I'm not sure about ride reports. I really don't know what they're
supposed to be... guided tour... memoir... something to go over when
i'm riding a rocking chair instead of a scooter. Seems like all the really
important stuff doesn't translate well to the page. So with that in mind here are
a few bug splats from a trip well taken.
* Destination: Halifax to Toronto and return
* Distance covered 4832 kilometers.
* Actual time riding... 6 days
* Days spent not riding : 4. Two in Toronto... Two on the road waiting for a Buell to be fixed.
* Travel Companion: Jonny D. Fine friend... solid rider... crappy bike.
* Provices and States visited: Nova scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, New York, Vermont,
New Hampshire, Maine.
* Best part of the trip... the part where the 2 wheels were in motion... everything else came second.
* Top speed... 180 KPH... Adirondacks.
* Wettest we got... Just south of Edmundston New Brunswick. Looked like this.
Best place we stayed following a severe rain storm that served
fine single malt whiskey and had Jacuzzies in the bathrooms: Castle Inn... Perth Andover New Brunswick.
Looked like this:
Best Motel we stayed @ that featured Adult movies and marble Mirrored walls:
The Carnaval... Quebec City ... Looked Like this.
Best Portrait of a man wearing pajamas (who the heck brings pajamas
on a motorcycle trip? ) after a night of adult movies and marble mirrors... this one.
Best Bar @ which to spend a day in a town called Pohenegamook while waiting for the local
Yamaha dealer to determine what is wrong with your Buell Ully after retrieving it from the
roadside 6 miles out of town... this one.
Best Portarait of a man calling a Harley Dealer several hundred miles away from a small
town called Pohenegamook because he knew his Buell was going to crap out on
him again... this one of Jonny D.
Best shot of a man shooting his Buell... this one.
Saddest moment of the trip... seeing a sign warning of moose for the next 3Km.
2 Km. Later seeing a cow moose sitting, legs folded on the road having just been struck
by a mini van. Mini Van was beat up bad... driver was unscathed and on his cell calling for
assistance.
Best shot of the Harley Davison that most resembles Keith Richards... this one.
It was one of 4 elaborately painted bikes built as a tribute to the Rolling Stones
and was part of a small museum where we spent an entire day waiting for a certain
Buell Ully to be repaired. The cause of the problem was finally determined to be a loose
connection between two wires. It was fixed and never gave Jon another problem.
Best Ferry Ride... Plattsburgh New York to Burlington Vermont: Cruising time: 12 minutes
Best Shot of a General Store sign owned by a person named Norman... this one.
Best Looking 650 CC displacement Motorcycle on this trip... this one.
The Final Splat
It was a fine 10 days spent in the company of good friends and family.
There was no shortage of laughter.
On the days that we rode, we averaged close to 500 miles. You see a lot from
the saddle when you do that kind of mileage and miss a whole lot at the same time.
Most of what we saw was beautiful and uplifting. The trip through parts of the
Adirondacks was depressing. It looked like a part of America where dreams went to die.
If oil gets to $200 a barrel, we'll see more places like it.
The Versys performed flawlessly. It has an absolutely wonderful motor and
great agility but it needs a harder saddle big time.
As mentioned at the beginning , this was a riding trip more that a sightseeing adventure.
In this regard, it was a huge success.
I feel blessed for having had the opportunity to take it.
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The older i get the faster i was.
Terrytori said:
......Best photo of your trip also....Glad your back. What's up with the "Adirondacks ". It has been many, many years since I've been there, it use to be beautiful!
