Honda Canada is really pissing me off...

[tboy]

How old are you ? :tongue::tongue::go:

older n you obviously lol but to be honest, I saw those tv converters on happy days, NOT in real life lol....

Sorry CG: but there IS such a thing as dignity and like I said, would you put streamers on the handbars on your bike? No? well, I wouldn't be caught DEAD with one of those cargo extenders on my "truck". Though it might work for you since, ahem, you know where I'm going lol.......

I mean, if you want cheap you could simply get some styrofoam blocks and carve them to the shape of your roof and the kayak then strap the thing on. Least it wouldn't look like you driving around with a kayak up your ass lol.....

Things like those bed extenders remind me of the nobs who drive around with a mattress duct taped to the roof of their car and it's flapping in the breeze.

But hey, it's your...ahem....truck, wtf do I care? lol.....but I tell ya, if I see ya? I'll be looking, pointing and laughing my ass off. But please, DON'T put streamers on your handlebars or a white plastic flower basket. That'd be too much for me, I'd probably bust a gut lol....

 

[Cycleguy007]

So what you're saying is... DON'T trade my Trek Fuel EX 6.5 for one of these:

And don't drive in the Muskoka area with the bed extender hitch attachment. :tongue: :he:

Really I don't plan on going TOO FAR with the kayak anyway... I live just a few kms from the river, which is where I do most of my recreational paddling. :great:

For that matter, the guy I spoke with at The Adventure Guide store in Waterloo said just hang it out the back of my truck and tie it down real well... it won't go anywhere for the sort distances I would be going anyway.:???:

 

[tboy]

Well actully CG, that pic has a relatively "cool" retro look to it......

If you're so damn close why don't you make a dolly and peddle it over. I've seen that a LOT.

What you do is strap the dolly to the bow, and then make a small hitch mechanism to attach to the back of the seat of your bike.

There's places to tie things to in the back of the ridgeline? WTH do they have THEM for since the ridge is only used to carry groceries and the odd find at an antique market heheheh

 

[Cycleguy007]

Well actully CG, that pic has a relatively "cool" retro look to it......

If you're so damn close why don't you make a dolly and peddle it over. I've seen that a LOT.

What you do is strap the dolly to the bow, and then make a small hitch mechanism to attach to the back of the seat of your bike.

There's places to tie things to in the back of the ridgeline? WTH do they have THEM for since the ridge is only used to carry groceries and the odd find at an antique market heheheh

Oh contraire mon frere! Yes... 6 tie downs altogether. :tongue:

Here it is loaded up for a weeks worth of camping- complete with 5 bikes, a mini fridge, cooler, and a whole pile of other gear. (The cargo trunk is real handy too!)

So the reason I need the kayak, the truck and my bike is... I envision a standard peddle and paddle to go something like this...

1. Load up the Ridgeline with my bike and my kayak etc. and drive to the "start" point on the river and drop off the Kayak- locking it to a tree or something. Leaving my bike in the truck.
2. Drive to the planned "end" point of the route on the river.
3. Ride back up the trail to my Kayak.
4. Lock the bike to the tree and paddle down the river back to my truck.
5. Load the kayak etc into my truck and go back to pick up my bike.

This way I get a good upper body workout on the river, and a good lower body workout on my bike... AND, I get to enjoy the river and the outdoors from 2 distinctly different activities.

 

[tboy]

Oh contraire mon frere! Yes... 6 tie downs altogether. :tongue:

Here it is loaded up for a weeks worth of camping- complete with 5 bikes, a mini fridge, cooler, and a whole pile of other gear. (The cargo trunk is real handy too!)



So the reason I need the kayak, the truck and my bike is... I envision a standard peddle and paddle to go something like this...

1. Load up the Ridgeline with my bike and my kayak etc. and drive to the "start" point on the river and drop off the Kayak- locking it to a tree or something. Leaving my bike in the truck.
2. Drive to the planned "end" point of the route on the river.
3. Ride back up the trail to my Kayak.
4. Lock the bike to the tree and paddle down the river back to my truck.
5. Load the kayak etc into my truck and go back to pick up my bike.

This way I get a good upper body workout on the river, and a good lower body workout on my bike... AND, I get to enjoy the river and the outdoors from 2 distinctly different activities.

all I can say is:

HOLY CRAP that's a LOT to go through to get a little exercise....like I was arguing with Mr Green (from another place): ok, so you THINK you're green because you kayak, how much fuel did you burn GETTING to the river! (and in CG's case, he prolly burned 5 gallons of gas lol).

As for your ridge: I also notice how low it is sitting with a few bikes and a trailer attached to it. Mine doesn't sit that low unless I have a lift of plywood in it hehehehe

 

[Cycleguy007]

all I can say is:

HOLY CRAP that's a LOT to go through to get a little exercise....like I was arguing with Mr Green (from another place): ok, so you THINK you're green because you kayak, how much fuel did you burn GETTING to the river! (and in CG's case, he prolly burned 5 gallons of gas lol).

As for your ridge: I also notice how low it is sitting with a few bikes and a trailer attached to it. Mine doesn't sit that low unless I have a lift of plywood in it hehehehe

It actually sounds a lot more involved than it is. :???: LOL And I don't mind at all, since I am the outdoorsy type!

Currently I am doing "Peddle & Paddle" excursions using 2 different rental companies. They have preset excursions that I really enjoy, so I just ride to their locations (One is in Kitchener and the other in Paris and I am pretty much smack in the middle, about 26 kms away), and use their shuttle to get to the starting points on the river... then kayak back to my bike, and then ride back home from there.

