CFR Ride Maps

[Dr. Rich]

Kasey... Thanks for taking the time to put this all together.... It looks like there will be an opportunity for Old Michael and Sacramento Mike to get together and talk about all the fun they had at NAFO while they get hot rock massages at the Halcyon Hot Springs. Thanks again... Rich

 

[Toecutter]

Do those guys always dress alike? :blink:

Not any more. Mike upgraded....

 

[Fairlaner]

HERE is a good link for you guys, It gives you an idea of what to expect weather wise in June.

R

 

[juniorfjr]

Oh, come on, Why isn't it june yet? :angry2:

 

[Bungie]

Were just about 90 days away from CFR! I found a little taste of what you can expect. Check out the BC section of this site. Vids are a little slow loading, but hey! 90 days and we get to see it in real time! Check out the Kaslo/New Denver flick - just down the road a little ways from Nakusp.

Heaven

Theirs also a really nice taste of the Banff/Jasper area that I know a lot of us will be doing as well (my return route is up to Prince George, then down the Yellowhead Hwy, to Jasper, then down to Banff)...

 

[happyPuppy]

I agree with Blufjr no large groups, 3-4 is perfect. If it is a larger group a longer stagger between groups of 3 to 4 is helpful. One issue I see is with the ferries and everyone wanting to get to them at the same time could be an issue. Picking a ride of the day early on in a month or so could make it less hectic, even if it is changed later. I have been on a couple large groups and it is not much fun. Hand signals get missed, riders get bunched up etc.

 

[Kasey]

<snip>I agree with Blufjr no large groups, 3-4 is perfect.

I recently edited my earlier post in which I said we would be doing a daily default ride.

We will not be doing so.

Kasey

 

[blufjr]

<snip>I agree with Blufjr no large groups, 3-4 is perfect.

I recently edited my earlier post in which I said we would be doing a daily default ride.

We will not be doing so.

Kasey

Thanks Kasey, sorry to hear that there will not be any, kind of, organized routes assigned for the different days. Must be a legal issue, and one that I totally can't understand. This has been an issue I have always felt the WFO's etc. fell down on, in that they would not have organized routes for the different days.

It's not an "organized ride", just suggested routes. Heck, you don't have to ride at all. Just hang at the hotel and play with the people arriving and make it a social event. All in how you present it. Such as, you might suggest routes #1 and #3 as a good routes for Thursday afternoon because you can do them in 4-6 hours and be back for dinner and kicking tires in the evening. For those that really like to ride long distances and want to see the countryside, routes #5 and #6 would work best on Friday. Friday works because there isn't any dinner that night and if it takes longer, no problem. Routes #2 and #4 are all day rides of 8-10 hours and could be good for Saturday. That way you can be back for dinner.

There, now we are down to two routes per day and those of you that are looking for someone to ride with, just look me up.

 

[fjrrider]

Thanks Kasey, sorry to hear that there will not be any, kind of, organized routes assigned for the different days. Must be a legal issue, and one that I totally can't understand. This has been an issue I have always felt the WFO's etc. fell down on, in that they would not have organized routes for the different days.
It's not an "organized ride", just suggested routes. Heck, you don't have to ride at all. Just hang at the hotel and play with the people arriving and make it a social event. All in how you present it. Such as, you might suggest routes #1 and #3 as a good routes for Thursday afternoon because you can do them in 4-6 hours and be back for dinner and kicking tires in the evening. For those that really like to ride long distances and want to see the countryside, routes #5 and #6 would work best on Friday. Friday works because there isn't any dinner that night and if it takes longer, no problem. Routes #2 and #4 are all day rides of 8-10 hours and could be good for Saturday. That way you can be back for dinner.

There, now we are down to two routes per day and those of you that are looking for someone to ride with, just look me up.

Ok blu! Organized rides, suggested rides, whatever! I plan on riding to Nakusp, BC in June for the CFR. The main reason I love to go on these rides is for ....

you guessed it, the ridin! I'm in hopes of gettin up early each day and seeing as much of BC as possible, (#5 and #6 look good to me). I prefer the long routes with maximum twisty values.

3-4 riders, 6-8 riders, It doesn't matter as long as everyone keeps proper spacing. Heck, at NAFO 30+ of us left at the exact same time to do a little ride around Colorado (SS1K). I figure BC is as twisty as Colorado is... (I hope)

I find it much more interesting to ride with someone who knows the area and really likes to ride as well.

So blu, I'll be looking for you, and or anyone else thats looking for the same.

 

[wheatonFJR]

+1...thanks for the routes...riding's what its all about. :yahoo:

 

[huron52]

I take the routes as a suggestion. :good: I have gone to a couple of rallies in the past that there are more routes than time allows.

I don't think anyone should get up tight about packs of bikes getting into trouble or some being forced to ride beyond his skill.

The routes are there for you to pick from and just go out and ride what ever. If you want to match up or pair up.... so be it.

Oh and thanks Kasey for offering route suggestions. It made me buy the Distinations Highways book. And yes that is a good thing!

