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Offline sherob

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I rode from Brighton, CO up to Spearfish, SD Wednesday morning... left ~6:30am and arrived ~2:30pm... nice little ride... little construction on 14A... no real hurry.

That afternoon I was in the courtyard having a smoke and swilling an adult beverage talking to a couple that were riding around the area from Canada.  They both had their bikes out washing them... cleaning them up from their days ride.

They asked where I was from... "Denver, Colorado."

How far is that from here... "Around 400 miles."

How many days did it take for you to ride up here?  :o 

I almost committed beer abuse, almost spit it out... almost.  :'(

I said I rode straight thru... around 6 hours.  The expression on the woman's face was priceless... it was like I told her I was from outerspace or something.

She offered up that 150 miles is the most that they travel in a day.  I didn't want to explain my Iron Butt plate holder, for fear of heads exploding.  :nuts:

You read and hear stories of these type of encounters... but I've never actually had one before.  It's like a situation out of Penthouse Forum... you just don't believe it until it happens to you.  :o
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2011, 03:34:54 AM »
Curiosity dictates I must ask what they were riding?  Hardley-ablesons?
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2011, 04:58:32 AM »
Male was ridng a HD... female was riding a Suzuki cruiser.
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2011, 05:27:20 AM »
A guy I work with came into work on Tues ( four day weekend).  He said he was all ragged out; he put on almost 500 miles over the weekend on his HD  :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2011, 05:32:30 AM »
Chris - you ever rode a HD? I rode a sportster around my neighborhood and I was all ragged out! Steve

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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2011, 10:58:02 AM »
Chris - you ever rode a HD? I rode a sportster around my neighborhood and I was all ragged out! Steve
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2011, 11:10:01 AM »
A guy I work with came into work on Tues ( four day weekend).  He said he was all ragged out; he put on almost 500 miles over the weekend on his HD  :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

That's a LOT of bar-hopping!

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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2011, 11:12:44 AM »
  It's like a situation out of Penthouse Forum... you just don't believe it until it happens to you.  :o

Wait... you're not suggesting those stories might not be true are you?
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2011, 12:01:09 PM »
You actually read those stories...and why?  :popcorn:
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2011, 12:30:09 PM »
You actually read those stories...and why?  :popcorn:

What stories? I plead the 5th.
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #10 on: July 08, 2011, 01:09:15 PM »
You actually read those stories...and why?  :popcorn:

Maybe the other pages were all stuck together?
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #11 on: July 08, 2011, 08:26:40 PM »
Are you insinuating that because they were Canadian they were a little tardo??
I feel a little insulted!  :P

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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2011, 08:36:32 PM »
Ouch! I can vouch for most Canadians that we aren't all quite that naive! I'm Canadian with a couple of IBA certificates and know some others as well! As far as the HD thing goes, I still own an 04 Road King and last year I went 600 miles in one day from Pendleton, Oregan to Ely, Nevada. I could have gone further but that was enough. I've decided I'd like to do things in more comfort, that is why I have a C14 now! 150 miles a day? I like to do 150 miles, then have breakfast! ;)

(Oops, I wrote this while DannyL was posting, I've met dummies from everywhere! ;D)
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2011, 08:45:41 PM »
I'm just kidding around. I have no degrees but I'm still a smartass! ;D

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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2011, 11:22:15 PM »
Wait... you're not suggesting those stories might not be true are you?

You mean... they might actually be true?  :o

You actually read those stories...and why?  :popcorn:

I had read all the other... uh... other articles.  8)

Are you insinuating that because they were Canadian they were a little tardo??
I feel a little insulted!  :P

They just happened to be from Canada instead of New Hampshire... or Texas... just where they were from.  ;)

Ouch! I can vouch for most Canadians that we aren't all quite that naive! I'm Canadian with a couple of IBA certificates and know some others as well! As far as the HD thing goes, I still own an 04 Road King and last year I went 600 miles in one day from Pendleton, Oregan to Ely, Nevada. I could have gone further but that was enough. I've decided I'd like to do things in more comfort, that is why I have a C14 now! 150 miles a day? I like to do 150 miles, then have breakfast! ;)

(Oops, I wrote this while DannyL was posting, I've met dummies from everywhere! ;D)

I'm sure most aren't, and yes, they are everywhere.  Where they are from wasn't even important... it's just where they said they were from, posted as part of the facts.  Nothing more... nothing less.  I know guys... even a girl who rides a HD that puts several thousands of miles on hers every year... even did her first SS1K on a Sportster.  Again... just part of the facts.

It was just an amusing/funny conversation to me.  There is nothing in between the lines about Canadians... even what they ride... it was about the conversation.  Nothing else... the end.  ;)
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #15 on: July 09, 2011, 06:25:41 AM »
Are you insinuating that because they were Canadian they were a little tardo??
I feel a little insulted!  :P

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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #17 on: July 09, 2011, 09:19:26 AM »
A friend on this forum once told me a similar story of a member of his family, you know the type, black company t-shirts, socks, shoes, hats, stickers on their cars, optional company package on their Ford truck, the whole smear. He had just returned from a 600 mile day and was at a family function where this member was telling about how much they ride, "well", she says". "We ride a lot", "we make it a Sunday thing", "Oh really, my friend says". "Oh, yeah, we get out and ride at least a whole hour every week". Funny. But they ride, thats good. But funny. I guess we must be mileage snobs.
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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #18 on: July 09, 2011, 01:58:18 PM »
If you guys take a gander at my history map in my signature you'll see I've been around. It's mostly from a previous life where everything was temporary. Temporary car, GF and even once and a while jobs. I'm in a different place today and have limited time to call me own. I'm a small business owner, husband/father of two boys 8-10,and as of yesterday just turned 53. My spare time is limited as you can imagine. Does that mean if I use my bike to commute I'm a wuss?
I still have the burning desire to ride around the whole North American continent another 10 times, but I know that's pretty much a dream for now....

NOTHING comes close to riding, seeing and breathing the land, except being with my family......

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Re: Funny conversation I had with a couple riding from Canada...
« Reply #19 on: July 09, 2011, 02:00:56 PM »
Were they Newfies?
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