CFR 2011

[beemerdons]

Papa Chuy, I'm sure there are lots of articles about the Cabot Trail and the guys in the story didn't seem to get off the beaten path. If it were me, I'd just take my time and go in the counterclockwise direction, and take a wee side trip if you think there's something interesting (Ingonish Beach, Neil's Harbour or St. Margaret's Village/Meat Cove, etc.). Just look at a detailed map and go where you think it's interesting and be prepared for a full day to make the trip around.

Bro' Ray, thanks for the insider information. However, since I was at Mont-Tremblant, QC for CFR 2010 with You and Bustanut joker: I'm not going to Meat Cove with you!

 

[Canadian FJR]

If you really want to do the Cabit Trail but are running short on time I might be able to lead you around for a "quick" trip.

If it were me, I'd skip Halifax and do the Trail.

The other option is to do the Trail first and then arrive a day late to CFR.

Canadian FJR

 

[MEM]

Don, if you want I could mail you a copy of the Nova Scotia motorcycle tour guide.

NSrider, I would definitely take it! I thought I had ordered this from Nova Scotia Tourism, when I also ordered the New Brunswick Tourism Guide Packet online.

But, even though I did receive all of my New Brunswick, Canada ordered materials (nice maps and lodging guides!), nothing's showed up from Nova Scotia yet!

Don Stanley

1061 N. Amber St.

Chandler, AZ 85225

FWIW, the CFR Registrations bags will have tourism guides and maps - including the NS Motorcycle tour guide which is NOT produced by NS Tourism - for NB, NS and the Gaspe.

The other option is to do the Trail first and then arrive a day late to CFR.

Canadian FJR

:headbonk:

 

[fjrob1300]

We had 120 registered for Nakusp at the peak, of which about 105 actually attended.

But Dave, because of our size: You counted FJRob1300, escapefjrtist and Papa Chuy twice each!

HEY!! you are too funny.

 

[yamafitter]

FWIW, the CFR Registrations bags will have tourism guides and maps - including the NS Motorcycle tour guide which is NOT produced by NS Tourism - for NB, NS and the Gaspe.

Excellent!!! I was planning on doing a little riding after the CFR since I have nothing to go back home to except the tall weeds in my back yard.

NO, the weeds are not the type you smoke. If that was the case I would be heading straight back home.

 

[beemerdons]

FWIW, the CFR Registrations bags will have tourism guides and maps - including the NS Motorcycle tour guide which is NOT produced by NS Tourism - for NB, NS and the Gaspe.

Excellent!!! I was planning on doing a little riding after the CFR since I have nothing to go back home to except the tall weeds in my back yard.

NO, the weeds are not the type you smoke. If that was the case I would be heading straight back home.

Brother Bill, I spoke by e-mail to our CFR Rally Mistress MEM this morning (conversation is below). She has given us her Imperial CFR Dominatrix Permission to organize a group run out to the Cabot Trail after CFR.

Would you please consider being my Co-Conspirator in an organized Cabot Trail Group Grope? Long story short: Cabot Trail Junket starts on Thursday, 6/23 and ends for The Stanley Boys on Sunday Evening, 6/26.

"I spoke to Mike Weatherby of Bikers Bed and Breakfast in Truro, NS yesterday. The Stanley Boys have had a change of plans, Seth is now flying into Burlington, VT on 6/15 and is flying out on 6/27; traveling with his Mom Jean Sutliff.

Jean's Family is from upstate New York and they want to see their Nephew Seth. So they will be delivering Son Seth to me at the docks of Burlington on their Sea Ray Cabin Cruiser across Lake Champlain on the morning of Saturday 6/18.

I return Seth to Burlington, VT on Sunday evening, June 26. This frees us up, so Seth and I can ride the Cabot Trail.

Mike was very understanding when I explained I had to cancel the FJR and rooms rental. He actually said he fully intends to ride over to Fredericton to see everyone at CFR. Jeff C. - FJRGuy may wind up renting his FJR for CFR.

Once again, thanks for connecting me with Mike W., a great guy. I do hope to get to meet him in person up in Canada.

I will put new Michelin Pilot Road 3's on Miss Lucy Liu, my 2003 FJR, and slab it back to Fredericton for CFR 2011.

I definitely now plan on the Cabot Trail Ride and will be asking for your local knowledge on routing and the lodgings!"

 

[mattster31]

FWIW, the CFR Registrations bags will have tourism guides and maps - including the NS Motorcycle tour guide which is NOT produced by NS Tourism - for NB, NS and the Gaspe.

Excellent!!! I was planning on doing a little riding after the CFR since I have nothing to go back home to except the tall weeds in my back yard.

NO, the weeds are not the type you smoke. If that was the case I would be heading straight back home.

