SuziCan 2003

[Mud Lite]

OK, who isn't going? and why!!!

:-)

We have 67 pre-registered, looks like its going to be an awsome one.

[gordZuki]

two maybe three trucks ... my tintop forsure ... maybe my lwb if i can get it on the road :-)

[admin]

SuziCan Calabogie 2003 (http://suzican.ca/index.html)

Hey Mud Lite,

Post the link anytime, I'm going to put it on the Events page soon. We'll be there!

BeThere

[Mudslug]

I don't have a Zook that will be mobile just yet, only the Toyo will be done.

Ya see the Toyo has most of the running gear I am going to use on "The Project" so i am going to wheel the piss out of the Toyo this year and then build sumptin purty....

[BIGZOOK69]

i can't make it,still have to finnish school and fix the"bigzook"sorry mudlite!!!!!!!!!:mad: :mad: :mad:

[TheSarg]

Hey Mud Lite, i ran into an old aquaintance of yerz down near where i live, said he knows of ya...Reg Green?? this name sound familiar to u bud??

Sarg

[Mud Lite]

Youy can use the work Aquaintance lightly. Who is he screwing over now? He has left a slew of ripped off clubs, ex wives and partners. He has beeen bannished or kicked out of more clubs that he has formed. Stay away, stay clear, don't listen to a word he says, because it is ALL lies. Mr Claw my ASS!!!!!!

[vanbdan]

i'm trying.My truck is in pieces,im not mechanically skilled,my wallet is broken,i'm lazy,my wife doesn't want to wheel,and i dont have a way to get my sj there:mad: what the fawk else can go wrong
please dont answer that!!!

[admin]

You stop being lazy, and I'll try to talk your wife into wheeling. Two down, three to go. lol

[TheSarg]

Yo Van, ride bitc.......err i mean shotgun with somebody......lol maybe Deep rutt. err Hole has room, just make sure no more rocks come up and hit the passenger side!!!!!!!


I'd say u could ride with me, but my driving's worse the L.S.D......loss of brain cells iminent!!!!!!

i said i had one,never said i could operate one did i???

:p

[Mudslug]

Ok Van, what do you need to go to Suzican? (parts wise) make a list for me....

[Lucy]

I'll be there as long as I can get my truck back into one peice in time:rolleyes:

[MuddMachine]

Originally posted by Lucy
I'll be there as long as I can get my truck back into one peice in time:rolleyes:

Hey hey hey !!! Thats what you said before may24....... we gotta send the pit crew over there, er what ?

[Lucy]

I need an extra set of hands and I've been having trouble getting time to work on it when anyone can help. It's been a hecktic month.
So a pit crew would be lovely:D

[Mudslug]

Who is in and when...sounds like it could be fun.

I drink Bud or Strongbow!!

Ahahhha

[MuddMachine]

I might be down in the big city next week, not sure yet. If i do come down, sure, I'll jump in.

[TheSarg]

I\m drivin thro yer neck of the woods on fri Lucy, if'n ya need some more duct tape or a lil WD-40 lemme know hehhe, but on a serious note, if u got the time i got the set of hands :D

[vanbdan]

Originally posted by Winch
You stop being lazy, and I'll try to talk your wife into wheeling. Two down, three to go. lol

This is Ms. VanBdan here, I don't think too many people can talk me into a weekend of Weel'in. A day trip would be fine. I had a blast last summer with the gals and guys at the Raglan pit and so did the little one. I have bigger plans for my weekend. For starters my daughter's big dance Yearend show is on the 28th, promptly Sunday Morning I am hooking the trailer up and disappearing until I have to be back at work on Wednesday. Mr VanBdan, I am sure will be attending, yearend show or not. Weel'in, this computer are what he lives for other than the quiet intimate evenings that don't come often enough between work and the dance competitions. Thank you for your thoughts, but I will go camping at a campsite near by sometime this summer.

