I practice this look just before I go on a ride. You never know when you're going to need itIf you are starting to grey, learn the look.....
Honest officer, I thought the speedometer was in kilometers. 100 is 61, right?
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anyone go for a ride today? Pics?
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Honest officer, I thought the speedometer was in kilometers. 100 is 61, right?
Gorgeous GL... BTW
A few miles in today, a chilly 30?f ride to work this morning. Warmed up to a balmy 56?f this afternoon though.
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Slycox
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Thanks, she does look good from a distance. Does have the few imperfections. Some oil seepage and such... on the to do list.
OK, so here is the story of my trip to a foreign country over the weekend. Had my ex-wife (long story, but I love her more than when we were married) drive me 100 miles to Port Angeles to catch the ferry to Victoria, BC, which is on an island. You fly or boat, and I found out you can't fly without a passport. But you can boat with an Enhanced Drivers License.
I got off the ferry, and Dave (Hayabuser) was waiting for me in his Triumph T120 with a sidecar. My first sidecar ride, and the first time it had hauled 220 lbs. On the gas, turns right. On the brakes, turns left. We went to the Autoplan (BC equivalent of the DMV) to transfer the registration. In BC they take your plates when you sell a vehicle, so I needed to purchase a temporary 2 day permit and insurance for $48 CDN ($5 US). There was a problem as the only valid form of ID is a Passport (see the theme here?). So eventually we had someone at the other end of the phone approve it, probably because they wanted to get another old gross polluter vehicle off the road.
Dave got on his B-King that showed up earlier in the day from the frozen wastelands, and he delivered me to Trevor's house
Then we started drinking beer. I don't remember anything after 2AM, but I woke up in a bed the next morning. Trevor's wife Janice (a real saint) cooked us breakfast, and I struggled to get out the door to catch the 11:00 Ferry to Tswassen. I was the last vehicle to load, and we shoved off 1 minute later. THat was about the time the battery on my phone died so no more pics...
Headed to the border, about 30 minutes. Talked to the guy at the booth, he sent me inside. There I find a line of about 100 people, and it seemed like they were helping about one an hour. All the people from the ferry jammed in at once, it took 3 hours to get the paperwork done and the bike properly imported.I had no other choice, as I was riding it back.
About this time (4:30) I hit the slab and headed south. After a few miles the skies opened up and the temperature dropped like a rock to the low 40's. Cold, wet, and 70MPH is not a good combination over 120 miles in the dark. Ex is freaking out (remember, dead phone) and calls Trevor to see if I left. 5 minutes later (7:15PM) I pulled in the driveway and almost fell over. I had to get help to shut the bike off, pry my frozen hands from the grips, and put the kickstand down. They helped me inside where I collapsed. I honestly could not have gone another mile. Took another 2 hours until I warmed up enough to be coherent.
All in all, a good time was had by all (from what I remember), and I thank Dave, Trevor, and Janice for their hospitality. If I ever import another bike, it will be on a Tuesday morning so I have all the CBP people to myself.... BTW, they had teh drug sniffing dog going down the line of cars. They never looked in my bags.
I got off the ferry, and Dave (Hayabuser) was waiting for me in his Triumph T120 with a sidecar. My first sidecar ride, and the first time it had hauled 220 lbs. On the gas, turns right. On the brakes, turns left. We went to the Autoplan (BC equivalent of the DMV) to transfer the registration. In BC they take your plates when you sell a vehicle, so I needed to purchase a temporary 2 day permit and insurance for $48 CDN ($5 US). There was a problem as the only valid form of ID is a Passport (see the theme here?). So eventually we had someone at the other end of the phone approve it, probably because they wanted to get another old gross polluter vehicle off the road.
Dave got on his B-King that showed up earlier in the day from the frozen wastelands, and he delivered me to Trevor's house
Then we started drinking beer. I don't remember anything after 2AM, but I woke up in a bed the next morning. Trevor's wife Janice (a real saint) cooked us breakfast, and I struggled to get out the door to catch the 11:00 Ferry to Tswassen. I was the last vehicle to load, and we shoved off 1 minute later. THat was about the time the battery on my phone died so no more pics...
