Riders Of Vision

 :) Here we are into 2009 and here I go again, with what is now becoming a well supported annual event...

               
...and again, it will be held on the Canadian holiday May twofour weekend...Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th May 2009.

As we have no plans to extend our wee abode...our bungalow...sleeping arrangements are tight and therefore people will have to use their tent/trailer or a local motel.

CanadianLou has kindly agreed to take charge of the "Road Tour" for the Saturday...(so you can't complain about my loud pipes up front ::) :D :D)

Meeting times, etc will be forthcoming over the coming weeks leading up to the event... ;)

So, let me know people... 8)

8).......IN 13 12 Visions, 2 1 Virago, 1 Harley, 2 x Honda's  8)

8).......TIGER...Pearl Orange '82
8).......BlurredVision...Custom black paint schemed '82
8).......beast...Blue '82
8).......CanadianLou...Black '82.
8).......Dibble.......Black '82
8).......Dorothy...Red & White '83
8).......Joevac...Black '82
8).......Kenny...Red '83
8).......kev10104...Red & White '83.
8).......Lil'blaster...Red & White '83
8).......Night_Vision...Euro Red '82.[/s] due to family commitments.
8).......s3sriniv...Black '82
8).......Wolf...Yellow '82
8).......xswheels...Black '82

8).......Big Barrie...'76 GoldWing (Original owner!!)
8).......Dave...400 Yamaha or 550 Suzuki or 900 Honda Custom!!!
8).......Dibble Sr...another Viagra, er, Virago ;)
8).......Fiddlesticks...one of our two female rider's 8)...on her Viagra,  :-[ ooops, Virago  8)
8).......G Bag...Harley Davidson.due to business commitments.
8).......Wee Baz...'02 Shadow.


                 

Its my ambition to show up some year , so we can ride side by side , playing a duet on our MACs ! That will give them something to complain about! :D :D :D :D ;)

Quote from: Rick G on January 05, 2009, 02:38:06 AM
Its my ambition to show up some year , so we can ride side by side , playing a duet on our MACs ! That will give them something to complain about! :D :D :D :D ;)

:D :D :D :D :D Your welcome anytime Ricky 8)

             

My bags are packed!   ;)

Can't wait.

Quote from: joevacc on January 05, 2009, 10:04:36 AM
My bags are packed!   ;)

Can't wait.

:) The New York Mafia!!!... here is a guy with a 12 hour ride in front of him, to get here, for the spring ride :o

8) Superb Joe. You and N_V's bed's are booked. We look forward to having you both here with us... 8)

                     

I'll quaff a glass of Scotch that evening as a toast from California ;D

Quote from: Brian Moffet on January 05, 2009, 02:26:52 PM
I'll quaff a glass of Scotch that evening as a toast from California ;D

...and we will quaff one back to you Brian :D :D :D :D :D :D... 8)

           

Quote from: joevacc on January 05, 2009, 10:04:36 AM
My rain gear is packed!   ;)

Can't wait.

ok, I'll go for a dip  ;)

 8) Kenny is in... 8)

             

...and so is Fiddlesticks, our lone female rider, on her Yamaha Virgin, err, Viagra...  :-[ oh sorry, Yamaha Virago :D :D :D :D 8)

                             

Ready to roar...I'm in.Get lost, snow!

Quote from: wolf on January 09, 2009, 04:34:52 PM
Ready to roar...I'm in.Get lost, snow!

8) Howl at the moon, Wolf's in... 8)....but what about the Wolf cub ???

                     

  Hey Brian,
     I'd buy you a bottle of Macallan's single malt if you showed up!  These bikes love long hauls the 25th in Colorado seemed like a warm up for ours.  ;)
                   See you here?
                               Cheers Ken S.

Quote from: Tiger on January 09, 2009, 08:49:58 AM
...and so is Fiddlesticks, our lone female rider, on her Yamaha Virgin, err, Viagra...  :-[ oh sorry, Yamaha Virago :D :D :D :D 8)

                             

8).......TIGER....... 8)

Hahaha aren't we the comedian.  ;D

 :) Hey guys, its only...

         

...to the 2009 OnROV Spring Ride!!!

                 

  8) Hey, its only...

         

...to the 2009 OnROV Spring Ride!!! Have you booked your place yet???

                 

Which means of course that we only have 14 weeks of good riding left, and my bike is still not 100% roadworthy  :'(

 :) roro, my Visions not road worthy yet either...