Brother Bill, I spoke by e-mail to our CFR Rally Mistress MEM this morning (conversation is below). She has given us her Imperial CFR Dominatrix Permission to organize a group run out to the Cabot Trail after CFR.

Would you please consider being my Co-Conspirator in an organized Cabot Trail Group Grope? Long story short: Cabot Trail Junket starts on Thursday, 6/23 and ends for The Stanley Boys on Sunday Evening, 6/26.

"I spoke to Mike Weatherby of Bikers Bed and Breakfast in Truro, NS yesterday. The Stanley Boys have had a change of plans, Seth is now flying into Burlington, VT on 6/15 and is flying out on 6/27; traveling with his Mom Jean Sutliff.

Jean's Family is from upstate New York and they want to see their Nephew Seth. So they will be delivering Son Seth to me at the docks of Burlington on their Sea Ray Cabin Cruiser across Lake Champlain on the morning of Saturday 6/18.

I return Seth to Burlington, VT on Sunday evening, June 26. This frees us up, so Seth and I can ride the Cabot Trail.

Mike was very understanding when I explained I had to cancel the FJR and rooms rental. He actually said he fully intends to ride over to Fredericton to see everyone at CFR. Jeff C. - FJRGuy may wind up renting his FJR for CFR.

Once again, thanks for connecting me with Mike W., a great guy. I do hope to get to meet him in person up in Canada.

I will put new Michelin Pilot Road 3's on Miss Lucy Liu, my 2003 FJR, and slab it back to Fredericton for CFR 2011.

I definitely now plan on the Cabot Trail Ride and will be asking for your local knowledge on routing and the lodgings!"

Why not have some more fun on the way out to CFR?? Rally 2 Rally challenge

Just a thought........

Mattster

 

[Canadian FJR]

I'll be the first to offer my services as tour guide to at least Pictou, Nova Scotia. Depending on how things play out as the time nears I might be able to escort a little further east if you like.

Canadian FJR

 

[FJRGuy]

We had 120 registered for Nakusp at the peak, of which about 105 actually attended.

But Dave, because of our size: You counted FJRob1300, escapefjrtist and Papa Chuy twice each!

Didn't count ya'll twice... just charged ya'll for 2 plates at the banquet!

Don, if you want I could mail you a copy of the Nova Scotia motorcycle tour guide.

Oh, oh... got a copy for me too???

Lookin' forward to seein' everyone!

 

[yamafitter]

Brother Bill, I spoke by e-mail to our CFR Rally Mistress MEM this morning (conversation is below). She has given us her Imperial CFR Dominatrix Permission to organize a group run out to the Cabot Trail after CFR.

Would you please consider being my Co-Conspirator in an organized Cabot Trail Group Grope? Long story short: Cabot Trail Junket starts on Thursday, 6/23 and ends for The Stanley Boys on Sunday Evening, 6/26.

We are definitely going to make this happen. Canadian FJR will get us over to Pictou up on the Sunrise Coast and we will be on Cape Breton by the end of the first day. Day 2 (6/24) will be a run around the Cabot Trail counterclockwise with photo ops along the way...

Smokey Mountain

North End of Cabot Trail

Near Pleasant Bay

Day 3 (6/25) - Cross the border with probable night destination north of Bangor.

Day 4 (6/26) - Cruise across the north end of Maine, NH & Vermont with a mid-afternoon stop at the Ben & Jerry's ice cream factory. From the factory it's only a 1/2 hour to Burlington.

 

[MEM]

We are definitely going to make this happen. Canadian FJR will get us over to Pictou up on the Sunrise Coast and we will be on Cape Breton by the end of the first day. Day 2 (6/24) will be a run around the Cabot Trail counterclockwise with photo ops along the way...

I haven't ridden the Cabot Trail since CFR 2008

I'm in for Days 1, 2 and part of 3

:yahoo:

 

[beemerdons]

We are definitely going to make this happen. Canadian FJR will get us over to Pictou up on the Sunrise Coast and we will be on Cape Breton by the end of the first day. Day 2 (6/24) will be a run around the Cabot Trail counterclockwise with photo ops along the way...

I haven't ridden the Cabot Trail since CFR 2008

I'm in for Days 1, 2 and part of 3

:yahoo:

+1, Gunny; Thank You, MaryEllen and Bill! Will any of the 4 days that Seth and I ride with you fine folks be over 400 miles or eight hours? At 14 years of age Seth gets a little antsy with mileage and time over 400m/8hr; he is a real trooper up until that limit, but then Seth wants to stop and play.

"The Old Man" is still good for 800 miles and 14 hour days, I will have to do a number of those in a row in my slog on the US Interstates back to Burlington, Vermont.