185 Best BC roads.... I might not see any of yous

 

[happyPuppy]

It is nice to still have light till 10pm or so. Adds a lot more to the day.

 

[Kasey]

Thanks Kasey, sorry to hear that there will not be any, kind of, organized routes assigned for the different days. Must be a legal issue, and one that I totally can't understand. This has been an issue I have always felt the WFO's etc. fell down on, in that they would not have organized routes for the different days.
It's not an "organized ride", just suggested routes..... Such as, you might suggest routes #1 and #3 as a good routes for Thursday afternoon because you can do them in 4-6 hours and be back for dinner and kicking tires in the evening. For those that really like to ride long distances and want to see the countryside, routes #5 and #6 would work best on Friday. Friday works because there isn't any dinner that night and if it takes longer, no problem. Routes #2 and #4 are all day rides of 8-10 hours and could be good for Saturday. That way you can be back for dinner.

There, now we are down to two routes per day and those of you that are looking for someone to ride with, just look me up.

We're on the same page Ken. The rides are "suggested routes" and the info you would like to see will be available at the Rally, ie: which routes will work best for that particular day given what else is happening later on. I did take your original request as meaning an "organized ride".

Kasey

 

[Kasey]

I take the routes as a suggestion. :good: .... The routes are there for you to pick from and just go out and ride what ever. If you want to match up or pair up.... so be it.

Ah, we see eye to eye then.

Oh and thanks Kasey for offering route suggestions. It made me buy the Distinations Highways book. And yes that is a good thing!185 Best BC roads.... I might not see any of yous

Glad to see you bought the book - its a fantastic resource and fits so nicely in a tankbag. :exhappysmiley: Check out the Destination Highways website https://destinationhighways.com/ for more videos of roads you want to travel.

Kasey

 

[pegscraper]

Kasey,

I thought I should mention that for the ferry crossings, motorcycles do not wait in line behind all the traffic. You go to the front.

That was our experience for the WFO-3. We were waiting in a long line of cars and trucks at the Shelter Bay-Galena Bay ferry when a little boy walks up and said his mommy told him to tell us, "bikes don't wait in line and to go to the front."

I don't know if that still applies, but it is worth mentioning. :yahoo:

 

[FastJoyRide]

That is indeed the case Ed. FWIW, I've never seen any of these small ferries have to leave anyone behind - even a cage or a truck and even in the height of tourist season (which we will not be at CFR).

 

[dcarver]

Has anyone successfully imported these google maps into mapsource? I'm trying, but failing miserably.

Currently using tool found at elsewhere.org

I would like to make all sub routes into one route.

 

[Bungie]

Has anyone successfully imported these google maps into mapsource? I'm trying, but failing miserably. Currently using tool found at elsewhere.org

I would like to make all sub routes into one route.

I'll take a kick at it sometime this weekend. I'll leave it to you to merge them into one big shotgun blast.

 

[dcarver]

I'll take a kick at it sometime this weekend. I'll leave it to you to merge them into one big shotgun blast.

That's the issue, Bungie. Each 'listing' in Google Maps comes across as a separate 'route'. Each 'route' is really short for the first ride, like 27 miles or so. Would be really nice to have all 4 sub routes merged into a complete route.
Additional info - when the routes are 'transformed', there are no waypoints.

I also tried to import the Google tracks into the Zumo 550, and it kinda worked - but it had dirt roads and u turns and what not.

I look at the xml later to see if routes can be merged that way.

 

[blufjr]

I'll take a kick at it sometime this weekend. I'll leave it to you to merge them into one big shotgun blast.

That's the issue, Bungie. Each 'listing' in Google Maps comes across as a separate 'route'. Each 'route' is really short for the first ride, like 27 miles or so. Would be really nice to have all 4 sub routes merged into a complete route.
Additional info - when the routes are 'transformed', there are no waypoints.

I also tried to import the Google tracks into the Zumo 550, and it kinda worked - but it had dirt roads and u turns and what not.

I look at the xml later to see if routes can be merged that way.

I'm just curious, why don't you just load some waypoints into MapSource and download them. It doesn't take that long, or does it?

I have been fussing with the GPS for over a year now and it never knows the way I want to go without flooding it with waypoints. Some roads take many waypoints just to tranverse them, some none. Sometimes the GPS wants you to go on that non existant road rather then the paved hwy you are on. It seams like a Crap Shoot.

Personally, I have found that finishing one waypoint and inserting (adding) a new waypoint next works best for me, and if it wants to go the round about way, I just go the route I know will work. After all, you can't believe any route the GPS makes up as being "the shortest", or "the fastest", especially when you ride an FJR at nominal, if u do that.

I would like to lean more on how to use the GPS ahead of time (with Map Source). :help: Are there going to be any Pre Ride Seminars on programing the GPS for the rides, like on Thursday night while putting down a few? :drinks: And will there be a computer available to download waypoints into our GPS units? Or, can the waypoints be posted somewhere to be downloaded? Just asking.