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BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:57 pm
by MikeP
Did a trip at the end of May this year. 2100km over 4 days from Vancouver Island to Whistler, Cache Creek, Prince George then on to McBride down to Kamloops and back to Cache Creek, Hells Gate, Hope and then Vancouver and back to the island. It was amazing, my only complaint was the small gas tank.
The Air Hawk seat cushion was amazingly comfortable and the ride was smooth with the stock suspension. However I was packing over 90 lbs in luggage. :D

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:58 am
by kramnala58
Looks like it was a great trip, albeit a little wet at times. Fantastic scenery.

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:16 pm
by relic
Hey Mike
know the route well
in four days
wow!

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:32 pm
by MikeP
relic wrote:Hey Mike
know the route well
in four days
wow!


Its a gorgeous route for sure. Look forward to doing a route to Dawson City sometime. I love Hank Snow's Ballads of The Tales of the Yukon.
I want to see some of that country. For now I have to be satisfied with my pictures and videos.
I have about 30hrs of footage to review with the goal of cutting it down to a 1 or 2 hour movie for the family.

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:06 pm
by dkazzed
Beautiful trip. I would love to ride all across BC one day.

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:07 am
by Mel46
So would a lot of us.

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:56 pm
by WhiteNoise
Dang! Jealous! WooHoo!
Yeah, Me too! I see me on me bike in pic #2, 4 and...9. Don't tell me family, I'll call them when I get there! (No need to have them worry any sooner than need be :? Agree?) :lol:

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful pics! Ya did good MikeP. Congrats on a successful, safe ... FUN RIDE! 8)

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:04 am
by MikeP
WhiteNoise wrote:Dang! Jealous! WooHoo!
Yeah, Me too! I see me on me bike in pic #2, 4 and...9. Don't tell me family, I'll call them when I get there! (No need to have them worry any sooner than need be :? Agree?) :lol:

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful pics! Ya did good MikeP. Congrats on a successful, safe ... FUN RIDE! 8)
Glad you enjoyed them. :D I can relate to the family worrying. I had my SPOT gps set up on the bike so they could track my progress and I also had a plan B should I crash in the mountains and need EMS. There was no cell reception for much of the ride due to the rural and mountainous terrain. I can honestly say, even in the thunderstorm, I had zero near misses. That I am rather proud of and thankful for.

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:59 pm
by xixon
nice pic's Mike....way cool

I just bought a 2013 PCX from a dude on the island...I took a bus to Horseshoe Bay, then BC ferries to Departure Bay.... he met me there with the PCX on a trailer.

I test drove the bike, liked it, bought it, got ICBC insurance/plates, then drove back home to Vancouver on the next ferry.

cheers

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:18 pm
by MikeP
Congratulations xixon!

I am sure you are going to love the bike. It will make commuting in Vancouver a breeze. Please post some pictures when you have a moment.

Cheers,

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 12:49 pm
by dkazzed
Congrats xixon!

I live in the Kelowna area now, sold my CBR 125R before moving and now I have a Yamaha Vino 125. I should take the long way home one of these days. The 7.5 HP air cooled carbureted engine is a bit weak but there are some decent 60-80km/h roads around here.

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:24 pm
by xixon
MikeP wrote:Congratulations xixon!

I am sure you are going to love the bike. It will make commuting in Vancouver a breeze. Please post some pictures when you have a moment.

Cheers,
It a lot of fun even in the heavy traffic.... the nice weather is making it so much more enjoyable..

no regrets on my scooter, other than I should have bought one sooner :)

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:35 pm
by xixon
dkazzed wrote:Congrats xixon!

I live in the Kelowna area now, sold my CBR 125R before moving and now I have a Yamaha Vino 125. I should take the long way home one of these days. The 7.5 HP air cooled carbureted engine is a bit weak but there are some decent 60-80km/h roads around here.
thanks dkazzed

I'm surprised the vino 125 only has 7.5 HP, as the BWs 125 has 11 HP, it must have a few upgrades over the Vino

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:06 pm
by dkazzed
xixon wrote:
dkazzed wrote: thanks dkazzed

I'm surprised the vino 125 only has 7.5 HP, as the BWs 125 has 11 HP, it must have a few upgrades over the Vino
The BWS 125 moved to a fuel injected although still air cooled engine.

How are you liking your PCX so far?

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:54 pm
by honkerman
someone else who gets it. :) Scooters can be great for long distance travel. Great pics. :)

Re: BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:52 pm
by you you
honkerman wrote:someone else who gets it. :) Scooters can be great for long distance travel. Great pics. :)

Another exactly :D :D