...but I have 3 to 4 feet of snow outside and several weeks to get her ready :o  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D... ;)

                 

Quote from: Rick G on January 05, 2009, 02:38:06 AM
Its my ambition to show up some year , so we can ride side by side , playing a duet on our MACs ! That will give them something to complain about! :D :D :D :D ;)

Some Spring, Rick...

I want to ride up with ya. That would be a ride! I've never been East of Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

:) :) :) :) :)
Coil

 

Quote from: coilXZcoyle on February 06, 2009, 09:55:50 PM

Quote from: Rick G on January 05, 2009, 02:38:06 AM
Its my ambition to show up some year , so we can ride side by side , playing a duet on our MACs ! That will give them something to complain about! :D :D :D :D ;)

Some Spring, Rick...

I want to ride up with ya. That would be a ride! I've never been East of Cuyahoga Falls, OH.

:) :) :) :) :)
Coil

:) Come on up boys...we have two Americans attending, up to now!!! Well, every time to be truthful  ;)

                             

 8) Less than ...

     

...to the 2009 OnROV Spring Ride!!! Get your name on the chart if yer gonna start...

                 

8) The count down continues, with only a mere...


           
...to "The OnROV 2009 Spring Ride" :o  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

??? Have you looked at your Vision lately ???  She may be in need of...

.......new spark plug's :-\ about $7.00 a pair at your local Canadian Tire store!!

             

 :-\ Would you believe it, only...

           
...are you booked in yet :o

:-\  Have you looked at your Vision lately  :-\  She may be in need of...the fluids changed!!! Git 'er done ::)

                 

 :) "The Mistress" is all but ready after the January 1st fall from the trailer. The new fairing, dash board, mirrors, signal indicators, rear light cowl, backrest pad, etc, etc are all fitted ...(just awaiting my "new" hard bags to come back from painting this coming week...thanks vadasz1 )...and she will be all set for her shake down ride.

Oil change done, new air filter fitted, battery all charged up, etc, etc.... ;)

The 2009 OnROV Spring Ride is now...

             

.......and up till now I have , with me, seven confirmed attendees... 8)

  8).......TIGER
  8).......CanadianLou...Mississauga native.
  8).......Night_Vision...long haulin' up from Syracuse, New York State!!!
  8).......Joevac...looong hauling up from New York, New York!!!
  8).......Kenny...coming in from Trenton!
  8).......Fiddlesticks...(our one and only female rider  )...coming in from Barrie area!
  8).......Wolf...Trekking it up here from the Sarnia area... 8)

This will be our forth year  and each year we get a wee bit bigger ...the addition of kev10104 and his nice Red & White '83 from the east side of Toronto, along with xswheels on his Black '82 coming up from Sarnia will swell our Vision ranks again... Big Danno from Listowel, may join us...on a Yamaha but he may not have his Vision by then...but still a welcome rider no less...a big welcome to the three of you .

We are all aware that there is a wee bit of a down turn in the economy at present, which will effect some of us more than others. However, I would really appreciate your input and let me know, as best you can and as soon as possible, if you will (or will not) be attending our annual get together.
It helps Cathy and I work out: food & drink for the Saturday night BBQ, ride routes, stops for food/gas, etc, sleeping arrangements, over night parking, etc, etc (Annie, my next door neighbour, has kindly allowed us the use of here garage again).

We have no problem for those who have a trailer, tents, etc...

Cathy and I look forward, once again, to opening our house to our friend's, old & new... 8)

               

 8) Wahoooooo, three more to add to the list... 8)

8)...Dorothy (Kenny's wife) on her Red & White '82 from Trenton 8)

8)...xswheels on his Black '82 from Sarnia 8)

8)...kev10104 on his Red & White '83 from the East side of Toronto 8)

               

 :) We now have 9 Visions  in place for the ride and several more owners to answer the call...which means that the OnROV could very well host a North American record number of Visions come spring. Wouldn't that be cool boy's 'n girlie's.

I will scout out the three nearest motels in Orangeville for rates and availability over the next week as the "Tiger Motel & Resort" is at capacity :o ;D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

               

counting Andre.... wouldn't that be 10 Visions   ???

Quote from: Night Vision on March 08, 2009, 08:54:21 PM
counting Andreas.... wouldn't that be 10 Visions   ???

