superfunkomatic

On a completely different note. I received a call from the local Powerhouse Honda and I'll be taking a test ride on the new Africa Twin DCT on May 14th. No firm date but my bike, which is a manual, should arrive late May or early June. So I should have it with time to spare for the meet - knock on wood for good luck.

I think the key is don't be a dick.

If you're not speeding excessively, making excessive noise, or racing on the street with your knee down, you'll be fine.

I haven't had any issues with RCMP in the many times I've been to Nelson. I have, however, seen plenty of them. The issues arose from residents especially on the approach to the town before the bridge. The locals do phone in speeders and not so surprisingly the RCMP show up. I have seen this first hand on a few occasions - someone rips past me at double-plus speeds and when I see them down the road the RCMP have them and are writing tickets.

I see what the locals are upset about - 120 db exhaust noise on their lakeside property, reckless car drivers and riders, and people who treat the public roadways as a race course. Would you want your family near a road that is used by road racers? If you are civil and respectful, I don't think you'll have any problems.

We'll all go. Have fun. And be good visitors. The alternative is performance awards. No thanks....

So far we have 25 confirmed attendees! The weather has been pretty good here and I've already been out and riding to work and a few short jaunts (still snow in the mountains and cold).

I still haven't gotten my lazy ass in gear to do the t-shirts, but never fear they will rear their heads before the meet. If the weather remains this mild I may do a reconnaissance run to Nelson in late April or early May.

Still no sign of my new bike from Honda but I hear rumblings the Africa Twins are starting to arrive in the USA so we can be far off. My prediction is still May.

Sorry to hear that, Miguel. We'll certainly miss you. Anything we can do to help out?

Jeez my summer is ruined for riding. I'm going to have to bow out. No big tours this year.

Bring a full bottle of Auchentoshan and I'll split it with you.

(Book early for Sunrise Yoga Classes,,..)

My question is "Will there be sunrise hangover management classes?"

I think we should ban the consumption of spirited beverages.

There's an old axiom that 'man can not live on beer alone'. That remains to be seen and tested.

I know. It's a sin. Although, this past fall I was able to keep riding until mid-November which was a real bonus.

So t-shirt ordering has closed. If there are any stragglers that would still like a shirt but haven't ordered one please let me know by PM or e-mail. There are still places left in the shared bunks (groups of eight), if anyone else is still interested in attending the meet.

I intended to do the t-shirts long in advance of the closing date, but sometimes life just gets in the way. I'll have the design posted when I can.

We have enough money to cover all costs so far. I was thinking of a BBQ at the hostel the first night and going out for dinner/mingling/carousing on night two. Does that work for everyone?

Anyone else get their bikes out yet? First ride was Friday morning at -2 celcius. Love that first ride of the season to get the juices flowing. I hope everyone else is getting out soon, too.

Awesome, Maxswell. Small victories - spring is just around the corner.

Yep. Good ideas. I'll send them all a reminder to confirm.

It's on the homepage in the right hand side on the calendar. It has been on the front page but maybe they'll rotate it in again when we get closer to spring.

Superfunk is there a way to send a group PM to the ones that were interested... I know i only come to this page when im thinking about it... Or ask HS or Another mod to get this ride posted to the VFRD front page.

So, that opens up one shared room with BCAL whom I don't know but hasn't come across as an axe murderer. :)

For those that are coming but not staying in the hostel or are local can you please contribute to the dinner fund and t-shirts before the deadline at the end of February? For those that continue to say you're coming, please sign up and make payment for your room and the extras.

So far we're at $2400 total, which covers the facility but leaves me on the hook for t-shirts and food costs (not good). We ideally need about 5-7 more attendees to make things financially viable for the whole facility. If not, I may have to do a 'plan B' and talk to the facility about only booking rooms that have been paid and coming up with alternative arrangements for food.

So, in a nutshell, if you're coming, please show you're coming by making payments.

Sorry to hear that, Jeff. I'll arrange a refund and post the availability of that room on Eventbrite. Thanks for letting me know with lots of notice.

I just went through the old invoices from the first meet and the women's shirts were indeed women's shirts. I don't think it will be a problem. Just gotta finish up the logo and get them printed.

I'll have to look into it. There's possibility if we order enough.

I'm 98% confident that by the time this meet happens I will no longer have my VFR either. The dawn of the Africa Twin.

A few updates we have about 25 confirmed attendees thus far, which is awesome.

