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============================================ Another Friday, and a weekend for all our bloggers to look forward to – hope you all get out for a ride!! – Yes we have one planned. Answer to the last quiz which I thought was a toughie – was Chris Cullen on a home built Scorpion!! – Brett got it first, then… Continue reading Friday June 12th/26

============================================ PLEASE NOTE!! We do not use our cell phone except in an emergency – so please do not try to contact us via that number!!!!! Always email -daverhodes@shaw.ca or phone 250-545-6139 ========================================== Answer to the last quiz – John Metcalfe on a special Suzuki – I was surprised that quite a few got this… Continue reading Thursday June 11th/26

========================================== A huge thanks to all who posted congrats to Babs and myself on our 64th Wedding Anniversary- ( There were a lot!!) – we spent a quiet day as usual, but it was nice to reminisce about events from yester-year . – No big fuss, just a nice day. ========================================== Answer to the last… Continue reading Wednesday June 10th/26

Well! I typed in the blog and remembered what was kind of special about the date!!! Hmmm! Just as well I got that !! =================================== The following year we went on a Motorcycle holiday, back to the place we spent our Honeymoon – Cattolica , on the Italian Adriatic Coast – that was quite the… Continue reading Tuesday June 9th/26

============================================ Answer to the last quiz – Jim Sandiford on a Greeves Anglican – Later he became the Montesa UK Importer, before passing away from Cancer. – Correct answers from Brett, Bob, Roger Boothroyd.- and Peter LeGrove from OZ. Quiz today – Who on what and Where? ================================== Erzberg Podium – Trystan grabbed 2nd =====================================… Continue reading Monday June 8th/26

========================================= The Face book pages were full of stories and images from D Day – but sad to say only a handful of survivors from this time are still alive, and perhaps it’s only the people of Europe who really remember and appreciate what a huge sacrifice was made by Allied forces. They say memories… Continue reading Sunday June 7th/26

=========================================== Hard to believe that back on this day in 1944, thousands of Allied forces landed on the beaches of Normandy, and thousands of them, never left. – What is even harder to believe, is that we have new dictators waging wars, none of whom likely even remembers the horrors of those Nazi years. –… Continue reading Saturday June 6th/26-D DAY

==================================== ======================================= Answer to the last quiz – Bernie Schreiber, Gary MacDonald and Yrjo Vesterinen. – – Correct answers from Brett, Bob, Pete Varey. Quiz today – Guess who? ========================================== The month of June is always TT time in the Isle of Man – As mentioned before we went to watch quite a few times,… Continue reading Friday June 5th/26

=========================================== Well ! we had quite a few favorable comments after we posted the Outlaw History yesterday – we mainly did this because not all our bloggers are old sods like us, and a bit of a history lesson never hurts. As for the quiz question – That was the very recognizable Dave Thorpe on… Continue reading Thursday June 4th/26

As I mentioned yesterday, perhaps the best part after a day out riding, is kicking back either on the porch or around the camp fire and sharing stories. ========================================= Obviously because of our age, we have a ton of these to share, mostly good, funny, but sometimes of a serious nature. So today we look… Continue reading Wednesday June 3rd/26