Sportbikers around Nelson.

[auggius]

Great day for a ride for sure. I already had plans for the day. I was going to say next week but just remembered that I am on call with my volunteer fire department. So hope it rains (oh that's mean) and I will be available the following week.

[PJD]

yep a nice loop it was. I gassed up in Nelson, rode to the Junction and stopped in Slocan for a bite to eat. Then headed to new denver and rode home via kaslo. Stopped at Balfour bakery of course too.

Nice day indeed, the Valhalla bluffs were awesome as usual, so good in fact i went up and down the bluffs twice.

[bubba zanetti]

What/where are the Valhalla Bluffs ?


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[PJD]

The bluffs between Slocan city and silverton. The open sweeper road that wrap through the mountains. It's the part of road that start 3 mins past slocan city north.

[bubba zanetti]

The bluffs between Slocan city and silverton. The open sweeper road that wrap through the mountains. It's the part of road that start 3 mins past slocan city north.

Never heard them called that, but ... I have only been here a few years so had to ask. I love that section too !  At heart I am a fast sweeper kind of guy boy him me fella ... like.

My new name for a great piece of road. The Valhalla Bluffs !!    Plus !  you can takes some good pics along there too !! ....



I went up there today and found the NorGuzz loves em !!

[Kootenanny]

...rode to the Junction and stopped in Slocan for a bite to eat...

Where, praytell, does one "stop for a bite to eat" in Slocan?  (I've fuelled up in Winlaw, Silverton, New Denver, Kaslo, and Balfour, but never in Slocan...)

[PJD]

as you come into town just head straight and its a block away from the curling place. I dunno the name but there are BIG portions for cheap.
It's perfect.

[CBRian1K]

Watch out for deer around Mirror Lake/ Ainsworth.






 

[bubba zanetti]

Oh Nooooo !

You OK Brian ?

[CBRian1K]

I"m fine thanks Bubba.....walked/limped away.  Happened the day after we met at Chevron.  Gutted.

[bubba zanetti]

I"m fine thanks Bubba.....walked/limped away.  Happened the day after we met at Chevron.  Gutted.

Glad you are ok   ... deer/elk scare me.   

Is she going to be a write off?  If not, give me a shout and I will help you strip her down and start the repair process.

[CBRian1K]

Cosmetic damage was absolute .  Not one piece survived.  Sub frame is bent along with the rad, exhast is pretty rashed up but usable.  I don't really know what to do at this point.  I'm afraid she'll never be what she once was .  Still very happy to walking and talking

[CBRian1K]

Don't want to hijack this thread any further...will start a separate post in a day or two.

[motrhead]

Hey Brian, I feel for you...same thing happened to me a few days before the end of my riding season last year...but I didn't eat any deer hair...lol. It's tough on the pride though...
My get-off was in the dark, so I can blame  my weak headlight and the high beams of the oncoming driver, but in reality deer can happen around any corner at any time of day- as we saw on the group ride last BBBQ coming back down into Kaslo, when on ran across between bikes.
 Shit happens, but if you walk away without requiring any  medical attention you are doing good.
 How do the forks look?
 

[PJD]

Yep that sucks for sure. Glad your ok but i know it doesn't matter when your bike ends up looking like that. I rebuilt mine with a lot more damage than that a couple of years ago, i too was sure she would never handle the same.....but let me tell ya she road EXACTLY the same if not better as during the rebuild she got a few nice parts for it.

If all you need is body work and a sub frame, start scouting the relevant forums for your bike and have paypal ready.

[ducatosh]

as you come into town just head straight and its a block away from the curling place. I dunno the name but there are BIG portions for cheap.
It's perfect.

The name of the place is the Harold Street Cafe and they make great milkshakes.  

Sorry I wasn't able to get out last weekend, Grandparent duty Sunday and spent Saturday getting chores done so i can leave Wed. AM for my WA/OR/ID roadtrip.    

Sorry to hear of Brian's encounter with local wildlife but good news that he walked away.  Having encountered deer in the past, I sympathize.

 

[Kootenanny]

I was gonna wait until the new thread to comment, but...well, sorry to hear about the crash, Brian!  Glad you walked away.

[PJD]

Im gonna do a loop again today if anyone is up for it.

[auggius]

Working today to meet a project deadline. I know weather can be highly localized here but hope you didn't get caught in the deluge. It's raining in Kaslo right now.

[PJD]

Yeah i looked out the window and it looked fine, then checked the weather and changed my mind. Glad i did. So i rode to town and back and cut down a fairly big tree next to my sheds without smashing anything. A successful day all round.