BC/AB ....over the pass's in mid march??

[Nitro]

So whats my odds of making it over the Rogers and Kicking horse in mid march??  Think need to pick up a bike in Calgary (83,1100f) and get it back to kamloops..Buddy is just a silly..hes riding across the arctic desert (wpg) on it, leaving it for me in Calgary and riding home a new one..I suspect he will be colder, but I might not be able to get up the hill without snow tires.....

guess will have to see at the time, maybe  take the #3 if its warmer down there..I really wish he's wait a month, but no guarantee then either I figure.

what ya think??

[bubba zanetti]

It is so dependent on the wether that week Nitro it can go either way. There will be a lot of sand on the roads for sure so expect to get muddy and have to stop frequently to clean your visor.

Taking 3 is not warmer as that is Kootenay Pass, which is higer than Rogers by over 350 meters.

You can keep an eye or Rogers Pass here ... http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/bchighwaycam/index.aspx?cam=101

and Kootenay Pass here on Highway 3 ... http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/bchighwaycam/index.aspx?cam=5

[CDN]

It is so dependent on the wether that week Nitro it can go either way...

+100.  I've been stuck on the east side of the Purcells/Monashees for a few days waiting out a late April snowstorm.  Then again, Zarly and his Hyperspace Conveyance RT went for a little spin to Calgary and back in February before without incident.  Ya just never know so make sure you have a Plan B...and C...and perhaps a D.

[alphabet man]

So whats my odds of making it over the Rogers and Kicking horse in mid march??  Think need to pick up a bike in Calgary (83,1100f) and get it back to kamloops..Buddy is just a silly..hes riding across the arctic desert (wpg) on it, leaving it for me in Calgary and riding home a new one..I suspect he will be colder, but I might not be able to get up the hill without snow tires.....

guess will have to see at the time, maybe  take the #3 if its warmer down there..I really wish he's wait a month, but no guarantee then either I figure.

what ya think??

 Nitro are you nuckin futs?????   the thin air up there on todd Mtn must be starting to effect you.

[Mrs. DantesDame]

I'd say no. The earliest I could get from Seattle to Castlegar last year was early April, and it still snowed on me. Maybe you'll get a good window, but I wouldn't plan on it

[bubba zanetti]

I'd say no. The earliest I could get from Seattle to Castlegar last year was early April, and it still snowed on me. Maybe you'll get a good window, but I wouldn't plan on it

I am headed to Bluepoofs to pick up the DR in early April and that has me a bit concerned for the trip home, though today was +7C here and the melt is on big time. The roads however are a mess with more sand and gravel than you can believe. It has been a heavy snow year here and I bet we are in for a bit more at some point. Still ... who knows?  It could be a record breaking early spring!  

Woo hoo ... as I write this I just won an ebay auction for a great little GPS ... that should help me find the back roads out of The Bay area !!!  

[alphabet man]

I'd say no. The earliest I could get from Seattle to Castlegar last year was early April, and it still snowed on me. Maybe you'll get a good window, but I wouldn't plan on it

 Hmmm me thinks I recall you riding the Rock Creek road much earlier than that a couple of years back, though I do have trouble remembering last week so I could be mistaken  

[Mrs. DantesDame]

 Hmmm me thinks I recall you riding the Rock Creek road much earlier than that a couple of years back, though I do have trouble remembering last week so I could be mistaken  

Which one is Rock Creek Road?
I checked my website (the only way I know when I did what and why) and still the earliest is April 8th of last year... Go ahead - jog my memory  

[CDN]

Which one is Rock Creek Road?
I checked my website (the only way I know when I did what and why) and still the earliest is April 8th of last year... Go ahead - jog my memory  

Hwy 33?  (Kelowna-Rock Creek)

[alphabet man]

Which one is Rock Creek Road?
I checked my website (the only way I know when I did what and why) and still the earliest is April 8th of last year... Go ahead - jog my memory  

 Hwy 33 kelowna to hwy 3 (rock Creek), then again it could have been the other tall young  girl I know from Seattle that rides a GS

[Mrs. DantesDame]

Ahh - this ride?

