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Good for you! FYI Canadian Biker was started by Len Creed (Layback) right here on Saltspring island. He lived just down the road from me. It was Motorcycle Magazine then. The name and format changed when he moved to Victoria. I wrote a few articles which appeared in the first issues which were in a newspaper format.

Any intersection cameras in that area? Could help. Hope you are up and riding soon.

Could be a disk out of place. Extremely painful. Could probably be muscular from the extra strain. Use hot packs ( to relax the muscles) and alternate with cold packs ( to reduce swelling). Hope you are better soon

When I was looking for a bike I went to the bike show in Abbotsford and sat on all the bikes. When I saw the 02 Midnight Venture I said "That's my bike" then I sat on it and knew I was right.

That is hard to take. I had cancer and they gave me 24 months to live, that was 6 years ago. I am convinced a positive attitude really helps. Hang in there.

There is a show called Marketplace. They did a study on gas and octane ratings. They found for nearly all vehicles there was no difference in performance or mileage between low and high octane. Only high compression engines (10+) needed the high octane.

Gas companies always raise their prices in the summer, people get out and drive more when the weather is good. There is little difference in the octane rating. Nearly all vehicles will run just fine on the lowest octane and in fact some vehicles get better mileage with it. The only vehicles that need high octane are real high performance ones with very high compression.

No but I will be going on the one in Victoria.

So I guess I can't call you a "wing nut" any more. Sure know how to spoil a guys fun. Hope it can make it as far as VI or SS.

Mine has similar problems. When I fill up it does not read full until I am a couple miles down the road. When it runs out the gauge still reads 1/4 full.

I'm not prepared at all, except for the lake in front of the house full of fish, the deer and rabbits in the yard, the grouse and quail and an ocean of fish clams, oysters, crabs, a half hour walk away. Surrounded by farms. Back to the barter system. Got guns and fishing tackle and boats.

A guy was showing me a 44-40 from the early 1900's. A real cannon and I doubt I would ever get any ammo for it. We don't seem to be having as many problems with ammo as you guys. Thanks for all the input.

Thanks for the input. I think I will go for it.

I have a chance to get a Tarus M608 357 stainless. I know nothing about Tarus. Are they well made and reliable. I figure some people here will be familiar with the brand.

Retirement means you have lots of time to do twice as much.

I don't have permission to view either.

logical female=oxymoron

Once, long, long ago my girlfriend told her mother she was spending the night at my parents place and I told my mom I was spending the night at her parents place. We then spent the night at a motel. When I went home in the morning my mother came running out and told us to get over to my girlfriends place as her mother had phoned and my mother told her we had just left. Thanks mom!

If you guys go to Victoria you are not allowed to bypass Saltspring.

The main problem with insurance in B.C. is that ICBC ( aka ICKYBICKY), the Insurance Company of British Columbia, is owned by the provincial government. It is supposed to be independent but the government raids their funds and adds them to the provincial coffers so even if ICBC makes a profit the rates continue to go up. ICBC also pays the police to put up roadblocks and radar traps so that they can raise individual rates. Extra insurance, damage, theft etc, can be obtained privately. According to Marketplace, a very good consumer affairs show, the reason prices in Canada are so high is that they can afford them and will pay them. They tracked the costs for goods all the way from the store to the manufacturer and found no reason why the prices are so high. It is simple gouging. Everyone along the way said the same thing, Canadians can afford it so we charge them extra.

Seems to me the last time I followed Rick on a short cut there were three of us and it involved a traffic jam and some sidewalk riding. Good thing there were not many pedestrians.

Looks cheaper than B.C.

Paid $5.00 to get a motorcycle endorsement. bought my first bike and learned to ride it in the parking lot of the dealer. Long time ago now. 34 years with only one accident involving RR tracks. I was distracted by a car coming at me from the side.

we set a record here. We only had one day with a little snow (Dec 25th) but Dec,JAN,Feb had the least amount of sunshine ever recorded here. So far this week we have had sunshine,rain,clouds,fog,and hail.

The leading cause of divorce is........... marriage:shock3:.