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Forum: Canada 07-13-2012, 08:56 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
OK, fess up, who among us is the farmer? ...

OK, fess up, who among us is the farmer?

http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/MediaRoom/NewsReleases/12-07-12/77479790-d15f-497d-bbae-2ba8956629b2.aspx
Forum: Canada 05-11-2012, 05:41 AM
Replies: 623
Views: 37,243
Posted By Corbeau
I'm going to live this adventure vicariously...

I'm going to live this adventure vicariously through you guys...

Will you post pics and stories (both PG-13) during the trip, or are we going to get an orgy of RR upon your return?
Forum: Canada 05-06-2012, 07:01 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Thanks for the help in your replies. Alas, you...

Thanks for the help in your replies.
Alas, you know what they say about the early bird and the worm? I was buyer # 3 in line.

Back to shopping. Keep your eyes open for a 640 or possibly a DRZ...
Forum: Canada 05-04-2012, 05:59 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Not yet, I'll check it out tomorrow or Sunday. ...

Not yet, I'll check it out tomorrow or Sunday.

Couple of questions: so yes, it's an 02, not and 03+. According to this thread, http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=184956 , the '03 has...
Forum: Canada 05-03-2012, 04:10 PM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Hey, gang, is this one FS from one of us... ("Ha,...

Hey, gang, is this one FS from one of us... ("Ha, what a grasshopper," I hear in the background, "he wrote 'one of us'...")
...
Forum: Canada 04-22-2012, 03:04 PM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
As you eat your popcorn, take a minute to look at...

As you eat your popcorn, take a minute to look at my avatar, just to the left...

You're back? Great!

I might have found an interesting prospect: It's a 2002 (damn, not the slightly-improved...
Forum: Americas 04-18-2012, 07:26 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 451
Posted By Corbeau
FYI, feel free to pick and choose interesting...

FYI, feel free to pick and choose interesting roads from the route I took a few years ago, starting from Eastern Ontario:

Two days of backroads to get to the dragon, then the BRP on the way back:...
Forum: Canada 04-17-2012, 05:36 PM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Thumb Way to go with the hi-viz! (said the guy...

Way to go with the hi-viz!

(said the guy with the black on black Roadcrafter…)
Forum: Americas 04-17-2012, 07:15 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 624
Posted By Corbeau
It's called GST -- I'm sure there's a joke to be...

It's called GST -- I'm sure there's a joke to be made about the two letters that don't stand for "tax" -- and you can get all the info you need about the refund by clicking this link:...
Forum: Canada 04-03-2012, 07:46 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,117
Posted By Corbeau
FWIW, I wear a two-piece Roadcrafter suit, aka a...

FWIW, I wear a two-piece Roadcrafter suit, aka a 'Stitch, while sport-touring. In Fall weather, pair of jeans underneath -- the ballistic nylon really cuts the wind, which is a bane in mid-July. (In...
Forum: Americas 01-25-2012, 09:13 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,371
Posted By Corbeau
Well, yes, you can slab it south on I-81 all the...

Well, yes, you can slab it south on I-81 all the way to Knoxville, but you won't get to see anything...

Anyway, here's what I did a few years ago. Two days of 700-miles of backroads, on a VFR:
...
Forum: Canada 10-23-2011, 10:44 PM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Great pics, Emmbeedee! *** Awfully...

Great pics, Emmbeedee!

***

Awfully tempted by that DRZ in Lindsay, as seen on [where in the hell is the strikethrough tag]tv[/where in the hell is the strikethrough tag] the Canadian Flea...
Forum: Canada 10-04-2011, 07:21 AM
Replies: 2,611
Views: 519,048
Posted By Corbeau
Holy Crap, Batman, it appears my "Beaver Trail"...

Holy Crap, Batman, it appears my "Beaver Trail" suggestion is making a comeback.

BTW, I was thinking about Canadian history, not...
Forum: Ride reports 09-29-2011, 10:46 AM
Replies: 475
Views: 152,574
Posted By Corbeau
It took about 17 seconds for me to figure out I...

It took about 17 seconds for me to figure out I should subscribe.

:lurk
Forum: Ride reports 09-29-2011, 10:23 AM
Replies: 180
Views: 29,070
Posted By Corbeau
Great RR so far! Keep those pictures coming!

Great RR so far! Keep those pictures coming!
Forum: Canada 09-20-2011, 07:49 PM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
IIRC, the Prescott-Ogdensburg bridge is not only...

IIRC, the Prescott-Ogdensburg bridge is not only high, but grated. I'm sure the one at Corwall is of crappy concrete. I was on it, northbound, two weekends ago on the bike, stopped at the second last...
Forum: Canada 09-11-2011, 07:23 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Which is why I prefer marbles sitting on top of...

Which is why I prefer marbles sitting on top of many more marbles…
Forum: Canada 08-27-2011, 11:54 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Deadly, stop teasing me with 640 Adv FS that I'm...

Deadly, stop teasing me with 640 Adv FS that I'm no in position to buy at this point. <two one-finger salutes>
Forum: Canada 08-23-2011, 09:05 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
76Cx juice?