8) Yep...but I'm not sure if the Wolf cub is coming as yet. I'll get an email off to the Alpha male :D :D :D... ;) :-\

             

 8) TEN Visions... 8)

8)...Lil'Blaster...Red & White '83...coming in from Kitchener 8) Art' (aka Lil'Blaster) hasn't missed a ride since he bought "The Black Panther" (Black '82) from me!!! Now he has the '83 he is selling his '82...any one interested??

                   

 :)...and another rider to join in the fun. An OnROV welcome goes out to G Bag and his Harley, coming all the way up from NY, NY with Joevac... 8)

                   

 8) WOW!!!  Do you realise its only...


                   

...is your Vision ready yet!!! Maybe it needs the fluids changed... :-\ When was the last time you checked/changed out ALL the fluids on YOUR Vision ??? :-\ :o

               

 8) Here we grow... 8)

Dibble......Black '82...Barrie area.

Dibble Sr..1100 Virago...Barrie area.

               

Holy crap this is going to be a sweet ride.

 :) I hope Canadian_Lou can muster some loaves and fishes!!!

                         

In the right hands 5 loaves and 2 fish can feed alot of people ;)

Quote from: 67GTO on March 16, 2009, 08:08:21 PM
In the right hands 5 loaves and 2 fish can feed alot of people ;)

8) Canadian_Lou is my Pastor... 8)

               

 8) Add Dave Milligan from Mississauga, on his...400 Yamaha or 550 Suzuki or 900 Honda Custom!!! Whatever he brings, hes always welcome, once again 8)


                       

 8) Hoooya, only...


           

:P By now, you've at least found your keys and fired up your Vision from its winter sleep... :-[ ::) Done the fluid changes/checked levels :-\ , have a good, fully charged battery installed :-\ , checked that your lights/indicators/brake light, etc are all working :-\ , checked the tire pressures :-\ , fresh gas in the gas tank :-\ , checked the brakes :-\ , replaced or cleaned those spark plug's :-\....... ::) In which case, you must have been out and about for a shake down ride or two, right  ??? riiiiight 8)

                         

Hooooya!

 :) Now that s3sriniv Vision is road ready, that should give us twelve healthy Visions for the ride, which is now only...

                 
:-\ Any more Vision candidates wishing to attend this tribal function need only say "AYE TIGER, I'm IN"... :D :D :D :D  8)

               

 :) Wahoooooo, only...

             
:) By now you should all have your Vision's up, running and raring to go... 8)


       

Now all we need is the damned snow to stop. :'(

mine needs a bath and should be good to go... got pretty muddy out there Sunday  ::)

  Nice Day here!! (Köhln Bon) 8) 8) although I did have both V's up and running sounded a lot like spring.!!
    Dorothy's R/W needed  a starter I think after 103,560 kms the brushes are shot, I replaced the seal around 35,000kms.
    Anyhow both are ready to head of to the Tiger Hotel !!!
            Can't wait.
               On the Road again...  Ken S. ;)   

Quote from: Kenny on April 06, 2009, 08:36:01 PM
Dorothy's R/W needed a starter I think after 103,560 kms the brushes are shot,   

Anyhow both are ready to head of to the Tiger Hotel !!! Can't wait. On the Road again...  Ken S. ;)   

Superb Kenny/Dorothy, your room will be ready for you. We look forward to seeing you both 8) Are you coming on the Friday PM or Saturday AM  :-\

I get the replacement brushes from a wee shop in Streetville for $10.00 each... 8)

                               

 :) Looks like our last snows of winter have been and gone, well going!!! ::) Hopefully I can go ridin' on Saturday or Sunday 8)

Canadian_Lou will be looking after the Saturday main ride...hey, he volunteered ;D :D :D :D :D :D... 8)

The B.B.Q at my place on Saturday evening will take place as normal...good food, good booze, good banter with great people = one superb night!!! 8)

I'll have "Goodie Boxes" for all those attending, which may or may not contain  ::): Penetrating fluid, Red RTV Silicone, spray grease, loctite, hand cleaner, pipe dope, AA/AAA batteries, etc, etc. These products are ALL industrial grade and come from the company I work for or my competitor's!!!

                       

Say Tiger, how are you making out with searching for nearby motel rates, and round trip taxi fares?  The only online rate i could find was the Best Western in Orangeville at $380 for Fri.Sat.

 :) Regarding motels try: http://www.norpeelmotel.ca/index.html or Atlanta Motel, (519) 941-8280...they are a LOT cheaper than the one and only new hotel!!! These are approx' 15 minutes from my place...

