XS650 West Coast Gathering 1999
Hilgard Junction State Park, Oregon


Woody, Marge, Joe and I stayed at the park in our tents.
 

Joe Morgan's 77D as he arrived in Hilgard.
 

Joe with bike.
 

Woody Grinstead's 78E with 700cc kit and cool pipes (don't ask him where to get them, they aren't made any longer).
 

Woody and Marge loading up their 78E, it was awesome to watch Woody handle his bike with all this gear and two up, he made it look effortless.
 

Allen Powell's 79F as he arrived with just a sleeping bag, tarp and small pack. What a great sound those pipes make!
 

Allen with his bike.
 

Dick Brewster's Suzuki Bandit 1200 traveling light (and capable of light speed I think).
 

Here's my 80G special II (only a semi-special, no standard model made that year). The white tail bag is on Joe's bike not mine.
 

Here it is again with my gear tied on shortly after arriving.
 

Denny, Dick and Woody think about how to improve the clutch/shifter mechanism.
 

Unloading the Yamahack
 

Neal mounts the beast.
 

One happy camper!.
 

Denny, Neal, Blaine (80G), Allen (79F), Woody (78E), Joe (77D), Dick (Bandit 1200)
 

Allen took this shot so he's not in the picture. Neal's dog, Buzzard by the Yamahahack.
 

Joe's bike reaching out while he breaks camp.
 

My vote for campsite at next years gathering. Anthony Lake, about 8000 feet high and just 25 miles from Neal's place.
 
 

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