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January 22, 2012

Mundy Park bei Scheematsch


Bei dem Sauwetter (Regen, 4 Grad plus) denken wir uns, machen wir doch nur eine einfache Runde im Mundy Park: kaum Steigung, breite Wege, und bestimmt hat der tagelange Regen auch den Schnee bereits schmelzen lassen... falsch gedacht. Es wird die reinste Schlitter-Partie, denn wir hatten vergessen, unsere Schneeketten anzulegen (und die haben wir sonst immer dabei.) Grrrr!

Natürlich regnet es die ganze Zeit über, und wir können mal wieder ausführlichst die Wasserfestigkeit unserer Wanderschuhe testen.

Obwohl es ausschaut, als wenn der See zugefroren ist... es handelt sich nur um eine wenige Zentimeter dicke Eisschicht, die nicht mal die Enten tragen würden.

Pitschnass traben wir zum Wagen zurück und freuen uns nun auf eine schöne heisse Tasse Kräutertee.

What else to do?

The crazy weather pattern dumped a lot of snow on the otherwise wet We(s)t Coast, leaving the bike house-bound, trapped, locked in, deemed to be parked, and that leaves me with what?

P M S - Parked Motorcycle Syndrome
A common disease that occurs in the winter when a rider is unable to take his/her motorcycle out for a ride and is forced to think about things other than motorcycles.
WRONG!
Still thinking about motorcycles.
That's what the Motorcycle Show is for.

Of course we had a much more serious mission this time. A friend of ours needed assistance for his first motorcycle purchase.
It only happened by pure accident that I ended up on a pretty two-tone colored Bonnie.
Made in England, gotta love that label. I wish they would still do so, but like a lot of other stuff the Bonnie's are most probably manufactured cheaply in Asia these days.
Here is Hubby mildly irritated on a Victory. Pretty fugly the bike, if you ask me, but each to their own.
No sight of the Beemer scooter except for this sign, and finally: the price tag. As expected is is in the same range as the Suzuki Burgman or the Honda Silverwing.

Meanwhile our friend became friendly with a Kawasaki KLR 650, a good and reasonably priced starter bike for a tall guy like him.
But this one, the Yamaha Tenere really made him smile (that is until he took a gander at the price tag).

It was a good trade show with lots of visitors. All major brands where present, even Piaggio showed up. Lots of material to dream and rave about until riding season begins again.

January 19, 2012

Land of the Free?



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