             

Hey Mr.John, you can add another vision to the list BLURRED VISION and my friend Jane will be camping at alora gorge that weekend and would love to tour around with you guys. I will contact you later.
   Sincerely Jason WHittington 5198602940.

Quote from: Blurred Vision on April 16, 2009, 08:02:43 AM
Hey Mr.John, you can add another vision to the list BLURRED VISION and my friend Jane...

8) SUPERB Jay, great to hear from you again and I look forward to riding with you and Jane once more brother... 8)

Sadly, we have lost an ever present at the OnROV rides... :'( due to family commitments, (which always come first in my book), NightVision won't be able to join us for the Spring ride :'( However, there WILL be other rides to get together through 2009 8)

             

 8) Ooooooooh, only...


...To the 2009 OnROV Spring Ride 8) 8) 8)

8) By now you will have had your Vision out for a shake down ride or three, cleaned out the cobwebs, done your servicing, etc, fried some of those heartless wee gremlins to a crisp and are sitting there patiently waiting for this great event to happen 8) on the other hand... ::) .... ;D :D :D :D :D... ;)

                         

 :) Art' (aka Lil'Blaster) sold his '82 today but will be keeping/riding his '83 8) The new owner is a friend of mine and will, hopefully, be joining us for the ride... 8)

                   

Well Mr John Looks like we will be camping at Elora gorge for the May 24 weekend, not soo far from y'all lol. Had some issues with the paint this winter, i took the cover off of her to find most of the paint has flaked off the top of the gastank, this would be due to the fact that I used furniture lacquer instead of automotive paint. I have managed to repair and touch up the tank with the clever use of some flat black rust paint, she still looks mean, and runs great. Those 83 risers have really saved my back. I'll try and get a pic of the new flat black accents.

Quote from: Blurred Vision on April 24, 2009, 10:58:45 AM
Those 83 risers have really saved my back.

8) Pleased that they worked out for you and got you back into the saddle buddy...Looking forward to seeing you and your re-restored Vision 8)

                   

Nearly time boys and girls...only...



...are you and your Vision's ready yet :-\ Ya better be amigo's  :o ;D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

We will have kev10104 (Red/White '83) and xswheels (Black '82) joining us for the first time, welcome guy's...and soon we will have three more joining us...all recent '82 owner's 8)

Looking forward to meeting up and riding with you ALL veeeery soon... 8)

                     

 :) Beast, our latest ROV/OnROV member, will be joining us on his recently rebuilt Blue '82...

That makes...

                    ...for this years spring ride!!! plus our non-Vision friend's... 8)

:) I am soooooooooo looking forward to it 8)

                                      

Was wondering if that red Vision was still available the one you emailed me about. Jane has the bike fever and needs to get riding badly ! 800.00 would be about right.

Quote from: Blurred Vision on May 04, 2009, 09:06:59 AM
Was wondering if that red Vision was still available the one you emailed me about. Jane has the bike fever and needs to get riding badly ! 800.00 would be about right.

:) Nope, its gone...However, I have emailed you regarding another one for $500.00...but you must get onto it A.S.A.P... ;)

                     

 :) I had lunch with Canadian_Lou today to discuss the ride details he is working on...its going to be an enjoyable ride boys 'n girls 8)

PLEASE NOTE.
Saturday meet time/location...We will meet at "The Breezy Corners restaurant" at 8.45 a.m. sharp   for breakfast...Please aim to be there on time!!!

The restaurant is located, as some of the "old timers" are aware ::) :D :D, on Hwy #6, on the EAST SIDE (next to a PetroCanada gas station) between Hwy #401 and Hwy #403...approx' 10 minutes from the 401/403.

Those people who wish to ride there with me...I will leave my place at 8.00 a.m. sharp!!!

We will return to my place for approx' 5/5.30 p.m. to eat, drink and shoot the breeze...Come ready to enjoy yourself with a good bunch of friends...new and old alike 8)

               

I am looking so forward to this ride.

Quote from: kev10104 on May 06, 2009, 06:47:10 PM
I am looking so forward to this ride.

8) Knowing you and Tammy, you two will fit right in with the crazy gang ;D :D :D :D :D :D You'll both enjoy it...

                           

Quote from: Tiger on May 06, 2009, 06:28:18 PM
:) I had lunch with Canadian_Lou today to discuss the ride details he is working on...its going to be an enjoyable ride boys 'n girls 8)

How about a brief preview of the ride. Are we headed North?

