Pic of the week game

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Attending the recent BC rally, out with a group for the morning, after lunch I went off on my own near French Lick, looking for nothing in particular but maybe something other than asphalt to ride on, some scenery I hadn’t yet discovered. Wow, did I find something unexpected; an extremely large wooden Bigfoot in a remote camping area. I’d almost forgotten about it until looking for a photo to post for this theme. I decided to do a little research. You can read all about “Otis” here.

 

[trevor]

Attending the recent BC rally, out with a group for the morning, after lunch I went off on my own near French Lick, looking for nothing in particular but maybe something other than asphalt to ride on, some scenery I hadn’t yet discovered. Wow, did I find something unexpected; an extremely large wooden Bigfoot in a remote camping area. I’d almost forgotten about it until looking for a photo to post for this theme. I decided to do a little research. You can read all about “Otis” here.

BC? Why didn't I hear about it?

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Some day, I’ll make it to your BC, Trevor. I may have to wait a few years til I retire to do it, but I want to ride across the northern states, then back across lower Canada, stopping to visit forum members along the way.

 

[trevor]

Some day, I’ll make it to your BC, Trevor. I may have to wait a few years til I retire to do it, but I want to ride across the northern states, then back across lower Canada, stopping to visit forum members along the way.

That would be great! I would even meet you and bring you to the island....and a safety meeting of course.

 

[gustovh]

Some day, I’ll make it to your BC, Trevor. I may have to wait a few years til I retire to do it, but I want to ride across the northern states, then back across lower Canada, stopping to visit forum members along the way.

Don’t wait too long to retire, some of us getting kinda old.

V

 

[Rich82GS750TZ]

Vince, if you're still around, Vernonia is on my route. Would love a tour of your sculpture garden.

 

[gustovh]

Vince, if you're still around, Vernonia is on my route. Would love a tour of your sculpture garden.

Any time…the garden changes from time to time. Might hold one last rally before I quit big bikes.

V

 

[Burque73]

I didn't expect that when I removed the Windjammer from my '83 850G and started trying to find replacement headlight and turn signals, I would find those exact parts, from this exact year and model that were taken off at the dealership and lost in someone's attic for 40 years. All of these parts were still wrapped in a newspaper from 1983.

 

[trevor]

I learned a valuable lesson that day....clear water that looks shallow....is actually very deep.
I wasn't expecting that....lol :tongue-new:

 

[Baatfam]

Good morning and welcome to the weekend, GSR!
Let's review our photos and vote.
First the theme of the week by Grimly:

the UNEXPECTED?

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OK...That should be all of them. Fun stuff. Thanks everyone for playing.

If anything is amiss, please let us know. And don't forget to vote.:dancing:

 

[Eli69]

Voting for Mr Trevor. Water crossing is always a tough decision.

 

[dgates1]

Great pics and stories. Voting for marvinsc​ and his Deputized Trash Panda!

 

[rphillips]

All very good and fit the topic perfectly... Living waaay out in the country for 71 yrs. I got to vote for marvinsc, Even I couldn't expect that ring tailed hitchhiker.

 

[gustovh]

Carter for me this week. A sad day for that engine.

V

 

[Carter Turk]

I was going to pick Gustovh, as the crack appears to be below all the goo, but then Trevor posted late & reminded me a of a 90's era river crossing on free to me 1979 CR 250. Still have it.

I believe I had the 2nd lightest bike & made it across with slimy basket ball size boulders to negotiate. Friend on XL 350, tipped over, fouled his plug, other friend's Husky 501 got overwhelmed by current & back end started drifting down & another friend, trying to be fastest on KTM 250 broke his wrist on a wet diagonal root cluster on the far side of river. Both XL guy & KTM guy had get back across river & XL guy had to push 2 miles back to the trucks & KTM guy had ride back with one hand.

We were trying to find the abandoned Scott paper mill in Lyman WA for some reason. Later Husky guy took the end of handlebar to the gut, trying to hop a large fallen tree.
Think that was when we turned around. Somehow, bar to gut guy & myself made it back to the trucks, but one guy was still missing. He was on a RM125 & I didn't mention earlier cuz he made it across the river. RM guy made a wrong turn somewhere & got stuck behind a Massive DNR gate with giant boulders on either side, he came back to the trucks on foot with no bike.
Broken wrist guy took off earlier along with all of RM guy's stuff that was in the truck.

It took the remaining 3 of us to walk/push the RM over the giant boulders & basically hand the bike down on the far side.

So picking Trevor's shot this week.

 

[dgates1]

free to me 1979 CR 250. Still have it.

I assume they called you CR guy... :biggrin-new:

 

[Rob S.]

Batfaam and the perfect Christmas tree.

 

[Grimly]

Voting for Gustov and the silicone lifeform eating the oil.

 

[marvinsc]

Voting for Trevor and his water crossing adventure. I have crossed water that was a foot deep on one week and 3 feet deep the next, it looks exactly the same until you are tank deep...........

 

[steve murdoch]

Carter and the pulverized piston gets my vote this week.