BC Canada ride, 2100KM over 4 days.

MikeP · Post by **MikeP** » Mon Jun 08, 2015 10:57 pm

Did a trip at the end of May this year. 2100km over 4 days from Vancouver Island to Whistler, Cache Creek, Prince George then on to McBride down to Kamloops and back to Cache Creek, Hells Gate, Hope and then Vancouver and back to the island. It was amazing, my only complaint was the small gas tank.
The Air Hawk seat cushion was amazingly comfortable and the ride was smooth with the stock suspension. However I was packing over 90 lbs in luggage.

kramnala58 · Post by **kramnala58** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:58 am

Looks like it was a great trip, albeit a little wet at times. Fantastic scenery.

relic · Post by **relic** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 10:16 pm

Hey Mike
know the route well
in four days
wow!

MikeP · Post by **MikeP** » Tue Jun 09, 2015 11:32 pm

relic wrote:Hey Mike
know the route well
in four days
wow!

Its a gorgeous route for sure. Look forward to doing a route to Dawson City sometime. I love Hank Snow's Ballads of The Tales of the Yukon.
I want to see some of that country. For now I have to be satisfied with my pictures and videos.
I have about 30hrs of footage to review with the goal of cutting it down to a 1 or 2 hour movie for the family.

dkazzed · Post by **dkazzed** » Wed Jun 10, 2015 10:06 pm

Beautiful trip. I would love to ride all across BC one day.

Mel46 · Post by **Mel46** » Thu Jun 11, 2015 8:07 am

So would a lot of us.

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Wed Jun 17, 2015 10:56 pm

Dang! Jealous! WooHoo!
Yeah, Me too! I see me on me bike in pic #2, 4 and...9. Don't tell me family, I'll call them when I get there! (No need to have them worry any sooner than need be

Agree?)

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful pics! Ya did good MikeP. Congrats on a successful, safe ... FUN RIDE!

MikeP · Post by **MikeP** » Thu Jun 18, 2015 10:04 am

WhiteNoise wrote:Dang! Jealous! WooHoo!
Yeah, Me too! I see me on me bike in pic #2, 4 and...9. Don't tell me family, I'll call them when I get there! (No need to have them worry any sooner than need be Agree?)

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful pics! Ya did good MikeP. Congrats on a successful, safe ... FUN RIDE!

Glad you enjoyed them.

I can relate to the family worrying. I had my SPOT gps set up on the bike so they could track my progress and I also had a plan B should I crash in the mountains and need EMS. There was no cell reception for much of the ride due to the rural and mountainous terrain. I can honestly say, even in the thunderstorm, I had zero near misses. That I am rather proud of and thankful for.

xixon · Post by **xixon** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:59 pm

nice pic's Mike....way cool

I just bought a 2013 PCX from a dude on the island...I took a bus to Horseshoe Bay, then BC ferries to Departure Bay.... he met me there with the PCX on a trailer.

I test drove the bike, liked it, bought it, got ICBC insurance/plates, then drove back home to Vancouver on the next ferry.

cheers

MikeP · Post by **MikeP** » Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:18 pm

Congratulations xixon!

I am sure you are going to love the bike. It will make commuting in Vancouver a breeze. Please post some pictures when you have a moment.

Cheers,

dkazzed · Post by **dkazzed** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 12:49 pm

Congrats xixon!

I live in the Kelowna area now, sold my CBR 125R before moving and now I have a Yamaha Vino 125. I should take the long way home one of these days. The 7.5 HP air cooled carbureted engine is a bit weak but there are some decent 60-80km/h roads around here.

xixon · Post by **xixon** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:24 pm

MikeP wrote:Congratulations xixon!

I am sure you are going to love the bike. It will make commuting in Vancouver a breeze. Please post some pictures when you have a moment.

Cheers,

It a lot of fun even in the heavy traffic.... the nice weather is making it so much more enjoyable..

no regrets on my scooter, other than I should have bought one sooner

xixon · Post by **xixon** » Tue Sep 29, 2015 7:35 pm

dkazzed wrote:Congrats xixon!

I live in the Kelowna area now, sold my CBR 125R before moving and now I have a Yamaha Vino 125. I should take the long way home one of these days. The 7.5 HP air cooled carbureted engine is a bit weak but there are some decent 60-80km/h roads around here.

thanks dkazzed

I'm surprised the vino 125 only has 7.5 HP, as the BWs 125 has 11 HP, it must have a few upgrades over the Vino

dkazzed · Post by **dkazzed** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:06 pm

xixon wrote:
dkazzed wrote: thanks dkazzed

I'm surprised the vino 125 only has 7.5 HP, as the BWs 125 has 11 HP, it must have a few upgrades over the Vino

The BWS 125 moved to a fuel injected although still air cooled engine.

How are you liking your PCX so far?

honkerman · Post by **honkerman** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 12:54 pm

someone else who gets it.

Scooters can be great for long distance travel. Great pics.

you you · Post by **you you** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 3:52 pm

honkerman wrote:someone else who gets it. Scooters can be great for long distance travel. Great pics.

Another exactly

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