Cheers all and enjoy!!!!:) :)

[Lucy]

well mud I guess strongbow it is , when can you be here:D

[MuddMachine]

Originally posted by vanbdan
I have bigger plans for my weekend.

Bigger plans ? Like bigger than "Suzican" ???......... No such a thing :D

[Mister]

Originally posted by MuddMachine
I might be down in the big city next week, not sure yet. If i do come down, sure, I'll jump in.
hey if your gonna be down that far might better bring the wifey and kids to my place for the night,let her loose on my highspeed connection she could do a lot of tweeking in short period of time.
You could get copy of 2000 pro,server ,etc.I got frontpage here and can get ahold of dreamweaver if she needs it.let me know.

[Mudslug]

Saturday afternoon or Sunday morning...heck why don't you just invite me for breakfast....wink wink nudge nudge...hahhahahah

When do you need it all done by?

[Lucy]

haha mud, help me get me 33's on Lucy and we'll talk

[Mudslug]

Here come the sawsall!!

[Mud Lite]

Have Sawsall, will travel :D

[Superzuk]

I should be at Suzican... hope it's not going to be too late to register...

[admin]

The SuziCan event is in the calendar with dates/link to the SuziCan website. You can pre-register online there :D

[Mud Lite]

SuziCan is still open to Registration. I would never turn anyone away. If it gets big fast then great!!!! We have 70 registered now, so I will assume that 60 will show. Register , and see you there. Even if we get 100 registered!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Bring it Awn!!!!!



:yike

[Mudslug]

Never turn anyone away!?!

What about a Toyo? The zook is...um....kinda really really apart.

Well I guess if its never been together then its not really apart is it

I don't have a zook right now.........however I may bring the SJ (if I still have it) to try and sell.

[Mud Lite]

We accept all non Zuk running passengers. :D

Otherwise it would be called Trailfest , or Camp ****.

I wouldn't even let Karen bring the TJ Last year ( or did I?) :-)

Its bad enough that we let those Tracker Guys in hehehehehehehe!!!!!

[Mudslug]

pout

[MudHog_jr]

Strongbow?? I can have one of two, but any more than that would be too many. Then again I don't drink beer so who am I to judge.

[Mud Lite]

Glen just sent a K.A.D. driveshaft . Worth 299 US.
Also a grant steering wheel and some stickers.

The pot builds

[GearHead]

I'm in for sure.
Would not miss it. I had a blast last year.

If anyone needs a truck for suzican i have an 1989 samurai for sale, see the posting in the for sale section.

later
steve

[Twinkie]

Went to Taz yesterday with Mud Lite, here's some pics of what you guys are in for, be patient, pics are big and my cable connection is slow:

http://brummell.net/files/johnontaz1.jpg

http://brummell.net/files/johnontaz2.jpg

http://brummell.net/files/johnontaz3.jpg

Terry
:yike :bawl:

[Mud Lite]

Did you only get picture of the lower section? Or did you just not want to show them the hard section :-)

Taz is about a 20 minute drive away from the camping area on pavement. Is this going to cause anyone any grief?

How hany people are staying till Tuesday? I am trying to plan the Shedule for trails.

[Mudslug]

Didi everyone notice he is wearing a Heep T-shirt!!

:rolleyes:

[Twinkie]

I couldn't get to the top section quick enough, if you hadda stopped for a minute after the 3rd picture (right before the rocks got rather large) I would have. But, with Hershey in tow getting to that part of the trail was too much like work.
:argue:

[gordZuki]

Originally posted by Mudslug
Didi everyone notice he is wearing a Heep T-shirt!!

:rolleyes:


i was gonna point that out but the guy is a god ... he can make a few mistakes every now and then ... or wait is it just his truck is godlike and he's fallen off his rocker for the wearing **** shirt?? but wait what does the rest of it say?? **** sucks ass?