But, just thinking about My Buddy Boy Seth and his comfortable touring for the four days after CFR that will get us back to Burlington!!

 

[FJRGuy]

We are definitely going to make this happen. Canadian FJR will get us over to Pictou up on the Sunrise Coast and we will be on Cape Breton by the end of the first day. Day 2 (6/24) will be a run around the Cabot Trail counterclockwise with photo ops along the way...

If logistics work out, I'd like to tag along to the Cabot Trail. Unfortunately, I waited too long to book my AeroPlan flights and could not get a Sunday flight out so we're leaving Fredericton on Saturday. Looks like I could make my flight from Truro on Saturday. What are the chances that I could make Truro after the leisurely tour of the Cabot Trail on Friday? Where were you thinking of staying Thursday night?

 

[yamafitter]

... Will any of the 4 days that Seth and I ride with you fine folks be over 400 miles or eight hours? At 14 years of age Seth gets a little antsy with mileage and time over 400m/8hr; he is a real trooper up until that limit, but then Seth wants to stop and play.

"The Old Man" is still good for 800 miles and 14 hour days, I will have to do a number of those in a row in my slog on the US Interstates back to Burlington, Vermont.

But, just thinking about My Buddy Boy Seth and his comfortable touring for the four days after CFR that will get us back to Burlington!!

Freddy Beach to Glenora Distillery on Cape Breton works out to 611 km (approx. 405 miles) going the way I was thinking.

The Cabot Trail itself is 300 km long. A 600 km day would get us from the distillery, across the highlands and then onto the Cabot Trail properly so we can ride it counter-clockwise which is the correct direction. Once we are done on the Cabot we would probably finish somewhere near Pictou.

I haven't looked at the mileages in detail but I am not thinking we will have any problems fitting the ride into your time / distance requirements.

I have also started a separate topic for the Cabot Trail Apres CFR Ride

 

[beemerdons]

Brother Bill, Your Apres CFR Ride Plans sound fantastic! It'd not be a show stopper if Seth had to do a 500 mile and 10 hour days ride; each and every year he packs behind me, he becomes better at being a "Road Warrior"! He'll do just fine with a 500m/10hr ride day!

 

[yamafitter]

If logistics work out, I'd like to tag along to the Cabot Trail... What are the chances that I could make Truro after the leisurely tour of the Cabot Trail on Friday? Where were you thinking of staying Thursday night?

I had a quick look on Mapsource and it looks like it would be 690 km run on Friday starting from Glenora Distillery & Inn, around the Cabot Trail and then over to Truro. I would have to say the short answer to your question is therefore YES, it's doable.

 

[beemerdons]

https://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=51424 AND https://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthread.php?t=51419

Canuck Dudes and Dudettes: Am I going to have problems with my US credit cards up in the Provinces? Number of threads up regarding this on the BMW MOA Forum!

 

[yamafitter]

American Express is NOT being accepted in more locations all the time due to high service fees charged to the merchant. I stongly advise that you contact the back that issued the card and tell them the dates and places that you will be visiting.

In Ontario there is no requirement to input postal code or to pre-authorize an amount. You just swipe your card first, select grade and pump. Obviously you want to save your reciept.

I contact both VISA and my credit union when travelling out of province and have never had an issue with either my bank card or the credit card. Even in the states with the zip-code requirements I have filled the FJR three times in a 24 hour period with no issues paying at the pump using the numbers from my postal code and adding two zeros method.

I've never even seen a keypad on a gas pump that would allow you to enter a postal code in Canada.

 

[huron52]

American Express is NOT being accepted in more locations all the time due to high service fees charged to the merchant. I stongly advise that you contact the back that issued the card and tell them the dates and places that you will be visiting.

In Ontario there is no requirement to input postal code or to pre-authorize an amount. You just swipe your card first, select grade and pump. Obviously you want to save your reciept.

I contact both VISA and my credit union when travelling out of province and have never had an issue with either my bank card or the credit card. Even in the states with the zip-code requirements I have filled the FJR three times in a 24 hour period with no issues paying at the pump using the numbers from my postal code and adding two zeros method.

I've never even seen a keypad on a gas pump that would allow you to enter a postal code in Canada.

I have to agree on the American Express. I have one and hardly ever use it. I have never had a problem going on a trip and not telling Visa Mastercard or bank. Lucky? maybe

As for the postal code deal.... hasn't worked for me. But then I just wander inside. I usually have other things to do in there anyhow. :lol:

 

[Geezer]

I tried to use my Discover card at the last CFR in Quebe and the Canadian clerk did not know what it was. She said 'American?' in her very nice French accent. My Visa card worked fine everywhere I used it, even to get into the provincial park at Mauricie.

I also used green US money and it was accepted everywhere except Mauricie provincial park.