Headed to the border, about 30 minutes. Talked to the guy at the booth, he sent me inside. There I find a line of about 100 people, and it seemed like they were helping about one an hour. All the people from the ferry jammed in at once, it took 3 hours to get the paperwork done and the bike properly imported.I had no other choice, as I was riding it back.
About this time (4:30) I hit the slab and headed south. After a few miles the skies opened up and the temperature dropped like a rock to the low 40's. Cold, wet, and 70MPH is not a good combination over 120 miles in the dark. Ex is freaking out (remember, dead phone) and calls Trevor to see if I left. 5 minutes later (7:15PM) I pulled in the driveway and almost fell over. I had to get help to shut the bike off, pry my frozen hands from the grips, and put the kickstand down. They helped me inside where I collapsed. I honestly could not have gone another mile. Took another 2 hours until I warmed up enough to be coherent.
All in all, a good time was had by all (from what I remember), and I thank Dave, Trevor, and Janice for their hospitality. If I ever import another bike, it will be on a Tuesday morning so I have all the CBP people to myself.... BTW, they had teh drug sniffing dog going down the line of cars. They never looked in my bags.
Hayabuser
Forum Mentor
Good story but looks like your camera started drinking before you did! :very_drunk:
An adventure, to be sure... hopefully you feel it was all worthwhile when you crack the throttle on that 1100! It was a pleasure making your acquaintance Bob, hope to see you in July! :encouragement:
An adventure, to be sure... hopefully you feel it was all worthwhile when you crack the throttle on that 1100! It was a pleasure making your acquaintance Bob, hope to see you in July! :encouragement:
Hayabuser
Forum Mentor
So a thousand dollar camera up here... no excuse! :xsmilie_mrgreen:
Lol...great story Bob!
And Dave, I can't believe you picked Bob up in your sidecar...Classic!!
The happy arrival at my place...
Another pic of the B-King just because it's so awesome!
A couple of hours trying to fix my gas cap...Thank you Mark!! And parts bike...lol...too many beers!
I know it's in there somewhere...
And as you can see whenever Rob comes over to my place he does "something" to one of my bikes!! The DR was on his hit list as the carb needed attention. Cracked boot wasn't helping the hanging idle. And Bob brought me a brand new headlight (thanks buddy) for it which I changed...boy those screws are small after a bunch of beers...lol
Great night that in case you were wondering Bob...we went into the house at 3am...oh and I'm glad the dogs didn't bother you!
And Dave, I can't believe you picked Bob up in your sidecar...Classic!!The happy arrival at my place...
Another pic of the B-King just because it's so awesome!
A couple of hours trying to fix my gas cap...Thank you Mark!! And parts bike...lol...too many beers!
I know it's in there somewhere...
And as you can see whenever Rob comes over to my place he does "something" to one of my bikes!! The DR was on his hit list as the carb needed attention. Cracked boot wasn't helping the hanging idle. And Bob brought me a brand new headlight (thanks buddy) for it which I changed...boy those screws are small after a bunch of beers...lol
Great night that in case you were wondering Bob...we went into the house at 3am...oh and I'm glad the dogs didn't bother you!
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fred smailes
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"Great night that in case you were wondering Bob...we went into the house at 3am...oh and I'm glad the dogs didn't bother you!" -trev
Seems like trev creates childhood in anyone he comes in contact with,,,,
looking forward to spending a bit of time with you in April!!
Fred
Seems like trev creates childhood in anyone he comes in contact with,,,,
looking forward to spending a bit of time with you in April!!
Fred
Very Nice Lyle! No dirt road adventures this time?my last bike ride was xmas day. got out on "the ugly" yesterday and what was going to be a half hour spin turned into coming home after dark through the middle of deer alley. with very little gas left.
the bike is in this picture.
That's the one for sale right
65' and partly sunny today! I'm riding today after work!!!
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Guest
Guest
This is from Monday when I made another foray into the blue armed with my dash cam.
It was quite cold and maybe not the best day to wear a new open face helmet.
It was quite cold and maybe not the best day to wear a new open face helmet.
Rode around town finding a couple of new semi-boring roads; weather is supposed to turn wet tomorrow but Friday is looking nice
Did you check the forecast Trev ?
