Algonquin Park

The weather for last Sunday's Colour Ride to Algonquin Park turned out to be about as perfect as it could get. Sunny skies, warm temperatures and calm winds greeted us on this spectacular ride through the Park to Whitney for an excellent lunch, then down hwy 127 and Peterson Road through Wilberforce, Kinmount and Norland for an ice cream stop arriving back in Orillia by 6.00 pm. Great day, great company. Another 450 kms. on the clock, time for new tires again. Thanks to Steve S for some of the pictures, more can be seen by clicking on Photo Gallery 2011.

Wednesday night Ride or Not to Ride.

Can't say that I blame anyone for not showing up last night, who really wants to ride in the rain after dark anyway. This was the sorry scene outside Timmy's though with my bride and I inside the establishment putting another half an inch on the waistline.

Busy Weekend

Saturday was the Midland Toy Ride with over 300 bikes taking part. The day was sunny and cool for the ride through Balm Beach, Midland and Penetang, arriving back at Mountain View Plaza for free pizza and pop. Thanks to Jim Wright for the pictures, much more by clicking on the Photo Gallery 2011 on the right side of this page.

Next day was the ride to Sprucedale along the same twisty route we took a few weeks ago. Weather was perfect, service in the Sprucedale Hotel a little less than perfect with several of us not getting lunch, too bad. However the ride was exciting to say the least with lots of really great company. Thanks to Steve Shane for these pictures and again, more to be seen by clicking on the Photo Gallery 2011.

Mating season appears to be getting under way for our beloved Moose, this ol' Boy may have just got lucky.

Last Bike Night at Gravenhurst

Another party night on the wharf at Gravenhurst for their last Bike Night of the season. Weather was heavy overcast skies which turned to rain for the ride back home. Check out the party animals below.

Last Coldwater Bike Night of the Season

A record number of 110 bikes showed up for the last night of the season at Midland Recreation in Coldwater. Free hamburgers and hotdogs and the chance to win the 50/50 draw and several door prizes including two new tires installed. Also a great opportunity to make new friends and re-visit old acquaintances. Over a thousand dollars has been collected which will be donated this time to the Coldwater Food Bank, so thank you everyone for your support and generosity. More pictures by clicking on the Photo Gallery.

Haliburton Highlands

Sunny skies, dry roads and warm temperatures was the perfect combination for a great ride to Haliburton last Sunday. Expect the future rides to be cooler temperatures as we head into Fall, so a good idea to dress in layers. Picture below shows most of us on this ride outside the restaurant in Haliburton. Thanks to Murray  and Steve for leading the ride, also Wally as the tail guard.

Haugan's BIG ONE Bike Night

Another great night at Haugan's bike Night near Port Perry. Not quite the turnout that was expected but still lots of interesting bikes to see including this beautifully restored 1955 Vincent Black Prince, the last model to be produced by Vincent Motorcycles. This 998 cc bike was basically a Black Shadow with a fairing and was considered the finest machine of it's time with many design features adopted on today's bikes. The owner of this bike pictured below said he had $75,000 invested in it and probably won't loose any money if he had to sell. WOW.

Fall is in the air.

This past Sunday saw a bunch of rather hardy members take off under overcast skies for the Blue Mountain area. Upon riding into Stayner, it was time to reach for the rain gear as the view of the mountain area ahead looked a bit dismal. Sure enough, the rain came down washing off the bugs on the visor but messing up the shiny bikes pretty bad. A welcome lunch stop just north of Flesherton was in order to dry out and fill the personal tank for the next part of the trip to Look out Point, an aircraft cockpit view of Collingwood and the shoreline of Georgian Bay. Thanks to all those that enjoyed this ride and also to Blanka for the pictures.

On the Tuesday Coldwater Bike Night we witnessed with pleasure, Blanka win a new bike tire and Dan ALMOST win the 50/50, nice try Dan, better luck next time.

Next evening was our normal Wednesday night ride, this time through Midland, Penetang and Awenda Provincial Park with trees forming a tunnel on it's twisty road. Great Ride.

Summer's not over yet.

Last Tuesday evening there was another record number of bikes at the Coldwater Bike Night, 82 was the final count. September 13 will be the final Ride In of the season for this event with free hamburgers available for everyone that has supported the Coldwater Bike Night at Midland Recreation. I believe this will be a very special evening, so put this on your calender.

Wednesday evening under cloudy skies 13 of us took a very pleasant ride to Wasaga Beach, then back through Midland with a brief stop at Tim Horton's before heading home. The last part of the trip was quite dark and at least one rider (Barb) was not at all comfortable.

Next came the Thursday night Ride In sponsored by Pink Slips Car Club and Midland Recreation to raise funds for the Child's Voice Foundation. This was Classic Cars and Motorcycles. Again the skies were cloudy but NO rain.