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Hey peepl,
It's taken a while, but I did say I'd poke my head in on the .org once in a while during my abscence (I'm living in Canada with my girlfriend for a year for those short in memory). Glad to see all the usual faces are still around (and a few new ones), and that you're all still in one piece of course. (I can't find any explantion of why Falc is in recovery [again!], what's the story fella?) Any other big SV news I might have missed? All is very good indeed with me, after a three week holiday in the US, we arrived in Vancouver and are loving every minute. I'm currently working in a bike shop (push-bike sadly), and living in an apartment in the middle of town. In a couple of months time we should be moving onto the mountains for the winter season (fingers crossed). Can't wait! Definitely missing the motorbike though, but unable to justify the expense of getting one here. Bikes are big in Vancouver, particularly Ducati Monsters for some reason, they're everywhere. Also a hell of a lot of 1098's too. The cage drivers make the british look positively competent though, so perhaps I'm better off bikeless for the time being. I did get to ride a bike while we were in the US though. We rode an Electraglide (I know I know, don't all lynch me at once eh) across California from San Francisco to Yosemite National Park. It was an amazing experience, and I'll admit that a Harley does suit the right kind of road (ie. a long straight one) but rest assured I shall not be buying one on my return! We've been doing email updates for our families whilst we've been away, here's the first half of what I wrote about the Harley experience. This may entertain you or it may bore you to tears, so feel free to click away now. On the off chance this does prove entertaining, I'll post the second half. Anyway, ride safe guys, catch you soon. Marc. Quote:
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Hiya Marc
Good to hear from you Glad everything is good with you ![]() ![]() all is well with us other than that. Enjoy ![]() |
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Dude!
Glad to hear from you. I too did a trip from San Fran to Yosemite, sadly on a coach. Those mountain roads were just breathtaking! Enjoy fella, hope to see you soon. Dan |
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Hey Marc, good to hear from you and glad things are going groovy with you. I went in for my ACL reconstruction, its all fixed up and walking fine on it. Just got the bike left to get on, when that is im not sure...
![]() Dude def. put the second half up, brilliant write up so far, from what i've heard the harley is perfectly suited to the american roads and sounds like a great experience. I've been in that area before but only in a hire car, I can imagine that on a bike its much better and the route does look awesome. Take it easy over there fella and post up the second part! |
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Hey Marc, nice to hear you are having fun. You on a Harley ripping up the twisties... priceless.
Post up the balance - and dont forget the pics! |
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Hey Marc,
Thanks for the update. It sounds like a cool experience riding from San Fran to Yosemite. Enjoy yourself, are you going up into the mountains for some winter sport? |
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Great write up Marc. Good to hear you're doing well, having a ball - looking forward to more.
Shame about the camera - what happened? |
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So how much was the rental of the bike then?
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Nice to see you didn't all forget me!
Here's some answers to the questions above, the second part of the story, and a few more pics. Winter: Yes, going to Whistler for the Winter to indulge in as much snowboarding as possible ![]() Cost: The cost of the bike for three days with helmets/gloves/jackets, and every kind of insurance available was about £250, so not cheap, but definitely worth every penny. Camera: Ah yes, I forgot to explain that bit. We took loads of pictures and videos on the way there, but then the following day we were out hiking in Yosemite and I accidentally left the camera on the ground when we took a short break. I realised about 20 minutes later and ran back, but the the camera had gone. We checked with all the lost property offices around the area, but none of them had seen or heard about the camera, so we had no choice but to use a disposable camera to get some pics on the way back to San Francisco. Then, three weeks later, I got an email from my Dad back in the UK telling me that my camera had just arrived in the post courtesy of Yosemite National Park! Unbeleivable! My Dad was able to send me all the pictures and videos over the internet, I can't tell you how chuffed I was to get them back ![]() Part 2: Quote:
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Great write up. Sounds like you guys are having a blast and how cool is that sunset and winding road running along the mountainside.
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