The NAFO D-Tour

[airboss]

I'm liking the Canadian Rocky pics!...however I really, really, really don't get the whole riding around with a stuffed "teddy bear" thang. Wow. :blink:

You and me are on the same page there, Roller boy.

Having travelled with Bill last fall from SE Ohio to Kentucky (the long way), my guess is that Bill needs a drinking buddy at the end of the day after the ride is over. :lol:

It's a had to be there thing.

and if you where not there can't 'splain it.

 

[dcarver]

This sorry drunkard has spent too much time in the States drinking Coors Light and can't handle even a rather light weight beer by Canadian standards.

Poor HuddieBear!

I now feel so guilty for falling for your 'I am a nice Canadian and will give HuddieBear a ride to see his cousins' bullshit story.

Time to launch an international campaign to save HuddieBear!

 

[yamafitter]

Huddie Gets Hyderized

The day started out in conditions similar to the Queen's Jubilee and what the Brits called "unrepentantly damp". Huddie didn't have rain gear so he decided to hide in my Givi topbox like some illegal immigrant getting smuggled into the States. We rode west on Hwy #16 and topped off the gas since there would be no more gas until we reached Stewart. Travelling north up Hwy #37 we saw a black bear that was following all the safety rules walking up the side of the road facing the traffic, Just as I rolled by he just sauntered off the road without a worry. At the turn for Hwy 37A and Stewart the weather was turning iffy and I put on my full foul weather gear. There were plenty of signs of lots of water in the area coming down off the mountains...

There was a wait at a construction zone since one lane of the road was washed out and I spent some time chatting up the traffic control girl before continuing on. The ride from this point on was very, very good even on the wet roads and the scenery was truly spectacular. My first photo op stop was at the Bear Glacier...

Unfortunately the heavy overcast washed out some of the spectacular blues of the ice but we needed to continue on. Next stop was for one of the many waterfalls that were coming down off the mountains on both sides of the gorge...

I have the ride on video and when I have the time I will be editing a NOT lame ass video of this truly spectacular ride.

As we entered Stewart someone for some unknown reason had spread gravel in the corners and then had powered brushed it off leaving behind a combination of mud & marbles. Slippery??? You bet. It took a number of my dirt bike skills to slip and slide my way through this minefield before reaching the border...

Homeland Security is apparently not aware that Hyder is in the USA since there was no US Customs inspection. The Canadians on the other hand do have an Inspection Station. Probably to keep the rednecks bottled up in Hyder.

I spoke to a couple of riders that had been turned around trying to get up to the Stewart Glacier so the only thing left to do in Hyder was to find a parking spot in front of the Glacier Inn for a Hyderization. HuddieBear did not waste any time bellying up to the bar...

The next thing I know he's all Hyderized and sitting in the corner...

All of sudden Huddie is know passed out on the floor...

How emBEARassing. I didn't even want to admit to knowing him and continued having my spicy burger...

It wasn't all that spicy but the chocolate cherry cake was killer. I can recommend it highly....

Huddie then made matters worse when he couldn't cover his bar tab. He now will be working off his tab being the Grand Marshall Mascot at the Hyder 4th of July Celebrations. Actually, I was in the General Store and the owner is also the Reeve of Hyder and was very happy when I donated Huddie to the town to give to one of the kids. It was the Reeve that told me they would use Huddie as part of their celebrations and was very happy to receive him.

So Carver, if you want to bail out Huddie please send a cheque to cover his bar tab to:

HuddieBear

Grand Marshall

Hyder, AK

c/o Glacier Inn

With Huddie now gainfully employed and no longer freeloading off of me I was now free to return to the Great White North. A short stop at Customs and I was back in Stewart when I saw one of Huddie's cousins standing in front of the restaurant...

After gassing the bike to make sure I cold make it back to some form of civilization I came upon this predicament ....

Oh-Oh. Wait a minute..... where did this guy come from??

Actually the bridge had washed out during a big flood last fall and there was a nice wood planked Bailey Bridge temporarily installed...

