Southwestern Ontario Motorcyle Rider

Late Wet Season

2011-05-30T05:14:00.000-07:00

Well it has been a wet cold spring here in south western Ontario. It looks like the weather is changing and I can get back to updating the site with some more rides. I was able to do the Port Dover run on Friday 13 and it turned out to be a good day! It has been a busy time with work and family but I am going to get some more rides posted as they happen!

October 17

2010-10-18T12:32:00.000-07:00

Another great fall day! There was a pretty cool west wind so our ride was not too long. The sun was out and the fall colours were great. Gotta love fall riding!

October 17 at EveryTrail
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October 10

2010-10-11T18:16:00.000-07:00

Absolutely awesome weather this weekend. We took a nice ride north from Parkhill up toward Hensall thru Benmiller to Goderich and of course to Grand Bend fir ice cream. Great fall colors and just an all around great ride. This makes up for the last couple weekends of rain.

October 10 at EveryTrail
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September 19

2010-09-20T05:14:00.000-07:00

Well not much to say today. I had some other things going on that I had to get done today so I only managed to get a short ride in. We went to Grand Bend for ice cream and a back to Parkhill through Thedford. It was a great afternoon with lots of sun and the trees are just starting to change colour. Looking forward to some very nice rides in the coming weeks. Fall is a great season for riding and I only hope the good weather can last for some time yet! Hope everyone had a great and safe ride this weekend!

September 12

2010-09-12T18:51:00.000-07:00

Cool damp morning today so we only went for a short ride. We went for a run through Ailsa Craig, out to Polar Hill and then over through Delaware and back home through Mt Brydges and Strathroy. Not a long ride or a sunny one but hey, I still riding! Oh and of course it cleared up and the sun began to shine once I got home!

Sept 12 at EveryTrail
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September 5

2010-09-05T18:14:00.000-07:00

We started with good intentions today but some minor mechanical trouble forced us to change our route. Today was one of the cooler days lately and really felt like a late fall day. We left Parkhill and headed south west through Glencoe and Newbury and headed west to the the St Clair river. The ride from Newbury to the river is always great as the road is smooth and seldom has traffic. We went up the river and under the bridge at Point Edward for fries. Once leaving Point Edward the trouble began. The bike I was with (99 Sportster 1200) would not start and it appeared to be just a loose cable on the battery. After tightening the bolts the bike started and we were on our way. Just after Camalachie the bike began to miss fire and the speedo flashing on and off. We checked again and found the cables were tight and the bike would run fine if you pushed down on top of the battery box. So we wedged a handle of a screwdriver between the frame and the top of the box and we were able to limp the bike home. Turns out the positive cable was broken off inside the connector where it connects to the solenoid. Still a decent ride even though we did not finish with ice cream in Grand Bend!

September 5 at EveryTrail

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August 29

2010-08-29T14:25:00.000-07:00

Awesome weather today for riding! We headed north from Parkhill through Zurich, Varna Holmesville and eventually over to Goderich. Goderich has a great beach front road to cruise down and stop at the end for a rest beside the water. We headed back down #21 highway to Grand Bend for ice cream and then south down #21 and through Thedford and back to Parkhill. The day was so nice that I could have stayed out all day but family calls and I am happy to spend time with them too.

August 29 at EveryTrail

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Sunday August 22

2010-08-22T11:04:00.000-07:00

A relatively short ride today. Very overcast with spotty showers. We headed east as the rain was moving in from the west. Nice trip past Wildwood dam and then through St Marys. Of course we ended up in Grand Bend but there was a strong west wind and cool temperatures. All in all a decent ride for a questionable day and we didn't get wet!

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=771272&code=20e10ac5b1950a42b8595ab08e58884f

Sunday August 22 at EveryTrail

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Sunday August 15

2010-08-15T12:32:00.000-07:00

Nice little ride today. We often end up under the bridge at Point Edward for fries and then up the lake shore to Grand Bend for ice cream. Just a note, we did not take #21 hwy all the way into Grand Bend as it is often too busy to get in from the south. We went up Greenway Road and down Mollard Line to #81 hwy and into Grand Bend from the east. Mollard line has about 3 miles of gravel at the start but it is usually track bare so it is not a bad road.

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=758173&code=1b124a2f54331e284999c8b8d4af3cfd

August 15 at EveryTrail

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Port Dover Trip

2010-08-13T15:50:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I planned to post the track route from my GPS over laid on Google Maps directly on this page but I need to investigate the coding a bit further to see if it is possible. In the mean time I will use a link to another site.

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=754005

Port Dover Friday 13 at EveryTrail

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What else would bikers drink?

2010-08-13T15:20:00.000-07:00

Port Dover Thong Man

2010-08-13T15:19:00.001-07:00

Friday 13th!

2010-08-11T07:19:00.000-07:00

I will be riding to Port Dover and back on Friday and I am going to try to post the route we ride using the track log from the GPS on my phone. Will also include pictures from Dover and along the way. If this is successful I intend to post other rides the same way to share some favourite routes I travel.

New resource for Bikers!

2010-08-08T16:26:00.000-07:00

I am an avid motorcycle rider and live in south western Ontario. Sunday's are usually my riding day and I thought (while riding down the highway) "Why not share our routes and sights with other bikers?"

This blog is an attempt to do just that. Please be patient while I get it up and going and post some of my favorite rides.