Wrong Road!

[BajaRon]

Baja,

I thought you were going to mention your trip back home from Spyderfest in Canada all those years ago. I know whatever happened with your Spyder caused you some time. My mind is failing a little, I think. You were Lamont's sidekick. :joke: I think it may have been your radiator fluid.

You have a very good memory!

I had a few issues on that trip. The radiator coolant was the 1st one. I'd topped off my holding tank and didn't get the lid on correctly. It's a bugger to get to. Still, I should have been more careful. It boiled over. But easily fixed.

The real problem was my DPS. It kept taking control of the steering. And believe me. The Hulk (which admittedly, I am not) could not have steered that machine. It would just send me off in one direction or other with no remedy except to hit the kill switch. This is not good while running at 75-80 mph on the Interstate. To be frank. I am convinced that a few people paid with their lives over this same DPS issue. BRP made 2 or 3 design changes to the DPS over time. And, as far as I know. The DPS is a reliable component now.

I went all the way from just north of Tennessee to Canada and back on that DPS. The BRP engineers gave me a temporary fix and it, for the most part, worked. My DPS quit trying to kill me.

And yes, Lamont and I used to ride everywhere together. Time passes and things change. But those were the best of times. And there is always somewhere that you haven't been yet.

 

[Little Blue]

Wrong Road ! ! !

:gaah: I remember the first time I tried to use my GPS. I thought the directions were clear. So off I go and the next several turns were good. Then GPS had me turn on a road, to make a long story short, that was not correct. After about 10 miles it just ran into a large lake. No harm I saw the lake in time. Finally, at the house I realized that I need an update to fix the problem. TIP: Update the GPS and then have some FUN. .......:thumbup:

 

[Bangorbob]

It's not that bad on something smaller than a 31 ft RV towing a jeep hitting a dead end. And yes I have twice. Once on my own the second to a GPS taking to the back of a warehouse-again in an RV towing a honda civic. Fun!!!!

 

[troop]

Ha .. Yup. About 10 years ago, my wife/I were coming back to WI from Niagara Falls. For the return journey, we went thru Canada/MI UP. The GPS guided us to some very gnarly gravel roads, far off the beaten path. This was well after dark. My wife recalls that part of the trip her worst ever. But, we were in a cage

 

[RayBJ]

2019 headed towards the left coast in Arkansas avoiding slab where possible. Rode ~10 miles on a secondary road when we came to a flooded river. Couldn't see where the road came back out of the water so turned back the 10 miles and had to detour ~60 mi south to get on the slab to cross the Arkansas river.

2021 Went down a rabbit hole of muddy roads trying to get from PA to Oh555 as part of our Yellowstone loop. 2 hours of being lost in the deep woods with no help from GPS that insisted we go up some seriously sloppy 'paths'. Finally came across a local who gave us directions to the nearest paved road!

All part of the adventure as long as it works itself out!

 

[Raven]

As long as the gas tank is half full, I am never lost.
I might not know where I am, but I am not lost.hyea:

 

[Pooch]

My standard response…. I took the scenic route…

 

[IdahoMtnSpyder]

I thought some of you would find the comment humorous, and could relate to it, which is why I posted it here instead of the joke forum. I figured more members would look at it here! It's been quite enjoyable reading the light hearted anecdotes you all have related. A great respite from all the seriousness of current events and most of the posts here. Thanks for the posts! :thumbup:

 

[ColoRider]

I bought a spyder in asphalt grey... I guess it's my own asphalt.

Me too!

 

[RapidSpyder]

Me too! ��

Same here

 

[RapidSpyder]

The phrase “plausible deniability” comes to mind when we’re not going to admit to being lost.

 

[Gwolf]

You can't get lost if you don't care where you are going.

 

[BajaRon]

You can't get lost if you don't care where you are going.

You're not lost until you run out of fuel!

 

[vito1943]

Getting lost is not a problem, but getting onto a road that is less than ideal for your vehicle can be disconcerting or even frightening. On my Spyder I find that an asphalt road suddenly turning to fresh gravel, or even dirt, is no big deal. I might slow down a bit but that's about it. When I was riding a Goldwing, at 920 pounds, or even my former Triumph Thunderbird at 750 pounds, a sudden loss of asphalt could be anywhere from annoying to terrifying. Three wheels handles "the wrong road" a lot better than two wheels.

 

[MudBug]

Wrong roads are not necessarily the worst thing that can happen to a rider.

I was on the right road leaving Spyderfest for home one year. Making excellent time, beautiful day, no traffic. I was having a great time enjoying the scenery and the ride! Then, after about 60 miles, the information on the overhead interstate sign caught my eye. (Something that I had not been paying any attention to). It was a bit disturbing, to say the least. It indicated that I was going West, not East! I'd gone over 60 miles in the exact wrong direction! With nearly 700 miles to go from my original departure point. Adding an additional 130 just to get back to 'Start' took a bit of the thrill out of my day.

It's all good though. Just another memorable 'Adventure'.

A bad day on a bike is better than most days in a car....

If I had a dollar for every time I went the opposite direction I should have . . . .

 

[Bfromla]

Ever find yourself on a wrong road!

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[CA Railwhale]

I relate to the Daniel Boone quote “I’ve never been lost, but I was a mite confused for a week or so once”. Being “confused” can lead to great adventures. Some of my best adventures have come from heading out with no destination or route in mind and just taking any road that looks interesting.

 

[RapidSpyder]

Or “I’m not lost, I’m just exploring”.

 

[Northofthesix]

Last summer the guys I ride with and I rode from Southern Ontario to Alberta and back.....I had diverted from the group to visit with my brother in Yorkton Saskatchewan... next morning I was hustling to catch up with them all along the road (headed to Drumheller Alberta which was our overnight stop).... forgot I had set my GPS to "avoid highways" rather than "fastest route... long story short I went 40 km south of the Trans-Canada (when I should have stayed on it if I wanted to soak up the kms) and hit a piece of metal in a small rubber grommet and blew my left front tire... 100 km tow back to the other side of Regina (wrong direction) to the nearest BRP shop to replace both front tires and by then it was nearly 2:00pm.... made it to Drumheller by nightfall! Other than spending $500 on the tires (and the mandatory tshirt purchase... haven't quite transitioned from my Harley days!) it all worked out okay in the end.

 

[AlanSmith7]

The wrong road happens to every rider. Sometimes the wrong road becomes the right road because it can show to fascinating areas you have never seen before. On the other side, this may be unpleasant to find the right direction as well.