Slippery???? What do you think?

I had one last photo op back at the Bear Glacier before putting the camera away...

That was not the end of the excitement however. I had the cruise set coming down Hwy 37 when I came across a number of cars off to the side and a bunch of folks walking around. When I applied the brakes the cruise did not seem to disengage. Houston..... we have a problem. I spent the next half hour cruising at 125 kph working the problem and thinking up not very pretty scenarios when I reached the T-Intersection at the bottom of Hwy 37 at 125 kph. Suddenenly and without any input from me the cruise decided to disengage on its own. Needless to say I will not be using the cruise until I find the glitch though I suspect a moisture issue with the front brake switch.

After a stop at the PetroCan at the bottom of Hwy 37 for gas, coffee and a change of shorts it was back to Hazelton where my friend Richard was firing up the baraque since he had been monitoring me on my spot tracker...

Tomorrow I head towards Vancouver to start a riot. Later.

 

[dcarver]

Huddie then made matters worse when he couldn't cover his bar tab. He now will be working off his tab being the Grand Marshall Mascot at the Hyder 4th of July Celebrations. Actually, I was in the General Store and the owner is also the Reeve of Hyder and was very happy when I donated Huddie to the town to give to one of the kids. It was the Reeve that told me they would use Huddie as part of their celebrations and was very happy to receive him.

 

So Carver, if you want to bail out Huddie please send a cheque to cover his bar tab to:

 

HuddieBear

Grand Marshall

Hyder, AK

c/o Glacier Inn

Too late, my Canadian fiend! HuddieBear has already been reported as missing to InterBearPol and authorities are now man hunting you down! Too bad they all ride BMWs and have all been stranded with final drive errors!

Well, ok, since HuddieBear will have a new life with a young un, I'll call the po-po off so you can start your riot!

Excellent RR, CBA 00!

 

[Fred W]

So this was the plan with the bear all along? Pretty cool idea.

Now whenever anyone gets Hyderized they'll have to look in on Huddie and try and get a photo update on him.

When your AVCC failed to disengage, did you also try the rear brake pedal? I would ask if you tried the clutch, as that is the third way to disengage it, but I know that you lost yours somewhere along the way. The 4th way is to hit the power button on the control pad.

BTW - Sure look like you had some sucky weather to make your attack on Alaska. :glare:

 

[beemerdons]

Your Ride Report is truly awesome Bill, I am really enjoying this one! Great photography and your text is as funny as Hell, keep up the good work Hombre!

 

[El Toro Joe]

Bill,

I have to agree with Don :dribble: . Great RR!

 

[BikerGeek99]

I have to agree with Don :dribble: . Great RR!

I hate to do it, but me, too. Sooze and I were watching your SPOT tracker yesterday. Glad all is well!

Ride on!

 

[beemerdons]

I have to agree with Don :dribble: . Great RR!

I hate to do it, but me, too. Sooze and I were watching your SPOT tracker yesterday. Glad all is well!

Ride on!

The NAFO D-Tour I brought Billy Boy's SPOT Tracker link forward, un muy Loco Canuckistani has really been covering Frostback ground!

 

[ahchiu]

Bill. Great RR and pictures :yahoo:

 

[yamafitter]

So this was the plan with the bear all along?

Pretty cool idea. Now whenever anyone gets Hyderized they'll have to look in on Huddie and try and get a photo update on him.

Plan ??

I was supposed to have a plan? Why didn't someone send me the memo?

That reminds me, DCarver nows owes me a beer on his triple dog dare beer bet and don't try any of that Coors Light or Sam Adams swill or I will take a page out of Bungie's book and wash your Harley with the recycled 'refreshment'. According to Bungie its very good for removing bug splatter.

When your AVCC failed to disengage, did you also try the rear brake pedal? I would ask if you tried the clutch, as that is the third way to disengage it, but I know that you lost yours somewhere along the way.

The 4th way is to hit the power button on the control pad.