Quote from: xswheels on May 07, 2009, 12:57:49 PM
How about a brief preview of the ride. Are we headed North?

:) Sorry, this is Canadian_Lou's "Magical Mystery Tour" ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D... ;)

               

 8) Just.....

                   
...boy's and girl's. Other than last minute tweaks, these Vision's should all be serviced, polished up and raring to go 8) 8) 8)

8) Don't forget to pack your camera's...

                         

PLEASE NOTE.
Saturday 16th meet time/location...We will meet at "The Breezy Corners restaurant" at 8.45 a.m. sharp   for breakfast...Please aim to be there on time!!!

The restaurant is located, as some of the "OnROV old timers" are aware ::) :D :D, on Hwy #6, on the EAST SIDE (next to a SHELL gas station) between Hwy #401 and Hwy #403...approx' 10 minutes from the 401/403.

:-\ Those coming on Hwy 401...Exit at Hwy 6 South/Brock Road and then head south for approx' 6/7 minutes, past the village of FREELTON and within a couple of minutes you will see the restaurant on your left... 8)

:-\ From Hwy 403...Exit at Hwy 6 NORTH...you will see the restaurant on your right within approx' 5/6 minutes of exiting Hwy 403... 8)

Those people who wish to ride there with me...I will leave my place at 8.00 a.m. sharp!!!


               

I am like a little kid in a candy store waiting for this.Maybe we should start today seeing as I am on a week of holidays.

Quote from: kev10104 on May 10, 2009, 08:17:14 AM
I am like a little kid in a candy store waiting for this.Maybe we should start today seeing as I am on a week of holidays.

;D ;D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D... 8)

           

Quote from: Tiger on May 10, 2009, 06:35:12 AM

Quote from: xswheels on May 07, 2009, 12:57:49 PM
How about a brief preview of the ride. Are we headed North?

:) Sorry, this is Canadian_Lou's "Magical Mystery Tour" ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D... ;)

               

8).......TIGER....... 8)

Oooooh I love magical mystery tours. 

Kevin I am totally jealous. It aint fair. I want the week off.  >:(
I do have Thursday off though, so  if everything comes together perhaps a pre ride warm up?

You bet.Just let me know when and where and i am in.

 

 8) Its getting down to the wire with only...

           
:'( Sadly we have lost Blurred Vision for this ride... :(

                 

You guys have lots of fun and BE SAFE!!

3 more sleeps.   ;D
Or technically 2 more for some of us. :D :D :D :D :D

 :) Neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeearly there boys and girls, nearly there, only...

         
...to go!!! However, I'll see some of you on Friday afternoon/Friday evening... 8)

               

iiiyyiiioiyy
rain, rain go away, come again another day

 :) Here is the long range weather report...

http://www1.sympatico.ca/cgi-bin/wx2004.pl?lng=en&stn=CAON0505

...Light rain expected on Saturday but warm 64f/18c ... 8) I don't care, I'll be out there with Joevac & Co on Saturday, as I've looked forward to this for such a long time during our LOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG, cold winter... 8)

Dibble & Dibble Sr have dropped out due to work commitments... :(

               

Quote from: joevacc on May 14, 2009, 03:18:18 PM

rain, rain go away, come again another day

you mean Saturday?  now you went a did it... :P

Joe planned on riding to my house today and I was going to ride to the border with him tomorrow....
but, as usual, it's raining on Joe and he's snug 'an dry at home...

he's leaving early in the morning, we'll meet up, and he'll ride the 12hrs to Tiger's tomorrow...

tomorrow looks nice! I finally might get to ride with Joe without getting wet  :) :) :)
please have a wobbly pop ready for him, he's gonna need it  ;)

 8) Its Friday, the sun is shining bright, a long weekend ahead (Monday is Victoria Day) and The 2009 OnROV Spring Ride is about to begin...Puuuuuuurfect... 8)

Today will see Joevac ride in from New York...Night_Vision will ride with him up to the border and hopefully Canadian_Lou (and maybe Kev10104) will pick Joe up from there and deliver him to my place sometime this afternoon... 8)

We also have Wolf and xswheels coming in from Sarnia just after lunch time...and Fiddlesticks arriving later today... 8)

8) LET THE PARTY BEGIN... 8)

               

Joe's on track to meet up with me in about an hour.... 3 hrs to Niagara Falls and lunch puts him in your court around 1:00pm

Soo far so good. Gotta work till 5:30, go home and pill my cat.  :o  Assuming  I survive that I should be on track to see you around 7:30-8.

