If anyone was ever planning to visit Vancouver Island on motorcycle, I'd recommend timing it to the Port Alberni Toy Run on September 19 and 20, 2026. https://portalbernitoyrun.ca/ This is one of the biggest and best toy runs I've ever been on. The average attendance is between 800 and 1600 motorcycles, depending on the weather. The actual ride starts at Little Qualicum falls, and then rides about 30-40 minutes to Port Alberni, where half the town comes out to welcome the bikes. Lawn chairs are 5-10 deep in good viewing spots, it's like a parade. https://youtu.be/qDNlBUMi5ZE?si=yLLPDR5Hva7Pg8gN The police close the highway going West until all the bikes are past. So it's probably the safest toy ride I've ever been on as well. https://youtu.be/ybRhT9lo_B8?si=n1hqab_G-OUl4b_j

Used RESQ and ASM today while at my local Cycle Gear buying some boots. Lady in a car lost control hit a pedestrian ran through a brick retaining wall then into the side of the store.

I just signed up for our class. May 30-31 is the weekend. I’m glad I checked because all other classes were full. This one had 4 spots and we took 3. Husband, nephew and I. Nephew lives here and he never got a motorcycle license before. He doesn’t have a motorcycle but he’s looking for one.

LOL -- so I had a weird situation where someone in a white SUV who was IMO being overly aggressive in "beating me" to the red lights with traffic in front of us both, but she was in the lane next to me (yeah... i don't get that either lol). Eventually she had to get behind me to avoid a turning lane and ahead there was only a single lane. So for about 2 miles of being behind me and multiple red-lights, she got a small window of opportunity to pass and took it (aggressively) so I assume she was happy as anything that she got to get in front with the way she passed. I was glad too because she was making me nervous being next to and/or behind me. BUT when going back to the footage on the 360 to post it here, it seemed like NOTHING at all compared to the experience. LOL Anyone else have that experience? Is it just not as bad as we think it is in the moment, or does the camera distort the danger to make it seem not as bad as it really is? lol

I joined Discord (Arlene_IMC) but it's a lot to take in all at once. Trying to figure it out in spurts but learning a new platform isn't easy for us old farts... at least not easy for THIS old fart lol