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2020 Day Trips!
- Thread starter sburns
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Wowsa. Reliable bike too I assume?
J_F
Guest
awesome
so that's 2 (that I recall) regular members here with over 100K on their Harleys
I figure there's more HD owners around like you guys than the posers
you guys are good sports for putting up with the commentary here!
J_F
Guest
sburns
Well-known member
So yesterdays ride went totally sideways for me with the weather. Somehow I missed seeing this nasty rainstorm in the forecast. I guess that explains why I didn't see too many other riders out. 
I had intentions to get up to Burk Falls and explore around there and maybe up to North Bay. But my day started late, and well I found myself on some unusal back raods which took longer then I thought.
Here is how it kinda went. Part Southwood, part Old Muskoka road, Old Novar rd, 592, and 518, HWY 11 for the return.
Stop in Gravenhurst
Had to see the Dinosaur in Bracebridge.
They also had a Snowbird!
Found myself on some unusual back roads, but my off road Harley seems ok with it.
Pit stop in Kearney
So you can see the weather is starting to turn to shite. I needed to fill up the best option was to go to Burk Falls just a quick hop north and this storm was just starting. Got fuel and immediately headed south, and to what I though was a clearing in the storm...
Nope somewhere after Huntsville that light totally disappeared and everything go much much worse.
I got totally soaked and there was no break from this all the way home, about 4 hours of it. I did eventually stop in Egypt, at the community centre, which had driveway with a overhang. Made a quick stop swapped out some clothes and continued.
Bike handled great, honestly It runs so smooth in this stuff, the engine is even quieter, I think it likes it....
Ya I know I am not the first to ride in rain, but that was a real soaker for me. Very happy with the mesh jacket with the rain liner, worked well!!
I had intentions to get up to Burk Falls and explore around there and maybe up to North Bay. But my day started late, and well I found myself on some unusal back raods which took longer then I thought.
Here is how it kinda went. Part Southwood, part Old Muskoka road, Old Novar rd, 592, and 518, HWY 11 for the return.
Stop in Gravenhurst
Had to see the Dinosaur in Bracebridge.
They also had a Snowbird!
Found myself on some unusual back roads, but my off road Harley seems ok with it.
Pit stop in Kearney
So you can see the weather is starting to turn to shite. I needed to fill up the best option was to go to Burk Falls just a quick hop north and this storm was just starting. Got fuel and immediately headed south, and to what I though was a clearing in the storm...
Nope somewhere after Huntsville that light totally disappeared and everything go much much worse.
I got totally soaked and there was no break from this all the way home, about 4 hours of it. I did eventually stop in Egypt, at the community centre, which had driveway with a overhang. Made a quick stop swapped out some clothes and continued.
Bike handled great, honestly It runs so smooth in this stuff, the engine is even quieter, I think it likes it....
Ya I know I am not the first to ride in rain, but that was a real soaker for me. Very happy with the mesh jacket with the rain liner, worked well!!
sburns
Well-known member
Yesterday I was not planning to do much riding. Just grab a photo tag and putter around Paris, but one thing lead to another and found myself going along the Grand River north and over through Orangeville, well it was such a nice day!
Milton, Paris, Cambridge, Guelph, Elora, Fergus, Orangeville.
Neat looking church in Milton, I had never really been through the downtown before, usually just straight to Kelso or Rattlesnake point.
Someplace along W River Rd, just enjoying the day
Another pitstop along the Grand to check out this barn and sculpture
Milton, Paris, Cambridge, Guelph, Elora, Fergus, Orangeville.
Neat looking church in Milton, I had never really been through the downtown before, usually just straight to Kelso or Rattlesnake point.
Someplace along W River Rd, just enjoying the day
Another pitstop along the Grand to check out this barn and sculpture
sburns
Well-known member
Thanks!@sburns where was that eagle?...do you remember what the plaque said?...nice pics
Here is the googlemaps link
Normally I read the plaques but this time didn't the sun was blaring and couldn't see well
.Here is another shot which I cropped and you can make out most of it. Seems like generic info about eagles.
sburns
Well-known member
@sburns where was that eagle?...do you remember what the plaque said?...nice pics
It’s at the same site as the Stone Slit Barn on Blair Road in Cambridge, about 5 minutes from where I live. The barn was restored by RaRe and is now rented out for wedding receptions etc.
Rob
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