;D

Got a full tank of gas, three days off, clear weather ahead, let's ride these suckers. Going to get the Wolf.

Ready to roll!...after a frantic last minute stator change...Fortunately the stator out of the spare engine is testing out ok.
Man! It really is true, own a v long enough, and you get to the point where you just lean the damn thing against a tree, rip the burnt out stator out , put in a functioning one and KEEP ON GOING!! See you soon, Tiger---xs and I are hitting the road at ten.--wolf.

I would love to meet up with him.I will give Cecil a call.

Will this workday ever end? >:(

We are planning on leaving here at 6am so we should be at your place aroung 7:30 Tiger.If plans change I will call you in the morning.If you are heading up around that time Cindy let us know and we'll meet up with you.

A super ride again as usual. Tigers hospitality is second to none. Canadian Lou picked some of the nicest roads I have been on in ages. Some were quite challenging in the drizzle we ran in and out of on Saturday. Over all we barely had any rain at all, and everone came prepared with rain gear so it was mostly a non issue. A weekend of riding, riding, riding, eating, drinking, working on bikes, and talking about them, sleeping. Then waking up and getting to do it all over again. What more is there in life when you have good bikes, good friends, and overall good weather.  ;D  ;D
All the bikes ran beautifully and brought thier owners home again safe and sound with the exception of a minor tip over which resulted in nothing more than a cracked signal lense. If thats the worst part of the weekend your doing pretty damned good.  One particular highlight was making a wrong turn at the border and getting to each pay 3.75 to get back into a country we never left. Oh wait a minute that was poopy lol. Someone better have a talk with our navigator. Just kidding Tiger haha 
I for one had an incredible time. Hope to see everyone again soon.

Couldn't agree more! Another superb ride---many thanks again to Tiger and Cathy for the hospitality, and to CDLou for the magical mystery tour. --wolf.

This was my first ride like this and it was absolutely fantastic.Canadian Lou set out a great course with dips,turns,scenery,just an absolutely beautiful route.Tiger and Cathy's hospitality really are second to none.Tiger wasn't kidding when he said there were truly great people attending because the people we met made the ride one to remember.Joe coming in all the way from the States was special and just reinforced how special friendship really is.I am forever thankful that i found this site but am so appreciative of the special friends I have made.Thanks again everyone for letting myself and Tammy enjoy a special weekend with you all.

Yaaaaaaaaafucinnnnnhoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That was good!  1119.5 miles!  I did not bring my Vision :-[ but I offered a test ride to Night Vision and he kept it for over an hour!  ;D ;)  So I did get to ride his V, if only for a while.

As always Tiger and his beautiful bride make it look so easy!  Thank you both from the bottom of my heart!! 
How can you beat friends, bikes, great home cooked food, Canadian beer, and some bottles of scotch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  (don't try- can't be done)

Unfuckinbeliveable tour by Canadian Lou! ;)  (we are saved) over 200 miles! truly a riders ride!!  8) 8)

Great to see fiddlesticks, wolf and Lead Deficiency again! :D It has been an absolute privilege to meet xswheels, kev10104 and his wife, beast and all of the other usual suspects!    The company is my favorite part!

Riding home was a real blast!!! ;)
I hit hard all the way to my house!  Brilliant, just Brilliant!  Made record time.   :-X

Looking forward to the next one!  As I said to Tiger these are the best rides of my life!

 :o O.K...were did everyone go... ??? We have an empty house now that the "OnROV Family" have all gone back to their own homesteads!!! Geeeee, its real quiet around here...suppose I better go and wash "The Mistress" as she is looking kinda scuzzy after all the miles we have done over such a great weekend... 8)

This weekend started on Friday with the arrival of Joevac all the way from New York. Joe was escorted to the Canadian border by Night_Vision, (who sadly had to miss this ride due to family commitments...you where missed brother :(). Joe was then escorted all the way from the border to my place by Canadian_Lou, (Thank you C_L, much appreciated)... 8)

Next we had the arrival of Wolf...who had to do a stator change the day before!!!...and along side him, for the first time, xswheels, who bought "The Fat Lady" from me last fall, and now known as "Black Betty" (for reasons we won't get into on this family channel!!!) all the way in from Sarnia... 8)

