Across Canada on a '71 R50/5

Lornce · 08-28-2007, 03:02 PM

On Vancouver Island just now.

Camping on Long Beach was perfect.

6,500 miles into it and the bike's running great.

Canada's a jewel of a country.

ciao fer now,
Lornce

m0x · 08-28-2007, 03:15 PM

popcorn mode

ZZR_Ron · 08-28-2007, 03:22 PM

About time you posted something!!!

If you are coming through my way, I'm gone September 3rd, and not back until Sept 24th.

Gadget Boy · 08-28-2007, 04:32 PM

olddude53 · 08-28-2007, 04:38 PM

Now that sounds like a fun ride... always liked the airheads...

Ladyrider247 · 08-31-2007, 01:21 PM

I'll post pics when I get home.

WHAT??

You're actually returning home??

Glad to hear you're having an AWESOME ride and enjoying yourself.
Can't wait to see your pics.

All My Best,
Carol

Lornce · 09-09-2007, 08:24 AM

In the beginning the Lord created Canada and R50/5's. And he saw that they were good.

He did some other cool stuff, too...

Fin · 09-09-2007, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lornce

In the beginning the Lord created Canada and R50/5's. He saw that they were good. Very good. He did some other cool stuff, too...

Now that's a start to a thread I want to read. Come on Lornce get it going.

Glad you're home safe and sound and all went well.

Cheers

Fin

Ridemuch · 09-09-2007, 03:14 PM

Waiting for the goods....

Lornce · 09-09-2007, 09:40 PM

Back on Aug 09 I packed up the '71 R50/5 I'd bought over the internet three days earlier and headed off for a month on the road. I'd had less than 100 miles experience with the bike.

Backing up a bit, buying it over the phone after seeing a few low rez pics went something like this:
Me: "Does it hold oil pressure and shift okay?"
Seller: "Sure, it holds oil pressure jes fine and it'll shift through all 4 gears."
Me: "Good. I'll take it. How does my buddy find your place?"

So began my first Cross Canada ride since '81 when I traversed the Dominion on my old '72 Moto-Guzzi 850 Eldorado. Hmmmn?

I nearly decided to take the S2 Buell when my insurance company informed me they wouldn't transfer the policy from my GS/PD because the R50 was too old. Arrgh, another insurance policy! Alas, I wanted to make this trip liesurely on a calm, quiet "polite" bike, not the bellicose snarling red Buell. I ponied up. It was the right choice. If I'd taken the Buell I'd probably be sitting in a jail cell awaiting trial in a lovely little B.C. town near some awesome mountain road.

kootenay kid · 09-09-2007, 09:48 PM

Keep it coming. Looks great. Did you come thru the Kootenays in SouthEast BC?

Lornce · 09-09-2007, 09:52 PM

First stop was near Owen Sound to meet Moosehead at Casa Roberto and head off to a little BMW rally in Trenton Ontario. I hadn't been to a BMW rally since th MOA National was held in Trenton in '02.

Did I pass throught the Kootenays? Did I pass through the Kootenays?!?

I'm currently plotting to sell everything I own and MOVE to the Kootenays!

Lornce · 09-09-2007, 10:09 PM

I'm of two minds about this thread. You see, I'm more of a photographer than a writer so I'm tempted to just post pics and let them do the talking. But being of two minds I'm prolly gonna add little bits here and there to inform the pics with some thoughts and ideas from the road. Some of my friends say I'm only of half a mind. They're just jealous.

Like this field of straw near Collingwood. Sometimes I think I ride motorcycles just so I can go see and smell stuff like this. I'm always struck by the visual beauty of our world and seeing it from the seat of a motorcycle is one of the biggest visceral thrills I've found. Errmn, that doesn't get me in constant trouble with the Pope.

Spicy McHaggis · 09-09-2007, 10:11 PM

Awesome...