[Mrs. DantesDame]

I am headed to Bluepoofs to pick up the DR in early April and that has me a bit concerned for the trip home, though today was +7C here and the melt is on big time. The roads however are a mess with more sand and gravel than you can believe. It has been a heavy snow year here and I bet we are in for a bit more at some point. Still ... who knows?  It could be a record breaking early spring!  

You're welcome to wait out any storms at my place if you need to!  

[bubba zanetti]

You're welcome to wait out any storms at my place if you need to!  

   ... Thanks Colleen that is great to know I have a plan B !!!  You gonna ride up here this spring again, we would be happy to have you?  Oh ... and you can meet Murphy and help give Boris a little therapy as he learns to accept his new little (BIG!) brother ...    !

[Kootenanny]

what ya think??

I think...you're a tougher man than I!  

If you do it, take your woolies...

[rselin]

So whats my odds of making it over the Rogers and Kicking horse in mid march??  
what ya think??

 

[Nitro]

"the thin air up there on todd Mtn must be starting to effect you. Lol "



   yep..probly right...  better  spend  a day in the basement to wake up...


      besides, will still be working in March..!!

Hmmm..I guess that is only a month away right now...oooh boy..I will be riding here in the valleys alright, but not up high....

  I expect will get him to just leave it in Mb so as i got a excuse for a ride come nice weather..Besdies I always enjoy driving outa there!!!:)

 Yep its easy to watch the weather and blast to calgary if its good, depends on the day..., but since we gotta plan this ahead , I think its a no go....  #$%#%%!!

but will see......

besides..i was bored eh?

[bubba zanetti]

"the thin air up there on todd Mtn must be starting to effect you. Lol "



   yep..probly right...  better  spend  a day in the basement to wake up...


      besides, will still be working in March..!!

Hmmm..I guess that is only a month away right now...oooh boy..I will be riding here in the valleys alright, but not up high....

  I expect will get him to just leave it in Mb so as i got a excuse for a ride come nice weather..Besdies I always enjoy driving outa there!!!:)

 Yep its easy to watch the weather and blast to calgary if its good, depends on the day..., but since we gotta plan this ahead , I think its a no go....  #$%#%%!!

but will see......

besides..i was bored eh?

So .. tell me a bit more about that 1100F ?   Is that the Canadian version or US version ?  The reason I ask is because of the fairing that came standard in Canada that year. IIRC that is an awesome bike.  

[alphabet man]

I am headed to Bluepoofs to pick up the DR in early April and that has me a bit concerned for the trip home, though today was +7C here and the melt is on big time. The roads however are a mess with more sand and gravel than you can believe. It has been a heavy snow year here and I bet we are in for a bit more at some point. Still ... who knows?  It could be a record breaking early spring!  

Woo hoo ... as I write this I just won an ebay auction for a great little GPS ... that should help me find the back roads out of The Bay area !!!  

 You should be good by then I usually insure my bike from the first weekend in April until the first weekend in Nov. My first ride is to Trail via DH 1  to my Mom's in early April

[alphabet man]

Ahh - this ride?

 Nope I must have you confussed with some one else it was a ride over 33 in March while there was yet snow falling,  

[Kootenanny]

I expect will get him to just leave it in Mb so as i got a excuse for a ride come nice weather..Besdies I always enjoy driving outa there!!!:)

There are a few ST.N members in Calgary--perhaps one of them would be willing to park the FJ for a few weeks for ya? (that is, if your buddy really wants to ride it from MB in March...)

[Nitro]

aha..good point about the parking it in Calgary..well I do , or should I say , my wife has relatives in calgary, but then id have to go there, so thats out..I do have some fellow cb collectors that would put it up..will see..I personally think my buddy is gonna be colder gettin it there, so might just as well leave it in mb..will check that idea tho!