Next up was "beast", our latest member, who's Vision hasn't been "tagged" since '95 and has sat in my garage for a week getting work done. He brought over a set of MAC's as the OEM set was done ::) A BIG thank you to Canadian_Lou, who I rang on Thursday night at 9 p.m, in need of a clean set of carbs for beasts Vision :o..after burning the midnight oil, he had a set done for me to pick up on Friday morning!!! :o 8) With a clean set of carbs and Mac's in hand, xswheels and I set about beasts ride. In a couple of hours she was up-and-running for the first time in FOURTEEN years :o 8) 8). She was eventually loaded on to beasts pick-up truck and off a very happy new Visionary went in to the sunset...to get a good nights sleep and to get ready for his first ride on his Vision and his new extended family ;D ;D ;D... 8) By the time Fiddlesticks arrived we had Wolf's Vision in, oil drained and the left side engine cover off :o (Remember the stator change the day before :-\ well, Wolf didn't have a new side cover gasket and "The Flyin' Banana" was bleeding when they arrived). No big deal...I made a new side cover gasket, put her all back together, refilled her with oil and VOILA!!!...neeeext ;)

Next...was to get washed up and feed the family, some of whom were now eyeing up the dogs bones :o ;D :D :D :D :D Not surprising' as it was now 9.15 p.m!!! Now fed, the banter as well as the alcohol freely flowed :o ::) ;D :D :D :D...we managed to get rid of a twofour of beer and (Thank you Wolf) a bottle of Jamiesons Irish Whisky, before retiring to bed around 1.30 a.m.

Saturday morning arrived with a terrific thunder/lightning/rain storm at 5 a.m. >:( followed by some more rain around 6.30 a.m...bugger!!! By the time Wolf, xswheels, Fiddlesticks, Big Barrie ('76 Goldwing), Wee Barre ('02 Magna/Shadow??) and I set out from my place, a little after 8 a.m...the rain had stopped but the roads were very wet...Sadly this did put a few people off :( However, we set out and arrived at "Breezy Corners" restaurant to be met by Canadian_Lou, kev10104 and his wife Tammy, beast and Dave (xs400) for breakfast. Once fed and watered, we gassed up the "ponies" and led by this years "Road Captain"...Canadian_Lou...off we went for our days excursion to...?????
Canadian_Lou took us on a 200+ mile journey around some of the best roads that this part of Ontario has to offer 8) We had those long straights, twists & turns, some on long down and up hills...These roads can be quite challenging for seasoned riders, given the wet & windy weather, let alone beast, who was on his first ride in several years and on a bike with a "cloudy" history...and...that was just fired up and running properly (well, nearly/almost!!) the day before after fourteen years!!!
We had several stops along the way...coffee/gas/pee, coffee/gas/pee, etc...you get the picture!! This gives you the chance to shoot the breeze with your co riders about the weather, that "nearly" accident, that "almost-shit-me-pants" bend back there!!, the "did you see this or that over by, etc, etc... ;D :D :D 8)
We arrived back at my place for around 5 p.m. a wee bit damp, none the worse for ware :o ;D :D :D :D, and ALL with "THAT" grin-on-your-face look that speaks a million words 8) Those that missed the ride fearing the wet day ahead missed a great day out as it never really rained on the ride as such...the odd spot now and again ;) windy but warm... :) At this point I have to thank Cathy, my wife, who had prepared all the food and a large urn of steamin' hot coffee, which was all awaiting our arrival... 8) There was fresh cooked ham, hot meat balls in a crock pot, hot beans in another crock pot, potato salad, carrot salad, etc, etc...and enough alcohol to float a ship!!!
We were joined on the night by Lead_Deficiency, Art' and his wife Bonny...(Art bought the first Vision that I rebuilt and sold a couple of years ago...which in turn now has a new owner) and Big Barrie's wife Doris. The conversation flowed, like the beer, aaaaaaall night. We finally packed it in and headed for bed around 2 a.m.!!!
Sunday morning seemed to come around real quick, maybe to quick for some :o ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Once everyone was up, showered, packed, loaded up and hot coffee downed, we said our goodbye's to Wolf and Gord (xswheels) and headed out. The sun was shining bright but man was it windy and kinda cool ::) We...Joevac, Fiddlesticks, beast, Cathy and I headed out around 9 a.m, down and around some great roads and back to "Breezy Corners" for a great feed and to relive some of yesterday with (kev10104) kev and Tammy and Dave (who was now riding his Suzi 550!!) who joined us there. Once again fed and the rides gassed up we headed for the border to wave goodbye to Joevac, headed for New York and several more hours in the saddle of that really nice Moto Guzzi he brought up to Canada with him 8) I kinda made a miss call at this point...we headed in to "no mans land", sort of, 'ish :o ::) I had taken us into an area that meant we had to get an escort...by a nice government lady in a golf cart!!...back around and into the line up to ENTER Canada!!! I had to explain the mistake to a border guard ( who wasn't impressed ??? ::))..we got through but...to add insult to injury...we all had to pay a toll charge of $3.75 to get back into our country that we had never actually left!!! >:( ::) ;D ;D ;D...Ah well...We ran down and through Niagara Falls and eventually...after the obligatory coffee/gas stop...said our goodbyes and headed home. We arrived home around 6.30/7.00 p.m. to be greeted by our two dog's ;D ;D ;D ;D... 8) We were cold and well knackered after driving in some really windy weather conditions all day...phew!!! After a hot shower, a change of clothes, something to eat and a well earned couple of beers we settled back in for the night...ahhhhhhhhh, good night, (click) lights out...zzzzzzzzz!!!

