HIBERNATION

[Rocky_imp]

Dear Canadian brothers (and sisters if there are any lurking),

I've always wanted to visit your country. It appears there are many parts that are stunningly beautiful and that there are lots of interesting things to do. I also suspect there is much my country can learn from yours—but that's a conversation for another time and place.

Living as I do in a country where all-year round is possible—except perhaps for our Antarctic territories where all-year round non riding is the norm—I'd like to offer you my condolences for the sadness of having to put your bikes to bed for months on end. I suppose the consolation is that we can look forward to lots of thoughtful and conversation provoking posts on this forum while you have lots of spare time.

Best wishes

Thanks for that....I think
I spent three weeks in your beautiful country during January and February, and had the time of my life, so I know of which you speak.
We do indeed have beautiful scenery and wonderful roads to ride, but alas, we also have a fairy brutal winter (insert weeping smilie) so no riding for nearly six months depending on location.
Since there's nothing we can do about that, we just grin and bear it until next April - and chit chat here on the forum.
Some turn to winter sports as I did as a much younger man, so for them it's just a change of hobbies, but for me and many of us, it's a long wait until April.
I have a pair of gaiters so maybe this winter I'll get busy and install them on the CB - like I should have done last winter