• 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 The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.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!

PNW Husky event. Bend, OR. Oct. 15-16, 2010

In Oregon, stickers for off-road, plates for on road. If you have a dual sport you can get both and ride both places. You are paying for the service/facilities you are using. So I will be able to ride my TE610 to town and on the normal gravel roads with just the plate, plus I will be able to ride it on the trails with the sticker. I will only be able to ride my WR300 on the trails with a sticker because it doesnt qualify for a plate. All of these fees are quite low compared to most states, by the way.

We also have designated winter parking permits to pay for the snowmobile and ski area access, etc.

We do have some OHV areas that have designated gravel roads included for transit between trails (Shotgun near Eugene for instance), but that isnt necessary at China Hat because a trail can get you there ..although there are some road crossings.

And dont forget, you guys get to visit and buy anything you want and we wont charge you sales taxes. On a vehicle, your home state will get you ... but if you happen to need a new big screen TV or computer for instance :-)
 
oregonsage;117838 said:
Looks like both Idaho and Montana are on the list ....

If it were me I would print a copy of that reciprocity webpage and stash it on my bike someplace.
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Thanks ! printed it off... I know we're all trying to do our part and be legal and courteous etc... but I get the feeling or the tone suggests that it's not too friendly to OHV ?
 
Kevin_TE250;117861 said:
Thanks ! printed it off... I know we're all trying to do our part and be legal and courteous etc... but I get the feeling or the tone suggests that it's not too friendly to OHV ?
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It's all good. I have never seen a LEO out there other than races and they seem pretty cool about all of it. It is big revenue for Bend so I'm guessing they try to make nice and let people ride / spend $$$. It's all good, try to be as legal as possible but i highly doubt you will run into issues.
 
Put me down as a maybe/probably. Depends entirely on the schedules of some individuals in Europe and Canada.
 
I've never not seen a LEO out there! And they will check your OHV sticker(and you must have the paper that came with it.. just to be redunant) and ram a wire in your can to make shure you have a sparky. Not to put a damper on things but, just be prepared.:thumbsup:
 
Dustsucker;117963 said:
I've never not seen a LEO out there! And they will check your OHV sticker(and you must have the paper that came with it.. just to be redunant) and ram a wire in your can to make shure you have a sparky. Not to put a damper on things but, just be prepared.:thumbsup:
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interesting. I only go there a few times a year.
 
The ultimate bumper sticker for this stuff is a dog sitting at a counter of the bank and the teller(another dog) saying " I know you are who you say you are but I have to sniff your butt anyway" :lol:
 
I'm going to need to be removed from the tentative list since it is too close to my Hawaii trip for my wife's comfort. The last time we went to Hawaii part of my tongue was missing and my entire right side was black and blue from an arena-x incident three days before we left. The last words she said to me before I went riding was "Don't come home on crutches" so of course the first words from my mouth (although slurred because 25% of my tongue was gone) was "But I'm not on crutches!" It will take her a while to forget about that one.

Have fun everyone and take a bunch of pictures!
 
LawnDartMike;118367 said:
I'm going to need to be removed from the tentative list since it is too close to my Hawaii trip for my wife's comfort. The last time we went to Hawaii part of my tongue was missing and my entire right side was black and blue from an arena-x incident three days before we left. The last words she said to me before I went riding was "Don't come home on crutches" so of course the first words from my mouth (although slurred because 25% of my tongue was gone) was "But I'm not on crutches!" It will take her a while to forget about that one.

Have fun everyone and take a bunch of pictures!
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WHAT!!! live up to the screen name bro!!! :D
 
Tis easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission!
Your wife will forget all about it when she's sitting on po'olenalena beach drinking mai tai's.

Or just tell her you're not bringing a bike.






and I'll pick it up on my down :cheers:
 
PC.;118387 said:
Tis easier to beg for forgiveness than ask for permission!
Your wife will forget all about it when she's sitting on po'olenalena beach drinking mai tai's.
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Yep just like you and baja... :D

She will get over it when you get back. :lol:

Later,
 
jmetteer;118395 said:
Yep just like you and baja... :D

She will get over it when you get back. :lol:

Later,
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Why I oughta :foul:

Spending $200 to camp in Bend is one thing. Dropping $3-4k to race Baja is a whole nother' can of worms.

