Cycle Canada Magazine Travels the World

[Uwe W.]

This photo thread is for readers of Cycle Canada and the places they've taken their magazine. Make sure you have the cover of the magazine in the photo.

Here's a photo of Groovy in Cuba:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a216/denzion/cuba2188.jpg

[sportbikecalgary]

I returned from Cuba last night and thought you guys would like this. Who would have thought this thread would allow me to plunk myself beside good looking women by the pool and ask them to have their picture taken while holding the mag up. Trust me, it's much better having their picture up there than mine. :) This lovely lass from our east coast was happy to pose as long as there were no quizzes about KTM mechanicals afterwards.

http://68.146.12.230/Neil/Misc/cc-cuba2.jpg

[KZDon]

Does the line about unleashing a pair of streetfighting singles have any relevance here?

[Rain Rider 1]

1995 Sportbike Rally T shirt with Cycle Canada logo on right front. In Cayo Coco Cuba.

[Uwe W.]

Does a Cycle Canada endorsed Sportbike rally T Suffice? It went to the judges and just squeaked through with a caveat; in the future only wet t-shirts will qualify for inclusion to this thread.

[John]

It went to the judges and just squeaked through with a caveat; in the future only wet t-shirts will qualify for inclusion to this thread.

I'm likin' this place more & more... :D

[TimP]

This shot was taken last week in about 65 ft. of water during a dive on one of the pinnacles of Saba (12 minute flight south of St. Martin). If any of you dive, this is a spectacular spot you must put on your list.

However, I can't say the Saba Marine Park authorities were too impressed with the dissolving paper stock. Costa: In your spare time see what you can do about this, ok?

BTW, the F800GS got a big fins up from the 5' Barracuda just out of shot to my left...

[sportbikecalgary]

This shot was taken last week in about 65 ft. of water during a dive on one of the pinnacles of Saba (12 minute flight south of St. Martin). If any of you dive, this is a spectacular spot you must put on your list.


Nice shot! In 65 ft of water... talk about making it tough to beat. The waters around St. Marten sound fantastic. I have a bud that bought a dive shop (http://www.stmartinscuba.com/Octopus_Home.html) down there and he's been calling and taunting me to come down and experience the clear water.

[Uwe W.]

This shot was taken last week in about 65 ft. of water during a dive on one of the pinnacles of Saba (12 minute flight south of St. Martin).

Tim, that was truly inspired! Wow. That blew me away...

[RB1]

It went to the judges and just squeaked through with a caveat; in the future only wet t-shirts will qualify for inclusion to this thread.

Well, OK. But Steve's gonna get a chill walkin' around in a wet t-shirt.....

[TimP]

I have a bud that bought a dive shop (http://www.stmartinscuba.com/Octopus_Home.html) down there and he's been calling and taunting me to come down and experience the clear water.

Do it! St Martin isn't the cheapest place to visit, but it's reasonable, and if you like the combination of fine French cuisine (never better than in Grand Case - your buddy's location) and white sand, it's hard to beat. I won't comment on the women on the French side because it will cost me a trip to the jewelry stores on the Dutch side.

The diving is really good, whether you like wrecks or reefs. I took my wife snorkeling in an out-of-the-way bay and we were treated to a pod of five eagle rays cruising by not 20' below us... Two particularly beautiful dives are Proselyte (an old and nearly completely dissolved wreck - only the cannons and big anchors are still identifiable) and Fish Bowl - so named for all the wildlife it contains (Slipper Lobsters, Hawkesbill Turtles, Reef Sharks, Southern Rays, etc.).

I'm not so familiar with the diving on your buddy's side of the island, but maybe you could fill us in after your trip...

[John]

Just got back from a recent tour of Arizona, Nevada & a bit of California. Have always had a fascination w/ Death Valley & my wife took these two photographs of me @ Badwater in 124 F heat. It was also quite windy at that temperature. Felt like God's own paint-stripper... Didn't see any motorcycles of course BUT we did come up on a large group of what appeared to be mostly European head-cases "running" the Badwater Race. Well, precious few of 'em were actually running in that heat. A lot of 'em had a white gauze-like clothing from head to toe. There were min-vans & SUV's idling alongside the highway every 1/4 mile or so with various European flags & surnames crawled over their windows. My wife is still not over the sight of some female runner squatting in the right side ditch taking a shit...

I consider this run (in a rented Charger) to be an advance run for some future spring-time bike tour of the area. What roads, what roads... The Grand Canyon is aptly named. Sequoia's are friggin' huge. Saguaro's are sharp. The curves in the road going into/out of King's Canyon/Sequoia National Parks are NUTS. Mono Lake is cool. Vegas is as tacky as it is hot. Boulder Dam is bloody impressive. Photographs of Bridal Veil Fall do not do it any justice. The "Shady Lady's" trailer outside of Pahrump, Nevada does not seem to be doing all that well if one goes on it's general state of disrepair & the lack of vehicles parked outside to be any reliable indication of traffic within. It was 90 F @ 0515 Hrs. yesterday morning in Phoenix when we went to the airport. It actually rained for a little while in the Panamint Valley (one over from Death) BUT the rain never got to the ground... The phrase, "It's a dry heat" has a degree of truth but can only be taken so far. There's an FJR rider on a 2003 (like mine) that wears a full, high-vis Aerostitch suit that was on the Joshua Tree Parkway in 106 F heat in Arizona & was later seen north of Vegas in 100+ F heat!