[Twinkie]

The rest of the pics for the day are here. (http://brummell.net/modules.php?set_albumName=album12&op=modload&name=Gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php)

[Mud Lite]

Originally posted by gordZuki
i was gonna point that out but the guy is a god ... he can make a few mistakes every now and then ... or wait is it just his truck is godlike and he's fallen off his rocker for the wearing **** shirt?? but wait what does the rest of it say?? **** sucks ass?

<rant>

Lets see, my Daily driver is a J33P TJ, my wife is a J33P Chick, my Suzuki has less and less Suzuki in it every year. I hold no ill will to my fellow four wheeler just because he doesn't drive a Suzuki, and as Terry can prove, I even have been known to partake in the J33P Wave :-) We have to drop this Higher than mighty attitude towards non Suzuki owners, as it only makes us worse than they are.

Sure everyone likes to pick on the "underdog" But its all a joke.
So prove them wrong and wheel your rig to your best ability. But that doesn't give you a reason to bad mouth a J33P owner. If he is an Ass Hole, then it doesn't matter what he drive. Assholes come in all brands.

I'm not trying to start anything, just finish it.

can't we all just get along

</rant>:D

[TheSarg]

I'm torn on this subject, on one hand i've owned many ****'s from CJ-2A's to CJ-8's and loved them all. They look great, perform quite well and are easily adaptable. On the other hand I feel that Zuk's are better suited for me because im a broke d*ck mofo and on Zuk's u can do more for less. ****'s have been the sh*t for years, and now more and more are looking to Zuk's to fufill thier needs, thats great, its awesome, it's about time. To damn the **** owners because they've damned everything that isnt a **** "you wouldnt understand" is simply falling into the same pattern. When "****er's" heckle me i simply point to thier wallet and suggest we compare. Most "****er's" however love to come over and oggle at the Zuk's in appreciation for another 4wheel enthisuasts rig.

We should lay off the ****'s and concentrate on havin fun, they're no diff from us. No better no worse, and if i ever come across a **** stuck in mud and in need of help... I'll help him BURY IT WHERE IT SITS!!!!!!

HAHA!!!!!!

kiss my :boot: they get what they give!

[Mudslug]

It was a joke, I gotta point these things out...thats why they have me here.

I agree with you though, having an elitist attitude because you drive a certain type of vehicle is wrong, no one is above common sense and what I call “smart wheeling”.

Now does this mean that if an elitist group or event where this type of machine or that type of machine is only allowed is wrong too? Because I heard of this thing called Suzican…..

Sorry I had too…..blame my environment.

[gordZuki]

mud lite ... i think the pirate board is getting to me ... i gotta stop goin there ... it was just a joke ... to be honest i've had 4 ****s so far and from stock to middle of the pack mods i hate them now ... i busted them up all the time ... i used to get stuck like a mofo ... they are nice beach toys and girl magnets but i left the **** scene ...

sorry man ... didn't mean to be like that

[Mudslug]

And I hear that girls with ****s suck....or something like that

(I am going to hell)

Hahhahahahha

[Mud Lite]

Originally posted by Mudslug
And I hear that girls with ****s suck....or something like that

(I am going to hell)

Hahhahahahha

I think it goes " Girls with J33P's Swallow " :-0

I'm definately going to hell now :-)


Sorry for the rant. I guess I am just used to the BS J33P attirude on ORC. As far as SuziCan. It was warrented. J33P has Jamboree's, and we have SuziCan. The Ottawa Valley Offroaders is 40% J33P, 40 % Suzuki, and 20 % mix of Ford Chev and Toy. Since the J33P's have thier's, I decided that we needed ours too.

