CFR 2009 Registration - the Sequel!

[MEM]

We are having a very nice stretch of weather. I did a run to Nakusp yesterday then on to Kaslo for lunch then back home. The coolest it got was 63F in the passes and the warmest was 84F, which it was for most of the afternoon.
The only downer of the day was that someone had thrown his Hardley look-alike into a ditch near the summit of the pass between New Denver and Kaslo. Our DOT had been doing some crack-sealing on that piece of road and put down some gravel chips to "seal" the surface. While there were signs well in advance I could certainly see how he could have got in over his head if he wasn't paying attention.

The deer were sadly Abundant (with a capital A) although all had the decency to show themselves in lots of time for avoidance.

Can't wait for the 18th!

Oh, and Chuy - your Zonie native voodoo has no jurisdiction in Canada. My healer tells me it will be gorgeous weather for CFR - no rain during riding hours - but I will promise you cool evenings for sleeping!

Hey Dave! Thanks for the update. I like the "no rain" part

4 more sleeps to Departure Day !

 

[beemerdons]

https://www.azbeemers.org/forum/index.php?topic=1781.0 DEER! Dave, you didn't say DEER did you? Somebody please, oh please, tell me that FastJoyRide didn't say the D, as in DEER word. I am afraid of no man, Hells Bells, I have even ridden over 25,000 miles in the last 5 years with that lunatic SkooterG and I've lived to tell about it! I've gone skin diving with sharks all over the Pacific: But I'm absolutely scared shitless of those furry vermin infested vile god damn forest rats!!!

One and only time I've hit a deer was in British Columbia on my way to working in Alaska. I had just previously received a warning from a Mountie about speeding on my 1977 Harley-Davidson FXS Low Rider. He was a really nice guy and I think he just wanted to check out the H-D and chat about motorcycles, but his warning had me slowed down to 100 kilometers.

That disgusting SOB came out of nowhere and I fortunately did not do anything other than roll off the throttle to a full stop.

Bloody guts all over everything, fender smashed into the tire and I had to ride all the way up to Alaska without a headlight.

July of 2006 I rode my BMW R1150RT back to Essex Junction, Vermont for the Annual BMW Motorcycle Owners Association International Rally; from there I rode up into Maine and back across Canada to Arizona. Before I left Chandler, I'd installed four SAVE-A-DEER whistles on my RT. I'm going to contact https://www.deerwhistle.com and order up a dozen for this trip!!

 

[Toecutter]

I'm going to contact https://www.deerwhistle.com and order up a dozen for this trip!!

OK, after reading their info and testimonials, I ordered one. It can't hurt, if only for psychological value, since a deer strike is what drove Eve from my pillion seat so long ago....

 

[Joe2Lmaker]

Before I left Chandler, I'd installed four SAVE-A-DEER whistles on my RT. I'm going to contact https://www.deerwhistle.com and order up a dozen for this trip!!

If they worked, I buy one.

Instead of reading testimonials off their website, try stopping into a body shop and asking how many repairs resulting from deer strikes were on vehicles equipped the those little gizmos.

 

[beemerdons]

Joe2Lmaker: I'm with Toecutter, I want one for the psychological value. Working in Hawaii as a fitter many years ago, a Kanaka friend of mine gave me a shark's tooth necklace. I still wear it while diving. Never attacked by sharks must work!

 

[Bungie]

Joe2Lmaker: I'm with Toecutter, I want one for the psychological value. Working in Hawaii as a fitter many years ago, a Kanaka friend of mine gave me a shark's tooth necklace. I still wear it while diving. Never attacked by sharks must work!

This necklace... how much would it cost to purchase this from you.

Or,

I'll trade you a tumble eroded rock from the shoreline from Old Womans Bay on Lake Superior. This keeps away old wimmens, and apparently, tigers, because I haven't been attacked by either.

 

[exskibum]

Joe2Lmaker: I'm with Toecutter, I want one for the psychological value. Working in Hawaii as a fitter many years ago, a Kanaka friend of mine gave me a shark's tooth necklace. I still wear it while diving. Never attacked by sharks must work!

This necklace... how much would it cost to purchase this from you.

Or,

I'll trade you a tumble eroded rock from the shoreline from Old Womans Bay on Lake Superior. This keeps away old wimmens, and apparently, tigers, because I haven't been attacked by either.

Got one for vicious wimmens and old tigers?

 

[bikerskier]

The only downer of the day was that someone had thrown his Hardley look-alike into a ditch near the summit of the pass between New Denver and Kaslo. Our DOT had been doing some crack-sealing on that piece of road and put down some gravel chips to "seal" the surface. While there were signs well in advance I could certainly see how he could have got in over his head if he wasn't paying attention.

