Ridin BCs Northern Lakes

Smokin Sam · 01-25-2010, 05:48 PM

Sunday afternoon. Jan24/10. Lake Kathlyn, Smithers, BC. Just hackin around.

LegalAlien · 01-25-2010, 06:48 PM

That lake froze over fast to make it safe enough! Didn't you mention that only last week that that was what you were waiting for?
Those roofing screws work just fine by the looks of it.

jafkaf81 · 01-25-2010, 06:48 PM

Are you sure thats a lake ??? ...........Looks like a fun way to spend a day , thanks for posting

LD-2005 · 04-02-2010, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokin Sam

Sunday afternoon. Jan24/10. Lake Kathlyn, Smithers, BC. Just hackin around.

How's the lake now? Is it still frozen over?

Smokin Sam · 04-02-2010, 03:43 PM

There is significantly less traction on the lake now! I had to move to pavement and use different tires..
wheelstand.JPG

LegalAlien · 04-02-2010, 08:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokin Sam

...use different tires..

...and different bike...

Smokin Sam · 04-03-2010, 12:52 PM

Same lake, same bike, later in the season

lake 001.jpg

different bike, different lake

Flood rider.jpg

I can't get rid of this image. (from my mind either.)

LegalAlien · 04-03-2010, 03:15 PM

Great pics Sam, especially the "flood rider". I hope it was not from the outhouse in the back.

Smokin Sam · 04-06-2010, 11:24 AM

Just a little bit.

We had a flood last year. It was the first day it was dry enuff to put my bike in it's shed. The shed is lower than the house. At 11 pm, I had just jumped out of the shower and the drains were making a funny noise. When we looked outside the river was running across our yard and the front street from an ice jam. I went to check the bike first thing and the shed ramp was gone, the water was two feet up the shed door and I was woried it was gonna float away. When I checked the bike the water was coming up to about an inch below the air cleaner. It quit rising at exactly that point. I could not push the bike outside cuz it would have submerged completly. I was like a mother hen pacing until I could get it out of there. I have a two testicle testiment as to how cold that water was! There is now a "high water mark" on my oil tank.

LegalAlien · 04-06-2010, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokin Sam

I have a two testicle testiment as to how cold that water was!

But, on a more serious note, you probably put yourself in a potentially dangerous situation, being in that ice cold water.

01-25-2010, 05:48 PM	#1
Smokin Sam Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Smithers, BC, Canada Posts: 99 Thanks: 17 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Ridin BCs Northern Lakes Sunday afternoon. Jan24/10. Lake Kathlyn, Smithers, BC. Just hackin around. __________________ Travel assistance on the road north to Alaska! www.eyecandycustoms.ca

01-25-2010, 06:48 PM	#2
LegalAlien Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater...... Bike: 2008 Blue R1........ Track Day bike: same one Posts: 1,565 Thanks: 69 Thanked 97 Times in 90 Posts	That lake froze over fast to make it safe enough! Didn't you mention that only last week that that was what you were waiting for? Those roofing screws work just fine by the looks of it. __________________ "Teach me to do it myself" Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) BC Riders Member # 20

01-25-2010, 06:48 PM	#3
jafkaf81 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Canadian Murder Capital Posts: 325 Thanks: 7 Thanked 24 Times in 19 Posts	Are you sure thats a lake ??? ...........Looks like a fun way to spend a day , thanks for posting __________________ You could talk about same-sex marriage, but people who have been married (say) 'It's the same sex all the time. CLICK FOR IMPORTANT SAFETY REMINDER http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/h..._said_dont.jpg I have a two testicle testiment as to how cold that water was!---SMOKIN SAM

04-02-2010, 03:43 PM	#5
Smokin Sam Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Smithers, BC, Canada Posts: 99 Thanks: 17 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	There is significantly less traction on the lake now! I had to move to pavement and use different tires.. wheelstand.JPG __________________ Travel assistance on the road north to Alaska! www.eyecandycustoms.ca

04-03-2010, 03:15 PM	#8
LegalAlien Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Clearwater...... Bike: 2008 Blue R1........ Track Day bike: same one Posts: 1,565 Thanks: 69 Thanked 97 Times in 90 Posts	Great pics Sam, especially the "flood rider". I hope it was not from the outhouse in the back. __________________ "Teach me to do it myself" Dr. Maria Montessori (1870-1952) BC Riders Member # 20

04-06-2010, 11:24 AM	#9
Smokin Sam Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Smithers, BC, Canada Posts: 99 Thanks: 17 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Just a little bit. We had a flood last year. It was the first day it was dry enuff to put my bike in it's shed. The shed is lower than the house. At 11 pm, I had just jumped out of the shower and the drains were making a funny noise. When we looked outside the river was running across our yard and the front street from an ice jam. I went to check the bike first thing and the shed ramp was gone, the water was two feet up the shed door and I was woried it was gonna float away. When I checked the bike the water was coming up to about an inch below the air cleaner. It quit rising at exactly that point. I could not push the bike outside cuz it would have submerged completly. I was like a mother hen pacing until I could get it out of there. I have a two testicle testiment as to how cold that water was! There is now a "high water mark" on my oil tank. __________________ Travel assistance on the road north to Alaska! www.eyecandycustoms.ca

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