Ripping around Terrace - Feb 26

[Kermode_Klr]

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Sparklr, my weekend plans have taken another direction. No riding and no shop time:? It looks like the earliest I will be on the road is Thursday or Friday. I will see you at the A+W meet with bchunter on Friday, hopefully on two-wheels.

Have a great ride today and watch out for icy sections!

 

[bchunter]

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So I just did a little morning math. I was thinking "I wonder how much it will hurt when I get pinged by a hunk of gravel while I am ripping around on the roads cause I am to silly to wait until it is truly spring and the roads are cleaned". Well here is my findings:

If I am travelling at 100 km/h and a car is travelling in the other direction at 100 km/h and spits a rock that catches me, the combined speed of the meteorite would be 200 km/h. So after a cup and a half of coffee and the use of online converters (thank god) I figured that the hunk of rock will be traveling at 185 feet per second. Now that is about as fast as a low grade pellet gun. What man can not take a pellet without flinching :?

Of course, as my physics instructor of a brother would say, there are alot of variables such as the mass of the gravel, the barometric pressure, the layers of fat where the rock hits, ect, ect. I was just kinda proud that I could figure out some math on a napkin on Sunday morning. :clap:

Have a good week and see you guys soon.

 

[sparklr]

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Hmm, I've been shot with a pellet gun at point blank range and that wasn't very amusing at all! Secondly, instead of wasting your time on physics anomalies, you could have went for a ride! :Stir

Now bugs, depending on hardness and size are quite nasty also. Remembering my return home from Van last year, I was just about at the cabin, and the lid was getting too stuffy so I opted to drive with only the pilot shield down. Turns out a tiny opening was enough that was required for some damn flying bastard to split my nose wide open.

Ok, enough of that. I was solo today but I managed to check out some FSR's and the prognosis is this. And this was the good part. Most of the FSR's are still like this so I think Friday will be a roadie.



This was on the way back. It got somewhat worse and seeing as I already have more than enough squat 'n' lift the PIG experience I opted not to break a sweat. Instead I blasted to Rupert for lunch at Cow Bay. Was a beautiful day for a ride, hardly requiring the grip toasters.

 

[bchunter]

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Cool picture. That looks entertaining.

Well my plan for today was to try and go from Hazelton to Moricetown, but that was a real no go. The roads are still way to icy in the shadows. So I did a tiny jaunt from Hazelton to South Town. The roads were good except for the odd shadow spot. But tomorrow I will bring some long johns, it got a little chilly in the nether regions.

Man that DR is nice to ride. I think I will be having fun with it this summer.

I looked at the forecast for this week and they are calling for snow on Friday for both Smithers and Terrace. If it is snowing I don't know how keen I am to be ripping around, seeing I am just learning this DR. Maybe someone can post up on Friday morning and I will check before 8:00 ???????

Oh ya, today I learned that heated grips on a bike are as nice of a luxury as they are on a sled.

 

[2Trider]

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Mika...that picture is just BEGGING me to go for a ride.:mad3:....I see dirt and that is more than enough to get me out...but then I'm not riding a pig...
The groomed sled trails here in the spring provide some interesting riding on...mix of snow and ice but general smooth and with fresh knobs +6c is a bloody hoot....just gotta watch you don't get trapped in a valley.:shoot:




Jim get some pics:clap: and enjoy the weather there...as we get snow here:X...looks like my first Dirt ride for 010 will be in the Hazelton's at this rate:clap:

 

[sparklr]

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With the warm weather and rain that is promised for the next few weeks around here I would guesstimate that all the FSR's up and around the area will be open for business by about mid-March. If you do show up in April I believe you will have free roam with only higher elevations to hold you back. Either way I'll be ready to explore around the Hazeltons regardless.