If I'm spending $4k on anything it'll be a new bike. Or a retainer for a divorce lawyer as I'm on my way to Baja :ride:
 
PC.;118400 said:
Why I oughta :foul:

Spending $200 to camp in Bend is one thing. Dropping $3-4k to race Baja is a whole nother' can of worms.

If I'm spending $4k on anything it'll be a new bike. Or a retainer for a divorce lawyer as I'm on my way to Baja :ride:
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:lol:

I know the feeling exactly. Lots of coin for a little glory, just not my style. I would rather go trail riding, all summer, for less money. :cheers:

Later,
 
You and me both buddy!

I was ready to go. Until the cost came into the equation.
I had no idea it was 5 figures to field an amateur team, including a free bike.

Those Score officials must be living the good life.


I'm in the wrong biz!
 
Count the Chuckwagon Tours gang in on this one.

In an earlier post I saw Camp II as the suggestion, and I would second that. It's a good place for all. Quads work fine over there, but don't expect to mix them in with the bikes, unless the bike riders are really slow, and like lots of dust. Quads (a.k.a. furniture)..... Are welcome anyway.
 
oregon sage created a 'google docs' document and a link has been put in post #1... I have not tried this before...
 
Put me on the maybe list.

Coffee;117843 said:
in California an atv and motorcycle are 2 very different things.
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Struck me as odd too. Oregon apparently considers pretty much every thing with an engine and wheels an ATV. But where as we define off-road vehicles as those not intended for street use, they seem to think that any vehicle that is off-road, is an "off-road" vehicle.

All Terrain Vehicle-Defined

Q: What is the difference between an ATV, OHV, and a UTV?
A: ATV=“All-Terrain Vehicle”; OHV = “Off-Highway Vehicle”; UTV = “Utility Vehicle.” Oregon law defines all motorized off-road vehicles, other than snowmobiles, as “All-terrain Vehicles.” These are divided into three classes.

Q: What are the different classes of ATV?
A: There are three types, or “Classes” of ATV. Class I, II, and III

Q: What is a Class I ATV?
A: Class I ATV, as defined in ORS 801.190 is a motorized, off-highway recreational vehicle 50 inches or less in width with a dry weight of 800 pounds or less that travels on three or more low pressure tires, has a saddle or seat for the operator and is designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland or other natural terrain. Most riders refer to a Class I All-Terrain Vehicle as an ATV or quad.

Q: What is a Class II ATV?
A: Class II ATV, as defined in ORS 801.193 means any motor vehicle that weighs more than a Class I all-terrain vehicle; Is designed for or capable of cross-country travel on or immediately over land, water, sand, snow, ice, marsh, swampland or other natural terrain; and Is actually being operated off a highway or is being operated on a highway for agricultural purposes under ORS 821.191. Most riders refer to a Class II ATV as a Truck or Jeep (SUV), Dune Buggy, Sand Rail, or Side-by-Side UTV vehicles.

Q: What is a Class III ATV?
A: Class III ATV, as defined in ORS 801.194 is an off-highway motorcycle with a dry weight of 600 pounds or less that travels on two tires. Most riders refer to a Class III All-Terrain Vehicle as a motorcycle.

Q: What ATV Class Type is my side-by-side UTV?
A: Side-by-sides are Class II All-Terrain Vehicles because they are either too wide (greater than 50 inches) or too heavy (over 800 pounds) to be classified as Class I All-Terrain Vehicles.
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Even more retarded is this:
New helmet laws affecting unregistered Class II vehicles:
Senate Bill 583 was signed into law by the Governor that requires youth under 18 to wear DOT approved helmets unless vehicle is registered and has a roof or a roll bar beginning January 1, 2010
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So a 17yo driving his own truck has to wear a DOT helmet. That's just stupid IMO. If it's a matter of safety how does registration, or lack there of, have any bearing on the matter.

And a BMW 1200 GS, given it's weight, wouldn't need a tag. Because it's what? Safer offroad? Does less damage? LOL
 
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