Lornce · 09-09-2007, 10:29 PM

Took a ride with Moosehead and Carol from the rally site down into Prince Edward County. Dropped in to see Errol Weaver at Bench Mark Works (Canada) in Milford to get all new cables for the little Beemer that thought it could. Clutch, front brake a throttle cables were all in stock and I left a happy guy. Errol even gave me a complimentary Bench Mark Works coffee mug featuring a cool visual of a T-Rex riding a /2 BMW. Nice.

While at Bench Mark Works everyone had to try a WWII era side car rig that was in the shop for some repair work. Carol pilots while Bob hangs onto pillion and Errol holds down the chair.

Unfortunate historical baggage aside, that's a neat piece of gear. There was a lever on the tank that shifted a two speed axle into "Gelande" or low gear for "Overland" or off-road use. Or "Strasse" for high gear or "Street" use. How many of you knew BMW's heritage of G/S's (Gelande/Strasse) dated back to the Second World War? I didn't.

08-28-2007, 03:02 PM	#1
Lornce Lost In Place Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Way out there. Oddometer: 6,970	Across Canada on a '71 R50/5 On Vancouver Island just now. Camping on Long Beach was perfect. 6,500 miles into it and the bike's running great. Canada's a jewel of a country. ciao fer now, Lornce __________________ Free Ubert's Mom! Across Canada on a '71 R50/5 James Bay, Quebec, Maritimes etc. Rebuilding a '92 R100GSPD Wear the Fox Hat Last edited by Lornce : 04-07-2009 at 11:35 PM.

08-28-2007, 03:15 PM	#2
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08-28-2007, 03:22 PM	#3
ZZR_Ron Underground Joined: Nov 2004 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Oddometer: 5,935	About time you posted something!!! If you are coming through my way, I'm gone September 3rd, and not back until Sept 24th. __________________ Great minds think alike;small minds seldom differ...

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09-09-2007, 08:24 AM	#7
Lornce Lost In Place Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Way out there. Oddometer: 6,970	In the beginning the Lord created Canada and R50/5's. And he saw that they were good. He did some other cool stuff, too... __________________ Free Ubert's Mom! Across Canada on a '71 R50/5 James Bay, Quebec, Maritimes etc. Rebuilding a '92 R100GSPD Wear the Fox Hat Last edited by Lornce : 10-22-2009 at 05:23 PM.

08-28-2007, 04:38 PM	#5
olddude53 Adventurer Joined: Jun 2007 Location: Ontario Oddometer: 84	Now that sounds like a fun ride... always liked the airheads...

08-31-2007, 01:21 PM	#6
Ladyrider247 Airhead Dilettante Joined: Jul 2006 Location: New Hampshire AIRcentral Oddometer: 34	I'll post pics when I get home. WHAT?? You're actually returning home?? Glad to hear you're having an AWESOME ride and enjoying yourself. Can't wait to see your pics. All My Best, Carol

09-09-2007, 03:14 PM	#9
Ridemuch SUP Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto,Canada Oddometer: 1,621	Waiting for the goods.... __________________ Missing UBER DUBER Be where you're at and I'll come where you're too! "Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first,the lesson afterwords."

09-09-2007, 09:40 PM	#10
Lornce Lost In Place Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Way out there. Oddometer: 6,970	Back on Aug 09 I packed up the '71 R50/5 I'd bought over the internet three days earlier and headed off for a month on the road. I'd had less than 100 miles experience with the bike. Backing up a bit, buying it over the phone after seeing a few low rez pics went something like this: Me: "Does it hold oil pressure and shift okay?" Seller: "Sure, it holds oil pressure jes fine and it'll shift through all 4 gears." Me: "Good. I'll take it. How does my buddy find your place?" So began my first Cross Canada ride since '81 when I traversed the Dominion on my old '72 Moto-Guzzi 850 Eldorado. Hmmmn? I nearly decided to take the S2 Buell when my insurance company informed me they wouldn't transfer the policy from my GS/PD because the R50 was too old. Arrgh, another insurance policy! Alas, I wanted to make this trip liesurely on a calm, quiet "polite" bike, not the bellicose snarling red Buell. I ponied up. It was the right choice. If I'd taken the Buell I'd probably be sitting in a jail cell awaiting trial in a lovely little B.C. town near some awesome mountain road. __________________ Free Ubert's Mom! Across Canada on a '71 R50/5 James Bay, Quebec, Maritimes etc. Rebuilding a '92 R100GSPD Wear the Fox Hat Last edited by Lornce : 02-27-2009 at 09:41 AM.

