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One of the top-5 poutine places in Quebec, Patate Dorée in Ormstown.
Poutine and a Coke (yes, Pepsi's fine) is my favourite road lunch.
'Venice in Quebec' My first time here, let's see how it looks...
Oh yes, looks just like Venice.
I feel like I'm on Lido beach.
Sometimes you have to wait for the road to stop moving.
Canadian Geese at the Canadian Space Agency.
Some photos of my first year riding. Almost 4900km since the end of June. Now safely stored until March.
A few highlights...
-Didn't drop the bike once.
-Used emergency braking twice.
-No accidents.
-Furthest ride was about 200km out and 250km back (the next day)
-Caught in the rain 3 times, soaked once.
-Got 'The Wave' many times, the OK once (yes, he made me look), and the finger once - unsurprisingly from a Harley rider.
All but one of my rides was solo, most based on picking somewhere for lunch, riding one way there then a different way back. All rides in the Montreal area, as far out as Ottawa, Cornwall, Ormstown, Lacolle, Joliette, and St. Sauveur.
Many thanks to MTL Moto Pro for the excellent training and patience. I started riding this year, at 49, and loving it.
The bike in a 2006 Suzuki Boulevard C50T. Her name is Elly.
Keep two wheels down.
WhatDoesItAllMeanMrNatural
Ride whatever! Go Fast, Don't Die. Fuck HD (I ride HD, fuck 'em anyway). and finally, solo takes guts but is the only way to the Pure Land. I wave and pose at anybody on 2 wheels I pass.. DGAF we're all just cage bait. Draw another card from the deck every time you roll into traffic...If you have to ax, etc. I'm ramblin, ramblin, ramblin with you in spirit! see ye out there in The Breeze!
nonickname23
I ride solo because I like making lots of stops for smokes and views, and hate abiding by anyone else's schedule. Ride hard!
TheCaptnemo
Congrats- I love riding around on my boulevard. May yours give you years of enjoyment!
nonickname23
Likewise!
TheF1Stig
Nice bike... other post looks like you've got the correct attire. Be safe out there. ✌️
nonickname23
RonMimnaugh
Congrats on starting to ride. Nice looking bike. A c50T was my first bike as well. Reliable bikes and loved that it was a shaft drive
nonickname23
I love how smooth it is. I don't know if I can ever go to chain after shaft (which sounds kind of dirty as I write it). I _could_ use a 6th gear, though.
RonMimnaugh
A 6th gear would have been great. I ended up on a 1050 vstrom because of that. I use my bike for a commuter. (45 mins each way) Chain isn't all bad.
nonickname23
I’m not saying chain is bad. I’m just new at riding and 49 years old. Learning maintenance nuance with a bike is complicated. One less thing (for now) is great. The lack of a 6th gear is an incredibly tiny nitpick, most of my rides are on secondary highways cruising at 70ish kph.
RonMimnaugh
I started riding 10 years ago at 47. My first bike was the ct50, the second had a belt. Both got a lot of miles on them quick so I got this one. Chain care for me is an every other week thing and takes about 20 minutes tops. I never had to do it until this one. I don't miss having a heavy bike. My knees thank me for getting a lighter one.