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Peter Russell

Peter Russell has lived in Oregon for nearly 30 years and has been riding motorcycles for the last 15 years, covering nearly 100,000 miles on a variety of motorcycles, but primarily BMWs and a Ural sidecar. He is the Central and Eastern Oregon representative on the Governor's Advisory Committee on Motorcycle Safety.

Motorcycle Riding in Central Oregon

July 9, 2014
While Bend deservedly has a reputation as a vacation destination in its own right, the city makes a fine base for day and half-day trips on low-traffic roads that lead to spectacular destinations. A great place to ride to for lunch is the Newberry National Volcanic Monument in the pine-covered Paulina Mountains on the rim… More
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