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Offline Gsun

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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #60 on: August 12, 2013, 07:01:28 PM »
The rules for a bike on a BC ferry.

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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #61 on: August 15, 2013, 12:30:48 PM »
I ride that ferry a couple of times a week on the C-14. No problems, park at a 45 degree angle, use chocks and leave it in gear. Usually a very simple operation and never had any problems.

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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #62 on: August 21, 2013, 03:21:08 PM »
Heading over to Whidbey Island.


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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #63 on: October 06, 2014, 02:36:33 PM »
Yes, a thread resurrection but why not? Took my bike on a loop from Corpus Christi TX to Mustang Island and across the Port Aranasas Ferry.




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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #64 on: October 06, 2014, 05:02:41 PM »
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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #65 on: October 06, 2014, 07:49:44 PM »
On 3 separate trips this summer.

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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #66 on: October 07, 2014, 09:18:30 AM »
Kawi Ken....I see the Ma state trooper vehicle were you on your way over to the vineyard? are you from new England?

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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #67 on: October 07, 2014, 09:50:47 AM »
After more than a year this thread is officially resurrected. That deserves a  :banana

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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #68 on: October 07, 2014, 02:21:49 PM »
Yes & Yes ! ;D
 I went over  a couple wk ends ago and had a great day. The Bike has seen a lot of ferries this yr.
PEI to Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia to Portland Maine.
New London CT to Long Island N.Y. and RT 114 with the Island Ferries.
Falmouth to Vineyard.
I hail outta Bridgewater !
Don't wanna to hijack thread, but here's some pics from the vineyard.

Kawi Ken....I see the Ma state trooper vehicle were you on your way over to the vineyard? are you from new England?
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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #69 on: October 07, 2014, 03:18:21 PM »
I took my C14 on the ferry across Mobile Bay. I just parked it on the sidestand since it was a calm day.




Mobile bay ferry in the rain, Bike on side stand.
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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #70 on: October 07, 2014, 04:20:04 PM »
I recently took the Blackball ferry from Port Angeles to Victoria and back last month, and the return trip the ferry was reallly rocking and rolling. It was bad enough that I was very concerned about my bike, since I hadn't used the blocks on this trip. The cheesy little rope that you use to tie the bike with really wouldn't keep the bike from going over once it started.

While moving, all passengers have to be off the car deck, so I couldn't check the bike until we arrived in Port Angeles.

Once I was able to get on the car deck, I was relieved to see that everything was fine. I'm now convinced that it would take some extreme rolling of the boat before the bike would keel (ha ha!) over.

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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #71 on: October 07, 2014, 09:04:47 PM »
Dona didn't like the Jamestown ferry...all

Whites ferry on the Poto was cool...

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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #72 on: October 08, 2014, 12:30:32 PM »
Who would have thought this thread would be so long and with so many pictures?!!
No kidding. I guess I'll add mine: No never have been on a ferry with my C14.  ;)
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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #73 on: October 08, 2014, 01:26:15 PM »
Dona didn't like the Jamestown ferry...all


I can see why, if the boat's going down and she needs a life jacket, it doesn't look like she could reach the release.  ;D

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Re: Has anyone taken their C14 (or any other bike) on a ferry?
« Reply #74 on: October 08, 2014, 02:49:52 PM »
They collected a fee from the cars on the Mobile Bay ferry but left me alone. Don't know if it was an oversight or they let bikes ride for free. I have also done the Peel ferry several times. That's the one across Bull Shoals Lake between AR and MO that others have posted.
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