Anniversary road trip!

Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Epic Rides' started by GISdood, Aug 7, 2010.

  1. GISdood

    GISdood Been here awhile

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  2. rob1313

    rob1313 Still learning

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    Looks like a great start. Enjoy the ride.
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  3. BusyWeb

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  4. 00nothing

    00nothing n00b

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    Loving your RR brand new to the site and this is my first post if that means anything

    My wife will be taking her safety course next month and we are hoping to spend our anniversary next summer riding from southern Ontario to Halifax and then home again. She's never ridden anything 2 wheeled that didn't have pedals (She just bought an 09 ninja 250) so her safety is a huge concern of mine so i can only guess how u felt when u turned around to find she put it down.

    Have a great ride and will be following along from my comfy chair

    P.S. Tell your wife she is a gorgeous woman and happy birthday, your a lucky guy to have her and love the tatts my wife has a few big ones
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  5. Gale B.T.

    Gale B.T. Long timer

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    You two are sure having a lot of fun and enjoying this special first of a kind of a trip for the two of you.

    Congrats to all the "goals" you have achieved on this trip and may I add, that pic of Brandi's bike with all the "mud/gumbo" would pass for a similar shot after completing the haul road to Prudhoe Bay.

    Thanks for sharing. I will try to share the special 'toast' Vermin and I had on the pack trip to all those that help return CACK to the lower 48, one being you two.

    gale.
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  6. * SHAG *

    * SHAG * Unstable

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    Nice report :thumb
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  7. Questor

    Questor More Undestructable

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    Nice Ride Report guys!!!
    It's good to see you two out on the road enjoying life! :ricky

    Happy Birthday Brandi! :wave

    Q~
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  8. the venturer

    the venturer Long timer

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    I love reading the stories of couple riders. Thanks for sharing them with us.
    Safe Rides to you.
    Greetings from Türkiye.
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  9. YukonTracker

    YukonTracker Ride your Way

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    Good stuff guys. Thanks!
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  10. vlx6002004

    vlx6002004 n00b

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    :clap Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!
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  11. dljocky

    dljocky Been here awhile

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    Great RR. Thanks for sharing.
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  12. MotoAdventureGal

    MotoAdventureGal Motorcycle Vagabond

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    Well I am glad your road trip was a success. Kelly, I think your wife is pretty spectacular for wanting to go on a trip like that with such high km/day rides (esp. with the previously-broken back!!!)

    Brandi, YOU ROCK! You are one tough chick!

    Happy Birthday--glad you had a nice trip!

    Thanks for sharing, ~MAG
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  13. Night_Wolf

    Night_Wolf Leg Humper

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    Nice to see yet another ADV'r is upholding the tradition of marrying way out of their league :fyyff The pics were great and I actually recognized some of the roads in AB and have traveled some of the BC roads too
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  14. sac1032

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    :drif Good stuff guys, glad you all had a safe, fun trip!:beer
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  15. job3-14

    job3-14 Been here awhile

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    We reckon this is the first of many trips to come!!!!! Congrats and thanks for sharing!

    A&W:clap
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  16. martinz

    martinz Runny-nosed Bluenoser

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    Living out on the other coast (Halifax), I've always wanted to ride the Rockies and yes even the Prairie - someday! I hope you know how fortunate you are GISdood (I think you do) as my wife won't go near my DR 650 or the Ninja 1000. I'm sure it's cliche to you by now, but as I was reading, in my mind was playing this song:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-tRXewCAmU

    If you ever go Coast to Coast you got a garage in Halifax!

    Cheers,
    Martin
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  17. soph9

    soph9 Would Love to ride ALL the TIME

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    nice ride report...love the slide show at the end....you guys looked like you had a great time...hope you get a chance to get a way again! Thanks!
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  18. stumpy-ktm

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    hey buddy , just going thru some old posts and saw yours ... good writeup ... im a new zealander , but married me a canadian girl from eston (born in kindersly ) ... she was asking what was your grandmothers name ... my wifes name was GASSNER... we live in nz and i love seeing pics of the prairies , we viist her parents every other year in kindersly .
    cheers
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