All smaller rooms are booked except one. There is one shared room with VFR800Canuck (Rob) that is available. I can attest that he is not an axe murderer and all-round good guy for someone that wants just one roommate.

The remaining rooms are the large dorms with 8 spots/beds. If we have further interest, if we could get 4 more people in each room I'd be happy to shut down room bookings and the event will break even. So with Maxwell taking one, HispanicSlammer (definitely coming, no excuses! ) we'd have 6 more spots. Although, if we have some of the other 'definitely confirmed' folks book we could fill the dorms and be one big happy VFR family.

Still waiting for confirmation on the meal between a local proprietor caterer and the local college who has a culinary arts program to see who is the best fit for one of the big group meals.

Also talking to a former student who may (fingers crossed) design the logo and artwork for the t-shirts.

As said in previous posts, isn't it spring yet? I thought this was an El Niño year with less snow! Darn you mother nature!

One last note, could the following folks PM me their emergency contact info for the meet:

• V-Fore
• SquamishVFR
• BCMCRider
• Polarbear
• Didit
• CVVFR
• Blackhole

I hope to never use it, but it's good to have just in case of an emergency.

Thanx,

Mike

That's great that you signed up. Thanks for paying, too. Realistically we need about 6-8 more people to pay for rooms before everything falls into place.

No problem. I understand.

I simply cannot commit at this time my employer is in the process of a sale, dont know whats going on. I want to go but if I get laid off its not gonna happen.

Sounds good. There won't be a problem with the dorm rooms. We'll certainly set one aside for you.

I am planning on coming. I'm waiting for my tax return to pay. I'll take any bed with a roof. Dorm is fine with me, so save one for me. Okay?

I know! It's 15 below here today.

Another week until the motorcycle show which is halfway to spring. :)

All signed up ! See you guys there, unless I can hook up with some riders that may be coming up through eastern Washington / north idaho..

Is it time yet?

jimbob,

CVVFR & I will be coming up, via 97 & St Maries through your hood on the Thurs before. Stopping overnight at my lake cabin in WA.

Then, a nice 250+ mile run up on the Friday to Nelson.

I'll be posting routes later in the new year, but we'd be glad to have you along.

Rooms still available:

• Twins - sold out
• Double - 1 space left (share with Veefer800Canuck)
• Semi-Private (4 people in one room) - 4 left
• Dorms - 14-15 spaces left (I'll try and keep this to minimums as long as we can cover basic costs of the facility - we're close already)

If you've said you are coming please go to the main page of the post and sign up for dinner and the t-shirt (optional). There isn't a rush but the sooner I know the total numbers the quicker I can arrange for food, drinks, etc. If you're planning on coming and you're a local it would be great if you'd kick in for a shirt or the meal to help balance out the costs for all members - it's a good deal for beer, meal and t-shirt.

Have a great New Year's Eve everyone!

mike

If you're in the area you should come by.

I'm debating which bike to ride and may not even have the VFR by July. You can come on whatever you can ride in on!

Its been busy at work and I just found the thread, I will be in Castlegar around the same time, but, it will be on the XR650L or the VTX1800T. Sadly... a gent offered me an nice sum for my VFR that I could not turn down (50,000 km on it). One day I will be back on the VFR, but for now I have been re-bitten by the dual sport and cruiser bikes again. I informed the new owner of VFRD and all the fine folks.

Ride Safe !!

Wow! We have 21 confirmed and paid participants and it's only December.

Twin rooms (one or two to a room) are sold out already!

Still three (3) spaces in shared rooms (two to a room).

Still four (4) spaces with four to a room.

And the extra dorm rooms with eight to a room are still available - plenty left.

We are almost at the break even point for the event costs for the hostel. If that becomes the case, then I think I'll turn the dorm rooms (eight to a room) into accommodation for 2-3 to a room to encourage a few more people to come along. I'll keep you posted on that.

Awesome, Kevin. It'll be great to see you again.

I am in. I will be great to finally make it out to one of our events.

FYI, I booked both bunks in the single just in case the wife is going to come out.

Thanks for the payment. I'll take note of the booking for the two of you. This weekend I'll start posting the bunking arrangements and next week the logo.

We're approaching the half way number for room bookings. Still lots of rooms left. Thanks for those who've already booked thus far. I'm chatting with a few locals - caterers and food services people about doing a BBQ or some type of meal together for one of the nights. More when I know more....

Thanks, Didit! See you there.

Gotcha. I'll keep updating the confirmed and paid list in the main post.