09-09-2007, 09:48 PM	#11
kootenay kid Lets Ride Joined: Oct 2005 Location: kootenays canada Oddometer: 2,156	Keep it coming. Looks great. Did you come thru the Kootenays in SouthEast BC?

09-09-2007, 09:52 PM	#12
Lornce Lost In Place Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Way out there. Oddometer: 6,970	First stop was near Owen Sound to meet Moosehead at Casa Roberto and head off to a little BMW rally in Trenton Ontario. I hadn't been to a BMW rally since th MOA National was held in Trenton in '02. Did I pass throught the Kootenays? Did I pass through the Kootenays?!? I'm currently plotting to sell everything I own and MOVE to the Kootenays! __________________ Free Ubert's Mom! Across Canada on a '71 R50/5 James Bay, Quebec, Maritimes etc. Rebuilding a '92 R100GSPD Wear the Fox Hat Last edited by Lornce : 05-10-2009 at 07:32 PM.

09-09-2007, 10:09 PM	#13
Lornce Lost In Place Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Way out there. Oddometer: 6,970	I'm of two minds about this thread. You see, I'm more of a photographer than a writer so I'm tempted to just post pics and let them do the talking. But being of two minds I'm prolly gonna add little bits here and there to inform the pics with some thoughts and ideas from the road. Some of my friends say I'm only of half a mind. They're just jealous. Like this field of straw near Collingwood. Sometimes I think I ride motorcycles just so I can go see and smell stuff like this. I'm always struck by the visual beauty of our world and seeing it from the seat of a motorcycle is one of the biggest visceral thrills I've found. Errmn, that doesn't get me in constant trouble with the Pope. __________________ Free Ubert's Mom! Across Canada on a '71 R50/5 James Bay, Quebec, Maritimes etc. Rebuilding a '92 R100GSPD Wear the Fox Hat Last edited by Lornce : 02-27-2009 at 10:24 AM.

09-09-2007, 10:11 PM	#14
Spicy McHaggis Getting jiggy with it. Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Kodiak, Alaska Oddometer: 3,498	Awesome... __________________ 2007 Ural Арктика

09-09-2007, 10:29 PM	#15
Lornce Lost In Place Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Way out there. Oddometer: 6,970	Took a ride with Moosehead and Carol from the rally site down into Prince Edward County. Dropped in to see Errol Weaver at Bench Mark Works (Canada) in Milford to get all new cables for the little Beemer that thought it could. Clutch, front brake a throttle cables were all in stock and I left a happy guy. Errol even gave me a complimentary Bench Mark Works coffee mug featuring a cool visual of a T-Rex riding a /2 BMW. Nice. While at Bench Mark Works everyone had to try a WWII era side car rig that was in the shop for some repair work. Carol pilots while Bob hangs onto pillion and Errol holds down the chair. Unfortunate historical baggage aside, that's a neat piece of gear. There was a lever on the tank that shifted a two speed axle into "Gelande" or low gear for "Overland" or off-road use. Or "Strasse" for high gear or "Street" use. How many of you knew BMW's heritage of G/S's (Gelande/Strasse) dated back to the Second World War? I didn't. __________________ Free Ubert's Mom! Across Canada on a '71 R50/5 James Bay, Quebec, Maritimes etc. Rebuilding a '92 R100GSPD Wear the Fox Hat Last edited by Lornce : 02-27-2009 at 10:52 AM.

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