:) These ride days/weekends are made great by all those superb people that attended and continue to get together each year. Thank you all that attended, new and old friends alike...but all friends 8) Thank you to Canadian_Lou for a fine route on Saturday and not least to my wife Cathy for putting up with ALL my b.s... :o ;)

I look forward to meeting you all again on the next ride...were ever/when ever that may be...

"May you all be in heaven an hour before the Devil knows your dead" ;) (old Irish prayer)... 8)

                   

Everybody is absolutely correct when they say the people made the days great.Everyday we come across people who are a little less then friendly and polite and this bunch who came on the ride were a pure joy to be around.I didn't want it to end.We will definitely have to get another ride in this summer.I will see what i can do about that.

 :'( best ride ever eh?  :(

now that I know you guys can handle 200 miles, I can plan a more interesting route for August  ;)

glad you had a good time  :)

Quote from: Night Vision on May 18, 2009, 07:04:09 PM
now that I know you guys can handle 200 miles, I can plan a more interesting route for August ;)

8) Book me in N_V, I'll be their... 8)


                     

It was surely a very satisfying day!  I can't say it as colorfully as Joe  :o , but everyone has painted a pretty nice picture.  I can say that the new members are continuing in the fine ROV tradition of being a genuine good-natured bunch. They were all a pleasure to meet, chat and ride with.  Everyone made a worthy contribution to the festivities.

I must say that we have some very capable riders as you were put to the test a few times during the day and even our newest rider proved to be pretty cool under sometimes challenging conditions.  Fiddlesticks gets the award for still speaking nicely to one of our riders (no names) who stopped  ??? in front of her on our hillclimb section.  We were all a bit too cozy on that one.

Special thanks to John & Cathy for splendid hospitality and care of the Vision riders, the food was outstanding and your friendship is second to none.

What a great way to start what promises to be an exciting Vision season  :D.  We missed a few good riders this time, but hope to see all of you some time soon too.  Looking forward to the August trip in eastern New York!   8)

This was my debut to Tiger's Spring Ride and the opportunity to meet a lot of great ROV members. I rode up with Wolf who led the ride on some truly inspiring roads and scenic towns. Friday afternoon and early evening was spent in and around Tigers garage. Tiger was greeting; hosting, cooking, entertaining with a wrench in his hand while changing out carbs & exhaust on Adams' Vision. I went for a short toot to get a feel for the town of Erin and on returning I met the raconteur Joevacc. We all shared stories and beer awaiting the arrival of Fiddlesticks. What a great biker gal, just like one of the guys. Once a beer was cracked there was no more riding, so we told stories; regaled a sumptuous Bar-B-Que, and kept cracking.
The next morning our group took a squiggly line to the restaurant and met up with the rest of the gang. Cdnlouie took us on a superb planned route that was in an area I previously never considered luring. It's now a must return for me.
I have new tapered steering stem bearings that were installed 1000 kilometers ago, but oddly enough they were still not bedded in. Several rips up and down Hamilton Mountain got them clacking.
More great roads, a few Dr. Pepper stops, more laughs, a few holy shit did you feel that side wind, and by 5:30 our adventure ended at Tigers place. Smiles all around. We ate, drank and were merry once again with even more company.
In the morning we hugged and said our good byes, Wolf and I headed home. You know, I'm glad I bought that Vision.

"You meet the nicest people on a Vision"*

*apologies to Honda

H₂O

so far you are right.

rofl. And thanks xs.shucks :-[