K11 Owners Group

[Blu by u]

I took a solo 10 day road trip from Vancouver to Calgary and back (the long way of course) last September.

Day one got me to Kamloops to visit some friends. Day two is where the riding really began.

Wells Gray, heading north



Side of the road



Spent the night here in Valemount, BC



Keep your eyes on the road



Mount Robson





Self portrait



Along the Yellowhead highway



Heading east



Rest stop near Jasper



Typical Rocky Mountain view



Athabasca glacier









North of Lake Louise



Caution - mountain ahead!



Into Alberta



Which way?



Attacked in Drumheller!



T-Rex is actually an info booth and you can climb up into his mouth to see the view



Real T-Rex at the Drumheller museum



OK now hold that pose for 400 million years...



These hoodoos are huge



...not really



Now it's time to head west (and into the sunset)



Luna



Calgary tower



South of Calgary



Coleman, Alberta



Bovines on the road in Montana



Riding thru Montana



In Idaho



These kinds of bridges always freak me out



Gotta love the back roads



Over troubled waters



Old train tunnel near Midway, BC



Overlooking Osoyoos



Back to Vancouver and into the rain



The trip was 4500 kms and 10 days long. A nice chunk of time to be riding every day. I got to visit some old friends and see some new sights. Now to plan my first trip of 2009.

Cheers!
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[Mystic Red]

Great report Blu, I enjoyed the pictures.
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Scott Hespelt, '94 K11LT
K11 OG #466

[rydor]

Great job!!! Your beautiful pics make me yearn for a serious road trip... gotta wait a few more months...
Your LT looks fantastic btw

[Flying Duck]

There's some great riding up there in the GWN.

+1 on the dino shot!


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94 RS
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86 K75C w/paralever, hi perf cams,TURBO!
91 & 92 K75Ss
91 K1
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[Jim Brotherton]

Great Pix's!!!!!

Looks like you had more good weather than bad.

Thanks again
Jim
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1995 K1100RS
2004 R1150RT

[Off the grid]

Kickass ride and even better pics.

BC has some of the best vistas.

Love that top case too, where did it come from?

-Dave
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Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"

[Blu by u]

Glad you liked the pictures.

I didn't like the original BMW topcase - too big and heavy - so I got an old Pelican 1500 and bolted it on. It's just big enough to fit my tankbag, so now when I stop for lunch etc. I just put it in there, lock my helmet on too and I'm fully locked and secure.
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[drmalacarne]

One of the best looking ride reports until now!!!
All that I saw was great!
Thanks for posting.
Guilherme.
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1994 K1100LT SE n° 0267
1998 HD Heritage Springer 95th anniversary
Yes, a Hog and a Beemer can live together!

[BobZ(IL)]

Wow, that was great. I've fished in Canada for 10-12 years and recognized the little rock piles along the road.

However I don't know what they mean or who builds them.

Thanks for the trip report.
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'93 K1100LT
'78 R100S
'05 R1200GS
BMWMOA, CRBMWOA, ABC, K11OG #997

Live well, do good work, enjoy the ride.

[Shoganai]

GREAT!!! photos!!!

Wonderful view of you trip.
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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT


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