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Posted by greenbarn
- August 03, 2015, 21:57:16 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on August 03, 2015, 21:28:46 PMlike the 2 wingers on the ferry from Wolfe Island to Kingston who treated me like a leaper, but that was fine by me.
It was probably that chinese pony tail thingy on your helmet, don't you know....
Glad to hear you got home safely, and happy to hear you had a good time.Posted by CDNRatMan
- August 03, 2015, 21:28:46 PM Well my trip is over Drift In 15 is done and I am now home. After 4,852.8 kms or 3,015.39012 miles, two countries, one province, 10 states and 2 ferries to make it a round trip, time to do the math and see what I actually spent and what I did with the money. But it will never pay for the fantastic time I had, the fantastic people I met and the fun I had. That includes seeing all the accidents, some wonderful individual in the state of Maryland making my load on the motorcycle lighter I lightened my internal load at a rest area. There is a number of people who made this trip a very memorable one and made it so much fun, but if I name them I am sure to miss one person and then I will hurt someone's feelings so better to just say thanks to everyone who I met and talking to. I got to take a few must do for a biker rides off my bucket list, Moonshiners 28, Tail of the Dragon 129, got to visit the Cumberland Gap were the Sackett's of Louis L'Amour fame lived and thrived from.
I met more people on bikes that were super cool, and some like the 2 wingers on the ferry from Wolfe Island to Kingston who treated me like a leaper, but that was fine by me. Meeting a Drifter rider in the Shenandoah National Park, Sky Line Drive who was from Toronto, like 4 hours south of me here in North Bay.....who would have thought it. Got to met a bunch of Drifter riders and some who I have known a long time but only on the forum, and then my fellow Canadian Drifter riders from Windsor and Arnprior....lol....what a fun ride it has been. So to move forward.
I now have packing and unpacking my bike to an art, but I do like the little trailer I saw behind a members bike, time to check into one of them puppies. Also time to start to plan next summer's trips and ideas over the winter, I have a fall ride planned and want to do P.E.I. yet before I am to old to ride so plans are in the works now......
So to any and all who made my ride a fun one thanks and for those of you who were there fantastic and Ron and Heidi, much thanks to both of you for all your work......
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 28, 2015, 19:21:04 PMsome more picture taken by Kim
Posted by 49Reo
- July 28, 2015, 17:31:55 PMCool trailer. Wonder of he made that?
Posted by Troll
- July 27, 2015, 08:35:44 AMMade it home Sunday night at 21:00....847 miles in one day from Clinton, TN to LaCrosse, WI....I always said this was a 1,000 mile a day bike...Didn't quite make the 100,000 mile mark, though...next week! Came across this in a rest area in Illinois....
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 25, 2015, 23:11:26 PMOh forgot to mention that the Landmark was also home to a mess of people who were in the area doing work thing like working on the motel, working in the local area, the first night, Sunday a bunch were already there and the power went out and the motel was emptid for these folks to go and do something or other........but that truck did have lots of wood chips for gardens.
Posted by DC
- July 25, 2015, 22:46:17 PMSo who brought their bike in the Asplundh truck? 
. . . . . and how did you get it in there with the truck being so high up?
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 25, 2015, 19:30:32 PMThanks Troll......
"L" stop walking the killer hound.....
Ok so Drift - In 2015 is over and done and in the books. I would like to make a few comments while things are fresh in my mind and I am able to remember it.
Anyone following along this thread knows what has happened and who is who and since this started I have met some super people. Please forgive me if I do not mention you or forgot you but I will try not to.......
aralph in Windsor, and we will go to the Biker Reunion next summer....the GreenBarns, not enough can be said about how they treated me and welcomed me into their home. I will not go farther then saying that Dawn was a hoot at all the gatherings and she just brought the sun shining even with stories about the family GB was trying to hide. The staff at the Landmark in were awesome and really did credit to the place. I personally owe a huge debt to Tom for the welding job on my broken luggage rack, the Kawasaki shop in Pikeville is outstanding and a super place to deal with, they opened special a couple times when needed and took such good care of us.
To see the Guru Troll working on other people's bikes to help them out. PC, Pastor Dude, I met a person at Drift In and he spent a lot of time with me, oh yes he is also a Pastor.....not sure if the good did wear off.
Mostly I think that Dancing Bear and his fantastic wife Dimples did such a fantastic job, they humped their bbuns for this and the work involved was a lot.
It was mentioned a number of times that the VDOG people from both this forum and the Delphi are not bikers, bike riders, or members of a forum, but we are family.
Ok I have a few more pictures to post and after the Tail of the Dragon ride and the Moonshiner ride today I'll get them up to prove that Troll did do the ride.....lol
Posted by Troll
- July 25, 2015, 19:21:44 PMBecause, as we all know, if there are no pictures, it didn't happen......
Posted by DriftinGirl
- July 25, 2015, 19:15:28 PMGREAT PICS!! In 2016 I shall not break my leg.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 24, 2015, 16:38:49 PM Went to senic overlook and snapped a few shots.....
the big black curved building is the Landmark inn
That couple is BabyFace aka Stephen and not sure and the fantastic couple GreenBarns......
oh her name is Tiffany......she was mean to me.......and I can say that now she is not here to hit......and is back in IN. gave her Pastor Dudes address so she can go and pick on him......
I will say that this week was fun and the people were super.
more to follow.
Posted by aralph
- July 24, 2015, 16:05:00 PMQuote from: CDNRatMan on July 22, 2015, 23:03:52 PM
got me a bike cover,
Quote from: Troll on July 24, 2015, 06:09:32 AMThere was a pair of mesh armored gloves there all week, and I managed to get them (and a few other goodies)
Quote from: CDNRatMan on July 23, 2015, 23:39:22 PMGood job RatMan, you represented Canada well.of the 3 bikes in the 800 competition a really good looking Sunbeam Red too the first place award.
Sounds like you have more to bring back with you then you took down.
Careful with those custom officers with all that loot. Don't wear those Minion
goggles crossing over, they will know somethings up.
aralph
Posted by Troll
- July 24, 2015, 06:09:32 AMThe banquet last night, followed by a silent auction....I did good. There was a pair of mesh armored gloves there all week, and I managed to get them (and a few other goodies I didn't expect)! Dinner was buffet style, and the catfish was REALLY GOOD!!!!!
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 23, 2015, 23:39:22 PM Today was the bike show and some small rides were planned and people went out and had a grand time, it was also the night of the annual banquet and time to chose next years location for Drift In 2016, and I'll give the people in charge the chance to announce the location. Tom Erwin too k the best bike competition in the 1500 group, and of the 3 bikes in the 800 competition a really good looking Sunbeam Red too the first place award. Made the long day rides well worth it. Troll seemed to do really well with the draws at the end of the evening.
There was about 40 different bikes here over the course of the week, some for a day others for a e days and some all week long.
Tomorrow is another free ride day and people are getting ready to head for home.
Posted by CDNRatMan
- July 22, 2015, 23:59:10 PMnot getting much done on that front but I am working on a group ride to New Liskeard in June of 16 and you will be in charge of getting them from Windsor to North Bay......