - I do not even have Terra and most probably I would not be able to keep up even on my 630. Just thought you guys here may enjoy the video.
 
Coffee said:
I was curious if you had already ridden from South Africa to Slovakia on a TR650 :D
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Well, I have actually ridden from Slovakia to South Africa, but on GSA1150. But if I ever go back (not likely), it would definitely be on a single cylinder bike and TR would be high on the list - the main worry being high octane petrol required.
 
Motosportz said:
Pounded out almost 200 miles last night. Great freaking bike.

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the sun is out and NW rules once again...
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Absolutely. I've done a similar distance this week, but work for me right now dictates it took two days, and one with a bit of dark. The views have been great, zero haze. Feels like you can reach out and grab the peaks.

Nice shot at the overlook. Seems like its a 1 in 4 shot for me where I get it without a cloud cap. Your shot is a good one. I love the ride up, and the variety across the weather and the seasons.
 
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My shot today of Mt. St. Helens from the McClellan view point.

Caught a break at work and got an early start on the weekend. 250 miles, fantastic day. A bit of freeway, Lots of curvy secondary roads, and some forest roads. All pavement. Bike is running really well. I've seen a big improvement in my fuel mileage. I went from 48MPG to high 50s the last two tanks. Today was 58.2 mpg by the pump/odometer, best ever for me. This bike is great for exploring.

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NF-25, closed to to snow further up.

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Went down 93 a bit, and then 9310. Snow stopped every road, lack of traffic was really great.

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Spring roads in the PNW. You never know what's around the next corner.

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Right after leaving the view point and heading south I had the opportunity to discuss the posted speed limit with a Forest Service ranger. I wasn't paying attention, and the speed limit ranges from 30-55 depending on where you are etc. He had me at 60 in a 40. Ran my license, told me to slow down, and let me know that I would have been ticketed at 61 without question, and that he was letting me go knowing I'd slow down. He said ticket would have been $275. Lesson learned, I was super diligent the rest of the way home.
 
krussell said:
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My shot today of Mt. St. Helens from the McClellan view point.

Caught a break at work and got an early start on the weekend. 250 miles, fantastic day. A bit of freeway, Lots of curvy secondary roads, and some forest roads. All pavement. Bike is running really well. I've seen a big improvement in my fuel mileage. I went from 48MPG to high 50s the last two tanks. Today was 58.2 mpg by the pump/odometer, best ever for me. This bike is great for exploring.


NF-25, closed to to snow further

Went down 93 a bit, and then 9310. Snow stopped every road, lack of traffic was really great.


Spring roads in the PNW. You never know what's around the next corner.
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Krussell, did you happen to remember what elevation you found snow? I'm going on a "snow patrol" tomorrow around the western part of Mt Rainier. I'll post pics and report where the snows at up here. Cheers,
 
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Krussell, did you happen to remember what elevation you found snow? I'm going on a "snow patrol" tomorrow around the western part of Mt Rainier. I'll post pics and report where the snows at up here. Cheers,
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2720 ft on FS 93 a few miles east of FS 25. (From the GPS track log, my memory is no where near that good.) About the same height on Curly Creek Road south of the McClellan view point but they plow that so it's very deceiving.
 
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