Ontario Fall ride???

[Fast Blue]

I rode 285 k today - unfortunately in the wrong direction- I was in the the big smoke ,Finch & Dufferin area, then over to Brampton to meet my daughter who was picking up a new car.
After that it wsn't to bad - headed north to King RD , over to Airport Rd. after a while cutting right and eventually riding through Base Borden and onward home.

Saturday is car washing day, Sunday  Next week is looking good

 After that I think the bike will be put away with in the next two weeks

[bungie4]

I was in the the big smoke ,Finch & Dufferin area, then over to Brampton to meet my daughter who was picking up a new car.
After that it wsn't to bad - headed north to King RD , over to Airport Rd. after a while cutting right and eventually riding through Base Borden and onward home.

My old neck of the woods. I grew up near Jane 'n Finch (gasps from the audience). We bailed out of there when the writing was on the wall in 79 to come North. Haven't regretted it at all. Now, I avoid T.O. whenever ever possible. As for Borden, my bro lives in Angus and I'm down there at least 4 or 5 times a year. The ride through Base Borden is kinna on the nice side!

[Huron52]

South Western Ontario is having some very nice weather this week. Well the first part of it anyhow!

 I rode to work yesterday and it was very nice riding home at 2am.

A lot nicer than it will be driving home at 2am in January.


*** But I know the end is near****



That big S stuff is coming...  

[SBBXX]

Did anyone get out over the weekend? It was very nice. Unfortunately I was away at a training camp and got no riding in at all.

BTW Base Borden now has spot checks at all gates in case you didn't notice. If you're stopped, do not tell them you are cutting through the base or they will turn you away and tell you to go around. You're meeting someone for coffee at Tims, don't forget that. The Lisle Gate is closed at night now; 10:00 pm to 6:00 am or something like that. If you go through the range road toward Lisle, they sanded during the snow a week ago so those nice corners are no longer nice.

marty

[Fast Blue]

I rode through the western gate where the MP station is - no manned check point - but the east side was manned.

[Against The Wind]

WTF are they doing that for? I pay taxes.

[SBBXX]

I rode through the western gate where the MP station is - no manned check point - but the east side was manned.

From what I can tell they do different checks at the two gates. At the Angus gate there is someone there nearly all the time and they will randomly select vehicles for ID checks. Trucks get pulled over 100% of the time though. At the Alliston Gate, at least in the off-hours they will leave it unattended at times, and then stop and check every car at other times. Take note of the speed limit change on the south access road. It's 60 down from 80. The MPs have at least six times the patrol cars/sq km than anywhere else in the province, no exaggeration, so not a good place to speed.

WTF are they doing that for? I pay taxes.

Yup and your taxes are going toward all those extra commissionaires. It was the whim of a previous Base Commander. For some reason they felt it necessary to reduce traffic through the base, hence the speed limit reduction as well.
marty

[shil]

Yesterday was far too nice outside, and the weekend is, once again, forecast to be pretty sucky, so I called in sick and went for a ride.  My Lovely Wife and I rode up to Collingwood to take a picture for a photo tag running on another forum.



Got the shot but didn't get it posted in time.  What a day though.  Longest ride yet on the old 650: about 450 km.  The bike ran just fine, no issues at all.  

There's a real weird feel to this time of year.  I don't know if it's the angle of the sunlight, the haze that's always there on a warm day in November, or maybe just the lack of leaves on trees, but nothing looked familiar.  It felt like we were exploring.

Both my bikes are still going.  Maybe the 15th will work out.

[Rigger]

Does this mean the VFR hasn't changed you? I thought everyone that got one of those things had a personality change. But obviously you're immune. So in that case we eastern bastards are asking you to polish your shovel and be prepared to come dig us out when it becomes necessary.

No the VFR-"The Silver Fox" as I have named her has not changed me.  

[Fast Blue]

I put on 200 k yesterday, I was on Airport rd for a while then road on CC 21 through Honeywood - then up to CC23/ over to Creemore for a pint - great weather

[Huron52]

I put on 200 k yesterday, I was on Airport rd for a while then road on CC 21 through Honeywood - then up to CC23/ over to Creemore for a pint - great weather

Yes ... nice way to wander.... been up that way in years gone by...

Did ride to work everyday this week... don't know about today...

[Fast Blue]

 That's it - I went for my last ride of the season on Saturday - my bike is now put away for the winter.

[SBBXX]

Not quite yet for me. Although I did take the car today, Yesterday (Sunday) I rode the bike. I left the gym in Barrie at about 9:00 pm and by then there was a thick film of ice on the bike. Not freezing rain but frozen rain. The roads were ok though. I can safely say I got my monies worth out of the grip warmers now.

[Rigger]

Way to go Marty    Keep putting rubber to road my friend!!!

[bungie4]

Well I'm done for the year. Put the bikes away last Saturday. Got all my gear cleaned up (Okay, I wiped off and febreezed my helmet - it still counts!).

Seems odd getting stuff in the mail for the bike (Techmount, Kisan headlight modulator) and the bikes nowhere to be seen.

I'm gonna have to go over to buddies where their stored, I think I left my key in the ignition.. .. and he's a Bandit rider.. no good can come from that.

-Steve

[stewm_21]

Did manage to get together on Nov 8th with a high of 11C with a group (7 of us total) from Toronto BMW for a rip from 35/115 up through Bobcaygeon to Haliburton and back.  Totaled 570kms (including slab from west of the big smoke to the meet), almost lost the front during a left when crossing the double yellow and had trouble finding "my little friend" at every rest stop.  Still a nice run, hopefully I can get in one or two more before the dreaded season of storage.