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jeffasaki wrote: EPIC RIDE DONE
Huge thanks going out to
Paul and Alona out of vermont for bringing the flag up and buying me my dinner
Mark and Dianne for housing and feeding me and doing my laundry and so much more
Ive got a bunch of pics that Ill post tommorrow
Was the best ride I think I ever had
Had a bit of a tear fall during the last 10k or so
Bike was flawless through 1752km
Jeff
ps Ill do a proper write up of everything in the next couple of days

Nice job. Looking foreward to the pics. Sounds like you had a blast.

took this pic in lindsay

kzcurt wrote:

Renthorin wrote: Ditto. Any clue on when I should expect to pick up in Michigan from the Canadian bearer?

I just licensed mine an put insurance on it hope we can run it soon my renewals end of august sometime, then it will start costing me more... so looking forward to meeting up

It looks like I'm the last link in the southern Ontario chain and still planning to get the flag to Port Huron in Michigan and hand off to Renthorin and/or bear1 . I have a passport so Will does not have to worry about entering the "badlands" and I see there's a Tim Hortons in Port Huron.

The only concern I have is timing. The first weekend in August is out but the 2nd and 3rd weekends are ok and I might be able to sneak an afternoon in between. I'm really hoping I can make Port Huron on or before Sunday August 19th at very latest as after that I am gone until early September.

thanks for saying badlands

jeffasaki wrote: thanks for saying badlands

Just taking a jibe at Renthorin who used that description when he thought he might have to cross into Canada

With the flag heading down into the USA for Leg 3, I don't think it will get to Western Canada this season, unless it's moving just about everyday.

Did someone mention Badlands?

Jeffasaki, do you need us to send bail money dude?

Canadian wanted in YouTube 186-mph motorcycle ride surrenders

Hey
I spoke with Dave dkmk yesterday the flag will be moving south somtime next week
I will probably detune the 78 and ride along to manitoulin island
then the ferry to tobermory with Dave

So......
I hit the road out of north bay at about 11am got on 11 and rode down to 12 took 12 down to the 401 and then west to cobourg.(feeling kinda scared of the 401 been a while since I had to deal with that)
Stopped in newtonville thinking Id missed my turnoff and called mark "your almost here man carry on"
Got into cobourg around 5pm and found the woodlawn inn called mark and told him"I made it wheres the liquor store?"
went and got some whiskey,moved into my room,had a shower and a drink.
Mark and his wife Dianne soon showed up and we got aquainted and had a brew together.
"Its our anniversary so we're going out for dinner tonight.you should go check out the beach"
Im tired and say I need a meal and a rest I might take a walk down there later.
So Im hanging out at this beautiful old inn with a bunch of folks whose shit dont stink walking around drinking whiskey.
my neighbours arrive fresh from their wedding wearing a tux and a wedding dress carrying pots and pans and a george foreman grill.
I decide to go for a stroll down to the beach and get some shorts along the way(traveling light)
I bump into Mark and Dianne at the local bargin shop and they take me on a tour of downtown cobourg.
They both know everyone and everybody keeps stopping to say hi.
We wonder over to a little bar and have a few beers.
Its starting to get dark and Im getting tired Dianne tells me to call riccos for some good pizza
I make my back to the wood lawn inn order some pizza eat and crash.
The pizza was great the inn was fantasticly beautiful Mark and Dianne were great and a pleasure to meet,the day was a scorcher,the ride was the first longer one Ive done with this bike and very comfortable started feeling confident in its ability
END of day one
ps before i crashed i called mark. dianne answered and i told her to call me around 7am to make sure i wake up in time
she did

Sorry i just started typing
Patton can you move this to ride reports?
and call it the 1752?

just copy and paste.
Thanks for the kind words, but u make it easy to be nice around.

Maybe since he partakes we should bake him a cake LOL