Forum: Canada
04-28-2013, 06:26 AM
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Replies: 21,094
Views: 2,097,794
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Forum: Canada
03-30-2013, 04:15 AM
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Replies: 116
Views: 3,939
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Forum: Canada
03-29-2013, 04:30 AM
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Replies: 474
Views: 26,708
Last night...
Last night http://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/29/zuqy5u9u.jpg
Emsdale Airport
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-07-2013, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,147
I find the GSA to be a great machine in so many...
I find the GSA to be a great machine in so many ways and am happy with my choice. The deciding factors for me were the extra wind protection from the tank and windscreen and the fuel range. The bike...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-05-2013, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
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Forum: Canada
01-05-2013, 09:31 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 7,204
Gottlieb Daimler invented the first gas-engined...
Gottlieb Daimler invented the first gas-engined motorcycle way back in 1885.
For me, today's show is a celebration to what he started. All the different riders, bikers and posers are the legacy of...
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Forum: Canada
01-02-2013, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 7,204
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Forum: Canada
12-11-2012, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,202
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Forum: Road warriors
12-09-2012, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 9,909
I've ridden the "traditional touring bikes" as...
I've ridden the "traditional touring bikes" as you say and find them comfortable on the highway only. On small curvy roads or poorly maintained roads (fun roads) I find them to be very uncomfortable...
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Forum: Road warriors
12-07-2012, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 99
Views: 9,909
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Forum: Canada
12-02-2012, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,202
Riding in the GTA in the winter is a hoot. It's...
Riding in the GTA in the winter is a hoot. It's totally possible, I commuted for 20 years with only a few minor get-offs. The trick for me was collecting used trials tires from the no seat fraternity...
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Forum: GS Boxers
10-19-2012, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 291
Views: 98,800
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Forum: GS Boxers
10-19-2012, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,824
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Forum: GS Boxers
10-19-2012, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 8,312
Speaking from a metallurgical perspective; the...
Speaking from a metallurgical perspective; the relative metal molecules will align for power, oil and fuel consumption, overall engine longevity etc if you just GIVV'ER!
The BMW metallurgists are...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-02-2012, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
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Forum: Ride reports
09-30-2012, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
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Forum: Ride reports
09-25-2012, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
A night in Red Bay at the end of the gravel road
CeaCea and I spoke last night about what happened to us in Red Bay at the end of the gravel road. It was interesting as always and it stirred something yet again that we’d felt that night and hadn’t...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-25-2012, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
The numbers...
The entire 1720 km route of what people refer to as the Translab is made up of several highways, the 389 on the west side starting in Baie Comeau Quebec, the 500 through the middle of Labrador and...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-24-2012, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
Goose Bay to Red Bay
Today would be our last day of gravel and it was to be glorious. It's the longest unserviced section of road on this trip and we were really looking forward to it. So far the best parts of the...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-20-2012, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
Labrador City to Goose Bay
After 2 night’s sleep and a full rest and explore day at the Twin Seasons we were ready to do the morning dance; eat, pack, repack and load the bike, gas up, check the tires, air up for the pavement,...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-20-2012, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
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Forum: Ride reports
09-20-2012, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 3,141
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Forum: Ride reports
09-20-2012, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
Baie Comeau to Labrador City
We had a good sleep after yesterdays ride and were greeted with the knowing that today is going to be an adventure, riding to Labrador. We had seen the pictures on this website, did a bit of...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-18-2012, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
Quebec City to Baie Comeau
We started the next day by sleeping in, slowly packing, a bit more relaxed and enjoying life. We packed up and were on the road by 11 am, another late start but an improvement nevertheless.
It was...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-18-2012, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
Hawkesbury to Quebec City
We spent last night tossing and turning, cooking in the humid tent listening to someone’s dog bark incessantly at the all night partiers. Needless to say we didn’t get much sleep and to top it off we...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-18-2012, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
Huntsville to Hawkesbury
So here we are, actually departing. It took awhile (to say the least) to get going, we left at 12:30 in the afternoon! I was grumpy because of it and she was a bit nervous because of that and this...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-18-2012, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
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Forum: Ride reports
09-18-2012, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
Let's try this computery picture uploading...
Let's try this computery picture uploading business again. One thing I've learned in life...keep trying to keep learning.
<a href="http://imgur.com/xTeOQ"><img src="http://i.imgur.com/xTeOQl.jpg"...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-18-2012, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
Preparations
First the stock bike was prepared by farkleizing it. I had been bumped twice in one day from the rear by overzealous cagers at stoplights on a recent trip to the city so I added the Skene lights...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-18-2012, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,981
The 2012 Canadian North East Late Summer Loppet
There is no adventure that is more adventuresome than taking off for a period of time with all your gear, cookware and camp setup on a motorcycle. We all love and enjoy this, it’s what we do. If you...
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Forum: Canada
09-15-2012, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 292
Views: 16,705
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Forum: Canada
09-11-2012, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 3,554
Be careful what you wish for...
I worked as a...
Be careful what you wish for...
I worked as a machinist/welder for twenty five years and got into the trade because I wanted to build stuff. Many cool things were made after work at the shop's...
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Forum: Canada
09-04-2012, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,306
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Forum: Canada
08-31-2012, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 454
Oops, sorry Atlantic Canada. We've been...
Oops, sorry Atlantic Canada. We've been hotfooting through Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI for the past few weeks and after reading the last post I think we'll count our...
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Forum: Canada
08-28-2012, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 590
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Forum: Canada
08-28-2012, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 1,767
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We just left Meat Cove yesterday. A bit of advice; prepare your camp setup for extreme winds and bring earplugs for sleeping in the tent!
We were told...
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Forum: Canada
08-28-2012, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 292
Views: 16,705
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-01-2012, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,960
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Absolutely a must have farkle! I was a skeptic and i wish they were invented when I started riding. These are on a 2010 R1200GSA, thanks goes to Dual...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
06-29-2012, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 2,781
Views: 666,812
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