2019 Muskoka Cruise - Sat Aug 10 (rain date Sun Aug 11)
 

Alright everyone, the annual Muskoka cruise has been set!

If you've been before, welcome back! If this is your first Muskoka cruise, it involves 3-4 hours of (spirited) driving, including pit stops. Two years ago, we did pit stops at Muskoka Brewery (for pickup) and Sweet Jesus Ice Cream, and ended up with dinner and drinks at Sawdust City Brewery.

GTA PRE-MEET UP (730 AM, LEAVE BY 8 AM): 3200 Rutherford Rd, Concord, ON (the parking lot behind the CT gas station)
MEET UP LOCATION: Lick's / Bar Burrito / Petro Canada (1 Horseshoe Lake Rd) - The Lick's is open at 10 am, but we'll be making a pit stop at a Wendy's by around 1230 pm

DEPARTURE TIME: 11 AM

LATE LUNCH: Sawdust City Brewery (will probably end here at about 3pm)
CRUISE ROUTE: Click here for route (hopefully it loads on Google Maps)

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GENERAL POINTERS:
1. Bring a radio if you have one (Channel 4, Sub-channel 0)
-This is, quite possibly, the most important thing to bring (especially for the Niagara Cruise). It'll prevent you from getting lost and it makes the ride more fun with the ongoing chatter.

2. Keep your headlights on
-It makes a big difference to be able to see the tail lights in front of you and the headlights in your mirrors.

3. 2-Car Rule
-Whenever you make a turn or are getting on/off the highway, make sure you can see 2 cars behind you before turning.
-if you really must turn because you're holding up traffic, then stop right after the turn so the car behind you can see you (there may have been a few cars between you guys).

4. Drive within the yellow and white lines
-We cannot emphasize this enough (especially for the Muskoka cruise) - safety is paramount and we're on public roads.
-If you cannot stay between the lines, then you're driving beyond your limit (or you're just being an ass).

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Here are the videos from 2015 and 2016.:


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1. LDubz735 +/-1 (and dinner)
2. Adrenalize (and dinner)
3. Spoon Fed +/- 1 (and dinner) tentative
4. Mike⠀ ™s2k +/-1. (Dinner) tentative
5. RiderDodger18 (and dinner)
6. Niuniu32 +1 with Type R
7. Burch82
8. NormCor +/-1 (dinner tentative)

Nice videos!

I'd be down for this.

If the route is still pending; I highly recommend a lap around Lake Rosseau. Was just up there last weekend and its a blast. Some new tarmac in sections too.

Southwood road is twisty and fun to drive but the winters always chop it up.

1. LDubz735 +/-1 (and dinner)
2. Adrenalize +/- 1 (and dinner)
3. Spoon Fed +/- 1 (and dinner) tentative

We’ve done Rosseau in the past and I think it might be time to visit it again :thumbup:

BUMP.

2019 Muskoka Cruise
 

Any ladies joining this cruise?

I feel like this is a fairly ambiguously-worded post, haha, but I mean, everyone is welcome! Within the community, I can only think of about 1 or 2 female S2000 owners, but we've been trying to make the cruises more appealing to plus-ones. Last year, we did pit stops at breweries, for ice cream, and had dinner that had some nice (though not fancy) offerings. I would also encourage those making the trek to make a weekend out of it by finding a place in Muskoka or Collingwood.

Thank you. Maybe I will start with a local meet first.

Our next monthly meet will be on Wed July 31, and we'll probably be announcing another Niagara cruise after the Muskoka one. If you've never been out to any of our meets or cruises, I think you'll find us a friendly and social group who love our S2000s. Hope you're able to drop by some time!

Hi guys and girls ! Looking forward to my first s2k cruise and meeting some of you. I was wondering if Hwy 518 is a road that has been done in the past ? I haven’t been on it but I hear it’s a road loved by motorcycle riders.

Anybody heading out from the Kitchener/Cambridge area ?

1. LDubz735 +/-1 (and dinner)
2. Adrenalize +/- 1 (and dinner)
3. Spoon Fed +/- 1 (and dinner) tentative
4. Mike’s2k +/-1. (Dinner) tentative

I don't think we've done Hwy 518 - we'll look it up and we were planning on cross referencing some of the bike sites bc they always know (and need to know) the best roads.

Thank you!

Hi guys!

My S will celebrate 20 years since mine was produced August 1999.
Please add me on Saturday and let's celebrate under the sun (fingers crossed)!!!

Bump!

1. LDubz735 +/-1 (and dinner)
2. Adrenalize (and dinner)
3. Spoon Fed +/- 1 (and dinner) tentative
4. Mike’s2k +/-1. (Dinner) tentative
5. RiderDodger18 (and dinner)
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Add yourself to list if you’re attending :)

1. LDubz735 +/-1 (and dinner)
2. Adrenalize (and dinner)
3. Spoon Fed +/- 1 (and dinner) tentative
4. Mike⠀ ™s2k +/-1. (Dinner) tentative
5. RiderDodger18 (and dinner)
6.Niuniu32 +1 with Type R if okay

You’re definitely welcome to come in the Type R! :thumbup:

Are the “+1” other cars or just passengers ?