That road was the Kitsumkalum FSR in Terrace and Red Sands Lake is that way, an awesome campground. I didn't want to tempt fate on my second ride of the year as my back is a bit ornery. I learned last year that going solo down a road like that with the PIG can be gruelling work once you have to turn around. Last year I got in deep and had a nasty time getting turned around on the ice, so since I knew I'd be doing a cold roadie for sure I opted to follow the Survivorman creed that "sweating is not good".

bchunter- Friday the weather report for here so far is for sun/cloud and mild. Last night it rained ice pellets though. I'll update you Friday AM, but since you won't be here til late morning, things should warm up by then and doesn't sound like you have much time for serious exploration anyhow, but even a roadie will fill the void. So pack the bike and gear, you won't regret it!
:hb:

 

[drbike]

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Hi All

This has been a good spring for riding. So much so I need my first oil change of the year not bad for February:clap::clap::clap:. Ural changes are more often than the KLR for sure.



Now regarding getting beaned by a rock, it hurts, a lot in case you care. More than a junebug through a tee for sure. I do not want to do that again. If the option is there avoid it! nuff said.

There is still white stuff on all the back roads around here that I have seen but it is going fast, the afternoons are warm.

 

[bchunter]

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2Trider wrote:

Jim get some pics .....

Here you go Richard. This is your teaser. If you were here ( :Stir ) this is what you could have been doing today.

First was a rip to Kispiox. It was a great ride, the shadow ice was pretty good. I went as far as the village then turned around since the FSR is a little slick.

Here is my Doctor by the Kispiox River.

After I came back from Kiss-me-ox I thought the day was too good to go back to the office, so I made a little jaunt to Old Town.

Here is my Doc by the Skeena River.

And here is the Doc with it's top patient.

Then it was back to the shop and home.

Well Richard, I hope that you are drooling right now and really wishing that you were here enjoying a Hazelton February. This one is great. What a wonderful time.

And you bet sparklr, I will bring the bike with me. I would appreciate an update though if the weather is really gross then we can just do lunch and I won't have to bomb around town with the bike and have to worry about it as I am looking at loot.

I hope to get out the next couple of lunches as well if the weather keeps nice.

Take care guys.

 

[2Trider]

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:gaah::gaah::gaah::gaah:


thanks Jim:tup:...keep em coming
That road is looking perfect for a ride on...though I do not like those death wing things called tires on your Doc.
My DT would be right at home in them there conditions

Here we have more snow than we have had all winter with possibly more on the way thurs-fri:mad3:
....just hope the snow does not follow me west come April:cross:

 

[bchunter]

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I am glad that you enjoyed :clap:

ya, I am thinking that I will have to change out that rear tire at some point, but I am just running it now since I am not on any dirt yet. I am sure that when the dirt gets greasy, the deathwing will become a winter studded tire

And please, bring maple syrup or even a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey, but please leave the snow behind. I am enjoying the winter transition that we are in.

 

[2Trider]

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Is this not what it should look like there

And we may be doubling up that for Thurs and Fri.:woohoo:


:gaah:


Jim I will get some Syrup as soon as the season starts here.
:br: will be in order
I also want to try some birch syrup when I get to BC...will see if I can find some coming up the Hwy in April

For the leafs....your on your own....been off that wagon for 30yrs


just toss those deathwings....get some real knobs:Stir

 

[sparklr]

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Man am I ever glad we don't get as much white crap as the east coast. :Stir

We did get a little dusting of it last night though, as well as Terrace and Smithers I see. The weather is supposed to be warm and wet for the next little while, so I imagine this dusting will be gone by Friday. So bchunter, if its liquid sunshine I will go for sure, if it snow's I'll still head out for some shopping via car. I'll give you a heads up early Friday AM or late Thursday if any nastiness starts.

Nice pics and that is an area I'd like to explore soon also. Just wondering how you kept that Doc so clean :?, I got filthy just riding the highway to Rupert.

 

[drbike]

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2Trider wrote:

I also want to try some birch syrup when I get to BC...will see if I can find some coming up the Hwy in April

That Birch Syrup is nasty compared to the real stuff,throw a couple of quarts of the good stuff in your saddle bag. You best get out of that country quick it looks like you have way too much snow.

 

[2Trider]

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I'll plan on some 2 jugs/8litres of the liquid gold...need my supply too...have family that produces it.

