Friday, August 15, 2008

27-Dec-07 (20,XXX) : Pull Carb for Cleaning - Order Parts
12-Feb-08 (20,XXX) : Re-assemble Carb (needle, bowl gaskets, new hex bolts, bowl drain screws)
06-Apr-08 (20,872) : First Ride of 2008
16-May-08 (20,960) : Ride to Invermere w/Natalie 2-up (550km). Maximum speed, according to GPS, 155kph. Canmore->Invermere->Radium, 186km, 11.594 Litres of gas (not on reserve) - significantly better than last year. 16km/litre, or 270km on a full tank (about 220km last year).
22-Jun-08 (21,764) : Carb & Color Tune, cleaned air filter, installed highway pegs
27-Jun-08 (21,764) : Golden Triangle Trip (680 km). Golden First, then to Invermere. Met up with Don & did a ride on highway 93 to Settler's road. Went from Radium to Calgary on single tank, hit reserve @ 222km, filled 15.544 Litres @ 250km (16km/litre @ 120km/h avg).
18-Jul-08 (22,540) : Highwood Pass (Southbound), Brag Creek. Got in hail storm.
01-Aug-08 : Calgary -> Drumheller -> Cochrane.
15-Aug-08 : (23,420) : Calgary -> Jasper -> Calgary. ~830km ride. Jasper southbound, hit reserve at 227km.

Saturday, September 01, 2007

August 31, 2007: Golden triangle trip (Golden first) Calgary - Canmore (via 1a) - Banff - Lake Lousie (via 1a) - Golden (New bridge in horseshoe canyon open) - Inveremere - Canmore - Calgary - 686 km, 8 hrs.

My favourite place to eat in Inveremere, the Blue Dog Cafe:


Sunday, August 19, 2007

August 17, 2007 - Calgary - Canmore (via 1A) - Lake Louise - Columia Icefields - Lake Louise - Banff (via 1A) - Calgary - 612 km


Friday, August 03, 2007

Aug 3, 2007: Trip to Waterton Park - Calgary - Cochrane - Bragg Creek - Millarville - Longview - Pincher Creek - Waterton Park - Pincher Creek - Black Diamond - Bragg Creek - Calgary (615km)

At the Prince of Wales Hotel:


At the Wind turbines near Pincher Creek:

Not a bad trip, but mostly out & back on Highway 22 - which is relatively fast.

Saturday, July 28, 2007

July 27, 2007: 670KM Trip "Golden Triangle" - Calgary - Canmore - Invermere - Radium - Golden - Takakkaw Falls - Lake Louise - Calgary (9:30 am to 6:30 pm).

A couple of photos from the trip:

Border Crossing in BC:

Takakkaw Falls:

Friday, July 13, 2007

Pics of old tire's date stamps:

Front (Feb 1983):
Rear (July 1981):
EEK! No wonder the tires were looking a little old and worn.





Sunday, May 06, 2007

Got sideswiped (at low speed) by a minivan while riding with the wife today... We went down, and are both mostly OK.

Pics of the bike: