I understand why the local residents are upset. They have the right to be upset.
I guess being upset is now a valid reason to do harm. I'm sorry but the individual intending to do harm is a bigger A-hole than the riders.
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"Curbing motorcycle speed 'a touchy game' in Mulmur"
- Thread starter CanadianBiker
- Start date
I understand why the local residents are upset. They have the right to be upset.
I guess being upset is now a valid reason to do harm. I'm sorry but the individual intending to do harm is a bigger A-hole than the riders.
Bike Cop
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While I don't work in Dufferin, if I caught wind of someone intentionally putting gravel on the road for the purpose of slowing motorcycles, or causing them to crash, I would be laying a charge of Mischief and quite possibly Mischief endangering life. That is absolute nonsense.
Roomie
Banned
It's happened on forks of the credit many times with no consequences to the same jackass that does it that I know of. Then again the Caledon branch of the Opp aren't exactly the most stellar detachment in the world.
00ninja
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I've ridden River Rd. a couple of times. Great road but there's plenty of gravel in corners and suspiciously, on the roadway in front of some driveways. I have heard that some residents (can't confirm) like to sweep the gravel onto the road to curb motorcyclists.
redridernl
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There's a turn near a driveway on SR15 that has the same gravelly reputation.
OnAnySunday
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I like this idea. Someone contact Paul Mills and Dick Byford and make it happen.
You got loud pipes on your work bike? You need to come ride a road in Uxbridge with me, the resident run at you with pitch forks or try and run you over with their BMW suv's!! Wouldn't doubt it if they've resorted to putting gravel or oil on the road
95teggy
Well-known member
You got loud pipes on your work bike? You need to come ride a road in Uxbridge with me, the resident run at you with pitch forks or try and run you over with their BMW suv's!! Wouldn't doubt it if they've resorted to putting gravel or oil on the road
But I thought loud pipes save lives
sid_for_speed
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from thid the pattern that develops is ..
...residents are angry about LOUD, fast bikes...i think the emphasis is on the word loud. they do not want to be woken up at 6:00 am in the morning on a sunny saturday
...wonder what will happen if we run SS through there with stock pipes?!
...residents are angry about LOUD, fast bikes...i think the emphasis is on the word loud. they do not want to be woken up at 6:00 am in the morning on a sunny saturday
...wonder what will happen if we run SS through there with stock pipes?!
Depends on the speed you're doing I guess. They don't like loud or fast I assume.
Motorcycle Mike
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Just out of curiosity, why is it you think that rider numbers are dwindling?
A look at Stats Can indicates that rider numbers are increasing year after year every year since 1999 (as far back as the online data seems to go).
Moreover, attendance at places like Dover, New Liskeard Biker's Rally, etc, all increase year after year.
I think that ridership is increasing. Sure the number of shops are decreasing -- mainly because more and more people are buying online, and I suspect bikes are becoming more reliable and easier to maintain so the bike shops are reducing in number as well.
I can't get the Stats Can data to format well for this forum, but basically that data shows:
Canada cars (1999):
16,538,054; motorcycles (1999):
273,957
Ontario cars (1999): 6,174,461; Motorcycles (1999):
74,615
Canada cars (2013):
21,261,660
; motorcycles (
2013):
672,428
Ontario cars (2013): 7,625,689
; Motorcycles (
2013):
211,294
That's a 23.5% increase in # of cars registered in Ontario, and a 183% increase in motorcycle registrations in Ontario in the same time span.
If anything, I'd say ridership is increasing drastically even compared to 14 years ago.
Walms
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On a regular basis, I ride Hockley Valley, Mono Centre south of 89 and 10th side road and River Road north of 89... Hockley is the only one without gravel.
The others get lots of gravel in the cornersbecause cagers can't drive and cut the corners without a paved shoulder.
I haven't seen any evidence that the gravel was put there maliciously.
Definitely don't ride these roads, don't even go close. they are over hyped, dangerous and not worth the trip! Bellfountain is the only destination you want... Better coffee shops eh!
The others get lots of gravel in the cornersbecause cagers can't drive and cut the corners without a paved shoulder.
I haven't seen any evidence that the gravel was put there maliciously.
Definitely don't ride these roads, don't even go close. they are over hyped, dangerous and not worth the trip! Bellfountain is the only destination you want... Better coffee shops eh!
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Prior to which it had taken a massive dip from an all time high, due to factors like huge increases in insurance premiums. It was just a bounce back.
Malks
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That's because they paved the shoulders on Hockley Valley Road last summer. However, the paved shoulders are only between Highway 10 and Third Line. For some reason the rest of it does seem to stay fairly clean.
BTW, I work at Hockley Golf Course and had more than one person ask me yesterday if there was a racetrack nearby. I replied no, it's just motorcycle riders on SS bikes with loud pipes who come up from the GTA to ride on Hockley Valley Road. Honestly, from the sound of some of the bikes it did sound like a racetrack. With all that noise and speeding bikes yesterday I fully expect to see an OPP blitz with radar over the next week or so as they respond to complaints from the locals who live along the road.
captnlolers
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bboySushi
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My friend had witnessed a local putting gravel near forks of the credit. Last time he ever went there.
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