Trust me I tried both brakes, the control pad off, shifting from 5th to 4th and anything else I could think of but the AE just kept going merrily along its way. There was definitely some sort of moisture tracking issue that I need to sort out.

BTW - Sure look like you had some sucky weather to make your attack on Alaska.

I'll take the damp and the cool over the weather back home right now. Toronto had heat warnings the last few days and the humidity is stifling. The one thing I do not miss is the humidity of a Southern Ontario summer though the unrepentant dampness of BC is starting to wear a little thin. The RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) keep a number of homes in BC for various staff as they move around from one station to the next. My friend Richard has a contact with the Federal Government to spray homes under the control of the RCMP to get rid of the fungus off the sidings. You couldn't make a living doing that in Ontario.

By the way it's raining right now in Hazelton. Who would have thunk it.

 

[wheatonFJR]

So Carver, if you want to bail out Huddie please send a cheque to cover his bar tab to:

 

HuddieBear

Grand Marshall

Hyder, AK

c/o Glacier Inn

Too late, my Canadian fiend! HuddieBear has already been reported as missing to InterBearPol and authorities are now man hunting you down! Too bad they all ride BMWs and have all been stranded with final drive errors!

Well, ok, since HuddieBear will have a new life with a young un, I'll call the po-po off so you can start your riot!

Excellent RR, CBA 00!

Bill, did the bar owner ask why the stuffed bear had a hole in the ass before handing it over to the kids?

Buncha NAFO sickos...

 

[El Toro Joe]

Bill, did the bar owner ask why the stuffed bear had a hole in the ass before handing it over to the kids?

Buncha NAFO sickos...

Yeah, I was thinkin the same thing.

 

[beemerdons]

Bill, did the bar owner ask why the stuffed bear had a hole in the ass before handing it over to the kids?

Buncha NAFO sickos...

Yeah, I was thinkin the same thing.

For Petey's sake Joe and Mark, they saw he was riding Gen 2 so they knew they had a whack job on their hands! Plus with Bill riding an AE, they'd already determined he was a demented psycho!

 

[dcarver]

From this point forward, the term asshole shall be replaced with the term HudsonHole, in honor of the sicko who violated poor ol HuddieBear!

 

[Dr. Rich]

Bill, did the bar owner ask why the stuffed bear had a hole in the ass before handing it over to the kids?

Buncha NAFO sickos...

Yeah, I was thinkin the same thing.

For Petey's sake Joe and Mark, they saw he was riding Gen 2 so they knew they had a whack job on their hands! Plus with Bill riding an AE, they'd already determined he was a demented psycho!

This coming from a guy that rides a BMW to an FJR rally on tires that are 10 pounds underinflated!

 

[user 6393]

When does HuddyBear meet Dolly?

 

[Fred W]

When does HuddyBear meet Dolly?

I'd guess whenever Dolly goes up and gets Hyderized?

 

[El Toro Joe]

Bill, did the bar owner ask why the stuffed bear had a hole in the ass before handing it over to the kids?

Buncha NAFO sickos...

Yeah, I was thinkin the same thing.

For Petey's sake Joe and Mark, they saw he was riding Gen 2 so they knew they had a whack job on their hands! Plus with Bill riding an AE, they'd already determined he was a demented psycho!

This coming from a guy that rides a BMW to an FJR rally on tires that are 10 pounds underinflated!

Ya can't blame Don...he probably thought it had the auto inflator option :lol:

 

[BikerGeek99]

Bill, did the bar owner ask why the stuffed bear had a hole in the ass before handing it over to the kids?

Buncha NAFO sickos...

Yeah, I was thinkin the same thing.

For Petey's sake Joe and Mark, they saw he was riding Gen 2 so they knew they had a whack job on their hands! Plus with Bill riding an AE, they'd already determined he was a demented psycho!

This coming from a guy that rides a BMW to an FJR rally on tires that are 10 pounds underinflated!

And for all this time I just thought Don was "overinflated."

Go figure...