I don't know about Mr. Green, but my truck is actually rated one of the best fuel economy's in its class.

It also happens to be perfect for what I need it for. Pulls the camper easily, and still has lots of room for everything else for a family of 5 for a week long camping trip to enjoy the great outdoors! It also comes in handy for weekend jobs around the house etc.

Oh tboy... get over it- we know you love the Honda! :tongue:

 

[amber-jade]

thats little girly camping...

give me a week long portage trip in Algonquin anytime

 

[tboy]

thats little girly camping...

give me a week long portage trip in Algonquin anytime

<<<<< lives right down the river from algonquin and across the river from another provincial park

 

[amber-jade]

<<<<< lives right down the river from algonquin and across the river from another provincial park

i'm in :great:

 

[Cycleguy007]

thats little girly camping...

give me a week long portage trip in Algonquin anytime

Well I do have 2 daughters and a wife to try and accommodate as well! :shock: :roll:

 

[bucky88]

Warning! RANT ahead:

OK, so I have a Honda Ridgeline truck (shaddup tboy!) and whenever I wanted to buy some accessories to pimp my ride, I found it MUCH cheaper to buy them south of the boarder, due to rather ridiculous after market pricing policy of Honda Canada. e.g. the nerf bars I bought were $800 here, and $375 in USA, the bug deflector- $180 here and $70. in USA... there's more, but I think you get the picture. So... I jump on-line, and try and order some things right? NO CAN DO! Honda Canada FORBIDS shipping from USA dealers to Canada! (Stupid thing is, the stuff is MADE HERE!!!!) Anyway, until now, I have discovered a work around... I order and pay for it with my CC, and simply have it shipped to a FedEx depot in the USA using my own FedEx account, then go on a road trip to pick it up since I regularly travel to the USA anyway.

So... I'm thinking about buying a couple kayaks (I have been renting up until now...) and will need some add'l accessories for my truck to cart my new kayaks around, so I jump on line to order some parts... and I get this error message:

We can only service purchases made from United States. All purchases must be made from within the US with a US bank issued credit card with matching US billing address.

A little further digging and I discover that this has to do with the same idiotic pricing policy from Honda Canada! (I guess I'm not the only one that discovered a way around this road block, and Honda Canada is trying to put a stop to it!) :grrrrrr:

WTF!

CG,
A Honda dealer in Buffalo used to sell Honda and Acura accessories online, including to Canadians, with a website called Hondacuraworld.com. But that website is now defunct. Why don't you call a dealer in Buffalo, have them set aside the accessories you want, and take a road trip there to purchase and maybe even have them install them.

B88

 

[tboy]

Well I do have 2 daughters and a wife to try and accommodate as well! :shock: :roll:

wanker...!!!!

Amber: anytime! sans bf though!!!

 

[tboy]

CG,
A Honda dealer in Buffalo used to sell Honda and Acura accessories online, including to Canadians, with a website called Hondacuraworld.com. But that website is now defunct. Why don't you call a dealer in Buffalo, have them set aside the accessories you want, and take a road trip there to purchase and maybe even have them install them.

B88

if he does that he will have to ensure that when he's coming back he tells Canada Customs. If he doesn't, and they found out? The penalties are huge (or so I'm told)....

 

[Tourist]

I just have to say that the Ridgeline is a good cross between an SUV and a truck.

Most people refer to it as a SUCK :he:

 

[Tourist]

if he does that he will have to ensure that when he's coming back he tells Canada Customs. If he doesn't, and they found out? The penalties are huge (or so I'm told)....

or scuff the new parts with some sandpaper and if customs asks anything just declare "I got a good deal on my SUCK (Ridgeline) because the /roof rack/ground effects/24''rims/, had a few marks.

 

[tboy]

or scuff the new parts with some sandpaper and if customs asks anything just declare "I got a good deal on my SUCK (Ridgeline) because the /roof rack/ground effects/24''rims/, had a few marks.

and make sure he pays in cash and doesn't put his real name, or plate, or anything on paper that can be traced back to him. Once there's a papertrail, there's a papertrail for the feds to find.......

 

[Cycleguy007]

I just have to say that the Ridgeline is a good cross between an SUV and a truck.

Most people refer to it as a SUCK :he:

:slap:

 

[tboy]

:slap:

Hey don't kill the messenger! lol

Now if you'd bought a toyota tundra or something, you mightn't get razzed so much hehe

 

[Cycleguy007]

Hey don't kill the messenger! lol

Now if you'd bought a toyota tundra or something, you mightn't get razzed so much hehe

I considered the Tundra and the Tacoma- also great trucks. (I live in Cambridge... aka Toyota Town! LOL) But I preferred the Honda's features and reliability, and I've been a Honda guy for many years.

A total of 3 guys have razzed me about my truck in the last 2 yrs & 3 months... You, Tourist and one of the guys at Mrs. CG's bar. (He liked to tease me saying it was a girlie truck...) Earlier this summer the guy from the bar and I played golf together, and I let him drive my truck... He was surprized at how responsive and easy it was to drive and how "tight" it drove... (His brother owns a Dodge...)

Last week Mrs CG told me he got rid of his car and bought a new vehicle... you guessed it- a Brand New 2010 Ridgeline!

So that leaves you and Tourist... :tongue:

:slap:

 

[tboy]

Hmmm good for him, obviously he doesn't haul plywood or drywall or PT lumber for decks.

See, I'm a little old school. If you want responsiveness and handling? buy a pony car. If you want to haul materials, a 7600 lbs trailer, etc, buy a truck. Not a pseudo truck, a T R U C K.