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Well ... it was a soggy and cold final day ride home but we made it! Ran into Sailor when we pulled into Hope for gas and apparently we had a nicer ride than he did ... we didn't get hail LOL! Hope everyone else made it home safe! More to come later as Nina puts together a "commentary" and we get some pics uploaded. All in all tho, it was a great time. Now the planning starts for next year.
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Nina & I hooked up with Chris (Panjandrum) and a few of his "Coast Riders" group today and got out for a great day of PMS therapy. Weather was partly sunny but still a fair amount of cloud and high around 8 celcius by mid afternoon although when we headed out around 10AM, I don't think it was over 4 degrees. Chris took us over a number of "back country" routes we'd not been on before so it was nice to see some different scenery. Stopped for lunch in Cultus Lake and then headed to Birchwood Dairy for ice cream. From there we split up and Nina & I and another couple headed home while Chris and the others continued on to places unknown...like maybe Whiterock??? Anyhoo, aside from it being a bit chilly and the few drops of rain we encountered, I'm happy to report that the PMS has dramatically subsided....for now! Was the first ride with the Khromewerks mufflers on. Yep, they are definately louder than the drilled out RK's ... but I like the tone of them better...so does Nina. One thing for sure is I don't think I'll be leaving them on when we do any longer rides as I think the constant "drone" and loudness when pulling hills, etc might be cause for a bit of a headache ... definately not good when riding with a hangover LOL! A few pics ... [ATTACH]54552[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]54553[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]54554[/ATTACH]
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Just wanted to share our wonderful Christmas with all of you... http://s393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/SilvrT/xMas%202010/ We hope ya'll had an equally enjoyable one and wish all the best to everyone here in 2011. - Rick & Nina
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Went to the Gastown motorcycle show 'n Shine yesterday. Loads of amazing bikes there and so many people came out as the weather was hot. Sorry, no pics...forgot the camera at home. ENNYHOO ... Honda Canada was doing demo rides so Nina & I got to take a spin on a Wing. Now this was the second time I rode a newer Wing but the first time for Nina to ride. Most of the demo was in heavy city traffic but did get to see how it handled on the highway and in corners as well...even a tight 90 degree one at 3 times the posted limit (which was 20 km/h) and I think I dragged something on that one! Well, for those who have one, you know what I'm talkin about here. This bike is nothing short of a breeze to drive. It takes the corners effortlessly. It weaves thru heavy traffic on the freeway without even thinking about it. I looked where I wanted to go and it was if the scoot read my mind because in a flash, I was there. And the POWER!!! It's awesome! Slow speed balance is far superior to our RSMV ... even just coming to a stop ... I could practically come to a full stop and not even put my foot down... Oh yeah, and REVERSE sure was nice getting it back into the parking spot! The downside ... and I only have two. Nina found the seat too "recliner style" ... if that makes any sense. She prefers to sit up straighter but the seat seemed to force her to slouch. ... no biggie... we can fix that. In opposite, I found the seat caused me to sit up straighter ... but that is ok except the handlegrips were lower than I like ... again, no biggie... we can fix that. So, in as much as WE like our RSMV .... sometime before next summer it will most likely be replaced with a WING. See ya at that other "dark side".
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MurrayD ... a new member here has just taken delivery of my '87. I was sad to see her go but Murray seems like a great guy and I'm sure he'll look after her and appreciate her and get as much enjoyment and mileage as I did. Needless to say, Nina was sad as well as the '87 was the first bike for her and she fell in love with it and riding. I hope Murray's wife gets as much enjoyment out of touring on the '87 as Nina did. A few pics of our '87 side-by-side our new '06.
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Simple words and limited space cannot fully describe how absolutely fantastic this holiday trip to the Venture West IV in SLO has been. Having said that, we (Nina & I) would like to share our experience with you all. We left Vancouver (Burnaby actually) Sunday, Aug 10th around 8AM and arrived back home Thursday, Aug 21st around 8PM. During that time, we stayed 5 days in San Luis Obispo and traveled a total of appx 3000 miles. Our route took us through some amazing landscapes and a variety of weather conditions. Cool, cloudy, rainy, sunny, foggy coastlines of Oregon and California to over 100 degree temps of central California. We became experts at removing clothing and putting it back on as we went from one extreme to the other within a few hours. We discovered a lot of neat places along the way but there were 4 main highlights of our trip. The VW-IV (of course); the people we met there; two “special” stop-overs along the way (1 going down, the other on return trip); and the ride itself. Regarding the ride itself, I am the kind of rider who’s “therapy” is riding. I don’t care a lot about stopping here and there to see this and that and spending time dawdling and doing all the little “touristy” things (although I do enjoy it sometimes)…I just like to ride and ride and ride. Nina on the other hand loves to stop and check everything out. Thankfully though, I lucked out when we “found each other” …. she has taken to riding far beyond my dreams. So, as a compromise, we do a lot of riding and a little of the other “stuff” and that makes the ride one of the highlights for both of us. The first “special” stop was at Half Moon Bay. It was Aug 12th when we arrived there and that just happened to be our 2nd anniversary (just happened??? LOL … I actually planned this stop). We splurged and got a very nice suite at the Best Western which included probably the best king sized “motel” bed I’ve ever slept in, niceties like bath robes, 6 fluffy pillows, and a little balcony with chairs, table, and plants. The second “special” stop was on the way home … totally unplanned and I doubt if we could better the “aura” if we tried. We left SLO quite early Monday morning, traveled to Fresno where we stopped for an hour or so to do a bit of “biker shopping”, headed north thru Yosemite (that was spectacular!), and hooked up with route 395 heading north to Reno. It had been quite a long day and we started looking for a place to stop over for the night. We passed thru a couple small places but there were no vacancies to be found. Out of nowhere, about 5 miles before Bridgeport (we didn’t know it at the time), we came across a restaurant/motel/campground. We were ready for a rest stop anyway so Nina went in to see if they had anything available. I waited at the bike…2 minutes later she came out and said to me “you’re not going to believe what I’m about to tell you!” … “They only have 2 tents and a covered wagon available.” Huh? … a “covered wagon”? … we gotta see this! Well, one look and we were sold! $24 for the night and $10 for sheets, blankets and pillows. The feelings we had were indescribable …. camping out in an “old west” covered wagon, campfire, and adjacent “babbling brook”, under a star-lit night with a full moon! WOW! How cool is that! … and in (almost) total contrast, the restaurant had some of the best Italian spaghetti with meatballs I’ve ever eaten! Check it out… http://virginiacreeksettlement.com/ The MAIN highlight, of course, was the VWIV gathering which was the whole reason for this trip. We are so glad we “found a way” to finance this trip. We’d originally planned to go a couple month’s back and had set aside enough money to cover all our expenses but unfortunately, we had a couple unexpected money “set-backs” which got in the way so we cancelled out. The Friday before we left, I did some “creative accounting” (I’m pretty good at that LOL) and boom!! The trip was on again…luckily we were still able to get a room at Motel 6 in SLO. Well, the hospitality of the folks who put this event together is beyond words! Especially Jack and Bev … Nina and I met them when they came through Vancouver a year ago and we made an instant connection (as we seem to have done with all the “ventureriders” we’ve met on this trip). Jack & Bev showed us around a bit on Thursday, we went for lunch in Morro Bay and did the “farmer’s market” thing in SLO that evening (it was more of a giant food fair!) with Jack, Bev, and a couple of others who’d arrived that day. We spent about an hour or so dodging the masses of people, chowing down on ribs, and seeing the “gum wall”. Tim Horton’s coffee for you is not forgotten…Christmas is just around the corner ;-) ! The next 2 days (Friday & Saturday) were consumed with meeting all the rest of the group, socializing, day rides, pancake breakfast, BBQ, eating…more eating… and I have to mention Margie’s Diner. You don’t want to order anything more than what’s on the “senior’s menu” other wise you’ll be eating for ever. The portions they give you are Paul Bunyan sized! … and fruit… OMG! Nina and I had dinner there Wednesday evening (the day we arrived). I ordered the Chicken Salad and she ordered a sandwich. That came and WOW! We could have invited 2 other couples there was so much! Besides the “main part” of the orders, the plates were loaded with fruit…very good, fresh fruit and in no small quantities. We wanted to share so we asked for a side plate …. OMG!!! Even the side plate comes with fruit! We ate as much as we could and still left there with a full take-out plate of fruit LOL! Without a doubt, that place has GOOD GRUB and LOTS of it! Unfortunately, people’s names generally escape me quickly unless I’ve spoken them a number of times. Forgive me if I don’t mention you specifically but everyone we met was wonderful. Although we all come from different “walks of life”, we all came together as one big, happy “family” as though we’d known each other for a long time. Everyone seemed to become instant friends. It was all of you that made our trip the most memorable time of our lives! A great big THANK YOU to everyone! Thanks to those who helped us plan our route home. A special thanks to Paul who gave us his National Parks pass so we could save $20 going through Yosemite. A “chance” meeting with Brian (friesman1) at Biggs on the route home was great …. sorry about your bike troubles buddy but I’m sure glad you made it down. Chuck (ServiceDog)…. I really enjoyed sharing stories and laffs with ya buddy! Yep… Nina’s a “keeper” … that was a very special compliment my friend! Vic (Lone Eagle)… now you’re walking proof that one shouldn’t judge a book by it’s cover (no disrespect intended my friend but a concert pianist??? who’da thunk that?) ...you’re one cool dude! Rich99, Condor, EasyRider, Wizard, Kingbird, and all of you … you’re all awesome people and we’re so blessed to have been in your company! This was the first event of this kind we’ve attended and because of all you folks, we’ve decided to make attending these events the focus of our annual holidays and hopefully, when we retire, it will become our passion. Well, it was maybe a little “long-winded” for you all here but frankly, I could have written 10 more pages. I hope you all enjoyed reading this as much as we’ve enjoyed writing it. SilvrT & Pinta Nina (yep, she now has a handle) … a few pics for your pleasure http://s393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/SilvrT/SLOtrip/ http://s393.photobucket.com/albums/pp16/SilvrT/SLOtrip2/ ...and... our route ...
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...but ya had to come look, didn't ya (hehe)? Here's wishing you and your's the very best this holiday season and continuing on for the coming new year. Rick & Nina