Neat places to be seen around those parts...

John.

[sportbikecalgary]

Here, there, across.. down.. how about up?

http://68.146.12.230/Neil/Misc/cc_web/cc_tiara_peak.jpg


So... a good friend says, hey mind if I borrow your mag, I'm going on a hike and always have to wait at the top for everyone else. So I could use a quick read. My reply... "got a camera?" Here's the Sept/Oct issue at 2225 meters or 7308 feet for the non-converted. (Canada's been metric for 30+ years, why convert now?)

The cairn of rocks indicates the summit of Tiara Peak on the front ranges just outside Calgary. In the background, you can see the transition from prairie to mountain. It's not the highest peak around, but it works. :)

[KZDon]

Very cool - and thanks for the geography lesson as well. Plate tectonics can be fun.

[Uwe W.]

The view of Kralendijk, Bonaire from our deck 10 balcony was deceiving; one glance at the tiny island convinced me that my copy of CC would be the closest I would come to seeing a motorcycle that day. However, within minutes of going ashore a lowered and stretched Hayabusa was spotted trolling down the main street, and a brief walk turned up a Harley dealer and a private clubhouse for a local club. Go figure. It was after we saw a couple of quads and a few dirt bikes using the main roads that we popped into a real estate office to check out the listings...

http://www.vorg.com/bc/images/Cover Shot.jpg

[TimP]

Betcha' wish you still had your 'busa, eh? Or did it pay for the cruise?

Out of curiosity, just how much does that boat draw, or, just how quickly does the seabed drop off there??? You're awfully close to that beach. Are you sure the stretched 'busa wasn't a tug?

[Ivor biggin]

The view of Kralendijk, Bonaire from our deck 10 balcony was deceiving; one glance at the tiny island convinced me that my copy of CC would be the closest I would come to seeing a motorcycle that day. However, If I had turned around I would have seen a bike just beside the white truck near the waterfront.:D
I.B.

[Uwe W.]

Betcha' wish you still had your 'busa, eh? Or did it pay for the cruise?

I'll definitely be missing the big bird, but use the proceeds of a bike sale to pay for a cruise? Never! Bike funds should always remain bike funds. The 'busa bucks partially paid for the KTM, but the big question is where will the money come from for next year's purchase?


Out of curiosity, just how much does that boat draw, or, just how quickly does the seabed drop off there??? You're awfully close to that beach. Are you sure the stretched 'busa wasn't a tug?

Boats don't draw, they paint... in watercolour. Good question though. Maximum draught is listed as 8.45m (27.7 ft), and although the depth between the pier and shoreline was a lot less, the water past the pier was dark blue indicating a sharp drop-off.

At 112,894 gross registered tons, I'm always amazed at the size of these things and how many modern cruise ships dwarf even the biggest battleships from WWII. Without any exaggeration, you could easily do laps around the ship on a bike probably getting into third gear down the straights; just mind the run-off - it's a long drop, even for a water buffalo.

[Uwe W.]

If I had turned around I would have seen a bike just beside the white truck near the waterfront.:D
I.B.

It's a scooter Sparky... a scooter I tell ya.

OK, I'm a dolt: it wasn't just ONE bike, but two. In my defense the heat was intense, and it was the morning after the night before.

http://www.vorg.com/bc/images/Cover Shot 2.jpg

[New & reborn Priest]

Former Motojournalist grabs Attention Again
by Clem Gulliver

LACOMBE, AB - In a move which some say was calculated to upstage rivals, former contributor to cheap and sensational motorcycle magazines, Uwe Wachtendorf, proved again lately that he is prepared to go to his unusually extreme lengths.

The scribe is well known for the over-achieving tendency which he has demonstrated often in the past.

Under the pretext of celebrating a late honeymoon, the writer with the nearly unpronounceable name has traveled to the Dutch Caribbean. It is not known with certainty that the photograph submitted lately is that of the scribbler himself, though the sunflooded background and the magazine which conceals his face are undoubtedly authentic.

Meanwhile, honest and ordinary fellow Canadians, some of them his readers, shivered under the onslaught of early winter blasts. Dark and short days are their customary expectation. And their customary stance is one of stoicism.

Said sometime acquaintance, Peter Priest, squinting from beneath his parka hood at home on the prairies, “The man has no sense of decency. He is outrageous. It seems that there is no low trick he will not stoop to.” Most of the rest of what Priest spluttered was lost on the ice-laden wind.

Wachtendorf’s recent bride, Mayla, unwitting and innocent accomplice to the ploy, speechlessly shakes her head. She might suspect that this manifestation of the dark side of her husband’s psyche will not be the last. Being the gentle and loyal person which she is, she will make no comment for the moment.