For those of you with the 76 -- great price, it pleases the cheap bastard (TM) in me -- do you run it off batteries or did you hardwire it to the bike?
Forum: Canada 07-29-2011, 09:51 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Good news and bad news

The good news is that I'm at my chalet, in Sutton, in Québec's Eastern Township, hosting a dozen friends from sport-touring.net for a meet called SNOB II (Somewhere North Of the Border). And, because...
Forum: Ride reports 07-27-2011, 06:59 AM
Replies: 147
Views: 36,639
Posted By Corbeau
A quick look see on the wikipedia page for SPOT...

A quick look see on the wikipedia page for SPOT yields: "The device will repeat transmission of its emergency messages at predefined interval until the user cancels the emergency, turns off the...
Forum: Americas 07-15-2011, 07:22 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,136
Posted By Corbeau
Damned, should have checked the clossures...

Damned, should have checked the clossures first...

Thanks for calling it!
Forum: Canada 07-13-2011, 05:59 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Unfortunately, I passed on that great deal at...

Unfortunately, I passed on that great deal at Costco.ca for the Garmin 60-something-or-other. Keep your ears out, will ya, as my Garmin GPS V is dated and probably ready to be brought in at the...
Forum: Americas 07-12-2011, 10:20 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,136
Posted By Corbeau
I once camped at Doughton Park, not too far from...

I once camped at Doughton Park, not too far from Sparta, NC, where I found Guiness at a gas station. :freaky

It can be tough to get an early start on the BRP, as sometimes you need to wait for the...
Forum: Canada 07-10-2011, 03:42 PM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Waiting for my epiphany. :rofl

Waiting for my epiphany. :rofl
Forum: Canada 07-10-2011, 09:58 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Well, if you don't mind sticking to pavement... :D

Well, if you don't mind sticking to pavement... :D
Forum: Canada 07-09-2011, 07:05 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 6,665
Posted By Corbeau
Signed. BTW, is the KVR part of the TCAT in BC?

Signed.
BTW, is the KVR part of the TCAT in BC?
Forum: Americas 07-07-2011, 09:27 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 666
Posted By Corbeau
pm sent, should you need accommodations.

pm sent, should you need accommodations.
Forum: Americas 07-07-2011, 06:04 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,198
Posted By Corbeau
+1 on Route 138, also known as "Chemin du Roy" --...

+1 on Route 138, also known as "Chemin du Roy" -- that's the old spelling for "roi", as in "king". That road links all the villages along the St-Lawrence between Quebec City and Montreal, and it...
Forum: Canada 07-06-2011, 06:42 PM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Getting edumacated

I learn something new every day on this board… :D
Forum: Canada 07-05-2011, 09:59 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 828
Posted By Corbeau
The name of the rider is Calvin Essex, 42, from...

The name of the rider is Calvin Essex, 42, from London Ontario, attending a Pro 6 track day.

RIP and thoughts for his family.
Forum: Canada 07-05-2011, 06:08 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Thumb Take a look at this one

Thanks for the replies. I hadn't thought about the DR650.

Meantime, I just found this one, locally, on kijiji (http://m.kijiji.ca/ad.php?adid=287405371). Looks farkled out to my taste too.
...
Forum: Canada 07-04-2011, 08:34 PM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
KLR or something else?

As you know, I'm in the market to get a decent, used dual sport bike. After 100,000 km on the streets -- and highways, as far as Colorado and Tenessee --, it's time to find a stable-mate for the VFR....
Forum: Equipment 07-04-2011, 07:34 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,348
Posted By Corbeau
Go for the Sidi. My foot is narrow as well,...

Go for the Sidi.

My foot is narrow as well, and my telemark boots (and hiking boots) are Scarpa, while my street riding boot is a Sidi Strada Evo Tepor -- not as waterproof as claimed, after...
Forum: Ride reports 07-04-2011, 07:10 AM
Replies: 1,154
Views: 391,455
Posted By Corbeau
Why is it that NYC streets always look better in...

Why is it that NYC streets always look better in B&W?
Forum: Canada 07-02-2011, 06:46 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 627
Posted By Corbeau
How about Fitzroy provincial park? The next...

How about Fitzroy provincial park? The next morning, grab a ferry, then 148 east to Chemin Eardley-Masham, a north-south gravel road that cuts through Gatineau Park to 366 (at Ste-Cécile-de-Masham)...
Forum: Canada 06-25-2011, 08:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,320
Posted By Corbeau
Here's the link for the story on The Star: grab...

Here's the link for the story on The Star:
grab your mouse and move it about until the pointer is over these words and click. (http://www.wheels.ca/Columns/article/798412)
Forum: Equipment 06-25-2011, 06:48 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 700
Posted By Corbeau
I have a pair of Sidi road boots (the Strada Evo...

I have a pair of Sidi road boots (the Strada Evo Tepor model), size 41 for my 7 1/2 street shoes). They were tight as hell, as in I needed to clip my toenails before putting them on. But after a few...
Forum: Canada 06-23-2011, 08:51 PM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Giv'er: it works

Earlier this week, 3 p.m., coming on my VFR with sport-touring tires from Barrhaven to Orléans and wanting to avoid the traffic jam on 417/174, I went through Manotick, to Roger Stevens and back...
Forum: Canada 06-11-2011, 06:57 AM
Replies: 6,554
Views: 382,474
Posted By Corbeau
Note to self: next time I'm on a VFR at a stop...

Note to self: next time I'm on a VFR at a stop sign and see a KLR/DRZ/GS/KTM stopped in the other direction, first check for a ADV sticker before giving the ADV salute.
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