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General => General Chat => Topic started by: Kevin on September 06, 2003, 10:20:36 pm



Title: Road Cruise
Post by: Kevin on September 06, 2003, 10:20:36 pm
  A few of us were talking backroads, here is a site.
http://www3.sympatico.ca/elhum/ (http://www3.sympatico.ca/elhum/) Kevin


Title: Re:Road Cruise
Post by: FieroBUZZ on September 08, 2003, 02:14:35 pm
Sweet find, Kevin!  Looks like some pretty nice driving there.  Hope the biker guys don't see this.  ;D

If only I had a Fiero that works.............  ::)


Title: Re:Road Cruise
Post by: 34FieroGT on September 08, 2003, 02:49:36 pm
Thanks Kev!

I vote for the "Calabogie Boogie": http://www3.sympatico.ca/elhum/calabogi.htm (http://www3.sympatico.ca/elhum/calabogi.htm)

Sounds like some awesome roads!  Is there any interest from other club members in some sort of "Fall Colour Cruise"?  We could potentially schedule it for the first or third weekend in October.  (I'm out of town for Thanksgiving...)

I'm willing to reccy the route for "Scenic Picture Area's", Gas/Washroom stops, etc...  Anyone want to come along?


Title: Re:Road Cruise
Post by: FieroBUZZ on September 08, 2003, 04:44:24 pm
That sounds like fun Tyler.  That area is fun in a school bus, so I bet a Fiero might be even better.  ;D  511 is kinda bouncy in a Freightliner.


Title: Re:Road Cruise
Post by: A.K.A on September 08, 2003, 04:45:18 pm
)that will save me alot of time!! I love cruisin'!!! (us with no lives usually do! ;D


Title: Re:Road Cruise
Post by: WillEV on September 08, 2003, 05:26:01 pm
Sounds like fun, to bad my Fiero is still being fixed. I'll still cruise thou, just not in the Fiero :-\


Title: Re:Road Cruise
Post by: dguy on September 08, 2003, 07:39:32 pm
I vote for the "Calabogie Boogie": http://www3.sympatico.ca/elhum/calabogi.htm (http://www3.sympatico.ca/elhum/calabogi.htm)

Didn't I mention this one a while back?  Haven't done it in the car yet, but there are probably a few places with scrape marks from my bike's footpegs up there.   ;)


Title: Re:Road Cruise
Post by: 34FieroGT on September 08, 2003, 10:03:30 pm
I remembered that someone posted it before, but I couldn't remember who and I couldn't find the posting...


Title: Re:Road Cruise
Post by: Gizmo on September 08, 2003, 11:08:44 pm
Some of the roads to Calabogie, ie near Waba, and Burnstown are terrible!  Unless you want to overwork and ruin your suspension....stay away!  :-\

For those that don't believe me, check this out (yes the picture is winter but they still haven't repaired or repaved)....


Title: Re:Road Cruise
Post by: dguy on September 09, 2003, 08:48:56 am
Some of the roads to Calabogie, ie near Waba, and Burnstown are terrible!  Unless you want to overwork and ruin your suspension....stay away!  :-\

For those that don't believe me, check this out (yes the picture is winter but they still haven't repaired or repaved)....

The Calabogie Boogie is for the most part, fine.  I've done it twice so far this year.  :)

In the spring you have to be careful on one of the legs which takes you up to the Mountain Chute Generating Station--lots of sand on the road after the run-off.

Other than that though, I have no complaints about that particular route.  One thing I do recommend though is turning around at The Eagle's Rest (http://www.theeaglesrest.ca/) instead of carrying on to Hwy 41 and back through Renfrew.  Hwy 41 is booooring.   ::)  My personal preference is to retrace the boogie, but on the return trip turn right on County Rd. 511 for a nice little wind back to Perth.

-d.

P.s.  Brian, the Calabogie Boogie is what I was telling you about when you stopped by on your motorcycle a while back.


Title: Re:Road Cruise
Post by: dguy on September 09, 2003, 08:54:02 am
I remembered that someone posted it before, but I couldn't remember who and I couldn't find the posting...

Don't feel bad.  I can't find it either. ???