Yep its the final version of the "F" series..I have the  81 750, and a 81 and 82 900f., wonderful bikes, just as nice to drive and reliable as my new ones..The 84 1100 is the last one. Only sold here in 84, then replaced by that silly v4 sabre/interceptor thing that never caught on...  Its no old slouch either..will run neck and neck with my 05 vfr...

Its got a better suspension, more hp, etc than my 900... Its the cnd version with the gold wheels and the cast  handlebars, has not the us fairing on it..I need to have it!:)   next yr I can put collector plates on it out here and drive it all summer for 150$    Then can unload the new one and spend the $$ on trips..My buddy took it to colorado with me last summer, so i know its a good one.


And if I keep getting insulted by Bubba, I will just have to hop on my old bomb and head  down there and confront him......soon I hope!!!  

[chomy]

Just a thought but you might want to look at going up to Edmonton and taking hwy 16 West and than dropping down South on 5 through Valemont to Kamloops. This is further North but has no high passes and is usually the one route that is open all winter. The one section that can be a little ugly is from Mount Robson to the junction of Hwy 5 and 16. If you get one good day it can be done but have some electrics to keep yourself going and don't be afraid to say no if it looks lousy.

[GetFuzzy]

And if I keep getting insulted by Bubba, I will just have to hop on my old bomb and head  down there and confront him......soon I hope!!!  

No better time than when we're having the KBB&Bbq. I love those old bombs.

[Kootenanny]

Just a thought but you might want to look at going up to Edmonton and taking hwy 16 West and than dropping down South on 5 through Valemont to Kamloops...The one section that can be a little ugly is from Mount Robson to the junction of Hwy 5 and 16.

Uhh...Blue River?  Seems to me they put a heli-ski operation there for a reason.  I'm sure the highway is kept clear (it is a major truck route), but I've driven through some nasty weather on that highway...

Still, the point about the lower elevations is a good one.  But I always thought the Crowsnest pass (hwy 3) was the lowest elevation pass through the Rockies (nasty weather in there, too--just ask Mr. Alphabet).  The Kootenay Pass (highest paved road in Canada?) is not in the Rockies, and in fact can be bypassed (with a run up DH#1 and a ferry crossing).

[alphabet man]

I know I have posted this before but there seems to be a need to post it again, this is Kootenay Pass one early April Easter Weekend, back in 84 ????   Liz actually was on the back for this ride from Castlegar to Fernie, suprisingly she still rides with me  


 PS I know it's a silverwing, we have all done things in our past we are not proud of  

[Kwacker]

 PS I know it's a silverwing, we have all done things in our past we are not proud of  


Is that a 500 or a 650? At least with a 650 you could hold your head a little higher.

[GetFuzzy]

 PS I know it's a silverwing, we have all done things in our past we are not proud of  


Is that a 500 or a 650? At least with a 650 you could hold your head a little higher.

Obviously you don't know Alph!

[alphabet man]

[PS I know it's a silverwing, we have all done things in our past we are not proud of  


Is that a 500 or a 650? At least with a 650 you could hold your head a little higher.

 The MIGHTY 650 of course   Funny thing even though it had crappy brakes handled horribly and wasn't real powerful (by today's standards) Liz and I rode all over BC with that bike and never worried about it and thought it was just fine

[Kwacker]

 The MIGHTY 650 of course   Funny thing even though it had crappy brakes handled horribly and wasn't real powerful (by today's standards) Liz and I rode all over BC with that bike and never worried about it and thought it was just fine

To be honest, I always liked the Silver Wings.  Although I never owned one.  Plus I was amazed at the uses Honda found for that engine.

[touring03]

I know I have posted this before but there seems to be a need to post it again, this is Kootenay Pass one early April Easter Weekend, back in 84 ????   Liz actually was on the back for this ride from Castlegar to Fernie, suprisingly she still rides with me  


 PS I know it's a silverwing, we have all done things in our past we are not proud of  

Been there in the past myself and there's no way you can convince me that it's fun.  This is the only scenario were a warm dry cager driving by looks good, especially if the cage is a 1/2 ton that could carry your bike.

PG.