Forum: Canada
05-04-2011, 08:59 AM
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-03-2011, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 7,027
Back to the original point... the GS can be...
Back to the original point... the GS can be picked and pulled apart, with all sorts of tupperware removed, but you will still be lacking the suspension set-up, which is a fairly significant part of...
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Forum: Canada
05-03-2011, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 15
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Forum: Canada
11-18-2010, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 207
Views: 22,279
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Forum: Canada
11-15-2010, 10:33 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,457
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Forum: Canada
11-12-2010, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,457
Bike wreckers in greater Vancouver. Good/Bad/Ugly?
Trying to find a wrecker in the lower mainland that would have some BMW parts for an old GS-PD I'm trying to resurrect. Don't even specifically need GS-PD parts, as the bike is intended for serious...
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Forum: Americas
11-12-2010, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,549
hey man, we ride all winter in canada, you just...
hey man, we ride all winter in canada, you just need to be prepared.
Cold is the shit. It can royally screw you up, and sometimes its tough to notice it happening. Not just freezing your hand off,...
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Forum: Canada
11-12-2010, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 207
Views: 22,279
No, you are looking at it the wrong way....
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No, you are looking at it the wrong way....
The entire idea for the unending stream of recalls is to reward us for the ability to pay $87.21 for a simple bolt (which would cost .80 at CTire) which...
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Forum: Canada
11-12-2010, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,212
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Forum: Canada
11-11-2010, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 207
Views: 22,279
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Forum: Canada
11-10-2010, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 207
Views: 22,279
did you somehow miss all the nastiness of kymco...
did you somehow miss all the nastiness of kymco scooter sitting around all summer? (maybe the quads distracted you...) Now, perhaps an italian scooter may work, but its tough to compete with Yamaha...
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Forum: Canada
10-30-2010, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,317
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Forum: Canada
10-30-2010, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 98
Views: 4,171
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Forum: Canada
10-13-2010, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 112
Views: 5,320
I'd like to draw attention to the fact that...
I'd like to draw attention to the fact that "Legally" doesn't always mean "Safely".
And by accepting that this is "Legal = Safe" to do, you stop thinking about your actions and just accept that...
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Forum: Canada
10-13-2010, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 112
Views: 5,320
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Forum: The Garage
10-12-2010, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 2
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if you are switching to a supermoto set-up on a...
if you are switching to a supermoto set-up on a klr, then:
a) its also likely you put a body kit and huge wing on the k-car you drove through high school (sorry. from Oz? make that a yellow falcon...
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Forum: Canada
10-09-2010, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 10
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gravel isn't any fun on over-loaded thumpers,...
gravel isn't any fun on over-loaded thumpers, either. And every time I hit spray lakes, there always seems to be a damn grader running. I think that's all he does, Canmore to Kan Village, Kan Village...
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Forum: Americas
10-09-2010, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,026
I just did Chute Lake last week on my ducati...
I just did Chute Lake last week on my ducati 1198, there is nothing to be had there for a mulkan... Not much for the slick tires, either...
If you haven't ridden in loose sand (as opposed to the...
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Forum: Americas
10-09-2010, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,026
jesus dude, you plan way too early.
however,...
jesus dude, you plan way too early.
however, trapper and i will be headed down to baja and the mainland sometime around mid january, for about a three week tour, you should hit me back sometime...
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Forum: Trip Planning
10-09-2010, 07:20 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,161
gravel varies, depending if your rm grades its...
gravel varies, depending if your rm grades its road deeply, if its just a top dressing over a semi-permiable road treatment, size of debris, or if you are off in the nasty, washed out old trails....
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Forum: Canada
10-08-2010, 04:24 PM
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Replies: 112
Views: 5,320
Its way too easy to get caught doing over +40...
Its way too easy to get caught doing over +40 these days.
Got tagged doing 110 in a 60 zone (rural highway that they upgraded about 5 years ago and didn't bother to change the speed), cop was nice...
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-29-2010, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 6,152
If you wired in a relay switch to the original...
If you wired in a relay switch to the original headlight circuit, then the right strength resistor behind it, then ground, this should bypass the LAMP! warning. (And the restrictor in the circuit...
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Forum: Canada
09-29-2010, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 1,082
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-27-2010, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,792
Re: weak subframe
So I'm told. I was going...
Re: weak subframe
So I'm told. I was going to have a friend put in the extra frame gussets (a la Holen) and do a complete lattice subframe incorporated into the pannier racks (like TT does for the...
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-27-2010, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,792
Oh, yeah.
This is the bike that the R1200GS...
Oh, yeah.
This is the bike that the R1200GS should be (or at the least they should offer a super-stripped version of the R).
No damn ABS, no ESC, no integrated braking circuits, no 30lbs of...
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-27-2010, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,792
Thanks for all the pics, lots of nicely done...
Thanks for all the pics, lots of nicely done options, although I am rather fond of the R80 one...
I've had two Givi screens on my Dakar, they give great protection, but in cold temps, they break...
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Forum: Canada
09-25-2010, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,317
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Forum: Trip Planning
09-25-2010, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 922
Powerbars.
Not the harvest, protein, or...
Powerbars.
Not the harvest, protein, or pre-workout ones, the plain, nasty-ass chalk flavoured (NOW IN VANILLA CHALK!) original power bars. They won't attract rodents (although mice chew on random...
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Forum: Americas
09-25-2010, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,207
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Forum: Americas
09-25-2010, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 407
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Forum: Canada
09-25-2010, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,317
dammit, this always happens when i get a bike...
dammit, this always happens when i get a bike that i don't have to absolutely flog to keep up with the boxer clan...
Lets look at Oct 16th, if the weather is dry the riding should be good... even...
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Forum: Canada
09-25-2010, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,036
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-21-2010, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,792
HP2e Windscreen, for touring...
Bit the bullet and made space in the garage for a HP2e.
The PO guarded, customized and farkled the shit out of the poor thing, but left the stock headlight on. And at 120, she's a mite windy up...
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Forum: Canada
09-21-2010, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 3,479
with regards to the "standing on the pegs", a...
with regards to the "standing on the pegs", a kelowna GRC/ motorbike officer (on a new police R/T, no less) said it "was easy to go over the bars when braking while standing", even on his duty bike....
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Forum: Canada
09-21-2010, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,317
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Forum: Trip Planning
09-04-2010, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,646
You just pitch the tent as you normally would,...
You just pitch the tent as you normally would, and then throw the fly over-top. It may get a minute or two of rain, but unless the guy next to you is loading his ark, it shouldn't be a huge problem....
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Forum: Canada
09-03-2010, 11:37 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,151
yeah, our tazing cop has moved his game to the...
yeah, our tazing cop has moved his game to the next level, he just drives over bikes while drunk (in a jeep, i believe). I'll assume he is still on paid leave.
no G20 tazings? nobody seems to put...
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Forum: Canada
09-03-2010, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,151
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Forum: Canada
09-03-2010, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,151
Its not that sportbikes should not apply, but...
Its not that sportbikes should not apply, but rather keep your tank full and giv'er! And maybe put your plate up inside your rear fender...
and really, with an 1198, if you can't run for 8km and...
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Forum: Canada
08-28-2010, 04:57 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,614
Did everyone else here specifically get asked...
Did everyone else here specifically get asked "would you actually consider buying a varadero?" And if so, were you somewhat more tactful in reply than my "I'd rather have to ride a KLR?"
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