2018 - North East to New England States, the Maritimes and on to Newfoundland
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STraymond
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Did you call the Coast Guard on me, Ray?
Trust me officer, I was not speeding, I was only doing 35 knots
How did you like the ferry ride? Comfortable? Good food? Other motorcycles?
W0QNX
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I wish i was there with KBIK.
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amorley
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KBiK approves of the Cabot Trail
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Uncle Phil
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Andy - Sorry we couldn't connect when we were in Newfoundland. We were there only one night, got in sort of late and I figured you were pretty busy. We blasted across to the west side the next day after visiting Cape Spear. Did you visit Signal Hill?
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amorley
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Signal Hill, Quidi Vidi, Gros Morne, Western Brook, L'Anse aux Meadows. Yes we did the Rock. Even got Screeched (again)! Sorry to miss you.
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Uncle Phil
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I loved the Meadows. We didn't get to do the 'commercial' site down the road that had the replica of a Viking ship though. Did you visit the Arches when you were on the west side? I really liked the west side a lot better than the east side - at least the roads didn't jar the fillings out of your teeth!
Amorley........Im only a few kms from Cape Spear. Too bad I didnt know you were in town.
We missed each other by a couple days Andy... I was just in the UP a few days ago... visited the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point on Monday. Down in Detroit area now. Headed southwest towards home on Friday. Have a good trip!
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amorley
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KBiK was fitted with some new rubber to ensure we have enough tread for the 2,000 mile ride south west to Colorado and then the ride home.
https://www.texasmorleys.com/2010-2019/2018/2018-07-MyBigRide/index.html
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amorley
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Bird strike at 75 mph in North Dakota today. Took me a while to clean my visor. My Hi-Viz yellow Aerostich suit now also has an ugly blood spatter. ATTGAT guys!
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Perhaps wick it up a bit. The poor bird misjudged your speed. ;-)
Glad the hit to you was mostly splatter.
Glad the hit to you was mostly splatter.
Wow, must have been a decent sized bird! Glad you and the bike are OK. At least you didn't have to land it in a river!
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amorley
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After 9,500 miles in 28 riding days over a total of 45 days, I have returned home from my adventure to Newfoundland and back. KBiK performed perfectly and passed 70K miles. Not bad for a 3.5 year old K1600GTS
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Uncle Phil
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Glad you made it back safe and sound. Wish we could have connected in Newfoundland but maybe another day!
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Now that is a bike trip. I'm glad it was uneventful mechanically. We'll discuss it soon in person I hope.
Nice trip, welcome home Andy. Nice and cool here in Texas.