D VTR RIDER

Happy 142 nd birthday to all you other Canadians.

A number of local bikers get together on this day for a ride in memory of Reggie Wainman who passed away in 2003. Reggie owned a small bike shop in town and was great guy to do business and ride with. Money raised goes to his kids education fund.

RK1

I thought it was called Dominion Day, but what do I know? Whatever it's called, congrats to all Canadians! I never thought I'd say this, but the way things are going down here, I might want to join you before too long.

mikstr

It used to be called Dominion Day but some years back they (Parliament) changed it to Canada Day. Appreciate the kind wishes and there is always room for more good people (we, like the US, are a country of immigrants essentially).

mikstr

Hey,

I lived in Sudbury for four years (95-99) and loved it. I still head up there from time to time (though it's been a while now) as many of my best friends live in and around the Nickel city.

raptorrider

Enjoy Canada day. 142 years of a peaceful democracy. God bless you all. My great grandfather immigrated to Ontario for his Salvation army training and his last stop was in Sioux Falls, SD as a captain, my hometown. Cheers to our most excellent neighbors. MIKE.

mikstr

Thanks for the kind words and wishes. While, as neighbours, we may not always agree on absolutely everything, we truly are best friends, and that is just fine with me

cheers

nath981

As a long haul trucker who traveled in and out of Canada for approximately 20 years, and having befriended many Canadians, I must say that my feelings, philosophy, and value system are more closely aligned with Canadians than to those of the US. Happy Holiday!

nuhawk

I nearly had a head-on collision in Sudbury when I was a teen driving for my parents.

I worked back and forth across the border for years. It was always jovial and good fun. The Nucks would give us **** about our bullshit politicians and we would dish it back to them on their bullshit traditions. I mean my God what about the Quebec issue. Have you read the papers? Since the 1800's? About Israel? We had great fun working on the power transmission lines. They got some strong cigarettes up there.

VTRsurfer

I know it's off the subject of the thread, but....Back in the mid 80's a guy I knew and his buddy drove a van up to Canada from California and bought 2 brand new Yamaha 500cc 2 stroke sport bikes (I forget the model number, but they weren't RD's. They were full faired.) I'd seen one while riding back from Laguna Seca that year. It belonged to a guy from BC, with BC plates.

Anyway, when they got to the U.S. border, the back of the van was opened and the bikes were confiscated. I always wondered what happened to those bikes.

I just looked it up on BicPics, they were RZ500s.

RK1

I don't mean to be picky or an *******, but 88% of the men who signed our Declaration Of Independence were born in what became the USA. Since then, 85+ percent of the USA's population has always been native born. I believe it's about the same for Canada.

The big difference is this; Immigration into Canada is mostly restricted to people who have something to CONTRIBUTE to Canada. Immigration to the U.S. is for every uneducated, unskilled, third world shitbird poverty case who wishes to wander across the border.

If you guys ever repeal CS-68, I'll think about moving north.

killer5280

Never mind. I don't want to get started.
Happy Canada Day!