I will be the first to put a J33Per in his place. I usually mount his tire and tell him to call me when it has its Pups.:yike

[MuddMachine]

Guys, I worked in a fawkin **** shop. Although I do have a few good friends that run ****s. Great guys they are. Ive found that the more seasoned **** guys are usually pretty cool. It's the **** newbies that get under my skin. The one asshole was tryin to impress some chick by tellin her how invincible his **** was and that he had to work at getting it stuck at Greens :eek: I said to him "your fukn sad, how can you get stuck at Green's ? It's all hard bottom" I took alot of gears at the shop cuz I ran a zook. Prolly a good part of the reason I dont work there anymore. Run what ya brung. If all **** owners wanted zooks, we'd be fukd for parts trucks cuz they'd buy them all. So let them say what they want cuz as long as there's lotsa people runnin ****s, our zooks will stay affordable. :D

[Dxray]

My gf wants me to get a ****.:yike

But i'm happy with my zuk and don't really care what she sais.


I will try to try to make it to calaboogie. I work evryweek and i don't like to take a weekend off.(300$ less in my pocket) My rig is not trail worthy yet and i think hwy 17 will have mery on my 1.3. But i'd love to go and ride shotgun with someone.:beer:

[Twinkie]

Not trail worthy? If it can drive there then at least it can ride some of the "stock" trails, I know...not as fun. I'm wheeling in a 'Kick on 31's, it can't handle the big stuff, but at least I'm gonna show. As the poster on my wall says, "I'm only here for the beer."

:beer:

[Dxray]

31's are better than my 215's and my 205 spare.:bang:

[Twinkie]

A Sami on 235's kicked my butt all over the place at Under the Northern Lights. Mind you the guy was nuts and had no concern for his truck, but seriously, the trails are fine (power line and Quinn (Quinn is sort of questionable, MudLite will answer that one better)) for a stock Sami. Taz, well, only the hardcore folks are hitting it, but the ride in is fun.

[MuddMachine]

Pick the right line and a stock samurai will go alot of places, can actually be fun in a stock sami

[Fullload]

I am in on the taz run for sure!!! and i thnk that alot of us will probally want to stick together again this year Mudlite. Do you see a problem with that. We probally would like a trail guide but i think that we are a capable enough group to run on our own with a quick point in the right direction to the trail head if you fall short of guides. Right now i am assuming that we all wanna run together and just want to get an idea if the same few that ran together last year could this year. Plus a few extra newbies that we have grown to love over the last year.
Just throwing a couple ideas out there. To answer you original question about the tuesday. I have no plans and would love to stay the extra day but only my Zuk will let me know for sure. And the guy that ownes the trailer that i will be on:fa:
About the road driving part. I am fully insured and plated for the road and right now i know that there a few of us that are not (probally the majorityof us) Would it be legal and safe to parade a bunch of unplated trucks or uninsured vehicles? I know that some will take that chance (AHEM) Depot per say but would you mind waiting for others to flat tow or trailer thier trucks there on the givin day that they chose? :beer:

[Depot]

plated shmated... i drive my zook through downtown TO with no plates and no exhaust!!!! and yes.. i do still ahve a licence for those of u wondering... if necesary to satisfy any legal requirements, I'll tie a string off to the guy in front of me so i can claim to be towed so no cop can say nutin and yes, ropes work as long as i have functioning brakes.. otherwise has to be a bar. I'll be there even if I have to weld a bogger to my ass!!!!!!!!!!!!


:yike

Depot

[Mud Lite]

I have no problem waiting for guys to unload trailers. I would sooner be safe than sorry. Last year no one was looking . This year we are under the watchfull eye of the MNR. They want to do this like a whole in the head, but still have to follow through with what the boss wants. We are giving them a Security Bond to run the trails , plus a 7.00 per truck road fax to the Municipality. We have to keep cool, not tear the roads up, no speeding on the ashault, keep out of swampy areas on the hydro line that are vissbile to the main access road....etc. I wanna show them that we are not a problem to them. The PJ Party went off without a hitch, but then, we knew all the drivers. I only know half of the group this year, and that means everyone that was there last year will be my security patrol. If you see someone horsing around , let them know. We have to be especially nice to the local fish and hunt camps. Stop and wave as they go by. Stop and chat at the camps and ask how the fishing is going. We want possitive reports back to the MNR saying what an outsatnding group of wheelers we are. All it takes is one problem to spoil it for next year. This year has to go over as smooth as last year. I know you guys will understand and support this.