Wachtendorf’s return to Canada is not soon anticipated. It is expected however that his luggage will be closely inspected at his Port Of Entry to discover the possible re-importation of pornography. Canada Customs do not as a rule try energetically to prevent its exportation.

[Uwe W.]

[B] Wachtendorf’s return to Canada is not soon anticipated. It is expected however that his luggage will be closely inspected at his Port Of Entry to discover the possible re-importation of pornography. Canada Customs do not as a rule try energetically to prevent its exportation.

To wit, when it comes to Canada Customs they were far more interested in my Port of Exit and tried energetically with the use of latex gloves and Mag-light to reconcile my rather modest doodee free claim.

That Clem fella is quite the character; he lies like a Turkish rug, but I have to admire his imagination - and PP's sense of humour.

[TimP]

Peter, you're on a roll, and it's a hoot to follow!

(SBC, please nip over and check Peter's wood stove exhaust. I think there might be a family of squirrels blocking the chimney.)

Uwe, while boating to a dive site in St. Maarten a couple of years ago we had to deviate around the then-brand-spanking-new Queen Mary 2, and I too was amazed at the size of that thing. We noticed that the water we were diving in was "only" about 85', and that if some dolt had scuttled her there the gunwales wouldn't even have been damp...

[KZDon]

(SBC, please nip over and check Peter's wood stove exhaust. I think there might be a family of squirrels blocking the chimney.)


Maybe this year's decoking didn't go as well as planned.

[TimP]

This is your roving reporter coming to you live from Smuggler's Notch, Vermont, where it's "Jeezley Cold" in a Ron James / Winnipeg kind of way today. The hills were enthusiastically described as "hard-packed and groomed", which is how my wife likes me, come to think of it, but after an unseasonably warm weekend followed by a chill of Arctic air that moved in yesterday, the slopes are now quite dense, too hard and barely manageable. Which is also how my wife describes me... Holy Similes, Batman! The weather is my life!

Anyway, after a frigid day on the slopes what better way to unwind that to end your day in water, reading about Costa almost ending his day in a similar fashion?

[Ancient Priest]

Lovely, just fockin lovely...

That was Neil Graham who did that double page. But anyway...

[Ancient Priest]

it was Costa's. And beautifully written.

Sorry, Costa! Sorry, Tim. I spend my whole fockin life apologising when I didn't even ask to be born...

[Ivor biggin]

it was Costa's. And beautifully written..

Yes but was the KTM beautifully ridden. It looks suspiciously like a bike that was pulled off the trailer and posed for the pic.
Could of dirtied the tires Costa.:D
I.B.

[Uwe W.]

Yes but was the KTM beautifully ridden. It looks suspiciously like a bike that was pulled off the trailer and posed for the pic.
Could of dirtied the tires Costa.:D
I.B.

I've ridden with Costa off-road, and it's his style that keeps the bike so clean. The guy practically floats over the muck, and it helps that he never lands in it. I on the other hand am a slop dweller.

[Rain Rider 1]

Pic is on beach at the resort.
Only saw one sportbike (a Yamaha R1) and one Harley.
Others were scooters and thousands of 100 to 200 cc four stroke singles of every brand known to man including some this man has never heard of.

[Rain Rider 1]

From balcony

[Rain Rider 1]

On beach

[sportbikecalgary]

On beach

Nice shots. I am guessing the woman on the far right in the "On Beach" shot is holding the mag.

[Ancient Priest]

lemme get it right. That was the harem you took down to Cancoon? Or just a part of it? Well, you took a magazine down with you... Just in case you had a little spare time.

[KZDon]

William and me critiquing Costa's lame R1 cornering technique, on Daytona Beach, March 21, 2009.

On the way to Orlando we stopped in Daytona to get the kids some lunch. We loaded up with food at Subway and decided to get down near the water for a little picnic. Well, surprise, at the end of the road there was a little gatehouse and then the beach. What better place for lunch.

The wind was howling. Our van is still permeated with Daytona beach sand as were our sandwiches. I detected the faint smell of race fuel in each tiny grain. I'm planning to never clean the van. My wife may say otherwise.

The waves were crashing in madly. We immediately decided, as responsible parents, to keep our little people away from the water. That lasted about ten minutes. They got soaked and had a blast.

We decided it was time to go after a couple of hours as the tide started coming in rather aggressively. A great little serendipitous experience.

[TimP]

You may criticize Costa's cornering technique, but you can't fault William's beach technique. Dad's squatting and about to get a bumfull, by William's got those boardies hauled up right! Ahh! Building lasting family memories! Well done.

I vote to leave the van as is.

[KZDon]

I'll have to post some of the slightly later pictures, of all four of our little people doing the wave dash and getting soaked. I think my wife and I both wish we had some more beach time on the trip.

[Malks]

There has not been a post in this thread in quite a while, so I felt I needed to share this shot from last week. I took my latest copy of CC with me on the plane and decided to get a shot to use here.

[stevegr8]

you got a nice pix