Damn, that road surface was brand new 2 years ago and they are already sealing cracks?

 

[beemerdons]

Joe2Lmaker: I'm with Toecutter, I want one for the psychological value. Working in Hawaii as a fitter many years ago, a Kanaka friend of mine gave me a shark's tooth necklace. I still wear it while diving. Never attacked by sharks must work!

This necklace... how much would it cost to purchase this from you.

Or,

I'll trade you a tumble eroded rock from the shoreline from Old Womans Bay on Lake Superior. This keeps away old wimmens, and apparently, tigers, because I haven't been attacked by either.

Bungie: No can do on the necklace, absolutely priceless to me, as it was given to me by my Hawaiian friend Illimaa Kalama, 1967 Makaha Surfing Champion. Not sure either if I want that totem, even though I am Irish and completely superstitious.

60 and confirmed bachelor, I'm always on a prowl for old wimmens; SkooterG steers any "Cougars" too old for him my way!

 

[FastJoyRide]

The only downer of the day was that someone had thrown his Hardley look-alike into a ditch near the summit of the pass between New Denver and Kaslo. Our DOT had been doing some crack-sealing on that piece of road and put down some gravel chips to "seal" the surface. While there were signs well in advance I could certainly see how he could have got in over his head if he wasn't paying attention.

Damn, that road surface was brand new 2 years ago and they are already sealing cracks?

"Thin membrane" paving (aka "cheap") and too many freeze-thaw cycles... The road's in very good shape overall, just some problems near the summit

Those miles or kilometers will still put some big ****-eating grins on your mug though!

 

[Bungie]

[60 and confirmed bachelor, I'm always on a prowl for old wimmens; SkooterG steers any "Cougars" too old for him my way!

Mental note: SkooterG is the competition.. and an admin... BAD COMBO!

 

[bikerskier]

The only downer of the day was that someone had thrown his Hardley look-alike into a ditch near the summit of the pass between New Denver and Kaslo. Our DOT had been doing some crack-sealing on that piece of road and put down some gravel chips to "seal" the surface. While there were signs well in advance I could certainly see how he could have got in over his head if he wasn't paying attention.

Damn, that road surface was brand new 2 years ago and they are already sealing cracks?

"Thin membrane" paving (aka "cheap") and too many freeze-thaw cycles... The road's in very good shape overall, just some problems near the summit

Those miles or kilometers will still put some big ****-eating grins on your mug though!

Yeah, I know. I have ridden that stretch in both directions 6 or 7 times over the years and it stays in my top 10 everytime. Can't wait to do it again this year!

 

[beemerdons]

[60 and confirmed bachelor, I'm always on a prowl for old wimmens; SkooterG steers any "Cougars" too old for him my way!

Mental note: SkooterG is the competition.. and an admin... BAD COMBO!

Worse than BAD, Steve: Sends me ugly ones too. But it's OK, 36 years a Pipe Fitter: Blind, Crippled or Crazy is OK with Me!

 

[user 6393]

for those who wish to keep an eye on the long range forecast...

Nakusp Weather

 

[FJRGuy]

I had him perform a Kiva rain dance for Nakusp; he arranged all his Kachina Dolls and they told him that rain would come.

Look likes he got the dates wrong! Lots of rain coming before we arrive but expect a clear, sunny and warm Father's Day weekend!

 

[beemerdons]

I had him perform a Kiva rain dance for Nakusp; he arranged all his Kachina Dolls and they told him that rain would come.

Look likes he got the dates wrong! Lots of rain coming before we arrive but expect a clear, sunny and warm Father's Day weekend!

Ah crapola, right you are FJRGuy. I gave Rowdy a Navajo calendar, not a Hopi one. It is going to be clear for Father's Day!

 

[FJRGuy]

I had him perform a Kiva rain dance for Nakusp; he arranged all his Kachina Dolls and they told him that rain would come.

Look likes he got the dates wrong! Lots of rain coming before we arrive but expect a clear, sunny and warm Father's Day weekend!

Ah crapola, right you are FJRGuy. I gave Rowdy a Navajo calendar, not a Hopi one. It is going to be clear for Father's Day!

:yahoo:

 

[exskibum]

for those who wish to keep an eye on the long range forecast...
Nakusp Weather

Thanks for that, Barb, but WTF is up with the rainy days forecast for our arrival in BC on 6/15 and thereafter??? Don't you have any influence?