Cheers

[Superzuk]

So, let me get this straight.... do we need to be plated and insured to use the trails at Calabogie?

[Mud Lite]

I am not concerned with the Quinn and Vanacker power lines. I am concerned with traveling to Taz if the truck isn't plated. If you towed it up, you can tow it to Taz. FrankenZuk isn't plated, but my chum will be towing it.

I want things to be as leagal as possible. I hope we all understand. This will not affect the fun aspect of the weekend.

:beer:

[Depot]

as long as i got space to park and manuevere my truck/trailer, i got no quams towing my zuk upto taz.. which day is the taz run gonna be on anyways? Im gonna have to plan this out since now I'll be using my trailer throughout the weekend instead of just parking it....

Depot

[Mud Lite]

I am thinking monday will be Taz.

Saturday and Sunday will be Quinn and Vanaker.

[Twinkie]

Originally posted by Depot
as long as i got space to park and manuevere my truck/trailer, i got no quams towing my zuk upto taz.. which day is the taz run gonna be on anyways? Im gonna have to plan this out since now I'll be using my trailer throughout the weekend instead of just parking it....

Depot

You'll only need the trailer the 1 day, Quinn and Vanakar can be reached without the need for the trailer.
(Correct me if I'm wrong there John)

[Mud Lite]

There is ample room to park at Taz. It was an old ski hill.
As far as the Quinn and Vanaker, no need for the trailer.

[MuddMachine]

Originally posted by Mud Lite
I have no problem waiting for guys to unload trailers. I would sooner be safe than sorry. Last year no one was looking . This year we are under the watchfull eye of the MNR. They want to do this like a whole in the head, but still have to follow through with what the boss wants. We are giving them a Security Bond to run the trails , plus a 7.00 per truck road fax to the Municipality. We have to keep cool, not tear the roads up, no speeding on the ashault, keep out of swampy areas on the hydro line that are vissbile to the main access road....etc. I wanna show them that we are not a problem to them. The PJ Party went off without a hitch, but then, we knew all the drivers. I only know half of the group this year, and that means everyone that was there last year will be my security patrol. If you see someone horsing around , let them know. We have to be especially nice to the local fish and hunt camps. Stop and wave as they go by. Stop and chat at the camps and ask how the fishing is going. We want possitive reports back to the MNR saying what an outsatnding group of wheelers we are. All it takes is one problem to spoil it for next year. This year has to go over as smooth as last year. I know you guys will understand and support this.

Cheers

Maybe you wanna make this a sticky.

[Mud Lite]

Linda from Trail Tough has just come to the table with the "Mighty Kong" . Another good Chineses raffle item :D

[Superzuk]

so, just so I understand, as long as I am on the trails, then no license required right?


Otherwise maybe I'll have to get a trip permit or certify it before the weekend...
:bawl:

[Mud Lite]

I will not Kick you off the trails :D

Just don't run into anyone :bo:

[Depot]

hmmm.. u better stay in front of me.. i wouldnt want u to run into the back of my mint zook and scratch it, specially with no insurance! :ban:

Depot

[Superzuk]

:boot:

Kewl... I'll ride anywhere...
Just don't want any tickets...