I'll share the rest :hb: maybe a pancake breakfast then a big traily ride then a potluck to follow....hummmm sounds like I might be planning a NW ride event:shoot:

 

[bchunter]

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Thanks sparklr, a heads up would be great.

It was pretty nasty here yesterday. I was hoping to go for a ride but man did we get snowed on. At around lunch the sun came out and melted the snow off the roads, but they were still wet and a bit greasy. I am hoping to get out today for a ride this afternoon.

Ya, the Kispiox is a great area to ride. I have never taken a bike through it but have spent many a day up there by truck. A great loop would be the Kispiox to Hwy 37 then the Cranberry to Terrace. Even just spending a day up there riding around would be fun. There area some great roads to explore. As long as you can ride faster than the griz that is on your tail :shock:

As for the Doctor staying clean, aren't they supposed to wear nice clean white jackets? My Doc is just staying professional Actually, the roads here are very clean as the shoulder snow has not melted yet to make them wet. Soon my Doc will be a very dirty Doc.

And Richard, a pancake breakfast followed by a belly full ride sounds like a heck of an idea for me. You and your maple syrup will fit right in :hb:

 

[bchunter]

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Hey guys. I got some bad news. I can't make it to Terrace tomorrow. :mad3:

I got stuck with an appointment in the middle of the afternoon and it hooped my whole day, but it is one of those appointments that you can not miss.

So my apologies for the short notice, but I am positive I will be in Terrace again at some point. The season is just beginning. I know for sure I will be there the end of April, so I will be bringing my DR with me for some evening riding.

Again, sorry for the short notice and jamming on you guys.

 

[Kermode_Klr]

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sorry to hear that Jim. I had hoped to get out at lunch to have a coffee with you and Mika before you hit the trails. I have had very little time to get organized this week and hope to get the plate on tomorrow.

I will be in Hazelton Tuesday and Wednesday for work and then in Smithers on Thursday and Friday. I fancy taking the bike, but will likely use the car on this trip.

 

[bchunter]

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I will be in Smithers from Tues to Fri of next week. If you want to hook up for a coffee, send me a pm and I can give you my contact number.

With the last bit of snow we have had here, the roads are staying a little greasy. And with the warmer weather, the snow on teh sholders is starting to melt as well and freeze in the evenings. I am hoping that in a couple of weeks we will be truly rippable everywhere around here. In the valley bottom anyways. Man am I ever loving this early spring :clap:

 

[drbike]

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Seems to be a lot of early riders this year:clap:. Why don't we get a little meet and greet thing going?

May I suggest........ I am not good at this sort of stuff.... when I was younger it was ski, drink, sex, repeat, and itinvolved womennow it has to revolve around restaurants, and women are usually not present, how things change anyhow a plan!

Coffee in Hazelton ride to kittywangas for lunch and then each to their respective homes or whatever depending on weather. I am sure there are better ways to organize this if anyone is interested, but I think it should be done to welcome the early spring to the Northwest.

Well I am off to sync my carbs....and then a rideRay-bans rock!

 

[sparklr]

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Today's report isn't much but better than nothing. Made it to Whitebottom FSR along the Skeena at around 10 and went in only a few clicks, before thinking far enough, that is after a sledder passes me on his way back and gives me that "what an idiot" salute! So I took a quick break and photo op.



Now I have to wait until the truck way back into the pic arrives, freakin traffic! Two old timers went a little farther but then I saw them backing out. Headed over to Copper river FSR to see whats up there. Made it just past the 7Km mark when the icy hills started singing "you are going to bite it buddy".


That's looking down at Copper River. I lost a few pics because I can't seem to operate the damn thing or better yet too anxious to get riding. Oh well, same icy road shots.

Then I crossed over and puttered in the sand along the Skeena. Whine out the Pig in 1st, maybe 2nd and really go nowhere. Boring. Famished now from all the Speedskating I opted for lunch at the Thornhill Pub and watch my second Team hopefully kick some Yankee butt. LOL! The skies started crying just as I headed home via the Old Lakelse Road.