Passengers

Hey guys,

I’m a S2000 owner from Sudbury and would love to go for a ride.. count me in. Dinner tentative.

Cheers,
John

1. LDubz735 +/-1 (and dinner)
2. Adrenalize (and dinner)
3. Spoon Fed +/- 1 (and dinner) tentative
4. Mike⠀ ™s2k +/-1. (Dinner) tentative
5. RiderDodger18 (and dinner)
6. Niuniu32 +1 with Type R
7. Burch82

What if we started a whatsapp group chat ?

Is there a final decision on the route ? Are we doing Hwy 518 ?

That's a good idea - everyone please PM your number and I'll start a thread. I'll also share my location on the cruise in case anyone gets lost, they can find us again.

I'm still tinkering w/ the route, but it's almost certain that hwy 518 will be on it, and we'll probably end in Gravenhurst. We'll likely depart the meeting point at 11 am.

We've never gone this far North, and we'll likely need to set a new meetup point than what we have posted. I have a few ideas, but if anyone wants to chime in, please do..

I personally would prefer to end it off in the North. Only because I’m staying overnight off the 518. But that’s just me. If you have it all figured out then I’ll go with the flow. But if it’s doable it’s a plus for me.

Im getting pretty pumped for this ! Thanks for taking the lead on this !

1. LDubz735 +/-1 (and dinner)
2. Adrenalize (and dinner)
3. Spoon Fed +/- 1 (and dinner) tentative
4. Mike⠀ ™s2k +/-1. (Dinner) tentative
5. RiderDodger18 (and dinner)
6. Niuniu32 +1 with Type R
7. Burch82
8. NormCor +/-1 (dinner tentative)



Hey, I'm kinda new here. Just got my car a few weeks ago, and I'd like to come along. Will probably be cruising up with MikeS2K

Alright everyone, we've put together the route for Saturday. The main post has been updated.

For the guys who've been on the Muskoka cruise before, we've changed our starting times and meet up points, so please read the initial post.

The route starts off at Lick's (which is open at 10 am), and we leave at 11 am. There'll be 1 to 2 pit stops (the first at a Wendy's about 1.5 hours in, and then one at Sweet Jesus 45 minutes later). We end at Sawdust City Brewery where they have great beers (obviously) and a really good food truck for food. There are large lots everywhere (except by Sweet Jesus, which can be a bit busy - we can discuss if we want to stop here or not)

The route, on Google Maps, says it'll take 2 hours and 45 minutes, so with pit stops, I'd guess we'd get to Sawdust City by 3 pm.

Are we able to refuel fairly close to licks ? Any gas stations close to there ?

Dude, read the initial post. :)

My bad. I’m a few beers deep lol

Weather's looking clear and fairly temperate this weekend! Fingers crossed.

Hi long time lurker - hoping to make it for tomorrow.

1. LDubz735 +/-1 (and dinner)
2. Adrenalize (and dinner)
3. Spoon Fed +/- 1 (and dinner) tentative
4. Mikeà ¢ € ™s2k +/-1. (Dinner) tentative
5. RiderDodger18 (and dinner)
6. Niuniu32 +1 with Type R
7. Burch82
8. NormCor +/-1 (dinner tentative)
9. SadFan.s2k +/-1

I'll be there at the pre-meet around 745 and we'll drive up to the Licks together. See you guys tomorrow bright and early!

Here's a link to the group WhatsApp chat for the cruise.

https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jtw1bQNi2dIGB9czhj12U6

See you guys tomorrow morning!

Did you guys make the drive? Photos? Is Henrietta's bakery still in Dwight? Almost worth the from Richmond (VA) for me for Henrietta's. :)

-- Chuck

I didn't end up getting any pics, but a few of the other guys did.

I think this was probably one of best Muskoka cruises we've had in a while - the weather was perfect (sunny but cool) and Highway 518 was a true highlight (definitely better than Southwood with more twisties and better road conditions - and the slow cars on their ALL pulled over to let us past!).

Here are some photos taken by different people.....
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.s2k...978c160bc.jpeg
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.s2k...eb107c9d1.jpeg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.s2k...79fcbcc53.jpeg

Did anyone find out what happened to Manny?

Hi everyone,

Great Muskoka Cruise this year!

Here is the first video of our ride then more will be shared on Youtube.

Enjoy!

Here is the full playlist... 6 videos of the Muskoka Cruise 2019 ;) including our forced pit stop...

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...m67qdsbXniHAjb

Thanks for sharing the pics and videos! Watched it all.
Disappointed I couldn't make out.

Thanks LDubz735 for organizing the cruise, good job L!

Next time buddy! LDubz735 thank you!

Will there be another cruise before the season ends?

There should be a Niagara Cruise coming up. I don’t think dates have been mentioned yet.

Stay tuned, we usually have a final Niagara cruise but we haven't finalized a date yet!