[GearHead]

Personally i would not take the chance on running anywhere without insurance. even quads and dirt bikes need to be insured, an plated as off-high-way vehicles.
I belive construction equipment, farm equipment and road maintenacne equipment are the only vehicles that can run on the road without plates of some sort. ( i used to drive a vactor....the big sewer suckers, they were considered road maintencane equiment......sort of funny really it was a ford lousiville with a big cat diesel and a ten speed roadranger, i got to run coloured diesel and i could not be charged for hitting stuff....long story)

god forbid you have an accident or hurt someone.
Ask you insurance company if they will "hold coverage" for the weekend.
My insurance broker will "hold coverage" from me for up to 5 days with no cost to me. I also have a house and two other vehicles, that stay insured all year.
As far as plates..........come on a trip permit is less than twenty bucks.
I'll be running a trip permit because i refuse to pay the whole year when my sticker is due in september.
So everytime i take the truck out i get a ten-day and insurance for 5 days.

under the highway traffic act (so on any road or road allowance) you need valid plates and insurance.
no insurance = $5000 fine
no plates, or sticker expired = fine of $90 plus if the cop is in a bad mood they can impound your truck.

I'm not trying to but a downer on things but with a little planning you could make sure everthing is legal.

later
steve

[Mud Lite]

I think this was only for trail riding steve. I was only allowing some to ride without plates on the trails. I will refuse them to drive it on the roads. Anyone who is unplated will have a trailer or will be flat towing to the trail head. the only trail we will require plates for is Taz. All other trails are on unmaintained roads. Depending on who you talk to car insurance is invalid for offroading anyway. Some insurance companies will try anything to get out of paying. But lets not go down this road.:confused:

[Mud Lite]

Jusy got off the phone with Al V. from Canadian 4WD magazine.
We all have a 1 year subscription for the drivers.:yike

That almost pays for the entry.

[GearHead]

cool.....i will use it to renew.

as for the licence issue. I can ask a couple cops at work if you like, they are in the same building as me and halton region is too far away to cause any curious cops to come looking.

fyi.......when we were at raglan for food friday we (a group of zooks) were stopped by the durham regional police. The road was an unmaintained road alowance but they stated that because it was a road allowance it fell under the highway traffic act. They were checking for booze and valid plates/iunsurance.
The were fining dritbikes and quads for riding an offhighway vehicle on a "road" i thought that was a low move since the "road" was nothing more that a trail through the bush.
I have a talk with the cops on monday and see what they think.
I still think that a phone call to the insurance company and ten day are a good idea, but hey i really don't care either way.
later
steve

[TheSarg]

Actually Quads are now legal to drive on the road except for highways (400 series its legal on hwy 21 i know we got pulled over) as long as u have it plated and insured. We have some and got pulled over, all he wanted to know is if we had the right paperwerk and our drivers licenses......kinda off topic but quads were mentioned :beer:

[GearHead]

good to know.
we did have one quad in our group and the cop told us that he could be charged. The rider did have plates and insurance.

I will ask the cops on monday. I know a couple guys in traffic enforcement.
later
steve

[TheSarg]

Yeah they changed those rules in January i think, he pulled us over and we had our left side tires on the pavement going the posted speed limit!! (80kmh) lol i asked if we were doin it wrong and he said "nope" we were following information from what the Atv dealer stated. There might be a cause about inside city limits or something, but sure as hell not in my area!!!!, peeps round here use them to goto the store fer smokes

[Fullload]

I have not to worry about plates and insurance. I have all the proper paperwork.
Mudlite. You say that all membvers have a 1 year subscripsion? Just a couple of months ago i subscribed? Will that now be extended another year or will that be counted as well. Could you please explain a little more. That would be very cool Thx.

[Mud Lite]

Well we will be handing out the certificate to each participant , and it will be up to you to redeam this with 4WD magazine. So I guess wait till next year to redeam it :-)

[Superzuk]

Cool... I can't wait... Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet:D

[Shadow]

i'm there....well in person anyways....not even my sickness of 6 months will keep me home...maybe my zuk won't be there and i'm to sick to wheel but i'm not going to miss out on suzican....6 hrs of total driving won't keep me from a few hour visit with my friends.....see ya's saturday when you get off the trails..

:beer:

[Twinkie]

Nice to see you on the board Al, get well and we'll see you on Saturday...