Sunday 5 May 2013

After a long winters night...


In the line up, waiting for the Vancouver boat

Sturgis Ready
On the boat

...we are finally on the road again. The bike was at my brothers place on Vancouver Island for the winter having some work completed. He installed the hard bags and windshield from a Yamaha Roadliner plus a rear carrier. That required a bit of fabrication to make it fit well. He also did a complete tune up replacing all fluids including new Dot 5 brake fluid. We also installed a new battery and new Metzler's 880's front and rear. The tires stick well. She is now ready for the summer. As you can see, we are heading to Sturgis and will be on a road trip for the first two weeks of August.

These shots where taken at the BC Ferry that goes from Nanimo to Horseshoe Bay and in the lineup on board. The ferry has great food as they serve White Spot fare. The White Spot is a great BC home grown restaurant and I can remember going to the one on Georgia Street back in the late 1950's when we use to walk to Stanley Park on Sundays.