helicopterjim R.I.P.

I found some news that sounds like MotoGP could become more interesting next year. Perhaps we will have teams like F1 has that have no direct or full relationship to road-going bikes!! Read article here.

I reckon this fellow here has some insight into certain aspects of life in the middle east.

Glad I can make you laugh. I thought it was my joke about Agnes and Mabel walking home from bingo one night that made you laugh. Perhaps I need a windage tray on my V11 for doing wheelies?

Vancouver to Lillooet. Lillooet to Clinton. Another addition could be a diversion just north of Clinton near 70 Mile House. There are some nice roads around green Lake that generally parallel the highway and break up the monotony! (here) Important note!! Fuel up no later than Squamish and take water with you for the Duffy Lake road. No facilities and it can get reeeeally hot!

It sounds like you have time to ride the Duffy Lake road (check out this report here!)- which continues from the Sea to Sky route (here, here and here). I have ridden it this year and there is construction on part of the Sea to Sky but still worth the ride. The Duffy Lake road is the best I've seen. There is little or no broken pavement but it is still bumpy in a lot of places. It will be a great test of suspension set-up. From there you will take the road from Lilloet to Hat Creek (here) and then you are back on the useual roads north to Prince George and Vanderhoof! (if you can't get the video to play on the links try clicking on the screen once then right click and hit play - I have that problem on my computer at home) Regarding the Revenue Collecting Motorised Patrol (RCMP) be wary of them from Vancouver to Whistler but on the Duffy Lake road they are seldom if ever there. The last bit coming into Lilloet may be patrolled but that is it. On the road north to Williams Lake, Quesnel and Prince George there are frequently some revenue traps set up so keep an eye out. I am afraid that the stories of stolen or vandalised property in those northern towns is fairly true. I work a lot in those regions and we have to park our service trailer with the door against a wall and in sight of our motel window. There are a few motels that have bike safe parking so maybe you can find one of those (possibly here). I don't know where you will find good IPA in those ares but I know the Laughing Loon coming into Williams Lake had some good selections last year and there are some good pubs in PG. I have no doubt you will find something suitable. If you have mechanical problems in Williams Lake I know someone there who can probably help you out even though he is a truck mechanic. I'll try and get a map to post for you and anyone else. Have a great ride and pictures and stories when you return would be great too! Cheers! Jim

Nicely done and the pictures are quite tasteful. Thanks Enzo! Jim

V4 and V3 eh? That explains how they came up with the V7 then!

The acceleration of modern bikes forces oil towards the back of the engine the same way a wheely does. Modern bikes are designed to have the oiling system work under hard acceleration so prolonged wheelies do not normally present problems. As to the wear and tear on their bikes I think you will find that most of these stunters have lots of money to spare and the professional riders likely don't even own the bikes. They have sponsors provide them.

Put something in the "Special place for banter and other silly remarks" on this forum and you should be ready for anything!!

.338 Winchester mag maybe? The Canadian military is getting a variant of that round in some new rifles to replace the .308 standard sniper rifles. They do not have much greater range but more energy all the way out. The .303 that I have works well to 3-400 metres with myself shooting. I believe a good shooter would be accurate to at least 500 metres.

Moose? We only hunt beaver up here!!

Sorry but I have to use real language for this. My apologies Jaap! Who the @#!#$# thought a scooter outfit should sell Moto Guzzi??

Not the McMillan assembled in Canada and used by the worlds finest snipers - find out who they are here! P.S. Thanks to our neighbours to the south for the ammunition to make it all come together!

Do you have pictures to back this up?

I see nussing silly wis zis!! Ze V1 vas our best und most successful model. Vee shood haf built more ...yes?? How's that for silly?

I have a pair of them. One is a military match rifle with Parker Hale sights. It is used for competition shooting. The other is a WW2 sniper rifle with scope. It was modified for a left hand shooter so is a little uncomfortable but it is quite a lot of fun to shoot targets at 300 metres!

I wasn't attacking you for disagreeing. I was pointing out that it is OK for anyone to disagree. I welcome your and anyone elses thoughts always (even Enzo's!!).

Dave. Even if they did , isn't a forum intended for the discussion of ideas? If we all agreed we wouldn't be here. Reminds me of the Oxford dictionary definition of the word 'symposium' , from the Greek word 'posit' meaning a drinking party for the discussion of ideas - accompanied by food and followed by dancing!! I havn't missed the Pacific Pilots Symposium once since I learned that!!

OOOPS!! I don't have a Tenni. What am I doing here? My Rosso Mandello reminds me of my red headed ex-wife. Ummmmh .... on second thought I'll just shut up now!!

Perhaps Zigolo is something not nice in Spanish.

How many days is there in a week ...?

I have now found a site that shows a similar bike named Moto Guzzi Hispania 110. Her is a link. Maybe we are both wrong. I'll try and send an email to the website where I found the first pictures and see if anyone there can help to clarify things.

Nawww. You get laughed at for all your other barbarian acts!

By back yard special do you mean something like this?