Winter Breakfast Events

16th annual Roberts Run

Sunday May 24th 2009
Breakfast starts at 9:00 am Roberts Run starts at 11:00 am

Mohawk Inn
Guelph Line just North of 401


Bring Your Pop/Beer can tabs!

WOW!

What a FANTASTIC day for a motorcycle ride today!

After a hearty breakfast, Lynn (my wife) and I saddled up and around 10:30am and headed towards the picturesque Niagara region.

As we casually cruised along Lakeshore Road, through downtown Oakville, we glanced at the foggy, ripple free Lake Ontario from the Sixteen Mile river bridge…the lake water was calm and smooth as glass.

In Burlington, we pulled over and I snapped a picture of Lynn with the misty Burlington Skyway Bridge in the background.

From the Wheels section of the Toronto Star

by Lorraine Sommerfeld

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Oct 02, 2008

The first time I walked into the Wheels section at the Star, the first question I was asked was whether I had my motorcycle licence.

Well, "No", I responded.

How could that possibly be a condition of writing about cars?

As I soon learned from five sets of eyeballs glowering at me from under heavy brows, it was indeed a consideration in this bike-crazy office.

STREET SMART
Get road ready for Fall Conditions

“There are really three factors key to riding in the fall,” explains Andy Hertel, manager of motorcycle-rider training at Humber College in Toronto. “One is rider preparation, and the others are the environment and road users.”

Winterizing Your Bike

Those lovely wintery scenes from the Northeastern U.S and the impending winter weather forecast for Eastern Ontario and parts is another reminder to lay our bikes to rest for another season. In that regard, here is a link you may find useful in winterizing your bikes.


Click here for Winter Storage link

A great Fall day for Al’s circuitous tour of the Niagara Escarpmant and Wine Country. Did I count 10 bikes with 3 riding 2 up? Do I forecast a couple or 3 new members for UCC? Donna? Lidia? Derek (that was the name right with his Polish tourist passenger? Sorry, forgot her name, too)?

GOTTA LUV PA

Dear UCC Members,

Due to overwhelming demand there will be a repeat of the Tristate tour during the labour day weekend. Take-off is from exit 38B (Niagara-on-the Lake) at precisely 8:30 AM, Fri Aug 29 .Planned return for Mon Sept 1. Please arrive earlier if you are having coffee or breakfast.

Watched the motorcops do their timed partner ride, today, at Humber College in lot 4. They attach a tether between 2 bikes and quickly ride a slalom course. If the tether breaks or a pylon is knocked over, they are disqualified. Very cool exercise!

There definitely was a lot of testosterone in the air.

Final competition is tomorrow...

"Let the good times roll!"

Al


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"Hi There!"
Lynn and I just got back from beautiful West Virginia...

We left 'GPS Fred' and party Monday morning, in Somerset Pa, for their trek back home while Lynn and I headed south into West Virginia via Rte 219

In WV Lynn noticed a sign which read CAUTION: This road not recommended for trucks..."Hey!", she cracked over the CB radio,"Must be a motorcycle road with wicked tight twists and turns."

We quickly hit the binders and turned onto Rte 72. Initially the road was fine, but then it turned into a frost heaved choppy ride with vicious uphill/downhill narrow switchbacks...barely got out of 2nd gear for 17 miles...

Day 1 – Saturday, July 5th-- Odometer: 10,847

Oakville, ON – Bike was packed the night before and after a morning coffee at Starbucks, Mark Taylor arrives and we head out @ 6:55AM to meet the other members of the Gape 5 at Bayview and Sheppard. Met up at the Esso and after providing duct tape (never used on the HD, by the way!) to do a temporary eyeglass repair for Peter we headed for Kingston @ 7:50AM! So begins BIG SLAB DAY……a beautiful sunny day and some “2-Buck” bursts!