I bought a 98 Tourer today. After XX number of years on Kawa sportbikes I've gone back to the big cruisers. My left wrist is old and my wifes back is
tired..... so if I want to take my wife to the Dairy Queen we're gonna be cruising. After reading this website I made up my mind on the 1100 and I'm
looking forward to slow rolling Vancouver Island here in British Columbia. alan
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Posts: 763 08/02/07 8:12 PM |
Alan - Howdy from your neighbor to the south. I love visiting Victoria - too bad we are going to need a passport for the trip now. There are a few other
Canucks on the board, I'm sure they'll be chiming in. Enjoy sitting upright on your bike.
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Posts: 83 08/02/07 10:11 PM |
Welcome to the forum from far West Texas Alan. I'm sure you will enjoy the bike and the great folks here. Take care and ride safe.
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Congratulations and welcome to the family.
"We want to be free... Free to ride our machines without being hassled by the man!" |
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Congratulations on finding your T, and this site. Here's wishing you many, many miles of smiles on her.
Stan
"We are different - yet we are the
same"
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Posts: 177 08/02/07 11:10 PM |
We lived in Vic near Ogden Point and it's great to visit. Our tax collectors on the Cdn side will let you in without a passport, but your border guards
won't let you back. Hi Ben in El Paso. I was born in New Jersey and spent most of my adult life in Corpus Christi. Thanks for welcoming me all... I'll
just unfold my lawn chair here and set a bit.
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Posts: 299 08/02/07 11:54 PM Tail Gunner |
Welcom aboard Alan, you have come to a great forum. If you get up to the Okanagan, give me a shout for coffee.
You have some great riding country on Vancouver Island and with that short Ferry ride to Port Angeles, you are just a stones throw away to Paradise. Cheers, John Manderson, Kelowna, B.C. |
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Welcome alan to the forum from another Alain in upstate New York. Glad you found us and decided to become one of us by buying your 98 T. I too just purchased
my first T back in April and I'm loving it. Hope that you post a picture in the Members Photos section.
Again welcome and I look forward to 'talking' with you more in the future. alepel "Ride with the Spirit always, and in all ways"....hombldr |
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Posts: 463 08/03/07 8:07 AM Tail Gunner |
Hi Alan, Welcome from S. MS...Hope you enjoy your "T" and riding through your beautiful area. I rode one day near Prince Rupert and it was
awesome...This forum is chocked full of nice helpful folks and I am sure you will enjoy your time here...Bob <><
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Welcome to the forum, Alan.
Hows does a person that spent most of their adult life on the Texas Gulf Coast end up in Canada, eh? -Dan (Still on the Texas Gulf Coast) |
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Alan,
Howdy and welcome. Victoria is a beautiful city. I spent part of my honeymoon there. We plan to go back someday. Dave (even closer to the Texas Gulf Coast than Dan) |
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Posts: 177 08/03/07 10:41 PM |
How I got to Canada...... eh? I met a nice Canadian nurse from Vancouver Is. I worked for Reynolds Metals in Corpus Christi and it was bought by Alcoa. I
"retired" early and my wife missed her family in Can...... soooo.... why not? She is an OR nurse and I'm the house husband. Pushing a vacuum in a
clean house is easier than pushing a crew of millwright/pipefitters in a nasty chemical plant. Now I'm a dual citizen bum/investor. I come to Canada, learn
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A long time ago, I learned a few simple phrases....
Yes Dear, Of course Dear, Anything you say Dear. Hey!!!! I think we all speak the same language.
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dukey33 wrote:So , what are we calling close to the coast anyway ? Are we talking LaPorte Vs Seabrook ? I thought both of you guy were in the same general area here ?
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Posts: 233 08/06/07 9:12 PM |
Oh yeah , Welcome Alan . Hope you enjoy your new ride as much as I am enjoying mine .
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