Just a short ride
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From: don (Calgary) on 6 Mar 2010 20:14 Yup, just a short ride but after a long friggin winter even a short ride felt good. A buddy and I rode to Black Diamond for a bite to eat. Nothing too ambitious, maybe 150 miles round trip. The weather was great. Lots of bikes on the road and lots of smiling faces. We dropped by Bragg Creek on the way back. Bragg Creek is like a huge show and shine most summer weekends. I have seen over 200 bikes in the mall parking lot on a sunny Sunday. Not that many today, maybe 40 or 50, but everyone was saying the same thing, it's great to be riding again. You folks from warmer climates probably can't relate, but there is nothing more exhilarating than being on the road, on two wheels, after six months of abstinence. It was a good day.
From: Andrew on 6 Mar 2010 20:36 "don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote in message news:2du5p59alkprusqtog94r2p44j0659eq9j(a)4ax.com... > Yup, just a short ride but after a long friggin winter even a short > ride felt good. > > A buddy and I rode to Black Diamond for a bite to eat. Nothing too > ambitious, maybe 150 miles round trip. The weather was great. Lots of > bikes on the road and lots of smiling faces. We dropped by Bragg Creek > on the way back. Bragg Creek is like a huge show and shine most summer > weekends. I have seen over 200 bikes in the mall parking lot on a > sunny Sunday. Not that many today, maybe 40 or 50, but everyone was > saying the same thing, it's great to be riding again. > > You folks from warmer climates probably can't relate, but there is > nothing more exhilarating than being on the road, on two wheels, after > six months of abstinence. > > It was a good day. What happened to looking at that CB750 this weekend? -- Andrew 00 Daytona 00 Speed Triple 05 Squiddo
From: don (Calgary) on 6 Mar 2010 21:39 On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:36:34 -0800, "Andrew" <yogig(a)no.spam.hotmail.com> wrote: > > >"don (Calgary)" <hd.flhr(a)telus.net> wrote in message >news:2du5p59alkprusqtog94r2p44j0659eq9j(a)4ax.com... >> Yup, just a short ride but after a long friggin winter even a short >> ride felt good. >> >> A buddy and I rode to Black Diamond for a bite to eat. Nothing too >> ambitious, maybe 150 miles round trip. The weather was great. Lots of >> bikes on the road and lots of smiling faces. We dropped by Bragg Creek >> on the way back. Bragg Creek is like a huge show and shine most summer >> weekends. I have seen over 200 bikes in the mall parking lot on a >> sunny Sunday. Not that many today, maybe 40 or 50, but everyone was >> saying the same thing, it's great to be riding again. >> >> You folks from warmer climates probably can't relate, but there is >> nothing more exhilarating than being on the road, on two wheels, after >> six months of abstinence. >> >> It was a good day. > >What happened to looking at that CB750 this weekend? I am trying to avoid doing that. If I look at it I will end up buying it. I think I am better off riding.
From: Sean_Q_ on 6 Mar 2010 22:14 don (Calgary) wrote: > Bragg Creek is like a huge show and shine most summer > weekends. I have seen over 200 bikes in the mall parking lot on a > sunny Sunday. Some things have changed since I was there. This one is an obvious improvement. I feel like I almost miss the place! Hopefully I'll get a chance to visit your area soon. ps. I'm trying (without much success) to imagine a paved version of the Forestry Trunk Road. It almost seems like cheating (what, no gravel and dust?) Oh well, all that asphalt they dredge up in the Tar Sands, I guess they have to put it somewhere. pps. Once I rode my Honda S90 over a mountain pass from Bragg Creek to the Kananaskis Lakes area. It wasn't even a dirt road, just a horse trail. Now I suppose there's an 8-lane freeway over the same route. Where's the sense of adventure when there's too much civilization? SQ
From: Sean_Q_ on 6 Mar 2010 22:23
don (Calgary) wrote: > Yup, just a short ride but after a long friggin winter even a short > ride felt good. Concur. I took the Dnepr to New Westminster today. But I can't get anywhere on the thing without people coming up and asking about it. Today I met two guys from Belarus. They were really surprised to see one in Canada. One of them had ridden one just like it back home. Dah Svidanya, SQ |