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freddievercetti

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I'm looking to get outside of my comfort zone this weekend and head out and explore the areas west and north of Mississauga.

Does anybody have any good routes to ride? What should I bring in order to not get lost? No highways as I'm still on M1 license and CBR125 power :P. Would love to visit small towns like Orangeville, Georgetown, Caledon etc. Not too far north as to up to the lake, afraid I might get really lost LOL.

Also partially inspired by this thread as well: http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/showthread.php?172973-Best-local-country-food-stops

If theres any good food places I should visit in those areas, let me know!!!
 
Be careful heading too far out, the roads will become 80km/h and traffic usually flows at 95-100
 
+1 on the speed. It's unnerving to realize you're doing expressway speed on rural roads & cars are passing you.

Go to google maps and pick a random city within your km limit, then plan the route to & from. Remember to note a couple of small towns, malls, gas stations along the way for pit-stops. Your rear will thank you.

If you don't have a GPS, get a good big map book & figure out how to use it. Compass if you have a habit of losing your bearing. Note down the page #s corresponding to your route. Cellphone, Mini-toolkit, Water, Bandana/Chamois (to wipe off bugs:) should be enough for a day trip.

Most importantly, go ahead and get lost. It's more fun that way. Just don't be too proud to ask for directions!
 
freddievercetti said:
I'm looking to get outside of my comfort zone this weekend and head out and explore the areas west and north of Mississauga.

Does anybody have any good routes to ride? What should I bring in order to not get lost? No highways as I'm still on M1 license and CBR125 power :P. Would love to visit small towns like Orangeville, Georgetown, Caledon etc. Not too far north as to up to the lake, afraid I might get really lost LOL.

Also partially inspired by this thread as well: http://www.gtamotorcycle.com/vbforum/showthread.php?172973-Best-local-country-food-stops

If theres any good food places I should visit in those areas, let me know!!!
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bring a map
 
Why not just use Google Maps on your phone? No data connection required if you download the map for offline use before you go.
 
Have you checked out motowhere.com?
Take several breaks and take some water with you.
 
Try Side Road 15 for starters. Take it from Trafalgar and go west on it. Take it to Guelph Line and come back that way.

On the north side - there's lots of nice roads, running across from Airport to hwy 10, starting with Hockley. All the way to Creemore. Mono, Honewood, etc.

South, you can go up on Ridge Rd. in Hamilton and check out the 20 Mile, Pelham, back on King Rd. route.

Really good roads though, are in Muskoka, Algonquin area, Kawarthas, Ottawa Valley. Pretty much, 2-3h out.

Brian P has a CBR125 group, those guys go places at their pace.
 
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Macs said:
Be careful heading too far out, the roads will become 80km/h and traffic usually flows at 95-100
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This would not be much of an issue as long as you're comfortable going 100km/h. I found myself mostly passing 90% of the time vs being passed when I'm up North going 100km/h.

The only thing about being too far out is making sure you know which direction you're heading (North South East West) and giving yourself enough time to get back before dark as it really gets dark out there with no street lights and CBR125 high beams don't help much.

With that noted, if you're going for a far ride, leave early.
 
Very curious, what are the chances of getting a ticket up there for speeding in 80km/h roads riding at 100 km/h?

I would like to try out that speed before getting on highway for real in August, but I would not like to muddy up my clean record.
 
freddievercetti said:
Very curious, what are the chances of getting a ticket up there for speeding in 80km/h roads riding at 100 km/h?

I would like to try out that speed before getting on highway for real in August, but I would not like to muddy up my clean record.
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On your own it's 50/50, with other traffic no chance.

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freddievercetti said:
Very curious, what are the chances of getting a ticket up there for speeding in 80km/h roads riding at 100 km/h?

I would like to try out that speed before getting on highway for real in August, but I would not like to muddy up my clean record.
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Up there, chances are low of getting a ticket for traveling that speed. South of Aurora on the other hand, you would likely get a ticket getting clocked 20km/h over. (Sry, when I said North, I meant North of Aurora)

In my experience of riding around up North, the cops are all around the small towns where it drops from 80->60->50/40 and back up. I usually stick with 10 over going through those towns and 5 over in school zones.

IMO, drivers up North are WAYYYYYYY better than drivers around the GTA. They generally know how to pass/merge properly and don't do stupid **** like speed up with you when you're trying to pass.

Locals up there are also really nice to talk to and many of the people you come across ride whether it be a burger stand or gas station tenant. So if you're ever worried about getting lost, talking to people and asking for their help is a lot easier.
 
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Locals up there are also really nice to talk to and many of the people you come across ride whether it be a burger stand or gas station tenant. So if you're ever worried about getting lost, talking to people and asking for their help is a lot easier.
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Yup just today I stopped for a stretch and some guy stopped his car and asked me if I needed help. People in small towns are just friendlier than we GTAers are used to.
 
kmalek said:
Here is a very easy, couple of hours long route ... http://goo.gl/maps/0HNqK
It will take you not too far north and west of Mississauga and you can't really get lost there :)
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This route is awesome. I did get lost, forgot to turn right onto Sideroad 5, went in Milton and was so confused!!!! Had to park and get *great advice* offline map and GPS to figure out why i'm in a town!

Those twisties man... holy **** downhill twisties, scared of lowsiding lol.

Just wondering, some of the sideroads, there are so much brush, you literally can't see to the right or left of it until your passing the intersection. Don't you guys get super tingly when approaching those intersections where you have right of way and they have stop signs? For example this:

https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=9015+...dJvM5KYTY-QcECAaDLoVmA&cbp=12,220.24,,0,10.82
 
freddievercetti said:
Just wondering, some of the sideroads, there are so much brush, you literally can't see to the right or left of it until your passing the intersection. Don't you guys get super tingly when approaching those intersections where you have right of way and they have stop signs? For example this:

https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=9015+...dJvM5KYTY-QcECAaDLoVmA&cbp=12,220.24,,0,10.82
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Slow down to a comfortable speed so you can see. I slow down even if I see a driver coming to a rolling stop until I'm sure they've seen me and are going to wait (blip your horn if you need to). Not a lot of traffic out there, but if there's a car behind you tap your brake lights early so they know you're slowing down.

It's easy to zone out a little when riding on the country roads & forget there are active intersections around. It's even easier to zone out when driving on country roads.
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