Ride today around halton etc
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frekeyguy
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Had a gorgeous day - over 350k on the back roads north of Belfountain. Cruised up to Flesherton and then up Beaver Valley Road a bit past Eugenie Falls,
cool road running over the horizon to Georgian Bay
cut west on a mix of dirt and pavement
just a lovely day out in the farmlands
and sort of zig zagged back down to York Soaring.....was pretty bagged at that point.
Tow pilot playing dive bomber
busy flight line
anyone riding up that way ( about 8 km east of Arthur on 9 ) is welcome to drop in - watch or get a demo ride.
A nap and lots of water revived me and nice ride back down Trafalgar.
Sweet night for a ride.
We should have the Scalas in on Tuesday.
Had a bit of a startle coming out of the gas station at Flesherton - there is an abrupt little dip just east on 4 and I was accelerating and came over the crest and a little old compact was sitting there waiting to turn left at the bottom of the dip. :confused1:
Luckily little car was hugging the centre line waiting to go left.....still going over it in my head whether I actually could have hauled down 800 lb of me and bike even with the ABS full on.
As it was, I sneaked by the right with a bit of adrenalin rush.
This was a case of I was looking further down an apparently empty road I was accelerating on, and got completely caught by a stopped vehicle that was hidden in a dip
think I'll go out early tomorrow as afternoon looks like rain.
cool road running over the horizon to Georgian Bay
cut west on a mix of dirt and pavement
just a lovely day out in the farmlands
and sort of zig zagged back down to York Soaring.....was pretty bagged at that point.
Tow pilot playing dive bomber
busy flight line
anyone riding up that way ( about 8 km east of Arthur on 9 ) is welcome to drop in - watch or get a demo ride.
A nap and lots of water revived me and nice ride back down Trafalgar.
Sweet night for a ride.
We should have the Scalas in on Tuesday.
Had a bit of a startle coming out of the gas station at Flesherton - there is an abrupt little dip just east on 4 and I was accelerating and came over the crest and a little old compact was sitting there waiting to turn left at the bottom of the dip. :confused1:
Luckily little car was hugging the centre line waiting to go left.....still going over it in my head whether I actually could have hauled down 800 lb of me and bike even with the ABS full on.
As it was, I sneaked by the right with a bit of adrenalin rush.
This was a case of I was looking further down an apparently empty road I was accelerating on, and got completely caught by a stopped vehicle that was hidden in a dip
think I'll go out early tomorrow as afternoon looks like rain.
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Gonna be some wet riders out there today.....came across from the Shed in sunshine but it was seriously dark to the north west....
Pulled into Planet Bean hangout in Guelph still in sun.....10 min later.....the skies opened
that came on really fast.....anyone out is gonna be very very wet for a bit.....
Maybe me too....tho have rain gear with me.
Pulled into Planet Bean hangout in Guelph still in sun.....10 min later.....the skies opened
that came on really fast.....anyone out is gonna be very very wet for a bit.....
Maybe me too....tho have rain gear with me.
Sort of road all the way home behind this
Blew through Guelph while I was at Planet Bean - then the sun came out - wet roads but lovely air for a lazy ride home on the back roads.
Was sure dark ahead of me tho....anyone caught?
Saw a largish group of riders at the Ice House - many at the Shed today
Blew through Guelph while I was at Planet Bean - then the sun came out - wet roads but lovely air for a lazy ride home on the back roads.
Was sure dark ahead of me tho....anyone caught?
Saw a largish group of riders at the Ice House - many at the Shed today
Hah I think we started on the same bike -Allstate special sold by Sears made by Puch. Damn that thing blow smoke.
That storm was on an odd track - thought stuff was moving mainly east with a little south in it so when I left Belfountain I could see it to my right all along 24 - very intense.
Then got into Planet Bean and 5 minutes in the wind came up big time and it dumped hard.
That's the one I followed heading back to Mississauga and it was in TO when I pulled in home.
Vicious little black bear.
That cell was cutting corners....
That storm was on an odd track - thought stuff was moving mainly east with a little south in it so when I left Belfountain I could see it to my right all along 24 - very intense.
Then got into Planet Bean and 5 minutes in the wind came up big time and it dumped hard.
That's the one I followed heading back to Mississauga and it was in TO when I pulled in home.
Vicious little black bear.
That cell was cutting corners....
Tis an Allstate Compact. Manual on one page sez put the clip in the needle's 3rd groove from the top. If I do this it will blow lotza smoke, turn the plug black, and it don't go too fast even downhill with a hurricane on yur tail. Manual on another page sez 2nd groove which doesn't blow too much smoke, plug is tan, goes 38-40 mph on a flat run with no wind, and was bouncing the needle between 45-50 the other day down Leslie. Cost ~ $60/month to run (insc, fuel, oil).
Scary windy. First time riding where I thought I was going to get blown off the road. Me & scootcycle weigh ~ 310 lb.
Scary windy. First time riding where I thought I was going to get blown off the road. Me & scootcycle weigh ~ 310 lb.
Yeah, there' snot much on line. 
Not wanting to 'jack this thread any further, where would you want me to put pics ... off site, or another thread?
That's about the same distance as here to my sister's place in Newmarket. Takes about an hour & 10/15 going up Warden (40 min by cage up 404). Done that trip 4-5 times.
Not wanting to 'jack this thread any further, where would you want me to put pics ... off site, or another thread?That's about the same distance as here to my sister's place in Newmarket. Takes about an hour & 10/15 going up Warden (40 min by cage up 404). Done that trip 4-5 times.
