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Originally posted by WestCoastAjax:

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Originally posted by Alan Coles:

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PS - Is the Squamish to Whisler road still a blast to drive or has it been emaciated? I've got fond memories of blasting through there on my GS750 and a great run I had with my race-prep'd Fiat 124 Spider vs a Mini Cooper S (back in the day )

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Gone due traffic, road construction.......2 lanes each way, passing lane passing only. The section between Horseshoe Bay and Britania Beach is still ok, but the traffic......Many M/C's of mine went that road.
BUT There is a road from Pemberton to Lilooet called the Duffy Lake Road..........and its better!!!!!!!! No really. Last trip was 5 month ago with the Falkens on.....oooooohman. At the speed limit ofcourse.

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I figured as much. It was all narrow, twisty, single lane each way when I ran it. Actually,I started driving that road not long after they first paved it !!! in the early/mid 70's. The woman I lived with in Vancouver, used to work in Whisler before they paved the road. There wasn't even a bar there then, just the lounge in the Alta Hotel, that was it.

Do you know if the Duffy Lake Road used to be a logging road 25 years ago? I drove my old 5.0L 69 Falcon over one that I think was likely that one. Used to spend alot of time in Whisler before they built the Town Center in 1979.

For a time in 1980, I lived and worked two weeks at a time in Prince George and Vancouver. I used to be able to go door-to-door 498 miles in 7 hours flat with my little VW Rabbit (a Golf to anyone under 25-30) including one stop for gas. Virtually no passing lanes once you headed north after Hope and especially after Cash Creek. Used to be a great run but very draining.

Regards, Alan